The Birds and Beasts of South Africa – A Photographic Safari

by Tom Goldberg
The Birds and Beasts of South Africa – A Photographic Safari

Check out this event presented by our own Ron Belak.

Date and Time: Tuesday, February 4th at 6:30 pm (doors open at 6:00 pm for socializing)
Location-Hybrid: In person at the Church of Transfiguration & virtual attendance via Zoom

Evergreen Audubon member Ron Belak will present a slide show from his and Peg’s trip to South Africa in October 2023. On this trip, they visited Kruger National Park, Sabi Sands-Inyati Game Preserve, Finfoot Lake Reserve and Pilanesberg National Park. Large mammals, such as rhinoceros, elephants, lions, giraffes, zebra and antelope are numerous, while African birds are big, bold and colorful. If you have ever wondered what a safari is like, this program is for you. If you have already been on a safari, come and relive some of your memories.

More info at https://evergreenaudubon.org/events/february-2025-chapter-meeting/

January 2025 Contest

by Tom Goldberg

ECC is starting a new series of contests! We will be judging them on the 4th Wednesday of each month.
This contest is open to MEMBERS ONLY.

The Theme for January 2025 is “Winter” – Upload one or two photos per member for this contest
…plus the Fun Category (upload any photos you want to share just for fun)

To enter your images, log in and go to the Contest Entry webpage.

Images must be entered by 6 p.m. the Tuesday before the meeting (4th Tuesday of the month).

Images will be projected on the Fire Department’s Sony projector at 1920 wide by 1200 pixels tall – whatever size you submit will be adjusted to fit on that screen. Unchanged: Images will be projected on the Fire Department’s Sony projector at 1920 wide by 1200 pixels tall – whatever size you submit will be adjusted to fit on that screen.

Check Contest Guidelines for further details on submissions.

2024 Year-End Holiday Competition Results

by Tom Goldberg

December 2024 Year-End Photography Contest
Held on Wednesday, December 11
6:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Judge: David Snyder
https://davesnyderphoto.com/

The Themes for December 2024 year-end contest were Landscapes, Wildlife, People, and Miscellaneous.

Contest results were as follows:
(note all images are copyrighted by their creators – please contact us if you want to use these for any purpose)
Click on any image for a larger slide show

Landscapes

Winner: Landscapes Category,
Advanced
Leslee Hampel

 

Wildlife

Winner: Wildlife Category,
Advanced
Michael Ryno

 

People

Winner: People Category,
Advanced
Ellen Nelson

BEST IN SHOW

 

Miscellaneous

Winner: Misc Category,
Advanced
Ingrid Lockhart

 

Beginner Landscapes

Winner: Landscape Category,
Beginner
David Nelson

Lakewood Arts Call for Art: The Art of Belmar Park

by Tom Goldberg
Lakewood Arts Call for Art: The Art of Belmar Park

Lakewood Arts invites artists to explore the boundless beauty and diversity of Belmar Park throught Art. Unleash you creativity by submitting artworks that capture the geographical subjects, landscapes, natural objects, wildlife and natural environments. Use photography (or painting) to evoke the feelings, moodes and stories of Belmar Park.

Show Dates: Saturday, December 28th, 2024 – Saturday, January 25th, 2025
Public Reception and Award Announcement: Friday, January 3rd, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Registration Deadline: Saturday, December 14th, 2024 (postmarked, hand-delivered, or online)
Location: Lakewood Arts Gallery, 6501 W Colfax Ave., Lakewood, CO 80214

October 23rd Tips & Techniques: Learning the Ins and Outs of your Camera

by Tom Goldberg


For October’s Tips and Techniques meeting, Evergreen Camera Club members will be sharing their experience with their digital cameras with beginner and intermediate level photographers. Experts are welcome too to help spread the knowledge. We expect to have break-out groups for Nikon, Canon, and Sony cameras as these are the predominant brands members are using. We’ll go through the basics of setting up your camera for the way you shoot and for the kinds of subjects you are trying to photograph. If we have beginners who need guidance on setting aperture, shutter speed and ISO we’ll spend time on that. For others who have that down but need more help with some of the deeper menus, we’ll go through those and share our own settings and preferences.

