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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.

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.

June 2022

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Next meeting will be Thursday, June 16th, 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

“Storytelling with Photoshop” — presented by Carol Serur. You’ve probably seen some of the charming images and stories Carol shares on Facebook. This month she’ll show us everything she does to create those images and stories. Here are a few examples.

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.

June theme: Playfulness, Silliness, Nonsense, Codswallop, Acting the Maggot. Summer is upon us, and things can get downright frolicsome, so what does play look like to you?

For the Photo Share, send one or two images to photos@jerrysargent.com by the end of Monday, June 13th, and put June Photo Share – Playfulness 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: April 4th through June 27th
Notification of acceptance: July 25th
Dropoff: August 27th
Awards Reception: September 17th
Exhibit ends: October 28th
Pickup: October 29th

Club Companion Exhibit to Naturescapes
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!

Wes Odell has this to say about ArtHop:

HCPC had a great showing at the 13th Annual Art Hop in Georgetown. Larry Alford’s “Tree Reflection” took 1st Place in Photography, while Nancy Naylor’s “Almost Heaven” took 2nd Place, and Carol Serur’s “Roseate Spoonbill” received an Honorable Mention. In addition, collectively, Larry, Nancy, Carol, Linda Avitt, Wes Odell, and Michael Penn Smith had 13 photos selected for this year’s show. Larry reported that members of our club have won 5 1st Places, and numerous 2nd, 3rd, and HM over the years. That certainly says a lot about the talent in our club! Congratulations!! This show will be hanging through October 31 at Georgetown Public Library and Georgetown Art Center. Both are in the heart of downtown GT, where it’s a fun place to spend a few hours in the area on these cool fall days.

Here is Larry’s beautiful winning image:

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.

May 2022

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Next meeting will be Thursday, May 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
  • Upcoming Exhibits and Field Trips
  • Program
  • Photo Share

Program

“Before-and-After” photos. Here is your chance to share and discuss your photo editing techniques with other photographers. This is a popular program because we all learn and interact with each other. Jerry can even set you up in Lightroom and PhotoShop to demonstrate your process. Send in two sets of before-and-after photos to photos@jerrysargent.com by the end of Monday, May 16th. In other words, a total of four photos. For example, name them as follows:

1Linda_Avitt_Before
2Linda_Avitt-After
3Linda_Avitt-Before
4Linda_Avitt-After

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.

May theme: Fauna. If you look up the definition, fauna doesn’t just mean all animal life, but it refers to all the life in a particular region. So this month’s topic is our local Hill Country fauna, not photos from your exotic travels.

For the Photo Share, send one or two images to photos@jerrysargent.com by the end of Monday, May 16th, and put May Photo Share – Fauna 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

“Electric Easel” Round Rock Arts at the Downtowner
Individuals
Exhibit 9/14 – 11/11
(Art forms created with digital tools, technology, or innovative non-traditional art materials.)

Structures of the World: Works on Paper
The call for entry is now open for the TTU Office of International Affair’s summer exhibit – “Structures of the World: Works on Paper”. Eligible mediums include drawing, painting, printmaking, collage, and of course, photography. Full details can be found at Structures of the World. Thank you, Wes Odell, for sending us this Call for Entry!

Naturescapes
Full details can be found at Naturescapes 2022
Jeff Parker, Juror
Call for Entries: April 4th through June 27th
Notification of acceptance: July 25th
Dropoff: August 27th
Awards Reception: September 17th
Exhibit ends: October 28th
Pickup: October 29th

Club Companion Exhibit to Naturescapes
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.

Field Trips

Pioneer Flight Museum, in Kingsbury
The Pioneer Flight Museum, is located at 190 Pershing Lane, Kingsbury, Texas. The Museum has a fly-in scheduled for May 7th. This will be a fantastic photo op.
This isn’t an “official” club field trip, but it’s a fun, interesting place to visit. I highly recommend making a trip out there.

San Antonio Botanical Gardens, Tuesday, May 3rd. Alice Le Duc will lead us through these beautiful gardens. She has her Ph.D. in botany, is a wonderful teacher, and it will be a real treat to have her as a leader. Tripods are NOT allowed in the Gardens unless you apply for a photographer’s license, which is $150!
Admission is $15. Meet at the ticket office at 10 am. For more information, contact Alice at aliceleduc45@gmail.com

Hill Country Photo Club Table, Art Squared Market, San Marcos, Saturday, May 14th. Come spend an hour or two at our table at Art Squared. We’ll be advertising our club and our May exhibit with the SM Art League. These kinds of events can be a lot of fun, so come on down!

For more info contact hcphotoclub@gmail.com. Please let us know if you’re able to table-sit for awhile.

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/

Alice Le Duc has recently been honored in the Cornell Lab Bird Spotter Contest. Wild Birds Unlimited, sponsor of the contest, chose Alice’s photo from over 2,000 contest submissions, and it may be used in the 2023 Wild Birds Unlimited calendar. Congratulations, Alice!

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.

April 2022

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Next meeting will be Thursday, April 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

Scotland, presented by David Olson. “Spent a month last year in Scotland and was very taken, not only by the beautiful and rugged scenery, but by the history of the land, all the way back to the Bronze Age. My intention is not to bore you with vacation pictures, but impart some of the awe and emotion I felt being immersed in the Scottish Highlands.”

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.

April theme: Flowing, Flapping, Fluid (verb). From a skirt blowing in the wind, to a flag unfurling, to a meandering stream. What does flowy look like to you?

For the Photo Share, send one or two images to photos@jerrysargent.com by the end of Monday, April 18th, and put April Photo Share – Flowing, Flapping, Fluid 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

“Electric Easel” Round Rock Arts at the Downtowner
Individuals
Entry Deadline: August 10 (Call for Entry not yet out)
Exhibit 9/14 – 11/11
(Art forms created with digital tools, technology, or innovative non-traditional art materials.)

Structures of the World: Works on Paper
The call for entry is now open for the TTU Office of International Affair’s summer exhibit – “Structures of the World: Works on Paper”. Eligible mediums include drawing, painting, printmaking, collage, and of course, photography. Full details can be found at Structures of the World. Thank you, Wes Odell, for sending us this Call for Entry!

Naturescapes
Full details can be found at Naturescapes 2022
Jeff Parker, Juror
Call for Entries: April 4th through June 27th
Notification of acceptance: July 25th
Dropoff: August 27th
Awards Reception: September 17th
Exhibit ends: October 28th
Pickup: October 29th

Club Companion Exhibit to Naturescapes
(Full details and photo theme coming soon!)

Field Trips

Pioneer Flight Museum, in Kingsbury
The Pioneer Flight Museum, is located at 190 Pershing Lane, Kingsbury, Texas. The Museum has a fly-in scheduled for May 7th. This will be a fantastic photo op.
This isn’t an “official” club field trip, but it’s a fun, interesting place to visit. I highly recommend making a trip out there.

Hill Country Photo Club Table, Art Squared Market, San Marcos, Saturday, April 9th
Come spend an hour or two at our table at Art Squared. We’ll be advertising our club and our May exhibit with the SM Art League. These kinds of events can be a lot of fun, so come on down!
For more info contact hcphotoclub@gmail.com. Please let us know if you’re able to table-sit for awhile.

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.