Special Events and photowalks

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The Sioux Falls Camera Club hosts photo walks in the Sioux Falls area during the spring, summer and fall. Some locations we have visited include downtown Sioux Falls, the Outdoor Campus, the Sioux Empire Fair, Arrowhead Park, and the Japanese Gardens.  

***If you know of a photo opportunity that you'd like to share, please email 

all the details to:   sfcameraclub@gmail.com

Please make the subject "photo opportunity", and be sure to include details about the actual location, dates, times, and any other important facts.  Thanks!

 Saturday, June 20th -  9am-12noon - Good Earth State Park - SFCC  "Up Close & Personal" Macro Photo Trek - join several veteran club members on a trek through the park's trail system focusing on macro and close-up photography. You will learn tips and tricks for improving your macro shooting skills, and be able to try different lighting approaches and gadgets. Park entrance permit is required (available at the entrance kiosk or visitor center.
Saturday, June 27th - (time to be announced) - The Outdoor Campus - Join Steve Thompson for a unique outing where you will take a deep dive into enhancing your visualization skills and learn to explore your images more deeply. The group will work collaboratively, with a focus on refining composition skills, and exploring different exposures and angles in hopes of opening your minds to "WHAT IF" you tried this another way? Maybe another angle or focal length? Maybe if you returned another time of day or in foggy conditions? 

After a week or so, the group will meet in a classroom setting to share and review what we have done and what we learned. 

Friday-Sunday, July 17-18 - Granite Threshing Bee - Granite, Iowa - a weekend of pioneer farming living history, including antique tractors and farm life demonstrations, and many great photo opportunities. For more info - https://www.granitethreshingbee.com/

Saturday-Sunday, July 18-19th - Sioux Falls "Power on the Prairie" Air Show, featuring the USAF Thunderbirds - This is an incredible showcase of aviation history on display. Aerial flight demonstrations and static displays provide ample subjects and photo challenges. For more info - https://www.siouxfallsairshow.com.

Saturday, August 15th - Good Earth State Park - Perseid Meteor Showers Night Shoot- Join club members and learn about night sky photo techniques

Thursday-Sunday, August 27-30th - Prairie Village, Madison, SD - 63 Annual Steam Threshing Jamboree and Ford/Fordson Collectors Tractor Show - A great showcase of steam threshing, pioneer farming and living history, and a multitude of great photo subjects.

Other Tentative Activities TBA:

Badlands National Park Night Sky Caravan - TBA

Downtown Photo Scavenger Hunt - TBA

Custom Car Shows - TBA

Your "Idea" Here! - TBA

 Ken Rasmussen  has organized an exciting monthly photography learning group to be held on the first Thursday of each month.  

• When—First Thursday of that month at 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm 
• Where—Ronning Public Library at 3100 E 49th St, Sioux Falls, SD 57103

The purpose of the group is to help photographers stretch in new directions and learn techniques they may not have ever thought about or explored. The group is challenging as well as fun and each month there is a different topic of study. Ken utilizes The Great Courses series on photography so we can see how the masters approach the selected topic and they show us how to avoid pitfalls and enhance our own shooting sessions. For more information,  please feel free to contact Ken at rasmussenkenneth@yahoo.com.