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San Luis Obispo Camera Club

Events and Announcements

Annual SLOCC Competition Awards

Image of the Year

Members' Choice

Highest Average Score

Photo Society Exhibit

Camera Club Member Heather Craig received Best in Show from juror Steve E. Miller in the CC Photographic Society camera phone exhibit. A total of seven SLOCC Members received Honorable Mention awards. They are BeJae Blake, Heather Craig, Ralph George, Mimi Ditchie, Peggy Jansson, Jerry Kirkhart and Jenn Lawrence. The exhibit, titled "Through the Lens of My Phone," opened January 6 at the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, 1040 Broad Street near Mission Plaza and runs through the month of January; reception on January 6 was at 7 P.M.

New Times awards SLOCC Photographers

Camera Club Members Alice Cahill, Mimi Ditchie, Dave Coronel, Steve Corey, Jenn Lawrence, Heather Craig, and Ashala Tylor all received awards for their entries in the 16th annual New Times Winning Image contest.

2012 Photographic Calendar

Camera Club Member Anita Ritenour has once again made her photographs available in a 2012 Calendar that can be purchased at www.lulu.com/product/calendar/my-calendar/18665045 You can also find calendars of her prior work at this site.

Dorothy Cutter wins Another Photography Contest



Camera Club Member Dorothy Cutter was the overall winner in the 2012 Prince Edward Island Visitors Guide photo contest. 4,000 images were submitted and the prize was $1,000. The contest was for a photo taken on Prince Edward Island.

Featured Photographs

Camera Club Members Jon and Gloria Lomax each had their photographs featured in RCI's monthly magazine "Endless Travel."

Marina Square Gallery Featured Artists



"Abondoned & Forgotten," an exhibit in photographic art by Camera Club Member Dave Johnson, will be shown at the Gallery at Marina Square from February 1 through February 28. Artist Reception will be held on Friday, February 10 from 5-8 P.M.

Camera Club Members Beth Sargent and Cheryl Strahl will be the featured artists in March.

Budget Cafe Featured Artist

Camera Club Member Cat Evans is displaying her photography in February at the Budget Cafe in downtown SLO.

Morro Photo Expo

The next Morro Photo Expo will be March 30, 2012 through April 1, 2012. Special Offer for SAN LUIS OBISPO CAMERA CLUB members and their families. Beginning now and ending January 31, 2012, the Morro Photo Expo is offering a 10% discount on paid registrations. The discount is good only for SLOCC members and their families. To redeem your discount go here: www.regonline.com/morrophotoexpo2012 Where it says to "Enter a Discount Code" enter CLUBTEN and complete your registration. The discount is only for those who have not registered yet and cannot be combined with any other offer. The 10% will be taken off the Event Fee only and does not apply to Pre-cons or other fees collected for boat trips, models, etc. Please contact morrophotoexpo@gmail.com with any questions. Arthur Morris is the headliner for the Expo. He's one of the premier bird photographers in the world and a Canon Explorers of Light master. There are over 40 classes to choose from. A number of Camera Club Members are involved as instructors -> Dave Johnson, Jerry Kirkhart, Marlin Harms, Bill Bouton, Steve Corey, Pat Brown, Mike Baird, Howard Ignatius, Nan Calora, Jon Lomax, Dennis Sheridan, Liz Haslam, Pam Link, Alice Cahill, Don Quintana, Ashala Tylor, and Mike Peterson. Register now and get the classes you want while they're available.

Cherry Blossom Photo Tour to Japan

Tour Japan from April 5, 2012 to April 19, 2012, the peak of the cherry blossom season in Japan, with Denny Silas of www.silastours.com.

Photography Classes

Suite1 in Morro Bay is offering a variety of photography classes from Photo 101 to Go Pro in Three Days. All courses are taught by their professional team of photographers/artists. Contact them at Suite1morrobay@gmail.com or 805-602-7123

Full Moon Alert

The full moon for this month is coming soon. Here are the best days and times to shoot the moon. The times listed are for Morro Bay, CA, but other locations in San Luis Obispo county will vary by only a couple of minutes. For locations further away, see the programs below.

Bear in mind that these moonrise and moonset times are based on a flat horizon (such as the ocean). Add 15 – 20 minutes to the moonrise time if there are hills on your horizon for moonrise and subtract 15 – 20 minutes from the moonset time if there are hills on your horizon for moonset.

Moonrise

Monday, February 6, 2012
Moon rises at 4:47 P.M.
Sun sets at 5:36 P.M.
Best shooting from 5:36 – 6:33 P.M.
(Between sunset and the end of nautical twilight)

If you’re interested in a moonset shot, this is a particularly good month if you don’t like to get up too early as the full moon sets fairly late at 7:19 A.M. on Monday.

Moonset

Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Moon sets at 7:07 A.M.
Sun rises at 6:57 A.M.
Best shooting from 6:01 – 6:57 A.M.
(Between the beginning of nautical twilight and sunrise)

To locate a suitable location, try one of the following programs.

Heavenly Opportunity (Windows only)
$16 to download
http://ho.fossilcreeksoft.com/

The Photographer’s Ephemeris (Windows, Mac, iPhone)
Free on computers, $8.99 for iPhone
http://stephentrainor.com/tools
http://photoephemeris.com/

Focalware (iPhone)
$4.99
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/focalware/id299490222?mt=8

Solar and Moon Calculator (Android)
Free
http://www.androidzoom.com/android_applications/news_and_magazines/solar-and-moon-calculator_izju.html

Live Eagle Cam

The Raptor Resource Project brings you the Decorah Eagles from atop their tree at the fish hatchery in Decorah, Iowa. The live video feed is streamed online 24/7. At night an infrared light provides night vision to viewers through the cam. Infrared light is not visible to eagles, they do not see it or know it is there. www.ustream.tv/decoraheagles

Cal Poly Self-guided Tours

For more information on Cal Poly campus architecture (like the PAC), take one of Cal Poly's self-guided tours => http://www.ess.calpoly.edu/_admiss/visit/selfguided.html