President Jay Davis presided over the meeting. There were about 30 people in
attendance. No new members to report.
Treats were furnished by Carol McKee. Thank you Carol.
Treasury report given by Frank Dye as Kathleen was
absent. We collected $12 in dues,
Expenses were $170.40 and we have a balance of $1567.53.
No secretary report as Eric was absent.
Judy Dye gave the schedule for pictures she would like for the next month and for when we return in the fall:
June:
Bugs and Reflections
September:
People walking dogs and toads/frogs
November:
Snow and Ice
Please have these in 8×10, 8×12 and 11×14 size only and please have your name, what the picture is of and where it was taken on the back. Do not mat the picture.
Donna spoke about the upcoming photo contest
Please send your photos to the webmaster (webmaster@fontenelleforestphotoclub.org) before our June 20th meeting so they can be shown on the projector for critiquing by our judge Kurt Johnson. Size is 2,000 pixels on the long side. Please include the names of the images, and which category and class each images is being submitted under (Scenic/Flora/Animals/Anything Goes, Advanced/Novice).
All photos must be dropped off at Bellevue University’s
Humanities Bldg on Saturday May 25th
at 10am. Make sure you fill out the
right slip of paper for the category and skill level you are submitting your
photo in. Emails were sent out twice by
her with the rules.
Members should also try to arrive to the June meeting at the Humanities Building early in order to have time to view the images and submit their vote for the Members’ Choice category.
Contact Donna Gray, djg618@cox.net or
Kathleen Crawford-Rose, katcr@cox.net if you
need to drop off your photos ahead of this date.
Your club dues must be up to date to enter the contest.
On a side note Pete Carbonell has a 6D Canon body for sale (no lens) with a bag, battery, L bracket, and battery grip that holds 2 batteries for $700. If anyone is interested they can contact Pete at p-carbonell@cox.net.
Upcoming gallery showing at the forest
Jay discussed our upcoming gallery showing at the forest with the reception on August 31st. Everyone is extremely encouraged to be there as it is your photos on display. The display will run from Aug 31st thru January. We will have a group photo taken on June 20th at our meeting at Bellevue Univ for the photo contest critiquing so please make every effort to attend that. This photo will be displayed at the gallery showing. Terry Coopman will be printing all of the photos for the gallery for us which will be on white mats with black frames. A 12×18 cut mat will go into a 16×20 frame and a 8×12 cut mat will go into a 11×14 frame. All the photos that win in our photo contest (even if multiple wins) will automatically be in the gallery showing. Non-winners will submit a photo of their choice and depending on space you may have the opportunity to have another photo displayed by putting your name in a pool. All photos must be sent to Jay by July 15th as a jpeg. He will send an email to everyone on how to submit that photo to him. A bio of the judge, Kurt Johnson, will be posted on the website with these minutes.
Jay had nothing really planned for the meeting as he was hacked so he put together a slide show titled: It’s all about the light. He seemed to think this warranted him being the worst President ever but we said he’ll just get better with each year he is President.
See everyone on Saturday May 25th at 10 am for picture drop off and gallery set up. They will be on display until June 22nd when you will return to pick them up at 10 am.
The next meeting will be on Thursday, June 20th at 7 pm in the Bellevue University Humanities Building Auditorium for the contest critique and awards presentation. As mentioned above, please try to arrive early so that you have enough time to review the entries and place your vote for the Members’ Choice ribbon.
Respectfully,
Sue Mininni (for Eric Scholar)
Contest Judge
Bio
Kurt Johnson has over 35 years of
professional photography experience.
His affinity for photography began
early in life when his father, an architect and avid, amateur photographer,
gave Kurt an old, Kodak Brownie camera to use. Since then, his eye hasn’t
strayed far from a viewfinder.
What began as a professional career in photojournalism later
metamorphosed into architectural photography for Kurt, who is AIAP-certified
and has some of the nation’s largest, architectural and engineering firms on
his client list. Kurt’s photography of commercial and residential spaces has
been published internationally and nationally in periodicals, including Architectural Digest.
Extensive travels throughout the USA and abroad have given Kurt
the opportunity to capture natural environments everywhere. Beautiful, healing
landscapes and botanical imagery, coupled with his innate understanding of
Biophilic design, have ultimately led to various applications of Kurt’s nature
photography in healthcare facilities throughout the country, including the
prestigious, Mayo Clinic in
Rochester, MN. He has been recognized with numerous, national awards for his
work.
Kurt is now represented by Koroseal Interior Products, a leading provider of
contract wall coverings and other, innovative, interior finish products.
His nature photography is available on a wider array of substrates than
ever before.
