Vol. 19 No. 2                                                                                                                      February 2008

Published by Atlanta Stereographic Association © 1990, 2008

 

Refocus That Please - by Ralph Reiley

This month's program will feature Mike Griffith, with his History of Early Stereo Views presentation, and the second portion of the program will be with Larry at the helm of the View-Master projector.  So bring your favorite View-Master reels, and we will see how they look up on the big screen.

 

Last months meeting consisted of a club competition, a digital 3D video of cows promoting tourism in Hungary and a show on Carlsbad Caverns by Steve and Suzanne Hughes.  17 people attended the meeting, including some visitors, and a returning club member.  Visitors included Mr. Eric Deren and his wife, and my son, Thomas, who may be the youngest visitor ever.  Mr. Deren brought some very interesting 3D videos with him, and it is hoped that he will bring more.  I would like to see the skydiving video as it was meant to be seen, technical difficulties beyond anyone's control prevented his interesting video projecting properly.

 

While I am a dedicated Realist man, and love 35mm slide film, the digital images are amazing.  The stereo cards, slides and digital images were all of the highest quality, as is usual for our club.  See the list below for the winners of the competition:

 

Slides:

First Place                               Grand Canyon in March         Lee Pratt

Second Place                           Moss & Knees                        Huck Devenzio

Third Place                              Fenced In                                Huck Devenzio

Honorable Mention                Red is Nice                              Larry Moor

Honorable Mention                Great Gulf                               Larry Moor

Digital Projection:

First Place                               Gotcha                                    Larry Moor

Second Place                           Tubular                                   Larry Moor

Third Place                              Frenchman's Reef                    Larry Moor

Honorable Mention                Petrified Forest                       Steve Hughes

Honorable Mention                Goose Power                          Steve Hughes

Cards:

First Place                               Bomb Wheel                           Steve Hughes

Second Place                           Western Scenery                     Larry Moor

Third Place                              Twisted Tree                          Lee Pratt

Honorable Mention                Seaside Splash                         Lee Pratt

Honorable Mention                San Xavier Del Bac                 Larry Moor

 

Our able competition director, Ken Kistner, provided an excellent judge, Mr. James Porter, who had a difficult job in choosing the best photos from the group submitted, due to a plethora of talented photographers.  There are so many good photographers in the club that it makes the judge's task difficult to choose a winner.  Mr. Porter showed great spirit in judging the competition, and it is hoped that he will visit us again, and not have to work so hard.

 

Larry Moore handed out some ISCC ribbons, giving Lee Pratt and Huck Devenzio honorable mention awards for photos they submitted in competition.  Larry also presented me with an ISCC award, ranking our club for 1st place in 2007.

 

Planning for the Fernbank exhibit for April 12, 2008, continues.  I am sure we will have an excellent display, and the Fernbank Update e-mail is starting to pay off, as I am starting to hear from some people who are on the mailing list, but are not active members at this time.

 

Some final words of encouragement and inspiration, "Pay your dues, or we'll get Medieval on your hindquarters!"

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The meeting is the 2nd Friday of this month – February 8th. We will meet at 7:30 PM at the Congregational Church @ 2676 Clairmont Road (about 1 1/2 blocks south of I-85) This is the Church up the winding road, through the woods.  If you have any questions, call Bill Moll @ 706-859-7726.

 

We will meet at the Fortune Cookie in Loehmann's Plaza at Briarcliff and North Druid Hills at 5:30 PM for dinner before the meeting.


 

 

 

 

 

W. Moll

Editor, Freeview

608 Rains Circle

Summerville, Georgia 30747

 

 

 

 

 

 

NEXT MEETING IS ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8th

7:30 PM AT THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

Program – History of Early Stereo Views and

View-Master Projection Night

 

 

 

 

 

DUES - Dues for 2008 are $20.  The special rate for couples is still $30 and the rate for non-local members remains at $10.  Please pay Marilyn Morton at a meeting, or mail her a check made out to Atlanta Stereographic Association.  Mail to Marilyn Morton, 1139 ˝ St. Louis Pl., Atlanta, Georgia 30306

MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION - Information regarding membership in the club can be obtained by calling Bill Moll at 706-859-7726 or WHMoll@AOL.com

WEBSITE – Our website is Georgia3D.com.  It contains information about the ASA and 3D in general.  If you have information to add to the site, contact Steve or Suzanne Hughes directly or through the website

                                                                   2008 Atlanta Stereographic Association Officers

President – Ralph Reiley

Vice President – vacant

Treasurer/Membership - Marilyn Morton

Projectionist – Larry Moor

Hospitality – David Horton

Competitions – Ken Kistner

Webmasters – Steve and Suzanne Hughes

Newsletter Editor - Bill Moll – 706-859-7726, whmoll@AOL.com