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Our October 7th Field Trip was to the Florida Museum of
Photographic Arts in Tampa.
Fifteen LWRDPC members drove to Tampa to view the current
exhibits: Marvels of the Reef by various photographers and the
Hotel Room Portraits: Richard Renaldi & Seth Boyd
We were split into two groups and led by two rather decent docents through the halls while they
gave us some information about what we were seeing.
We were turned away from our first choice of restaurants for lunch because of space
considerations, but were accommodated almost immediately by a nearby restaurant. While
lunching we had a chance to discuss what we had seen in the museum and to chat among
ourselves. After lunch, some took advantage of being in beautiful Tampa to shoot some street
scenes.
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Please Note: Field Trips are for members only, everyone must sign a waiver before participating
November 7th – New Member Orientation, 2:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.
November 8th – Field Trip to Solomon’s Castle, Meet at Town Hall 8:45 A.M.
November 14th – Festa Italiana 11:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M. at Adventure Park, Free
Admission
November 19th – Camera sensor cleaning ($45 cash, check or credit). Camera
drop-off beginning 1:00 P.M. at Woodland Community Church – pickup camera at
meeting. Everyone wishing to have their camera sensor cleaned MUST sign up
by Sunday, November 8th. An E-mail to Mindy ([email protected]) will get
you on the list.
November 19th – General Membership meeting, 6:00 P.M. at Woodland
Community Church
November 26th – Thanksgiving Day
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The event that you waited a year for is coming soon, so mark this on your calendar:
LWRDPC Christmas Party – December 11th at 7:00 P.M. Details to follow, but in
the meantime clip this reminder!
: The Christmas party will be in lieu of a regular monthly meeting.
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October Meeting – the October 21st meeting was the last regular meeting at
Lakewood Ranch Town Hall. We hosted Erica Matyas and Karen Hodge. Erica is
a renowned pet photographer who works closely with local animal shelters, by
photographing animals being offered for adoption. Erica shared her insights into
getting good pet photos.
Karen Hodge works with Manatee Animal services and heads the PTA – Picture
Them Adopted initiative. The initiatives encourages citizens to become more
active in securing the adoption of animals by photographing the animals in a more
appealing way than a doggie Mug Shot would.
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The Print of the Month theme for October was
Portraiture and the winners are:
First Place Second Place Third Place
Kathryn De Young Jacqueline Fay Arthur Okula
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November Meeting – The November meeting will be held on Thursday, November
19th at the Woodland Community Church. Meeting time at the church is
6:00 P.M. There will be NO regular meeting in December because of the
Christmas Party.
We know many of you like to photograph your pets, so the theme for November’s
Print of the Month will be ‘Pet Photography – This sounds like fun! So point your
camera at Fluffy or Fido, check the lighting and snap.
Hospitality – there to welcome
you, as usual will be Frank Kane.
He and his group of Cookie
Monsters will have soda and
water available for $1 each,
cookies for 25¢ and assorted
snack bags for 50¢.
Tickets for our popular
50/50 drawing are $1.00 each or 6 for $5.00 –
remember all proceeds from
refreshments and 50/50 go to support
club activities. If you would like to be a
Cookie Monster and donate a batch (2
dozen) cookies or other home baked
items for a meeting please click to
volunteer.
Frank says, "Remember to check for hyperlinks to sign up for Cookie
Monster duty!"
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50/50 Winner The 50/50 winner this month was, a very happy Deedie Parker who took home
the first prize of $110! Harry Pollett was just as happy (well almost) taking
home a prized, LWRDPC hat with official LWRDPC logo. We did have an
extra drawing for a seat at a weekend workshop by Mike Moats, the noted macro
photographer. This seat (value $199) was won by non-other than our own
Deedie Parker – a happy night for Deedie, congratulations!!! Rich Sarles won a
copy of Erica’s book, The Perfect Exposure.
Don’t Forget: Hats and visors are available for sale at
each meeting for $15 each. Don’t you
think that it is time to treat yourself?
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A perennial favorite of our members, is the Share Your Work segment of the
meeting, remember to submit your digital images (a maximum of 5), to Tim at
[email protected] no later than Monday, November 16th.
Tips– this section is intended to feature one or two links to photo sites that may
enhance your knowledge, upgrade your skills and/or assist you to produce better photos.
Tip #1 http://improvephotography.com/832/black-and-white-photography-tips/
Tip #2 http://petapixel.com/2015/08/31/photo-mythbusters-how-much-do-uv-filters-
actually-protect-your-lenses/
Please have fun with these, and if you have a site you think other members will enjoy,
please share it by sending an E-mail it to [email protected]
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Learning & Individual Development – Classes will resume in February with
the following categories:
Beginning Photography
Intermediate Editing
Advanced Editing
Classes generally offer a total of 12 hours of instruction, practice, interaction with
fellow photographers, and resources for follow-up self-instruction. The primary
goal is to have fun while becoming better photographers in an environment where
we all learn from each other.
Courses Cover:
All LWRDPC classes are free to members, but donations are appreciated to help
defray the cost of developing courses and paying for materials, etc. The generous
donations from last year's participants allowed us to expand our offering to a third
course this fall and we are happy to see so many of our "graduates" winning
ribbons and participating in club functions and posting some amazing images
online. Mark the dates on your calendar and look for the announcement of the
signup and details of each course's lesson plans coming soon.
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Membership – If you are bringing a guest who wants to join our group, you can
save them time by having them fill out the membership form, mail it with a check
for the dues or bring it to the next meeting.
It is the Membership Renewal Time of year again.
Please download and print a membership form so you can fill it out and either mail
it or bring it to Stacy at the November 19th meeting. Membership is still only $30
for a primary member and $40 for a couple – all new memberships and renewals
from October 2015 are valid until December 2016.
Competitions – LWRDPC garnered 24 ribbons in the recent F3C Print
Competition. Even with the excitement of the 24 ribbons won in the Print
Competition, there is no time to rest on our laurels, the next competition is
already upon us. The fall digital competition, begins Nov 1st so go to f3c.org for
complete competition rules. The F3C Digital Competition will remain open for
entries November 1 – November 30.
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Featured Shooting Location
This month features Bayfront Park in Sarasota. Bayfront Park is accessible and
offers a wonderful potpourri of people, boats, buildings, birds … what you see
there is never predictable but it’s always fun.
Arthur Okula’s new friend.
Vincent’s view.
If you know of an area that is usually worth a visit, please send an E-mail to
[email protected] with description and perhaps a photo or two.