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April 2023

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Please join us Thursday, April 20, 7:00 pm, at First Lutheran Church  for our next meeting.

Art Arizpe will be presenting a program on his trip to see the migrating Monarchs in Mexico! He will share his photos and his experience there with his wife Mary. 

Art will also present a short program on the backstory about Naturescapes, and pass out the postcards for our upcoming 19th Annual Naturescapes Photography Contest. 

Agenda

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

7:00 – Welcome and Announcements

7:25 – Short Presentation on Naturescapes

7:35 – 8:15 Program: Kingdom of the Monarchs with Art Arizpe

8:15 – end Member Photo Share, Theme – Theme: A River Runs Through It.

Program:  Kingdom of the Monarchs with Art Arizpe. Photos from our visit to the El Rosario Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve. About Art: Art is employed full-time as an electrical engineer doing chip design. He joined the Hill Country Photography Club in 2007 because he saw a newspaper article about the Naturescapes Photography Contest. He has served as President of the club and is currently the club’s webmaster. He became the Naturescapes Photography Contest Coordinator in 2011. He became a Texas Master Naturalist in 2007 and served as President of the Hays County Chapter from 2013 through 2015.  Art enjoys the art of photography because he finds it challenging, creative, and lets him exercise his right brain.

Out on a Limb © Art Arizpe

Member Photo Share:  Theme this month is “A River Runs Through it.

From Bill Galloway,  “Of course, most of our hometowns – San Marcos, Austin, Georgetown, Wimberley—qualify.  But rivers run through a lot of things and places. Dams, bridges, canyons, valleys come to mind. These offer chances to get creative in your search for rivers lurking in your photo collection.” (As always, if you prefer to share something other than the theme for the month, you may do so.)

Please resize and rename your 2  images as follows:  1FirstName_LastName.jpg, 2FirstName_Last Name.jpg, and resize to 2000 pixels on the long side.  NOTE: Send them by email to photos@jerrysargent.com  by April 17 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

If you have a Facebook account, you may join our club’s Closed Group page and keep up with current member news as well as postings of Calls for Entry that you may wish to enter, or share other important or interesting information with our group. Go to HCPC Members. You must be a paid member to post and use this account. It is the easiest and best way to keep current on photo opps and member news. Charlie Kreitler is the administrator of this page – thank you Charlie!

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.

March 2023

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Please join us Thursday, March 16, 7:00 pm, at First Lutheran Church  for our next meeting. It comes very early this month – don’t miss it!

Agenda

6:30 – Set up and visit with early arrivals

7:00 – Welcome and Member News

7:20 – Announcements

7:30 – Program: Macro Photography with Jim Philpott

8:15 – Show and Tell – Theme: Shadows

Program:  Macro Photograpy with Jim Philpott. Jim is one of our newer members. If you’ve never done much macro photography, he will show you tips for getting good results. I asked Jim for some information about himself – it’s amazing what you find out about your photo friends!

Jim moved to Texas in 2013 after 45 years in Chattanooga, Tennessee where he conducted a counseling practice on behalf of the United Methodist Church. He, his late wife, Jeane, and daughter, Sarah, settled in Kyle to be near their oldest child, Ben, who lives in Austin and is the senior news editor for KUT Public Radio. Jim, along with Roger Allen and Wayne Bauknight, participate in a weekly Zoom meeting to explore photography and Lightroom Classic. They all joined HCPC last year.

He was licensed by the State of Tennessee as a Marital and Family Therapist and Clinical Pastoral Therapist. He received degrees at Union Theological Seminary in New York City, Union Theological Seminary in Richmond, Virginia, and Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. While in New York, he took a photography course and became a member of the community darkroom at Riverside Church. While in Richmond, he joined a community darkroom near the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
And, in his first appointment as an associate pastor in a church in Bristol, Virginia he studied photography and used the darkroom at the local college. His first serious camera was a Russian Zenit E SLR, a Pentax K 1000 was next, and he currently is photographing with a Nikon d850 and a Mamiya c220 Twin Lens Reflex 120 film camera. Macro Photography, he says, is an interest, not an obsession. “It was the perfect pursuit during the pandemic, allowing me stay home and photograph without coming into contact with anyone.”

