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Club Activities

ACC MEETING ~ DEC. 7, 2022

December 7, 2022 @ 7:30 pm
Christian Church of Arlington Heights
333 W Thomas St
Arlington Heights, IL 60004

Meetings take place in Jordan Hall.
Guests are welcome.

Our next meeting is Competition Night –  Wednesday, December 7, 2022 at 7:30 PM. Competition is open to all paid members. Guests are welcome to attend the meeting to view images and to see how the competitions are run.

Instructions for submitting entries have been emailed to members.

Print Competition
We are asking that you have your prints matted and ready to submit by 7:00 pm in order to have time to organize all the entries and start the competition promptly at 7:30.

DPI (Digital Projected Image) Competition
The competition is now open for both color and monochrome with a closing date and time of December 4th at midnight for all digital entries.

Club Activities

ACC MEETING ~ NOV. 2, 2022

November 2, 2022 @ 7:30 pm
Christian Church of Arlington Heights, 333 W Thomas St, Arlington Heights, IL 60004
Meetings take place in Jordan Hall.
Guests are welcome.
Astrophotography!

Join us on November 2 as we meet amateur astronomer and astrophotographer Tom Auchter.  

Mr. Auchter is active in public outreach to cultivate, foster, and promote interest and participation in astronomy.  For the past 5 years, Tom has volunteered at Great Basin National Park helping with their astronomy programs and sharing his extensive knowledge of telescopes, mounts, and digital cameras.

Come to the meeting to learn more and see some of his dramatic images.

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ACC MEETING ~ OCT. 19, 2022

OCTOBER 19, 2022 @ 7:30 pm

“Gadget” Night

Christian Church of Arlington Heights, 333 W Thomas St, Arlington Heights, IL 60004, USA

Gadget Demonstration
Please share your creative secrets! Have you used a special gadget to enhance your techniques and achieve an unusual effect in your images? Or do you have a go-to item that makes your life easier in the field to take that perfect picture?

Please bring it to the club and share with others how you have used it with some examples of pictures you have taken. This could be a glass prism set, uncommon filter, or a special tool for lighting that has significantly contributed to your development as a photographer. Let’s learn from each other, enhance our photos, and improve our techniques.

We ask each member to bring up to three items and be ready to demonstrate their use.

See you all on Wednesday.  New members always welcome.

Competition

OCTOBER 2022 ~ PRINT COMPETITION

OCTOBER 2022 Competition – Print Winners

Bob Reynolds, “At the Corkscrew Swamp” AW, Large Color Print of the Month
Paula Matzek, “Miltenberg Respite” AW, Large Monochrome Print of the Month
Larry Brady, “Two Birch Trees” HM
Fred Gold, “Masked Visitor” HM
Mike Garber, “Red Lighthouse” AW
Paula Matzek, “Cologne Cathedral” HM
Gerardo Velasquez, “Rainy Day” AW
Larry Brady, “Impossible Balance” AW
Paula Matzek, “Purple and Gold” HM
Bob Reynolds, “Horseshoe Falls” HM
Steven Seburn, “Door County Farm” HM
Judy King, “A Long Hallway – Where Will He End Up” AW
Judy King, “Winging It In Between the Clouds” HM
Steven Seburn, “The Arch” HM
Steven Seburn, “Great Blue Heron” HM

Small Monochrome
Larry Arends “Man With Beads” AW, Small Monochrome Print of the Month
Larry Brady, “Impossible Balance” AW
Fred Gold, “Masked Visitor” HM
Bob Reynolds, “Horseshoe Falls” HM
 
Large Monochrome
Paula Matzek, “Miltenberg Respite” AW, Large Monochrome Print of the Month
Judy King, “A Long Hallway-Where Will He End Up” AW
Paula Matzek, “Cologne Cathedral” HM
Steven Seburn, “The Arch” HM
 
Small Color
Sandra Tipton, “Great Blue Heron in the Bog” AW, Small Color Print of the Month
Mike Garber, “Red Lighthouse” AW
Gerardo Velasquez, “Rainy Day” AW
Paula Matzek, “Purple and Gold” HM
Steven Seburn, “Great Blue Heron” HM
Larry Brady, “Two Birch Trees” HM

