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CMPRC Exhibit

Our exhibit at the Claude Moore Park Recreation Center will start soon! The new date will be the first week in November. Once volunteers have signed up to hang, then they will get to choose the specific day. Members will … Continue reading

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Thursday Competition – “Abstracts”

Hello everyone.  Our first official competition of the season is Thursday, Oct. 23rd!  We are excited to have Joseph Rossbach back to judge for us.  The theme is the same topic he spoke on, “Abstracts”.  Note, while Joe focused on … Continue reading

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Meeting Changes

Our speaker for the Oct. 9th meeting has unfortunately fallen ill.  We will either have a new speaker or we will have a member night.  I will let everyone know.  I’d suggest bringing stuff to share just in case. Also, … Continue reading

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New Photoshop CS4 – Content Aware Scaling

The new photoshop cs4 is here! Probably it’s neatest feature is called “content aware scaling”. At first this sounds pretty boring. But seeing a demo makes a world of difference. The software recognizes the “important” parts of an image and … Continue reading

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New Building for Sept 25 and Oct 9 Meetings

We will still meet at the George Washington University Virginia Campus on Sept 25 and Oct 9. However, we will be in a different building. When coming from Rt. 7, you come to a stop sign/intersection. Usually you go left. … Continue reading

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Updated Competition Rules

 Charles, our Competition Coordinator, has updated the competition rules for the 2008-2009 season.  Please read through them carefully before our first competition in Oct.  There have been a few changes and some clarifications. LPC Competition Rules 2008-2009

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Meeting Fees Reduced

Hi everyone, in this time of high gas prices and skyrocketing national debt, LPC is actually lowering its membership fees! Our membership fees for this year are $30, with additional family members $10 each.

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Calendar Updated!

Hi everyone – we have our first half of the season updated in our online calendar (thanks, Abigail!) We also have a list of programs for the year off our Meetings page (go directly to the 2008-09 list of meetings).

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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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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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First Meeting – WOW!

We are having a great season already! Our first meeting went very well, with as many new folks as returning folks. We hope to see you all again at our next meeting. For those of you not on our Yahoo … Continue reading

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