YOU ARE ENTITLED TO ATTEND AS A LOCAL EVENT MEMBER CURRENT ON DUES, OR AN AWAY MEMBER, OR A NEW TRIAL MEMBER.
IMPORTANT: “Due to continuing issues in communicating through Meetup write Rich directly for him to reply with Zoom meeting link. Also Meetup is garbling certain internet links. If you do not know Rich’s email his domain is at gmail. The balance is “ovccrs”. Also we are creating a backup system to store contact information. Rich also requests everyone send along their phone number.” *********************[email protected]************************************
SHOOT AND DEBRIEF MEETING – July 25 , 6:30 – 7:30 PM ONLINE
Theme: *****DECAY***** Can be almost anything: A buildings’ interior or exterior , a zoomed in shoot of a particular piece of a larger object or flowers , trees, trains , planes and automobiles, etc… in any stage of decay , disrepair or ruin.
HOST: Joel Belsky
The meeting will be an open-mic group discussion about the photos captured with the goal of encouraging and helping improve our work.
RESIZE YOUR PHOTOS in order to fill the screen during the Zoom session else your image may appear small. If using Lightroom use Export / Imaging Sizing / Resize to Fitand enter 2800 pixels for landscape images or 1800 pixels for portrait images. Enter a resolution of 72 pixels per inch to get the recommended number of pixels.
Rename your image files: first and last name, #1 for first priority, #2 for second priority and #3 for third priority and Image Title, as in this example John Smith 1 Downtown Cincinnati.jpg
Upload up to three imagesfor discussion by Tuesday, July 23 , at the OVCC SmugMug Web-Site (NOT HERE ON this MEETUP SITE!! )
Copy & paste the following URL into your browser to upload:
https://ovcc.smugmug.com/upload/w9BhT7/Debrief
Be prepared to discuss the camera setting information
Lens used (e.g. 70-200mm) AND focal length of shot (e.g. 90mm)
ISO, aperture, shutter speed, exposure compensation, filters, if used
Post processing techniques of note
NOTE: most of the above will already be in the meta-data if you check Lightroom to include it during your export.
Welcome to the Cincinnati Parks Krohn Conservatory 2024 Butterfly Show, Butterflies In Space Photography Night! Photographers and tripods welcome! Come get some great shots of our butterflies! This is intended for adults only (18+).
The 2024 Butterfly Show is inspired by the story of the caterpillars and butterflies taken to the International Space Station in 2009, where they successfully adapted to a zero-gravity environment and became known as “astro-pillars” and “butter-nauts”. Visit Krohn Conservatory’s Butterflies in Space! and learn about the innovative ways butterflies and plants lived high above the planet. We have created a galactic landscape of blossoming plants and beautiful butterflies for you to enjoy. Explore our own take on the space station while the real “stars” of the show flutter and swirl throughout the room like a colorful cloud of stardust. Be sure to visit Krohn Conservatory for a Butterfly Show that is really “out of this world”.
Featuring K & R Photographics https://www.krphotodigital.com/ This photography pass is a one-time purchase for admittance to all the Butterfly Show Monday Photo Nights. Space is limited to 50 guests so that tripods/other photography equipment can be used. The pass does not allow entry during normal operating hours.
Dates: Monday May 13th Monday June 3rd and 17th Monday July 8th and 22nd Monday August 5th
Time: Each Monday is from 6pm – 8pm The tickets are non-transferable and non-refundable. ONLY 50 PASSES ARE AVAILABLE. PROVIDES ENTRY INTO ALL SIX EVENTS. NO INDIVIDUAL EVENT TICKETS WILL BE AVAIALBE. CHARGEONLY $25. **TO REGISTER: ALSO REGISTER WITH OVCC SO WE KNOW WHO TO EXPECT.
PRIVATE TOUR: Moment in Time: A Legacy of Photographs @ Taft Museum
PRIVATE TOUR: Moment in Time: A Legacy of Photographs / Works from the Bank of America Collection
PAYMENT OF $12 IS DUE BY TUESDAY JULY 16TH.
Moment in Time features more than 100 photographs dating from the invention of the medium in the 1830s through the mid-20th century. The exhibition includes compelling masterworks by William Henry Fox Talbot, Julia Margaret Cameron, Timothy O’Sullivan, Alfred Stieglitz, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Ansel Adams, Dorothea Lange, and Walker Evans, among others. All explored the breadth and depth of the camera’s ability to capture a moment in time.
Their interests ranged from perfecting photography’s technical capabilities to documenting the formal beauty of nature to exposing the social realities of America. All, however, explored the breadth and depth of the camera’s ability to capture a moment in time. Reservations are required. Admission is free for Taft members, guests of members with guest pass, military, and youth (17 and under); $12 for adults. Includes admission to special exhibitions and the museum’s collection galleries.
Make payment to “Ohio Valley Camera club” and mail to: OVCC, 6691 Fox Hunt Ct., West Chester, Ohio 45069
Parking The Taft offers limited free on-site parking for guests visiting the museum, the Museum Shop, and the Lindner Family Café during regular museum hours in the Taft’s on-site garage. The front gates and garage open 15 minutes before opening. Please Note: cars left in the museum garage after hours will be towed.
Bastille Day – A Small Town Festival to Photograph
FOR A FUN EXPERIENCE PHOTOGRAPHING A SMALL TOWN FESTIVAL consider coming out to Montgomery’s Bastille Day, which is a sister-city celebration with a city named Neuilly-Plaisance, a suburb of Paris, France. Montgomery named the event Bastille Day after their July 14 independence day celebration. Montgomery Road will be closed in downtown Montgomery for the festival.
ENTERTAINMENT – Besides 14 food vendors (including Graeter’s) there will be a North Stage and a South Stage with live music playing, with a total of 9 live acts. Headlining will be The Mistics, and Cassette Junkies from 8-11 pm.
PARKING – free, at Montgomery Elementary, Shelly Ln. parking lot, and Swaim Park
### Are July 4th and Bastille Day Linked?
On October 17, 1781, at the Battle of Yorktown, the French Admiral de Grasse applied a successful naval blockade, denying aid and reinforcements to the surrounded forces of British General Cornwallis. The ensuing victory by Colonial forces under General George Washington, his subordinate General Lafayette, among others, and French forces under General Rochambeau, led to later victories in the war and eventually the signing of the 1783 Treaty of Paris, whereby Great Britain recognized the Colonies as a “free and independent nation.” Without the aid of France, it is unlikely that either America or France would have Independence and Bastille Days to celebrate. With both of these historical events celebrated in our community within a timeframe of two weeks, the link between the two nations is noteworthy.
OVCC JULY MEETING: TOM CROCE: THE GREAT PLAINS – / CRITIQUE: OUTDOOR DESIGNS
LIMITED TO EVENT MEMBERS CURRENT ON DUES, OUR NEW MEMBERS, AND GUESTS (2)
TO ATTEND IN PERSON AT EVENDALE VILLAGE ARTS PAVILLION CLICK ATTEND BELOW. IF YOU LIVE MORE THAN 30 MINUTES AWAY YOU MAY CHOOSE TO VIEW ONLINE. WRITE ME BEFORE 3:00 PM ON MEETING DATE AT [email protected]. INDICATION OF ATTENDANCE AT THIS EVENT SITE WILL NOT GET YOU THE LINK.
Date: Wednesday, July 17, 2024 Time: 6:30 – 8:30 PM REGISTRATION CLOSES AT 3PM ON OUR MEETING DATE.
NOTE: CRITIQUE IMAGE SIZE REQUIREMENTS HAVE CHANGED
PRESENTER:TOM CROCE
PRESENTATION:THE GREAT PLAINS: A VANISHING ECO-SYSTEM The Great Plains is the world’s most endangered and least protected ecosystem. Once covering approximately 1/3 of North America, over 90% of the original prairies and grasslands have been lost to agriculture. The change from a balanced, diverse ecosystem to one made up of monocultures has had a significant role in global climate change.
Travel with Tom through his photographs and storytelling to hear about the importance of this great region.
Conserving the remaining prairies and grassland while restoring others can store massive amounts of carbon, help mitigate the worst effects of climate change, and help restore the legacy of the American West.
BREAK
CRITIQUE:Outdoor Designs – can be by touch of hand, or something found in nature. Look for shapes, patterns and textures.
DEADLINETO SUBMIT CRITIQUE IMAGES: FRIDAY, JULY 12, 10:00 PM: SEE DIRECTIONS BELOW!!!
WE ARE NOW MEETING AT THE EVENDALE BELL TOWER ARTS PAVILION -LOWER LEVEL. Located at 3270 Glendale Milford Rd (TURN ONTO KINSPORT DRIVE} near Reading Rd (US 42)
BIO: Tom is an award-winning landscape and nature photographer with over 40 years of experience. His work has been published in Magazines such as “B&W Photography” , and Ohio Magazine, and has published books on “The Ohio Landscape”, “The Great Plains”, and “A Decade in the Mountians”. You can look for an article on one of his wildlife adventures in the upcoming issue of “Capture Magazine” He will also be releasing his second issue of his Zine – “The Great Plains – A Sea Of Grass” Upcoming events – “From The Plains To The Mountains” Upper Arlington Concourse Gallery, November 20th, 2024 – January 31, 2025 Opening Reception and presentation on November 24th at 2:00 Web site – www.tomcrocephoto
SUBMIT UP TO THREE CRITIQUE IMAGES – NOTE: UPGRADED PIXEL RESOLUTION – LANDSCAPE: 2800 X 1800 / PORTRAIT 1800 X 1200 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.
KROHN CONSERVATORY BUTTERFLY SHOW, BUTTERFILES IN SPACE PHOTOGRAPHY NIGHT!
Welcome to the Cincinnati Parks Krohn Conservatory 2024 Butterfly Show, Butterflies In Space Photography Night! Photographers and tripods welcome! Come get some great shots of our butterflies! This is intended for adults only (18+).
The 2024 Butterfly Show is inspired by the story of the caterpillars and butterflies taken to the International Space Station in 2009, where they successfully adapted to a zero-gravity environment and became known as “astro-pillars” and “butter-nauts”. Visit Krohn Conservatory’s Butterflies in Space! and learn about the innovative ways butterflies and plants lived high above the planet. We have created a galactic landscape of blossoming plants and beautiful butterflies for you to enjoy. Explore our own take on the space station while the real “stars” of the show flutter and swirl throughout the room like a colorful cloud of stardust. Be sure to visit Krohn Conservatory for a Butterfly Show that is really “out of this world”.
Featuring K & R Photographics https://www.krphotodigital.com/ This photography pass is a one-time purchase for admittance to all the Butterfly Show Monday Photo Nights. Space is limited to 50 guests so that tripods/other photography equipment can be used. The pass does not allow entry during normal operating hours.
Dates: Monday May 13th Monday June 3rd and 17th Monday July 8th and 22nd Monday August 5th
Time: Each Monday is from 6pm – 8pm The tickets are non-transferable and non-refundable. ONLY 50 PASSES ARE AVAILABLE. PROVIDES ENTRY INTO ALL SIX EVENTS. NO INDIVIDUAL EVENT TICKETS WILL BE AVAIALBE. CHARGEONLY $25. **TO REGISTER: ALSO REGISTER WITH OVCC SO WE KNOW WHO TO EXPECT.
Cincinnati Historic Downtown District South Photo Walk
For Event Members current on dues and new Trial Members. Write Rich for details. [email protected]
Lytle Park Historic District is one of the oldest areas of the city. East of the park is the Taft Museum of Art, built 1820. To the north is the Literary Club, an example of Georgian style architecture. At the southwest perimeter is the Guilford School, original site of Fort Washington. We will proceed onto fourth street, our rendition of Chicago’s Michigan avenue. To the west of Broadway is Christ Episcopal Church (1835, rebuilt 1957). Across Sycamore is the classical revival-style Cincinnati Gas & Electric Building, 1929. Then our tallest tower, Great American Insurance Building will rise up on your left.
The next block, Walnut to Race, Fourth Street Historic District, turn of the century streetscape. Then to the center of our city, Fountain Square and Tyler Davidson Fountain. Carew Tower – Netherland Plaza, both designed in French Art Deco. Then to the Race Street Historic District with 24 buildings listed on the National Registry. Over to the one of the oldest Contemporary Art Centers in the United States. Then Taft Theater and Procter and Gamble towers.
Let’s meet in front of William Howard Taft Museum at 316 Pike Street
June Shoot & Debrief Discussion- City, County, State or National Icons
YOU ARE ENTITLED TO ATTEND AS A LOCAL EVENT MEMBER CURRENT ON DUES, OR AN AWAY MEMBER, OR A NEW TRIAL MEMBER.
IMPORTANT: “Due to continuing issues in communicating through Meetup write Rich directly for him to reply with Zoom meeting link. Also Meetup is garbling certain internet links. If you do not know Rich’s email his domain is at gmail. The balance is “ovccrs”. Also we are creating a backup system to store contact information. Rich also requests everyone send along their phone number.” *********************[email protected]************************************
SHOOT AND DEBRIEF MEETING – June 27 , 6:30 – 7:30 PM ONLINE
THEME: Icons That Make You Know Exactly Where You Are ( examples; suspension bridge in Cincinnati, Empire State Building in NYC, White House in Washington DC, Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, The Big Chicken in Marietta , Ga. ). It can be anything , such as a statue , museum ; etc….
HOST: Joel Belsky
The meeting will be an open-mic group discussion about the photos captured with the goal of encouraging and helping improve our work.
RESIZE YOUR PHOTOS in order to fill the screen during the Zoom session else your image may appear small. If using Lightroom use Export / Imaging Sizing / Resize to Fitand enter 2800 pixels for landscape images or 1800 pixels for portrait images. Enter a resolution of 72 pixels per inch to get the recommended number of pixels.
Rename your image files: first and last name, #1 for first priority, #2 for second priority and #3 for third priority and Image Title, as in this example John Smith 1 Downtown Cincinnati.jpg
Upload up to three imagesfor discussion by Tuesday, June 25, at the OVCC SmugMug Web-Site (NOT HERE ON this MEETUP SITE!! )
Copy & paste the following URL into your browser to upload:
https://ovcc.smugmug.com/upload/w9BhT7/Debrief
Be prepared to discuss the camera setting information
Lens used (e.g. 70-200mm) AND focal length of shot (e.g. 90mm)
ISO, aperture, shutter speed, exposure compensation, filters, if used
Post processing techniques of note
NOTE: most of the above will already be in the meta-data if you check Lightroom to include it during your export.
Welcome to the Cincinnati Parks Krohn Conservatory 2024 Butterfly Show, Butterflies In Space Photography Night! Photographers and tripods welcome! Come get some great shots of our butterflies! This is intended for adults only (18+).
The 2024 Butterfly Show is inspired by the story of the caterpillars and butterflies taken to the International Space Station in 2009, where they successfully adapted to a zero-gravity environment and became known as “astro-pillars” and “butter-nauts”. Visit Krohn Conservatory’s Butterflies in Space! and learn about the innovative ways butterflies and plants lived high above the planet. We have created a galactic landscape of blossoming plants and beautiful butterflies for you to enjoy. Explore our own take on the space station while the real “stars” of the show flutter and swirl throughout the room like a colorful cloud of stardust. Be sure to visit Krohn Conservatory for a Butterfly Show that is really “out of this world”.
Featuring K & R Photographics https://www.krphotodigital.com/ This photography pass is a one-time purchase for admittance to all the Butterfly Show Monday Photo Nights. Space is limited to 50 guests so that tripods/other photography equipment can be used. The pass does not allow entry during normal operating hours.
Dates: Monday May 13th Monday June 3rd and 17th Monday July 8th and 22nd Monday August 5th
Time: Each Monday is from 6pm – 8pm The tickets are non-transferable and non-refundable. ONLY 50 PASSES ARE AVAILABLE. PROVIDES ENTRY INTO ALL SIX EVENTS. NO INDIVIDUAL EVENT TICKETS WILL BE AVAIALBE. CHARGEONLY $25. **TO REGISTER: ALSO REGISTER WITH OVCC SO WE KNOW WHO TO EXPECT
UNE MEETING: STEVE ZIEGLER – Instructor at Tremont
OPEN TO Event Members Current on Dues, their guests, and New Members. OUT OF TOWNERS: Contact rich at: [email protected]
LOCATION: Evendale Bell Tower Arts Pavilion – Lower Level. 3270 Glendale-Milford Rd
PRESENTOR: STEVE ZIEGLER We encourage all eligible members to join us in Evendale, however if your will be coming from more than one-half hour way you may write me for link at: [email protected]
PRESENTATION:
# How (and Why!) I Process my Images: Confessions of a Digital Manipulator
Photography has always been a journey for me. Whether it is in the literal form of a trip to a new location, learning a new processing technique, or doing something as simple as printing on a new paper, photography is always a discovery process. Some of my most significant photographic journeys began with simple questions. The journeys toward the answers have taken me in many unexpected directions and yielded some surprising revelations. I’ve studied topics ranging from how we perceive images to how we can edit them. I’ve gone down more rabbit holes than I can count, but eventually some concepts came together that ultimately changed my entire approach to photography. In short, I began to learn to create original, self-expressive images. As a result, I can confidently say that I’m happier with my photography now than ever before. And that’s saying a lot coming from an OCD perfectionist control freak! Of course, learning is a never-ending process and I’m still at it. However, I’m at a point now where I can share my journey and I’m looking forward to doing that during my program, which I have entitled “Confessions of a Digital Manipulator.” I believe Ansel would be proud of me. While we’re together, I’ll consider three simple questions:
Is it OK to process my images?
Why do some images work?
How can I make original images? I hope you find some meaningful tidbits that will help you during your personal photographic journeys, regardless of whether you’re a digital manipulator or not!
CRITIQUE:
Look for Shapes or Patterns in Forests, Mountains or Lakes, and Active Wildlife. Try your hand at lending an artistic touch if you are so inclined, but not necessary.
SUBMIT UP TO THREE CRITIQUE IMAGES – NOTE: UPGRADED PIXEL RESOLUTION 1920 X 1080 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 1920 pixels wide. For vertical images 1080 pixels high
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 NAME, 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.
• OFF TOPIC IMAGES will be deleted at the request of several members.
BIO:
Steve Zigler has never been a professional photographer and rarely sells a photograph. Instead, Steve makes his living as a chemist at Siemens PETNET Solutions in Knoxville, Tennessee, where he helps develop and commercialize radiopharmaceuticals for diagnostic PET scans. Steve thrives on the combination of art and science that creates a photographic image, but he promises not to use the word “photon” anywhere in this program. He travels extensively, focusing on amazing landscapes wherever he can find them in east Tennessee, the US, and across the globe. His simple mission is to touch the hearts and minds of people around the world through photography to help them connect with themselves, the planet, and the universe. When he’s not in the field with his camera, behind a computer processing images, or planning his next trip, Steve shares his infectious enthusiasm for photography through educational programs at the University of Tennessee, the Tremont Institute, and as a photography evangelist.
You can learn more about Steve and view his work at his website (www.stevezigler.com) which is in serious need of an update. Also, check him out on Facebook, Instagram, and his blog at https://stevezigler.wordpress.com.
