CCCH Outing/Meeting 2009

(Oct 16, 2009) Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Sunrise lava boat tour from Pohiki is fully booked by eigth HPS members.

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Nov. 6-8, 2009

(Download the PDF or MS Word 97/2000/XP version, with the registration form to be printed, filled, and sent via snail mail.)

All participants are responsible for reserving their own airline tickets, hotel rooms, food, and car rental. HPC members will help provide fellowship and car-pooling, particularly when 4-WD vehicles are needed. If a shared ride is needed, please indicate on registration form. We will ask everyone to sign a form that releases liability to clubs in case of accidental injuries.

Information on lodging in Hilo:

1. Hilo Hawaiian Hotel, 808-935-9361, Kamaaiana $85.00/ room + 12.4167% tax (nicest hotel);
   


2. Hilo Seaside, 800-560-5557, Kamaaina $69.00/ room + tax;
   


3. Naniloa Volcanoes Resort, 808-969-3333, Kamaaina economy ocean view $59.00/ room + tax; garden view std. $79.00 + tax (be sure to ask whether room has air conditioning);
   


4. Arnott's Lodge, 808-969-7097, (Not Kamaaina) Dormitory $200/night incl. tax for 12 people; Semi-private (share bathroom) $60.00 incl. tax; Private $70.00 incl. tax;
   

Friday, Nov. 6. Fly into Hilo at around 4 p.m.

(C) Mary Goodrich

Option 1: Hike to active lava flow at Kalapana; gate opens at 5 p.m.; must be healthy & in good physical condition; bring sturdy, covered shoes & flashlight (Steve Godszak in charge). We will meet in Hilo at Hilo Hawaiian Hotel at 4 p.m. and car-pool.

Option 2: Black & white night in Hilo and East Hawaii Cultural Center Fall Festival opening (Anubhav in charge).

Saturday, Nov. 7

Option 1: At sunrise, visit Halemaumau Crater; there is an active vent located there; may need Park passes. Later, visit Volcanoes National Park. Will meet up with Group in Option 2 for lunch at Volcano House at 12 noon, and then continue to photograph the Park.

Option 2:
Sunrise Lava boat tour; approximately $100 (depends on group size); leaves from Pohoiki at 5:45 a.m.; warning: seas may be rough and there is a health risk of breathing in toxic fumes; contact Susan Miyasaka if interested & she will make arrangements. Could meet up with Group in Option 1 for lunch at 12 noon at Volcano House and then continue to photograph Volcanoes National Park together.

Option 3:Workshop on Photographing "The Nude in Nature" by Kathleen Carr; held near Hilo, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (6 hours); $175 per person (includes model fee plus higher fee for Kathleen to travel to Hilo). Meet at 10 a.m. at the Komohana Agricultural Complex (875 Komohana St.) for a presentation by Kathleen & then travel by car (@ 10 minutes) to nearby secluded location for photo shoot. We need a minimum of 6 participants or this workshop will be cancelled. A maximum of 10 photographers will be allowed. Susan Miyasaka is in charge of logistics for this workshop.

6:00 p.m. – 9 p.m.: Keaau Fine Arts Gallery AT exhibit opening. Pot-luck, bring a dish to pass. CCCH annual meeting. (This is in lieu of a Banquet.)

Sunday, Nov. 8. Fly out of Hilo in late afternoon around 4 p.m.

(C) Bob Douglas

Alternative A: Sunrise at Waipio Valley. There are locked gates now. Jeff Ikeda knows someone who will open gates for us; need 4WD vehicles. This is an all-day photo shoot (Jeff in charge). We will meet at Hilo Hawaiian Hotel at 5 a.m. and car-pool.

Alternative B: If it's too rainy, then it's not possible to cross the stream in Waipio Valley. Our alternative outing will be to visit Mauna Kea (Jeff will make decision on Saturday night at AT Exhibit opening).

• Option B-1: Drive along Mana Road to Waimea (need 4WD vehicles);


• Option B-2: Visit summit (warning: high altitude sickness; need 4WD vehicles);


• Option B-3: Joy is willing to lead a hike on Pu'u O'o trail off Salile Road; need covered, sturdy shoes.

