All of the prize winning photographers from our Spring Contest will explain how they created their images.
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July 6- Cresson Photo Walk
We will meet at 630 at the famous Cresson Ridge Restaurant. Then our tour guides will lead us.
Directions from Altoona
Take new 22 west
Take Cresson exit
Turn left at stop sign.
Drive about 1/4 mile and it is on the right. It is the old restaurant and motel that is closed. It is close to the Lemon House
June 1st meeting Penn State Arboretum
Finally it is warm enough to go outside and shot the roses. We will be heading to the Penn State Arboretum for our first photo walk of the year.
The website to the Arboretum is http://arboretum.psu.edu
Directions
The Arboretum is at the corner of Park Avenue and Bigler Road. The entrance to the parking lot of the gardens is on Bigler Road. Visitors arriving by automobile from distant locations should exit the I-99/Route 322/Mount Nittany Expressway at Park Avenue and proceed southwest to Bigler Road.
It is really close to Beaver Stadium just head towards town from the stadium on Park Ave.
May 18th Meeting
Our meeting on the 18th will be at the Hollidaysburg Library at 7:15pm. We’ll be having a table-top night. We’ll work on macro/still-life/etc. Bring some flowers, knick-knacks, or anything else that might be interesting to photograph. Also, it would be great if some people brought lighting or light tents.
2014 Club Competition Results
At our banquet on the 4th, we learned the results of our club competitions for 2014. Congratulations go to Randy Klobetanz for winning Photographer of the Year.
Members Win Awards in Local Competition
This weekend is the Blair Arts Festival. Four of our members have won awards in the Juried Fine Art Exhibition.
Dave Hammaker won 1st place in Photography with “Waves of Stone.”
Eric Gaston won 3rd place in Photography with “Bulls Creek.”
Brandon Hirt won an Honorable Mention with “Lemon House Stars.”
Andy Dierks won and Honorable Mention with “Cold Water Run.”
April 20th Meeting
If everything works out right, for our next meeting Jerry Carey will talk to us about using a Quadcopter/Drone for photography and videography. You can check out some of Jerry’s work on his Youtube page.
Favorite Photographers
Here are the photographers that were highlighted at our meeting tonight:
Freeman Patterson – http://www.freemanpatterson.com/
Adrian McDonald – http://www.lexonphotography.com/
Marc Adamus – http://www.marcadamus.com/
Karen Hutton – http://www.karenhuttonphotography.com/
Competition Images Due on April 6th
Don’t forget that the turn-in for competition images is Monday, April 6th. The rules and entry form are on the “Newsletters and Forms” page of this site. Along with the usual categories of “people, landcapes, animal kingdom, still life/objects/abstracts,” the special category for this time is “Bottles.”
Welcome
Welcome to the new online home of the ABC Photo Society. Please bear with us as we get this site up and running. And check back frequently to keep up with our meetings, outings and photos.
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