Vice President Laird VanderEnde welcomed four new members to The Club and encouraged them to take part in both the photo competitions and print displays. Recounting his own experience, Laird pointed out the advantages of getting together with fellow members to learn new techniques and share knowledge.

Doug Woodman was featured in our What I Shoot segment, where he showed us his fine collection of nature, scenic and outdoor portrait photography. Great job Doug!

Patricia Kral and Larry Kearns took a turn as Photo Fixers by showing how they could improve a photo in post processing by lightening, brightening, straightening and using different crops. Both of them were able to get excellent results from their efforts.

Les McCracken reviewed and critiqued our displayed prints. Thanks to all those who participated.

Paul Schmoldt gave a brief demonstration of how to resize a picture for Club competitions using Photoshop Elements and a free program called Faststone Image Viewer, available for download at: www.FastStone.org

Our next meeting is on October 23rd and will feature Ted Kloske from Henry’s in Windsor, who will present his onboard flash tutorial, “Flash 101”. The competition themes are “Open” for Novices and “Things With Wings” for Intermediate and Advanced members.