64 members and 2 guests attended our November 22nd meeting.
• Chris Jorgensen paid tribute to the late Frank Vadovic by reminding us of his kindness and willingness to help others. After hearing a couple of amusing stories about Frank, we saw a brief slide-show of pictures of him at various photo outings followed by a moment of silence.
• Chad Barry and Keith Blackwell explained How And When To Use Mirror Lock-up, a method of raising your camera’s mirror to avoid camera shake caused by mirror slap. Several of our more experienced members helped those who had never used this feature before.
• The Club was treated to a Travelogue by Bob Allen that featured his photos from a vacation in Portugal. Bob’s shots of the beautiful buildings, local food, coastal scenes, flowers, birds, transportation and cityscapes, put this destination on our list of places to visit. Thanks Bob! Well done!
• The results of the first two CCC Photo Competition were shown.
– The Novice’s Black And White entries were reviewed, with Margaret DeClerk (23 pts), Mary Ellen Plouffe (22 pts) and Rick Aarssen (two marks of 22 pts), attaining the top scores.
– The Intermediate, Advanced and Salon members were judged on their Clouds shots with Reagan Smolders (24 pts), Jim Pollock (24 pts), and Dave Noordhoff (23 pts) leading the way. For their Waves pictures, Tere Deslippe (23 pts), Mike Blazek (23 pts), David Barr (23 pts) and Dave Noordhoff (23 pts) got the most points.
– In the second contest, the Novices were judged on their Clouds images with Pat Beaton (24 pts), Jana Smith (23 pts), Bill Henry (21 pts) and Mary Craig (21 pts) scoring the highest. For the group’s Waves shots, high scores were given to Pat Beaton (23 pts), Bill Henry (21 pts), Mary Craig (21 pts) and Jacqueline Gruska (21 pts).
– The three other divisions were graded on their entries in the Angular category, with Carson Plant (23 pts), Keith Blackwell (23 pts) and Paul Schmoldt (22 pts) achieving the highest results.
Some of the evening’s best photos can be reviewed on our Club Photos page.
Our next Photo Competition will be reviewed on January 24th, 2017 when the Novices will show their Angular pictures and the Intermediate, Advanced and Salon members will display their entries in the Trees category. Competition photos are to be submitted to Gavin Stuart at: gcstuart@mnsi.net by Midnight, Sunday, January 15th
• Many of our members brought in their prints for display and discussion. If you’d like to join the fun, your next opportunity will be on January 24th, 2017.
• Our next meeting will be held on December 13th when Carson Plant and Mike Blazek will lead a workshop on Light Painting. Bring your camera, tripod, remote trigger and an LED flashlight to this meeting and learn this fascinating technique. We’ll have some of these items on-hand if you need one.
• Just a quick reminder to check out our Buy / Sell page to find out what equipment other Club members are looking to purchase or no longer have a need for.
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