Don’t forget to bring your camera!

Join the Evergreen Camera Club in person in the auditorium at the Evergreen Fire and Rescue Station (1802 Bergen Parkway, Evergreen) on Wednesday, October 23rd for 6:30 pm social time, brief announcements at 7:00 pm with T&T to follow. There will be NO Zoom option.

New members, students and guests are welcome.

Join us at the fire station:
Wednesday, October 23rd at 7:00 pm (6:30 social time)
Evergreen Fire and Rescue
1802 Bergen Parkway, Evergreen, CO

Women’s Winter Photography Conference February 6-9, 2025 ~ Estes Park, Colorado

by Tom Goldberg
Women’s Winter Photography Conference February 6-9, 2025 ~ Estes Park, Colorado

ECC received the following information of interest to our members: We want to share a great opportunity with people who are passionate about outdoor photography. We are the Outdoor Photo Alliance, a Colorado-based organization. We have conferences in Colorado coming up. The first one is a women’s conference in Estes Park and then one we’re still working on the next one in Durango, Colorado. Our mission is to “empower connection and growth among those with an affinity for outdoor photography.” We hope to see some of your members at the conferences. Use LETSGO100 for a $100 off discount. We also offer scholarships for teens. Information can be found on our website:

https://www.outdoorphotoalliance.com/

June 12th General Meeting: Seasons of Our Mountains 2025 Calendar Voting

by Tom Goldberg

Seasons of our Mountains Calendar 2025 Contest Voting
(Zoom only)

Have a say to narrow the 150+ photo entries down to the 25 finalists for the iconic Mount Evans Home Health Care & Hospice 2025 calendar! Only Evergreen Camera Club members and all 2021-2024 calendar finalists* can join us in the anonymous vote to select this year’s 25 finalists! Now is an ideal time to renew or join our club. See all of the images submitted by our community and make your opinion count.
* Mount Evans HHC&H Employees are also invited to vote

We have set the voting date to June 12th – Images will be displayed on Zoom only for best image quality (the fire station projector is not up to the task). Only club members who have signed in via zoom can vote: voting will be done using Google Forms as described below.

    Contest entry deadline is midnight on June 7th, so enter your best local photos – CLICK HERE to upload your entries, you still have time to enter your best local photos!

Links to the Zoom and Voting form will be emailed to ECC members and past winners prior to the meeting.

THIS EVENT IS MEMBERS-ONLY (and past winners).

2025 CALENDAR FINALISTS VOTE
Wednesday, June 12
on Zoom only
social time at 6:30 pm, voting at 7:00 pm

The Calendar Voting and Judging Process

Voting to select 25 finalists from the calendar entries will be judged by the membership of the ECC club and past winners, out of whomever participates either in-person or on the Zoom call for our June meeting.

Each image will get a score from 1 to 5, averaged from all votes cast to determine the 25 finalists. The finalists will then be voted on by the general public using the voting website tool used for last year’s competition (that link will be posted when the finalists have been uploaded).

As the calendar competition is open to everyone, and many ECC members and past winners have and are expected to enter, certainly those individuals will be voting on their own images along with everyone else. The artist names will not be disclosed so at most, voters will recognize only a few of the images out of however many we get (we expect 100-200). Thus we feel there will be minimal bias in this process.

Our intent is that this will yield an impartially-judged set of 12 images plus a cover image to comprise our final calendar, however, if we end up with some kind of imbalance, there is an editorial committee comprised of Mount Evans and ECC volunteers who may make minor adjustments to ensure a good end product (i.e. if 4 images of elk were to get the best scores, we may only include one or two). The remaining 12 images will be recognized as runners-up in the calendar.

