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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2015
COMMUNITY
Got a Nikon camera, love to take a photograph ...
TAMMY MALGESINI
INSIDE MY SHOES
I
’m old school.
Sure, I take photos
with my cell phone, but
those I plan enlarging, dis-
playing in my home or give
as gifts to friends are taken
with my Nikon camera.
Recently, it was World
Photo Day. I’d like to think
we’re meant to celebrate
photos taken with real cam-
eras.
I shudder (not shutter) to
think that people will some-
day depend on a cell phone
to take their wedding photos,
senior pictures or other im-
portant events.
Oh, and I don’t make
phone calls from my Nikon.
I don’t even want to. When
I’m out taking photos, I’m in
the zone and don’t want to be
interrupted by phone calls.
I’ll admit, I initially drug
my feet when it came to
digital cameras. However,
that wasn’t such a bad thing
because technology greatly
improved before I shelled
out the big bucks to purchase
one. Luckily, my Nikon lens-
es are all compatible.
PHOTO BY TAMMY MALGESINI
I drove by this old truck several times one summer while
vacationing in Moab, Utah. The next year I spent some time
photographing it.
I recently participated in
judging duties in the pho-
tography at Umatilla and
Morrow county fairs. While
I’m sure
COLUMN s of o m the e
entries
originated from cell phones,
the majority of the images
were captured with a camera.
You know, a stand-alone de-
vice you take pictures with.
And don’t even get me
started about people who
take photos with an iPad
— too late. Seriously, this
summer I was riding on the
IN BRIEF
Volunteer training
classes in October
People interested in
volunteering at Domestic
Violence Services can
participate in volunteer
training for the crisis line and
other direct care services.
The free training
is planned in October.
The sessions include a
comprehensive introduction
to domestic/sexual/dating
violence and stalking.
Volunteers learn about the
cycle of violence, tactics
used by batterers and the
myths surrounding domestic
violence and sexual assault.
Topics include how
to assist victims in crisis,
information about restraining
orders and providing safety
planning and advocacy.
The training sessions
are free of charge. Pre-
registration is required
In addition, the
organization is in need
of basic household items
for its shelters, which are
located in Pendleton and
Hermiston.
The current wish list
includes liquid hand soap,
powdered laundry soap,
dryer sheets, plastic sandwich
bags, pillows, toilet paper,
trash bags, paper towels, dish
soap, sunscreen and reusable
water bottles.
Items can be dropped
off at Domestic Violence
Services of¿ ces in Pendleton
and Hermiston during
business hours.
To make donation
arrangements, for more
information or to register
for the training, call 541-
276-3322. For more about
the organization, visit www.
domesticviolenceservices-or.
org.
Veterans advisory
group meets today
The public is invited to
attend and participate in
the quarterly meeting of
the Advisory Committee to
the Oregon Department of
Veterans’ Affairs.
The meeting is today
from 9:30 a.m. to noon at
the Hermiston Conference
Center, 415 S. Highway 395.
Registration is not required,
but is encouraged. RSVP at
www.surveymonkey.com/r/
CWNK5SB.
The nine-member
committee is comprised of
veterans appointed by the
governor to provide counsel
to the director of the Oregon
Department of Veterans’
Affairs. The advisory
committee’s meetings are
held throughout the state
on the ¿ rst Wednesday in
March, June, September and
December.
For more information,
contact vaac@odva.state.
or.us, 503-373-2389 or visit
www.oregon.gov/odva/
Pages/advisory.aspx.
Route of the Hiawatha, a
remote mountain bike trail
in the Bitterroot Mountains
of Idaho and Montana, and
people were emerging from
a tunnel to take photos.
When someone pulled
their iPad out of their back-
pack, I thought really?!? It’s
not like it can hang around
your neck like a camera. Be-
sides that, the area is so re-
mote, you can’t immediately
upload photos to the Internet.
Cameras are more conve-
nient to pack around when
hiking and biking than an
iPad. In addition, they pro-
PHOTO BY TAMMY MALGESINI
Lucifer, the General and John Malgesini, some of my favorite photo subjects, during sunset at
Rockaway Beach.
vide better quality images.
While I’m talking about
cameras, I want to stress
more isn’t always better.
Check the settings on your
camera to ensure you’re
shooting at a higher resolu-
tion. While your memory
card will hold more photos
at low resolution, the quality
isn’t as good. When you do
capture that photo you want
to enlarge or submit to the
newspaper, it’s not going to
be very good quality if you
have your settings set too
low.
If you need help, check
with a camera shop, photog-
raphy buff or maybe even
take a class. Hermiston Parks
& Recreation periodically of-
fers classes that are designed
to help amateur shutterbugs.
The next one is coming up in
November, just in time to get
some tips before preserving
holiday memories.
And who knows, maybe
you’ll take some awesome
shots and enter them in the
2016 Umatilla County Fair.
Tammy Malgesini is
the community editor. Her
column, Inside my Shoes,
includes general musings
about life. Contact her at
tmalgesini@eastoregonian.
com or 541-564-4539.
We treat all
of you.
Altrusa offers
college scholarship
Fall scholarship
applications are now
available for students who
have already began their
educational process.
Altrusa International
of Hermiston will award a
scholarship up to $3,000 for
students who are attending
school to upgrade their job
skills or to re-enter the job
market. The scholarship isn’t
for graduating high school
seniors.
Applicants must be
residents of western Umatilla
County or north Morrow
County, but may be studying
elsewhere. Scholarship
funds will be deposited with
the college or school to be
applied toward tuition, books
or lab fees.
Applications are available
at the Altrusa International of
Hermiston Facebook page,
the Hermiston Chamber of
Commerce Facebook page,
as well as Blue Mountain
Community College and
Eastern Oregon University.
The deadline to apply is
Tuesday, Sept. 15.
For more information,
contact cande@eotnet.net or
JoAn Hill at 541-567-8543.
Cribbage club
meets weekly
Local cribbage players
are invited to join the Oregon
Grass Roots Club No. 2 for
weekly play, which starts
tonight.
The games are
Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m.
at Desert Lanes, 1545 N.
First St., Hermiston. They
continue weekly through
May 2016. Players play
nine games for the weekly
championship.
For more information, call
Bill Hill at 541-567-6594.
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