Our next meeting is Thursday, November 21^st at 7:00 pm.

Our program this month is presented by our own Rosemary and Bill Galloway, “Winter Photography in Yellowstone National Park“. We hope to see you there!

Agenda:

• 7:00 – 7:10
  • Welcome and Introduction of New Members and Guests
• 7:10 – 7:25
  • Member Share (if you have news to share and want to show an image with it, please submit by Tuesday before the meeting. Put SHARE in the subject heading, please.
  • Calls for Entry
  • 2020 Officer Election – see below
  • Holiday Gathering
• 7:25 – 8:25
  • Program – Winter Photography in Yellowstone National Park – Rosemary and Bill Galloway
• 8:25 – 9:00
  • Critiques: Winter

Winter Photography in Yellowstone National Park

About Bill and Rosemary Galloway

Lakeway residents Bill and Rosemary Galloway have taken photographs (beginning with black and white film) for more than 50 years.

Bill was given his father’s Argus C-3 when a teenager. The camera had traveled to Europe in World War II, so it was not only a tangible piece of history, but introduced Bill to the basics of photography: exposure, depth of field, and framing. Bill increasingly turned to color, both for recreation and in his profession as a geologist.

Rosemary became the family portrait artist, a position she retains.

An introduction to the emerging power of digital photography on a winter photo safari to Yellowstone reinvigorated their enthusiasm for their favorite subjects, landscape, wildlife, wildflowers, and travel.

Photography safaris have taken them to the Pacific Northwest, Alaska, New England, the Rocky Mountains, Yellowstone, and the national parks of the Southwest. Closer to home, they have for many years walked the trails of Inks Lake State Park and traveled the byways of the Texas Hill Country, documenting the profusion and diversity of wildflowers, birds, and butterflies that grace the Hill Country. Their photographs have appeared in Texas Co-Op Power and Lakeway Voice magazines, Hill Country Alliance calendars, and online in the National Habitat Adventures Wildlife Photo of the Day series.

Critiques: Winter

To prepare your images, resize the long side to 2000 pixels, resolution of 72 ppi, color space sRGB, and name them 1FirstName_LastName.jpg, 2FirstName_LastName.jpg.

You may ask for a critique on your images or simply “Show and Tell.”

Please email them to hcphotoclub@gmail.com by Tuesday, November 19^th. Please put “November Critiques” in the subject line.

Officer Elections and Committee Memberships

Please consider serving your club as an officer. The term of office is 1 year – January through December.

Many hands make light work!

All paid members may vote in the election of officers. Our officers positions are:

• President: provides overall leadership to the club; presides at meetings; determines the meeting agenda in concert with other officers and coordinators.
• Vice-President: presides in the absence of the President; coordinates meeting programs.
• Secretary: records meeting attendance; maintains permanent records of meetings and club documents, keeps minutes of Executive Committee meetings.
• Treasurer: receives and disburses club funds; maintains itemized records of receipts and expenditures; provides annual financial report to Executive Committee.
• Membership: maintains accurate email distribution list of club membership; may send mailings on behalf of other officers and coordinators.

You will also have an opportunity to sign up for a committee. Please consider helping your coordinators in

• Programs
• Hospitality
• Workshops
• Field Trips

Membership Dues

Annual membership dues are $12.00. Dues for new members are reduced to $6.00 after July 1 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. Carolyn Whiteside is the administrator of this page – thank you Carolyn!
• 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.

Due to the unavailability of our meeting space, our September 19^th meeting is cancelled.

However, on September 7^th, we have the openings of the Naturescapes exhibition and our HCPC companion exhibition Seeing Reds.

Come to our alternate meeting, and support your club and your fellow photographers!

Reception and Awards Presentation
September 7th, 5-7pm
San Marcos Activity Center, 501 E. Hopkins Street, San Marcos TX

Be aware that it’s a Texas State University football game day — first home game of the season — so traffic will be heavy. Plan accordingly!

Our next regular club meeting will be Thursday, October 17^th, and our program will be Travels with Tom Hausler.

The theme for critiques will be “Travel.”

Don’t forget to join us at the reception!

Dues for 2019 are $12.

New members joining after the first of the year will pay a prorated amount. You may pay by check at the next meeting or mail to our treasurer, Winifred Simon, at 600 Red Hawk Road, Wimberley, TX 78676, or pay using PayPal.

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. Carolyn Whiteside is the administrator of this page – thank you Carolyn!
• 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.

Our next meeting is Thursday, July 18^th at 7:00 pm.

Drones and photography … our fellow member Terry Brim will explain guidelines for using a drone, how he uses his drone(s), and his subsequent processing to capture amazing images.

We will have also have a short demo, weather permitting.

Hope to see you there!!!

