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NAVIGATING OUR BUSY HOME PAGE

Judges' Choice:  Some of our Best Images ... of the Month and Year
(click on images for larger view and to see other monthly winners)

July 2010
June 2010
Images of YEAR 2009  
PRINTS
DIGITAL IMAGES
PRINTS
Anne MacKenzie Award
DIGITAL
PRINTS - other winners
DIGITAL IMAGES - other winners

Past Competition winners: Monthly  ||  Annual
 
PACC Events for July - Aug
  • ALL PACC meetings (except as noted) are now held at the Lucie Evans Nature Center in the Palo Alto Baylands at the east end of Embarcadero Rd (Google MAP).

    Laurie Naiman, 2010

    View from the Nature Center

    Meeting days
    are as follows:
    2nd Wed (Image Competition - Prints alternating w/ Digital), 3rd Wed (Group Critique) & 4th Wed (Program Evening), except as noted below and on our Calendar of Events page. Since lighting between the parking lot and Nature Center is not always optimal, we advise carrying a flashlight.

(All evening meetings begin at 7:30 pm, but the room opens at 7 pm for those who wish to get to know other members better, address new member questions, and share their photography interests)
Calendar of Events for 2010

Image competitions


(Members must be present when their image is being judged)

WED Aug 11: DIGITAL Comp (Pict Color, Monochrome + Special Theme: "SHADOWS")

NOTE: Deadline for uploading images or print data - 3 pm on Monday before event

FOR DEFINITIONS OF SPECIAL CATEGORIES, CHECK LINK AT TOP OF PAGE ENTITLED "COMPETITION CATEGORIES"


(For all image GUIDELINES, see link at top of page)

Special Interest GroupS ('Sig')


 

SUBJECTS: Post-Processing; Landscape, Macro & Nature; Lighting & Portraits

See Calendar for dates & places

Group Critique

WED AUG 18 - SMALL Group Critique (DETAILS)
Program Evening

 Wed July 28

"Photo Products Fair"

Digital photography makes it easy to make so many photo products – books, calendars, DVDs, notecards, etc. All members are invited to bring samples of what they've made to share with other members. We are meeting in the auditorium of the Palo Alto Art Center to have more space to show our wares.

 Event photos by KU!

 
Field Trips

Mark your calendar for these SPECIAL EVENTS

Annual Auction/Potluck

Sun Sept 12, 2010

EVENT DETAILS

Begin thinking about stuff you no longer need that might appeal to other members

Items donated so far
(incl link to submission form)

 2010 Palo Alto Weekly Photo Contest

Club members Steve Shpall, Kwan Chan & John Conlin are among the winners
DETAILS in June 4 issue of PAW (p. 17)



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PACC Members in the News (also Archive)

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Member Vardan Aroustamian's "The Story of a Forgotten Spring" received honorary mention at Pacific Art League's July show, titled "Art Outside the Box", open July 2 to 29. It is on display along with his two other prints at the Pacific Art League in downtown Palo Alto.
Member Marvin Wax's print "Baylands Rain Storm" won 2nd prize in the 2010 Michael Kellicutt International Photo Competition at the Coastal Arts League gallery in Half Moon Bay. Prints on display thru July 5, and include those from members Edward Nunez, Gordon Frierson & Branko Radonjic.
 2010 Palo Alto Weekly Photo Contest

Club members Steve Shpall, Kwan Chan & John Conlin are among the winners. DETAILS in June 4 issue of PAW (p. 17)

Judy Kramer's print "Pelican Take-Off" has been accepted in the Pacific Art League's June show, titled "Fur, Fins, and Feather,  open from June 4-24. Reception on Fri June 4, 5:30--8 pm, at the Pacific Art League in downtown Palo Alto.

Acadia NP
Member Xavier Cohen's image taken in Acadia National Park was awarded the Grand Prize in “Share the Experience™, the 2009” Official Federal Recreation Lands Photo Contest (3-19-10)
Member Judy Kramer's print "Tree Etching" has been accepted for exhibit in a show entitled "Patterns and Abstractions of Nature - A Fine Art Mixed Media Exhibi" at Filoli Mansion in Woodside. From Feb 9 thru Apr 11, with a 'Meet the Artists' reception on Sat Mar 27 from 10 - 3. More info

Fishing Cone Sunrise, Yellowstone

Member Xavier Cohen's print has been accepted in a juried competition for exhibit at the Center for Photographic Art in Carmel. The show will be there until Dec 4, 2009.


Two of member Bill Jackson's images were accepted for a juried exhibit at the Center for the Creative Arts in Fredericksburg, Virginia, from June 28 - July 31. One of them (previously a winner at PACC) is the featured image for the show.


"Don't even think about it!"

This and 14 other prints by member Philippe Cailloux will be shown at his first solo exhibit opening in Los Altos on Fri June 19. The show, entitled "Explorama", is the artist's attempt to convey some of his quirky concepts via graphic explorations, often with surprising and entertaining results, as attested by many who have seen Cailloux's work at club competitions.


Member Judy Kramer's image "Wild Heliotrope" won first place in the 2009 Anza-Borrego Desert Photo Contest in the Desert Plants category, Adult Division, and has also won Best of Show in the Adult Division. The contest is sponsored by the Anza-Borrrego Foundation and Institute.
Member Laurie Naiman had a solo exhibit of 17 prints entitled "Death Valley & Beyond: A Portrait" at the TBAG Gallery in Tecopa, CA from Mar 7 - Apr 4, 2009.

DETAILS

Member Judy Kramer's image, "Garden Among the Joshua Trees," is runner-up in the California Native Plant Society (CNPS) "2009 Conservation Conference: Strategies and Solutions" Photo Contest. It will be published in the next issue of the CNPS newsletter, "Fremontia"
Member Radka Tezaur has just given birth to a new book published in the Czech Republic, entitled "Fotografujeme Deti". Among the images are several by PACC members: Philippe Cailloux, Xavier Cohen, Dan Quinn, Dany Suk & Laurie Naiman. Sample pages can be viewed by clicking the link entitled 'Listovani v knize' (in a grey bar below the main info).
Member John Harrison's "Nature's Firefall" photograph from Yosemite was recently selected to be in the North America Nature Photography Association (NANPA) members' showcase for 2009
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This image also was among the winners of the Second Aperture Nature Photography Workshop Contest
"Winter Storm Sunset in the Gates of the Valley" by member Xavier Cohen won the GRAND PRIZE in this year's Canon's annual Photography in the Parks Contest

Article in May 2009 issue of Shutterbug Magazine

Philippe Cailloux's ('KU') photo blog - chronicling a formerly new member's odyssey of enlightenment with PACC

 Planning your photo exhibit
  Costco Prints: Guidelines



Who are we?

  Founded in 1935, we are a group of serious amateur (and some professional) photographers interested in working together to enhance and broaden our photographic skills and artistic vision by:
  • showing our work at print and digital projector evenings for critique by an outside judge (slides discontinued in 2007)
  • learning from others with similar interests
  • participating in special programs and field trips
Our competitions are open to photographic images captured and produced by all methods (including digital).

We are affiliated with the Northern California Council of Camera Clubs (N4C), the Photographic Society of America (PSA), & the Mid-Peninsula Photographic Alliance (MPPA).


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UPDATED: July 28, 2010