MAY ASSIGNMENT – MACRO – BRING YOUR FAVORITE CLOSE UPS

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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., May 10, 2010
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.

MAY TIPS & TECHNIQUES MEETING – MAY 26, 2010 EVERGREEN WILD BIRD STORE 7pm (6:30 SOCIAL TIME) SUBJECT: ATTRACTING WILD BIRDS

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The May Tips & Techniques meeting will be held at the Evergreen Wild Bird Store – 32156 Castle Ct. ( the strip mall directly west of the Bergen Park Fire Station). The owners of the store, John & Diane Sears have kindly offered to host our meeting. They will give us tips on how to attract wild birds to our yards and create wild bird habitats.

MAY MEETING – MAY 12, 2010 – BERGEN PARK FIRE STATION – 7pm (6:30pm SOCIAL TIME) PRESENTER: BOB DEAN ON PHOTOGRAPHING AIR SHOWS

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Bob Dean is a freelance nature and wildlife photographer. With his wife Nadine, he has been photographing the natural world for over 35 years. Their stock file has nearly 10,000 images ranging from Alaska to Australia to Europe.

They have published many images and articles in magazines and newsletters including F8 and Being There, Falcon and Wild Outdoor World. Bob was an assistant editor and featured photographer for First Light Monthly Newsletter for Nature Photographers for over three years.

FIELD TRIP – DENVER ZOO – MAY 22, 2010

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Photo Safari & Test Drive at the Denver Zoo May 22
Sponsored by Mike’s Camera:
Photo Safari & Test Drive at the Denver Zoo
Coming Saturday May 22
Join us at the Denver Zoo for our second annual Photo Safari & Test Drive and snap up some great wildlife pictures. Take advantage of this great event that’s fun for kids and grown-ups. Enjoy FREE loaners from of latest cameras to exotic telephoto lenses and other photo gear from your favorite manufacturers and pick up some great photo tip and tricks from your Mike’s Camera crew.

MARCH TIPS & TECHNIQUES MEETING – MARCH 24 – BEGINNER’S CLASS -BERGEN PARK FIRE STATION (7pm meeting 6:30pm social time)

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PRESENTER: CHARLES DIRKS
The Tips and Techniques meeting this month will cover basic photography concepts concentrating on exposure. We will look at various camera settings to allow the camera to properly expose an image while maintaining some control (shutter speed, f-stop or ISO…) over the camera. The session
will be targeted towards DSLR owners, but point-and-shoot controls will be covered as well. We will also have an opportunity to hear a few words from a freelance photographer for the Associated Press, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, etc.

APRIL ASSIGNMENT – “Architecture” (color and monochrome)

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April theme: “Architecture” (color and monochrome)
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., April 19, 2010
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.

APRIL T&T MEETING – COLOR IMAGES TO BLACK & WHITE – APRIL 28 – 7PM (SOCIAL TIME 6:30 PM) PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS GROUP AT 6PM

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Tips and Techniques for April will feature experimenting with digital conversions to black and white. We’ll explore various ways of creating black and white images from original color digital images using Photoshop and Photoshop Elements. Club members may e-mail a color image (and the black and white version, if desired) that they would like to see converted during the session to me ahead of time at siriusenergy@msn.com.Tips & Techniques: Digital Conversion to Black and White

Presenters will include several club members with black and white conversion experience.

APRIL 21 MEETING (NOTE DATE CHANGE) WILLIE GIBSON- ARCHITECTURAL PHOTOGRAPHY AND INEXPENSIVE LIGHTING-7pm (6:30pm social time)

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Program: Architectural Photography and Inexpensive Lighting

Presenter: Willie Gibson

Willie Gibson has been shooting throughout the US, Mexico, South America and Europe for over 30 years. He has established a reputation as a respected and recognized talent in architectural photography, and has created beautiful images for residential homebuilders, architects and designers, resorts and golf courses. Willie’s images have won dozens of awards for major homebuilders across the country. Many of Willie’s resort and lifestyle images have appeared in travel and leisure publications.

MARCH ASSIGNMENT – MOUNTAIN LANDSCAPES

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The photo competition theme for March is MOUNTAIN LANDSCAPES.

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., Mar. 8, 2010

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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