Submitting Digital Images

A month ago I had proposed that we use Flickr as a conduit for collecting and showing digital images at our meetings. There doesn't seem to be much interest in doing so and on further reflection I had one of those "on the road to Damascus" insights. I realized that there is a much simpler way to gather the images. Rather than asking members to upload to a site that introduces complexity (user names, passwords, security and intellectual property issues, etc.) you can just send the images to me by e-mail. My e-mail address is bannis4@centurytel.net.

The guidelines for submission will be pretty simple and probably not much different than you have done for other sites.

• file extension-- jpg
• resolution-- 72ppi
• size-- 1200 pixels for width or height, which ever is the largest dimension.
• naming the image-- please use your last name, name of image, number in the order you want them shown (if multiple images sent), file extension. Example: smith_sunset_1.jpg

Please remember that I will accept images on flash drives, CDs and DVDs at the October meeting, but in the future digital images will have to be submitted via e-mail. This will make things move much more smoothly at our meetings and be helpful to the meeting organizer. Thanks,
Byron

More About October WWIG Meeting

MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT: I am very please to let you know that Ben Stern has accepted my invitation to give a series of tutorials at upcoming meetings about 2 important topics: How to Construct a Photo Gallery Web Site and How to Do Slide Shows. At the October meeting Ben will introduce each topic giving us a brief overview. He will describe the software that he favors, so that those interested in doing so can obtain the software in order to work along with him as he presents these topics in much more detail at future meetings. I, for one, am very eager to learn how to get a website up and running and to be able to prepare decent slide show presentations and look forward to Ben's instruction

APOLOGY AND CLARIFICATION : At the last meeting I discussed upcoming Topic of Month assignments. It was suggested that the October topic would be gesture but then when it came time to make a final decision I forgot that I had done so. Sorry if this has created confusion. The October Topic of the Month is a photo taken on Saturday October 2nd at 11:00am wherever you are and whatever you are doing (backup, if you forget or if circumstances don't allow, is Monday October 4th at 1:00pm).

COMMENTS: When you visit this blog please remember to see if comments have been posted and, if they have, to read them. Thank you very much to those who have taken the time to enter comments. Jim Terman wrote one to the previous post which will be of interest to everyone using conventional film techniques.

MEETING AGENDA: As done before the last meeting, I plan to post the agenda here. I hope to get started tomorrow, but understand that this will be a work in progress and changes may be made up until 6:29pm on the night of the meeting. Sorry if, in the unlikely event, anyone objects but the host reserves this prerogative.

LIBRARY PRINT EXHIBIT: I asked John Zoerb if there had been any feedback from the La Crosse Public Library staff about our display of prints there in August. Pat Boge who apparently administers the displays was very pleased and asked if we would be willing to do so again next year. John has graciously agreed to once again curate and hang the exhibit if we decide to accept the invitation.  Please let us know if you are in favor of doing so by participating in the poll which you will find in the column on the right side of your screen.
Byron

WWIG October Meeting

The next meeting of the WWIG will be on Wednesday October 6, 2010 at 6:30pm at my home (N2207 Pammel Pass W.) The usual format will be followed. We'll start with a social hour at 6:30-- with refreshments by Susann Annis and an opportunity for leisurely review of prints brought by members. Next Ron Reimer will be speaking and moderating a discussion. I will give a brief presentation and demo on Micro Four-Thirds Digital Cameras. I hope to have one more person do an introductory talk about a couple of complex problems that I would like to explore in detail in future meetings-- more information about this later. Finally, there will be an Open Mike for presentation of prints and digital images. 

FUTURE PLANS:  I had previously asked Bob Hurt to speak at our November meeting and he kindly agreed to do so. Recently, however, I suggested that we put this off until Spring because some of us did see his quite remarkable slide show at the N4C meeting last week.

TOPIC OF THE MONTH/ OCTOBER:  I'm sorry to give you this assignment on such short notice but, because members have enjoyed this exercise in the past, I do want to go ahead as planned. The topic/assignment is to take a photo at 11:00 am on Saturday October 2nd-- no matter where or of what. If  you absolutely can't go ahead and take your photo at the backup time of 1:00 pm  on Monday October 4th. I don't know about you, but I have no idea of what the results will be, either for myself or the group. Obviously the more participants the better the resulting display. Finally, there is this: One of my goals as a photographer is to be rigorous about having a camera with me at all times-- something I very rarely do even though hardly a day goes by that I don't regret when I encounter  potentially terrific shot. This topic is an exercise that can help remind us of the possibilities of photo serendipity.

I've got to go. More later. Please come back to this blog for updates.
Byron

Invitation

On Sunday September 17th Susann and I will be spending the day at my land in Crawford County. Eric Thomson and his partner Beth Schaldach will be joining us. We do plan to mosey on over to The Driftless Area Arts Festival to take a gander. The event's website has samples from each of the artists and the photographs on offer seem very good. Our own Jamie Heiden will be among them. If any of you would like to visit our land or see the yurt that has been erected and is finally habitable, please let me know and I'll give you directions. We'd be very pleased to see you.
Byron

This and That

Jamie Heiden has posted several new images on her Flickr site http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamieheiden/. These are, in my opinion, sublime. Do yourself a favor and check out her collection.

Do you experience a warm, fuzzy Kumbaiya moment when you peceive that you are part of an international colleaguium of photographic artists. This video is a reminder that any jerk can buy a SLR with flash attachment and call him/herself a member of the photojournalistic community. Click here for is a frightening example of some of these vermin paparazzi in action:


Here are 2 stunning videos from YouTube. This one is a 1922 test of Kodachrome. It is quite remarkable.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_RTnd3Smy8&feature=channel
And finally, the winner of The Mobius Kodak Cimamaphotography Award for Television. This is a really fantastic marriage of technical mastery and creativity.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsRq_r1vIOQ&feature=channel

Enjoy,
Byron

Another Great Photoblog

 

I discovered some really great images on a photoblog called Last Flight Out Photography which is by Scotty Graham, a long time resident of Indonesia. Along with a fabulous underwater image  he posts "I'm headed back to Raja Ampat [in Papua] in October...still looking for two more people to join me...wanna come?"  Wouldn't it be great to have a couple of our members join up? Do It!

Check out all of his images! The HDR may not be to everyone's taste (I'm withholding comment) but I found the overall effect to be awesome. Also click the link to his personal blog which has lots more to see.
Byron

HDR Poll

This image, a photograph of Parliament taken recently and posted my current favorite photoblog Stuck in Customs, is, in many ways, very compelling. However, on viewing it I felt almost certain that HDR technique had been applied and I found the result off-putting. What do you think? Let me know by responding to the poll posted in the left-hand column. Use of Photomatix software for HDR is confirmed by the blog author/ photographer's response to a question in the comments section. Your comments will be very much appreciated.
Byron

Let's Try Something New for Our Meeting on 2Sept2010

Program:

• Jennifer Buchiet-- Imogen Cunningham
• Jamie Heiden--Can digital imaging have an original?
• Byron Annis-- An difficult and unusual problem with print maintenence.
• Scott Kelby-- http://www.scottkelby.com/blog/2010/archives/12235
• Epson Paper--

Announcements--

• Guest speaker for November
• Preview October Equipment Review
• Preview Presentation for October
• Address Update
• Topic of the Month--  Hats, Emerging Spring (Fall), Repetition, Letters, Neon, Happy Ever After, Wheels, People (Men and/or Women)  at Work, Sept 25, 2010 11:00am, Monumentalism, Musicians, Ruins, Birds, Wild Flowers, Night Photography, Blue, Gesture 

Image Review and Discussion