In Focus: December 2023
Suzanne Anaya — “Nighttime Impala”
First Place Winner - 2023 NWCCC Traveling Image Salon
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The operation of The Olympic Peaks Camera Club is totally reliant upon volunteers. Due to recent resignations, many of our current volunteers are performing multiple duties and are overworked. In order for us to continue to provide the services and events you have come to expect, WE NEED YOUR HELP. Any sort of assistance is most welcome.
Our most pressing current need is finding people to help with field trips. To help support field trips and planning, we need more volunteers and a permanent Field Trip Chair. Please consider helping us. To find out our other current needs and to volunteer to help, check out the Volunteer Page on our website by clicking HERE.
NEWS
Year-end Meeting / Holiday Party
From Suzanne Anaya:
Our Year-end Meeting and Holiday Party will be held on Thursday, December 7 starting at 6:30 PM. We are again planning to make the party a potluck at St. Luke’s Church. Our Year-end Meeting will follow immediately after the party, beginning at approximately 7:15 PM, and anyone unable to attend in person will be able to join us via Zoom, using our standard Share Night Zoom code.
Please contact Suzanne Anaya as soon as possible at fuzfawn@aol.com to let her know if you are attending and what you will be able to bring. We need only one or two desserts, but we will need staples such as salads, potatoes (sweet or regular), vegetables, bread, and appetizers. The club will provide an entree (turkey or ham) and drinks. Suzanne will have coffee available.
For those of you whom we will not see at the party, we at OPCC would like to take this opportunity to wish you a very happy holiday season, and hope to see you again after the New Year for another great year of club activities.
THIRD ANNUAL WOW COMPETITION
Voting for the Third Annual WOW Competition has been completed. Winners will be announced at the Year-end Meeting on December 7.
NWCCC 2023 Contest Results
From Stephen Shoff:
NWCCC sponsors several photo contests throughout the year. This years winner's were announced during the Annual Conference in Federal Way over the Veteran's Day weekend. OPCC did extremely well. Our members took honors in all the competitions we entered with the exception of the 2023 Large Open Monochrome Print Salon. Those receiving awards were:
2023 Traveling Image Salon
Suzanne Anaya, 1st Place, “Nighttime Impala”
Suzanne Anaya, Honorable Mention, “Heavenly Morning”
Bruce Fryxell, Finalist for Juried Judging, “Glowing Wings”
Bruce Fryxell, Finalist for Juried Judging, “Polar Bear”
Peggy McClure, Finalist for Juried Judging, “Sunrise Cape Disappointment”
2023 Large Open Color Print Salon
Bruce Fryxell, Best of Show, “Me and My Shadow”
Bruce Fryxell, Honorable Mention, “Open Wide”
Dana Martell, Honorable Mention, “Incoming”
2023 Open Digital Salon
Bruce Fryxell, 1st Place, “Kamoa Village Woman”
Peg Hanson, 2nd Place, “Swan Lake in Fog”
Witta Priester, Best of Creative, Ghostly Encounter”
Peg Hanson, Honorable Mention, “Antler Envy”
Peg Hanson, Honorable Mention, “When Your food Fights Back”
Suzanne Anaya, Honorable Mention, “Grazing Zebras”
Slideshows of the winning images can be found on the NWCCC website by clicking HERE.
OPCC will hold our awards ceremony during the Year-end Banquet on December 7, which will include a digital slideshow of these images along with all photo contest winners throughout 2023. In addition, award certificates will be presented to those NWCCC competition winners attending. Those unable to attend will be contacted to arrange for delivery of their certificates.
This was a really strong showing for our club. Thanks to everyone participating and congratulations to all the winners. Also, many thanks to Stephen Shoff for handling the logistics of the competitions.
PSA Interclub Round 1 Results
This is the first year that OPCC has entered photos in the Nature Division, and we have been placed into Group C. In Round 1, Suzanne Anaya received a Merit Award for “Oxpeckers Grooming Cape Buffalo” , and Kevin Talbot received an Honorable Mention for “Osprey’s Catch”.
In the Open Color Division, OPCC is competing in Group E. In Round 1, Bruce Fryxell received an Honorable Mention for “Best Friends”, and Kevin Talbot received an Honorable Mention for “Catch a Wave”.
