Author Archive: Matt Collen

Summer Picnic

Summer Picnic

When:  Sunday, July 21st
Time:  1:00pm
Location:  The Coyle Residence (Email for directions)

Let’s use this post to keep track of who is bringing what.
The Club will provide the proteins and beverages (water/soda)
Feel free to bring along your own adult beverage.
-Appetizers:
Mexican Layered Dip and Tortilla Chips  -Mike Rosen
Crab and Asparagus Dip with Crackers  – Jean Kovacs
Spanakopita  -Cathy Outhouse
Fruit Platter  -Pam Kmiberly
Fruit Salad  -Angelica Buehler
-Sides:
Plum Salad  -Greta Jacobsen
Potato Salad  -Sandy Kline
Salad  -Steve Kaplan
Macaroni Salad  -Mike Lucas
Macaroni Salad  -Kathy Powell
-Desserts:
Cake  -Howard Seigel
Cannoli Chips and Dip Platter  -Sand O’Hare
Surprise  – Cathy Outhouse
Location, Paperware, Cutlery and Condiments  -Rich Coyle

 

 

 

 

 

 

2019 Final Competition Form Instructions

That’s a wrap!

We are all done with the 2018-19 season at the Milford Camera Club and it is now time to make your selections for the Final Competition which will be on Wednesday May 22nd.  Please have all submissions in by Sunday, May 19th 2019.

From the menu click on Competitions and then Final Competition Form.

You can also access the form by clicking the following link:
http://mcccu.milfordcameraclub.com/FCForm2019.html
Next enter your credentials as you would for any monthly competition.
Note: if your password is saved you’ll go directly to the form.

Once logged in you should see the following:
To fill out the form start by entering in your Member Number, Name and Email Address in the first to input boxes.  After that scroll through the list on the right hand side until you find your name where you’ll see all the images you entered for each category through the year along with the month, scores and rank for that image. To help you make you selections each category is colored to match the fields on the form where each entry should go. Once you’ve decided on your entries, simply copy and paste the Title into of each into the corresponding fields on the form. If your image is of an animal, this includes insects, you can click the check box next to each entry to make that image eligible for the Conrad Palmer Award.  The Conrad Palmer Award is given for the best effort in Animal or Zoo photography and will be awarded in both print and digital.
When you have competed your form should look something like this:
Now click on the Submit button and your selections will be entered into the Final Competition.
You will then receive a confirmation email to the address you supplied in the form
If you make any mistakes feel free to fill out the form again and drop us an email to let us know that you’ve done so.  Should you have any questions or issue with the form please feel free to contact me.  Keep in mind there is no need to send me any digital files as I have them already, you’ll just need to bring the prints you selected with you to the competition.
Good Luck to Everyone!

 

Hanging out at the Milford Library!

The pictures are up and we’ll be hanging out at the Milford Library all month.  You can find us located in the Main Gallery Space and there’s a collection of images in the display cases opposite of the main gallery space and adjacent to the front desk, next to the elevator.

Images on display April 2nd through April 30th.

Hours of Operation:
Monday: 10:00am – 5:00pm
Tuesday – Thursday: 10:00am – 8:30pm
Friday: 1:00pm – 5:00pm
Saturday: 10:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday: Closed
Library Closed:
Friday, April 19: Good Friday

 

For those of you who found out about us through our display at the library, we thank you for visiting and if you have any questions please feel free to contact us at info@milfordcameraclub.com

And the Winner Is…

2017-18 Final Competition Results
With Year End Awards

 

Class AA
Print of the Year

Midnight Solitude
-Kathy Powell

 

 

 

Class A
Print of the Year

Evening Harbor
-John Lott

 

 

Class AA
Digital Monochrome
Image of the Year

Gorilla Portrait
-Matt Collen

 

 

 

 

Class A
Digital Monochrome
Image of the Year

Essex 3025
-John Lott

 

 

Class AA
Digital Color Open
Image of the Year

Anhinga Profile
-Matt Collen

 

 

Class A
Digital Color Open
Image of the Year

Night Owl
-Angelica Buehler

 

 

 

Digital Photojournalism
Image of the Year

Performer in Subway
-Richard Kunsch

 

