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April 2016 Program

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Collecting Evidence – Thoughts on Travel Photography

We hope you join us at our next photo club meeting on Thursday, April 21st, 7:00 pm at Brookdale San Marcos North (formerly Horizon Bay). Come a little early if you want to visit with your friends, and find your name tag.

Our guest speaker this month is Jim Nix. About Jim: “I’m an Austin-based traveler, photographer and wanderlust sufferer. I love to go new places and capture expressive and colorful photos. I am inspired by traveIreland-Dublin-River-Liffey-Four-Courts-sunset-HDRl, photography, discovery and just wandering around with my camera – even if it’s close to home. I share my photos, experiences and learnings on my blog at http://nomadicpursuits.com/ and in turn, hope to inspire the same in others. I happily post-process my photos to capture not just how the scene looked, but how it felt to me. Thus I utilize techniques such as HDR, split-toning and more. There’s a kind of magic that happens when you get out there and create something. It’s a beautiful world, and I invite you to see it through my eyes.”

Critiques: Topic: Before and After

Many members find doing “Before and After” images to be helpful in learning from others how they achieve certain end results. Please send your 2 pairs of images for this month’s meeting by Tuesday, April 19th, to hcphotoclub@gmail.com:

Please re-size your images to 1000 pixels on the long side, and label as follows:

1FirstName_LastName_Before.jpg
1FirstName_LastName_After.jpg
2FirstName_LastName_Before.jpg
2FirstName_LastName_After.jpg

 

Texas Night Sky Festival Exhibition

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These are the 25 photographs chosen by the Texas Night Sky Festival Photography Contest Juror, Andy Heatwole, for the electronic exhibition on the day of the Festival, March 5th, 2016.

There were an estimated 2400 attendees at the Festival.

Congratulations to all!

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Congratulations to the award winners of the 2016 Texas Night Sky Festival Photography Contest!

Best in Show

Jerry Moreno, Startrails and their reflections

Best Youth

Bridget Decker, Mezzaluna

Awards of Excellence

Robert Cook, The Holy Spirit

Robert Cook, Perry School with Stars

Jerry Moreno, Polaris, the Original GPS

Mike Zarella, Lovelorn Screech Owl

Award of Merit

Carolyn Whiteside, September Blood Moon

Robert Cook, Mike Zarella, and Carolyn Whiteside are HCPC members.

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Several of our members had images selected for the “red” exhibition at the A Smith Gallery!

Congratulations to everyone–especially, Winifred Simon for her honorable mention. HCPC will be well represented!

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Congratulations to Winifred Simon on her Best of Show for “Sinus Scan” at the Wimberley Valley Art League Juried Show, February 23rd through April 11th, 2016.

March 2016 Program

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Learning About Cyanotypes

dorrae stevens cyanotypeWe hope you join us at our next photo club meeting on St. Patrick’s Day, Thursday, March 17th at 7:00 pm. Come a little early if you want to visit with your friends, and find your name tag.

We have a great program for you!

Our guest, DorRae Stevens, will introduce you to an alternative method of photography called Cyanotype, a photographic printing process that produces a cyan-blue print. This procedure can also be used on fabric, as she will share with you.  Come join us in learning something new!

DorRae Stevens,  lives and works in Dripping Springs and the Austin/Hill Country area. Her work spans from portraits to documentary, art, and commercial clients. Her work is often seen at the A Smith Gallery in Johnson City. Although most of her work has been digital she is spending more time these days with alternative processes and the B&W darkroom.

Critiques: Topic: Recent Work

Please send your 2 images for this month’s meeting by Tuesday, March 15, to hcphotoclub@gmail.com, and format your images as follows:

1000 pixels on the longest side and name your image 1FirstName_LastName.jpg, 2FirstName_LastName.jpg

You may use the same images from last month, but please re-send them so we don’t show images if you are not going to be at this month’s meeting.

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Nancy Naylor currently has an image in the “Flights of Fancy: Birds and Birding in South Texas” special exhibit at the Museum of the Coastal Bend in Victoria. The exhibit is open through December 17, 2016.

She also has a full page in the “2016 Texas Hill Country Calendar” for the month of June.

Texas Night Sky Festival

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Please join us at the Texas Night Sky Festival which will be held on March 5th, 2016 at the Dripping Springs Ranch Park.

Big Bend Night Sky by Jørgen Høg

Participants will join in fun citizen science activities, learn from engaging speakers and exhibits, see examples of good lighting for their home or business, view school projects and competition entries focused on protecting the night sky, feast at the food trucks, take home a book or work of art inspired by the night sky, earn a related scouting badge, or explore the stars.

The Hill Country Photography Club and the Photographers of Dripping Springs are co-sponsoring a Photography Contest. We will be showing an exhibition of the images selected by Andy Heatwole. We will also be announcing the award winners.