Retzer Nature
Center
Camera Club
April 2013 Newsletter
April
Meeting - April 3, 2013,
7:00 PM
Program: Flash
Photography - Local photography instructor Chris Jourdan will
discuss effective use of built in and off camera flash units. He will cover topics including when to use
flash, advantages of built in and off camera flash, flash settings, using flash
outdoors and fill flash. Although time
will not permit Chris to look at everybody's unique equipment, members are
encouraged to bring their cameras and flash units to see how these features
work with their equipment. This
presentation should give everybody some ideas of how to use flash to create
some good images.
Member Image Sharing:
Members are also encouraged to submit several (up to five) images
to share with the club for gentle critique.
This is a great way to get suggestions for improving your images and
developing your photographic skills. We
would like to encourage members to submit images for sharing in advance by
email to Rick Vollbrecht at
Rvollb@wi.rr.com. This will help to
streamline the process of viewing member images. We look forward to seeing your
images.
In order to give everyone a chance to share their images during
the year, we have decided to provide a schedule listing individuals who will be
given priority at each meeting. Other
individuals may also provide images which will be shared as time permits.
The following
members should provide images to share at the February 6th meeting:
Will Hammer, Jan Hanold, Roger Hanson,
John Hasse, Rick Heinze
2013
Club Programs:
The following is a list of programs that are planned for
2013.
May 1, 2012 - TBD
June 5, 2013 -
Wildflower Photography Rick Vollbrecht will
discuss equipment, techniques and locations for getting great wildflower
photographs.
July 3, 2013 - No
Meeting
August 7, 2013 - PSA
Region 21 Image Selection We will select
member images to submit to the annual PSA Region 21 inter-club
competition. We will also spend
additional time on member image critiques.
September 4, 2013 -
Landscape Photography Terry Molter will
present landscape photography with an emphasis on Fall colors.
October 2, 2013 -
Miscellaneous Topics This will be a
meeting dedicated to a number of smaller topics:
Rick Vollbrecht
will talk about packing your photo gear for travel.
Jim Edlhuber will
tell us how to keep our lens clean.
Rick Vollbrecht
will cover resizing images for digital projection and competitions and how to
transfer images to a thumb drive.
Tom Wright will
discuss offsite image backup and cloud storage.
Terry Molter will
discuss procedures for photographing the moon.
November 6, 2013 -
Simple Steps to Improve Images Roy Schneider will
discuss simple steps to improve your images in image editing software.
December 4, 2013 - Scavenger
Hunt Images We will view member images
from the Scavenger Hunt. See note below
for further information.
Special
Note on April Meeting on Flash Photography:
As noted above, Chris Jourdan will be discussing flash photography
at our April meeting. If you have any
particular questions or issues relating to the use of flash that you would like
to have addressed, please forward them to John Hasse at J3hasse@hotmail.com. We will ask Chris to include them in his
program.
Photo
Scavenger Hunt: Photo scavenger hunts are a fun and challenging way to get your
imagination and creative juices flowing! The rules are simple:
1. Submit one image of each topic.
2. Be creative -
think of a unique way to express the topic.
3. Images should be
taken between now and December 1st.
4. Have fun.
Tom Wright has developed the list for this scavenger hunt. Thanks Tom!
Images will be viewed at the December meeting. So start shooting! Here is your list:
Scavenger
Hunt Topics
1. Car(s)
2. Fence
3. Funny
4. Hands
5. Kitchen item
6. Old
7. Self-portrait
8. Smooth
9. Storefront
10. Tall
11. Texture
12. Wildcard - what is it
Field
Trips:
Photo field trips are a great way for us to share our common
enjoyment of photography, learn some new techniques and share in camaraderie
while getting to know our fellow club members.
Frank Remfrey has agreed to again coordinate some field trips for the
club. Frank has scheduled the following
tentative field trips:
Pasque Flowers: Monday, April 15th
(depends on the flowers). Location: Pasque Flower Preserve near Piper Road, Town of
Ottawa.
Milwaukee County Zoo: Tuesday, June 18th (rain
date 19th). Meet inside main entrance at
the zoo.
West of the Lake Gardens:
Wednesday, July 10th, Manitowoc. For more info visit http://www.westfoundation.us/ Carl Courtois will be the trip leader.
Wildflower Walk: Tuesday, July 16th (rain date
17th). Location: Retzer Nature
Center. Time TBD.
Jim Edlhuber will lead the walk.
Milwaukee River Walk: Tuesday, August 6th (rain
date 7th). Meet near Vogel Hall entrance
of Marcus Center for the Performing Arts at 7:00 PM
.
Wings Over Waukesha: Saturday, August 24th. Air Show begins at 1:00 PM.
