Coachella Valley
Desert Camera Club
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NEW NOTICES
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NOTE: SEPTEMBER SPEAKER MEETING DATE CHANGE!
September's speaker meeting will be held on Thursday, Sept 23, at 6PM, rather than our normal 3rd Thursday date of Sept 16. Our guest speaker will be Nancy Lehrer, an independent photographer from Thousand Oaks, CA. The topic of her presentation is "Life Happens in Color: A Street Photography Manifesto".
From Nancy: "The physical act of doing street photography is far too easy. Armed with a small camera and a pair of walking shoes, anyone can head down the street snapping pictures of strangers. No special equipment, research, or complex planning is required. But in order for an image to be remembered, to hold a viewer’s attention for more than just a passing glance, it must present an insightful observation. It must hold interest not only visually, but also by way of its content. It must look good and it must say something. In short, it must provide a compelling story..."
I am sure you will find her presentation interesting and informative...Gary |
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June 17 COMPETITION JUDGING/CATALOG AND JUNE 2 PHOTOCHAT:
A video recording of our June 17 competition judging by Sue Clark is available for club members. To view it, open the meetings viewer in your member home page. Gary/Brian Vandemark's June 2 "Photographing Water" PhotoChat is also available in the PhotoChat viewer.
The June 17 competition awards catalog, as well as previous ones, are available to the public on our Gallery Page |
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The Coachella International 2021 Exhibition catalog of award-winning images is now available for viewing:
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LINK TO COMBINED CVDCC/CONWY CLUBS 2020 PROJECT:
One of our club meetings in 2020 was visited by the leader of the Conwy Camera Club from Wales, U.K. As a result we both agreed to create a video slide show including photos from both clubs depicting the photographic beauty of our respective locations. The Conwy club created the production with images supplied by both clubs. Here is a link to that beautiful Youtube program.
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NEW WEB PAGE: STUART LYNN AWARD
Check out our new page describing our own "Stuart Lynn Award" that is given each year to a member with outstanding contributions to our CVDCC.
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UPCOMING MEETINGS 2021
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September Speaker Meeting |
Thurs, Sep 23, 6:00PM
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Speaker: Nancy Lehrer Topic: "Life Happens in Color: A Street Photography Manifesto" Location: Video Conference |
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October CRITSIG |
Wed, Oct 13, 6:00PM |
Host: Jeanne Scott Location: Video Conference Available for image upload Oct 1 to 11 |
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October Competition Meeting |
Thurs, Oct 21, 6:00PM |
Judge: TBD Location: Video Conference Available for image upload: Oct 1 to 17 |
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November Speaker Meeting |
Thurs, Nov 18, 6:00PM |
Speaker: TBD Topic: TBD Location: Video Conference |
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December CRITSIG |
Wed, Dec 8, 6:00PM |
Host: Jeanne Scott Location: Video Conference
Available for image upload Dec 1 to 6 |
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December Competition Meeting |
Thurs, Dec 16, 6:00PM |
Judge: TBD Location: Video Conference
Available for image upload: Dec 1 to 12 |
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 a virtual meeting via Zoom (video
conference). Please note that the CRITSIG meetings are also now a 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 restrictions so these images could have been obtained any time.
CRITSIG (Critiquing Special Interest Group) is a group session where members submit images for others in the group to suggest improvements. CRITSIG 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 meetings were held via video conference and will continue to be held via video conference in 2021 until further notice.
NEW 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. Click here for S4C article on how to downsize images to meet new requirement!
2020 EOY AWARDS ANNOUNCED AT VIRTUAL BANQUET: Click here to download PDF of last year's presentation!
COACHELLA INTERNATIONAL 2021 EXHIBITION CATALOGS have been posted! Also view catalogs from previous Coachella exhibitions.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Change in definition of Nature now no longer permits flower images, hybrid or not, except in specific circumstances. Click here
NEXT S4C COMPETITION will be in August 2021.
Click here for details of S4C and S4C competitions.
CHECK THE MEETINGS PAGE FOR DETAILS OF UPCOMING MEETINGS.
CHECK THE EVENTS PAGE FOR UPCOMING CLUB OUTINGS AND PHOTO SHOOTS.