Spring Challenge Entries Due - Monday, May 25th

Photo by Jim Miller

There is only a few more days to submit up to three entries for the "Spring" Challenge. The due date is Monday, May 25th. The quality of the submissions so far are outstanding. See Jim's image above. I look forward to seeing more. For submission details click Here!

Spring Dues Drive - Save $5

Photo by Charles Phillips

It's Spring and it's a time for savings and a great time to get out and shoot. The Spring Challenge is still open and I am seeing some great entries like Charle's picture above. The board also met and approved a $5 discount for dues for next season if paid by our June 15th meeting. For this short period dues for the coming year will be $20.

The spring collection of dues is important for three reasons:

• It provides a buffer in the treasury for early bills such as rent for our meeting room
• It gives the officers the flexibility to make timely infrastructure improvements if necessary
  - This year we bought a more powerful projector and a sound system
• For signing up early the member gets a $5 break and locks in dues for the next year

Dues Renewal Procedures

• Click Here for the Membership Form
• Print out the Membership Form and fill it out
  - Even if you have been a member for ever, fill it out. We want your latest information
• Make out a check for $20 to "Digital Photography Club of Annapolis"
• Mail the check and Membership Form to:
  
  Digital Photography Club of Annapolis
  307 Riverview Trail
  Annapolis, MD 21401
  
  
• Or, bring your check to one of the next three meetings
  - We will have forms and though we like checks, cash will work.
• Feel good about not procrastinating!

Our next meeting is tomorrow, May 18th and Skip Brown is talking about "Action Photography" followed by our own Bill Tongue speaking on "Painterly Effects." It promises to be good meeting.

So you haven't printed out your Membership Form yet.... Click Here and get started renewing those dues! Thanks.

Colby

Blue Heron Nesting Site Fieldtrip - Saturday, May 16th

Matt Korbelak will be leading a group to a blue heron nesting area in Odenton, Marland. There are about 60 Nests. Instructions below were provided by Matt.

When: Saturday, May 16, 2009. Meet at 8:00 am
Where: Piney Orchard Nature Preserve parking lot.

Driving Directions (from Annapolis):

• Take 50 to 97 West to 32 West to 170 South
• 170 crosses 175 and then turns into Piney Orchard Parkway
• After the circle, continue on P.O. Parkway past Bloom and past the ice rink (both on the left)
• Take the first left after the ice rink onto Sandy Walk Way and the first right into a small parking lot
• Look for Matt Korbelak there and call him at 41-903-5088 if you have any questions, delay, etc.

From the parking lot, we have a one mile walk (mostly dirt trail, some sidewalks) through the nature preserve to the Blue Heron nesting site. Wear appropriate footwear and clothing, bring bug spray, and any other gear you need for outdoor photography. There are NO facilities (toilets, water, etc) at this location. Dunkin Donuts, BP, and Bloom are available at the circle about a half mile from the parking lot.

Bring your long lens as the Herons are very skittish and the recommended distance is 200 meters.

After our photography, we'll go to Matt Korbelak's house (about a half mile from the parking lot) for breakfast.

Colby

Spring Challenge - Submissions Due May 25th

Photo by E Colby Munger

We are into the "Spring" Challenge and pictures are due by May 25th. If you haven't been to the last two general meetings and missed the announcement, the details are provided below. It's a little early for me to have entries so I had to use one of my keepers from last week. I know it's been raining but the overcast gives us great saturated colors. Shoot between the rain drops.

Please rank your submissions in the order of priority by number them 1 through 3 in the file name. The goal for the challenge will be to have about 60 images reviewed. So if we get over subscribed we will reduce the number for each submission from 3 to 2.

Challenge Subject – Spring

• Up to 3 Pictures to be taken between April 20, 2009 and May 25, 2009
• Three JPEG image files (any size or resize to 1024 pixels maximum on a side to keep the file size reasonable)
• Rename the files with your name and a sequence number in priority order (i.e., john-smith-1, john-smith-2, john-smith-3)
• Challenge Review Date – June 1, 2009
• Submission Due Date – May 25, 2009
• Email Images to: challenge@digitalphotoclub.us
• All images will be posted in a special challenge web gallery on the club website
  - If you don't want your pictures in the club website gallery put the phrase "Don't publish my pictures on the club website" in your submission email.

I am really looking forward to your great shots. Thanks.

Colby