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:
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/