Registration Form

Submit by October 21, 2009 to: patnsteve@hawaiiantel.net or Steve Godzsak, 871 Hele Mauna St, Hilo, HI 96720 (PDF & MS Word 97/2000/XP versions)

Name(s):


Number in party:

Address:


Cell phone number:

Club Affiliation:

Airline arrival (time & date):

Airline departure (time & date):

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I would like to participate in the following CCCH outings/activities:

* Friday, Nov. 6 (select only 1):
    Option 1 (Hike to lava flow): 

    Option 2 (Hilo Black & White Night): 

* Saturday, Nov. 7 (select only 1):
    Option 1 (Hawaii Volcanoes Natl. Park): 

    Option 2 (Sunrise Lava boat tour, approx. $100):

    Option 3 (Kathleen Carr's workshop, 6 hours, near Hilo $175/ person):

* Sunday, Nov. 8:
    Alternative A (Waipio Valley): 

      Do you have a 4WD vehicle?  
      How many passengers could you take? 

    (Select only 1 of Alternative B):
    Alternative B-1 (Mana Road): 

    Alternative B-2 (Mauna Kea Summit): 

    Alternative B-3 (Hike Pu'u O'o Trail): 

ABSOLUTELY FINAL Rules for Allen-Tarleton Memorial Photography Contest 2009

Each Club shall determine their own entry date deadline and devise any rules they wish to make the selection of the body of work to represent their club. Photographers wishing to enter the Allen-Tarleton Memorial Contest must contact their own local camera club. Check the following websites for meeting dates, times and contact info:

1. Hilo Photography Club: http://hiphoto.org/
   
2. Hawaii Photographic Society: http://hawaiiphotosociety.blogspot.com/
   
3. Maui Camera Club at http://www.mauicameraclub.com/
   

Club Entry Date: SEPTEMBER 30, 2009, via email to seasteve871@gmail.com, or send a CD/DVD receipt to Allen-Tarleton Committee, c/o Steve Godzsak, 871 Hale Mauna Street, Hilo, HI 96720

Results: Posted at http://cameraclubcouncilofhawaii.blogspot.com/ no later than October 8, 2009; and by email to member club's designated CCCH representative by October 5, 2009.

Eligibility: Only dues-paying CCCH clubs of good-standing may enter their members' entries. The $25/club dues are due on or before September 30, 2009. Such dues are payable to the Camera Club Council of Hawaii and may be paid with the entry fees to Joy San Buenaventura, 101 Aupuni Street, Suite 311; Hilo, HI 96720. If CD/DVD of entries is mailed, the check may accompany the CD/DVD.

Entry Requirements:

1. Except for the "Slide-Show/Movie" category, all digital images MUST be submitted in the following format:
   
   
   
   1. All Images must be in JPEG format, RGB or Grayscale mode. Color space should be in sRGB mode.
      
   2. Image file size may NOT be greater than 1 Mb; however an image whose longest side does not exceed 1024 pixels will not be disqualified if it surpasses the size limit
      
   
   
2. All entries must have file names that are as follows: Photo club initials _ initials of photographer _ title of photo.jpg. Example: In "hpc_js_niceflower.jpg", hpc is for Hilo Photo Club, js for initials of photographer-entrant John Smith, niceflower for title of picture.
   
   
   
   1. "hps" is the designation for the Hawaii Photographic Society; "hpc" is for Hilo Photography Club; and "mcc" is for Maui Camera Club. Initials of photographer are ordered such that the first name initial is first.
      
   
   
3. No watermark, copyright notices, logos or other identifying marks of entrant on any entry is allowed. Copyright information may be placed in the entry's metadata.
   
4. No time limit on entries,i.e. photos/images can be taken at anytime.
   
5. All entries prior to enhancement/manipulation must have been an original photograph or digital image taken by entrant from a camera. For multiple-exposure or multiple-image entries, all images or exposures prior to enhancement/manipulations must be original photographs or original digital images taken by entrant from a camera.
   
6. Starting 2009, no prior A-T accepted entry is eligible. (This allows for entries accepted in other competitions to be entered into the A-T contest and with a digital database starting 2009 of accepted entries, enforcement is possible.).
   
7. Each entry is required to pay a $5 contribution towards the prize money; in addition to the cost of return mailing (and insurance if required by entrant) if the entry is submitted physically and the club requires a return of the CD/DVD. There will be separate rules and requirements for exhibits of accepted entries.
   

