As this will be in a public location this event is open to all paid and non-paid members
What: Total Lunar Eclipse
Where: General James Taylor Park, Covington, KY (up on the platform)
When: November 8 (will arrive at 5 am and leave at sunrise); don’t forget that DST ends Nov. 6th so reset your clocks back one hour then.
Parking: lot in the park, free
Weather Permitting: need clear skies for this, so check the weather before heading down; current forecast is for no rain, maybe 20% cloud cover, temperature mid-40s.
Description: join me downtown to photograph the total lunar eclipse. The graphic above, made using The Photographer’s Ephemeris (TPE) shows that the maximum eclipse will occur at 5:59 am at about 285 degrees on the compass and 6 degrees off the horizontal. My goal will be to capture the eclipse just above the Roebling Bridge cables on the far side between the shoreline and the first pillar, and just to the right of the Bengal’s stadium. Click on the map image in the Photos section below. Bring coffee and some donuts for company.
Photo Gear: bring a sturdy tripod and camera release cable to reduce vibrations (or use your camera’s timer). I’d recommend a lens with an focal length range of 24-70mm to capture the wider shot, and 70-200mm or more to zoom in on the moon.
Camera Settings: exposure 1 sec or less, f8, ISO 100-800, bracket the exposures, try to keep both the moon and other subjects in focus
Focus Stacking – A Guide to Successful Focus-Stacked Images
Dues Paying Members and Trial Members Only can attend no cost. All others can attend for $12. Questions on membership or payments should be directed to Rich Sears – [email protected]
EVENT REGISTRATION WILL END ONE DAY BEFORE THE EVENT TO ELIMINATE LAST MINUTE REQUESTS & THE POTENTIAL CONFUSION REGARDING REQUIRED EMAIL ADDRESSES.
On the day before and again on the day of the workshop you will receive a Zoom link from Fred for the workshop. You will need to copy the Zoom link and paste it into your browser to attend, and you should plan to join 10-15 minutes early to get through any issues you might have.
WHAT: Focus-Stacking is a photographic technique where you take multiple images of a scene focusing on the nearest item in the image and then sequentially focusing farther and farther away until the entire scene has been captured. Software is then used to take the sharpest portions of each image and combine them to create a final image that is sharp everywhere in the image (as opposed to being acceptably sharp). It is used a lot for macro photography but can also be applied to landscape and other photography venues.
WHO IS THIS FOR? This workshop is for anyone who would want to use Focus-Stacking of images to obtain the sharpest possible images.
WILL THIS WORKSHOP BE RECORDED? Yes, the workshop will be recorded, and the recording will be available for you to review whenever you like.
WHY ATTEND? Bert will explain what Focus-Stacking is and how to best take advantage of this photographic technique to achieve the sharpest possible images of the entire photograph. You will learn how to combine these images using either Photoshop or Helicon Focus to achieve the sharpest possible image.
WHAT’S INCLUDED? The online interactive session workshop will be via Zoom. You will be able to ask questions and benefit from other attendee questions. In addition, you will be provided with the online workshop slides in PDF form and a link to an online video copy of the workshop that you can view as often as you like.
WHAT SOFTWARE IS COVERED? Bert will show how to process Focus- Stacked images in Photoshop and Helicon Focus.
Registering At Last Minute. Contact Rich for directions at [email protected] or (513)324-5643
Featured Photograph by Jason Bohrer. Additional photography below by Rich Sears.
NOTE: REGISTRATION IS BY MAIL ONLY WITH PAYMENT OF CHECK OR CASH INCLUDED.
We have arranged for a private and customized two-hour tour through our historical landmark: Cincinnati Music Hall with its distinctive Venetian Gothic architecture. It is considered one of the best and most beautiful concert theaters in the world. We will be shooting in the Taft Room, Backstage, Auditorium and a variety of other public and private spaces. They astutely understand photographers – we prefer to be capturing and creating images.
Be sure to arrive early to capture exterior images of this stunning architecture.
CHARGE: $20 only paid in advance. AS A PREMIER OVCC EVENT: THIS MAY SALE OUT. In fairness to all, the first 20 members whose payment has been received will then be registered by the Event Coordinator and will be notified. Where we will meet will also be forwarded. Your payment is to be made out to: “Ohio Valley Camera Club” and mailed to: OVCC, 6691 Fox Hunt Ct. West Chester, Ohio 45069.
Parking in area or across street in Washington Park Garage. Street Car Stop # 8.
