Macro Workshop on February 19, 2025
Please join us for a hands-on creative photography workshop on Wednesday, February 19th.
Plan to take photos of a variety of objects with your cell phone or camera. It’s an opportunity to zone in on your indoor lighting skills and collaborate and trade techniques with other members. Whether you want to shoot macro, close-up, or try your hand at impressionism, the end result of your photo creation is up to you! We will have a variety of items to photograph, but feel free to bring an item with you to add to the collection.
Our meeting begins at 7:30 PM at the Christian Church of Arlington Heights, 333 W. Thomas St., Arlington Heights, IL.
Guests are welcome.
Congratulations to Our February 5, 2025 Competition Winners
Competition Winner Results
Mono DPI
Jan Weld, “Feeding Egret”, Best of Show, Award
Joe Peabody, “Dark Roast”, Award
Carol Wille, “Ginkgo with Water Droplets, Honorable Mention
Glen Kaupert, “Chicago Winter Skyline”, Honorable Mention
Color DPI
Reinhard Schwind, “The Great Gray Owl”, Best of Show, Award
Becki Hagberg-Cohen, “Door County Aurora”, Award
Glenn Kaupert, “Michigan Avenue Lights”, Award
Jan Williams, “Staircase in Portugal”, Award
Sandra Tipton, “Wild Pine Martin Minnesota”, Honorable Mention
Patty Colabuono, “Hello There”, Honorable Mention
Patty Colabuono, “Cold Day At The Beach”, Honorable Mention
Small Mono Prints
Jan Weld, “Palace of Fine Arts”, Best of Show, Award
Mark Becker, “Hard Frost”, Honorable Mention
Large Mono Prints
Jan Weld, “Yosemite-Lake View”, Best of Show, Award
Paula Matzek, “Holy Name Cathedral”, Honorable Mention
Small Color Prints
Bob Reynolds, “A Little Tongue”, Best of Show, Award
Carol Wille, “Winding Around The Bend, Award
Steve Seburn, “The Monarch”, Honorable Mention
Large Color Prints
Bob Reynolds, “Coyote on Ice”, Best of Show, Award
Jan Weld, “Venice Canal-Night”, Honorable Mention
Club Competition February 5, 2025
Join us for the first competition of 2025. Upload your DPI images and bring your printed pictures by 7 pm.
Competition will start at 7:30 pm
Club Meeting – December 18, 2024
Hello Club members,
Our meeting on December 18 will be Image Review Night. Bring in images (prints or digital) for a feedback session. Perhaps your image can benefit from strategic cropping or a different border. Brainstorm with your fellow ACC Club Members to see how to get the best from your photos. Our meeting begins at 7:30 PM.
December 4, 2024 Competition Winners
ACC Print Competition Results – December 4, 2024
Small Color Prints
Steve Seburn, “Beautiful, But Deadly” – Award, Print of the Month
Bob Reynolds, “Scales” – Award
Mark Becker, “Shallow Creek Bottom” – Award
Bob Reynolds, “Little Brown Bird” – Honorable Mention
Sandra Tipton, “Hummingbird on Cigar Plant” – Honorable Mention
Jan Williams, “Calla Lily” – Honorable Mention
Large Color Prints
Mark Becker, “Thin Ice” – Award
Jan Weld, “Where’s Barred” – Award
Steve Seburn, “Nice Kitty” – Honorable Mention
Richard Schwind, “In Pursue” – Honorable Mention
Small Mono
Jan Weld, “Monument Valley’s Totem Pole at Dawn” – Award
Mark Becker, “Lotte Jacobi at 89” – Honorable Mention
Large Mono
Sandy Tipton, “George” – Award
Steve Seburn, “White Tail Deer” – Honorable Mention
ACC DPI Competition Results – December 4, 2024
Mono – Class A
Jan Weld, “Chummy Pelicans” – Award, Best of Show
Reinhard Schwind, “Snowbird” – Award
Sandra Tipton, “Great White Egret Ready for Rest” – Honorable Mention
Carol Wille, “Black Dahlia”, Honorable Mention
Mono – Class B
Larry Brady, “Canal Street Railroad Bridge” – Award, Best of Show
Larry Brady, “Ullapool” – Honorable Mention
Judy Kong, “Forget Me, Forget Me Not” – Honorable Mention
Color – Class A
Sandra Tipton, “Scissortail Flycatcher Hunting”, Award, Best of Show
Reinhard Schwind, “Warm Reflections” – Award
Becki Hagberg-Cohen, “Celestial Symphony” – Honorable Mention
Ken Olsen, “Lotus with Visitor” – Honorable Mention
Color – Class B
Sue Farwick, “Hello Kitty” – Award, Best of Show
Joe Peabody, “Around the Bend” – Award
Patty Colabuono, “Summertime” – Honorable Mention
Steve Seburn, “Double Crested Cormorant” – Honorable Mention
Club Meeting November 20, 2024 – Mort Lerman
The program for our November 20 meeting will feature Post Processing Tips & Techniques presented by Mort Lerman. Mort is a long-time member of the Arlington Camera Club and, as he says, he’s been taking photos for “a long time”.
