October’s photography theme was Fall – an appropriate topic for the season. Meeting participants shared photos that matched the theme. The meeting was hosted by John Leighton since Jim Wilkinson was off on a photo scouting trip to Lone Pine/Alabama Hills in the Eastern Sierras of California. Here are some of the photos shared:
Jerry
Sharon
Gary
Cathy
The UCSD Photography Interest Group met via Zoom meeting Wednesday Sep 20 2023 at 2pm. The theme this month was “Animals/Insects/Birds/Wildlife/Pets/Critters”. Everyone shared several images that followed the theme – critters are a pretty popular photo subject. Photo sharing started around 2:15 and went till 4:10. Integrated into the photo sharing were discussions about the new Photoshop 2024 generative fill AI; Lightroom shadow & highlight masking; Topaz DeNoise & SharpenAI; cell phone macro photography. Here are the photos that were shared & discussed:
This month’s UCSD Photography Interest Group’s photo theme is “Black&White”. Here are the photos sent by participants in August’s meeting. Note that any photographs that members want to share are welcome even if they do not fit the theme.
Cathy
Barbara
Jerry
Sharon
Gary
Jim
John
Mikky
The UCSD Photography Interest Group met at 2pm July 19th via Zoom to discuss various photography topics, interests and share photos related to this month’s themes – Water & 4th of July. Inspired by Gary’s kayaking trip to Canada, I thought water would be a broad & easy theme. Plus the 4th of July and related events such as the San Diego Fair at Del Mar were happening between meetings.
We started the photo-sharing part of the meeting at ~2:30, delayed 20mins by a discussion on potential photo excursions. The photos shared continued the lively discussion on gear and travel. The remainder of the meeting, till nearly 4:30, went by quickly.
This ‘photo-sharing-first’ format worked really well, with the photos’ backstories prompting dialogs about techniques, gear, and travel. Here are the photos organized by member:
Barbara Lowe
Cathy Presmyk
Gary Wellwood
Jerry Vaughn
Sharon Soroko
Jim Wilkinson
Our monthly photo interest group has often had a photographic theme. Although members can share photos on any subject, someone can propose a theme as a photographic ‘challenge’. Most of us, as experienced photographers, can browse through our image library if we are unable to shoot specifically for the assignment. Or we can share non-theme related photos from recent trips or activities.
Here is a list of potential future themes to discuss and choose from. Some themes may be related to earlier themes so please present new photos, or previous photos that have been reprocessed.
Sports/Speed: surfing, sailing, fishing, swimming, bicycling, horseback riding, horse or bike races, etc
Macro: close-up photography of any subject such as insects or flowers
Landmark: photograph an iconic landmark but try a different perspective – in the rain or by moonlight, for example, or apply a photographic effect
Passage of Time: long or multi-exposure; blurred movement; or subject experienced the passage of time such as peeling paint or rust
Pet Portrait: photograph yours or anyone’s critter ‘artistically’ such as in an unusual place, under dramatic light, from a low angle, or cool location/activity (swimming/surfing/ball-chasing)
Foreign/Exotic Places: although many of us have shared travel photos, but there may be plenty more images to share.
The UCSD Photography Interest Group met at 2pm via Zoom to interact, discuss recent activities, and share photos related to this month’s theme – travel. Because of recent trips, many members shared more than the standard 5 photos. But we finished photo-sharing on-time. Here are the photos organized by member:
Barbara
Cathy
Gary
Jerry
John
Sharon
Jim
The theme for May’s Photography Interest Group proposed by Cathy was ‘Unusual View or Abstract of a Common Household Item‘. Since I was traveling, John hosted the meeting. Only three members participated and here are photos from Cathy & Sharon:
Cathy Presmyk
Sharon Soroko
This month’s photography theme is ‘eyes’ proposed by Gary Wellwood. Photos from members submitted this month will be displayed here:
Cathy Presmyk
Sharon Soroko
Gary Wellwood
Jim Wilkinson
The theme for March is Opportunistic. Everyone wishing to participate can submit one photo that was an unplanned shot that worked out well. For instance, you are out shooting flowers in Borrego Springs a big horn sheep shows up or, you are driving down the road and a rainbow appears. Basically, a photo opportunity that was unplanned. This month’s meeting is only an hour so members are asked to only share one image to fit the time frame. Additional photos can be posted here if you have more than one image you’d like to share.
Since I was not hosting, I did not receive the portfolio of shared images so this theme page only has mine.
Jim Wilkinson
April’s photo assignment for the Photography Interest Group is MOTION.
Since I was not hosting, I did not receive the portfolio other members shared. So this page is meant to be a reminder of the monthly theme.
Note: this website was a new idea proposed & setup by Jim Wilkinson so early content was primarily a mock-up to demonstrate the website’s potential.
Jim Wilkinson
