HPC - August 2009 by Bob Douglas

August 2009

HPCMONTHLY The Hilo Photography Club is a photography club based on the Big Island of Hawai’i, and has been meeting monthly since 1978. Our members all have a common interest in photography and in sharing their craft/ profession/hobby with others. Skills range from novice to professional. We currently have around 50 members from all parts of the Big Island. The club holds a meeting every month in Hilo. In addition to a business meeting, we often have demonstrations, slide shows from members or invited photographers, invited lectures, inclub photo contests and exhibits, discussions about upcoming contests, photographic technique, technology, equipment, digital manipulation, darkroom, etc. This monthly meeting is usually the 3rd Wednesday of the month, at 7 p.m, at the Kamana Senior Center on Kamana St. in Hilo Google Map. Hilo Photo Club Website

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President’s Corner By Doug Halsted

July was an active month for HPC members with great outings, an interesting panel discussion and two guest photographer speakers. August plans to be just as activity filled and will start off with the Orchid Society Shoot. Ben Gaddis has worked hard to put this shoot together and it is a great chance to take in the Orchid Show and provide excellent pictures to the Society. Please participate. Your Board is very active and has great programs and activities planned for the coming year. Board meetings are open to all members and the next meeting is scheduled for August 21st at the home of Ken and Mary Goodrich in Volcano. Hope you attend. This is your Club and suggestions for speakers, programs, activities and outings are welcomed! Let us know your thoughts via a call or email. Doug Halsted President, HPC

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Table of contents Notes from the Second Banana

Calendar

Meeting Minutes, July 15th, 2009

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“Character, like a photograph, develops in darkness.” - Yousef Karch

Think about it. Is it still relevant in the digital age?

Notes from the Second Banana By Steve Godszak

August already - Orchid Showtime! Last year's outing was a lot of fun and this year we have another wonderful opportunity to photograph the orchids and all the displays in a relaxed, unencumbered, crowdless world. The lighting can be a real challenge in the stadium, sometimes the sunlight streaks in illuminating the exceptional colors and shapes. Most time it hides in the clouds. Better to bring a strobe and some simple reflectors to help illuminate the subjects. And there's lots of them. I still recall a comment said to me while shooting at a Tulip Festival: "So many flowers, so little film." But digital has eliminated that problem. So bring a large capacity storage device and photograph as much as you like. Good hunting!! Steve

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Calendar This is a no longer test - We have tested the viability of the group Yahoo calendar. I have added all (I hope) of the next events into the calendar. For those who have events posted please double check the dates, times and locations.

Now through October 2009 Lyman Museum Na Pa’i Ki’i Salvaged from trash cans in 1964 and then stashed in archives for decades, a collection of glass plate photographs capturing life in the Kingdom of Hawaiì from 1883-1905 has been resurrected in Na Paì Kiì ò Brother Bertram. As the first Marianist principal of St. Louis College (now St. Louis School in Honolulu), German-born Brother Bertram Gabriel Bellinghausen left a legacy of education and service to the islands. As a pioneering photographer with a particular interest in the maka`āinana or common people, his legacy includes nearly 2,000 images of the people and landscape of turn-of-the-century Hawaiì. This exhibition features a selection of photos of Hawaiì Island. For more info see www.lymanmuseum.org

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Now through July 30th 2009 - Mauna Kea - The Temple - Tom Whitney Tom Whitney has a show hanging now at the new Pahoa Museum which has been open since December, 2008. The exhibition is "Mauna Kea - The Temple" The exhibition will continue at the Museum through July 30. The exhibition comes at a time when the issues surrounding Mauna Kea are again in the news. The exhibition demonstrates Hawaiian spiritual connection to the mountain with many photographs and artwork and words by dozens of Hawaiians on the walls of the exhibition. Also providing a welcome cultural ambience in the exhibition is a video by Na Maka o ka ‘Aina showing chanting and honoring of the mountain. Tom Whitney and Gladys Suzuki took the photographs. There is art by Hikoula Hanapi and Leila Pihana. The Pahoa Museum is located in Pahoa Village across the street from Luquin’s Restaurant. For more information call Sarah Williams (808) 430-1573. Sponsors of the exhibition include Royal Order of Kamehameha I, Mauna Kea Anaina Hou, Kanaka Maoli Religious Institute, the Sacred Mountains Society and the Maka‘ainana Foundation.

