Live Broadcasts of Meetings

Beginning with this Friday’s meeting (08/17) our meetings will be broadcast live right here on our website. This will be an option for members who can’t attend but are able to watch from home. If you can’t watch live you can play it back later at your convenience. Once the meeting begins an embedded video feed will appear right here on the home page. The video will also be recorded and will be re-playable at any time.

Please wait until 7:00 pm to access the homepage because the video won’t appear if you log on early and wait for it. If you have already accessed the homepage prior to 7:00 pm then make sure to close your web browser and then re-open it at 7:00 pm. Depending on your web browser’s settings it’s still possible that you might not see the video when you access the homepage after 7:00 pm. If it is past 7:00 pm and you do not see a video feed on the homepage then your browser may be set to load a stale or cached version of the page. In that case use your browsers refresh option. (Usually the F5 key or the circular arrows icon). If the refresh option doesn’t work you may also need to clear your browser’s cache and then re-access the homepage. Refer to your browser’s help file or Google how to the clear the cache in your browser.

If you have technical difficulties viewing on our own website you can watch the video stream/replay on our YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/tampabaycc

Robert and I have already made a couple of test broadcasts to work out the technical aspects and everything is set to go. The test broadcasts have been deleted and can’t be viewed but the broadcasts of the meetings will remain online for later viewing.

In other news, the July competition scores have been posted and are available for viewing. This Friday’s competition subject is photojournalism – using a photograph to tell a story.

Friday Field Trip

For our meeting this Friday we will go on a downtown Tampa photowalk. We will gather in Curtis Hixon Park and then I will lead a sunset/twilight photowalk through downtown. We will finish our walk at Five Guys and can eat there. Come early and shoot in the park if you wish. We will gather up at 7:00 and leave the park by 7:15 at the latest. We will gather at the fountains on the northeast corner of the park near the Children’s Museum. Parking is available in the city garage next to the museum at the posted rates. Parking in metered spots on the surrounding streets is free after 6:00 pm. You may also park at the University of Tampa and walk over the bridge to the park. Pack lightly so that you can walk comfortably and shoot for about an hour and a half. As for gear recommendations it would probably be a good idea to have wide-angle to medium telephoto lenses and a tripod. Flash is optional but could be of use for some creative shots. Bottled water is always a good idea so that you can stay hydrated while walking and shooting. I’m looking forward to seeing everyone there on Friday night!

Congratulations

Now that we are 4 months into our competition season a few of our members have now met the minimum participation requirement and also have a high enough score to advance their ranking. Congratulations to Mike Hayes, Amanda Husak, and Don Pullum for advancing to AA ranking! Remember to check our Competition Results page for the latest standings.

We have now implemented the ability to pay your annual dues online. If you look at the TBCC home page in the upper right you will see the link that will allow online payments to made. Payment may be made with credit cards, debit cards, or with a PayPal account. PayPal will service the transaction via whichever method you choose.

Competition Info

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.

Photography Day Tampa Bay

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

Club News

There are a few updates on the Competition Rules page, most important is a clarification of the Modified Category for entries. We are also investigating the implementation of a few technical upgrades for the benefit of members such as adding the ability to pay dues on-line and live streaming of meetings on-line for the benefit of members who may be unable to attend in person on occasion. We will let you know as soon as they are implemented.

Reminder: Competition has been moved to next week to accommodate our guest speaker, Andy from Unknown Photographer, this week.

FYI, Robert and Jim are leading a night photography workshop this month as part of their regular SDL Photo Workshops series. Check out the SDL website for details and registration.

Club News for March 2012

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”

February Update

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.

Saturday video series and other info

Happy New Year to everyone! Here is a rundown of some of what’s happening in our club right now:

Please join us on Saturday morning at 10:00 am for the next video presentation. This time the topic will be intimate landscape photography with photographer Bill Fortney.

The assigned category for the January photo competition is Travel. Remember the cutoff time for entries on the meeting night is 6:45 pm and that you must have your dues paid to be eligible. If you wish to pay your dues at the meeting please fill out this form and bring it with you. Your current ranking, based on the final scores from 2011, can be viewed on the new score sheet.

The next SDL workshop that Robert and Jim are doing will be at tRG studio on Saturday the 21st. The topic is food photography. If you are interested please go to the SDL website to find out more information and register.

P.S. Thanks to everyone for making the holiday party a success. The food and the company were terrific. Here are a few snapshots from the event: