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December 3rd is our Education night. John Kain is sending all paid members a unedited beach scene photograph. Each member will edit the photo using their talents. When you are finished please send your 2MB edited version to John Kain, and then you can comment on your work at the December Education meeting.
Also please note that 2021 membership dues in now due. You can print out a membership form from our website page "JOINING & CONTACTING GSACC", or by clicking on the FORM, print it, and send it along with your check to our current Treasurer at:
Susie Kain
8022 Hill Trails St
San Antonio, TX 78250
gsaccpics@gmail.com
December 17th is our Digital competition. I might just also be our ZOOM Christmas party too? Please have all your images submitted through the websites submitter page - DIGITAL COMPETITION PHOTO UPLOAD - page by Monday December 14th. We will judge them Wednesday night December 16th and show and discuss them on Thursday December 17th. Please watch your email for an invite. The entire voting and presentation will be done through Zoom. The meeting will start at 7:30 PM on December 17th. The is no Assignment Category. Instead it will be replaced by the Creative Category which will last through the end of the year. Here is a definition of the Creative Category:
Creative (C) ) Images must be photography based, and may be edited by computer software to digitally manipulate an image or use in camera techniques that alter reality. Cropping, HDR, focus stacking, panoramas, composites, dodging and burning is permitted. Dynamic Range (HDR) images without additional editing are not considered creative
Also please note that 2021 membership dues in now due. You can print out a membership form from our website page "JOINING & CONTACTING GSACC", or by clicking on the FORM, print it, and send it along with your check to our current Treasurer at:
Susie Kain
8022 Hill Trails St
San Antonio, TX 78250
gsaccpics@gmail.com
December 17th is our Digital competition. I might just also be our ZOOM Christmas party too? Please have all your images submitted through the websites submitter page - DIGITAL COMPETITION PHOTO UPLOAD - page by Monday December 14th. We will judge them Wednesday night December 16th and show and discuss them on Thursday December 17th. Please watch your email for an invite. The entire voting and presentation will be done through Zoom. The meeting will start at 7:30 PM on December 17th. The is no Assignment Category. Instead it will be replaced by the Creative Category which will last through the end of the year. Here is a definition of the Creative Category:
Creative (C) ) Images must be photography based, and may be edited by computer software to digitally manipulate an image or use in camera techniques that alter reality. Cropping, HDR, focus stacking, panoramas, composites, dodging and burning is permitted. Dynamic Range (HDR) images without additional editing are not considered creative
Thursday October 1st was our 2019 End of the Year Awards presentation. There were cash awards to all of the winners. To see the presentation and all of the winning images just go to our GSACC Meeting Video's 2020 page and click on the link.
April 10, 2020
John Kain posted this on Facebook and I am not sure who is on Facebook and who is not. Remember, only paid members can submit images. Guests are welcome to join in the viewing and discussion during the competition.
Please remember that next week we are having our first virtual competition. We practiced last night and think we have it down. Please have all your images submitted through the web site submittal page by Monday, 13 April. We will judge them Wednesday night and show and discuss them on Thursday. Please watch your email for an invite.The entire voting and presentation will be done through Zoom. The meeting will start at 7:30 on 16 April.
There are a lot of new safety precautions built into Zoom now so don't worry about hacking. I highly recommend you go to the Zoom website and register, https://zoom.us/ It makes it a lot easier to get into the meetings. You do not have to but it makes less complicated if you run into problems.
Lastly, make sure you go into our computer settings and turn on your camera and microphone. We have had a couple of preliminary tests and folks did not have their cameras turned on. The judges will comment in your photos, and if you have a question or comment you will need to raise your hand and I need to be able to see you. All participants will be muted by me at the start of the meeting. If you raise your hand to ask a question, I will unmute your microphone. I hope to see everyone on Thursday the 16th.
John Kain posted this on Facebook and I am not sure who is on Facebook and who is not. Remember, only paid members can submit images. Guests are welcome to join in the viewing and discussion during the competition.
Please remember that next week we are having our first virtual competition. We practiced last night and think we have it down. Please have all your images submitted through the web site submittal page by Monday, 13 April. We will judge them Wednesday night and show and discuss them on Thursday. Please watch your email for an invite.The entire voting and presentation will be done through Zoom. The meeting will start at 7:30 on 16 April.
There are a lot of new safety precautions built into Zoom now so don't worry about hacking. I highly recommend you go to the Zoom website and register, https://zoom.us/ It makes it a lot easier to get into the meetings. You do not have to but it makes less complicated if you run into problems.
Lastly, make sure you go into our computer settings and turn on your camera and microphone. We have had a couple of preliminary tests and folks did not have their cameras turned on. The judges will comment in your photos, and if you have a question or comment you will need to raise your hand and I need to be able to see you. All participants will be muted by me at the start of the meeting. If you raise your hand to ask a question, I will unmute your microphone. I hope to see everyone on Thursday the 16th.
IMPORTANT NEWS:
April 04, 2020 We had our first successful meeting using the Zoom software. There were 12 members in attendance. A few more tried unsuccessfully to sign on. We now have a paid version that allows us to have unlimited meetings, and more importantly, have some controls over the security concerns.
