Hello LCC members,
Our February photo assignment is Twilight & Night
Images must be received by Sunday Feb 10
Send your images to: jefforns@comcast.net
Image size must be 72 dpi with the long side at 1200 PIXELS.
Ferris Wheel at the South Florida Fair – Shot on the Night of Jan 27 2018
HI ALL:
JUST A REMINDER THAT THE CLUB PICNIC IS SATURDAY FEB 10 AT JONATHON DICKENSON STATE PARK.
THE FUN WILL START AT 12:00 NOON AND WE ARE IN THE ‘KITCHEN CREEK’ PAVILION.
MAP TO JONATHON DICKENSON STATE PARK
THE CLUB WILL SUPPLY THE HOT DOS, HAMBURGERS AND BUNS AND EACH MEMBER NEED TO BRING THEIR OWN DRINKS AND A DISH TO SHARE. IT CAN BE SIDES, SALADS OR DESSERTS!
WE NEED TO KNOW IF YOU ARE COMING SO WE CAN PLAN THE FOOD QUANTITIES!
PLEASE SEND ME jefforns@comcast.net A LIST OF WHAT YOU ARE BRINGING AND HOW ARE COMING!
THAT’S ALL FOR NOW.
JEFF
Hello LCC members,
The first session will be on JANUARY 31, 2018 AT 6:00 PM
This will be a basic introductory class covering:
Bring your camera!!!!!
There was a signup sheet presented at the January club meeting and so far we have 27 members participating.
Members: Free
Non-Members: $20.00 (Includes 2018 club membership) Please RSVP seats are limited.
Feel free to contact me with any questions lighthousecameraclub@gmail.com
Steve daPonte
Hello LCC members,
Saturdays meet up at the Palm Beach Zoo was fantastic! We have been receiving some of our members images which are great!
There were about 50-60 members that attended.
Here is a Gallery of the images received as of today 1/23/18
Zoo Lecture: Thursday, January 18th
Into the Wild: Challenges of Wildlife Filmmaking by Tom Fitz
You’re invited to our award-winning Conservation Leadership Lecture event at the Palm Beach Zoo sponsored by Bank of America! Explore the challenges in wildlife filmmaking as we travel into the wild with Emmy award-winning documentary cameraman, Tom Fitz.
Doors open at 6 pm for this intriguing event, please enter through our admission gate. Cocktails & passed hors d’oeuvres included. Animal encounters will take place throughout the cocktail hour. Please purchase tickets in advance online at http://www.palmbeachzoo.org.
Hello LCC Members,
Our next club meeting is on Tuesday January 9 at 6PM at the North Palm Beach Library.
Our monthly photo assignment is ‘BLACK & WHITE’
The photo assignment images must be sent by Sunday Jan 7
Send images to jefforns@comcast.net up to ten images sized 72 dpi with the long side 1000-1200 PIXELS!.. If you do not know how to resize and export your images please let us know so we can help you! Also, images must be sent as attachments…..Not embedded in the e-mail!
OUR PROGRAM WAS SCHEDULED TO BE WILLIAM LEONARD’S ARCHITECTURAL PHOTOGRAPHY. WILLIAM HAS SOME MEDICAL ISSUES AND WON’T BE ABLE TO ATTEND. SO, OUR PROGRAM WILL BE PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY BY OUR OWN PRESIDENT SANDRA WITH THE ABLE ASSISTANCE OF ROBERT EUSTICE.
We will also discuss setting dates for the following upcoming meet ups.
WAKODAHATCHEE
GREEN CAY
MORIKAMI
MIAMI ZOO
BETHESDA-BY-THE-SEA & SOCIETY OF 4 ARTS
GATORLAND (KISSIMMEE)
AND OTHERS
Hello LCC members,
Happy New Year, everyone!
I am happy to announce that I have developed a series of photography classes, one for each month. These sessions will cover a wide range of topics from beginner to advanced, and will be held at the North Palm Beach Library on the last Wednesday of each month. Each session will be 60-90 minutes.
The first session will be on JANUARY 31, 2018 AT 6:00 PM
This will be a basic introductory class covering:
Bring your camera!
There will be a signup sheet presented at the January club meeting.
Members: Free
Non-Members: $20.00 (Includes 2018 club membership) Please RSVP seats are limited.
Feel free to contact me with any questions lighthousecameraclub@gmail.com
Steve daPonte
Hello LCC members,
Happy New Year, everyone!
I am happy to announce that I have developed a series of photography classes, one for each month. These sessions will cover a wide range of topics from beginner to advanced, and will be held at the North Palm Beach Library on the last Wednesday of each month. Each session will be 60-90 minutes.
The first session will be on JANUARY 31, 2018 AT 6:00 PM
This will be a basic introductory class covering:
Bring your camera!
There will be a signup sheet presented at the January club meeting.
Members: Free
Non-Members: $20.00 (Includes 2018 club membership) Please RSVP seats are limited.
Feel free to contact me with any questions lighthousecameraclub@gmail.com
Steve daPonte
Hello LCC members,
Several members have been asking about On1 Photo Raw 2018 and have requested a before and after image example.
Here we go!
This is the RAW capture Meta Data.
What is Meta Data? Meta Data is the cameras recorded settings at time of image capture and looks like this.
The Meta data important stuff is toward the bottom of this panel which shows. Exposure 0.3sec at f29 Focal, length 20mm, ISO 50, Flash Did not fire, Canon 5D Mark II, Sigma 12-24mm
NOTE: What the meta data does not show is the focus information which is: Manual Focus set to 1meter (3-Feet) which is how 99% of all my wide-angle landscape/seascape photo are captured. On a trip-pod of course.
Here is the Straight Outta Camera raw Image.
Here are the post processing steps I used in ON1 PhotoRaw 2018
First step was to open the image in the Develop Module and make the adjustments as indicated in the screen shot above.
Next step was to move to the Effects Module making the list of adjustments below.
Haze Reduction
Sharpened slightly with the Fix Focus Preset
Next were a couple of color adjustments
Fall Preset to warm the image up a bit and bring out the yellow and orange tones.
Sky preset to bring out the blue in the sky
Increase Color preset to increase overall image colors
Tone Enhancer with Clarity Preset as you can see by the opacity slider this was a very small adjustment. You have to be careful with this adjustment because Tone Enhancer is in short a Contrast adjustment. If you add too much run the risk of making the image will actually loose some clarity.
Final adjustment was to bring up the light on the beach. The HDR Look panel does a great job with this. I used the Natural Preset and only lightly applied it. If you use too much you run the risk of glow and halo around clouds and other objects in an image. But, heck you may want that look and that is ok to. Remember you are the artist and your photo is an expression of your vision.
In the final steps I used the Eraser Tool to remove sensor dust and unwanted whispy clouds that I felt were a distraction.
Then I cropped a very small portion off the top and straitend the horizon line.
Here is the final image
Here is the before and after side by side.
If you have questions or comments let me know.
Steve
Hi LCC members,
HARBORSIDE SUNSET PHOTO SHOOT, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 6:00 PM
We will meet at the Amphitheater
THE SUN SETS AROUND 5:30 SO SOME OF US ARE PLANNING TO GET TO THE AMPHITHEATER AROUND 5:00
Lighthouse Camera Club 