Meeting Notes: March 6, 2006

Granby Camera Club
Meeting Notes: March 6,2006



Treasurer’s Report: $583.52

Voted to reimburse Paula $5.76 for more pictures frames for our display

Received $ 10 dues from Scott Smith



Old Business
1. There is a planned field trip to visit Scott Tracy’s observatory on Wed. March 22 at 7:30pm. We need clear skies so Harry will email us if trip is postponed. We will meet and leave from the Senior Center 7:10 and car pool to Scotts.



2.I have been sending via email a Camera Club write up and picture to the Granby Drummer each month. The information must be in their hands the day after our meeting. Since I will not be at the April meeting I will send in a brief meeting notice and picture before I leave.



3.It was noted from last meeting that there is a lot of new vocabulary in the digital world. Harry has offered to add words and definitions to a file we have that Bob Orr made for the club some years back.



New Business

1.Rob shared the pictures that he took at the North Hampton Orchid Show. There should be another orchid show in Hartford. Rob will check the dates and post it on the Blog. We can try to get a group to together.



2. Maps and addresses of the Granby Land Trust properties were handed out. The land trust has invited us to take pictures that they can post on their web site.



3. Field Trip

Harry will call Rick Matheny to see if he can hold a macro photography workshop in March.



Monthly Program: Weather Photography

Winter Photography: Rob Fisher
Things to think about:

Keep batteries warm as cold batteries die quickly

Use baggies or zip lock bags to keep equipment dry

To keep snow really white use your exposure compensation:

open up 1 to 1&1/2 stops(aperture)

Sunrise/Sunset Photography: Paula Johnson
Some Ideas: If sun is subject of your picture, take your reading from the brightness of the sky and clouds. This will slightly underexpose the scene and produce deep rich colors in the clouds as well as darken foreground figure/objects to silhouetted form and an interest point. Look for haze or mist that will pick up and reflect the sun’s colors. A telephoto lens can make the sun appear larger and more dominant.

If the sun is to a backdrop for a panoramic picture, take your readings off the foreground. This will prevent the foreground becoming a silhouette. Fill flash can also accomplish this. You can get dramatic results shooting when the sun is behind the clouds or having just set or about to rise.





Lightning: Harry Fischer

Some ideas: experiment, experience, technology, persistence and LUCK for success! It can also be dangerous!

Need to use: a tripod, long timed exposure, ASA of 100 or 200, bulb setting for 30 seconds, a remote cable release.



Sky/Clouds: Peter Dinella
The challenge is the dynamic range. A polarizer or a neutral density filter can be used to handle the challenging range of light. The other option is to use a photo program in the computer such as Photoshop. Peter handed out information on Digital Blending that can be accomplished through composite pictures, using Photoshop to achieve the desired effect.



Next Month’s Meeting: Monday, April 3 at 7:30 pm at the Granby Senior Center
Program : The Scavenger Hunt



Favorite Picture, Macro, Old, Open, Surprise, Wild