Retzer
Nature Center
Camera
Club
February
Newsletter
February Meeting – Wednesday, February 5th,
2020, 7:00 PM
Program: This month we will have the
opportunity to judge the Wisconsin Print Circuit. Members of Wisconsin camera clubs have
submitted color and monochrome prints to be judged. This will provide us with some great images from
Wisconsin photographers to view and evaluate.
Please bring a pen/pencil to mark your ballots.
In the second part of the meeting we will
provide an update on our partnership with Retzer Nature Center. This will include discussing some ways in
which we can provide some photographic services for the nature center as well
as opportunities for us to promote the camera club and potentially gain some
new members.
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: Margie Wheaton, Elizabeth Whitcomb, Tom Wright, Jill Arth,
Mark Blackman.
Please
email your images to Jim Hobbick ( jim-dawn-hobbick@wi.rr.com ) by Tuesday, February
4th. 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
2020 Club Programs:
Our 2020 programs and meeting
dates are listed below. Our program chairman, Randy
Scherkenbach, is looking for your ideas for programs for 2020. 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 ).
2020 Program Schedule:
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March 4, 2020
1. PSA Wisconsin Showcase judging
2, Making Money as an
Amateur Photographer – Randy Scherkenbach & Kevin Thomas
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April 1, 2020 – Long
Exposure Photography – Spencer Jelinek
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May 6, 2020
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June 3, 2020
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July 1, 2020
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August 5, 2020
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September 2, 2020
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October 7, 2020
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November 4, 2020
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December 2, 2020
Membership Dues: Membership dues for 2020 are due now. Membership
dues for 2020 may be paid to our Treasurer, Jim Edlhuber, at the meeting. Annual dues are $15.00/member or
$25.00/couple. Our dues help to provide an
honorarium to outside speakers and pay minor club expenses.
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.
2020 Field Trips: None are scheduled 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!
Future Events of Interest:
Wisconsin Public TV Garden &
Landscape Expo – February 7-9, 2020: The results of
their photo contest will be on display (The entry deadline has passed). Categories include Macro, Landscape, Food and
Abstract. Additional information is
available at www.wigardenexpo.com.
Chicago Botanic Garden Orchid Show – February 8 – March
22, 2020. Photographers are
allowed to use tripods on Tuesdays from 8:15AM – 9:45AM. For more information and directions, go to: www.chicagobotanic.org
WACCO Photography Seminar by John Gerlach – March 7,
2020: Sponsored by the Wisconsin
Area Camera Club Organization, this annual seminar brings in quality
professional photographers at a very reasonable price. This year John Gerlach will cover topics
including Wildlife Photography, Equipment, Close-up in Nature, Composition and
Landscape Photography. The cost will be
$50.00 for registration before 2/5/2020, $75.00 after 2/5/2020. For more information and to register, go to
the WACCO website: www.wicameraclubs.org.
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 – May 2, 2020: Information on the WACCO Spring 2020 Competition is now
available. The competition judging will
be held on Saturday, May 2nd. The
deadline for submitting images is April 12th. 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. Members are also encouraged to attend the
judging on May 2nd.
Retzer Club Page on
WACCO Website: The WACCO website
(www.wicameraclubs.org) has pages for each member club to
display photographs from club members.
Check it out to see what our members and other clubs are shooting. If you would like to see some of your images
on our club page, please send several of your images to Caryl Sedushak ( caryl.sedushak@me.com ).
The images should be 2100 pixels on the long side and no larger than 1
mb. Let’s see some of our great member
photos on the WACCO site!
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:
Art’s Cameras Plus and Mike Crivellos Cameras have 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 sites: www.Artscameras.com and www.MikeCrivellos.com
for updated lists of available classes.
If you are aware of other
photography classes or seminars, please forward the information to Rick
Vollbrecht
Websites of
Interest:
Friends of Retzer Nature Center: www.FriendsofRetzer.org
Club
Organization:
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Our club officers are:
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President
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Jim Hobbick
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Vice
President
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Elizabeth Whitcomb
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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.
