Pot Luck Dinner December 19

FF Photography Club Notice

Our December 19th meeting will be our traditional potluck dinner with a member’s anything goes slide show.

Club will provide the baked and fried chicken and drinks.  Please bring a side dish, dessert or other item to share. 

RSVP to Mary Headley by December 13th (the sooner the better)
mheadley5559@gmail.com

Please let her know if you will have a guest (they are welcome) and what you will bring (if you know).

VERY IMPORTANT!  Please send Phil, our web master,  3 to 5 slides to share with the group.

webmaster@fontenelleforestphotoclub.org

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Photo Displays

This is an updated list for our members.

Consider this your homework assignments for the the rest of the year and next.

Greetings!

We are trying to make photography for display at Fontenelle Forest and the Bellevue Library a little easier for everyone.  For 2025, these will be the “homework” assignments for the display photos at both locations.  Knowing the topics in advance, should make it easier for those wanting to participate to have photos ready to go when needed.   So,  when you are out and about, keep the list handy!

The first display for January, 2025, will be:

Fontenelle Forest:   Birds of Fontenelle Forest – prints due at the November and December meetings.

Bellevue Library: Photos of Bridges  taken anywhere.   Prints due at the November  and December meetings.

Happy shooting!

Donna

Due dates for photosFor Fontenelle Forest DisplayFor Bellevue Library DisplayHanging the Displays
      
Due in Nov./Dec.2024Birds of Fontenelle ForestBridgesHang in  January 2025
      
Due in Jan./Feb. 2025Mammals of Fontenelle ForestSunrise/sunsetHang in March 2025
      
Due in March/April 2025Spring in Fontenelle ForestVacationsHang in May 2025
      
Due in May/June 2025F.F. LandscapesContest WinnersHang After Contest Take Down Date
      
Due in Sept. 2025Plants /FungiMacroHang in Sept. 2025
      
Due Oct./Nov. 2025Winter in Fontenelle ForestHolidaysHang in November 2025
      
Due Nov./Dec. 2025What’s in the WaterReflectionsHang in January 2026
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Photo Club Meeting November 21

Meeting starts at 7 PM on Thursday November 21, 2024 at Fontenelle Forest. Enter building at the north entrance down the boardwalk. Our speaker will be Aaron Frey from Rockbrook Camera. Aaron has become a traditional speaker at our November’s meetings. He will be showing and discussing new photographic equipment to our members, All our welcome.

Financial Report

This was submitted to the Fontenelle Forest administration.

October Report

Beginning balance          $622.77

Income from dues             130.00

Balance Oct. 31                $752.77

Meeting’s Minutes

A relative new addition to our menu at the top of the home page is “Meeting Minutes” If you have missed a meeting, you can catch up by clicking on “Meeting Minutes” at the top of the home page.

Photo

Keith White

by Keith White

Photo Displays

Good afternoon everyone.

We are trying to make photography for display at Fontenelle Forest and the Bellevue Library a little easier for everyone.  For 2025, these will be the “homework” assignments for the display photos at both locations.  Knowing the topics in advance, should make it easier for those wanting to participate to have photos ready to go when needed.  These are in no particular order and we may not use all of them in 2025 but they can carry on through 2026.

So,  when you are out and about, keep the list handy!

The first display for January, 2025, will be:

Fontenelle Forest:   Birds of Fontenelle Forest – prints due at the November and December meetings.

Bellevue Library: Sunrise/Sunset photos taken anywhere.   Prints due at the November  and December meetings.

Happy shooting!

Donna

Fontenelle ForestBellevue Library
BirdsBridges
MammalsSunrise/sunset
Spring in the ForestVacations
What’s in the WaterPets
F.F. LandscapesReflections
Plants /FungiContest Winners
Fall In the ForestMacro
Holidays

Video for Printing Photos

Seems to be a commercial, but has some good hints.

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Home Page

The photo contest entries and the winners have been put on our website’s homepage slide show. https://www.fontenelleforestphotoclub.org/ is the link to the website. Please watch the slideshow and through the comments or mail me at webmaster@fontenelleforestphotoclub.org any omissions, mistakes…etc you may find. I will correct them.

New Member

We would like to welcome Lorrie Taylor to our club.

Donna Turner

Old Member

From Donna;

Good morning,

I had a phone call from Jeff Grill who is the late Essie (Ethel) Grill’s son.  Essie was a former member of the Fontenelle Forest Photography Club.  She passed on at the age of 101.  Her son came across several boxes of slides of wildflower photos taken by his mother.  These slides are of wildflower photos taken all over the USA.  Jeff was wanting to know if the Club or any of its members might be interested in these slides.

