Welcome to the CVDCC Website!
2019 COACHELLA EXHIBITION NOW OPEN!!
The 12th annual Coachella International Exhibition is now open for entries. As you know, our club sponsors this event each year and it is recognized by the Photographic Society of America (PSA) Click here for more information and how to submit entries. |
NOTE: CHANGES FOR ALL 2019 MEETING DATES!
To offer a quieter environment for our meetings, we are changing ALL 2019 meeting dates to the 3rd Thursday of each month, rather than the 4th Tuesday!! They will be held as before at the Portola Community Center. The CRITSIG meetings for competition months will be held the Wednesday before. We are also changing competition months to Feb, Apr, and Jun, with speaker meetings in Jan, Mar, and May. |
UPCOMING MEETINGS
Next | Date/Time | Topic |
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Competition Meeting | Thurs, Feb 21, 6:00PM |
Competition Judge: Stuart Lynn Location: Portola Community Center |
Regular Meeting | Thurs, Mar 21, 6:00PM |
Speaker: Rick Strobaugh Subject: Landscape Photography Location: Portola Community Center |
CRITSIG Meeting | Wed, Apr 10, 9:00AM |
Location: Portola Community Center |
Competition Meeting | Thurs, Apr 18, 6:00PM |
Competition Judge: TBD Location: Portola Community Center |
OUR REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING, starting Jan, 2019, will be on the 3rd Thursday of every month (except in July and August) at 6:00 PM at the PORTOLA COMMUNITY CENTER
CRITSIG (Critiquing Special Interest Group) is a group session where members submit images for others in the group to suggest improvements. CRITSIG meets
at the Portola
Community Center in competition months from 9:00 AM until Noon on the Wednesday before the competition
judging.
NEW IMAGE SIZE REQUIREMENTS FOR CLUB COMPETITIONS EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1!
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!
RESULTS OF DECEMBER, 2018 JUDGING COMPLETE AND POSTED! Click here to download, save, and view the catalog of winning entries!
COACHELLA INTERNATIONAL 2018 EXHIBITION CATALOGS have been posted! Also view catalogs from previous Coachella exhibitions.
S4C INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION 2018 CATALOGS have been posted! Also view catalogs from previous S4C exhibitions.
NEXT COMPETITION: Thursday, February 21st. Closing date for entries Sunday midnight, February 18th.
CLUB PHOTOCHATS is a new addition to club offerings. Click here.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Change in definition of Nature now no longer permits flower images, hybrid or not, except in specific circumstances. Click here!
VIEW OUR 2017 AWARDS BANQUET PRESENTATION!! Click here.
NEXT S4C COMPETITION will be in January. Date to be announced. 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.
NEWS
- Read the true story about the famous Iwo Jim flag-raising photo!
- Visualize the effects of different camera settings. A great simulator!