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End of Year Competition Winners

We had a blast at our end of the year competition. The following are the winners: Best in Show: “American Egret” by Charles Walker Second Place: “Wind Storm Lake Michigan” by Oscar Gutierrez Third Place: “Untitled Landscape” by Beth Anderson … Continue reading

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Field Trip: Kenilworth Gardens

FIELD TRIP Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens SAT, 7/19 Meet at 6:15AM @ Herndon Monroe Park & Ride MAP (to carpool) OR Meet at 7AM @ Kenilworth Herndon Monroe Park & Ride is Exit 11 off the Dulles Greenway. It’s also very … Continue reading

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Field Trip: Kenilworth Gardens

FIELD TRIP Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens SAT, 7/19 Meet at 6:15AM @ Herndon Monroe Park & Ride MAP (to carpool) OR Meet at 7AM @ Kenilworth Herndon Monroe Park & Ride is Exit 11 off the Dulles Greenway. It’s also very … Continue reading

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End of Year Party + Competition + Open House

PICTURES: http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=lpceoy08&w=all Come check out our new meeting place with fun, fotos and food! Our annual end of year party and print of the year competition will be Thursday, July 17th from 7-9:30 (setup at 6:45). Location: George Washington University … Continue reading

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End of Year Party + Competition + Open House

PICTURES: http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=lpceoy08&w=all Come check out our new meeting place with fun, fotos and food! Our annual end of year party and print of the year competition will be Thursday, July 17th from 7-9:30 (setup at 6:45). Location: George Washington University … Continue reading

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May Competition Winners

Our May open competition was a grand success! We had many entries and lots of winners. View results Our judge, Ian Plant, did a wonderful job and will definitely be asked to judge for us again. Unfortunately we didn’t have … Continue reading

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Excellent Nature Competition!

Our April competition, themed Nature, was a success! We had about 60 entries, which were superbly judged by Mr. Josh Taylor (http://www.archiphotoworkshops.com/). Many thanks, Josh! We’ve already discussed with Josh having him back to speak to us next season. Stay … Continue reading

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Welcome Newcomers!

We had a huge interest in our club at Meadowlark! For those of you checking us out for the first time (or after a long time away), welcome! Some tips – first, make sure to join our Yahoo Group. There’s … Continue reading

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HDR with Shelley

As always, Shelley gave us a wonderful talk this month! High Dynamic Range photography is really fascinating. For those who are interested, the tool she used is called Photomatix and you can check it out and download a trial or … Continue reading

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February

Due to problems booking our normal meeting place, we’ll be meeting on TUESDAYS this month only. For those of you who have been members of the club for a while, you’ll recognize this as our old meeting day. So I … Continue reading

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Meadowlark Results Announced

We submitted 99 photos and 29 were accepted. More from our fabulous Meadowlark Coordinator, Oscar: The Meadowlark Photo Judging is complete! Congratulations to everyone that had images accepted into the exhibit. The judging was even tougher than usual and very … Continue reading

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January Speaker Update

We’re so lucky, we have two speakers who wanted to talk to us in January! We’ve moved the nature photography talk to later in the season and instead are welcoming Roy Sewall to discuss how to produce a photography book. … Continue reading

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Get Ready for Meadowlark

Meadowlark is fast approaching! For those of you who have had photos accepted into Meadowlark, bring them for the exhibit at the Fairfax Govt Center! The hanging is Saturday at 9am at the Fairfax Govt Center. NOTE: MUST BE FRAMED, … Continue reading

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Meadowlark Matting Party

Get ready for Meadowlark and mat your photos! We’ll have mat boards for sale. If you have a mat cutter bring it along. If you don’t, others will bring theirs to share. If you’ve never matted before and want to … Continue reading

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Bill Conway and Panorama Photography

Many thanks Mr. Bill Conway for his excellent presentation on Panorama Photography! I think everyone took copious notes and is planning to try their hand at panorama photos. Mr. Conway has graciously agreed to give us his notes and allow … Continue reading

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October Competition Winners (“People”)

Our October Official Competition was themed, “People” and we had a lot of great people pictures! The winners were: 1st Place, Color Intermediate: Grandson’s Reflections © Susan Potter 1st Place, Color Beginner: untitled © Mark Jenkins 1st Place, Computer Manipulated … Continue reading

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Matting Workshop

Bring your photos and learn to cut your own custom mats! We will have mat boards for sale, as well as clear plastic protective bags. If you own a mat cutter, please bring it! Along with your photos, the class … Continue reading

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Exhibit of Past Meadowlark Acceptances

There will be an exhibit at the Fairfax County Government Center of previously shown Meadowlark Photo Expo images. Any image that was accepted into Meadowlark is allowed. NOTE: Prints must be matted and framed for exhibit (using most likely the … Continue reading

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Meadowlark Photo Expo – Judging

This is the date that judging will actually take place for the Meadowlark Photo Expo (nature photography expo at Meadowlark Gardens). We, LPC, will collect images PRIOR to this date, most likely the meeting just before this date. People’s Choice … Continue reading

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Meadowlark Photo Expo

This is the annual nature photography expo coordinated by the Northern VA Alliance of Camera Clubs. Area NOVACC clubs, including us, are allowed to enter nature photographs for consideration for the juried show. Website: http://www.meadowlarkphotoexpo.org/ People’s Choice Theme: “Dogwoods” Best … Continue reading

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