GPC News

Congratulations to Joyce Pearson for her Gainesville Fine Arts Association (GFAA) Merit Award for her "Glass ceiling" B&W photograph.

Florida Camera Club Council (F3C) Digital competition awards:

Congratulations to Fred Ross for his Yellow Ribbon award for his "Basket Weave" B&W photograph

and to Cheryl Slechta for her "Stairs" photograph which was awarded a Blue Ribbon:

Zoom presentation on "Deep Fakes" by Edward Delp

​Thursday Jan 12 at 7pm
Presentation by Edward Delp, Professor at Purdue University who will speak on Deep Fakes.
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Zoom link will be forwarded to all GPC members via email

Congratulations to Cheryl Slechta:

Cheryl had two of her images selected for publication in the December 2022 issue of the Black & White magazine, issue # 156. Her winning entries in the "Smartphone Contest" category are shown below:

Sunset, Anna Maria Island, Florida, 2016

Winter, Venice, Italy, 2016

​Marjorie A. Hoy memorial park now open

The ​Marjorie A. Hoy memorial park - Orange Lake Overlook and trail - on 441 just south of McIntosh on the hill on the left - just past the Dollar General on the right, is now open. More information and trail map here : Alachua Conservation Trust — Orange Lake Overlook Guide
 
The trail goes around down by the lake - the best time to get there is before dawn - watching the sun come up - it can be spectacular, and also when there is a full moon rising. They used to have a huge orange grove there. The trail is not a paved trail - and is not flat. This is run by the Alachua Conservation Trust.

Sunrise over Orange Lake by Peggy Goldberg

Congratulations to club member Cheryl Schlecter on publication of her winning 2021 Contest Digital Manipulation Image entitled "Field of Dreams" in Black and White Magazine Issue 153, June 2022.
Congratulations to Joyce Pearson for her two award winners at the recent exhibit at the Gainesville Fine Arts Association Gallery Through the Lens. 
                                                Trees Adrift                                                                                                  Egg and Forks
Recently opened by the Alachua Conservation Trust, the Blues Creek Ravine Preserve, ​off Millhopper Road,  offers a short (1 km) hike through the Blues Creek area. The banner photo at the web site linked below was taken by club member Kim Davidson, so don't forget to take your camera.
Congratulations to Tom Wronski who won best overall photo with his male snail kite in flight shot in the 2020 photo contest run by Friends of Paynes Prairie. This photo was also recently published in the December, 2020, issue of the magazine BirdWatching.
Mac Stone: Stunning photos of the endangered Everglades
A really great talk about photography of the Everglades from a local photographer, Mac Stone.
This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxUF* an independent event, March 2015 and is still relevant today.
* Conference on Technology, Entertainment and Design
Congratulations to GPC member Joyce Pearson!  She was awarded Best in Show at the Gainesville Fine Arts Association Member Winter Judged Show at Trinity United Methodist Church. The image that won the award is titled Handled.  The show included 72 pieces by 28 artists.
Member Cheryl Slechta received a Recognition Award at the August, 2016,  Gainesville Fine Arts Association Photography exhibit, Cheryl's image was also featured on page 17 of  B&W Creative Artistry (September 2016).  Congratulations!
Club member Cheryl Slechta now has a beautiful website!  Please visit it at www.cherylslechta.com