Retzer
Nature Center
Camera
Club
February
Newsletter
February Meeting – Wednesday, February
6th, 2019, 7:00 PM
Program – Astrophotgraphy
– Geri Laehn
Geri tells us: “I love being Mostly Outside…I am drawn towards the charismatic images
that the outdoors has to offer. In
everything there is a story and photography for me is about capturing an
environment. Shooting in the outdoors
can give you a sense of the fragility of a time and place that may not exist in
the future.”
Geri will give us some tips and techniques
for capturing images of the Milky Way and the Northern Lights, as well as share
some of her images.
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. 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 this month: Jim Hobbick, Kurt Huebner, Terry Hughes. Susan Jensen
Please
email your images to Tom Wright ( TomWrightwi@gmail.com ) by Tuesday, February 5th .
When submitting your images, please
change the file name to include your name as the first information in the file
name. This will help to streamline the process of viewing member
images. We look forward to seeing your images.
2019 Club Programs:
Our 2019 programs and meeting
dates are listed below. Our program chairman, Randy
Scherkenbach, is looking for your ideas for programs for 2019. If you have a topic you would like to see
presented, please let Randy know now.
Please forward your ideas to Randy (rscherkenbach@gmail.com ).
2019 Program Schedule:
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March 6, 2019 - PSA Wisconsin Showcase judging
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April 3, 2019
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May 1, 2019 – Martin Moore – Product Photography
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June 5, 2019
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July 3, 2019
– No meeting
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August 7, 2019
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September 4, 2019
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October 2, 2019
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November 6, 2019
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December 4, 2019
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. Our Outings Co-chairs, Elizabeth Whitcomb and
Caryl Sedushak, are working on a schedule that will include some of our
traditional outings plus a few new ones. They are always looking for your ideas
of some places you would find interesting for a club outing. If you have any ideas of places you would
like to have us shoot, please send your ideas to our Outings Chairperson, Elizabeth
Whitcomb (lizannwhit@gmail.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. Perhaps you have a favorite place for fall
colors or winter scenery.
2019 Field Trips: No trips are
planned at this time.
Facebook: Our camera club now has a Facebook page! If you are on Facebook, simply put Retzer
Nature Center Camera Club in the search box and you will find us. Click on the Join button and Elizabeth or
Randy will approve you. This is a Closed
Group and open only to club members.
This means that anything posted here can only be seen by members of the
group. You can feel free to share your
work here without fear that someone outside the club will have access to
it. Anything posted here is private, so
feel free to ask questions – don’t be embarrassed or shy about it. The monthly Newsletter, meeting topics and
outings will also be posted here. Check
it out!
Annual Dues:
Dues for the 2019 club year are $15.00 for an individual and $25.00 for
a couple. Our dues help to pay for guest
speaker honorariums and club expenses. Our
Treasurer, Jim Edlhuber, will be colleceting 2019 dues at the meeting. If you have not yet paid your dues, now would
be a good time to do so.
Future Events of Interest:
If you are aware of any events of
general interest, please let us know so we can share them with the club.
WACCO Photography Seminar and Workshop - Saturday, March 2, 2019. WACCO’s annual seminar features professional
photographer Colleen Miniuk-Sperry. She
will be speaking on topics including Finding Your Creative Voice, Composition:
No More Rules, Seeing the Light in Outdoor Photography and Ebb and Flow: Riding
the Waves of Creative Energy. An
optional workshop will be held on Sunday, March 3rd. For more information and registration, go to
the WACCO website: http://www.wicameraclubs.org/programs/
.
Photo Contests
and Exhibits:
Garden &
Landscape Expo Photo Contest: Our member, Caryl Sedushak, has had three of her images selected
for display at the Expo, February 8th -10th. You may want to escape the winter weather,
get some gardening tips (think spring!) and view over 70 images showing flowers
in macro and landscape settings. The
Expo is at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison (1919 Alliant Energy Center
Way). Congratulations Caryl.
WACCO Spring 2019
Competition: Information on the WACCO Spring 2019
Competition is now available. The
competition judging will be held on Saturday, May 4th. The deadline for submitting images is April
13th. Members may submit
prints and/or projected images in a variety of Open and Nature categories. For more information and entry instructions,
see the WACCO website: www.wicameraclubs.org/ .
This is an easy competition to enter and members are encouraged to see
how their images compare to other Wisconsin photographers.
If you are aware of any photo
contests or exhibits, 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 (Rvollb@wi.rr.com) 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. The new UW Waukesha catalog is now
available. Check their web sites for
more information.
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:
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
Club Organization:
Our club officers are:
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President
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Tom Wright
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Vice
President
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Jim Hobbick
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Treasurer
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Jim Edlhuber
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Program
Chair
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Randy
Scherkenbach
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Outings
Chair
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Elizabeth Whitcomb,
Caryl Sedushak
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Members should feel free to contact the officers with any
questions and suggestions they may have for the club.
