2016-04-12 FCDCC Meeting Notes

We met in the Community room of the Coloradoan Newspaper, 1300 Riverside Ave. Fort Collins.

Ron and Ann Renee were visiting at the meeting, please welcome them.

Please pay your dues for 2016 to Rich Ernst at the next meeting if you haven't already paid. You can find him at most meetings. Annual dues are $25/member with $15 for each additional spouse and $10 for each additional child under 18. Dues are prorated based on the month you join.

Check out the SIGs (Special Interest Groups); they have been holding lots of meetings and going on lots of outings. Participating in a SIG is an excellent way to develop your skills.

Please send your SIG outing schedules to info@fcdcc.com so I can add them to the website.

Send your photograph submittals to Walter Lyons at photoeditor@fcdcc.com. Remember to send in before and after versions of your pictures so we can learn about post processing. Please send in 3 or fewer pictures for the slideshow, and send them by Sunday evening so Walt has time to create the slideshow. We also accept short videos for the slideshow.

May challenge topic: "Emotions"

Please send Fix-it-photos to Mike Barry at info@fcdcc.com.

4/3 @1pm-5pm April Portrait SIG shoot at the Rock Gardens.

4/12 @6:30pm April Club meeting at The Coloradoan Newspaper office

4/16-17 Spring Contest Powwow and Indian Market at Aztlan Center

4/16 Wildlife SIG outing to Latham Reservoir - Cancelled due to weather

4/21 @9am April Coffee Meeting at Dazbog on Cherry St

4/23 Earth Day in Civic Center Park

4/23-24 Club outing to the Paint Mines near Colorado Springs

4/23-24 Doors Open Denver, meet Sun 4/24 @8am I25 & US34 Park-n-Ride more info

5/1 Portrait SIG "Fitness" theme model shoot

The Cheyenne Camera Club is looking for a few volunteers to judge their digital photographs. They meet every other Thursday from 6-8pm, and they have about 60 entries per meeting. Contact Judy Myers if you want to help out.

The Backporch Cafe is displaying some of our member's prints. Please consider supporting them.

Double Bar G Rodeo almost every Friday evening in May, June and July in Pine, WY. Email Randy Miller for more information

Many thanks to Ken Eis for his presentation on How to replace skies in your photos.

Are you interested in joining a Photoshop SIG? Contact Ken Eis if you are interested.

Email Mike, info@fcdcc.com, when you find mistakes, missing information or if you have suggestions for the website and I will try to address the issues.