2012-02-15 FCDCC Meeting Notes

We met in our new meeting room at Ridgeview Classical School
Ridgeview Classical School on the southeast corner of Lemay and Stuart (1800 S. Lemay) Enter through the southwest corner of the building.

We had quite a few visitors at the meeting tonight: Len, Carol, Jane, Jerry, Jason, Ken, Dawn, Larry, Meredith, Ludmilla, David, Ron, Linda, Harry, Dick and Gina. Please welcome them to our club.

Try using the forum on our website, it can be a great way to communicate if we all start using it.

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 issue.

The Bosque Del Apache field trip was amazing and we saw several pictures from the outing during the slideshow.

Continue sending your monthly image submittals to Ken, KenEis@comcast.net. Ken will email you back if he gets your images. If you don't get an email response send your images again. Remember to send in before and after processing versions of your images.

Ridgeview has asked if we would photograph their prom. Send Bob Babbs, info@fcdcc.com, if you are interested. We don't know exactly what they want, but it will probably be a good opportunity to get some experience shooting and event.

The February coffee outing will be Wednesday 2/22 at 9:00am at the Full Throttle Coffee House, 2761 S. Mason St. (above Boomer Music).

The February outing will be Saturday 2/18 from 10:00am to 2:00pm at the CSU Natural Resources Building, Room 316 (our old meeting room). See map to the meeting room except we will be in room 316. We will be experimenting with macro photography. Bring your camera, tripod, small objects, and if possible bring flashes, lights, backdrops and light tents. Contact Ken, KenEis@comcast.net for more information.

The February alternate topic is abstract macrophotography.

We still need a fixit photo for March (and more future months). Please send images for the fixit photo to Mike info@fcdcc.com.

The March outing will be Saturday 3/24 at 9:00am at the Loveland Feed & Grain building for architectural photography. There will be a charge of $10/person.

Raul Garcia from Denver will be speaking about architectural photography on 3/13 at 6:15pm at the Ridgeview Classical School.

Dawn is organizing a trip to Wray to photograph the Prairie Chickens on 3/31-4/1.
Email Dawn, dwilson@medvetcomm.com if you are interested in carpooling. She hasn't yet booked a hotel but will let you know the details once she has them.
Dates:
• Mar. 23 & 24 (this is the weekend of the FCDCC landscape outing)
• Mar. 24 & 25 (this is the weekend of the FCDCC landscape outing)
• Mar. 30 & 31
• Mar. 31 & Apr 1
• April 3 & 4 (these are weekdays)
• April 6 & 7 (the 8th is Easter)
• April 13 & 14
• April 14 & 15
Trip description: arrive in Wray first evening for orientation and then get up bright and early to head out for the lek tour the next morning then a ranch-style breakfast after the tour. There are some free side trips as well (see web site for details).
Here are a few more details:
• tour cost: $100 (includes orientation on first evening, morning tour and breakfast after tour; does not include dinner on first evening, additional optional tours or hotel accommodations)
• there are no refunds on the tour; once it is booked you either have to attend or lose the money
• you must pay when you register for the dates; payment can be made online or via mail
• orientation on the first night is at 6 p.m. sharp and is mandatory; tour starts before sunrise next morning, lasts about 1-1½ hours and breakfast should be finished by 9 or 10
• online site for information and booking: WrayChamber.net

The Special Interest Groups are encouraging members to take more photographs. Take a look at the SIGs and consider joining one.

Thanks to Jill Bailey for her presentation on "Macro Art Photography". She is a board member and past president of the Professional Photographers of Colorado, she sells cards and teaches photography workshops.