Now through August 2nd - Hawai’i Nei

Joe Ruesing received a second place award in photography for his picture titled “Ohia”. The jury is in for "Hawai'i Nei 2009"! Over 100 pieces of art work were selected by jurors for inclusion in the island's first juried art show celebrating Hawai'i's native flora and fauna, from reef to ridge. Jurors evaluated nearly 150 art pieces submitted for this unique new exhibition. Species depicted ran the gamut, from ulua aukea (giant white jack fish) to endemic honeycreepers (forest birds) and 'ohi'a lehua trees to the rare, endangered hau kuahiwi (hibiscus relative). The three-person jury included Linda Pratt and Thane Pratt, both career biologists in Hawai'i, and Codie King,

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Gallery Director of the Wailoa Center in Hilo. King, a veteran of many juried shows, states, "I was honored and excited to co-jury the first Hawai'i Nei Art Exhibit 2009. Hopefully my art background and opinion lent itself to help produce a very strong exhibit. The children's art was delightful and the adult division yielded a volume of high quality of art work to choose from. The celebration of our native species will be most evident in this beautiful display." The "Hawai'i Nei" exhibition features work by local artists of all ages, from keiki to kupuna. Pieces selected for the show includes a wide array of styles and media including oil painting, scratchboard, metal sculpture, fiber art, stained glass, and even an original music score and performance. The exhibition includes several well-known Big Island artists, such as watercolorist Marian Berger, photographer Jack Jeffrey, painter Kathleen Kam, and ceramicist Emily Herb. Plus, young artists present work that ranges from pencil drawings and colorful block prints to miniature ceramics and tabletop dioramas. "Hawai'i Nei 2009" runs June 13 to August 2 at the Volcano Art Center Gallery, located in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park. The receptions and exhibition are free, though park fees apply. Art work will also be shown in the lobby of the Volcano House and in Volcano Village at Volcano Art Center's Niaulani Campus. For more information, call 967-7565. This exhibition is sponsored by the Department of Land and Natural Resources' Natural Area Reserves System, the Three Mountain Alliance watershed partnership, and the Volcano Art Center.

August 6th - Hilo Orchid Society Show Ben Gaddis made an announcement about the 57th Annual Hilo Orchid Show opening on August 7. It will run through the 9th at Edith Kanaka’ole Stadium. Ben has arranged for HPC members to photograph the orchids from 12 noon to 5pm on Thursday, August 6th. Normal admission for the show is $4 and we will be collecting this amount from photo club members who choose to come and photograph on Thursday. Mary and Ben will be at the site to collect the fees and handle any other issues that arise. Anyone interested in an orchid photo contest? Last year the winner was Steve Godszak. A preview party for the Orchid Show will be held on August 6th from 6pm to 9pm and tickets are $25 for the party, available from Sandra Song, 936-5504. Our thanks to Ben!

August 19th - Monthly Meeting At the August HPC meeting we will see some of the CCCH Mid-year Image Contest entries. This was an inter-club event with Maui and Oahu participating. Don Brown was juror for the contest and will be our guest speaker for the evening. He will show and discuss some of the entries and talk about his process for selection. The theme was "Textures". HPC had the highest number of points for accepted (70 points or higher)

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photographs - 1162.7 points; HPS was second with 783 points; and MCC was third with 469 points. The top 5 vote-getters were: 1. Rob DeCamp, MCC, Sunset Textures in the Sand, 95 pts. 2. Bill Irwin, HPC, Pink Tecoma blossoms, 92 pts. 3. Mary Goodrich, HPC, Rock Wall Zion, 91.5 pts. 4. Molly Hart, HPC, Abstract Pro 178, 91.2 pts. 5. Bill Irwin, HPC, Driftwood, 91 pts. The images will be posted on the CCCH blog. We will also be able to see some of Don's own nature work. Don is an accomplished self-taught photographer and about 65% of his work is done underwater. He has a BS in Forestry and Wildlife Management from Michigan Technological University. He is a professional member of NANPA - North America Nature Photographer's Association. Don was the 2004 Hawaii Expo winner in the Master's Division and was recently represented at the Honolulu Academy of Arts 2009 Artists of Hawaii exhibition. Following the break, Joe Ruesing will be up for Member's Choice and will show some of his recent work. Joe is a wizard with Photoshop and this will be a treat. So we have contest winners, Don Brown and Joe Ruesing all in one night! This promises to be one of the most colorful and exciting meetings we've had this year and you don't want to miss it.

