Retzer Nature Center
Camera Club
February 2014 Newsletter
February
Meeting – Wednesday February 5, 2014, 7:00 PM
Program: PSA Wisconsin Club Showcase Judging
This month we will be judging the annual PSA Wisconsin Club
Showcase. Thirteen clubs from Wisconsin
have submitted seven images each, and all clubs are now in the process of
judging those images. This will be an
opportunity to see some great images from photographers around Wisconsin. Our club has consistently finished in the top
five and last year we were third! Please
bring a pen to record your scores and a small flashlight to help you see your
score sheet.
Following the judging we will spend some time critiquing images
using some of the competition images as a starting point. We should have plenty of time for critiquing
member images, so please submit some of your images. See the following item for more information.
Member
Image Sharing:
Members are 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 will
select several individuals who will be featured at each meeting. Other individuals may also provide images
which will be shared as time permits
The
following members will be featured the February 5th meeting:
Rudy Willis, Milt Wilson, Tom
Wright, Bob Zastrow
2014
Club Programs:
We will be meeting soon to develop the program schedule for the
reminder of 2014. If you have any
additional suggestions for topics or speakers you would like to see, please
forward your ideas to Rick Vollbrecht.
Confirmed programs for 2014 are as follows:
March
5, 2014 – Portrait Photography – Posing and shooting
portraits presented by professional photographer Noelle Youakim.
April
2, 2014 – TBA
May
7, 2014 – TBA
June
4, 2014 – TBA
July
2, 2014 – TBA
August
6, 2014 – TBA
September
3, 2014 – TBA
October
1, 2014 – TBA
November
5, 2014 – TBA
December
3, 2014 – TBA
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 scheduled field trips.
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:
March 15, 2014
(Saturday) – Calumet Regional Photo Club 2014 Photography Clinic
The
5th annual clinic will be in Munster IN, from 9:00 AM – 4:00
PM. The program features three speakers
– James Cook, Dean Pennala and Ralph Velasco. The $60 registration fee include
a continental breakfast and lunch. For more information see the attached
registration form or visit the Calumet Photo Club web site: www.CalRegionPhoto.org
March 22, 2014 (Saturday)
– WACCO Nature Photography Seminar with Joe LeFevre.
This seminar will be at the Midway
Hotel, Brookfield from 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM. Joe is a landscape photographer from
upstate New York. His program will cover
making dynamic landscape images from conception to capture to computer optimization. The registration fee is $50.00 if you
register by February 22nd ($75.00 after 2/22), including lunch. Please see the attached brochure or visit the
WACCO website www.wicameraclubs.org
for more information. WACCO has
annually brought us some great speakers at a very reasonable price. This should be one you should strongly
consider attending, not only to further your own knowledge, but to support
WACCO!
June 14th,
2014 (Saturday) - Wehr Nature Center Camera Club 2nd Annual
Seminar
Jennifer
Wu, a Canon Explorer of Light, will present “Nature’s Elusive Beauty” at the
Milwaukee Art Museum from 12:00 Noon – 5:00 PM.
The fee is $15.00 for the first 100 registrants, $25.00 after the first
100. Jennifer will cover composition and
share her techniques for getting great shots.
She will also share some of her night sky time lapse photography. Jennifer is a very dynamic and energetic
presenter. Please see the attached
information or go to www.wnccccevents.com
for more information.
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:
Focus on Wildlife Photography Contest – Deadline February 8th,
2014
Sponsored by the Dane County Humane Society, this
contest features wildlife. There are two
categories – Wisconsin Wildlife and Global Wildlife. For more information go to: www.360photocontest.com/237
Monona Terrace Photography Contest – Deadline September 1st,
2014
Sponsored by the Monona Terrace in Madison. The contest includes photos taken on the
grounds of the Monona Terrace Convention Center in Madison. Please see the
attached information flyer.
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
Jim Edlhuber’s blog: http://www.windowtowildlife.com/