House Fly © Jim Philpott

Monthly Show & Tell:  Theme this month is “Shadows”.

From Bill Galloway:  Shadows can be the dominant subject of an image or may provide the background that enhances the subject.  They may be created by substantial objects such as tall buildings or by ephemeral phenomena such as wispy clouds.  They may be a product of natural or artificial light sources.  They may add mystery or clarity to a photograph.  Start looking for the shadows lurking in your photo files and be ready to share them at our March meeting.”

Shadows © Bill Galloway

Please resize and rename your 2  images as follows:  1FirstName_LastName.jpg, 2FirstName_Last Name.jpg, and resize to 2000 pixels on the long side.  NOTE: Send them by email to hcphotoclub@gmail.com  by March 15 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

If you have a Facebook account, you may join our club’s Closed Group page and keep up with current member news as well as postings of Calls for Entry that you may wish to enter, or share other important or interesting information with our group. Go to HCPC Members. You must be a paid member to post and use this account. It is the easiest and best way to keep current on photo opps and member news. Charlie Kreitler is the administrator of this page – thank you Charlie!

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.

February 2023

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The third Thursday of this month comes really early. Don’t miss it. Our program is a favorite – Before and After. Mark your calendars now!

Thursday, February 16, 7:00 pm at First Lutheran Church.

Agenda

6:30   Set up and visit with early arrivals

7:00   Meeting starts

          Welcome

          Member News and Announcements

Program:  Club Members showing Before and After images. (You will be asked to explain what you did to edit your photos – Example: cropping, saturation, straightening, using what program/programs… you may also do a short demo on Jerry’s laptop showing your edits if you wish – 5 minute limit.)  * Details for submitting below

Before and After

Monthly Show & Tell:  Theme this month is “Windows” You may send 2 images for this as well. See instructions below for submitting

9:00 or sooner   Meeting adjourned   (Please be mindful that Jennifer Bauerkemper is locking the church after our meetings, and she has been working in San Antonio all day, and would like to leave when the meeting is over. If you want to visit after the meeting, please do so outside. Many thanks!!)

To prepare your photos:

Before and After:  You may submit 2 sets of before and after images, any theme. Please rename your images as follows:  1FirstName_LastName_Before.jpg, and 1FirstName_LastName_Edit.jpg. , 2Carol_Serur_Before.jpg, 2Carol_Serur_Edit.jpeg 

Please follow this for better loading the images for the meeting.

Email to jerry@jerrysargent.com by Tuesday, February 14.  In the Subject,  put February Before and Afters

Monthly Show & Tell: “Windows”   Rename your 2 images like this example:  1Carol_Serur.jpg, 2Carol_Serur.jpg   Email to photos@jerrysargent.com  by Tuesday, Feb. 14, and put February:Windows in the subject.

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

If you have a Facebook account, you may join our club’s Closed Group page and keep up with current member news as well as postings of Calls for Entry that you may wish to enter, or share other important or interesting information with our group. Go to HCPC Members. You must be a paid member to post and use this account. It is the easiest and best way to keep current on photo opps and member news. Charlie Kreitler is the administrator of this page – thank you Charlie!

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.

January 2023

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Hello, everyone! Can you believe it’s 2023?  

This month Mike Davis, an excellent bird photographer, will present a program on hummingbirds.  If you’ve seen his images in Facebook or Naturescapes, you know this will be something to look forward to!

We also need to vote on club officers.  Here is the slate so far.  If anyone is interested in throwing their hat into the ring, please do!  Just let us know sometime before the meeting.

