Retzer Camera Club: September 2013

Retzer Nature Center

Camera Club

September 2013 Newsletter

September Meeting – September 4, 2013, 7:00 PM

Program: Landscape Photography

What should you look for when you create landscape pictures? Terry Molter will use this question to lead a discussion on what goes into making good landscape pictures. He will use member photos as example to show what works (or doesn’t work) for successful images. A major part of this program will involve input from members, so please come ready to share you ideas and comments on the photos Terry will be showing

Since we will be looking at a lot of member images during this program, there will not be a separate member sharing at this meeting.

2013 Club Programs:

The following is a list of programs that are planned for the remainder of 2013.

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

2014 Club Programs:

It is time to begin planning our program schedule for 2014! An email was sent to all members requesting suggestions for program topics and for help in putting together the schedule. Please respond to Rick Vollbrecht in the next several weeks. This is the best way to make sure that the club continues to meet your needs.

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.

At this time we do not have any further scheduled field trips. Would anyone like to lead one for fall colors? If you have a favorite place to shoot fall colors and are willing to lead a field trip, please contact Frank.

We could use some volunteers to coordinate future 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:

None to reports at this time.

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

Art’s Cameras Plus has an extensive list of classes covering everything from camera basics to photographing in a variety of situations and use of Photoshop Elements. Check out their web site: www.Artscameras.com

If you are aware of other photography classes or seminars, please forward the information to Rick Vollbrecht

Photo Contests and Exhibits:

Friends of Retzer Nature Center Annual Photography Contest

Pictures must be taken at Retzer

Categories include People, Activities & Events; Plants, Flowers & Trees; Scenery; Wildlife outdoors; Digitally Enhanced and Black & White

Deadline is October 30, 2013

Reception November 3, 1:00 – 3:30 PM

UWM School of Continuing Education Thrid Annual Photo Contest

Categories include: Animals, Portrait, Nature and Buildings/Architecture

Check the web site for more information: http://www4.uwm.edu/sce/course.cfm?id=26223

If you are aware of other photo contests, please forward the information to Rick Vollbrecht at Rvollb@wi.rr.com

Websites of Interest: