April 2010 Volume 66, Issue 10 Special points of inter- est: Zoo Photography - how to— Come on — Tom needs ideas for Scavenger Hunt The Art of Photog- raphy - How to do it!!! Crystal Bridge Closing, Really??? Inside this Issue: Darren Rowse, Zoo Photography 1, 3, 5 - 7 Meeting Schedule, Announcements, New Members & Visitors 2, 4 Scavenger Hunt Planning 4 Photoshop Sites that offer Free Actions 4 Jack Melton Art of Photography & Next Art Show 7, 8 Club Banquet, Crys- tal Bridge Remodel- ing 8 Competition Images 9-12 Competition Results 13 - 15 Workshops, Pro- grams & Photo Ops 16 Oklahoma Camera Club, Inc. Founded 1931 Zoo Photography Darren Rowse I recently took a trip to my cities zoo to do a test on a camera that I was re- viewing and thought I’d share a few tips that I put into practice along the way. Zoos are great locations to practice photography as they present us both with a great variety of subjects (both animals and the people watching them) but also with some real challenges. Some of the things you’ll need to over- come in getting great shots at a zoo in- clude: Distance – the space between pho- tographer and animal Moving Subjects – animals rarely stay in the one place for long Tricky Lighting – foliage and in- door/outdoor shooting can prove to be challenging Cages and Glass – while many zoos are improving in how they contain their animals and are giving them more natural surroundings, the challenge of photographing them without the dis- tractions of reflections off glass or grim looking bars both in the foreground and background add to the fun of zoo pho- tography. Zoo Photography Gear What camera and gear will you need to get good photos at a zoo? The answer to this question will vary a little from photographer to photogra- All photographs by Darren Rowse pher depending upon their style, the type of shots that they want to take and the type of zoo that they’re visiting – however, a long zoom lens will al- most always be handy to have attached to your camera. Camera/Lenses – This means you’ll either need a DSLR with an attachable longer focal length prime lens or tele- photo lens (something with an upper length of 200-300mm would probably be handy) or a point and shoot camera with a super zoom lens (probably a 10- 12x Optical Zoom). Cont’d Page 3 . . .
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April 2010 Volume 66, Issue 10
Special points of inter-
est:
Zoo Photography -
how to—
Come on — Tom
needs ideas for
Scavenger Hunt
The Art of Photog-
raphy - How to do
it!!!
Crystal Bridge
Closing, Really???
Inside this Issue:
Darren Rowse,
Zoo Photography
1, 3,
5 - 7
Meeting Schedule,
Announcements,
New Members &
Visitors
2, 4
Scavenger Hunt
Planning
4
Photoshop Sites that
offer Free Actions
4
Jack Melton Art
of Photography &
Next Art Show
7, 8
Club Banquet, Crys-
tal Bridge Remodel-
ing
8
Competition Images 9-12
Competition Results 13 -
15
Workshops, Pro-
grams & Photo Ops
16
Oklahoma Camera
Club, Inc.
Founded 1931
Zoo Photography
Darren Rowse
I recently took a trip to my cities zoo
to do a test on a camera that I was re-
viewing and thought I’d share a few tips
that I put into practice along the way.
Zoos are great locations to practice
photography as they present us both
with a great variety of subjects (both
animals and the people watching them)
but also with some real challenges.
Some of the things you’ll need to over-
come in getting great shots at a zoo in-
clude:
Distance – the space between pho-
tographer and animal
Moving Subjects – animals rarely
stay in the one place for long
Tricky Lighting – foliage and in-
door/outdoor shooting can prove to be
challenging
Cages and Glass – while many
zoos are improving in how they contain
their animals and are giving them more
natural surroundings, the challenge of
photographing them without the dis-
tractions of reflections off glass or grim
looking bars both in the foreground and
background add to the fun of zoo pho-
tography.
Zoo Photography Gear
What camera and gear will you need to
get good photos at a zoo?
The answer to this question will vary a
little from photographer to photogra-
All photographs by
Darren Rowse
pher depending upon their style, the
type of shots that they want to take
and the type of zoo that they’re visiting
– however, a long zoom lens will al-
most always be handy to have attached
to your camera.
Camera/Lenses – This means you’ll
either need a DSLR with an attachable
longer focal length prime lens or tele-
photo lens (something with an upper
length of 200-300mm would probably
be handy) or a point and shoot camera
with a super zoom lens (probably a 10-
12x Optical Zoom). Cont’d Page 3 . . .
New Members: Jim Simmons [email protected] from Cashion joined us at the first meeting in
March. Jim has photo interests in nature, travel, family, portraits, scenic, digital and Photoshop; it
looks like you will fit right in with the broad range of interests of the club. Jim learned of the club
on the internet. Welcome Jim, we are certainly pleased to have you join us. Please don’t hesitate
to ask questions and we will look forward to your participation. Visitors - March 9: Paul T.
Gill [email protected] learned of the club from Alan and Mary Burgess. Paul has general
photographic interests. We are certainly pleased to have you visit with us and want to extend our
thanks to Alan and Mary for letting you know about the club. Roger, Elke & Donna Edwards
[email protected] from Norman were invited as guests when Roger presented the club’s pro-
gram on The Beauty of Atmospheric Violence. Everyone enjoyed Roger’s program and enjoyed having
Elke and Donna as our visitors. We look forward to you coming back when you can. Ray Stone
[email protected] from Norman learned of the club on the web and joined us for the evening pro-
gram. Welcome Ray, we are pleased to have you visit us, please come back. Jacy Crosbie jacy-
[email protected]. from Norman found the club on the internet; she has interests in outdoor photog-
raphy. That’s great Jacy, we have a number of members with that primary interest and certainly
welcome you to join us when you can. Cont’d page 4 . . .
Announcements
Meetings
April 13, 2010:
Competition: Prints - Monochrome A&B, Color
A&B, Nature & PJ.
Judges: Vicki Jenkins, Lee & Dale Donlon
Program: Tom & Carol McCreary, PPSAs,
will show several short (2 to 6 minute) videos
on Photoshop & Elements. The audience will
select which ones to view from a number of
inter-active programs. These are all very good
videos from NAPP (National Association of
Photoshop Professionals) and Kelby Training.
Refreshments: Randy Carr
April 27, 2010:
Competition: Projected Images - Open A&B,
Creative A&B , Nature & PJ.
Judges: TBA
Program: Carol McCreary, PPSA, will pre-
sent the club’s annual Youth Photo Contest
Winners from around the State. There will be
a display of the winning prints and a digital slide
show of the winning digital entries. The youth
winners will be invited to the meeting to re-
ceive their awards.
Refreshments: Vickie Jenkins
Photography 101 Workshop: Saturday, 10:00
am April 17th at the home of Ed Lamb. Our
assigned subject is Freeze Action. Shoot at 1/500th
second or faster of something in motion - bullets,