  • Carol Serur – President
  • Linda Avitt – Vice-President
  • Winifred Simon – Treasurer
  • Rose Epps – Secretary

In addition to the club officers, several people have generously volunteered to take on important jobs.

  • Jerry Sargent – media and organizing photo shares
  • Charlie Kreitler – Facebook moderator
  • Alice Le Duc and David Olson – field trips

Next meeting will be Thursday, January 19th, 7 pm, at First Lutheran Church of San Marcos, 130 West Holland Street in San Marcos. 

On the agenda

  • Welcome
  • Member News Share and Discussion
  • 2023 Club Officers – please think about becoming involved as an officer!
  • Program
  • Photo Share

Program

Hummingbirds presented by Mike Davis.

Photo Share

You may send up to two images to share with the group.  (You can send in any photos taken with any camera.  It doesn’t have to be the monthly theme.)

It’s a new year with new beginnings. This month’s topic is New Beginnings.

For the Photo Share, send one or two images to photos@jerrysargent.com by the end of Monday, January 16th, and put January Photo Share – New Beginnings in the Subject line.

To prepare your images, we no longer have to resize our photos! Save them with the color space sRGB, and name them 1FirstName_LastName and 2FirstName_LastName.  For example, 1Linda_Avitt.

Membership Dues

Annual membership dues are $12.00. Dues for new members are reduced to $6.00 after July 1st each year.

You may pay by check at the next meeting, pay with Paypal here, or mail to our treasurer, Winifred Simon, at 600 Red Hawk Road, Wimberley, TX 78676, or pay using PayPal.

Paid membership is required for participation in exhibitions, fieldtrips and most workshops, as well as listings in Member News and Member Links on hcphotoclub.org. If you are on our email list, you will continue to receive our emails and be welcome at meetings whether or not you have paid dues.

Social Media

We have two Facebook Pages — Public and Members Only.  Since we don’t currently meet in person, the Members Only page is the best way for our club to stay in touch, interact, and share photos,  It’s an active page, and you can post your photos and ask for advice, feedback, or a critique. (If you’re a new member, you’ll need to request access to the group.)   

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

Reminders

If you have a Facebook account, you may join our club’s Closed Group page and keep up with current member news as well as postings of Calls for Entry that you may wish to enter, or share other important or interesting information with our group. Go to HCPC Members. You must be a paid member to post and use this account. It is the easiest and best way to keep current on photo opps and member news. Charlie Kreitler is the administrator of this page – thank you Charlie!

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.

November 2022

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Can you believe it’s already November?

For this month’s program Warren Capps and Tom Hausler will team up to tell us about their trip to Newfoundland.  Get ready for some great photography!

Then next January Mike Davis, an excellent bird photographer, will present a program on hummingbirds.  That will be something to look forward to.

Just a reminder that Naturescapes and Bridges photo pickup is this coming Saturday, November 5th, between noon and 4:30.

Our next meeting will be Thursday, November 17th, 7 pm, at First Lutheran Church of San Marcos, 130 West Holland Street in San Marcos.

On the agenda

  • Welcome
  • Member News Share and Discussion
  • 2023 Club Officers – please think about becoming involved as an officer!
  • Program
  • Photo Share

Program

Newfoundland — Seabird Capital of North America, presented by Warren Capps and Tom Hausler.  They discovered that Newfoundland offers a wide variety of photo opportunities, enough to satisfy any specialist.  It’s home to 35 million seabirds, including 25,000 gannets, 500,000 puffins, and many others — too many to list.

Photo Share

You may send up to two images to share with the group.  (You can send in any photos taken with any camera.  It doesn’t have to be the monthly theme.)  Tom Delaney has given us the following photo theme.

The topic this month is Aged to Perfection. What I mean by this is not just old, decaying, fallen-down subjects, but aged to perfection means it’s old but just as beautiful or even more so than when new.  Think aged wine, aged cheese.  You know, regal and has stood the test of time.  Portraits of people, as well as objects are fine.

