GRANBY CAMERA CLUB
MEETING NOTES FOR MAY 4, 2009


Vice President Nancy Canfield chaired our meeting in the absence of Andy Farber.

Nancy opened the meeting by asking each of us to introduce ourselves and tell us what new camera equipment we wanted to purchase next.

Treasurers Report: The current balance is $914.55.

Old Business:

· Simsbury Bank calendar – Discussed the rules and rewards of the Simsbury Bank
annual calendar program. Reminder that bank needs pictures for each month,
and to take pictures with the bank calendar in mind. The more pictures we
submit, the better chance we have of having our pictures selected. Pictures are
submitted to the bank in September.

· Club Forum: Reminder that the Forum is a great place to discuss issues, post
pictures, suggest trips, etc.
Rob suggested we create our own web page rather than rely on the current forum.
Apparently the cost is reasonable. Rob said he would research design options and
cost estimates and report back to us.

· NE Whitewater kayak competition: Rob showed us a slide show of the pictures he took at the NE kayak competition.

· Jeff Feldman: We discussed having Jeff Feldman make a presentation to our club at one of the meetings in the fall of this year or next year. Jeff takes pictures of many Connecticut waterways and recently gave a slide show of his photos to the Simsbury Camera Club. We believe he charges $75.00. The program committee will consider inviting Jeff at their meeting this summer.
An addition to the minutes - only a few members turned in photos for the Library Exhibit. The deadline date for submission for the show has been extended to May 15th. Details about the exhibit are on the forum - turn in the framed photo to the Library (let them know it is for the Exhibit).


New Business:

· Program Committee: At next months meeting we will organize a Program Committee to decide the monthly programs for 2009 – 2010. It was agreed that each of us would bring one idea to next months meeting for the program committee to consider for next year.

Harry has compiled a partial list of past club programs. He will complete the list and post it on the forum for future reference.

· Car Show: There will be an evening car show in Granby every Monday night starting in June. The show will be held on the grounds of Marks Auto Body.

Evening Presentation: Dick O’Donnell – Special Lighting Techniques.

· Tips for sunrises and sunsets:
· Bring a tripod and remote shutter release.
· Neutral density filter.
· Select location – where does sun rise and set.
· Put on manual focus, manual mode or aperture priority
· ISO of 100 or 200.
· Set white balance for twilight mode.
· Don’t look directly through lens at sun – may hurt eyes or sensor in camera.
· Alpenglow – fine particles in atmosphere. Scatters light.
· Can sometimes get the best picture of sunrise or sunset when sun is below the
horizon.
· For sunrises show up about ½ hour before sunrise.
· Meter off to the side of where sun will rise. Then open up one full stop from where
you metered.
· Fog pictures – Lakes and harbors are great. Use a fog filter.
· Look for objects for the focal point in sunrise, sunset and fog pictures.
· Check histograms – Make adjustments as necessary.

Winners of Scavenger Hunt:

ARCH: Trinity – George Virdokiam
SPRING: Stanley Park – Rob
FAVORITE: Pie in face – Rob

Scavenger Hunt words for June:

SPRAY, PATRIOTIC, FAVORITE

Next meeting is June 1, 2009 at 7:00 PM in the Granby Senior Center.

Program for the evening: Rob Fisher - CRITIQUING PHOTOS. Send Rob two photos for the critiquing. Send before Memorial Day.