General Meeting - August 16, 2011
Sue Craft our President welcomed 52 members and 4 guest to our August General meeting this evening.
We started our evening off with David Wilkins our Vice President introducing our guest speaker tonight, Greg Russell. Mr. Russell’s presentation “Sense of Place in Landscape Photography” is the second presentation he has given to the LPA. Greg is a lifelong resident of the American West. He states he found his sense of place among the canyons, valleys, and mountain ranges where he grew up exploring. Greg has been pursuing photography since 2004, and found that it connected him with nature in a very intimate way. The feeling of intimacy is what he tries to convey in his photography, and his presentation draws you into the wild places he has experienced and captured with his photography. He shares many of his beautiful pictures, explaining how and where the pictures were taken, ie Paria River-Vermillion Cliffs, Wilderness, Az; Slot Cyn Ut, Waterhole Slot Cyn, Navajo Nation, Az; Golden Cathedral, Neon Cyn; Glen Cyn National Recreation Area; Kanaria Creek, Ut (outside Zion); to name a few. We gave him a check for $75 travel expenses, a Honorary Membership and a Certificate of Appreciation for the excellent program this evening. You can visit Greg’s blog at http://www.alpenglowimagesphotography.com/blog/.
Tylene Trout welcomed 4 new members and guest this evening
Sue made the following announcements: Membership due are due by the end of this month and if not paid your membership will be dropped; Dave Anderson will have AV Fair Tickets for Volunteers and the framed pictures on the tables are the Year End Winners invited to participate in an LPA Best of Year gallery display at Lancaster City Hall last month. Sue also thanked Lee Simmons for bringing the snack and asked for a volunteer for the Sept meeting.
David Wilkins announced Lee Reeder will be our guest speaker for our Sept program.
Douglas Wade our Workshop Chair announced the upcoming workshops Aug – Monochrome Workshop led by David Wilkins; Sep –Expert Series – Bring Your Camera – led by LPA members; Oct –Beginning Photography by Tylene Trout.
Christine Wilkins reminded us of the upcoming Competitions, Sep – Monochrome, Jan – Nature, Mar – Portraits, May – AV Events. They are working on the 2012-2013 year, so if you have any theme suggestions, pass them on to Christine or Wayne.
Field Trip report and agenda-Oct 7 – Santa Anita Racetrack Photographers Day - $20 - Bill Sutton & Sue Craft; Nov 4-7 – Yosemite in the Fall – Bill Sutton & Sue Craft; Jan TBD – Elephant Seals & Morro Bay – David & Chris Wilkins.
Dave Anderson the AV Fair Chairmen gave his report. He thanked everyone who has put in so many hours at the fairgrounds. He paid the LPA members, in this writer’s opinion, the greatest compliment ever when he said the decoration day, print take-in day, print hanging day and judging day were the best he has scene in the 10 years he had been involved with the fair! GREAT JOB LPA MEMBERS!!! Dave handed out he passes to the AVF to the volunteers.
Lyle Trusty gave his S4C report stating the judging for this year will begin Oct 1st and our pictures are needed by Sept 30th. Be sure to have your UEN’s.
Nan Carder gave her PSA report stating the PSA Club Service Award applied for – Presenter Faith W, Endorsers Nan Carder and Bill Sutton. The competition year is completed. We do not have all of the competition or yearend results yet from the Electronic Imaging Division interclub or the Creative Best of the Best. The 2011 PSA Conference of Photography will be held in Colorado Springs from September 18th to the 24th. There will be photo tours, workshops and photo shoots. The conference hotel will be the Doubletree Hotel, World Arena. Single rooms start at $109, with quads going for $139. The cost of the conference is $165. Featured speakers will be Tyler Stableford, George Lepp, Joe LeFevre, and Julieanne Kost. There will be Photo Tours before the conference to places like Pike’s Peak, Royal Gorge, Garden of the Gods, the Air Force Academy Chapel, Paint Mines Park, Cliff Dwellings and Glen Eyrie Castle, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Will Rogers Shrine and Helen Hunt Falls. There will be a fun night at the Flying W Ranch with a barbeque and entertainment. There will be classes in Photoshop and Lightroom held before the conference for additional fees. If anyone plans on competing in S4C, please get your UEN number.
Cheryl Ross our library chair has books, magazines and information out on non-competition night for all to view. If anyone wants to donate to the Library, please contact Cheryl Ross. If you would like to check out books, magazines or items in the Library, please contact Cheryl. Items available for checkout can be found on the LPA website, under the Members Only section.
Terri Garner the Friday Night moderator for the Discussion Group announced they will meet the 2nd and 4th Friday’s of month at Denny’s 20th West and Ave K. at 6:30pm. Bring your camera, manual, questions and …..
Faith W. reminded us to turn in pictures for the newsletter by the 26th of the month.
Annoucements – Event sponsored by the Red Rock Canyon Interpretive Association Honoring our Friend Dean Webb will be held at Red Rock Canyon on the evening of Sept 4. Gather at 5pm, Pot Luck BBQ at 6pm, and Program at 7pm. Bring folding chairs.
David Wilkins and Greg Russell by Paul Craft