For the Photo Share, send one or two images to photos@jerrysargent.com by the end of Monday, November 14th, and put November Photo Share – Aged to Perfection in the Subject line.

To prepare your images, we no longer have to resize our photos! Save them with the color space sRGB, and name them 1FirstName_LastName and 2FirstName_LastName.  For example, 1Linda_Avitt.

Member News

Jerry Sargent has been interviewed by LVnTheLife. He’ll post a link to the video on our Facebook page as soon as it’s available. If you’d like to know more about LVnTheLife, here are a few links.

https://www.youtube.com/c/LVnthelife
https://www.instagram.com/lvnthelife/
https://www.tiktok.com/@lvnthelife?lang=en
https://www.lvnthelife.com/

Social Media

We have two Facebook Pages — Public and Members Only.  Since we don’t currently meet in person, the Members Only page is the best way for our club to stay in touch, interact, and share photos,  It’s an active page, and you can post your photos and ask for advice, feedback, or a critique. (If you’re a new member, you’ll need to request access to the group.)   

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

Membership Dues

Annual membership dues are $12.00. Dues for new members are reduced to $6.00 after July 1st each year.

You may pay by check at the next meeting, pay with Paypal here, or mail to our treasurer, Winifred Simon, at 600 Red Hawk Road, Wimberley, TX 78676, or pay using PayPal.

Paid membership is required for participation in exhibitions, fieldtrips and most workshops, as well as listings in Member News and Member Links on hcphotoclub.org. If you are on our email list, you will continue to receive our emails and be welcome at meetings whether or not you have paid dues.

Reminders

If you have a Facebook account, you may join our club’s Closed Group page and keep up with current member news as well as postings of Calls for Entry that you may wish to enter, or share other important or interesting information with our group. Go to HCPC Members. You must be a paid member to post and use this account. It is the easiest and best way to keep current on photo opps and member news. Charlie Kreitler is the administrator of this page – thank you Charlie!

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.

October 2022

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There are so many interesting and accomplished photographers in our group, and this past year we’ve enjoyed a variety of wonderful programs every month.  We have a great line-up through next January, and this is what we have to look forward to:

In October Patty Robertson will be presenting Wildlife Photography in Alaska, June 2023.
Tom Hausler and Warren Capps will team up in November to tell us about their trip to Newfoundland.  Puffins! 
Mike Davis, an excellent bird photographer, will present a program on hummingbirds next January.

Our next meeting will be Thursday, October 20th, 7 pm, at First Lutheran Church of San Marcos, 130 West Holland Street in San Marcos.

On the agenda

  • Welcome
  • Member News Share and Discussion
  • Naturescapes and Bridges Exhibits
  • 2023 Club Officers – please think about becoming involved as an officer!
  • Program
  • Photo Share

Program

“Wildlife Photography in Alaska, June 2023” – presented by Patty Robertson. If you’ve seen any of Patty’s work online or at an exhibit, you know we’re in for some spectacular photography and story.  You definitely won’t want to miss this!

Photo Share

You may send up to two images to share with the group.  (You can send in any photos taken with any camera.  It doesn’t have to be the monthly theme.)  Tom Delaney has given us the following photo theme.

October Theme – The topic this month is piebald.  Merriam-Webster defines this as 1) composed of incongruous parts or 2) of different colors, especially spotted or blotched with black and white.  I don’t want to restrict this to black and white, so think spotty or dappled.

For the Photo Share, send one or two images to photos@jerrysargent.com by the end of Monday, October 17th, and put October Photo Share – piebald in the Subject line.

To prepare your images, we no longer have to resize our photos! Save them with the color space sRGB, and name them 1FirstName_LastName and 2FirstName_LastName.  For example, 1Linda_Avitt.

Calls for Entry

Naturescapes and /Bridges Upcoming Dates
Full details can be found at Naturescapes 2022
Call for Entries: Closed
Exhibit ends: November 4th
Pickup: November 5th

Member News

Jerry Sargent has been interviewed by LVnTheLife. He’ll post a link to the video on our Facebook page as soon as it’s available. If you’d like to know more about LVnTheLife, here are a few links.

https://www.youtube.com/c/LVnthelife
https://www.instagram.com/lvnthelife/
https://www.tiktok.com/@lvnthelife?lang=en
https://www.lvnthelife.com/

Social Media

We have two Facebook Pages — Public and Members Only.  Since we don’t currently meet in person, the Members Only page is the best way for our club to stay in touch, interact, and share photos,  It’s an active page, and you can post your photos and ask for advice, feedback, or a critique. (If you’re a new member, you’ll need to request access to the group.)   

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

Membership Dues

Annual membership dues are $12.00. Dues for new members are reduced to $6.00 after July 1st each year.

You may pay by check at the next meeting, pay with Paypal here, or mail to our treasurer, Winifred Simon, at 600 Red Hawk Road, Wimberley, TX 78676, or pay using PayPal.

Paid membership is required for participation in exhibitions, fieldtrips and most workshops, as well as listings in Member News and Member Links on hcphotoclub.org. If you are on our email list, you will continue to receive our emails and be welcome at meetings whether or not you have paid dues.

Reminders

If you have a Facebook account, you may join our club’s Closed Group page and keep up with current member news as well as postings of Calls for Entry that you may wish to enter, or share other important or interesting information with our group. Go to HCPC Members. You must be a paid member to post and use this account. It is the easiest and best way to keep current on photo opps and member news. Charlie Kreitler is the administrator of this page – thank you Charlie!

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.

2022 Naturescapes Exhibition

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These are the 60 photographs chosen by the 2022 Naturescapes Photography Contest Juror, Jeff Parker. You can see the exhibition at the San Marcos Activity Center, Walkers’ Gallery, through November 4th.

We hope you enjoy the beautiful images from Hays and surrounding counties.

Congratulations to all!

September 2022

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Our next meeting will be Thursday, September 15th, 7 pm, at First Lutheran Church of San Marcos, 130 West Holland Street in San Marcos.

On the agenda

  • Welcome
  • Member News Share and Discussion
  • Naturescapes and Bridges Exhibits
  • Program
  • Photo Share

Program

“Nondestructive workflow in Photoshop” – presented by Jerry Sargent.

Photo Share

You may send up to two images to share with the group.  (You can send in any photos taken with any camera.  It doesn’t have to be the monthly theme.)  Tom Delaney has given us the following photo theme.

September Theme – We’re finally seeing the end of summer approaching. Hopefully you did something fun. The topic this month is enjoyment.

For the Photo Share, send one or two images to photos@jerrysargent.com by the end of Monday, September 12th, and put September Photo Share – Enjoyment in the Subject line.

To prepare your images, we no longer have to resize our photos! Save them with the color space sRGB, and name them 1FirstName_LastName and 2FirstName_LastName.  For example, 1Linda_Avitt.

Calls for Entry

Naturescapes and /Bridges Upcoming Dates
Full details can be found at Naturescapes 2022
Call for Entries: Closed
Awards Reception: September 17th
Exhibit ends: November 4th
Pickup: November 5th

Member News

Jerry Sargent has been interviewed by LVnTheLife. He’ll post a link to the video on our Facebook page as soon as it’s available. If you’d like to know more about LVnTheLife, here are a few links.

https://www.youtube.com/c/LVnthelife
https://www.instagram.com/lvnthelife/
https://www.tiktok.com/@lvnthelife?lang=en
https://www.lvnthelife.com/

Social Media

We have two Facebook Pages — Public and Members Only.  Since we don’t currently meet in person, the Members Only page is the best way for our club to stay in touch, interact, and share photos,  It’s an active page, and you can post your photos and ask for advice, feedback, or a critique. (If you’re a new member, you’ll need to request access to the group.)   