September 30th - AT Contest Entries Due The rules are posted on the CCCH blog. Please contact Susan Miyasaka Email image files or mail CD's/DVD's to Steve Godzack, 871 Hale Manu St., Hilo, HI 96720 Receipt must occur by September 30, 2009

October 31th - EHCC Fall Arts Festival (Juried) submissions due. From 8-12AM Minimum submission 2 pieces. The website should be updated with the details by 08/01

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Meeting Minutes, July 15th, 2009 By Mary Goodrich

Doug opened the meeting by introducing our panel members for the evening. The topic was Photography Ethics and the Rights of Photographers. We had with us Hilo Attorney Steve Strauss and Anna Marie Canario, Kumu Hula. We had made arrangements for Liz and Troy DeRoche of the PowWow to be with us, but they were unable to attend due to illness. They kindly sent an email in which they shared their views, as follows. Liz and Troy advise photographers to consider the privacy of an individual and ask permission before recording them on video or with the camera. This includes spectators as well as performers. If the photo is to be used for commercial purposes, tell the person so and get a signed release. Offer them a copy of the photo. Listen to the MC at a PowWow. Some ceremonies are not to be photographed and they will let you know. Always ask what the photography policy is at any PowWow. Be respectful of the dance arbor and don’t step into it to take a photograph. Be considerate of other people and don’t block their views. Merrie Monarch was the subject of much discussion and interest. Kumu Anna Marie said it is always best to ask permission. While it is generally permissible (states have different laws) to take photos at a public event, MM is considered a private event at a public place with controlled access. The promoters can make their own rules. Even though a place may be “public”, people have reasonable expectations for privacy. Sometimes the law says one thing, but culturally there is more to consider. Here, we require that the rights of Native Hawaiians must be respected. Ask permission to take a person’s photo, get a model release and don’t sell anyone’s likeness unless you have an agreement with the person. The amount to be paid to a model/dancer is negotiable according how many copies are sold for how much money and how broad the distribution is. This is an issue about use; personal use is okay, but commercial use must be negotiated. As far as Merrie Monarch, the questions and the answers are incomplete – and still developing. It comes down to a matter of courtesy and respect for the performers and the personal integrity of the photographer. Attorney Steve clarified several points for us. You may not use a person’s likeness in published work or work for sale without permission. A “likeness” is related to a specific individual and means that a person is identifiable. If the photograph is a newsworthy event, there are exceptions. Do not portray someone in a false light or parody. Unless it is in the public domain, you may not legally use copyrighted material from the internet, even if you change things around, to combine with your own work to sell. This includes copying someone else’s artwork, even in another media, and claiming it as yours. Copyrighted art protects expression of ideas. Can we copy someone else’s style? This depends on what it encompasses. When you are photographing nature, it is less of an issue. If you are traveling, know that international copyright law is observed and enforced in varying degrees. There are many books available that have all the details about this important topic.

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Following the break, Tom Whitney presented some of his work honoring Hawaiians and their heritage. Tom has been working on this theme for a few years now, and has an impressive collection of photographs of ceremonies and rituals. His photographs portray the Hawaiian people with reverence and dignity. Tom’s friend Kimo, who appears in some of the photographs, spoke about his life and ideals. Thank you Tom and Kimo for sharing your images and experiences with us.

