January 2023
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.