Claudia O’Grady

  • The Day is Not Done

    The day is not done until we play Run fierce, no concern or dismay   The now is ours, with chalk and blank…

  • Exposure Newsletter – Vol 2 Issue 3

    Exposure September 2023 – PDF link WCC_Sep_2023_FINAL.pdf

  • HawkWatch International Presentation

    On September 20th, Dr. Dave Oleyar, Director of Long-term Monitoring & Community Science at HawkWatch International gave a presentation about the organization’s network…

  • Africa Slideshow by Greg Smith

    In March of this year Board Director Greg Smith went on a two week Africa tour that included 9 days of safari in…

  • First, Do No Harm

    Last month another WCC’er pointed me to an article in the Seattle Times about the red foxes on San Juan Island.  The story…

  • Costa Rica Photo Tour by Cindy Costa

    In July 2023, Newsletter Director Cindy Costa participated in an 8-day photo tour along the Osa Peninsula in Costa Rica. The Osa Peninsula…

  • You don’t take a photograph, you make it

    Some years ago, back when I spent more time than I likely needed perusing online photography forums, I came across an interesting post…

  • Drifting

    Tumble and drift through the languid flow Cast shadows and shade dim the sun’s glow Airy ships on a sea of light go…

  • Night Photography Presentation

    On August 12th Ryan Andreasen led an astrophotography workshop at Antelope Island. Prior to the in-field workshop he gave a slide presentation that…

  • Video of Northern Vietnam Presentation

    Travel via this Zoom presentation with the camera club members who took a tour to northern Vietnam. If you are logged in as…

  • New York City Presentation

    Travel via this Zoom presentation with the camera club members who went on the recent extended overnight fieldtrip to New York City. If…

  • Exposure Newsletter – Vol 2 Issue 2

    Exposure June 2023 – PDF link WCC_June_2023_FINAL.pdf

  • Process and Product in Photography and AI-Generated Image Making

    In another century — seemingly in another lifetime — I wrote an essay for a high school sophomore writing course. Back then, I…

  • Arabian Sands

    Camera Club Board Chair Jeff Clay traveled to Oman in October of 2022 and spent 4 nights and 5 days in the desert…

  • Being of the Benefit of Jet Lag

    We hoped for several — if not many, to be truthful — cloudless, moonless nights in the Mustang Valley region of Nepal, where…

  • The Scent of Remembrance

    Burning a joss stick, memories flow. Was it just yesterday? I think no. Years passed and past time of youthful glow. Try and…

  • Exposure Newsletter – Vol 2 Issue 1

    Exposure March 2023 – PDF link

  • Having Your Cake and Eating It Too

    I’m not much of a dessert person, but that doesn’t stop me from wanting to have my cake and eat it too. With…

  • Borderline

    As she sat by the fire and wept,  the prairie wind pushed relentlessly  against the pane. Her treasured items lay strewn along  the…

  • From Cities to Suburbs: How to Do Street Photography No Matter Where You Are Video of Presentation

    New York City native James Maher gave a presentation on Street Photography on Feb-28. James gave much good advice and many suggestions as…

  • Dawn Griffith’s Trip to Iceland Presentation

    Board member Dawn Griffith gave a presentation on her trip to Iceland with photographs and much good advice for the first time traveler…

  • “Photo Khicho?”

    We were making our way back to our hotel from the old town of Udaipur in Rajasthan India when I saw a woman…

  • Mysteries

    Mysteries are arduous mountains to climb.  Tracks may shift, lead astray, disappear.  Firm ground give way to soft sands. Blue skies change to…

  • Photopills Workshop

    On Jan 11, 2023, Rafael Pons of Photopills gave a workshop on how to use the application. Logged-in members can watch below the…

  • Exposure Newsletter – Vol 1 Issue 4

    Exposure December 2022 – PDF link

  • The Edge of the Arabian Sands, Part I

    “Who lives sees, but who travels, sees more.” — Ibn Battutah Ever since I backpacked in Joshua Tree National Monument many winters ago…

  • Photographing, Writing, and Publishing the “Backroads of America” Books with David Skernick

    On December 17, Los Angeles-based author and photographer David Skernick gave a recorded Zoom presentation on what is involved in creating a book…

  • Winter in Iceland Photographic Presentation by Jeff Swinger

    On October 27, club member Jeff Swinger gave a presentation on photography in Iceland during the winter. A local professional photographer, Jeff has…

  • The Chess Players

    Seemingly oblivious to the incessant scooter and automobile traffic racing by them, these two friends — or, so I imagine they are —…

  • Ghosts of the Boschaud

    With closed eyes and the wind rustling a line of trees behind her, faintly she heard — or, imagined it was so —…