Getting all my uploads done early this month. I’m uploading this months agenda to share the information from the meeting to you who could not join us. Chuck will also upload a video of the meeting.
Check the Agenda for the Workshops, SIG groups and the weekly Photographers Zoom lunch.
Potential pop-up trips for August include the AIA Sandcastle Competition in Galveston on August 20-21 (weather permitting). Anne Mullins will not be available to coordinate this so if anyone is interested if you could contact Anne to coordinate the trip, Anne recommended an early day with lunch on the Strand.
The second surprise popup for August is a return visit of Union Pacific’s Big Boy on August 17th. This is the last working steam engine and the last time it was in Houston Mike and I visited it. What we noticed were all the pads under the engine to collect the dripping oil. So any opportunity to see this train running on the tracks has to be a must photo opportunity. Last time Connie and David caught some awesome photos close to their farm. More information from Chris Summers to come or you could search for the Union Pacific Big Boy announcement.
The Blue Angels are back for the 2021 Wings over Houston Airshow on October 9-10! Wings over Houston is selling early tickets at a discount and if you love to see these planes in action, have a new long lens to check out, this is a great event to attend. Chuck Dugand has already bought his Photo Pit ticket so if interested check with him for the date if you want company. Highly recommend it.
The August meeting was missing a program and speaker which gives the club the opportunity to have an open discussion regarding the upcoming trip to Rapid City SD. Lots to discuss and this will be followed up with a zoom meeting with the Rapid City Photo Club in early September. Steve Hansen and Jim Schepens are organizing this trip and it looks like we’ll have over a dozen members coming. Besides talking about SD we’ll also discuss the types of photography that are available (Landscape, waterfalls, sunrise, sunset, street photography) and answer any questions you might have. So all members should find this meeting interesting.
There will be no formal September meeting as most of the board will be in SD. Jim Evrard, our treasurer, is willing to host the meeting and we’ll try and see if any members can zoom in from SD.
July Mini-Contest “Heat” has brought the sun the last few days! Looking at the radar for today – mostly sunny Woo Hoo! Chris Summers was the winner with one of his two photos of the Namib desert. Steve Hansen thought out of the box with his “Hot Chillie” along with his “Spitting Fire” from Hawaii. Chuck Dugand’ chose his”Myanmar Evening” and “Arizona Sunset” to display heat. and I added a photo from the 2014 Wings over Houston “Shockwave – the only jet-powered truck”. Look closely, you can see the heat waves behind the truck, it was loud and it was hot! The last was also from Hawaii – Fire Dancer. Next month’s theme – “Blue”!
Thanks for all the support we have from our members. This club is here due to your support and participation. The board encourages any member to contact us who would like to volunteer to keep this club going! Thanks for reading this entire post and remember “Let your words be few and your exposures many”. Go out and enjoy the sun!
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