Welcome to the Silver Spring Camera Club. Visitors and new members are invited to our public meetings, which take place the first three Thursdays of every month, September through May. We also welcome you to our field trips. Signups are through Meetup.
Meetings are either in-person, or virtual on Zoom.
The first meeting of the month is our speaker night, held virtually.
In person meetings will take place on the second Thursday of each month, and will generally be our competition. In person meetings are held at Northwood Presbyterian Church, 1200 University Boulevard West, Silver Spring, MD.
On the third Thursday of each month we hold a virtual meeting. This will generally be our Photo Forum which includes discussion, member presentations, and photo sharing.
The November Cable Release newsletter
This week at the Silver Spring Camera Club
Here is what is happening this week
Thursday, November 21 at 7:30 on Zoom: Photo Forum
Winners of the October Competition
October’s competition was Nature for projected and print images. Michael Oberman was our judge.
ADVANCED PROJECTED
1st Place: Bob Catlett ~ Valley View
2nd Place: David Terao ~ Gorilla and Infant
3rd Place: Karen Finkelman ~ Love is in the Air
HM: Beth Koller ~ Not a Leaf
INTERMEDIATE PROJECTED
1st Place: Dennis Freeman ~ Fall in the Adirondacks
2nd Place: Diane Sanders ~ Cactus Glow
3rd Place: Lisa Auerbach ~ Calm, Cold, and Quiet
HM: Elise Shurie ~ White-breasted Nuthatch
NOVICE PROJECTED
1st Place: Michele Dastin-van Rijn ~ Medicine Bow Reflection
2nd Place: Gerry Woods ~ Blackwater Falls
3rd Place: Gerry Woods ~ Pandamonium
HM: Charlie Farmer ~ Heron Chick 3
NOVICE, INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED PRINTS
1st Place: Beth Koller ~ Sitting Pretty
2nd Place: Tanya Riseman ~ Lush Lotus
3rd Place: Larry Gold ~ Orange and Yellow Dahlia
HM: Beth Koller ~ Lobo Mexican Wolf
Member Spotlight
Our member spotlight for this month is Larry Gold
Other Information
2024-2025 special competition topics:
In addition to the usual, open, nature and monochrome categories, there will be three other competition topics next year:
Abandoned: Abandoned photography captures images of man-made structures
or other man-made objects (e,g, vehicles, machinery) no longer serving
their original purpose, and that show the effects of long neglect. The
abandoned structure or object should be the primary focus of the image;
for example, an image of a human model in an abandoned building would
not be allowed.
Found abstract: A found abstract is a photograph of shapes, colors, and
textures discovered intact in the environment. The photographer can
create a close-up of one portion of a scene or object, to isolate it
from the whole and thus eliminate explanatory context, but in this
competition, it is okay if the object can be identified. The
photographer may use minor post processing techniques to emphasize
attributes and create moods, but another person should be able to return
to the original site/scene and identify the same image that you “found”
and captured in your picture. In-studio constructions or manipulations
do not qualify.
Humorous: Humor, like beauty, is in the eye (or funny bone) of the
beholder. Any image submitted that the photographer thinks is humorous
is acceptable. It will be up to the judge to weigh the technical and
artistic aspects of the image along with its humor.
Please help make preparation for Competition Night easier!
Field Trips
OCTOBER 20 FIELD TRIP — MONUMENTS AT NIGHT
At least 9 SSCC members gathered at dusk to photograph monuments on the National Mall, organized by Owen Epstein and documented by Gerry Woods. We had excellent weather. The wind was so calm that the Reflecting Pool was like a sheet of glass — great for photos! We were joined by a young man from Rockville who is interested in joining the Club.
OCTOBER 5 FIELD TRIP — WASHINGTON NAVY YARD
Several SSCC members led by Phil Boyer met near Nationals’ Park for urban street and architecture photography. To quote Wendy Kates, “Who would have thought that one of the most interesting features of the Navy Yard was the O Street Sewage Plant?”
Member, Photographic Society of America