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  1. Announcements
  2. "Summertime" Assignment pictures
  3. Pictures from the outing at Bartolomew's Cobble
  4. Tips
  5. PSA, NECC competion rule changes
  6. Program schedule
  7. HCC Enrollement form
  8. Visit and participate on our Facebook site
  9. Fourth of July assignment pictures
  10. Latest Photography News


“Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still.”

Dorothea Lange





The Old Barn by Steve Balkin

Webmaster: Lazlo Gyorsok


“Photography is an art of observation. It’s about finding something interesting in an ordinary place… I’ve found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them.” Elliott Erwitt

HOUSATONIC CAMERA CLUB REPRESENTATIVES for 2019/2020 season

President: TBD

Vice-President: TBD

Treasurer: Dawn Dingee
Membership/Dues: Dawn Dingee
d1295@aol.com

Publicity: Jeff Breitman
Special Events Coordinator: Jeff Breitman
Program Director: Jeff Breitman
sylvan4570©comcast.net

Webmaster: Lazlo Gyorsok
lazlo1@optonline.net

Newsletter: Lazlo Gyorsok
lazlo1@optonline.net

Hospitality:Karen Consolato
consola8@aol.com

Secretary:Denise Rueger
rrueger2roadrunner.com

Competitions:Bert Schmitz
bschmitz@att.net

Salon Committee:
Brian Wilcox
ctphoto@comcast.net
Lazlo Gyorsok
lazlo1@optonline.net
Bill Devoti
abundancehill8@gmail.com

Projector Coordinator: Brian Wilcox
ctphoto@comcast.net


Liaison Representatives: PSA - Jane Rossman
jrossman222@gmail.com NECCC - Bert Schmitz
bschmitz@att.net

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

New season for HCC begins September 15, 2020. Due to current conditions, meetings will be held virtually using Zoom each 3rd Tuesday of the month beginning at 7:00 pm. Till then, you can join our weekly Monday morning 10 o'clock Zoom meetings with David Rowley that are getting very popular. Please let Lazlo know if you are interested.

Link to the latest videos ( I will provide password on request):
August 3
July 27


HELP WANTED (!)

Both Jeff and Dawn are stepping down as Co-presidents of the camera club. The club is currently looking for one or more of our members to step in as President. There are several other committee positions open such as VP and Salon Committee. If interested in any of these positions, please let Jeff or Lazlo know


Assigned Topic

Assigned Topic for the next month will be: "Animals"

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“Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still.”

Dorothea Lange



Changes for the NECCC and PSA competitions by Bert Schmitz

I hope all members had a good summer with lots of great photographs that you will submit for the NECCC and PSA competitions this year. There are some changes for the competitions in this new season, the most important one is the bigger size of the images we can now submit.
Please read the changes below and start preparing your images. For NECCC and PSA competitions, images can now be 1400 pixels in the horizontal direction and 1050 pixels in the vertical direction. Photographs must fit within those dimensions.
Unless your photograph’s proportions are in the exact ratio of 4 to 3, one of these dimensions will be less than the maximum. For example, if you have a vertical photograph, the height will be 1050 pixels, but the width will be significantly less than 1400 pixels. A square photograph will be 1050 pixels by 1050 pixels under these rules. It is suggested (though not a requirement) that entries be saved with the proper amount of compression so that the file size does not exceed 800-1000 KB. If saving from Photoshop, a quality setting of between 7 and 9 is usually sufficient to produce a high quality file. Keeping the file size small makes e-mailing and handling easier. It is strongly suggested that all photographs be converted to the sRGB color space. That color space most closely approximates the capability of monitors and projectors to display color and usually results in the best presentation of your image.
By entering these competitions you give NECCC/PSA permission to reproduce your photographs in connection with the activities and publicity of the NECCC/PSA including display on the NECCC/PSA Internet site. The copyright, however, remains with the photographer and the photographer will receive credit when his/her photograph is used. If you object to this stipulation, please do not enter your photographs.
Once a photograph has been entered by the Housatonic Camera Club into a NECCC Interclub Competition (either pictorial or nature), it may never be entered again. Entering a photograph into the NECCC pictorial category means it may never be entered in the NECCC nature category; also, a photograph entered in the NECCC nature category may never be entered in the NECCC pictorial category. (Note: This rule is for photographs the Housatonic Camera Club sends out to the NECCC competitions, not for the in-house club competition.)
Photographs entered by the Housatonic Camera Club in the NECCC competition, can be also entered in the PSA competition.

Read the instructions how to resize for the web

Here is a short instructions on how to login and vote on the website.

Fourth of July Assignment pictures



A few pictures from the "Fourth of July" assignment. Click on any one of the pictures to see them in full size.

