Pot-luck Holiday get-together will be held on December 12, 6 p.m., Kamana Senior Center, 127 Kamana St. Please bring a dish to pass. HPC will provide paper goods and juice or water.
Yankee Swap: please bring a gift-wrapped, white elephant gift; no limit in price. A good idea: Buy and bring a HPC calendar!!
At this time of the year the early morning light at Volcano is just beautiful. To get full benefit though you have to get up early. On Saturday, December 8th the photo club will sponsor an early morning photo outing to Thurston Lava Tube, aka Nahuku, in Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park. Simply drive to the park. There is no entry fee if you are early.
Take the first left and proceed to Thurston on Crater Rim Drive. While Thurston Lava Tube is somewhat of a tourist trap by mid morning, it is usually quiet and beautiful early in the morning unless the park maintenance guy is there with his leaf blower.
For bird photographers there are usually good opportunities to take photos of Apapane, Omao , Elepaio, as well as the ubiquitous Kalij Pheasant. The bird calls are wonderful and the birds are used to tourists and photographers. The walk towards the lava tube descends through dense tree ferns and photo ops are everywhere.
We suggest you bring rain gear, a tripod, telephoto and macro lenses and lots of coffee, tea or other breakfast things. After we shoot for a while we will probably reconvene at one of the camp grounds for breakfast. Anyone with respiratory problems should be aware that the pollution levels at the Park have been extremely high on some days recently due to the eruption. (Sulfur dioxide levels at the Park have been reaching 1,000 ppb in the last few days of November) If the vog is bad at the Park it may be better to give the trip a pass if you have such problems.
Sunrise on December 8th is at 6:57 A.M. Usually there is good light before then and at least one of us will be at Thurston at 6:15. The trip from Hilo to Thurston takes a little over 30 minutes. Folks going on the Thurston excursion may want to stick around the Park to attend the hula kahiko performance.
Raylene Haalelea Kawaiaea’s Na Huapala O Hawaii Halau O Haalelea will perform at the hula platform next to the Volcano Art Center beginning at 10:30 A.M. The kahiko performances in the Park are a wonderful opportunity to photograph traditional hula because the dancers are in a beautiful natural setting with no electronic aids such as microphones, lights, etc.
Weather conditions for the hula performances vary in the extreme with little notice. Bring sun screen and rain gear. If it is very sunny the light tends to blow out features and dresses of the dancers. A polarizer or other appropriate filter might be useful. At the beginning of the performance Marsha Hee of the Volcano Arts Center will ask photographers to be respectful of the ceremony and not to intrude into the space of the dancers or block the view of others. Please respect this request and stay back from the platform.
The National Park and the Volcano Arts Center have rules (and possibly fees) for commercial photography. If you need to know about those or have other questions contact the Volcano Art Center at 967-8222.
For those that want more, the Keauhou Bird Conservation Center annual open house is sponsoring a tour of its Volcano facility with tours at 10A.M., Noon, and 2 P.M. These tours are open to the public, but reservations are required together with a $10 donation. The tour features rare Hawai’i birds. Photography is allowed, including flash photography, but be aware that Keauhou is a working sanctuary and the birds are not “on display” so image opportunities may not be the best. Keauhou does not allow commercial use of images of the rare birds, but we are trying to get clarification limits for other uses. Visits to the sanctuary are by reservation only. To get a reservation and directions to the sanctuary call 985-7218.
As you can see there are a variety of interesting things happening in Volcano on 12/8. Because some may want to go to one photo venue but not others, we are not going to arrange a caravan or set time for the trip. Anyone interested in a car pool call or e-mail Joy San Buenaventura (joy_esq “AT” yahoo.com) and she will try to coordinate.
Hope to see you there.
- Ben Gaddis
Ben Gaddis, co-outings chair, is planning a photographic outing to Thurston Lava tube early on
Saturday morning December 8. Those interested in carpooling can contact Ben Gaddis at
GADDISB001 “at” hawaii.rr.com .
“At this time of the year the early morning light at Volcano just beautiful. To get full benefit though
you have to get up early. On Saturday, December 8th the photo club will sponsor an early morning photo outing to Thurston Lava Tube, aka Nahuku, in Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park. Simply drive to the park. There is no entry fee if you are early.
Take the first left and proceed to Thurston on Crater Rim Drive. While Thurston Lava Tube is somewhat of a tourist trap by mid morning, it is usually quiet and beautiful early in the morning unless the park maintenance guy is there with his leaf blower.
