Retzer Nature Center
Camera Club
June 2016 Newsletter
June
Meeting – Wednesday, June 1st, 2016, 7:00 PM
This month we will explore the world of black & white
photography. Carl Hartt will present his
program: Seeing in Black & White.
Learn how some subjects can make great black & white 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.
If you were motivated by last month’s program on wildlife
photography to shoot some wildlife, please send those images to share with the
club.
The
following members will be featured this month: Wayne Christensen, Dick Clark,
Lisa Conley, Carl Courtois, and Jim Edlhuber.
This
month, please email your images to Tom Wright at thomas657@centurytel.net by Tuesday,
May 31st. This will help to streamline the process of viewing member
images. We look forward to seeing your images.
2016
Club Programs:
Our 2016 programs and meeting dates are listed below:
July
6, 2016 – Macro shooting and focus stacking presented by Bob Wickland
August
3, 2016 – Selecting images for the PSA WI Club Showcase
September
7, 2016 – Zoo photography presented by Bob Wickland
October
5, 2016 – Image correction and enhancement presented by Tom Wright. Members will receive images in advance and
given an opportunity to show how they would improve them.
November
2, 2016 – Table-top hands on shooting opportunity
December
7, 2016 – Holiday Party with spouses invited. Review of Scavenger Hunt images. Member “Best of 2016” show
If you have any topics you would like to see presented at future
meetings, please let Program Chair Elizabeth Whitcomb know.
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 Chairperson, Randy Scherkenbach, has scheduled a number of
outings for this year. Please consider attending as many outings
as possible. The more people attending,
the more fun and the more you will learn!
If you have some ideas of where you would like to see us go, please let Randy
know. 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.
We have the following outing scheduled for the remainder of the
year:
June 20 - Lifestriders Therapeutic
Riding Center
August 20 - Wausau Kayak
Races (Midwest Freestyle Championships)
August 28 - Milwaukee
Concours d'Elegance car show
September
17-18 - Doors Open Milwaukee October 15-16 - Open House Chicago
The
following are additional outings for which we have not yet set dates:
Spring – Starved Rock in
Illinois
Spring / Summer - Chicago
Botanic Garden
Summer - Night Sky and Milky
Way at Retzer
Summer - Wildflowers at
Retzer
Summer - Downtown Milwaukee
at Night
Summer- – Frame Park Flowers
Summer - Wind Point Lighthouse
Tower Climb and Tour
Fall - Milwaukee County Zoo
Fall - Tiffany Bridge and
Beckman Mill near Beloit
Fall - Barns and Rural Landscapes
of Manitowoc County
Photographing
Retzer Nature Center:
Caryl Sedushak has organized a group of club members who meet
periodically to shoot at Retzer. In
addition to getting some great images, we will be putting up a display of some
of the images as well as providing them to Retzer to use in their educational
programs. If you are interested in join
the group, please see Caryl, or call her at 262-349-4592.
Photo
Scavenger Hunt:
Our Photo Scavenger Hunt has become a popular annual event which
we will be doing again this year. 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!
Thanks to Jill Arth for providing us with these topics for our
2016 Scavenger Hunt:
- Music
- Happiness
- Flavor
- Wind
- America
- Backlit
- Geometric
- Contrast
- Sparkle
- Texture
Future
Events of Interest:
Summer
Weekend of Photography – July 28-31, 2016. This annual weekend, organized by the
Southwest Michigan Camera Club Council (SWMCCC) is held on the campus of Hope
College, Holland MI. Numerous classes
and workshops are held throughout the weekend.
Field trips include: Birds of Prey Photo Shoot, Nature Shoot, and
several Model Shoots. The featured
speaker is George Lepp. For more details
and registration information go to www.SWMCCC.org Several club members have attended in the
past and some are planning to attend again this year.
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:
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/
Club
Organization:
Our club officers are:
President Rick Vollbrecht
Vice President Tom Wright
Treasurer Jim Edlhuber
Program Chair Elizabeth Whitcomb
Outings Chair Randy Scherkenbach
Members should feel free to contact the officers with any
questions and suggestions they may have for the club.
Club dues for the 2016 club year are:
Individual -
$15.00
Couple / Family -
$25.00
Student (16-25) -
$10.00
Please see our Treasurer, Jim Edlhuber, to pay your dues if you
have not yet paid.