We will meet at the east end of Lancaster Drive, City of Waukesha.
We will be able to view the
show from the park located in the subdivision.
There is a small playground nearby.
Frank Remfrey and Rudy Willis will be co-hosts.
We could use some volunteers to coordinate some of these
trips. If you are interested please let
Frank know. If you have some additional ideas
of where you would like to see us go, please let Frank know (FRemfrey@wi.rr.com). Better yet, why not offer to coordinate a
field trip. It's not hard - find a place
you would like to go, pick a date and we can announce it to the club.
Future
Events of Interest:
February 22 - May 19, 2013 - Color Rush - 75 Years
of Color Photography in America. This
exhibit at the Milwaukee
Art Museum follows
developments that led to color photography becoming the norm in popular culture
and fine art. The exhibit includes work
by Ansel Adams and Edward Steichen.
April
13, 2013 - Rick Sammon Seminar Presented
by the Wehr Nature Center
Camera Club. Rick Sammon will present
"Exploring the Light", sharing his people, wildlife,
landscape and travel pictures from around the globe – illustrating the
difference between taking pictures and making pictures. For every
image, Rick will share a photographic technique, digital darkroom tip, or a
photo philosophy. He will cover seeing the light, controlling the light,
playing with the light, HDR photography and some composition techniques.
For information and registration go to http://rick-in-mke.com
April 20, 2013 - John & Barb
Gerlach Seminar Well known nature photographers
John and Barb Gerlach will be leading a one day seminar in Milwaukee entitled
How to Shoot Beautiful Nature Photographs.
The cost is $99.00. For more
information visit their web site:
www.gerlachnaturephoto.com
May
4, 2013 - WACCO Photography Seminar Fuzzy
Duenkel, a well known local portrait photographer, will conduct an afternoon
program. A registration brochure is
attached. To see some of Fuzzy's work, check his web site: www.duenkel.com
May
17 - 19, 2013 - PSA Wisconsin
Chapter Photo Outing to Door County. PSA
members will meet in Door
County for a weekend of
photography
August
1-4, 2013 - Southwestern
Michigan Council of Camera Clubs (SWMCCC) Summer Weekend of
Photography The Southwestern Michigan Council of Camera Clubs invites you to
attend the 39th annual SWMCCC Summer Weekend of Photography and Digital
Imaging. Whether a beginner or an advanced photographer, you will find
instructional opportunities and shooting sessions designed to enhance your
creative skills and knowledge of photographic tools. Join us for a weekend of
photographic learning, fun and fellowship.
A number of our members have attended this event in the past and have
found it very educational and enjoyable.
If several of us plan to attend, we could carpool. For more information go to http://www.swmccc.org/WeekendOfPhotography.html
Photo
Ops:
As a club, our members have a wide variety of subjects that we
enjoy photographing. This newsletter can
serve as an excellent way to share various photo opportunities with club
members. If you know of interesting
subjects or events that may interest other club members, please forward them to
Rick Vollbrecht so they can be included in future newsletters. If you are interested in having others join
you, that information can also be included.
It is fun to shoot with a group!
Photography
Classes:
A variety of non-credit, reasonably priced classes on photography
and Photoshop are available at Waukesha County Technical College (WCTC) and UW
Waukesha. Check their web sites for more
information.
WCTC: www.wctc.edu
UW Waukesha: www.waukesha.uwc.edu
If you are aware of other photography classes or seminars, please
forward the information to Rick Vollbrecht
Photo Contests and Exhibits:
WACCO 2nd Annual Exhibit - Deadline July 27, 2013. WACCO is sponsoring the 2nd Annual photo exhibit
at the Reuss Building in Milwaukee.
Each photographer may submit two images for consideration in the
exhibit. Selected images must be printed
and framed at a minimum size of 16x20.
Images will be on display from August 10th - September 21st. For more details see the attached information
sheet.
Old
World Wisconsin Foundation 2013 Photo Contest - Deadline August 30, 2013
For more information go to the Foundation web
site: www.friendsofoww.org
Capture
Wisconsin - Capture
Wisconsin is
looking for images of Door
County and additional
images for a 2014 wall calendar. This
may be an opportunity for you to get some of your Wisconsin
images publised. Check out these links
for more information:
If you are aware of other photo contests, please
forward the information to Rick Vollbrecht at Rvollb@wi.rr.com
Websites
of Interest:
Retzer Camera Club blog: www.RetzerCameraClub.blogspot.com
WACCO (Wisconsin Area Camera Clubs Organization):
www.wicameraclubs.org
PSA (Photographic Association of America): www.PSA-photo.org
PSA Wisconsin: www.PSA.wisconsin.org
Friends of Retzer
Nature Center:
www.FriendsofRetzer.org
