Claudia O’Grady
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Watcher of the Skies
Outside, the world sighsGrumbles, laments and cries.Inside quiet he lies:The Watcher of the Skies. The night is our eyes,Sleep not through its dark…
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Jeff Clay
After working as a chemist, information technology director, and project manager, Jeff has finally decided what he wants to be when he grows…
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Celebrating Earth Day, Today and Everyday
Today is Earth Day! I’m guessing that many – if not all – of us celebrate Mother Earth just about every day. After…
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Zoom Tips Handout
Club Social Media Coordinator Randy Gerdes and Director Greg Smith prepared a Zoom Tips Handout to help members. If you are a logged-ion…
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Exposure Newsletter – Vol 2 Issue 5
Exposure March 2024 – PDF link WCC_March_2024_FINAL-min.pdf
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Go Climb That Mountain
Because in the end, you won’t remember the time you spent working in the office or mowing your lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain. …
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PDF of “Planning Your Digital Afterlife” presentation by Randy Gerdes
On April 10th club member Randy Gerdes gave a presentation on how to plan your digital afterlife. A PDF of the presentation is…
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Approaches to Infrared Travel Photography
Much-respected, multi-awarding winning photographer Nevada Weir has been exploring infrared photography since the film days. Like me, when she converted to digital photography…
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A Serendipitious Image
We often think of serendipitous photographs as those amazing images that “just happen.” I would say “sometimes” but more often it happens because…
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Tightrope
Is there a gift so true as to be real,When there is much to see but not to feel?Trust, a dulled sword cutting…
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Exposure Newsletter – Vol 2 Issue 4
Exposure December 2023 – PDF link WCC_Dec_2023_FINAL_min.pdf
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Shadow-light
Shadows are the yin to light’s yang. Though, strictly speaking they are not always the opposite or absence of light, as some details…
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It’s Just a Sparrow
Bird photography is one of the most demanding, challenging, and rewarding genres of photography (at least to me). Birds are everywhere in nature,…
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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…
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Exposure Newsletter – Vol 2 Issue 3
Exposure September 2023 – PDF link WCC_Sep_2023_FINAL.pdf
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Exposure Newsletter – Vol 2 Issue 2
Exposure June 2023 – PDF link WCC_June_2023_FINAL.pdf
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Exposure Newsletter – Vol 2 Issue 1
Exposure March 2023 – PDF link