CATEGORIES:

1. Color: Color images which are photorealistic – the definition of what is photorealistic will be determined by the judges and no color entry will be disqualified if it meets all other requirements.
   
   
   
   • Maximum 15 entries per club and 2 entries per person.
     
   
   
2. Monochrome: Duotone photorealistic images such as black-and-white, infrared black and white, selenium-toned, sepia-toned. The definition of what is photorealistic will be determined by the judges and no monochrome/duotoned entry will be disqualified if it meets all other criteria.
   
   
   
   
   • Maximum 15 entries per club and 2 entries per person.
     
   
   
   
3. 
   Slide-show/Movie: Multi-image moving images.
   
   
   • 5 minute maximum.
     
   • Must be formatted such that by clicking/double-clicking on the filename or icon the slide-show/movie entry will start playing. .
     
   • Maximum 5 entries per club and 2 entries per person.
     
   
   
4. "Open": Any entry that is not photorealistic such as Photoshop compositions with multiple image sources, the use of "alternative" printing processes, works that incorporate "non-traditional" materials into the image, images that are formed using the collage technique, abstract or 3 dimensional objects that have a photograph as the principal subject matter of the work.
   
   
   Photographers wishing to submit 3 dimensional works shall submit a photograph or photographs to illustrate their work for consideration by the jury.
   
   
   
   
   
   • Maximum 15 entries per club and 2 entries per person. If entry is one that cannot be submitted digitally (such as 3-D presentations), club is responsible for all postage/delivery costs and shall provide a digital image of such entry for judging.
     
   • Must be originally based on an image taken by a digital or traditional camera.
     
   
   

JUDGES WILL HAVE A RIGHT TO REASSIGN AN IMAGE TO A DIFFERENT CATEGORY. Maximum entry limits will only be determined at the time of entry and no disqualification will occur if judges reassign and thus, entry maximum requirement is surpassed.

PRIZES: 1^st Place per category for Color, Monochrome and Open: $100, 2^nd: $75, 3^rd: $50. For Slide-Show/Movie: $100. "Best in Class" and an "Honorable-mention" may be awarded if the judges believe that there is one deserving. The Camera Club for the most points will be given recognition for Outstanding Achievement.

JUDGES:

1. Codie King, Wailoa Center Director. She was born and raised on Oahu and is the fifth generation of her family in the Islands. She is a graduate of Boston University with a Bachelors of Fine Arts degree and a recipient of the Silver Medal Award from the Royal Society of Arts Manufactures and Commerce 1984. She received her Masters of Fine Arts Degree in Ceramics from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University in 1986. She returned to Hawaii in 1988 to pursue her career in art. In 1991 it was joyfully sidelined by the birth of her triplets. See the August 2009 newsletter of Hilo Photography Club: http://issuu.com/danhieux/docs/hpcaug09 on Ms. King's latest juried show.
   
   
2. Professor Michael Marshall, Associate professor at University of Hawaii, Hilo. He received his Masters in Fine Arts at Yale University. He has been a professor at UH-Hilo and Fontbonne College, St. Louis, MO since 1980. He has had multiple exhibitions of his work since 1977 and his work has been part of a number of public and private art including: St. Louis Art Museum, State Foundation of Culture and the Arts, Anheuser Busch, and AG Edwards. Some of his work is currently being shown at the Atrium Gallery. See his bio and his artwork at: http://www.atriumgallery.net/artists/mmarshall.htm.
   
   
3. Dennis Taniguchi, East Hawaii Culture Center Director. He has a Masters degree in Geology and 30 years of Arts administration experience at San Francisco's Kearny Street Workshop and Japantown Art & Media Workshop. He began as a ceramicist and photographer and later worked professionally in graphic design, silkscreen and mural painting. He taught photography/video at Waiakea High and science at Ka`u High, gave tours at Lyman museum and served as Executive Officer for the Hawai`i Island Chamber of Commerce.
   

RELEASE OF LIABILITY.

