The original video has now been edited to remove “dead air” and audio anomalies.

Please note that the competition results link is now permanently located on the right side of our home page directly under the link to Don’s Learning Links. There is also a permanent link on our Competition Results page.

Reminder: the current competition subject is Street Photography. Please be sure to have your entries for the competition submitted by the 6:45 p.m. cutoff.

WHERE: Heritage Village, Florida Botanical Gardens
Walsingham Park
12615 102nd Ave. N.
Largo, FL
WHEN: March 17th 2012 $35.00
Special Student Rate: with Student ID

With a Special Guest Speaker from
Canon’s Explorers of Light
Darrell Gulin from Washington

His photographs have been published in: Outdoor Photographer Newsweek, National Geographic, Audubon, National Wildlife, Birder’s World, Sunset, Nature Conservancy, Popular Photography, Natures Best and many more.

He is the past President of the North American Nature Photography Association (NANPA).

Register Here for Photo Club Day
Special Student Registration

Bay area camera clubs are getting together on
Saturday March 17th
for a day of fun, education and photography.
All the bay area clubs will be there.

Strobist Group Presentation on Using your flash
Environmental Portraits
Macro Photography
HDR shooting tips
Photo Scavenger hunt
And More

Coffee, Juice, Bagels and Donuts
Compliments of: The Florida Museum of Photographic Arts

We will have mini workshops, photo scavenger hunt,100 photos in 90 minutes and much more.

If you are not part of a camera club in your area this is the place to meet someone from each club so that you can decide which club is best for you.

If you would like to bring something to share with everyone
We are looking for some deserts for the group.

Cost only $35.00 includes lunch

TIME:    8:30 am.- 4:30 p.m.

No Refunds for cancellations after March 1st
Entrance to the Gardens and Lunch is included

Special Student Registration    Place:   Florida Botanical Gardens / Heritage Village Door prizes will be awarded during lunch. Provided by our sponsors:
Topaz Labs, OnOne Software, Nik Software,
Kelby Training ,The Camera Cure, Reedy Photo,
The Packinghouse Gallery and more

Updated scores from the February competition have been posted. The March competition assigned category is Backlight With Detail. In it’s most basic form this can be imagined as a scene in which the main subject would normally appear as a silhouette in a photograph due to strong light coming from behind but instead detail shows in the subject because the photographer has taken steps to introduce fill lighting.

IMPORTANT SCHEDULING NOTICE: The March competition will be held on the 4th Friday of the month instead of the normal 3rd Friday so that we can accommodate a guest speaker who can’t appear on the 4th Friday.
Friday, March 16: Guest Speaker – Andy from Unknown Photographer
Friday, March 23: Competition Night – Backlight With Detail

The Saturday video series will resume on March 10th featuring Scott Kelby’s “Crush the Composition”

A reminder to all that there will be no Saturday video series this month. The video series will resume in March on the 2nd Saturday as usual.

The scoresheet with the 2012 competition standings is available for viewing now with the January scores. Remember you must have your dues paid to enter. The new scoresheet does reflect your dues status. If you wish to bring your dues to the upcoming meeting please print out this form and bring it with you.

Our next meeting on February 17th is competition night. The assigned category is “Food”. FYI: drinks count as food.

If you want to learn about or become more proficient with layers and masking then remember that Robert and Jim will be leading an SDL workshop on the subject on February 25th at tRG studio. Details can be found on the SDL website.

Thanks to everyone who came to the holiday party for bringing such wonderful food and drinks and making the night so much fun. Among other things that took place the winners of the 2011 competition were announced and they are as follows:
AA Division
First Place: Curtis Frey
Second Place: Tie Between Dewayman Brown and Jim Tear
Third Place: Dawn Riddle
A Division
First Place: Janice Davis
Second Place: Fang Shen
Third Place: Don Pullum
Congratulations to all! Complete final results can be viewed here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?hl=en_US&hl=en_US&key=0AvSnstlfEUsXdERjckFJTUhnRVZyZGlsTEJyVXhMOVE&output=html

Speaking of competition, the categories for 2012 are as follows:
January – Travel
February – Food
March – Backlight With Detail
April – Street Scenes
May – Formal Portrait
June – Nature
July – Monochrome vs Color
August – Photojournalism
September – Emulate the Masters
October – Sports
November – Architectural Open Spaces
Also please note that you are not eligible to submit any images, either assigned or general, unless your annual dues have been paid. If you have not yet paid for 2012 please use this form and bring your payment to the January meeting.

We are looking forward to a great year in 2012! Remember that there will be a Saturday video series presentation on January 14th and our first competition meeting will be on January 20th and the assigned category is Travel. See you there!

It’s almost time for the annual party! Remember to check out what is being brought by others here and then sign up here to let everyone know what food or drinks you are bringing to the party. Don’t forget to bring a print to hang! We will be announcing the 2011 competition winners and awarding prizes.

Remember that if you pay your annual dues prior to 01/01/2012 you receive a discount. Please print out and fill in this dues receipt and turn it in with your payment.

Looking forward to seeing everyone on Thursday night!

The scoresheet has been updated with the October competition scores:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?hl=en_US&hl=en_US&key=0AvSnstlfEUsXdERjckFJTUhnRVZyZGlsTEJyVXhMOVE&output=html

Pasco County Parks will have free admission and many special events taking place November 18-20. Full details are listed on our Photo Opportunities Page.

Robert and I are working together teaching a monthly series of intensive, day-long photography workshops covering varying subjects at tRg studios. The next workshop which takes place on Oct 8th covers off-camera flash and will be much more than a basic primer. It will a day of in-depth teaching and hands-on training with 2 instructors. Bring your own gear and if you don’t have any yet we will provide some for you to learn with. Workshop size is limited 15 attendees to ensure that everyone receives individual attention. The workshop fee is $39 for the day. You can get more information and reserve a spot at SDL Photography Workshops