Our next meeting is on Thursday, November 21^st, 7:00 pm, at First Lutheran Church!

Come early to get a good seat and visit with your friends. PLEASE SIGN IN AS YOU COLLECT YOUR NAME TAG.

This month we are looking forward to hearing from photographer Linda Nickell, well known for her popular weekly webinar, The Happiness Hour, held each Wednesday evening.

Agenda

6:30 – 7:00 Set up for the meeting. Visitation time for early arrivals
7:00 – Welcome and Member News
7:15 – Announcements
7:20 – Upcoming Officer Election
7:25 – Program: Mother Nature’s Playground: A Photographer’s Perspective with Linda Nickell
8:15 – Member Photo Share, Theme: Simplify

Program: Mother Nature’s Playground: A Photographer’s Perspective with Linda Nickell 

“Mother Nature provides the playground, and as explorers, we are given access to roam and wander the world that she lends us. Whether you stroll or hike hard, having a love for nature and a camera at-the-ready can make it a transformative experience.”

In this presentation, Linda Nickell takes you on a visual expedition through her Texas playground and invites us to locations both familiar and unknown, introducing us to nature through her lens and perhaps prompting us to slow down and look at our surroundings with a different perspective.

Bio

Linda Nickell is a Texas-based photographer and the host of a weekly photography webinar, The Happiness Hour.  Linda has been recognized by texashighways.com as one of the “Top 25 Travel Photographers to Follow on Instagram” and is the co-author of “Composition: 15 Photography Tips to Creating Captivating Images.” Her images and articles have been published commercially and hang in private collections.  As an active user of Instagram, she curates multiple feature accounts to inspire and promote the work of other photographers.

You can connect with Linda at: lindanickell.com
Youtube: @LindaNickellHappinessHour
Instagram:  www.instagram.com/coxnlinda

Procedure when arriving

Please find your name tag at the table when you walk in, then locate the attendance sheet on the table and check off your name. You can also see if you are up to date on your dues. If not, you can pay Winifred Simon at the meeting, or other options below.

Member Photo Share Theme:  Simplify

“After hearing Jerry Sargent’s presentation last month on simplification in photography, and seeing the potential for drama and beauty that can be found in the minimalist image,  let’s see what we have learned. Find, or create your own examples of minimalism and send a couple to PhotoShare. In our ever more complex times, a good dose of simplification sounds pretty good to me. “ – Bill Galloway

You are encouraged to send 2 images for this part of the meeting, on this topic … or another if you prefer. Please rename your images 1FirstName_LastName.jpg, 2FirstName_LastName.jpg and send to photos@jerrysargent.com no later than November 19^th to make sure they are included. This is mostly a Show and Tell time, but if you are looking for a critique or help with an image, you are welcome to ask for that sort of feedback.

Dues

Annual dues are a bargain at $12 per year. If you haven’t renewed, you may pay at the meeting, or use our PayPal by using this link, or you can mail your check to Winifred Simon at 600 Red Hawk Road, Wimberley, TX  78676. (Only paid members may post on our HCPC Members Facebook page.  If you are a paid member and cannot access the account, ask Charlie Kreitler, our admin, to allow you access.

Social Media

We have two Facebook Pages — Public and Members Only.   

If you have any news or stories you’d like to have included in the newsletter, please send them to hcphotoclub@gmail.com.

Reminders

Photo pickup for Naturescapes and Celebration this Saturday at the San Marcos Activity Center, 10:30am to 4:30pm.

November 9^th, Wings & Wheels Fly-in, Kingsbury – https://pioneerflightmuseum.org/

You may send a write-up of Accomplishments and Awards information that you would like to share on our website by submitting your information in a concise manner, and email to Art Arizpe at webmaster@hcphotoclub.org.

Our next meeting is on Thursday, October 17^th, 7:00 pm, at First Lutheran Church!

Come early to get a good seat and visit with your friends. PLEASE SIGN IN AS YOU COLLECT YOUR NAME TAG.

Our program this month will be presented by our own club member, technical coordinator, and outstanding photographer, Jerry Sargent. 

Agenda

6:30 – 7:00 Set up for the meeting. Visitation time for early arrivals
7:00 – Welcome, Announcements, and Member News
7:25 – Program: Minimalist Photography Simplifying Your Images with Jerry Sargent
8:15 – Member Photo Share, Theme: Fall

Program:  Minimalist Photography Simplifying Your Images with Jerry Sargent

“The definition of Minimalism is very broad and can include multiple genres. Whether you are trying to achieve a minimalist image or not, most images can benefit from removing distractions and drawing attention to the subject. This presentation will cover ways to simplify and focus attention on the subject of your images both in the field and during post processing.”

About Jerry: Jerry is a retired Veterinarian and US Army Officer. In 2014, while stationed in Japan, he joined the photography club and started to develop his interest in photography. His passion for outdoor activities and photography soon melded into his interest in landscape photography.

Procedure when arriving

Please find your name tag at the table when you walk in, then locate the attendance sheet on the table and check off your name. You can also see if you are up to date on your dues. If not, you can pay Winifred Simon at the meeting, or other options below.

Member Photo Share Theme:  Fall

“Fall is a season of dramatic happenings in nature. Trees go from greens to golds, birds and butterflies migrate, weather displays more diversity. And don’t forget festivals, holidays, sports, and harvests. It’s finally cool enough to get outdoors and take pictures, and to Share them.” – Bill Galloway

You are encouraged to send 2 images for this part of the meeting, on this topic … or another if you prefer. Please rename your images 1FirstName_LastName.jpg, 2FirstName_LastName.jpg and send to photos@jerrysargent.com no later than October 15^th to make sure they are included. This is mostly a Show and Tell time, but if you are looking for a critique or help with an image, you are welcome to ask for that sort of feedback.

Dues

Annual dues are a bargain at $12 per year. If you haven’t renewed, you may pay at the meeting, or use our PayPal by using this link, or you can mail your check to Winifred Simon at 600 Red Hawk Road, Wimberley, TX  78676. (Only paid members may post on our HCPC Members Facebook page.  If you are a paid member and cannot access the account, ask Charlie Kreitler, our admin, to allow you access.

Social Media

We have two Facebook Pages — Public and Members Only.   

If you have any news or stories you’d like to have included in the newsletter, please send them to hcphotoclub@gmail.com.

Reminders

Don’t miss:

The Naturescapes exhibition complete with ribbons on the winning photos, along with our club’s Celebration show will be on display until November 2^nd. Please stop by and see the amazing photos sometime this month.

Saturday – Sunday, Oct. 5-6  Sacred Springs Powwow on at the Meadows Center in San Marcos. 10:00 – 5:00 each day. Easy parking across the street with frequent shuttles. https://www.sspowwow.com/

You may send a write-up of Accomplishments and Awards information that you would like to share on our website by submitting your information in a concise manner, and email to Art Arizpe at webmaster@hcphotoclub.org.

Our next meeting is on Thursday, August 15^th, 7:00 pm, at First Lutheran Church!

Come early to get a good seat and visit with your friends. PLEASE SIGN IN AS YOU COLLECT YOUR NAME TAG.

Club members Michael Lustbader and Carol Serur will present an entertaining program on photographing waterlilies … and the bugs and critters associated with them. 

Agenda

6:30 – 7:00 Set up for the meeting. Visitation time for early arrivals

7:00 – Welcome and Member News

7:15 – Program: Waterlilies and Flying Dragons by Michael Lustbader and Carol Serur

8:15 – Member Photo Share, Theme: Abundance

Program:  Waterlilies and Flying Dragons by Michael Lustbader and Carol Serur

Procedure when arriving

Please find your name tag at the table when you walk in, then locate the attendance sheet on the table and check off your name. You can also see if you are up to date on your dues. If not, you can pay Winifred Simon at the meeting, or other options below.

Member Photo Share Theme:  Abundance

From Bill Galloway: “Abundance means a lot of something. Find a couple of photos that show a lot of something…birds, flowers, good times, sports fans, stars, giraffes, food. Your call on what makes the subject a lot of something.” – Bill Galloway

You are encouraged to send 2 images for this part of the meeting, on this topic…or another if you prefer. Please rename your images 1FirstName_LastName.jpg, 2FirstName_LastName.jpg and send to photos@jerrysargent.com no later than August 13^th to make sure they are included.

Dues

Annual dues are a bargain at $12 per year. If you haven’t renewed, you may pay at the meeting, or use our PayPal by using this link, or you can mail your check to Winifred Simon at 600 Red Hawk Road, Wimberley, TX  78676. (Only paid members may post on our HCPC Members Facebook page.  If you are a paid member and cannot access the account, ask Charlie Kreitler, our admin, to allow you access.

Social Media

We have two Facebook Pages — Public and Members Only.   

If you have any news or stories you’d like to have included in the newsletter, please send them to hcphotoclub@gmail.com.

Reminders

Naturescapes and Celebration dropoff on Saturday, Aug. 24, 10:30 – 4:30.

You may send a write-up of Accomplishments and Awards information that you would like to share on our website by submitting your information in a concise manner, and email to Art Arizpe at webmaster@hcphotoclub.org.

Please join us Thursday, June 20^th, 7:00 pm, at First Lutheran Church!

We hope you have been out shooting the flora and fauna around our area, and getting ready to submit some super images for our 20th Annual Naturescapes Photo Contest. If you have missed seeing information on it, or have not seen our beautiful postcard this year, you can see all in this link. (Thanks to Art Arizpe for designing the postcard, and to Tom Hausler for his “Best in Show” image.)

Have your ever thought you would like to go to Africa, but didn’t know much about how to make that happen? Club member Patty Robertson will be sharing all of that great information she gathered from a recent trip, in addition to sharing some fantastic images she took while there. Her program is titled  “Journey to the Zimanga Wildlife Preserve, South Africa.”

Agenda

6:30 – 7:00 Set up for the meeting. Visitation time for early arrivals

7:00 – Welcome and Member News

7:15 – Program: Journey to the Zimanga Wildlife Preserve, South Africa by Patty Robertson

8:15 – Member Photo Share, Theme: Charismatic Megafauna

Program:  Journey to the Zimanga Wildlife Preserve, South Africa by Patty Robertson

About Patty:  Originally from San Antonio, Patty has been a resident of Dripping Springs, Texas since 1995. Growing up as an Air Force brat, she also spent a dozen years living around the United States, including the Catskills in New York, Fairbanks, Alaska, the beaches of Florida, the plains of Iowa and the plains of Montana, where she developed her love for the outdoors and nature. After studying photography in undergraduate school, then working on Capitol Hill in DC, then practicing law for three decades, Patty now devotes all of her time to photography. Her lifelong passion for photography is focused upon the best use of light, space and time. 

Whether it’s seeking out wildlife or landscapes in remote locations or creating architectural abstracts, Patty uses her camera to tell the best story possible for the subject.  Shooting with both DSLR and Mirrorless Canon cameras, her areas of interest and expertise include wildlife, landscapes, macro, abstracts, editorial and portraits.

Website:  pyrphotos.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pyrphotos

Procedure when arriving

Please find your name tag at the table when you walk in, then locate the attendance sheet on the table and check off your name. You can also see if you are up to date on your dues. If not, you can pay Winifred Simon at the meeting, or other options below.

Member Photo Share Theme:  Charismatic Megafauna

From Bill Galloway:  “This is a term I learned on an Alaska photo safari. In Alaska, it’s bears, moose, caribou, whales, etc.  In Texas, it would be a bit different: longhorns, foxes, armadillos, really big birds etc.  Anyway, after last month’s theme focused on mechanical objects, it’s time to take a tour through the world of animals.”  You are encouraged to send 2 images for this part of the meeting, on this topic…or another if you prefer. Please rename your images 1FirstName_LastName.jpg, 2FirstName_LastName.jpg and send to photos@jerrysargent.com no later than June 18^th to make sure they are included.