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

Membership Dues

Annual membership dues are $12.00. Dues for new members are reduced to $6.00 after July 1st each year.

You may pay by check at the next meeting, pay with Paypal here, or mail to our treasurer, Winifred Simon, at 600 Red Hawk Road, Wimberley, TX 78676, or pay using PayPal.

Paid membership is required for participation in exhibitions, fieldtrips and most workshops, as well as listings in Member News and Member Links on hcphotoclub.org. If you are on our email list, you will continue to receive our emails and be welcome at meetings whether or not you have paid dues.

Reminders

If you have a Facebook account, you may join our club’s Closed Group page and keep up with current member news as well as postings of Calls for Entry that you may wish to enter, or share other important or interesting information with our group. Go to HCPC Members. You must be a paid member to post and use this account. It is the easiest and best way to keep current on photo opps and member news. Charlie Kreitler is the administrator of this page – thank you Charlie!

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.

August 2022

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Next meeting will be Thursday, August 18th, 7 pm, at First Lutheran Church of San Marcos, 130 West Holland Street in San Marcos.

On the agenda

  • Welcome
  • Member News Share and Discussion
  • Naturescapes and Bridges Exhibits
  • Program
  • Photo Share

Program

“Laguna Seca Bird Photography Ranch”, “Backyard Bluejays”, “Basic Beginner Milky Way Photography” – presented by Linda Avitt.

This will be three short programs: Linda’s experience attending a bird photo workshop at Laguna Seca Ranch; how to capture bird action photos in a small back yard; and how you probably already own everything you need to take Milky Way photos and star trails.

Photo Share

You may send up to two images to share with the group.  (You can send in any photos taken with any camera.  It doesn’t have to be the monthly theme.)  Tom Delaney has given us the following photo theme.

August Theme – the lazy summer doldrums are enveloping us. We need some action. The topic this month is: movement, motion. People must see movement in your photo, no movies allowed.

For the Photo Share, send one or two images to photos@jerrysargent.com by the end of Monday, August 15th, and put August Photo Share – Movement, Motion in the Subject line.

To prepare your images, we no longer have to resize our photos! Save them with the color space sRGB, and name them 1FirstName_LastName and 2FirstName_LastName.  For example, 1Linda_Avitt.

Calls for Entry

Naturescapes and /Bridges Upcoming Dates
Full details can be found at Naturescapes 2022
Jeff Parker, Juror
Call for Entries: Closed
Dropoff: August 27th
Awards Reception: September 17th
Exhibit ends: October 28th
Pickup: October 29th

Member News

Jerry Sargent has been interviewed by LVnTheLife. He’ll post a link to the video on our Facebook page as soon as it’s available. If you’d like to know more about LVnTheLife, here are a few links.

https://www.youtube.com/c/LVnthelife
https://www.instagram.com/lvnthelife/
https://www.tiktok.com/@lvnthelife?lang=en
https://www.lvnthelife.com/

Social Media

We have two Facebook Pages — Public and Members Only.  Since we don’t currently meet in person, the Members Only page is the best way for our club to stay in touch, interact, and share photos,  It’s an active page, and you can post your photos and ask for advice, feedback, or a critique. (If you’re a new member, you’ll need to request access to the group.)   

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

Membership Dues

Annual membership dues are $12.00. Dues for new members are reduced to $6.00 after July 1st each year.

You may pay by check at the next meeting, pay with Paypal here, or mail to our treasurer, Winifred Simon, at 600 Red Hawk Road, Wimberley, TX 78676, or pay using PayPal.

Paid membership is required for participation in exhibitions, fieldtrips and most workshops, as well as listings in Member News and Member Links on hcphotoclub.org. If you are on our email list, you will continue to receive our emails and be welcome at meetings whether or not you have paid dues.

