The 2009 Evergreen Camera Club Yearbook is now available to order!

Get ’em while they’re hot! This is a wonderful gift idea for all your friends and family and for each book sold, approximately $2.50 goes back to a great cause – your very own Evergreen Camera Club! (Spare projector bulb, anyone?)

Price per book is $27.50. Stock up on 10 or more and save 10%.

To preview and order log on to http://www.blurb.com From the home page do a search for Evergreen Camera Club and you will be at the preview and ordering page.

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We’ll be wrapping up the end of another great year on December 9th at Beau Jo’s. Space is limited to the first 40 people to sign up and send in $14. The cost includes use of their private room, pizza buffet and unlimited non-alcoholic beverages. Special thanks to Edie Marks for organizing. Please send your $14 to Edie at: 7061 Brook Forest Drive, Evergreen, CO 80439. You can call her with questions: 303-670-8581

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Be a part of the 2nd Annual ECC Yearbook! Dave Edwards is still accepting photos to be included in the publication. You can bring him a CD with images at the next T&T meeting on October 28th or e-mail him images anytime at: dledwardsevco@ msn.com. If you have any questions, please email Dave.
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Our November speaker will be Evergreen-based author and photographer Mike Strunk. He’ll be sharing photos and talking about his soon-to-be-published book “Butch Cassidy and the Outlaw Trail”. As his theme deals with the wilds of the west that surround us, our assignment this month will be to shoot an historical site or create a photograph that tells a story of our Wild West. Check out the “Butch Cassidy and the Outlaw Trail” webpage for inspiration: http://sagebrushpho tography. net/outlaw1. htm
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Mike Strunk – “Butch Cassidy and the Outlaw Trail”
About Mike
A longtime resident of Evergreen, Colorado, and award-winning photographer, Mike has photographed open lands, ranches and historic sites throughout the West for over 40 years. During this time, he has amassed more than 100,000 images in his personal archives.
Mike owns Sagebrush Photography, Inc., works part-time for the Mountain Area Land Trust to protect open lands and is on the board of directors of the Jefferson County Historical Society. Mike published his first coffee table book, “Portraits of Preservation” in 2007.

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Presenters: Doug & Betty Holling
ECC members enjoyed a fascinating presentation last evening of wildlife photos and stories from Doug & Betty’s recent trip to Botswana.
In our next Tips and Techniques meeting, they will facilitate an open discussion about building your own personal code of conduct for outdoor photography.

Harry Sherwood
ECC crop-meister, Harry Sherwood, presents cropping and editing techniques to dramatically improve your photographs.
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Gather Your Best 10 Photos for the 2009 Evergreen Camera Club Yearbook!
Available to Order for your Holiday Shopping on Weds, Nov 18
(Subliminal message: A holiday gift for yourself.)
The 2009 yearbook will be produced by Dave Edwards, Donna Dannen, Katy Moses Huggins & Jay Janzen and…you!
Categories:
* People
* Animals & Wildlife
* Flora
* Scenics: Colorado & Elsewhere
* Black & White Photography
* Sports & Special Event Images
* Buildings & Architecture
* Whimsy
* Field Trips

How about your monthly photo competition submissions?
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September Assignment: Wildlife Interaction
Inspired by what they saw on their travels, Betty & Doug Holling asked that this month’s assignment be Wildlife Interaction.
For those who would rather not do this assignment, you may submit in the Open Category.
Send your photos to Brad Davidson at contest@evergreencameraclub.com by 8 am, Mon., Oct 12
One Photo per Email. Photos no larger than 5 mb. Please do not send as an embedded image. Send as an e-mail attachment.
Maximum of three submissions per member in any combination of Theme or Open category.
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Just back from their latest trip to Africa, Betty & Doug Holling will share their photos in a presentation entitled:
“Okavango: Botswana’s Wildlife Paradise”
September Assignment: Wildlife Interaction
Inspired by what they saw on their travels, Betty & Doug asked that this month’s assignment be Wildlife Interaction.
For those who would rather not do this assignment, you may submit in the Open Category.
Send your photos to Brad Davidson at contest@evergreencameraclub.com by 8 am, Mon., Oct 12
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David Smith, ECC Member and owner of the Timberline Gallery in downtown Evergreen will present tips on printing. Items discussed will include; preparing files for optimal printing, cropping margins and cropping ratios, different print media, framing options and tips to help streamline the process.

Meeting will begin at 7 pm, Social time at 6:30. Pre-meeting dinner will be at the Whippletree and all are welcome to attend. Please RSVP for dinner to Katy: ktkansas@yahoo.com

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