Jeff Grill’s cell phone number is left out of this post. Contact webmaster at webmaster@fontenelleforestphotoclub.org if interested

I told them the Club itself wouldn’t be interested but that I would pass on the information to the membership.  If you are interested, give Jeff a call.

I also stated he might check with local schools, etc., to see if anyone might be interested but that slides might be a hard sell due to technology issues.

Fontenelle Forest apparently is not interested as they gave Jeff my name.

Kathleen and  Phil, please forward to the membership and put something on the website.

If interested, the obituary is available at   https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/omaha-ne/ethel-grill-11926694

Thank you,

Donna

Lorraine Feldhausen
Lorraine Feldhausen

Meeting Minutes

For September and October will be posted in a separate post/blog

Video for beginning Photoshop (basic)

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Photo Club Meeting Reminder

October 17, this Thursday at 7:00 PM

At Fontenelle Forest. Please attend!

Send Me Photos

We are going to show off our best photos from the Summer. Send me 4-5 photos of your favorite shots. Send to webmaster@fontenelleforestphotoclub.org

I have received photos from 6 members. I could use more.

Photo by Keith White

Treasurer’s Report

Photo Club Treasurer’s Report

September 1 balance                                   $322.77

Income from due diligence         300.00

Expenses                                              none

September 30 balance                 $622.77

Raging River

Photo by Margaret West

You May Have Noticed…

I have inserted a couple of photos from two of our members. The photos are from their summer photos they have sent to me. I am thinking of putting photos from our members into these post to show off to the world. Our post are being see around the world. My proof is the number of emails I receive from Russia, Germany, and other countries. Not all of them are wholesome, oh well! If you wish to see your picture taken by you on these post, I will set up a folder and place photos in it that I will draw from and place in these post. Send to webmaster@fontenelleforestphotoclub.org If you send me a photo, indicate “for post/blog”. I would recommend putting a copyright symbol in your photo. I will ask one of you to tell us how to do that. Better yet please comment below on how to do it.

Photo Tips Video

Comment Below

Please leave a comment below. I will also like to hear from you on what you would like to see in my post/blogs. Hope to see you all at the October meeting. Remember to bring your dues in if you have not already done so.

Phil

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SUMMER PHOTOS

October 17 Photo Club Meeting

At the forest, starting at 7:00 PM.

Slide Show

I was unable to procure a speaker for the October meeting. So let’s have a “Show Off Your Favorite Photos from this Past Summer” night at our meeting.

Send me 4 or 5 of your favorite photos you have taken this summer. I will put them together and present them to our members. Remember you will be asked about your shots and maybe press you on how you took them.. Send your .jpg files to me; webmaster@fontenelleforestphotoclub.org .

Contest Photos

Award winner’s photos are posted in our ZEN gallery; https://fontenelleforestphotoclub.org/ClubPortfolios/2024-Photo-Club-Contest-Entries/

I have copies of all the photos entered in our past contest. I am working on putting them on the home page of our website’s slide show. It has been a very busy summer with other time consuming activities, which may be a good thing. I am not posting as many times as in the past.

And Another Thing

Please comment below! I will post a reminder before the October meeting about the meeting. I will have a treasurer’s report. If you haven’t paid your dues, please bring them to the October meeting. Again you have to also be a member of Fontenelle Forest to be a member of the photo club. Updates on the photo displays for the forest and Bellevue Library will be given.

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NEW YEAR, NEW SEASON, First Meeting September 19

We are having our first meeting of the calendar year on Thursday, September 19, 2024, at 7:00 PM, at Fontenelle Forest.

Ni Drehmann

Ni is our guest speaker for the September 19 meeting. She is a Photo Journalist at Wildlife Photographer. She will be talking about her journey into photography. From Ni “I was going to talk about how I got started in photography and the current projects I am working on specifically with the gray wolves of Yellowstone and Colorado. A thesis photography documentary I’m working on. “

Treasurer’s Report

Treasurer’s report for August, 2024

No income and no expenses. 

Balance remains $322.77

Mary..Dick and Patrick keefe and I will bring treats to the Sept meeting. 

Kathleen

Dues Are Due

For the first time since the club’s inception dues have been increase. Your dues. $20.00 for single and $30.00 for family. To be a member of the Fontenelle Forest Photography Club, you must also be a member of the Fontenelle Forest. The present forest admin staff will audit our member’s list to make sure our members are also members of the forest.

Please bring your dues at the September meeting!!!

Photo Displays

Photo Displays

In October, after Feather Our Nest, we will put up a new display in our Fontenelle Forest Gallery.  The topic is Fall in Fontenelle Forest.   This is not just fall foliage but wild flowers, animals, fungus, etc.

AT the end of Sept. WE will also be putting up the first photo display in the new  Belleuve Public Library.  The topic here is also Fall but anything goes here.  Show off your beautiful fall shots from anywhere.

                                                          

Volunteers Needed!

We are still looking for a president and vice-president. We should discuss where there are other areas of administering our club.

Photos of Contest Winners

https://fontenelleforestphotoclub.org/ClubPortfolios/2024-Photo-Club-Contest-Entries

Smartphone’s Cameras are Rubbish

This is an approximately 18 1/2 minute video.

I have had a wonderful summer off the grid. Not living and breathing photo club. Now it is time to get back to work.Please comment below about anything.

Phil

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2024 Photo Contest Winners

Congratulations to all our winners. There were not as many entries this year as in the past. Now is a good time to start thinking about next year’s photo contest. This year’s came way too soon for me. We all need to start thinking about all those hints mentioned by our two judges.

We hung the winning photos at the Bellevue Library for display.

Perhaps now is the time to think about doing our contest digitally. This would remove the print process variable. Let me know in the comments below how you feel.

I will be posting all the photo entries soon! I haven’t decided yet whether to place on the website’ home page slideshow or link them to the Zen photo gallery.

CategoriesMember NameTitle
Flora
1stMary HeadleyPink Water Lily
2ndMargaret WestPas de Deux
3rdDonna GrayMagnolia Blossoms
Hon MentionHoward CarsonBrophilla
Hon MentionTory EwingSpider Flower
Scenic
1stMargaret WestShimmering Icebergs
2ndLinda ShuettOld Dead Tree
3rdMargaret WestUndulations
Hon MentionBrent HeadleyRoughlock Falls, S.D.
Hon MentionHoward CarsonNature’s Majesty
Animals
1stMargaret WestOn The March
2ndDonna GrayYou Look Tasty
3rdKieth WhiteThe Eyes Have It
Hon MentionDianne KinneyIn The Eye Of The Beholder
Birds
1stAllen KurthPrairie Chicken Courtship
2ndTerry TurnerUpset Spotted Towhee
3rdAllen KurthWood Duck at Sunset
Hon MentionAllen KurthProthonotary Warbler
Hon MentionDiane KinneyGoldfinch
Anything Goes
Combined Class
1stDonna GrayThe Stories I Could Tell
2ndAllen KurthNova Scotia Sunset
3rdBrent HeadleyGlobal Warming
Hon MentionDonna TurnerCircles
Hon MentionTory EwingCancer Survivor Park
Best Black and WhiteMary HeadleyMoth Sitting On Lily
Best Fontenelle PhotoAllen KurthWood Duck at Sunrise
Best Of ShowAllen KurthPrairie Chicken Courtship
People’s Choice (Tied)Howard CarsonNature’s Majesty
Donna TurnerI’m Hungary
Member’s Choice (Tied)Donna GrayWho’s That
Margaret WestShimmering Icebergs
Terry TurnerUpset Spotted Towhee
Terry TurnerPeaceful Mountain Lake
List of photo contest winners.
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Photo Contest and Awards

Tomorrow night at 7:00 PM we will be awarding ribbons for winners. Critique will be on Thursday at 7:00 PM on June 2024. It will be held at Bellevue University. This is a reminder to all to attend.

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Slideshow

Fontenelle Forest spring photos are up on the home page slideshow. Check them out. If you haven’t sent your forest spring photos yet, you still can send them to me at webmaster@fontenelleforestphotoclub.org . I only size the portrait oriented photos to fit page. We can still use more photos.

Calendar

Check out calendar/events. Brent has fixed the presentation of the page. The student has become the master. Thanks Brent.

Photo Club Contest

Rules

Are posted here https://www.fontenelleforestphotoclub.org/2022-photo-contest/ . It is on the menu at the top of the page “2024 Photo Contest “. Please pay particular attention to sizes, no watermarks/copyright…etc.

Meeting Minutes

I am working on putting our minutes to the our meetings on the menu (top of page).

Raptor Shoot May 16

To take advantage of the daylight, we will meet at 6:30 PM, May 16. We will meet at Camp Brewster. It is north of Fontenelle Forest. See this page for directions/map. https://www.fontenelleforestphotoclub.org/event/raptor-shoot-may-16630-pm/?instance_id=285 . We will have the business part after photos are taken. Come earlier to take photos around Camp Brewster.

Contest Video

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