The club standings and results for the Open Black and White Division have not yet been announced. Congratulations to the winners and thank you to all participants. A special thanks goes to Witta Priester and Peggy McClure for organizing our entries.
Studio Bob Exhibit
From Kevin Talbot:
We had a great exhibit of 9 of our members' work at Studio Bob in Port Angeles as part of their "Second Weekend Art Event" for November. The members that participated included Suzanne Anaya, Lewis Bennet, Bruce Fryxell, Ed Hartman, Daniel Parrott, Sasha Parrott, Phil Renault, Kevin Talbot, and Susan White. We had more than 60 prints on display.
While we were in the planning stages, Studio Bob arranged a collaboration with the Olympic Peninsula Authors Group. They chose selected photos to inspire poems. The poets created 22 poems inspired by 18 of the photos during the Artist Opening weekend. It was a great collaboration. A big shout-out to Studio Bob for facilitating this.
We continued the collaboration with the Authors Group by combining their poems with our photos into a PDF booklet with the images and the poems together, which you can access by clicking HERE. Many thanks to Kevin Talbot for organizing the exhibit and for compiling the booklet.
Judging and Critiquing Workshop
From Peggy McClure:
“You have to be able to evaluate your own work and choose the best image. It is part of your job.” - Scott Kelby – Kelby One
Open to all members is a new workshop Judging your Own Images.” The OPCC Executive Committee is sponsoring the workshop and it is free to all active members. Dr. Christine Cook, the Competition Director for the Florida Council of Camera Clubs, will be conducting the workshop. The FCCC has a formal program for training and certifying judges for their member clubs that was designed by Dr. Cook.
The workshop will be conducted in January 2024 on two consecutive Saturdays (January 13th and 20th). The sessions will be held between 1:00 PM and 3:00 PM. via Zoom and will be recorded. If you are unable to attend, they will be available on the website.
If you participate in the workshop, Dr. Cook has offered a follow-up option for anyone who attends or views both sessions. For a cost of $25, you will be able to send four (4) of your images with your own evaluation of your images. Dr. Cook will then review the images and provide feedback on your evaluations to help you hone your skills.
To get all the details and to register for the workshop click HERE.
Tess Agesson
From Marian Bodart:
We have sad news to pass along. Tess Agesson our former club Treasurer passed away in November after a lengthy illness. Tess was a member of the club for a couple of years and quickly stepped into a leadership position as our Treasurer. You may have seen her at field trips and share nights. As a native to the Port Angeles area, she shared her inside knowledge of locally photogenic locations. We will miss her smile and light-hearted approach and send our condolences to her husband and family.
SPEAKER SERIES
The Speaker Series Nights will be returning in January. Watch for information about the exciting lineup of speakers that we have scheduled for next year.
FIELD TRIPS, WORKSHOPS, & MEET-UPS
From Kevin Talbot:
7 Cedars / Tribal Center Holiday Lights
We have tentatively planned a casual "meetup" type photo shoot for Friday, December 29th from 6 to 9 PM at the Seven Cedars casino and nearby Jamestown Tribal Center to enjoy the beautiful holiday lights and totems. It's on the club calendar. More details will follow.
King Tides Waves
January will have a King Tides from Jan 11th to the 15th. We have put this on the calendar as a placeholder, as it's very weather-dependent. Potential locations and tide charts for those spots are on the calendar entries. More details will follow as we get closer and see how the weather is shaping up.
Additional Photographic Opportunity
Wintertide Festival of Lights
From Jim Olson:
Don't miss the 3rd annual Wintertide Festival of Lights! The Festival will be held on Saturday, December 9 from 4:30 - 8:00 PM at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, 1203 E. Lauridsen Blvd.
Enjoy food & drink vendors, lighted art illuminating the forest paths, a community lantern walk, interactive art stations and a fire performance down in the meadow by returning performers Fractal Phase. First time and returning attendees alike will find plenty to do and see with new light art and activity stations.
Tickets are required for the festival. Please purchase in advance by clicking HERE. For more information, including a schedule of events and parking information, click HERE, or go to their Facebook page by clicking HERE.