Dues

Annual dues are a bargain at $12 per year. If you haven’t renewed, you may pay at the meeting, or use our PayPal by using this link, or you can mail your check to Winifred Simon at 600 Red Hawk Road, Wimberley, TX  78676. (Only paid members may post on our HCPC Members Facebook page.  If you are a paid member and cannot access the account, ask Charlie Kreitler, our admin, to allow you access.

Social Media

We have two Facebook Pages — Public and Members Only.   

If you have any news or stories you’d like to have included in the newsletter, please send them to hcphotoclub@gmail.com.

Reminders

You may also send a write-up of Accomplishments and Awards information that you would like to share on our website by submitting your information in a concise manner, and email to Art Arizpe at webmaster@hcphotoclub.org.

Please join us Thursday, April 18^th, 7:00 pm, at First Lutheran Church!

Agenda

6:30 – 7:00 Set up for the meeting. Visitation time for early arrivals

7:00 – Welcome and Member News

7:15 – Program: An Introduction to Photoshop Layers by David Olson

8:15 – Member Photo Share, Theme: Planes, Trains, and Automobiles or Eclipse Images

Program:  An Introduction to Photoshop Layers by David Oson

This month’s program will be an introduction to Photoshop Layers. If you already use Photoshop, You’ll learn at least one new thing from David Olson’s presentation. If you have never used Photoshop, you will see the value of using both Photoshop and Lightroom if you are a LR user.

From David Olson: “I’m a retired engineer that has become a technical photographer through self-teaching. My motivation comes from a sense of adventure and great curiosity. They have gotten me into mischief and given me great joy and satisfaction. The adventure always has me going to new places and seeing new things. The curiosity pushes me to ‘walk over that next hill’ just to see what is there. And if I see something wonderful or intriguing, I want to shout “Look what I found”, I want to share what I see.

My curiosity has me photographing old doors, a discarded piece of machinery, a common view from a new angle, something different and new. My goal is to have people look at my photographs and not say “Oh he was there”, not to be just a record of where I have been or what I have done, but to feel what I did, whether in awe of beauty, excitement in or marveling at history. The best compliment I’ve had was a friend who said “… they (your photos) are no longer just snapshots, but you are now taking photographs.”

Procedure when arriving

Please find your name tag at the table when you walk in, then locate the attendance sheet on the table and check off your name. You can also see if you are up to date on your dues. If not, you can pay Winifred Simon at the meeting, or other options below.

Member Photo Share Theme:  Planes, Trains, and Automobiles or Eclipse Images

“Spring is here and, hopefully, summer will remain a few more weeks away. A good time to go somewhere. Unless you are a marathon walker, that means using wheels or wings. Those wheels and wings may provide the subject or accent element for great pictures. Antique cars, planes, wagons, cabooses, etc may be the whole focus of the trip. (I love steam trains.) For more flash and brawn there’s race cars, fire trucks, tractors, and big rigs. So get rollin”. – Bill Galloway

Please name your 2  images as follows:  1FirstName_LastName.jpg, 2FirstName_Last Name.jpg. No need to resize – just make sure it is a jpeg file. Send them by email to photos@jerrysargent.com by Tuesday, April 16^th to insure they will be shown at the meeting (Note: As always, if you prefer to submit something other than the theme topic, you may do so.)

Dues

Annual dues are a bargain at $12 per year. If you haven’t renewed, you may pay at the meeting, or use our PayPal by using this link, or you can mail your check to Winifred Simon at 600 Red Hawk Road, Wimberley, TX  78676. (Only paid members may post on our HCPC Members Facebook page.  If you are a paid member and cannot access the account, ask Charlie Kreitler, our admin, to allow you access.

Social Media

We have two Facebook Pages — Public and Members Only.   

If you have any news or stories you’d like to have included in the newsletter, please send them to hcphotoclub@gmail.com.

Reminders

You may also send a write-up of Accomplishments and Awards information that you would like to share on our website by submitting your information in a concise manner, and email to Art Arizpe at webmaster@hcphotoclub.org.