Agenda:

7:00 – 7:10  Welcome and Member Share (if you have news to share and want to show an image with it, please submit by Tuesday before the meeting. Put SHARE in the subject heading, please.

7:10 – 7-25 Business: Proposed Bylaws, Special Election

7:25 – 9:00 Program – Photographing with Drones – Terry Brim

Photographing with Drones

About Terry:

“I’ve had a life-long love of cameras and photography. I started playing with my parent’s cameras as a youngster (always without film), took pictures with Kodak 110 pocket cameras as a teenager, and obtained my first real camera, a Canon A1, after graduating high school.

I shot film for many years (but always on the shoestring budget of a cash-strapped college student) until selling my camera gear shortly after buying our first (and still current) home. My wife and I bought a couple of early models of small digital cameras after we had kids, but it wasn’t until they got older and started getting involved in sports that I purchased my first digital SLR, a Canon 40D. After 8 years, three camera bodies, and many hundreds of thousands of frames captured, our kids graduated high school and ended their sports careers.

After our kids graduated I began exploring other photo subjects – from macro, landscapes, wildlife, architecture, and even astrophotography. I had begun to see amazing images on the web taken from camera drones and started researching them myself.

In March of 2017 I purchased my first drone – and was immediately hooked. Having a drone opened up whole new worlds of photography for me, sunrises and sunsets became favorite subjects, and cityscapes and landscapes were viewed from new vantage points. After obtaining my first drone my DSLR saw little use – I’d venture to guess that 90%+ of my photography is now captured with my drone. My eye is always on the sky or my immediate surroundings in search of new opportunities for capturing aerial images.”

Dues for 2019 are $12.

New members joining after the first of the year will pay a prorated amount. You may pay by check at the next meeting or mail to our treasurer, Winifred Simon, at 600 Red Hawk Road, Wimberley, TX 78676, or pay using PayPal.

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. Carolyn Whiteside is the administrator of this page – thank you Carolyn!
• 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.

UPDATE:

The program for Thursday’s, June 20th, meeting has changed. Due to Terry Brim’s mishap with his drone recently, his presentation will be at the July meeting. That said, we have MORE time for YOUR critique images – either Still Life, or anything else you want to share. Critique deadline has been extended through 6:00 PM today. Check your email for submission details.

Also, we will discuss proposed By-laws for our club. We will introduce them briefly to you at the meeting.

Hope to see you there!!!

Agenda:

7:00 – 7:10  Welcome and Member Share (if you have news to share and want to show an image with it, please submit by Tuesday before the meeting. Put SHARE in the subject heading, please.

7:10 – 7-25 Business: Proposed Bylaws, Special Election

7:25 – 9:00 Critiques – Still Life (or open!)

This program has been postponed until July – Photographing with Drones

About Terry:

“I’ve had a life-long love of cameras and photography. I started playing with my parent’s cameras as a youngster (always without film), took pictures with Kodak 110 pocket cameras as a teenager, and obtained my first real camera, a Canon A1, after graduating high school.

I shot film for many years (but always on the shoestring budget of a cash-strapped college student) until selling my camera gear shortly after buying our first (and still current) home. My wife and I bought a couple of early models of small digital cameras after we had kids, but it wasn’t until they got older and started getting involved in sports that I purchased my first digital SLR, a Canon 40D. After 8 years, three camera bodies, and many hundreds of thousands of frames captured, our kids graduated high school and ended their sports careers.

After our kids graduated I began exploring other photo subjects – from macro, landscapes, wildlife, architecture, and even astrophotography. I had begun to see amazing images on the web taken from camera drones and started researching them myself.

In March of 2017 I purchased my first drone – and was immediately hooked. Having a drone opened up whole new worlds of photography for me, sunrises and sunsets became favorite subjects, and cityscapes and landscapes were viewed from new vantage points. After obtaining my first drone my DSLR saw little use – I’d venture to guess that 90%+ of my photography is now captured with my drone. My eye is always on the sky or my immediate surroundings in search of new opportunities for capturing aerial images.”

Critiques: Still Life

Please resize your images to 2,000 pixels on the long side and a resolution of 72. Rename as follows: 1FirstName_LastName.jpg, 2FirstName_LastName.jpg.

Remember, when showing your images, you may ask for a critique or suggestions for improvement from members, or simply “show and tell” your image.

Please email them to hcphotoclub@gmail.com by Wednesday, June 19^th. Please put “June Critiques” in the subject line.

Dues for 2019 are $12.

New members joining after the first of the year will pay a prorated amount. You may pay by check at the next meeting or mail to our treasurer, Winifred Simon, at 600 Red Hawk Road, Wimberley, TX 78676, or pay using PayPal.

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. Carolyn Whiteside is the administrator of this page – thank you Carolyn!
• 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.