Retzer Nature Center
Camera Club
May 2015 Newsletter
May Meeting
– Wednesday, May 6, 2015, 7:00 PM
Our program will give members an opportunity to practice some
table-top photography. Elizabeth
Whitcomb will have a set-up that will allow you to photograph objects through
water drops. Rick Vollbrecht will have
some other set-ups for shooting object using a variety of lighting and
backdrops. If you have some objects you
would like to shoot, please bring them along.
You can keep it simple or be creative.
This is the time to experiment.
Bring your camera and tripod. If
you have a macro lens that might be useful.
Other equipment that might be useful includes an off-camera flash and
cable release. This will be a night to
try some new and fun things.
Member
Image Sharing:
Because of our program this month, we will not be doing any member
image sharing. Image sharing will return
in June.
2015
Club Programs:
Our 2015 programs are listed below:
June
3, 2015 – Guest speaker: Brian Havican, forensic photography
July
1, 2015 – Shooting and creating panoramic images
August
5, 2015 – Selecting images for Wisconsin PSA Showcase.
September
2, 2015 – Creating images using HDR
October
7, 2015 – Creating digital slide shows with Lightroom.
Creating photo
books
Creating photo
montages
November
4, 2015 – Shooting the night sky, painting with light (outdoor shoot at
Retzer)
December
2, 2015 – Holiday Party. Review
Scavenger Hunt images and member’s favorite 2015 images. Spouses and guests are invited.
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 coordinate field trips for the club. If you have some 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.
The tentative schedule for photo outings:
June 21 – Bike
races in Waukesha
Spring –
Evanston, Illinois lighthouse and Bahai Temple
Summer – Downtown
Milwaukee night shoot
Summer – Anderson
Japanese Gardens in Rockford
Summer – Tiffany
Bridge and Beckman Mill in Beloit
Summer – Chicago
Botanical Gardens
July –
Wildflowers at Retzer
August – Frame
Park flower gardens
August 15-16 –
Midwest Freestyle Kayak Championship in Wausau
Photo
Scavenger Hunt:
We will once again be conducting a 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.
Capture 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. We will review them at our December meeting
4.
Have fun!
Here are the topics for our 2015 Scavenger Hunt:
- Delicate
- Decay
- I can’t believe I captured that!
- Graffiti
- Doorway
- Bloomin’ Beautiful
- Stormy
- Shadow
- Bridge
- At night
Club
Logo:
We would like to design a logo for our club. This would be something we could use on our
Newsletter or other communications. We
are also considering offering members the opportunity to purchase club apparel
(shirts, jackets, etc) that would display our logo. So, dust off your design skills and let us see
what you can design! Even if you are not
good at drawing, just give us a rough sketch or a description of what you have
in mind. Get your ideas in to Elizabeth
Whitcomb or Rick Vollbrecht.
Future
Events of Interest:
Out
of Chicago Photo Conference, June 25-28:
The conference is based at The University Center in Chicago and
offers a variety of seminars and workshops at the Center and other downtown
Chicago locations. For more information
go to: http://outofchicago.com/conference/
Summer
Weekend of Photography July 30th-August 2nd Holland, MI: Sponsored by the
Southwestern Michigan Council of Camera Clubs (SWMCCC) the weekend offers a
variety of presentations, workshops and field trips. For more information go to http://www.swmccc.org/2015-weekend-of-photography-and-digital-imaging.html
If you are aware of any events of general interest, please let us
know so we can share them with the club.
Photo Contests and Exhibits:
WACCO Spring Competition – Saturday, May 2, 2015.
The deadline has passed to enter this competition but you can attend the
judging. Judging will take place at
Waukesha State Bank, 1227 Corporate Center Drive, Oconomowoc (I-94 and Hwy 67,
Exit 282, north on Hwy67) in the lower level starting at 11:00. This is a good opportunity to see some great
images and observe how judging is done.
If you are aware of any photo contests, please
forward the information to Rick Vollbrecht at Rvollb@wi.rr.com
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 those 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
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/
