Photochrome Camera Club

As usual, two images per person may be entered. We will open the meeting with a “PicSix” from the Ardenwood Field trip. Then everyone gets the opportunity to show off their favorites. Experiment or go classic. Either way, enjoy the applause and the questions from the audience. “How did you do that?” is a frequent one. No judges, no scores, just conversation and a great learning experience.

Send your digital images by midnight Wednesday to: Photochromeprojectionist@gmail.com

Mark your images:

• Category*-First Name-Last Name-Title. Jpg

*categories are:

• PicSix (up to 6 images taken on Field Trips )
• OP (Open Pictorial) two images
• TN (Theme Night) two images per theme.

Please note: digital images should be re-sized so that the longest side is no more than 1024 pixels. That is how they fit properly on our projection equipment.

For more information please also see:

• Submission Instructions
• Ambient Light in the Digital Darkroom

All are welcome to attend. This is where we plan and discuss meetings, activities and general maintenance of Photochrome. The meeting is held in the Gallery Annex / Fireside Room upstairs on the main level of the Church and lasts about an hour and a half. Some terrific ideas come from the suggestions of members who just happen to drop in.

Let’s meet in front of the Visitor Center on Hyde Street Pier at 9:30 AM.

Photography: Tripods are OK. We are going to walk down the pier and photograph anything you want. There are quite a few interesting details along the way. The $5.00 entrance fee is to go aboard the ships anchored at the pier. The best photo opportunities are aboard the Balclutha, Eureka and Hercules. Don’t forget Fisherman’s Wharf. It too is filled with great sites to photograph. Finally, the Hyde Street Cable Car terminal is just a short walk away with images waiting to fill a roll of film or flash card.

Directions: The Hyde Street Pier entrance is located at the corner of Hyde and Jefferson Streets. The best way to get there is by public transportation. However, there is parking at the Ghirardelli Square parking garage ($$$) on Larkin between North Point and Beach Streets .

Entrance Fee: $5.00, but if have an America the Beautiful or Golden Age Pass, you will get in for free.

See the post on our Photo Book Project.

Send in your best shots and words of wisdom to Martin Taylor by July 14.

Here’s the format:
For the first review, send ONLY 1024 pixel (longest side) images to this special address: mh.taylor@yahoo.com . DO NOT send full size images—instructions for those final selections will follow later.

Images should be contemporary so that they will be relevant to our target readers. Images should be recognizably ‘San Francisco’ and not overly disguised by Photoshop effects. Images should be taken in San Francisco or of San Francisco (how about documenting the places that offer the best views of the city itself; include views of San Francisco from Marin, Treasure Island, Oakland). A subcommittee of your Photochrome Board will act as editors and designers of the book and may work
with you in that capacity to tweak your entry or to combine it with similar submissions.

We have a special treat in store for us on July 16, when Dave Cattell, a UK photographer and now San Francisco resident will share some of his images. He’ll also talk to us about his work in Borneo with the Raleigh Group. Raleigh’s projects enable young people to experience and help protect not only Borneo’s pristine and wild conservation areas but also life in its varied ethnic communities.