Our next virtual meeting will be our April 16th competition meeting. You can submits your entries as you always have using our "Digital Competition Photo Upload" page. All entries must be submitted on or before April 13th to allow enough time for setting up the judging.
The Assignment this month is: "View from the top---an image taken from above the subject"
The judges will meet before the start of the meeting to judge and score the entries. Then at 7:30 all of the members can join the meeting for scores and comments. I hope that you will all give it a try. John Kain will send out invites, but if you don't get one, email him directly and he will send you one. Remember that you do not have to be a member to attend a virtual meeting, but only paid members can compete in the competitions.
In response to the concerns over the current Corona virus pandemic and our desire to not expose vulnerable people needlessly our meetings for March and April at Lion's Field have been cancelled. Any further activity will be reconsidered as news of the virus is available.
Just a quick reminder that club membership fees were due at the beginning of the year. Also, to participate in the competition, you must be a paid member, but visitors are always welcome at our meetings! No membership required, but it is easy to join. If you have not paid your dues, please see Susie Kain ASAP to do so.
March 5th educational meeting we will be doing another photo share. Please send 4 of your images to Tim Kirkland at: timkirkland@att.net or timkirkland250757@gmail.com. We will share them and discuss at our meeting.
March 19th, 2020 was to be our PRINT competition night.
IMPORTANT NEWS:
In response to the concerns over the current Corona virus pandemic and our desire to not expose vulnerable people needlessly our meetings for March and April at Lion's Field have been cancelled. Any further activity will be reconsidered as news of the virus is available.
Further discussion is continuing about how or if competition is going to take place. W will share any decisions as soon as they are made.
Be healthy and safe.
The 2019 GSACC Yearbook can be download from our website at:
https://www.gsacc.org/competition-rules--how-to-enter.html
April 04, 2020 We had our first successful meeting using the Zoom software. There were 12 members in attendance. A few more tried unsuccessfully to sign on. We now have a paid version that allows us to have unlimited meetings, and more importantly, have some controls over the security concerns.
Our next virtual meeting will be our April 16th competition meeting. You can submits your entries as you always have using our "Digital Competition Photo Upload" page. All entries must be submitted on or before April 13th to allow enough time for setting up the judging.
The Assignment this month is: "View from the top---an image taken from above the subject"
The judges will meet before the start of the meeting to judge and score the entries. Then at 7:30 all of the members can join the meeting for scores and comments. I hope that you will all give it a try. John Kain will send out invites, but if you don't get one, email him directly and he will send you one. Remember that you do not have to be a member to attend a virtual meeting, but only paid members can compete in the competitions.
In response to the concerns over the current Corona virus pandemic and our desire to not expose vulnerable people needlessly our meetings for March and April at Lion's Field have been cancelled. Any further activity will be reconsidered as news of the virus is available.
Just a quick reminder that club membership fees were due at the beginning of the year. Also, to participate in the competition, you must be a paid member, but visitors are always welcome at our meetings! No membership required, but it is easy to join. If you have not paid your dues, please see Susie Kain ASAP to do so.
March 5th educational meeting we will be doing another photo share. Please send 4 of your images to Tim Kirkland at: timkirkland@att.net or timkirkland250757@gmail.com. We will share them and discuss at our meeting.
March 19th, 2020 was to be our PRINT competition night.
IMPORTANT NEWS:
In response to the concerns over the current Corona virus pandemic and our desire to not expose vulnerable people needlessly our meetings for March and April at Lion's Field have been cancelled. Any further activity will be reconsidered as news of the virus is available.
Further discussion is continuing about how or if competition is going to take place. W will share any decisions as soon as they are made.
Be healthy and safe.
The 2019 GSACC Yearbook can be download from our website at:
https://www.gsacc.org/competition-rules--how-to-enter.html
Upcoming Photo Assignments
ASSIGNMENTS 2020:
Images submitted for the following months must have been taken after November, 2019. Assignment subject must occupy approximately 25% of the image area except on subject except where specifically waived. We voted at the December meeting to use the ASSIGNMENT category for the first 6 months of competition (January thru June 2020). The CREATIVE category will be used for the last 6 months (July thru December 2020)
Images submitted for the following months must have been taken after November, 2019. Assignment subject must occupy approximately 25% of the image area except on subject except where specifically waived. We voted at the December meeting to use the ASSIGNMENT category for the first 6 months of competition (January thru June 2020). The CREATIVE category will be used for the last 6 months (July thru December 2020)
- January --- Street---must be obvious that the image was taken out on the street/outdoors in a public place.
- February --- Cityscape---a view of an urban area that contains at least 5 structures.
- March --- Nightscene---break out the tripod and capture an image after dark.
- April --- View from the top---an image taken from above the subject
- May --- Reflection---look for the picture in a shiny object
- June --- Shadows---let the shadows be the major part of the image with detail remaining in the shadow area.
Please note that we now have a NEW FaceBook page. John Kain did a great job of putting it together and it is already seeing a lot of activity. It's where you can find out the latest on what's happening in GSACC. Plus just some very interesting topics.
Why not log in and join the conversation, and let us know what you think.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/www.gsacc.org/
Why not log in and join the conversation, and let us know what you think.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/www.gsacc.org/