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.”
Annual Awards Banquet – May 4th
There won’t be a meeting at the library on Monday, May 4th. We’ll be having our annual spring awards banquet that night. We’ll be back in the library on the 18th.
WWII Era Photoshoot
Back in March, several of our members went to Rockhill Trolley Museum in Rockhill Furnace, PA with some members of the Furious Fourth Living History Group and the Keystone Pinups.
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/
April 6th Meeting
At our next meeting, several of our members will be sharing images from their favorite pro photographers. As we look at their photos, we’ll look at their technique and talent to see what sets them apart from the average photographer.
Phipps Trips
We’ve scheduled two trips to Phipps Conservatory in Pittsburgh for the near future. Eric will lead a group on the morning of Thursday, March 26th. Bob will lead a group on the morning of Saturday, April 4th. The current show at Phipps is the Spring Flower Show. This will be a great opportunity to warm up your camera after this long cold winter.
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.”
March 16th Meeting
Our March 16th meeting will be a presentation by Tera Nelson. Tera is an accomplished photographer and has taught photography at Penn State University, The Grier School for Girls and Mount Aloysius College.
You can see Tera’s work on her website here: http://www.teranelson.com/
We’ll be in the Community Room at the Hollidaysburg Library at 7:15pm.
ABC Photo Society 