Robert Thoresen Why did Bill Martone take a picture of the lowly onion? The striking color of a red onion was his motivation. That resulted in Bill receiving first place in December’s PCQC contest theme of Food. The onions were shot against a light monotone background to enhance their rich color. Canon EOS 60D with…
About one half the members made the 96 mile trip to Bisbee to take pictures of the 31st annual Historic Home Tour of Bisbee. The event is sponsored by the Bisbee Women’s Club as a fundraiser for local charities. It is regularly held on the Friday and Saturday after Thanksgiving and coincides with the beginning…
Robert Thoresen After four years the PCQC made a return trip to the Barrio Viejo for a doors and window photo shoot on January 7. The Barrio is the third oldest barrio in the city dating back to the 1800s. In reality it comprises three smaller barrios, El Libra, El Hoya and El Merribrillo,…
Robert Thoresen November’s contest subject was Macro Photography, although technically the definition of Macro Photography is the photographing of an object at a larger than a 1:1 ratio; in other words photographing something larger than life. Members at PCQC consider themselves amateur photographers and are lenient in holding to technical definitions. Entries were a mix…
Robert Thoresen Cowboy Culture was the October month’s contest theme and two of the winners returned to place again after posting places in August and another in September. Club treasurer Cathy Leary placed for the first time. Doug Mutter’s End of the Trail cow skull and horse shoe comes from part of his front yard. Doug…
Robert Thoresen Officially named The Steward Observatory Mirror Lab sits beneath the east side of the Arizona Stadium. Fortunately club members had an indoor industrial photo shoot on an extremely rainy day. Members were able to get a personalized tour while a group of University of Oregon football fans were sent off in a different…
Robert Thoresen Quail Creek Photography Club members spent the morning of October 25 taking a photo shoot of the raptor flight demonstration at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum in the Tucson Mountains southwest of downtown Tucson. The weather was perfect for the morning demonstration although the hawks decided to limit their performance and not take the…
Robert Thoresen A photo shoot to Mount Lemmon this past July generated the theme for the August photo contest Wildflowers. None of the winning photos were derived from the photo shoot. Helen Phillips’ first place picture of Mount Gardner’s Wildflowers in eastern Washington was taken from Sun Mountain Lodge. The flowers around the lodge were…
Robert Thoresen A rather large number of entries for the month resulted in an overtaxed jury. Lines was the theme for September and was effectively utilized by this month’s winners. John Strandquist returned to the first place winner’s platform with his entry of the inside of the U S Air Force Academy Chapel taken during…
Robert Thoresen The Photography Club of Quail Creek held its first fall photo shoot at the Cienega Creek Llama and Alpaca Farm just east of Benson on October 12. Nine members of the club made the Saturday morning caravan to the farm’s location about five miles west of Benson just north of I-10 at the…