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October 2023

Please see the Club Information page for general information
regarding meetings, outings, and slideshows.

Club Meeting

When: Tuesday 10/10, 2022 @6:00pm
Topic: Antarctica by Rich Roberts
Meeting Slides - Member Slideshow Submissions
Where: ONLINE using ZOOM - Link to Join our meeting (Passcode: 508714) and in-person at CSU

Club Outings

Thu 10/12 @6pm - Old Town Fort Collins at Night shoot
When: Thursday 10/12 start at 6pm
Where: Meet at the fountain in Old Town Square
Parking: on-street parking is free after 6pm
Mood Board: https://www.pinterest.com/mbarry1647/night-cityscapes/
Bring: camera, tripod, flashlight (wide angle or with diffuser)
Let's meet at 6pm on Thursday 10/12 at the fountain in Old Town Square, Fort Collins. We will walk around and take pictures of buildings, alleys, streets, store windows and night life. You might want to add a little light with a flashlight. You can diffuse the light by adding wax paper in front of the light, you might even want to try shining the flashlight through colored plastic to add color. Look at the Pinterest mood board for ideas https://www.pinterest.com/mbarry1647/night-cityscapes/

Thu 10/19 @10am - City Park and Grandview Cemetery Photo Walk
WHEN: Thu 10/19 starting at 10:00am
WHERE: Fort Collins City Park and Grandview Cemetery
WHY: Socializing and Photography
City Park has a lake with waterbirds, an arboretum, a trolley depot, and recreation fields. Grandview Cemetery has many historical figures from Fort Collins, interesting gravestones, and there used to be a great horned owl nest in one of the trees. Let's meet at the "Statue of Liberty" in Fort Collins City Park, then walk around the park and the adjacent Grandview Cemetery looking for interesting photographic opportunities. Whoever is interested can join me for lunch at a local restaurant when we are done taking photographs.

Fri 10/21 @7pm - Dracula by Canyone Concert Ballet
EVENT: Dracula by Canyon Concert Ballet
WHERE: Union Colony Civic Center in Greeley
WHEN: Friday 10/20 at 7pm
Tim Sekiya has invited us to photograph the Dracula Ballet final dress rehearsal. He is looking for 10-12 photographers. This is a rehearsal with no other audience so we can move around during the performance. Please contact me ASAP as this is limited to 12 photographers.

Saturday 10/28@9am - Lions Open Space Photo Walk
Lions Open Space 2425 N Overland Trail, Laporte, CO 80535
Let's meet in the Lions Park parking lot at 9am on Saturday 10/28. Fall color along the Poudre is fading fast, but there are still some great opportunities if you know where to look. This morning we explored Lions Park and the Cache la Poudre Disc Golf course and found some great areas. Unfortunately the disc golf course is closed during school hours, but it will be open on Saturday. About 210 sandhill cranes flew over us while we were at the park. I plan on shooting for a couple hours, and then heading over to Vern's Cafe for lunch or at least a sweet roll.

Coffee Meeting

Tue 10/17 @9:00am - Meet at Panera Bread Co in Front Range Village

SIG Meetings/Outings

Drone SIG - TBD
Events SIG - TBD
Infrared SIG - Thu 10/26 @6:30pm - ONLINE using ZOOM
Fine Art Photography SIG - Tue 10/17 @6pm (Still Life) - ONLINE using ZOOM
Landscape SIG - TBD
Macro SIG - TBD
Mobile SIG - TBD
Night Sky SIG -TBD
Photography 101 SIG -TBD
Portrait SIG - Sun 10/1 @1pm - Halloween at Mike's Studio
Post Processing SIG -TBD
Video SIG - Tue 10/3 6:30pm to 8pm
Wildlife SIG - TBD

Challenge Topics

Email your challenge topic images to Jim Limburg for the October meeting slideshow
1. Emotional Expression
2. Best Image Taken/Processed Since the Last Meeting

Photographic Events

Fri 10/6 @9:30pm - Colorado Drone Airshow Light Show - CSU Intramural Fields

Sat 10/7 Tour de Corgi - Old Town Fort Collins

Sat 10/7 - Berthoud Oktoberfest - Fickel Park, Berthoud

Sat 10/7 10am-5pm - Colorado Drone Airshow Community Day - CSU Christman Field
Attendees must register at the web site although cost to attend is free.

Sat 10/7 @1pm-4pm - Neighbor to Neighbor Charity Portrait Shoot
Neighbor to Neighbor (main office building) 1550 Blue Spruce Dr., Fort Collins, CO 80524
Please contact Albert Wang if you wish to volunteer as a photographer but haven’t already.

Sat 10/14/2023 @11am-3pm - Day of the Dead Celebration - Longmont
Downtown Longmont at 4th Avenue and Main Street

Sat 10/14 - Sun 11/5 @9am-5pm - Día de Muertos Exhibition - Longmont Museum (400 Quail Rd, Longmont)

Sat 10/14 - Sun 11/5 - Catrinas and Mask Auction Exhibit (Día de los Muertos Exhibition) - Firehouse Art Center (667 4th Ave, Longmont)

Sat 10/14/2023 Solar Eclipse
https://www.space.com/which-us-states-oct-ring-of-fire-annular-solar-eclipse-visible-from

Sat 10/14 10:00am-3:00pm - The Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off - Fort Collins Nursery

Sat 10/14 - Sun 10/15 - Grand Junction Air Show - Grand Junction

Sat 10/14 11:00am-4:00pm - Latiné and Hispanic Heritage Celebration Celebration - Gardens on Spring Creek

Thu 10/19 - Sun 10/22 6:00pm to 9:00pm - Pumpkins on Parade - Gardens on Spring Creek

Sat 10/28 - Avery House Halloween Themed Candlelit Tours - Avery House, Fort Collins

Sat 10/28 - Sat 11/4 6:00pm to 9:00pm - Día De Muertos - Gardens on Spring Creek

Mon 10/30 - Fri 11/3 - Photoshop Virtual Summit 5 - ONLINE - FREE Registration required