Each year we enlist the aid of a guest photographer as a Judge to pick the Best of Show, 2nd, and 3rd place winners from the winning 13 images selected at this event. This year our Judge will be TBD.

If you have any questions about this process, please send and email to webmaster@evergreencameraclub.org.

Voting Instructions: Important!!!

Display of submitted images and voting will begin at 7:00PM on Wednesday June 12th. Setup and testing will be from 6:30 to 7:00, be sure to get on-line in time to work out any kinks you may have with the links or the process.

There will be 4 different groups of images, divided by season. We will run through each group quickly so you can preview them and then go back more slowly with each photo title for the voting step.

Voting will be done using Google Forms – a “forms.gle” link (type-in) or QR code (scan) will be provided to get your browser to the voting sheet.

For those voting in-person – you should bring a smartphone, tablet, or laptop device for voting at the event.

For those voting by Zoom – you should Zoom using whatever device you have with the best display so you can see the entries clearly. You can use a separate device (such as your smartphone) to go to the Google Forms link so you can have a separate screen to make your voting selections. Alternately, you can use a browser and Zoom on the same device if you can manage the two windows.

Links to the Zoom and Voting form will be emailed to ECC members and past winners prior to the meeting.

If you have problems uploading or questions about the contest, please email webmaster@evergreencameraclub.org

See the Photos and Help Us Out the Morning of July 4th

by Tom Goldberg
See the Photos and Help Us Out the Morning of July 4th

All the finalist images from our big Seasons of the Mountain Calendar contest will be revealed at our booth on July 4th near the starting line of the even bigger annual July 4th Freedom Run event. We need YOUR help to staff the booth!!! Please let us know if you can volunteer by sending an email to RSVP@evergreencameraclub.org.

This beloved community event starts at 8 am at Evergreen Middle School with a 5K run (or walk if you prefer!) that follows a scenic and hilly course through residential neighborhoods and ends with a festive after party near the finish line at the Evergreen Athletic Club.

All proceeds benefit Mount Evans Home Health Care & Hospice. For more than 40 years, Mount Evans has been an essential resource to our foothill and mountain communities, providing experienced and compassionate home health and hospice care.

2023 Year End Holiday Contest Results

by Tom Goldberg

December 2023 Year-End Photography Contest
Held on Wednesday, December 13
6:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Judge: Michael Ryno
www.michaelrynophotography.com

The Themes for December 2023 year-end contest were Landscapes, Wildlife, People, and Miscellaneous.
Beginner entries were combined into one category due to the number of submissions.

Contest results were as follows:
(note all images are copyrighted by their creators – please contact us if you want to use these for any purpose)
Click on any image for a larger slide show

Landscapes

Winner: Landscapes Category,
Advanced
David Schuessler

Runner Up: Landscapes Category,
Advanced
Leslee Hampel

 

Wildlife

Winner: Wildlife Category,
Advanced
Tom Goldberg
BEST IN SHOW

Runner Up: Wildlife Category,
Advanced
Ron Belak

 

People

Winner: People Category,
Advanced
Ellen Nelson

Runner Up: People Category,
Advanced
Ellen Nelson

 

Miscellaneous

Winner: Misc Category,
Advanced
Kathy Snead

Runner Up: Misc Category,
Advanced
Dick Oltman

ECC September 2023 Contest

by Tom Goldberg

September 2023 General Meeting Photography Contest
Held on Wednesday, September 13
6:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Judge: Greg Holden
www.imagesunderfoot.com

The Theme for September 2023 contest was “Lakes.”
No Beginner entries were received so this contest was Advanced only.

Contest results were as follows:
(note all images are copyrighted by their creators – please contact us if you want to use these for any purpose)
Click on any image for a larger slide show

Advanced: Lakes

Winner: Lake Category,
Advanced
Dale Ralph

Runner Up: Lake Category,
Advanced
Penny Mohr

Evergreen Camera Club