NOVEMBER MEETING: HANK ERDMANN: Your Artistic Intent / Experiencing vs Seeing
To Register: https://www.meetup.com/Ohio-Valley-Camera-Club/
REGISTRATION CLOSES 5pm day of our monthly meeting. LINK to view will be emailed after 5 PM day of meeting.
PRESENTOR: HANK ERDMANN. Board of Directors, NANPA, Professional since 1980. Natural History and Travel Photography. https://hankphoto.photoshelter.com/
CRITIQUE: YOUR ARTISTIC INTENT. Meaning whatever your artistic skill level is, from beginner to professional, everyone can learn. Select a few of your favorite images, no matter what category – nature, architecture, people etc. Develop an image in mind with some artistic qualities and go for it. Maybe separate your background from your subject by blurring the background, blurring the focus, lessening the color saturation, luminosity, vibrance or texture. OR find an image whose subject is simple, and the background not busy – even crop in to lessen the distraction of the background.
PRESENTATION:
Experiencing nature versus just seeing nature is what brings us as human beings to truly cherish it. By paying attention to our five human senses; vision, hearing, touch, smell and taste and to our six psychological/artistic senses; feeling, awareness, contrast, mystery, beauty, and simplicity, our photographs can start to match our awe and love for the natural world and share those feelings with those who view our images.
At some point in the progression of becoming an artist, and more specifically a photographer, we understand that seeing and documenting subject matter is not enough no matter technically proficient one is. At some point we realize we need more than just technical skill to make images that offer the viewer feeling and inspiration.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING IMAGES: Submit up to three images in JPEG FORMAT TO: https://ovcc.smugmug.com/upload/Hmcnv6/12345
FINE PRINT: We can only guarantee critiquing your first image IF You Rename Your File Accordingly: it includes FIRST, your priority number 1, 2 or 3. Then your last name, first initial and Title of your image. NAME is required only for administrative Purposes. For Example: “1 Jones D Shadows” Deadline for submitting images will be 10:00 PM of the Friday prior to our meeting.
Image Sizing: reduce all images to Resolution of 72, and, for horizontal images 1440 pixels wide. For vertical images 930 pixels high. • OFF TOPIC IMAGES will be deleted at the request of several members
BIO: Hank Erdmann has been a professional photographer since 1980. Hank specializes in natural history and travel photography in North America. His images have been published in numerous calendars, magazines, books, and advertising.
Hank teaches photography workshops and seminars and leads photo tours for various entities. Workshop information is available by emailing Hank at [email protected].
Hank has also been recently elected to the board of directors of NANPA (North American Nature Photography Association).
Hank Erdmann resides in Will County Illinois. He has photographed throughout North America, making the Midwest his primary geographic area of interest. A love of history, especially the maritime history of the great Lakes, kindles a special interest in the ports, shorelines, islands, and natural areas of Lakes Michigan and superior and their surrounding environs.
“My photographs are an extension of excitement and joy at seeing a fleeting moment when nature takes light and through color, form, line and texture creates an image that leaves an impression in my mind. Occasionally, I am fortunate to record such images on file. Man’s involvement with nature sometimes can cause striking images as well. I photograph scenes that show man’s enjoyment of nature, his striking images as well, his sharing and use of it, has abuse of it, and nature’s effects on manmade objects. I try to capture a piece of reality, a moment in the history of a subject.
Sharon Woods Fall Colors Photo Shoot – PUSHED OUT 2 WEEKS
UPDATE: EVENT PUSHED OUT TWO WEEKS DUE TO DELAY IN FALL COLORS. STAY TUNED AS WE MAY EVEN MOVE BACK OUR DATE FURTHER TO SUNDAY NOV. 7TH DEPENDING UPON LIGHTING CONDITIONS.
Southern Ohio was expected to be at peak Fall colors the weekend of October 23. However foresters say due to the warm weather the first half of October, the date for peak colors will now likely fall between October 30th and into next week, and now apparently further.
There is a $5 day fee to enter Sharon Woods to park inside unless you park nearby and walk to the lake (the park system can use your donation). We will meet by the boat house but then quickly more to the locations we feel are best for the lighting.
In the event of rain the event will move to Sunday.
Don’t want to shoot at Sharon Woods? Find your own best location (but try to find water to provide reflections for double the color). You might also consider driving over to the Heritage Village and capturing colors with the historic buildings afterwards.
Be sure to bring a tripod to get the sharpest possible images.
For Post-Processing take advantage of Blake Rudis’ free video on how to get the most out of your Fall color images at this free video on YouTube. https://youtu.be/1y8ORW1aOZA
Fall Colors Interactive Map https://smokymountains.com/fall-foliage-map/
