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Barb embraced the 10 Shot-1 Spot idea and shared some wonderful images from Hospital (Pothole) Point, La Jolla at sunrise. Her photos from essentially one spot are a great example of different compositions from one location. Also, since she shot at sunrise, the changing light reflecting off the rocks and water creates distinct images from one spot.
Jim worked on the 10 Shot-1 Spot theme and discovered how challenging it can be depending on the venue. He had some luck during an overnight trip to Julian, specifically a visit to the 1870 Eagle Gold Mine. The tour through the mine was fun and the history is fascinating. But from a photographer’s perspective, all the relics from the time it was a working mine were the most interesting. Jim walked into the working garage, picked a spot inside the doorway and took 10 photos. He shared color and b&w images of the 10 photos – most of his favorites being the b&w versions.
Staying the night in Pine Hills, adjacent to Julian at 4000ft, he used his SeeStar S30pro smart telescope to take two galactic images. Andromeda is a galaxy most beginner astrophotographers photograph since it’s big & bright. His second astrophoto was the Triangulum Galaxy; much smaller and a more challenging since it’s dimmer. Both images were stacks of ~210-20sec (~90 mins each) images processed using Stacking Wizard & Astro Wizard.
Heather shared some fabulous, humorous Portable Object photographs that were inspired. Her images are a great example of how a thematic idea can be interpreted and only limited by ones imagination. She recently upgraded to a Fujifilm XT5 camera with 16-50mm lens. Retiring her Panasonic GX85 micro-four-thirds travel camera.
Norm – Norm took the 10 Shots-1 Spot idea to the extreme. With his 360º panoramic images, sometime a hundred shots, or in this case 114 shots, are taken from one spot. The technical expertise to compose and process 114 bracketed images into a single HDR 360º panoramic amazes me. It really is a special kind of photography and photographer. Norm only shared one shot, constructed from 114 photos. So if you are as fascinated as I am with this kind of photography, go to his website normolsonphoto.com.
Cathy picked a hard location for 10 Shot-1 Spot primarily because my clarification of the theme was confusing. But she shared some great shots from Shelter Island Marina. She also shared a vibrant landscape of lupines that was post-processed with a canvas texture overlay. At first I found the canvas texture a distraction from the wonderful relationship of the lilac flowers & sky. But upon further reflection, I understand her intent for her “Field of Dreams” titled photo.
Sharon loves exploring her house, backyard, and neighborhood with her camera. Sometimes the world flies by overhead – she captured some great moments of the amazing Blue Angels performing their acrobatics above her house & library.
Gary’s repeated trips to Sedona and Antelope Canyon with his camera continues to expand his portfolio of the region. I’ve been unable to travel much recently so I am envious of such subjects and locations, being primarily a landscape photographer. Returning to the same locations allows a photographer to improve on their technique and explore similar landscapes under different light & conditions. Gary somewhat explored the 10 Shot-1 Spot idea by exploring the ruins and remnants of a old homestead. Not from one spot, but following a trail of someone’s existance in almost an archeological/anthropological perspective.
Barbara had some great photos from Shelter Island – a great one of a person feeding a pelican on the roof, and some of the USS Lincoln arriving in San Diego. These were taken on a telephoto zoom on her OM System OM-1 Mrk II. Although she has other photos taken from the same spot that would fit the 10 Shot-1 Spot theme. She only shared these at this month’s meeting but plans to show the others next month.
Her pelican photo inspired November’s theme – urban animals.
Cathy is traveling so was unable to attend the September meeting but she did email a great shot of an old New England truck from the NE US.
If UCSD Photography Interest Group members are unable to make a meeting. They can still submit images to share. We will browse and comment on them amongst meeting participants and hopefully share these comments the next time the photographer attends a meeting. Photos will be posted online for friends and family along with any backstory the photographer wants to provide.
Sharon dove into the archives for two excellent black&white images, one for shadows, one for silhouettes. She’s been tapping into her print archives lately and it inspires me to digitize my film work. Digitizing photographic prints is a great way to preserve and share our film photography & print archives.