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July4 by Kane Clawson
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Flower Fireworks by Helen Baldwin
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July 4th by Steve Balkin #1
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Independence Day by Dawn Dingee
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$th of July by Nancy Zannini
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Flag mask by Jeffrey Breitman
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July 4th by G.A. Mudge
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The Flag and the Eagle by Lazlo Gyorsok
 

"Summertime" Assignment pictures

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Summertime by Kane Clawson #10
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Summertime by Kane Clawson #12
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Bee on dahlia by Jane Rossman
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Summertime by Kane Clawson #7
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Speckled Bush Cricket on Buttercup by Ian Peters
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Queen Anne's Lace 1 by G.A.Mudge
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Summertime by Kane Clawson #4
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Gossamer wings by Nancy Zannini
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Oblong Valley by Brian Wilcox
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Summertime by Kane Clawson #6
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Summertime by Steve Balkin #4
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Summertime by Steve Balkin #2
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Timber by Ian Peters
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Magpie catching insect by Ian Peters
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Early summer woods by Birgitt Pajarola
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Trees by Birgitt Pajarola
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Starboard sunset by Joanne Valeo
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Summer flowers by Bert Schmitz
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Buff tailed bee nectaring on Iris by Ian Peters
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Summertime by Kane Clawson #3
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Hummer head on and up close by Jane Rossman
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Water lilies don’t need watering! by Nancy Zannini
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Summertime by Kane Clawson #1
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Double bow by Jane Rossman
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Morning fog over the meadow by Lazlo
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Summertime by Kane Clawson #9
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Summer Time by Kane Clawson
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Lone tree island by Heidi Hoeller
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Summertime by Steve Balkin #3
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Summer tree reflection by Birgitt Pajarola
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Summer ground cover by Birgitt Pajarola
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Early morning fishing by Jane Rossman
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Summertime by Steve Balkin #1
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Lewis getting a grip by Ian Peters
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Small jungle by Birgitt Pajarola
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Summer pond by Birgitt Pajarola
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Unknown destination by Brian Wilcox
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Summertime by Kane Clawson #8
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Summertime by Kane Clawson #5
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Batten down the hatches by Joanne Valeo
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Summertime by Kane Clawson #2
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Summer marina by Jane Rossman
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Rabbit in the early morning sun by Lazlo
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Queen Anne's Lace 2 by G.A.Mudge
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Definitely this dog’s Best Summer! by Nancy Zannini
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Summertime by Kane Clawson #11
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The best view is always through Rosie’s ears! by Nancy Zannini
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Summer baking... by Nancy Zannini
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Mushrooms by Lazlo
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Spring Cove marina by Joanne Valeo
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Canaan Mountain scenery by Lazlo Gyorsok


“Photography is more than a medium for factual communication of ideas. It is a creative art.”


Ansel Adams


Pictures from the outing at Bartolomew's Cobble



We had an excellent outing on July 25 at Bartolomew's Cobble in Ashley Falls, Mass. It had to be postponed two times but thanks to Dawn's for persistence we managed to get together on a truly beautiful day. Click on any one of the pictures to see them in full size.

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Spider by Heidi Hoeller
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Panorama by Rick Pauline
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Landscape by Helen Baldwin
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Silver spotted Skipper butterfly on Echinacea by Helen Baldwin
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Something out of place by Helen Baldwin
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Dragonfly by Dawn Dingee
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Butterfly 2 by Erisel Matus
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Leading lines by Lazlo Gyorsok
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Bee by Lazlo Gyorsok
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Shadow by Bert Schmitz
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Up close by Bert Schmitz
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Something that starts with T by Bert Schmitz
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Yellow brested chat by Dawn Dingee
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Spiderweb by Bert Schmitz
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Grasshopper by Lazlo Gyorsok
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Silver spotted Skipper butterfly on Monardo by Helen Baldwin
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Mushrooms by Lazlo Gyorsok
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Birds nest by Bert Schmitz
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Something that starts with C by Bert Schmitz
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Spider web with spider by Dawn Dingee
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insect by Rick Pauline
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Butterflies by Rick Pauline
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Something pointy by Bert Schmitz
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Bird nest by Erisel Matus
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Something that starts with C by Erisel Matus
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Eyes by Lazlo Gyorsok
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Funny by Lazlo Gyorsok
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Wildflowers by Dawn Dingee
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Bird, Canadian Geese by Helen Baldwin
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Reflections by Dawn Dingee
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Panorama by Bert Schmitz
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Pointy by Lazlo Gyorsok
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Reflection by Bert Schmitz
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Dragonfly #2 by Rick Pauline
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Geese by Lazlo Gyorsok
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Red Salamander by Dawn Dingee
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Frog by Erisel Matus
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Bird nest by Lazlo Gyorsok
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dragonfly by Rick Pauline
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Spider by Erisel Matus
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Housatonic by Lazlo Gyorsok
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Unexpected by Rick Pauline
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grasshopper by Erisel Matus
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Butterfly 1 by Erisel Matus
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Chipmunk by Dawn Dingee
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Wildflowers by Lazlo Gyorsok
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Unexpected by Lazlo Gyorsok
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Man of the Forest by Lazlo Gyorsok
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Pointy by Erisel Matus
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Leading lines by Bert Schmitz
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Something Orange by Bert Schmitz


“Photography is more than a medium for factual communication of ideas. It is a creative art.”


Ansel Adams


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