ing questions and review

solutions. The third week will

be the field trip. The fourth

week will be the “Show &

Tell”.

Every three months members

who participated in the

themes will be asked to sub-

mit their two best images

taken during the challenges.

These will be posted to an

online gallery and assigned

a hidden code. Each member

who made a submission can

cast one vote to any image

other than their own.

A prize will be awarded to

the winner. The ballot for the

vote will be a locked pdf. If

the hidden code of the im-

age matches the hidden

code of the member the vote

will be deleted. The tally is

done automatically in Excel.

This way all the voting is

anonymous and no one can

vote for their own pictures.

Each month will have a

theme. The themes are based

on photography concepts

that need to be understood

so that eventually, each pic-

ture taken by a member is

not an experiment. At least

one week before the begin-

ning of a month, members

will receive this newsletter

via e‐mail. In that newsletter

will be an article describing

the next month’s theme. It will

include a list of camera set-

tings that can be used to

facilitate picture taking that

demonstrates the theme.

Members are encouraged to

bring in their cameras if they

are unable to make these

settings on their own. The

first meeting of the month

will allow time for this as

well as time to answer ques-

tions.

A demonstration of the

theme concept will be includ-

ed at this meeting as time

allows. The Month’s Chal-

lenge will coordinate with

the theme. The members

should by the end of this first

meeting of the month have

all the information they need

to take pictures of any sub-

ject they choose using the

theme concept. They can

work on this some time dur-

ing the following week if

they choose. At the second

week’s meeting we will re-

view the theme image mak-

Where we plan to go in 2012 with training.

Theme Details

Too many of us let modern

cameras make all the deci-

sions in our picture taking

adventures. Selecting

“Program” or “Auto” is not

always going to make a

good picture. The Themes

are designed to help you use

the camera independently

when the need arises. The

principals involved work with

any digital camera.

Practice involved in doing

the challenges will help you

learn the controls on your

camera and how they affect

the picture taking process.

Remember, each theme con-

cept will be described in

detail at the first meeting of

the month. Things you learn

can be used at the field trips

we go on or anywhere you

decide to take pictures.

Special points of inter-

est:

2012 TRAINING

THEME DETAIL

PHOTO PAST 2

SAGE ADVICE FROM THE MASTERS

2

LOCAL PHOTO HAPPEN-

INGS

2

PICTURE TAKING OPPOR-

TUNITY

3

Inside this issue:

Newsletter Date

Volume 1, Issue 1

O T O W S H U T T E R B U G S P H O T O G R A P H Y C L U B N E W S L E T T E R

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In one of Galen Rowell's

books, he recounts an an-

ecdote about his first photo

assignment for National

Geographic, to document

the first free-climb of El

Capitan, in Yosemite Na-

tional Park. After the sever-

al day climb, he turned 70

rolls of exposed film over to

National Geographic's pho-

to editor, who then re-

marked to him that nobody

had ever taken so few pictures

on an assignment before!

Photo Past

Local Photo Happenings

Sage Advice from the Masters

about your equipment the

more time and effort you can

spend creating great images.

The right equipment just

makes it easier, faster or

more convenient for you to

get the results you need.

~Ken Rockwell

Best wide-angle lens? Two

steps backward. Look for the

'ah-ha'.

~Ernst Haas

I have often thought that if

photography were difficult in

the true sense of the term --

meaning that the creation of

a simple photograph would

entail as much time and ef-

fort as the production of a

good watercolor or etching --

there would be a vast im-

provement in total output. The

sheer ease with which we can

produce a superficial image

often leads to creative disas-

ter.

~Ansel Adams

'To the complaint, 'There are

no people in these photo-

graphs,' I respond, 'There are

always two people: the pho-

tographer and the viewer.'

~Ansel Adams

Your equipment DOES NOT

affect the quality of your

image. The less time and ef-

fort you spend worrying

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See what others are doing whenever you have a chance. Inspiration is always good to carry with you on photo trips.

Getting the good ones is not always easy.

“YOUR

EQUIPMENT

DOES NOT

AFFECT THE

QUALITY OF

YOUR IMAGE. “

CF Webber Gallery to host Nicholas Price 'Cleared Hot!' photo EXHIBIT

Thursday, Jan 5 11:00a CFCC Webber Center Gallery, Ocala The College of Central Florida will exhibit "Cleared Hot! An Exclusive and Personal Photographic Journey into the U.

Picture Taking Opportunity

7200 County Road 603 Bushnell, Florida 33513

(352) 793-4781

Jan 7th and 8th $5 entrance Fee /person $2 / car Reenactment - 2 pm

Every January, under the oaks of Dade Battlefield State Park, history lovers gather to commemorate the battle that started the Second Seminole War. On December 28, 1835, Indian warriors ambushed 108 U.S. soldiers at this site, and only three soldiers survived. The 80-acre park protects not only a historic battlefield, but also the natu-ral communities as they existed during the war. As you stroll the half-mile trail through pine flatwoods, keep your eyes peeled for gopher tortoises, woodpeckers, songbirds, hawks or indigo snakes. The amenities of Dade Battlefield include a playground, picnic area with covered shelters and recreation hall. The park's visitor center provides information and displays about the historic battle, as well as a 12 minute video history of the battle This

Land, These Men.

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Park Information — Our thanks to Margaret Edmiston

Welcome to Dade Battlefield Historic State Park

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