APRIL MEETING – Weds, April 8, 7 pm, Bergen Park Fire Station (6:30 social time) Presenter: Weldon Lee

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Weldon Lee, photographer, author & photo tour operator from Allenspark, Colorado will be our speaker. Weldon Lee on-line: www.weldonlee.com

Weldon Lee travels around the globe to the world’s most exotic locations photo-graphing wildlife and capturing the essence of their personalities on film. He has a special way of communicating with animals and his images depict that relationship. His commitment to wildlife brings a fresh perspective to photography.

APRIL ASSIGNMENT

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In honor of Earth Month and our April presenter, Weldon Lee, this month’s assignment will be to show the “hand of man” in nature. Whether it is a positive or negative influence, be creative and tell a story with your photo(s).

As always, for those who would rather not do this assignment, there is the option of the Open Category.

Don’t forget to submit your photos (5 meg max) to Brad by 8am on Monday, April 6th – contest@evergreencameraclub.com
Please do not send as an embedded image – send as an e-mail attachment.

TIPS AND TECHNIQUES MENTORING SESSION – Wednesday, February 25

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The Wednesday, February 25th “Tips and Techniques” mentoring session will be led by Brad Davidson, concentrating on how to fine-tune the autofocus feature on your camera. Brad will also show how to calibrate a monitor and projector using the Spyder calibrating system. Bring your laptop and a photo you would like to learn to adjust. We will go through learning to edit photo files. Bring your photo on a flashdrive or CD. Be sure to bring your camera as well to learn about its autofocus function.

FEBRUARY ASSIGNMENT

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The theme for photo submissions for critique/competition for February is “PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY” people, animals (wild or domestic). For the first time you may submit theme photos in one of the following: Beginner, Intermediate or Experienced divisions.

February 11 Meeting – Betty & Doug Holling, speakers

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The public is invited to the regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, February 11 (note that this is the new meeting date). Members of the club, Betty & Doug Holling will present a show of photographs from their travels entitled “From Alaska to Antarctica”. Meeting at the fire station at 7 pm – social hour at 6:30 pm.

TIPS AND TECHNIQUES MENTORING SESSION – Tuesday, January 20th

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The Tuesday, January 20th “Tips and Techniques” mentoring session will be led by Lorrie McAllister. The session will help members learn to use the Evergreen Camera Club Yahoo Group, a discussion forum and a repository for club information. In addition, we will learn to use FLICKR, another Yahoo sponsored group, which serves as a photo repository where members may store, showcase, share and solicit comments on their photos both among other ECC members and other outside photographers.

JANUARY 6, 2009 MEETING – Wendy Schott, speaker

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The public is invited to attend the next Evergreen Camera Club meeting held at the Evergreen Annex Fire Station on Bergen Parkway. The meeting will be Tuesday, January 6 (note this is a change to first Tuesday of the month THIS MONTH ONLY) (7:00 P.M.). Our guest speaker/presenter is Wendy Schott. Wendy is a well-known local photographer who devotes her photography work to portraiture: black and white and color photos of children, family and senior portraits are her specialty.

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