Perspectives of Photography at PSU

Pittsburg State University will host the 10th annual Perspectives of Photography Seminar and Photo Contest on Saturday, February 25 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. There will be four guest speakers and a Photo Contest. A link to the entry and informational brochure is on the main club page.
There is a $20 registration fee with a $5 discount if preregistered by February 17. The fee includes Continental Breakfast and Lunch. There is also a reduced fee for students. See the brochure for details.
Entry deadlines for the photo contest is February 17. See the brochure for categories, rules and entry fees.
We will discuss the seminar and carpooling options at the February 9 and 23 club meetings. You may also email me at field_trips@swmocameraclub.org.
I have attended the seminar the past two years and look forward to this event as well. I look forward to seeing many club members at this seminar on February 25.
Terry Burns
2012 Field Trips Chair

Wickman's Gardens, February 11

SWMCC will host a pre-Valentine's Day field trip to Springfield Wickman's Gardens at 2:00 pm Saturday, February 11, 2012. Come join us as we spend a couple of hours in the greenhouse photographing flowers. Wickman's Gardens is located on S. Fort between Sunshine and Grand Avenues. The address is 1345 S Fort, Springfield MO.
Though not required, it will assist in planning if you let me know if you are able to attend. You may email me at field_trips@swmocameraclub.org. Bonnie at Wickman's has asked for confirmation on Friday, February 10, so please email me before that date.
Terry Burns
2012 Field Trips Chair

January 7 Field Trip

There will be a Field Trip to the Wheaton MO area on January 7 to photograph eagles. We will meet at the NW corner of the Wal Mart Supercenter on West Sunshine at the West Bypass at 5:00 am and carpool from there.
Dan DuLany and Guy Fox report there were a large number of eagles in the area the week before New Years Day. Local residents suggest we arrive early for the largest numbers.
If you are interested in attending, please email Terry Burns at swmcc.secretary@sbcglobal.net. Though not required, this will assist in planning.
I look forward to seeing you at 5:00 am January 7.

November 12th Studio Portrait Session

A studio portrait session, co-lead by Tim Buchanan and Rich Smith, will be held 12:00 noon to 5:00pm on Saturday, 12 November in the conference room at the Brentwood Library.

There will be two teen models (female) modeling for this session. We plan to set up two separate shooting areas within the room so that two groups can shoot concurrently. All studio lighting equipment will be provided. You need only bring your DSLR.

This is a “time for pictures” arrangement wherein participating club members will be asked to provide final digital image files to the models on a CD. A session model release will be signed by the models and their parent(s). This model release will also be signed by all participating photographers.

The objective of this portrait session is to provide club members with an opportunity to learn and practice various studio lighting and posing techniques. As no room-cleaning deposit was paid, only basic drink and snacks will be allowed in the conference room (no hot foods in cookers, etc).

Please RSVP to me at richsmith@mchsi.com if you will be attending. Hope to see you there!

Hulson mill civil war days

June 11th
This will be a great photo op for anyone interested in getting shots of people dressed in Civil war time clothing, they sometimes have a fashion show for the ladies to show off the fancy dresses of that time. The gun fire and canons are neat also. This will start at 9am on Sat and end Sunday afternoon. I plan on going out Sat morning so if anyone wants to tag along shoot me an email or call me (827-5543)

To get there take 160 west once you go past Everton watch for signs. you turn off to your right. If you get to Greenfield you missed the turn off.
Call me if you need more info

Buffalo river trip

The fieldtrip to Ark this past weekend was great. Even though i was sick and feeling miserable I had a wonderful time, The waterfalls were flowing nice and the dogwoods were in full bloom, couldn't have been prettier. The high light for my was the time at Rita's lodge. It was a wonderful to have a place we could all set and share stories together and Rita is a great hostess. To top it off cho-cho Charlie grilled tri-tip steaks, corn on the cob and baked patatos Friday night that was out of this world. I think Charlie has earned a new nickname "Chef Charlie". He may know a lot about trains but he also knows his way around a grill [thanks Charlie]. So if we ever get to have another trip like this i highly recomend it. Thanks again Rita and Charlie

here is a couple shots i took

Tulips at there peak

Members,
I was asked to notify you when the tulips at Evangel were in full bloom.  They are at about their peak right now.  You are welcome to come onto the campus and take photos.  If a security officer asks you what you are doing, tell him/her that you are on campus taking photos of the tulips and meniton my name.  All the buildings are locked at 5 PM, but you can walk anywhere out side the buildings.


Woodie Moore

Sunrise field trip

There is a 5:45 am sunrise field trip planned to Wilson's Creek on May 7th.  We will meet at the front entrance of the park at 5:30 am.  Here is a reminder of the calendar competition categories, (1) Scenic, (2) Plants or Animals, (3) People of the Battlefield, (4) Digital Enhanced (open category), (5) Historic, (6) Re-enactment: this category is for after the 1st deadline for the Ozark Electric Co & the Wilson Creek Calendar, and the last category is (7) for all youth 16 yr old or less.  The youth category is for camera club family and the public to enter.  The first deadline for all categories except the re-enactment is Due Aug. 11th.  This is a 2nd Thursday Meeting.  Please bring all printed photos (8x10 matted with BOTH sides of the velcro on the back, all 4 corners) and cds (formatted for calendar size of 8.5 x 11) to this meeting. You can enter 2 photos per category.  Anyone who has youth entry photos and cds can bring them to me also on this date.

