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Barbara had some great Cloud images taken with her Nikon Zf. Unfortunately, I did not track them down until after the meeting – sorry Barbara. The b&w bench photo is a favorite with some amazing clouds. She also had a beautifully bokehed blue flower image and a sun-star tree photo.
Jim – took a recent daytrip to Sonny Bono Salton Sea Wildlife Refuge looking for burrowing owls and water fowl. No owls unfortunately, and the Sandhill Cranes and Snow Geese aggregated on the farside of the ponds. So, to make the best of a long drive, he pivoted and focused on the great light at sunset and blue hour.
Jim joined the Safari Park meetup, practicing long lens and macro-with-flash photography.
A recent visitor to his backyard hummingbird feeder warranted a couple photos. He had never seen an iridescent orange Rufous Hummingbird before.
Lastly, he demonstrated the new “reflection removal” feature in Adobe Lightroom & Photoshop by removing the glare off the enclosure glass at the zoo.
Adobe Lightroom Reflection Removal Demo Photos:
Sharon dug into her archives for an interesting photograph, a photogram – a technique of photography done without a camera. Photographers like Man Ray explored this form of photography thoroughly enough they dubbed his photos “Rayographs”. Placing physical objects directly on a sheet of photo paper (or film), exposing with light, then developing was a darkroom process done without a camera – creative fun! This might be interpreted as a “landscape” photogram.
Cathy – is our most experienced SD Fair exhibitor, even participating in a panel at last year’s Fair after being awarded some ribbons. She is also great at finding appropriate titles for her photographs, an under-appreciated skill. Here are some contender for possible entry into this year’s competition, many for the black&white category. I’m sure she has plenty of others for consideration.
Barbara continues to explore street photography with her new full-frame Nikon Zf. She also loves photographing birds so, of course, there are some great bird photos. Using her tried-n-true Olympus/OM System gear, she caught some wonderful insect-flower images.
Barb Donovan has some interest in entering photos into this year’s SD Fair Photography Competition. Here are a few for the black&white category – we especially enjoyed the street vendor expressiveness. A wonderful image for the documentary category was the LA Dodgers Post-World Series Parade image.
Gary has a few fantastic images he’s considering for entry into the SD Fair competition. A particular favorite is the “Boat Jetty on the Lake” with some amazing light in the background. He also shared some photos from his recent trip to AZ & the Grand Canyon where a sudden snowstorm interrupted his travel plans.
Gary participated in the Safari Park meetup and shared some of his favorites. The gorilla relaxing and lion snacking are excellent examples of catching amusing animal behavior that can elevate a zoo safari.
He is also considering submitting one of his favorite Dios de los Muertos portraits in this year’s fair.