The meeting begins at 7:30 PM at the Christian Church of Arlington Heights, 333 W. Thomas, Arlington Heights, IL.
Club Meeting – November 6, 2024 – Scott McNeill
Scott McNeill, a Northshore Camera Club member, will provide a presentation on photography during the wintertime.
When it is really cold outside, and you would prefer to be inside by the fire…”
The presentation will provide insights as to how to have some fun and make creative images in the cold. And there will be a discussion about photographic possibilities and photography gear and clothing needed.
Come see some of Scott’s winter images and listen to his insights, and share yours, about what and how to photograph subjects in the cold.
The presentation will start at 7:30 pm, doors open at 7:00 pm.
October 2, 2024 Competition Winners
Oct 2, 2024 Competition – Print Winners
Small Monochrome
Jan Weld, “Eagle Fishing”, Award -Small Monochrome Print of the Month
Steve Seburn, “Stamping Mill Skylights”, Award
Larry Arends, “Highlander Pride”, Honorable Mention
Large Monochrome
Jan Weld, “Sydney”, Award – Large Monochrome Print of the Month
Bob Reynolds, “Eye Spy”, Honorable Mention
Small Color
Bob Reynolds, “Jelly Belly”, Award — Small Color Print of the Month
Sandy Tipton, “Hummingbird Resting on Petal”, Award
Jan Weld, “Take a Sip”, Honorable Mention
Larry Arends, “Colored Glass”, Honorable Mention
Large Color
Bob Reynolds, “Anemone”, Award — Large Color Print of the Month
Jan Weld, “Oops”, Award
Sandy Tipton, “Red-Tail Hawk Bathing”, Honorable Mention
Oct 2, 2024 Competition – DPI Winners
Color
Sandy Tipton, “Ruby-throated Hummingbird”, Award, Best of Show
Carol Wille, “Beautiful Evil”, Award
Reinhard Schwind, “Sweet Nectar”, Award
Bob Reynolds, “Stop and Smell the Flowers”, Award
Carol Wille, “Leaning on the Vine”, Honorable Mention
Jan Weld, “Almost Gotcha!”, Honorable Mention
Jan Williams, “Kylemore Abbey”, Honorable Mention
Nancy Soos, “Butterfly Garden”, Honorable Mention
Sandy Tipton, “Osprey with Koi”, Honorable Mention
Steve Seburn, “Larry, Curly, and Moe”, Honorable Mention
Monochrome
Carol Wille, “Looking Up”, Best of Show
Glenn Kaupert, “Morning Moon”, Award
Bob Reynolds, “Duckweed Resident”, Honorable Mention
Sue Farwick, “Snow Leopard”, Honorable Mention
Vesela Zlateva, “Tulips”, Honorable Mention
Club Meeting – October 16, 2024 – Fred Gold
ACC Member, Fred Gold, will present a program on Sreet Photography at our next meeting.
Fred will discuss the difference between Portrait, Nature, Architectural, and Street Photography. After experimenting with the different classifications he has specialized in Street Photography for many years. At the current time, he has a solo exhibit at the North Shore Senior Center for the months of September and October using an unusual method of displaying the images. Fred will be showing some of his images as examples and for discussion.
The presentation begins at 7:30 pm and guests are welcome to attend.