Lisa Murphy   

Route 66 photos by Guy Fox

Route 66 field trip photos by Gordon Stump

Sr portrait field trip update

The Sr portrait field trip has been postponed until tomorrow. Same time and place tomorrow.
C'ya Sunday
Grizz

March 26 field trip Info

Directions to Ash Grove are go north on west bypass (highway 160) continue through Willard. Stay on 160 for about 10 miles and you will come to Ash Grove. at the first stop sign you will see Clares Station on your right, that is where we will meet.

If you have questions or the weather is bad you can call me at 827-5543 for last minute updates. Just because it is raining in Springfield doesn't mean it will be raining in Ash Grove. If we do decide to cancel due to weather we will have it on Sunday afternoon.

Dave

Sr portrait shoot Sat March 26th

Sr Photo shoot this Sat the 26^th  lead by Jenny Stephens

 Meet about 10-20 minutes till 3pm at Clair's C Market - the Cenex gas station in Ash Grove. (This is my mom and dad's store located at Hwy 160 and V.) The actual address is 100 W Boone Street if anyone is GPS'ing it. For those who would like to talk about posing, business strategy, etc. let's have a casual round-a-bout at 1:30pm. We can discuss what some of us have done right and what some of us may have learned the hard way. For those wanting to do this please encourage them to bring a lawn chair. If it's nice weather we can talk on the lawn behind the store. If cold we can do it inside my dad's garage.

Jenny

I would like to encourage anyone interested in portrait photography to attend this if you can. If you are experienced at this already we may need your help if several attend and need one on one help. Jenny has some great locations picked out around Ash Grove that should provide some great photo ops for anyone not interested in portraits. One of the locations she has picked out is the old Phoenix marble quarry; this is something you can only get into if you know the owner. If time permits we can go to Holston Mill which is about a mile from an eagle’s nest that I believe has eggs. So this should be a great trip with lots of photo ops and a chance to learn and share.

Grizz

Route 66 photos from David Eslick

The following photos were by David Eslick

Route-66 trip

Had a wonderful field trip on old Route 66 today lead by club member David Eslick. Dave changed his plans took us East instead of West in order to miss the rain. Turned out that was a smart move on his part. I can’t tell you where all we went ( you’ll  have to ask Dave that) just know we went East toward Rolla. I do remember the first stop was at the town square in Waynesville.  Throughout the day we saw several old cabins, bridges and buildings along the once prosperous Route-66. It was interesting to hear Dave tell the history along the way and listen to him visit with people we met as we stopped at different places. The highlight of day for me was when he took us to the Elbow Inn for lunch. I knew we were in for a treat when we pulled up and the sign in the parking lot in front of the Inn said “Harley parking only all others will be crushed or towed.” The inside was just as unique and the Bartender was full of stories and knew a lot of local history about Route-66. The waitress was awesome and served me one of the best Brisket sandwiches I’ve had in a long time. As you will notice in the group photo below of us and the waitress the ceiling décor was quite interesting. I am sworn to secrecy as to whether or not any of the ladies in our group added to the décor.  The rain finally caught up with us and we had to miss the last two stops Dave had planned for us. If Dave ever leads another Route-66 trip I highly recommend it.

Hopefully we will have more photos from others on the trip.

Fieldtrip to Wheaton

Monday the 21^st several of us  braved the weather ( burr it was chilly) and went to the Wheaton Stella area looking for Eagles. We found several and the guys with long Glass got some good shots and as allways had a great time talking photography over lunch. I think everyone had a good time and one important lesson was learned. Car tires and eye glasses don't mix well (tires 1 glasses 0) for more info on this see photo below or talk to our treasurer, it did seem to hamper his menu reading some but with some help he was able to get enough for lunch.

The following images are from Dan Dulaney

Field Trip to Stella and Wheaton to Photograph Eagles

 Field trip Monday 2/21/2011
We will meet on the northwest corner of the WalMart Supercenter parking lot at the West Sunshine and West Bypass intersection. We can carpool from there to the Stella, Wheaton area and look for eagles. Then If some want we could drop down to Roaring river and check that area out also.  We will find a greasy spoon somewhere for lunch. I am not familiar with the area so if someone knows of one speak up. I figure we will be back mid-afternoon but I don't have to be to work until 7:30am Tuesday so I am open to whatever the group wants to do.


 If you have further questions you can email me at dstrong@grizzphotos.com or call me at 827-5543

Here is a link to a news article I found on KY3 site that talks about eagles in this area

http://www.ky3.com/news/ky3-where-the-eagles-soar-20110128,0,7239872.story