Denver Digital Photo Club

The the Competition Meeting, that is the 2nd Monday of the month (April 9), we have the following program:

“Pre-Processing”

Russ Burden, our guest speaker, will be presenting “Pre-Processing”. Russ will present “Our Western National Parks and Natural  Areas”. Following the presentation, he will give us insight on what his thought process was. i.e. composition, exposure as we discuss his landscape images.

Russ has presented at previous club meetings. He is the owner of Russ Burden Nature Photo Tours and conducts photo workshops around the country. Refer to the Speakers Forum for details about Russ.

Competition

This will be a COMPETITION night, so bring up to three each: color and/or monochrome (black & white) prints, and a flash drive (for now) with digital slides for projection. This is a total of up to six (6) images. We’re combining color and monochrome for now, but it will change later. There is one little hitch though. This time we’ll have only assigned subjects that we’ll be showing.  Prints and slides must fit one of three subject categories, or they will be rejected. You can enter in one or all three categories, but no more than 6 total combined entries. The three categories are: Landscapes, People, Creative. Landscapes can include waterscapes, clouds, mountains, fall colors, etc. but not close-up, still life, animals, flowers, architectural, etc. unless it’s just a minor part of the image. People can be a portrait or any number of people, indoors or outdoors, sports, etc. Creative for this definition is to be something that’s not recognizable, or barely so. It can be subjects such as patterns, creative composites, distorted or streaked images, etc. Be really creative.

The theory behind assigned subjects is that it’s easier to judge like subjects. It’s hard for the poor judge to decide which picture is better when comparing, say a person portrait, a flower, and an elk, even an apple against an orange. With assigned subjects, you don’t have the “apples vs oranges” problem. One other little thing, you also reduce the disparity between levels of experience. An experienced photographer is not necessarily as good in selection and treatment of all subjects. Many subjects are not his or her forte.

Unlike our Exhibitions at the 4th Monday meetings, Competitions are limited to members only. Right now it’s still practice, but later when this gets going we’ll be keeping the scores, and there will be winning image recognitions and awards. You can enter if you join at the meeting, or pay your dues if you are a member renewing your membership. So bring a check for $25 or cash.

Visitors are Welcome to Attend the Program and the Competition
just can’t submit entries for competition.

When: Monday April 9, 2012

Time: 6:30PM to 9:00PM meeting time. Come a little earlier to meet some new friends and chat about your photography passion a little.

Place: Lone Tree Civic Center, Room-B downstairs, 8527 Lone Tree Parkway, Lone Tree, CO 80214.

There is a two level parking lot. If you park on the upper street level, come in the main entrance then go downstairs. If you park in the lower level you can come directly into the meeting room, the door to the right. The City asks us not to park on the street near the Civic Center in this residential area.