Every entrant releases the Camera Club Council of Hawaii ("CCCH"); Hilo Photography Club and its members; Hawaii Photographic Society and its members; Maui Camera Club and its members; Keaau Fine Art Center fka Island Giclee, its owners, agents and employees, and the judges: Codie King, Michael Marshall, and Dennis Taniguchi from all liability from any damages whatsoever. Such release of liability includes, but is not limited to, unauthorized publication of the entrant's image, unauthorized use by a third person who may have downloaded such image from the CCCH website, damage or destruction of the image, and any other possible injury to the entrant's body, feelings, image or reputation.

SUBMISSION OF ENTRY IMPLIES ACCEPTANCE OF THE ABOVE RELEASE OF LIABILITY.

Finalists' Entries: Mid-Year Image Contest 2009

The entries of finalists from HPC, HPS, and MCC are...

Sunset Textures in the Sand, Rob DeCamp

Flowers, Bill Irwin

Rock Wall Zion, Mary Goodrich

Abstract pro 178, Molly Hart

Driftwood, Bill Irwin

Traffic Jam, Sunshine Choe

Basket Weave, Steve Godszak

Bumps, Alvin F. Van Treese, Jr.

Memory of Rain, Stephen Levine

Abstract Pro 006, Molly Hart

Green Plant Texture, Kerri Duke

Eucalyptus in the Rain, Mary Goodrich

Natural Fence, Keith Kurahashi

Congruity, Molly Timmers

Peeling Bark of Madrone, Susan Miyasaka

Leaves, Michelle Kono

Motion of Water, Jacqueline Johns

Ropey Pahoehoe, Christina Heliker

Face II, Michelle Kono

A Little Bitta Rain & a Whole Lotta Time, Sunshine Choe

Stream Texture, John Hugg

Fungia, Molly Timmers

Lava River, Alvin F. Van Treese, Jr.

Fallen Hapuu - S, John Hugg

Pele's Pallet, Stephen Levine

Plant Study, Milton Chong

Judd Trail Pali Highway, Robert Trinka

Chameleon - S, Rita Rosenfeld

Tombstone, Joy

View from Himeji's Castle, Keith Kurahashi

Leaf Study, Faith Cloud

Results: Mid-Year Image Contest 2009

Results of Mid Year Image Contest 2009 ...

Rank	Title	Score	Photographer	Club
1	Sunset Textures in the Sand	95	Rob DeCamp	Maui CC
2	Flowers	92	Bill Irwin	HPC
3	Rock Wall Zion	91.5	Mary Goodrich	HPC
4	Abstract pro 178	91.2	Molly Hart	HPC
5	Driftwood	91	Bill Irwin	HPC
6	Traffic Jam	90	Sunshine Choe	HPS
7	Basket Weave	89	Steve Godszak	HPC
8	Bumps	87	Alvin F. Van Treese, Jr.	HPS
9.5	Memory of Rain	85	Stephen Levine	Maui CC
9.5	Abstract Pro 006	85	Molly Hart	HPC
12	Green Plant Texture	84	Kerri Duke	Maui CC
12	Eucalyptus in the Rain	84	Mary Goodrich	HPC
12	Natural Fence	84	Keith Kurahashi	HPS
14	Congruity	83	Molly Timmers	HPC
15.5	Peeling Bark of Madrone	82	Susan Miyasaka	HPC
15.5	Leaves	82	Michelle Kono	HPS
17	Motion of Water	80	Jacqueline Johns	HPC
18	Ropey Pahoehoe	78	Christina Heliker	HPC
19.5	Face II	76	Michelle Kono	HPS
19.5	A Little Bitta Rain & a Whole Lotta Time	76	Sunshine Choe	HPS
21.5	Stream Texture	75	John Hugg	Maui CC
21.5	Fungia	75	Molly Timmers	HPC
23	Lava River	74	Alvin F. Van Treese, Jr.	HPS
25.5	Fallen Hapuu - S	72	John Hugg	Maui CC
25.5	Pele's Pallet	72	Stephen Levine	Maui CC
25.5	Plant Study	72	Milton Chong	HPS
25.5	Judd Trail Pali Highway	72	Robert Trinka	HPS
28.5	Chameleon - S	71	Rita Rosenfeld	Maui CC
28.5	Tombstone	71	Joy	HPC
30.5	View from Himeji's Castle	70	Keith Kurahashi	HPS
30.5	Leaf Study	70	Faith Cloud	HPC