2020-01-14 FCDCC Meeting Notes

We met in the Eagle 1 room at the Aztlan Center, 112 E Willow Street, Fort Collins, CO 80524

Please welcome Richard, Allilster, Dave, Bridgette, Jim, Jean, Lara, Katie and Mike who were visiting our club.

Please pay your dues for 2020 to Dave Chamness at the next meeting if you haven't already paid. You can find him at most meetings. Annual dues are $25/member with $15 for a spouse and $10 for each additional child under 18. Dues are prorated based on the month you join.

Dave summarized our club's financial status:
$1542 dues were collected in 2019
$1883 in our club checking account today
Some club members were concerned that we are not collecting enough in dues to pay for our expenses and we should consider raising dues next year (in 2021).

Check out the SIGs (Special Interest Groups); they have been holding lots of meetings and going on lots of outings. Participating in a SIG is an excellent way to develop your skills.

Conceptual Photography - Kai Frawg
Drone Photography - Steven Eis
Event Photography - Vern Kellie
Landscape Photography - Ken Eis
Macro Photography - Paul Marcoux
Mobile Photography - Judy Cannon
Night Sky Photography - Ralph Smith
Portrait Photography - Mike Barry
Post Processing - Harry Strharsky, Rich Ernst, Stephanie Cox and Jeanie Sumrall-Ajero
Videography - Judy Cannon
Wildlife Photography - Guy Turenne

We may cancel the Photography 101 SIG and the Videography SIG as we have not see much interest in either one. If you are interested in either of these SIGs please contact our club president (Paul) or the SIG leaders.

Please send your SIG outing schedules to info@fcdcc.com so I can add them to the website.

Ralph recommended a Night Sky Facebook group for any members interested in shooting at night.

Ralph Smith is arranging a night shoot near Truth or Consequences N.M. to photograph Mexican free-tailed bats. The guide can take up to 5 photographers and the cost is $150. Please contact Ralph if you are interested.

Guy reported that several eagles have been hanging out at the pond near Kechter and Lady Moon Dr. Many fish have died over the winter and become available to the eagles when the pond thaws.

Tue 1/14 @6pm - January club meeting at The Aztlan Center

Mon 1/20 @1pm - 46th Annual Cowboy Ski in Steamboat Springs

Tue 1/21 @9am - Coffee Meeting at Fort Collins Coffee House

Sat 1/25 @10am - January club outing to the Butterfly House at the Gardens on Spring Creek
Monopods and flashes are allowed, tripods are not. Cost is $11 each. The Butterfly House can only hold about 15 people at a time so we may have to take turns if more than 15 club members show up.

Sat 1/25 @10am - Polar Bear Run/Plunge at Horsetooth Reservoir

Sat 1/25 @9am - Tom Bol Studio Lighting Workshop at JAX in FC

Sun 1/26 @1pm - January Conceptual SIG shoot at Kai's house (clay)

Thu 1/30 @8pm - CSU Men's Hocky at EPIC Ice Center

Sat 2/1 @10am - Bath Bird Festival at Bath Nursery

Sun 2/2 @1pm - February Portrait SIG Shoot (60's mod fashion)

Tue 2/11 @6pm - February Club Meeting at The Aztlan Center

Wed 2/19 @9am - February Coffee Meeting at Fort Collins Coffee House

Sat 2/22 @9am - February Club Outing - Macro Photography at CSU

CSU Athletic Events

Music @ Odell's Brewery

Music @ New Belgium Brewery

Music @ Equinox Brewery

Send your photograph submittals (corrected fix-it-photos, club outings, challenge topics, or your favorite images) to Walter Lyons at photoeditor@fcdcc.com. Remember to send in before and after versions of your pictures so we can learn about post processing. Please send in 3 or fewer pictures for the slideshow, and send them by Sunday evening so Walt has time to create the slideshow. We also accept short videos for the slideshow.

February meeting challenge topics: "Frozen" and "Lines".

Send your pictures to Walter Lyons at photoeditor@fcdcc.com
Please send ideas for challenge topics to Walter Lyons at photoeditor@fcdcc.com

Please send images (Fix-It-Photos) that you would like everyone to try "Fixing" to Mike Barry at info@fcdcc.com. The October Fix-It-Photo is "Florida #1" by Kai Frawg and you can find it on the website.

If you don't already have a headshot on the website, please send one to Mike Barry at info@fcdcc.com.

Please thank Joan Sayre for her presentation on "Frost on Windows" and Brian Hanning for his presentation on "An Introduction to the Law of Photography".

Please check out our club Facebook page by searching on Facebook for "Fort Collins Digital Camera Club". You are welcome to post fix-it or challenge topic or anything that you want on our Facebook page. I would like to see more pictures from our SIG outings on Facebook.

Email Mike, info@fcdcc.com, when you find mistakes, missing information or if you have suggestions for the website and I will try to address the issues.