Please join us Thursday, November 16^th, 7:00 pm, at First Lutheran Church  for our next meeting.

Our program will be of interest to many of you who want to learn more about Astrophotography, and those like me who like to see what people do with the cameras after I go to bed! Darrell Carder will give you tips for making some special images so you can “wow” your friends.

Agenda

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

7:00 – Welcome and Member News

7:25 – Program: Ins and Outs of Astrophotography: A Short Introduction with Darrell Carder

8:15 – Member Photo Share, Theme – Theme: Sun Shots

Program:  Ins and Outs of Astrophotography: A Short Introduction

About Darrell:

“My photography journey started when watching my Dad taking pictures. The process of measuring the light with a light meter and determining the correct settings amazed me. As I grew older, I was allowed to use the light meter and his Canon camera to take my own pictures. After graduating from college and starting work I bought my first camera, a Pentax K1000. For many years I would describe my photography as ‘drive by shooting’. It seemed that I was always holding up the rest of the group trying to get a good composition and having to hurry through it.

Working for Motorola Semiconductors as an electrical engineer gave me an opportunity to take the family to Israel for 4 months for work.  I then bought a Nikon FE2 SLR and I’ve stayed with Nikon since then with my latest being the D850.

Over the last 5 or so years I’ve been able to focus and learn more on composition and my family has learned to accept my photo op adventures.

I’ve always been intrigued looking at the night sky. A discussion with a co-worker on photography, and seeing some star trail pictures he took, got me started on astrophotography. While doing some searching on the web, I came across Richard Tatti’s Nightscape Images on YouTube and started following some of his tutorials. Between different YouTube tutorials and lots of Trial and error I’ve developed my own form of nightscape photography.“

Member Photo Share:  Theme this month is Sun Shots

“If you pointed a camera at the sun on October 14^th, this topic is for you. If you didn’t, there are a lot of photographic moments when the sun plays a critical role: rainbows, shadows, moonlight, sunsets and sunrises. So work up those eclipse shots or scour your files for images that really “shine”. – 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 November 14^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

Pioneer Flight Museum Fly-in – Saturday, November 11^th, 9:00, https://pioneerflightmuseum.org/

New Braunfels Renaissance Faire  – December 8^th – 10^th, https://www.nbrenfaire.com/

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!

Please join us Thursday, September 21^st, 7:00 pm, at First Lutheran Church  for our next meeting.

Is it really almost FALL?  It’s hard to believe it – maybe by the time our meeting comes around we will have slightly cooler weather. How’s that for being optimistic?

Agenda

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

7:00 – Welcome and Member News

7:25 – Program: No Walking, let the birds come to you with Alice Le Duc

8:30 – Member Photo Share, Theme – Theme: Skyscapes

Program:  No Walking, let the birds come to you

Longtime club member Dr. Alice Le Duc came to our club knowing more than any of us about plants and horticulture. She has shared that knowledge with us in meetings over the years, as well as hosting field trips to the Texas State Greenhouse. Since coming to San Marcos, Alice developed a passion for birding and bird photography. She has visited many Texas bird hotspots on numerous occasions, and has some great tips to share with you at our next meeting.

Member Photo Share:  Theme this month is Skyscapes

“The sky may be the object of the photo (I maintain a folder named “Skyscapes”) but the sky might also be the background element that elevated a photo of another object or scene into your Favorites Collection. Other ideas: astrophotography, night skies, skyscrapers, a brewsky (remember Cheers? And I do know that’s not quite the correct spelling) , or vintage aircraft.”   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 photos@jerrysargent.com by September 19^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

Naturescapes Photography Contest Awards Reception  Saturday, September 30^th  5:00 – 7:00   We will be honoring Linda Kelsey-Jones about 5:45 for her  26 years of being director and curator of The Walkers Gallery. We hope to have a nice turnout for this, along with recognizing our exhibiting artists and award winners.

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

You don’t want to miss this month’s meeting with Art Arizpe sharing his trip to Mexico City to see the Monarch butterflies. We had to cancel his original date due to the threat of bad weather.

Reminders:   July 10 is the deadline for the Companion Show – please review your email for details. Paid members only for this – it’s not too late to renew your dues, or join the club. PayPal link is below.

Agenda

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

7:00 – 7:20 Welcome and Announcements

7:25 – Naturescapes and Companion Show updates

7:30 – 8:15 Program: Kingdom of the Monarchs with Art Arizpe

8:15 – end Member Photo Share, Theme – Theme: Butterflies

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 the right side of his brain.

Member Photo Share:  Theme this month is “Butterflies.

From Bill Galloway,  “In honor of our speaker’s topic, the July PhotoShare theme is Butterflies. This is a bit more specific than our recent themes, but could include anything from a macro of wing scales to a butterfly swarm. Butterflies in motion or posing quietly on a flower. Butterfly signs, posters, sculptures, or gardens. Butterflies are everywhere. They are beautiful. They are challenging.” (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 hcphotoclub@gmail.com by July 18 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.) Note: Do not send them to Jerry – he will not be at this meeting.

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

I hope you are enjoying the spring weather and are making lots of beautiful pictures. I am sorry we had to cancel last month’s meeting, but the safety of our members is most important to us. I’m happy to announce that Art Arizpe’s program about the Monarch butterflies migration to Mexico has been rescheduled for the July 20 meeting.  

I’m excited about this month’s program with photographer and filmmaker John Langmore. We had scheduled John to come during 2020, but that had to be put on hold. In his “spare” time, he made a documentary film!  He will share his journey and images with you on May 18.

Please join us Thursday, May 18, 7:00 pm, at First Lutheran Church  for our next meeting.

Agenda

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

7:00 – Welcome and Announcements

7:25 – Naturescapes Overview

7:35 – 8:15 Program: “Why Photography?”  with John Langmore

8:15 – end Member Photo Share, Theme – Theme: My Favorite Things.

Program

After studying extensively under Mary Ellen Mark, John began pursuing his own documentary projects. His first project, Fault Lines, documenting a rapidly gentrifying community in his hometown of Austin was published by Trinity University Press (2019). His second long-term project, Open Range: America’s Big-Outfit Cowboy, was published by Twin Palms Publishers (2018).

Over the course of six years, John photographed fourteen of the country’s largest ranches, including several where he previously worked. John photographed the entire project on film and displays only gelatin silver prints. John’s work on the cowboy has been extensively published and exhibited in galleries and museums. John also co-directed/produced, Cowboys, a feature-length documentary film on contemporary working cowboys which premiered at the Austin Film Festival where it won the Documentary Feature Audience Award (2019). It also won Cowboys & Indians Magazine’s inaugural Best Feature Documentary. The film was broadcast internationally by ArteFrance.

Member Photo Share:  “My Favorite Things.

“Spring is here; a season that brings lots of favorite things like bluebonnets, cool mornings, migrating birds, and road trips.  For the May PhotoShare, select two photos that are favorites of yours.  It may be a favorite subject (birds, sunsets, cityscapes), a photograph that always makes you happy, a place that inspires your photography (your hometown or backyard, a park, a travel destination).  Odds are that your favorites will be enjoyed by all.” – Bill Galloway

Please resize and rename your 2  images as follows:  1FirstName_LastName.jpg, 2FirstName_Last Name.jpg, and resize to at least 1000 pixels on the long side.  NOTE: Send them by email to photos@jerrysargent.com  by May 16 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

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.”

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.”

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