 

Conrad Palmer Award
Print

Destination Unknown
-Wil Elliott

 

 

Conrad Palmer Award
Digital

Gorilla Portrait
-Matt Collen

 

 

 

 

Cumulative Results

Print
-Class AA
1 – Mike Lucas: 295.5
2 – Matt Collen: 292
3 – Rich Kunsch: 289
-Class A
1 – David Quesnette 281
2 – Michael Donahue 268
3 – Cathy Outhouse 265.5
Digital Monochrome
-Class AA
1 – Matt Collen: 291
2 – Loretta Paul-Goldin: 282.5
3 – Richard Kunsch: 281.5
-Class A
1 – Athina Bellios: 276.5
2 – Angelica Buehler: 269.5
3 – Mike Donahue: 268
Digital Color Open
-Class AA
1 – Matt Collen: 303
2 – Richard Kunsch: 288
2 – Jon Aspinwall: 288
-Class A
1 – Angelica Buehler: 282
2 – Mike Donahue: 279
3 – Athina Bellios: 275
Digital Assigned
1 – Michael Lucas: 291.5
2 – Joshua Goldin: 272.5
3 – Steve Kaplan: 253.5
Digital Photojournalism
1 – Athina Bellios: 279.5
2 – Richard Kunsch: 273.5
3 – Joshua Goldin: 272.5

 

Founders Award

Matt Collen: 303 points
Class AA Digital Color Open

2018 Final Competition Instructions

I can’t believe it but that is a wrap! We are all done with the 2017-18 season at the Milford Camera Club and it is now time to make your selections for the Final Competition which will be on Wednesday May 23rd.

Below are instructions on how to access and fill out the form:

First click on the Final Competition Form link from the Competition menu.

Next enter your credentials as you would for any monthly competition.

Once logged in you should see the following:

To fill out the form start out by filling in your Member Number, Name and Email in the first to input boxes.  After that scroll the list on the right hand side down to your name so you can see all your images for each category. You will see that each category is colored to match the fields for that category on the form. Once you’ve decided on your entries, simply copy and paste the title into of each of your three selections for each category into the corresponding fields in the form. If your image is of an animal, this includes insects, you can click the next to each entry to make that image eligible for the Conrad Palmer Award.

Your form should look something like this:

Once you have completed the form click on the Submit button and your selections will be entered into the Final Competition.

If you make any mistakes feel free to fill out the form again and drop us an email to let us know that you’ve done so.  Should you have any questions or issue with the form please feel free to contact me.  Keep in mind there is no need to send me any digital files as I have them already, you’ll just need to bring the prints you selected with you to the competition.

Good Luck to Everyone!

-Matt

Aurora HDR 2018

As many of you are aware Google has abandoned the Nik Collection and will no longer be updating or supporting this free software suite.  It is just a matter of time before these apps stop working and many of us will be scrambling for replacements, but one of them may already be here.  For those of you who enjoy using NIK HDR Efex Pro 2 an alternative is about to be released for Windows and Mac called Aurora HDR 2018.

Brought to you by the makers of Macphun and Co-developed with Trey Ratcliff this release is poised to be a robust HDR application as Trey is one of, if not the top, HDR photographers out there.  Per ordering now will save you 64% off the regular price.  At $89 bucks it is tough to pass up.
For a full list of features head on over to the Aurora HDR site:
https://aurorahdr.com/

If you’re unfamiliar with Trey Ratcliff I suggest checking out his blog and website.
https://www.stuckincustoms.com/
http://www.treyratcliff.com/photographs/

 

Interactive Fall Foliage Map

It isn’t even September yet but there is a nip in the air to go along with a few leaves that are surprisingly turning in my yard.  Hard to believe but summer is nearly over and it will soon be giving way to the beautiful colors of autumn, a landscape photographers paradise.  To help you capture that perfect shot I found a great interactive foliage map.

Just use the slider under the map to pick a date and the map will update with its predictions.  While they claim this map wont be 100% correct it sure can help with some long range planning of your foliage adventures this fall.
Click Here
Some additional resources are:
Weather.com
Yankee Magazine
CT.gov