For bird photographers there are usually good opportunities to take photos of Apapane, Omao, Elepaio, as well as the ubiquitous Kalij Pheasant. The bird calls are wonderful and the birds are used to tourists and photographers. The walk towards the lava tube descends through dense tree ferns and photo ops are everywhere.
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We suggest you bring rain gear, a tripod, telephoto and macro lenses and lots of coffee, tea or other breakfast things. After we shoot for a while we will probably reconvene at one of the camp grounds for breakfast. Anyone with respiratory problems should be aware that the pollution levels at the Park have been extremely high on some days recently due to the eruption. If the vog is bad at the Park it may be better to give the trip a pass.
Oh by the way, sunrise is at 6:52 AM. The best light show often starts even earlier. Hope to see you there. If there are any questions call Ben at 959-7986 or e-mail at the above address. If anyone needs a ride or wants to car pool let me know. “
- Ben Gaddis
Meeting Date and Time: November 14, 6:30 p.m. (note date and time change from usual meeting!), Kamana Senior Center, 127 Kamana St, Hilo.
Program: Members Ruben Casile and Bill Basie will give a hands-on demonstration of portrait photography and studio lighting. Bring your own camera with a flash, family members, and be prepared to take your own photographs of them.
Refreshment volunteers: Tom Whitney and Steve Pollard
The December meeting will be held December 12, 6 p.m. at Kamana Senior Center. Pot-luck holiday meeting. Bring a dish to pass; HPC will provide paper goods. Please remember that we have some vegetarians as members. We will be having a “Yankee Swap”: bring a white elephant item wrapped as a gift.
If you haven’t yet, please pay your dues for 2007-08 to Treasurer Jeff Ikeda. $15.
Bob Douglas has offered the following possible presentation topic for the club: Jobo Film and Print Processing; Jobo’s allow for daylight processing and you don’t need a full size darkroom. Please contact Chris Butcher (picturesphotosimages “at” yahoo.com) if you would be interested in seeing this presentation at an HPC meeting.
To: Camera Club Council of Hawaii Members
From: Maureen Chun
2007 CCCH Convention Chair
Aloha All,
It is with a sad and heavy heart that I have to announce the cancellation of this year’s Convention.
I know some of you have put aside the time and money and have the desire to continue this decades long tradition but the reality is that the response has been extremely poor. It is my hope that the cancellation of this year’s convention does not portend the future of next year’s. It has been some time since I have met with some of you and still wish for this to happen in the future. I look forward to Maui to keep this tradition going.
Sincerely,
Maureen Chun
Congratulations and thanks to photographers with selected images for the calendar: Chris Butcher, Mary Goodrich, Ken Goodrich, Joseph Ruesing, George Jensen, Steve Godszak, Joy San Buenaventura, Leslie Laird, and Steve Garon.
The calendars will sell for $16. This price increase was necessary due to a last-minute change in printers. Those photographers whose images were selected will be allowed to purchase one calendar at cost of $11.50. Calendars will be available for sale at the November 14 meeting; also from Trudee Siemann at S & S Cabinets (call first at 935-2455) and Chase Gallery. Chris Butcher will be selling calendars at EHCC crafts fair; she would welcome help for occasional breaks.
Thank you to the calendar committee: Ken & Mary Goodrich, George Jensen, Leslie Laird, Joseph Ruesing, Steve Godszak, and Susan Miyasaka.
Update from Chris Butcher: “Calendars will be available on wed evening at meeting. If you would like to purchase one please have exact amount in cash or check…Price $16.00“
Date and time: to be announced by Ben Gaddis. The Gardens could arrange a tour for a group of ten or more. Cost would be $13 per head and we can have a horticulturalist guide for an additional $20 per hour. We would need to pay in advance. The Gardens has agreed to let us enter a bit before the regular opening. We would be able to enter at 8:30 A.M. instead of the regular 9A.M. time. For a party of 12 the cost would probably be about $16 per person. If interested in signing up, contact Ben at gaddisb001 “at” hawaii.rr.com.
Congratulations to Joe Ruesing for winning a Juror’s Choice in the EHCC Fall Arts Festival!
Additional congratulations to members Chris Butcher, Eric Jeschke, Mary Goodrich, Trudee Siemann, and Bob Douglas for having entries accepted into the show. The show runs until November 23 at the East Hawaii Cultural Center on Kalakaua Ave. Elfie Wilkins-Nacht helped judge the show.
Rick Decker has an exhibit up at the Wailoa Center Fountain Gallery for the month of November. Check it out!
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