Large Color
Bob Reynolds, “At the Corkscrew Swamp” AW, Large Color Print of the Month
Larry Arends, “Jordon Pond” AW
Steven Seburn, “Door County Farm” HM
Judy King, “Winging It In Between The Clouds” HM
Mike Garber, “In for Repairs” HM

Club Activities

ACC Meeting ~ Sept. 21, 2022

September 21, 2022 @ 7:30 pm

Christian Church of Arlington Heights, 333 W Thomas St, Arlington Heights, IL 60004, USA

Here’s Your Chance for Sharing and Feedback!

The second meeting in September is an opportunity for members to share their summer (or any season) images and obtain constructive feedback from other members in a small group setting.

Members will offer 3 photos (2 of their best and 1 they’d like to improve or to share how they improved an existing image).  We will display images and will provide positive feedback to each other in small groups.

Details on how to submit photos will be provided before the meeting.

 

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ACC MEETING ~ Sept 7, 2022

“Travel Photography” by Barrett McGivney

September 7, 2022 @ 7:30 pm

Christian Church of Arlington Heights, 333 W Thomas St, Arlington Heights, IL 60004, USA

Travel Photography is a great way to bring others along on your adventures without having to pay for their plane tickets! There is a big difference between vacation snapshots and travel photography, and this program will help you make that leap. Join Sony Tech Rep., Barrett McGivney, as he covers the basics of travel photography from the best gear to bring with you, to the different photographic genres that fall under “travel photography,” tips on how to shoot them, and recommend what to do before/during/after your trip. Join us for  this new fun informative program to open our new season at ACC.
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ACC Meeting ~ May 4,2022

“Nature Photography” by Mike Trahan

April 20, 2022 @ 7:30 pm

Christian Church of Arlington Heights, 333 W Thomas St, Arlington Heights, IL 60004, USA

Description

Do you wonder if you can take nature photos such as you’ve seen done by others? Do you want to improve your shots further?  You can!

But where do you start and how do you do it? We’ll walk through the various genres of nature photography and give you practical suggestions on technique, settings, equipment, plus when to go out.

Different parts of our session should be worthwhile to the beginning, intermediate and advanced photographer. We won’t just be showing pretty pictures. This will be a high content, practical session although it still will be an overview given the time we’ll have. We’ll discuss:

·        Birds
·        Wildlife
·        Landscapes
·        Flowers
·        …and Bugs
When you get down to it, photography is a great excuse to get out and enjoy nature which then enriches your life. So join us on May 4th for a special presentation by Mike Trahan.
BIO
Mike Trahan has been a birder (bird watcher) and nature lover for over forty-five years. He’s a member of two Chicago Area Camera Clubs Association (CACCA) clubs, a nature-only club, Riverwoods Nature, and the Lake County Camera Club where he was a past president. He’s won awards at the club, CACCA, and Photographic Society of America levels as well as other Midwest area competitions. Mike is a past recipient of the CACCA Kohout award for nature photography teaching.
He really enjoys photography, nature, and sharing what he’s learned with you!
Club Activities

ACC Meeting ~ April 20, 2022

Image Review Night

April 20, 2022 @ 7:30 pm

Christian Church of Arlington Heights, 333 W Thomas St, Arlington Heights, IL 60004, USA

Description

Please bring as many pics as you would like.
You will choose which image you want reviewed first and put in the First Group to be Reviewed area on the table –  (will be labeled).

2nd image you want to be reviewed, to be put in the Second Group to be Reviewed area on the table (will be labeled).

3rd image you want reviewed to be put in the Third Group to be Reviewed area on the table (will be labeled).

Our goal here is to make sure that all 1st choice images get reviewed.

We will have a set time limit for each review.

Any questions, let us know. VPprograms@ArlingtonCameraClub.Net

Thanks and see you on Wednesday, April 20. Bring along your work and receive some helpful feedback. The meeting begins at 7:30 PM.