2016-08-09 FCDCC Meeting Notes

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

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.

September meeting challenge topic: "Junk", send your pictures to photoeditor@fcdcc.com

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

We are looking for photographer volunteers for the Christmas Homeless shoot in November or December.

Thu-Fri 8/11-12 Perseid Meteor Shower, best viewing from midnight to dawn.

Sat 8/13 @8am Macro SIG outing to photograph flowers at CSU Gardens on College

Fri-SUn 8/12-14 New West Fest in Old Town Fort Collins

Sat 8/20 Club outing to the Vedawoos in Wyoming for light painting. Meet at the Harmony transfer station at time TBD to carpool.

Tue 8/23 @9am Coffee Outing at Dazbog on Mason and Cherry

Fri-Sun 8/26-28 Fort Collins Comic Con at the Aztlan Center in Fort Collins

Sat 8/27 @8am Wildlife SIG outing to photograph insects at Riverbend Ponds

Sat 9/3 @10am Tour de Fat in Old Town Fort Collins

Sun 9/4 @1pm-5pm Portrait SIG shoot, theme is "Bikinis" at Mike's studio

Tue 9/13 @6:30pm Monthly Club Meeting at The Coloradoan Newspaper office

It is time to swap out pictures at the Backporch Cafe. Please contact Harry Strharsky if you would like some of your pictures on display.

Many thanks to Dave Black for his presentation on light painting titled "Light up the World". His website is DaveBlackPhotography.com .

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.