Sioux Falls Camera Club

The fun continues as the club embarks on the entertaining and informative Member’s Critique Night, so make sure you bring a favorite image to challenge the abilities and opinions of your fellow members.
Sean Thurman will be providing the goodies.

We are fortunate to have two presentations for our first meeting this month. A long-time friend of the club, Randy Ensz, is going to show a DVD of shots he took at the last “Sioux Falls Air Show.” Also, club member David Graham is presenting what he has called: “Mac’s Hardware: Your One-Stop Photo Equipment and Accessory Store – A Do-It-Yourselfer’s Approach to Photography”

So, if you like airplanes and are a bit on the frugal side, don’t miss our next meeting.

Elaine Ohnstad-Eide will be providing the goodies.

** Late addition to the schedule – Amy Vander Vorste will be demonstrating “Dropbox” as a possibility for an easier way for our group to submit and share pictures for competitions, sharing photos for the newsletter, critiques, group photoshoots, etc.

Another issue is ready for our perusal -> SFCC February Newsletter. Check it out! (Thanks Marty!)

The fun continues as the club embarks on the first Member’s Critique Night of the New Year, so make sure you bring a favorite image to challenge the abilities and opinions of your fellow members.

Mike Ormseth will be providing the goodies.

Same time and place – info on the Meetings page.

(from and email to the camera club google group 1/3)

Those that desire to enter N4C competition for January 2010 please bring
entries to the Jan. 5^th meeting or e-mail them to me by Saturday Jan
9nth . I do have a few submission already but we have room in all
categories.

Steve

The January 2010 newsletter is available here.

Thanks much Marty!

And One From The Editor
My Challenge to “YOU”!
I’d like to encourage each member to submit an article for the newsletter this year. It can be on any photographic topic that interests you. Maybe you have developed a special gadget or technique to photograph a specific subject. Perhaps you have traveled to a unique area and can share insights and images. Got an idea? Contact Marty at martydewitt (at) hotmail.com.

I’m pondering what I’ll be writing.  I’ve done articles before so I know it’s not scary or hard and doesn’t take long. I’ll join Marty in his challenge and encourage you to do it to!  What will you write?

(From 12/30/09 Email to the google group mailing list:)

All:
Just a reminder that the club meeting on the 1st Tuesday of January
will be at 7pm at JBremer Studio.  It is located in the Gourley
building at 400 N. Main, which is the corner of 6th and Main.  When
you go in the entrance on mainstreet, go up three flights of stairs.
The studio will be the 1st door on your left.  Bring your cameras and
if you have lighting equipment bring it along as well.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Dave Bair

The USA Today version of the SFCC News for December 2009

I’ve been on the road for the last couple weeks touring the Carolinas, and I’m now parked in Charlotte, North Carolina recovering from an awesome Thanksgiving dinner.  Therefore, I apologize for the abbreviated newsletter and lack of fancy pictures and layouts. I don’t have the right software on my laptop. So, before I head back out on the highway (homeward bound), I thought I’d better at least get the important stuff out to you. So, here goes….

Marty DeWitt

The Prez Sez!

By David Bair

The holiday season is upon us a great time to take photos of family and friends.  I hope that everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving.  As a reminder for our Christmas program we are having a photo contest dealing with lighting in three categories 1) Most Christmas Spirit; 2) Most Colorful Winter Scene; 3) Most Creative Use of Lights.  The photos should be in the standard N4C format and should be sent to me by December 10^th.  My email address is davebair@sio.midco.net.  I look forward to seeing the entries.  I thought we had very good participation at our in-club competition in November.  I hope everyone enjoyed it, I learned a lot.  I find photography requires a lot of practice and awareness as I take the photos.  I am continually amazed by what I find in my photo afterwards that I didn’t notice through the viewfinder.  I look forward to our meetings in December, see you there.

Program for December 1 – A Seminar on Lighting

By Roger Rose

Do you enjoy reading about flash unit guide numbers and the inverse square law of lighting or do these discussions give you a headache? Our program for December 1 will avoid the complexities of mathematical equations and provide a more simplified and practical view of photographic lighting. The first segment of the program will consist of a PowerPoint presentation on the basics of lighting and using single and multiple flash units. The second segment will be devoted to a “show and tell” by audience volunteers, so if you have an interesting lighting tool or system you want to share please bring in to the meeting.

Here are the results of the November Competition.

From Keith Anderson

Color

1st – Ron Balthazor for Hare and Hounds

2nd – Eric Merrill for Doe

3rd- Dave Graham for Not Insolent, Just Contemplative

HM – Keith Anderson for  Royal Palace – Budapest, Hungary

Black and White

1st – Keith Anderson for Bandit reflections

2nd – Roger Rose for Duck Duet

3rd – Robert Tebben for Ice Arch

HM – Ron Balthazor for Balloonatics

Reminder for those providing refreshments…

From Val Goering

December 1      Eric Merrill
December 15     Banquet
January 5         Vicki Haberman and Sheryl Balour
January 19        Mike Ormseth
February 2        Elaine Ohnstad-Eide
February 16      Sean Thurman
March 2            Ken Starkenburg
March 16           Missy Mathis
April 6              Steve Thompson
April 20            Dale Olson
May 4               Don and Linda Rensberger
May 18             Banquet

Keith Anderson will facilitate an internal club competition, and the entries and results will be presented on the 17th.
Sandy Tebben will be providing the goodies.

OK time for the November N4C digital entries. The deadline to get them
to me is Friday the 13th.  If you have questions let me know and I’ll
help you get started.

Two folks have them sent in already so we still have room for lots
more.