Reminders

If you have a Facebook account, you may join our club’s Closed Group page and keep up with current member news as well as postings of Calls for Entry that you may wish to enter, or share other important or interesting information with our group. Go to HCPC Members. You must be a paid member to post and use this account. It is the easiest and best way to keep current on photo opps and member news. Charlie Kreitler is the administrator of this page – thank you Charlie!

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.

July 2022

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Next meeting will be Thursday, July 21st, 7 pm, at First Lutheran Church of San Marcos, 130 West Holland Street in San Marcos.

On the agenda

  • Welcome
  • Member News Share and Discussion
  • Upcoming Exhibits and Field Trips
  • Program
  • Photo Share

Program

“A Colorado Road Trip” — presented by Rose Epps. Knowing Rose, this talk will be full of interesting information and great photos!

Photo Share

You may send up to two images to share with the group.  (You can send in any photos taken with any camera.  It doesn’t have to be the monthly theme.)  Tom Delaney has given us the following photo theme.

July theme:   JULY – with all the heat, we need a topic that will rejuvenate us.  The topic this month is: refreshing.  Think pools, water fountains, birdbaths, waterfalls

For the Photo Share, send one or two images to photos@jerrysargent.com by the end of Monday, July 18th, and put July Photo Share – Refreshing in the Subject line.

To prepare your images, we no longer have to resize our photos! Save them with the color space sRGB, and name them 1FirstName_LastName and 2FirstName_LastName.  For example, 1Linda_Avitt.

Calls for Entry

Naturescapes
Full details can be found at Naturescapes 2022
Jeff Parker, Juror
Call for Entries: Closed
Notification of acceptance: July 25th
Dropoff: August 27th
Awards Reception: September 17th
Exhibit ends: October 28th
Pickup: October 29th

Club Companion Exhibit to Naturescapes – Bridges
Entry Deadline: July 10th
Our club always puts on a members-only companion exhibit to Naturescapes. If you’ve never entered a photo exhibit, this is a great opportunity to participate and learn what all is involved. At the April meeting we decided to have the theme be “Bridges”. You can interpret “Bridges” any way you want, but it cannot be a nature photo (so it can’t be mixed up with Naturescapes). Submit up to three images, and you’re guaranteed to have at least one accepted.

ArtHop 2022
Full details can be found at Georgetown Art Center
Entry Deadline: July 31st
Cash prizes!

Member News

Jerry Sargent has been interviewed by LVnTheLife. He’ll post a link to the video on our Facebook page as soon as it’s available. If you’d like to know more about LVnTheLife, here are a few links.

https://www.youtube.com/c/LVnthelife
https://www.instagram.com/lvnthelife/
https://www.tiktok.com/@lvnthelife?lang=en
https://www.lvnthelife.com/

Social Media

We have two Facebook Pages — Public and Members Only.  Since we don’t currently meet in person, the Members Only page is the best way for our club to stay in touch, interact, and share photos,  It’s an active page, and you can post your photos and ask for advice, feedback, or a critique. (If you’re a new member, you’ll need to request access to the group.)   

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

Membership Dues

Annual membership dues are $12.00. Dues for new members are reduced to $6.00 after July 1st each year.

You may pay by check at the next meeting, pay with Paypal here, or mail to our treasurer, Winifred Simon, at 600 Red Hawk Road, Wimberley, TX 78676, or pay using PayPal.

Paid membership is required for participation in exhibitions, fieldtrips and most workshops, as well as listings in Member News and Member Links on hcphotoclub.org. If you are on our email list, you will continue to receive our emails and be welcome at meetings whether or not you have paid dues.

Reminders

If you have a Facebook account, you may join our club’s Closed Group page and keep up with current member news as well as postings of Calls for Entry that you may wish to enter, or share other important or interesting information with our group. Go to HCPC Members. You must be a paid member to post and use this account. It is the easiest and best way to keep current on photo opps and member news. Charlie Kreitler is the administrator of this page – thank you Charlie!

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.