The August 5th meeting topic is shallow depth of field. The photos should be taken so that a limited amount is in focus with the closer and further away parts of the photo blurred.
The September 2nd meeting shooting topic will be shadows.
Mark you calendars for the following events:
Photowalk June 24th at Atwood center at SCSU at 9:30 am
Antique car club show at Benton county fairgrounds August 15th
Benton county fair August 3rd through 8th at fairgrounds in Sauk Rapids
Here is the group that attend the Photowalk this year (minus Denise who came shortly after we snapped this shot).
Richard, Mike, Rachel, Cheryl, Grido, Dawn, Dave, Larry, Steve, Tim, Dale and April
Watch out on the Flikr site ( http://www.flickr.com/groups/1442317@N24/ ) that was created for the walk or maybe some will post some of their SCSU and Munsinger Garden shots from the day out here. It was a beautiful day and I would say a great time was had by all! Thanks for coming out to all that were able to make it!
What a good way to get ready for the long weekend of the 4th of July. The meeting will include displaying the individual photos for this month’s topic, “Summer”. In addition, Dave Bargabus will in bring a number of filters that can be used with all camera types, sometimes a special bracket is needed. If you bring your camera to the meeting, you can try some of these filters to see their affects. See you on the 1st.
The site has been updated to show the St. Cloud area Photowalk site. I would encourage anyone that is interested in participating in the walk to head out to the site: http://worldwidephotowalk.com/walk/st-cloud-mn-united-states-scsu/ and sign up. The more the merrier!!! The walk is on Saturday, July 24, 2010 at 9:30 am. We will meet in front of the Atwood Center on the SCSU campus. After the walk is over let’s meet at the coffee shop attached to the University Crossings bookstore and share our experience and some of our pictures! If you have any questions, please contact me at naturewood2002@yahoo.com . Thanks everyone!
On Saturday, July 24, 2010, the whole world will be walking again with Scott Kelby, in the Third Annual Worldwide Photo Walk™.
Scott Kelby’s Worldwide Photo Walk is the world’s largest global social photography event in the history of photography itself!
It takes place on the same day around the world where photographers of all walks of life and skill levels gather together, usually in downtown areas to socialize, learn new tips from each other, and explore their corner of the world through photography.
I believe that one of our members volunteered to get our club registered for the event.
The topic for the month for the June 3rd meeting is black and white. Any shot that shows best in black and white is the goal.
I will not be at the meeting this month, as I will be meeting with a new doctor in Minneapolis.
Dave B (cameracat)
I had my camera at a Kutless concert the other night. I tried to get some close ups of the band members. With the lighting it was a bit challenging, but with my 50 mm Canon lens, I was able to at least get a few shots. I kept the settings simple and set the ISO to 800. Here are just a few of the ones that I was pleased with in the end.
Welcome to spring!
It’s time to get shooting for the May meeting. There are two topics for this meeting. The first was chosen by the members at the April meeting, faces in nature and unexpected places. My example for this is something like this.
Just look around at buses, cars, trucks, items around the house and work. You’ll be surprised at what you find. The second topic is to find some of those beautiful early spring flowers. This would have been the topic for next month, but spring is rushing in early this year and we don’t want to miss any great chances.
Our meeting should be exciting this month. Ted Sherarts has agreed to make a presentation about composition in photography. Ted, as you may know, was an art professor at SCSU. As I understand, he has a very informative and entertaining style of presentation. I will have a few your minute to bring everybody up to date on my high speed photography project.
Bring your friends, relatives, family, neighbors, and any with an interest in photography to join us at the meeting. We also need more speakers for future meetings and more members to be the “photographer of the month”. See you on the 6th.
Happy shooting, Cameracat
I have this picture of an American Bald Eagle attacking a swan. While working on the picture, PS CS5 made it so realistic that the swan panicked and flew out of the frame. Photoshop CS5 is some product!
