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DENVER CMC PHOTOGRAPHY SECTION

NEWSLETTER

Frank Burzynski CMC Liaison

fburzynski@comcast.net

Jao van de Lagemaat Education Coordinator jvandela@gmail.com

Ron Hileman Hike and Event Coordinator

ronhileman@gmail.com

Selma Kristel hikerselma@gmail.com

Alex Clymer Newsletter Coordinator

alex@clymer.net

Dan Orcutt Presentation Coordinator orcuttpscmc@gmail.com

Karen Theesen Presentation Coordinator

rmhfun@hotmail.com

Larry Karasevich Presentation Coordinator lkarasevich@sbcglobal.net

CMC Photo Section Email cmcphoto11@gmail.com

How to Get Your Head and Heart

Working Together

Please submit 1 or 2 recent photos

to John Bickel (drjhbickel@gmail.com) by July 7th.

Name the file with your full name.

For example: “first_last_1.jpg”

Limit file size to 5MB or less.

The CMC photo section holds monthly meetings

the second Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m.

$20 Annual Dues

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Join us for a presentation by section members Dan Orcutt and Kristin Provost.

Mindful Photography is a means to learn what pleases you visually, hone your set of

photography problem solving skills, and improve your resulting images. It takes the

“something” that caught your eye, defines it more specifically, and refines it for

photographic presentation. It is nothing new, as many photographers have practiced

it in one form or another since the advent of the photographic process, but we seem

to focus on the individual skills rather than the synthesis of these skills. Mindful

photography addresses this synthesis.

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Presentation will start at 7 pm.

Use the link and dial in information provided in the CMC photo section email to join

the meeting.

The CMC’s Denver Group Council is holding elections for new councilors in early

September. Volunteering to serve on the council is an excellent way to support the

CMC. Councilors participate in the discussion and implementation of critical

decisions affecting the almost 5000-member Denver Group. In addition to a chair,

there are nine councilors who serve a 3 year term each. Three councilors rotate off

each year to maintain continuity.

Additional information regarding responsibilities can be found at:

https://cmcdenver.org/wp-content/uploads/CouncilorResponsibilities-2020-05.pdf

And at the Denver Council home page:

https://cmcdenver.org/membership/dgc/denver-group-council

For questions regarding the Council duties, please contact one of the following nominating committee members.

Sue Holden, suholden@yahoo.com

Martha Delporte, sabona51@comcast.net

Please submit your bio and a picture to Sue Holden (Secretary) at

milehighmountaineer@gmail.com

These will be published for group members to review prior to September voting.

Deadline for submission is July 31st.

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Join us for a presentation by professional photographer Colleen Miniuk.

Are your photographs falling flat? While humans see the world in three

dimensions, a photographer can render an image of a scene in only two. In order

for our viewers to feel a sense of space and dimension in our photographs,

whether we’re photographing broad scenic landscapes or intimate macro

subjects, we must create the illusion of depth in our compositions. Join outdoor

photographer/writer, Colleen Miniuk for this insightful presentation to learn how

mindfully incorporate the three L’s--lines, layers, and light—and transform

uninspiring arrangements into engaging, expressive photographs.

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Colleen Miniuk is an ex-software engineer who fled Intel Corporation in 2007 to

pursue a meaningful life as a full-time outdoor photographer, writer, publisher,

instructor, and speaker. Her credits include National Geographic calendars,

Arizona Highways, AAA Via, National Parks Traveler, On Landscape, and a broad

variety of other publications.

She has served three times as an Artist-in-Residence with Acadia National Park.

She authored the award-winning guidebooks through her publishing company

Analemma Press including Photographing Acadia National Park: The Essential

Guide to When, Where, & How and Wild in Arizona: Photographing Arizona’s

Wildflowers, A Guide to When, Where, & How (1st and 2nd editions) as well as

the instructional ebook: Seeing the Light in Outdoor Photography (1st and 2nd

editions).

Colleen also writes a weekly advice column called “Dear Bubbles.” She leads

photography workshops and all-women photography workshops (called

“Sheography™”) through her own business, CMS Photography, as well as for

numerous camera clubs, national-level organizations, conferences, and private

clients.

To see more of Colleen’s work, visit: www.colleenminiuk.com

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For 2020, the CMC photography section

is asking for volunteers to present

Shooter's Choice.

Shooter’s Choice involves selecting a set

of photographs from a hiking trip,

vacation, or any outdoor experience

and presenting them to the group.

As you are presenting each photograph,

you can include why you liked the image, how you composed it, any challenges you

encountered while taking the photo, and techniques that you used (e.g. tripod, time of

day, filters, aperture, shutter speed etc).

It's not necessary to be an advanced photographer to present a Shooter's Choice. All

skill levels are invited to participate. It’s optional, but you can ask for feedback from the

advanced photographers in the group. It's a great way to improve your photography

skills.

We look forward to seeing your photographs.

Please contact Karen Theesen at rmhfun@hotmail.com if you are interested.

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In the 108 years since its founding, the CMC has

weathered some serious storms—two world wars,

Spanish Flu, the Great Depression, the Vietnam

War, the Cold War. These events were separated

by decades, but they had something in common:

the CMC survived each of them because of our

dedicated community. Now we are in a new storm

- the novel Coronavirus Pandemic. And we need

your help. Will you help us weather this storm?

Support the CMC:

https://cmc.org/Donate/WeatherthisStorm.aspx

Although all events and outings have been canceled, the CMC Staff and Volunteers

have created a new Outdoor Online University so that members can learn new skills

and brush up on old skills while at home.

Find out more information and see the latest CMC announcements regarding COVID-19 at:

https://www.cmc.org/COVID-19andCMCProgramming.aspx

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Dawn Wilson is offering a discount for CMC members for $435 for a full-day tour and

free second person.

For more information about private workshops visit:

https://www.dawnwilsonphotography.com/photo-workshop

Keep up to date on the CMC Photo group’s meetings and outings.

Plus share your latest photos and get info on other photography related events

happening in the Denver area.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/cmcphoto/

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Member Photos

Travis Patterson

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Tim Semones

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Ron Hileman

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Ron Hileman

Travis Patterson

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Janice Bennett

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Mark Evans

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Frank Burzynski

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Peggy Schafer

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Peggy Schafer

John Helfrich

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John Helfrich

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John Bickel

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Jao van de Lagemaat

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Jao van de Lagemaat lagemaatphoto.smugmug.com

Dan Orcutt AboveTreelineImages.com

Frank Burzynski fburzynski.zenfolio.co

Janice Bennett janicebennettphotography.smugmug.com

janicebennett.com sagazmedia.com

John Kieffer outsideimagery.com

Alan Lipkin coloradophotodoctor.com

Michael Ciavatta ciavattaphoto.com

Alex Clymer neonfuzzart.com

https://cmcdenver.org/specialinterests/photography-section/specialinterestsphotography-

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lightstalking.com Tips and tutorials, feedback, and downloadable photo goodies. essential-photoshop-elements.com Photoshop Elements 13 tutorials by Rick Peterson divephotoguide.com Contains photos, trips and photo techniques by Matt Weiss. While it is written for underwater photographers, it is quite well done and some of the information is universal. lenscratch.com A very good comprehensive website about photography. They have a new photographer every day, plus much more, including online exhibitions that you can be a part of, links to other websites, and shows to enter. It has constantly rated as one of the best websites for photography in the world. photoeye.com/bookstore/index.cfm Photoeye Book Store, a great site about all sorts of photo books, one of the best for this subject. muybridgeshorse.com Muybridge’s Horse is a newer website devoted to animal photography and art. The young woman who started it went to school at CU. newlandscapephotography.com New Landscape Photography is just that—a site about landscape photography. It has a new photographer once or twice a week and is also a Facebook group where anyone can upload photos. featureshoot.com/2014/02/52-photo-sites-get-inspired/#!vkVXB Feature Shoot, with a list to 50 more.

the-digital-picture.com Canon data including Zeiss, etc.

imaging-resource.com Detailed analysis of cameras and lenses. luminous-landscape.com Techniques, tutorials, essays and reviews.

app.photoephemeris.com Sun and moon data displayed on a map. dpreview.com General and specific topics of interest to photographers including excellent, thorough reviews. dxomark.com Excellent technical data on cameras and lenses. coloradocaptures.com General and specific topics of interest to photographers.

shadowhousecreations.blogspot.com Creative resources for artistic people. Free textures , brushes, tips and tutorials from photo artist Jerry Jones.

brusheezy.com Free Photoshop brushes, textures, patterns, and graphics.