Two Visiting Photographers Doug and Linda Halstead hosted a very pleasant evening for HPC members and visiting photographer/videographer Tomiko Jones. Tomiko gave a slide-talk and told about her recent artist’s residency in France at the Musee’ Niepce. While there, she stayed alone in an ancient convent. There was so much emptiness in the convent and she photographed the rooms as “spaces in between light and time”. She also describes these photos as environmental “landscapes” and intimate views of where she lived. In many of her images, she used selective focus and shot wide open allowing all but a very small area of the image go out of focus. “Find a significant point of focus, as if in a dream you can’t quite remember all of, but work around what memory you have.” Tomiko likes to use symbolism in her work and she doesn’t always have a clear plan. She works in B&W, mostly medium format. Of her outdoor landscapes, she says, “I just go there and let a place speak to me.” Thanks to Chris Butcher for making the connection with Tomiko. In the same week, HPC welcomed New York photographer Stanley Greenberg. Stanley Greenberg lives in Brooklyn, New York. He uses large format films to produce his images in black and white. Greenberg's work has been published in two books and exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art. His work is also in the collections of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Brooklyn Museum. He received a Fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation in 2006 for a book about contemporary architecture under construction, which will be exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago. He is currently working on a book about high energy physics experiments, funded by a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Thanks go to Antonio Chrysostomou for making the arrangements for this presentation.

Exhibition Opportunities It may sound like a long way off, but the Fall Arts Festival at EHCC will be here before you know it – intake day is Saturday, October 31. The opening of the show will be Friday, November 6 – the same night as Black and White Night in Hilo. Check their website for information. The seventh annual Black and White Photography exhibit at Kahilu Theatre will be held in December. Check their website for information. In case you were wondering who won the “People’s Choice” award at Hawaii Photo Expo, it was Michael Paravano of Kona for his image, “Honu Fire”.

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Workshop The Donkey Mill Art Center has announced a workshop Artists in Residence photographers Linda Connor and Lonnie Graham from August 9 through 16. The workshop will be held partly in Holualoa and there will be 3 days of field work in Volcano. The workshop will cover both landscape and portrait photography. The September issue of B&W magazine has an 18 page article on Linda Connor and her work. For information and to register for the workshop, contact the Donkey Mill Art Center at hfac.dmac@hawaiiantel.net or call Setsuko at 322-3362.

Contest Hawaii Magazine is having their annual photo contest and the deadline is almost here. Check these links for more information. http://www.hawaiimagazine.com/blogs/hawaii_today/2009/7/18/ free_trip_vacation_Hawaii_Magazine_photo_contest http://www.hawaiimagazine.com/photo_contest

Specks on the Horizon If you have a show or photo event coming up, send your information to Bob Douglas

b.douglas@sun.com for inclusion in the newsletter. Be sure to give the dates, address of the gallery, and when the opening is. And hey, send in your photographs! Respectfully submitted, HPC Secretary Mary Goodrich

Scott Kelby Photo Walk Even with the rain or probably because of the it we had many awesome entries. The quality was really up there and because of that it was extremely difficult to choose an overall winner. The quality and beauty of the pictures was truly outstanding and any of the top 5 images would have made very competitive entries. Alas in the end a choice had to be made. This years winner is Jock Goodman's Hilo River Park. Jock is a member of the Kona Photo Club and made the trek all the way from Waimea at 4:30 AM, thank goodness he wasn't deterred by the rain.

Runners up were HPC's own Antonio Chrysostomou's Coconut Island,

Faith Cloud's Rainforest Fern

Mary's wonderful image of the canoes on the bay

Ken Goodrich's image titled, Wet

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Bob Douglas has a Omega Saunders LPL 4550 XLG with VCCE head for sale. Details on eBay. He also is selling a Nikkor 150mm f5.6 W large format lens. Details on eBay. If you are interested he will delist it and sell it directly to you.

Ben Gaddis says he has film to give away. Â Contact Ben at gaddisb001@hawaii.rr.com. Mary lost her flash drive at May meeting: Â Has the word "eject" taped on to it. Contact Mary at mary@hawaiiphotoretreat.com. Send ad submissions to Bob Douglas. Pictures accepted

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HPC BOARD President Doug Halsted Vice-President Steve Godszak Secretary Mary Goodrich Treasurer George Jensen Refreshment Chair Eric Jeschke Outings Co-Chairs Ken Goodrich Ben Gaddis