Coachella Valley
Desert Camera Club
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NOTICES
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NEW!! SUMMER 2023 WOW COMPETITION RESULTS ARE IN
The judging for the 3rd annual Summer WOW Competition has been completed and a slide show created with all the winners. Craig Toms has won the gold medal, Larry Dao the silver, and Julianne Koza the bronze. Plus a lot of other great entries. Congratulations, everyone, for making this a successful annual event! Also see winners from past years.
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NEW!! Sept 6, 2023 PHOTOCHAT: "AI and Photoshop Beta" BY GARY VANDEMARK:
A video recording of Gary's September 6 PhotoChat is available for club members. To view it, open the PhotoChat Viewer in your member home page.
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EVENTS SCHEDULE-2023
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January 2023 PhotoChat |
Wed, Jan 4, 6:00PM |
Host: Jeanne Scott Topic: "How To Be Successful in Competitions" Location: Video Conference |
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January 2023 Speaker Meeting |
Thurs, Jan 19, 6:00PM |
Speaker: John Martin Topic: "A Case for Black & White Travel Photography" Location: Portola Community Center |
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January Field Trip-Lake Havasu (AZ) Balloon Festival |
Fri-Sat, Jan 20-21 |
Two Day Photo Outing-Members only: Contact Craig Toms or Greg Lilly |
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February PhotoChat |
Wed, Feb 8 |
Host: Jeanne Scott Location: Video Conference Image uploads: Feb 1-6 |
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February Competition Meeting |
Thurs, Feb 16, 6:00PM |
Judge: Lillian Roberts Location: Portola Community Center Image uploads: Feb 1-12 |
| End of Year (2022) Banquet | Fri, Feb 17, 6:15PM |
Host: Charles Stricker and Gary Vandemark Location: Oasis Country Club, Palm Desert |
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March PhotoChat |
Wed, Mar 1, 6:00PM |
Host: Jan Lyall Topic: "Tokyo Street Photography" Location: Video Conference |
| March Speaker Meeting | Thurs, Mar 16, 6:00PM |
Speaker: Jon Norris Topic: "Seven Years in the Desert-A Photographic Journey" Location: Portola Community Center Speaker will be present at PCC. |
| Desert Circuit Equestrian Photoshoot | Sun, Mar 19, 8:00AM |
Organizer: Greg Lilly Competitions: Hunter-Jumper Location: Desert Int'l Horse Park, Airport Drive in Thermal |
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April Peer Review |
Wed, Apr 12, 6:00PM |
Host: Jeanne Scott Location: Video Conference Image uploads: Apr 1-10 |
| Joshua Tree: "Wonderland of Rocks Walk-About" | Tuesday, Apr 18, 7am |
Host: Craig Toms Landscape & Wilderness Photo Ops Location: Joshua Tree Nat'l Park |
| April Competition Meeting | Thurs, Apr 20 6:00PM |
Judge: Joanne Stolte Location: Portola Community Center Image uploads: Apr 1-16 |
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May Speaker Meeting |
Thurs, May 18 6:00PM |
Speaker: Rick Hulbert Topic: "The Joy of Symmetry in Photographing the Natural and Constructed Environment" Location: Portola Community Center. Speaker will be connected via Zoom |
| May "Chuckle" Competition | Entire month of May |
Judges: Charles Stricker, Greg Lilly, Jeanne Scott |
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June Peer Review |
Wed, June 7 6:00PM |
Host: Jeanne Scott Location: Video Conference Image uploads: June 1-5 |
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Outing: Beaumont Lavender Festival Sunset Photo Shoot |
Thu, June 8 5:30PM |
Host: Craig Toms, Greg Lilly Location: 123 Farm, Beaumont |
| June Competition Meeting | Thurs, June 15 6:00PM |
Judge: Nan Carder Location: Portola Community Center Image uploads: June 1-11 |
| July-August | Summer WOW Competition |
Judges: CVDCC Board Members |
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September PhotoChat |
Wed, Sept 6 6:00PM |
Host: Gary Vandemark Topic: "New Photoshop AI Features" Location: Video Conference |
| September Speaker Meeting | Thurs, Sept 21 6:00PM |
Speaker: Michael Koren Topic: "Artistic Expression Through SmartPhone Photography" Location: Portola Community Center |
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October Peer Review |
Wed, Oct 11 6:00PM |
Host: Jeanne Scott Location: Video Conference Image uploads: 10/1-9 |
| October Competition | Thurs, Oct 19 6:00PM |
Judge: Andrew Lewis Location: Portola Community Center Image uploads: 10/1-15 |
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November PhotoChat |
Wed, Nov 1 6:00PM |
Host: Lance Williams Topic: "Sales and Use Tax for Photographers" Location: Video Conference |
| November Speaker Meeting | Thurs, Nov 16 6:00PM |
Speaker: Rick Hulbert Topic: "The Impacts of Artificial Intelligence on Photography; the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" Location: Video Conference |
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December Peer Review |
Wed, Dec 6 6:00PM |
Host: Jeanne Scott Location: Video Conference Image uploads: 12/1-5 |
| December Competition | Thurs, Dec 21 6:00PM |
Judge: TBD Location: Portola Community Center Image Uploads: 12/1-18 |
MEETINGS SCHEDULE-2023
OUR REGULAR MONTHLY MEETINGS are held on the 3rd Thursday of every month (except during our summer break in July and August) at 6:00 PM as either a virtual meeting via Zoom (video conference) or in-person meeting at the Portola Community Center. Please note that the Peer Review meetings (formerly called CRITSIG) and PhotoChats are also virtual meeting via Zoom. Please check this website often as meeting sites may change pending ongoing health conditions and CA regulations.
By agreement of your Board in May 2021, the age of competition images has been modified for the unforseeable future. In the Reality divisions (Nature, Photo Travel, PJ General, and PJ Human Interest) there is now no time limit (prior restriction was 18 then 36 months) of the date of competition. Images in Monochrome and Pictorial divisions also still have NO TIME RESTRICTIONS so these images could have been taken at any previous time.
Peer Review meetings are a group session where members submit images for others in the group to suggest improvements. Peer Review now meets as a virtual
meeting via Zoom in competition months at 6:00PM on the Wednesday (8 days) before the competition judging. Due
to COVID, all 2020 and 2021 meetings were held via video conference and future meetings may be held in person or via Zoom (see schedule above).
IMAGE SIZE REQUIREMENTS FOR CLUB COMPETITIONS EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2018.
Images must be not more that 1400 pixels in width and 1280 pixels in height.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Change in definition of Nature now no longer permits flower images, hybrid or not, except in specific circumstances. Click here.
Click here for details of S4C and S4C competitions.
CHECK THE OUTINGS AND EVENTS PAGE FOR UPCOMING CLUB OUTINGS AND PHOTO SHOOTS.