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Tomorrow Night’s Program: Photographing Alaska’s Aurora Borealis and more 

On Tuesday, November 15 our speaker, Barbara Eddy, will share one of her photography expedition locations, Alaska. She is still amazed at the diversity found within the wilds of this northern frontier. Barbara will share her techniques for capturing the magic of the aurora borealis. She says it’s not difficult to photograph the dance of the northern lights and will highlight what she finds helpful in planning and preparation, as well as camera settings.

Barbara will also share some websites that she finds useful for aurora predictions and alerts. And will also discuss helpful ways to find clear skies which are necessary for viewing and photographing the auroras.

After sharing tips and tricks of making magical images of the spectacular phenomena of the northern lights, Barbara will share some images from around Alaska to illustrate what can be seen and photographed during different seasons, locations, and weather conditions. Barbara hopes this program will encourage you to make a trip to this spectacular part of the planet. 

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November 15 Program: Photographing Alaska’s Aurora Borealis and more

Our speaker this month is Barbara Eddy. In 1990 she began her career as a nature photography workshop and seminar instructor. Her photography travels have taken her all over the world leading photographers to Africa, Antarctic, the Galapagos, Ecuador, the Falklands, Scotland, Canada, Japan and, of course, locations all over North America.

Barbara is an award-winning photographer who has co-authored six nature photography “how-to” books and has been published around the world in such prestigious publications as National Geographic, in calendars, books and greeting cards.  

On Tuesday, November 15, she will share one of her photography expedition locations, Alaska. She is still amazed at the diversity found within the wilds of this northern frontier. Barbara will share her techniques for capturing the magic of the aurora borealis. She says it’s not difficult to photograph the dance of the northern lights and will highlight what she finds helpful in planning and preparation, as well as camera settings. Barbara will also share some websites that she finds useful for aurora predictions and alerts. And will also discuss helpful ways to find clear skies which are necessary for viewing and photographing the auroras.

After sharing tips and tricks of making magical images of the spectacular phenomena of the northern lights, Barbara will share some images from around Alaska to illustrate what can be seen and photographed during different seasons, locations, and weather conditions. Barbara hopes this program will encourage you to make a trip to this spectacular part of the planet. 

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October Agenda is Available

We are missing the playback of our meeting due to my error in recording. Not certain what happened but only the agenda was recorded, not the actual meeting.

There are several announcements that I wanted to be certain all members are informed of so I’ve uploaded the agenda for you to review.

In November there will be the election of two directors. Randi Munsey will be rerunning for her director position, Pam Walton has decided to leave the board (but not the club) so the director slate will be updated before the November meeting.

The second reminder is the annual Christmas Party on December 13th. We will meet a week early at the Church due to the Christmas Holiday the following week. I’ll send out a separate post regarding the food and events for that night. Last year we had about 40 attendees, club members are encouraged to bring their spouse or a guest. We had fun seeing people up close and personal after so many Zoom-only meetings so I hope to see you all on Dec 13th.

I’ve already posted the Share and Learn for November “Celebrations” so check it out.

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Tomorrow Night’s Program:

UNDER THE SURFACE

Photography underground and underwater

Omaha, Nebraska during the U.S. Olympic swimming team trials at CenturyLink Center

with award-winning freelance photographer Erich Schlegel

RIO FRIO, TX – Frio River at Bella Rio Resort

SONORA TX – Caverns of Sonora – Horseshoe Lake Room

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October 18 Program:  UNDER THE SURFACE

Photography underground and underwater

Erich Schlegel

Erich Schlegel is an award-winning freelance photographer based in Austin. Erich was born in Mexico to American parents and grew up speaking English and Spanish while growing up throughout Latin America. He received an international business degree from SMU, but his passion for photography led him to a career in photojournalism. Erich was staff photographer at The Brownsville Herald, The Corpus Christi Caller-Times, then The Dallas Morning News. While at the DMN, his assignments ranged from high school football to Winter and Summer Olympics, long documentary projects and conflicts around the world.

In 2008, Erich left The Dallas Morning News to pursue a successful freelance career, and ever since, his client base changes constantly. Current clients include Texas Highways magazine, Austin Opera, USA Today Sports, Texas Water Foundation, Colorado River Land Trust and the Edwards Aquifer Authority. He has also done several assignments for National Geographic magazine, including documenting a source-to-sea paddling expedition on the Amazon River in 2012.

Recently, Erich has been working underground and underwater. Caving and underwater photography for different clients. This is the focus of his presentation, and both are amazing worlds that he is looking forward to sharing with our club!

Atlantic Bottlenose dolphin dives from the surface at Gladden Spit Marine Reserve off the coast of Placencia, Belize. The dolphin has shark bite marks around its head. Photo by Erich Schlegel
Dr. Molly Cummings of the University of Texas at Austin fishes underwater for small grouper around the supports of an offshore oil rig in Gulf of Mexico, east of Port Aransas, Texas. The fish will be used for research on underwater camouflage. Photo by Erich Schlegel

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September 20 Program: Think Tank Photo

Need? Want? Thinking about something? Didn’t know you needed? Wow, that is neat! This just might be for you!

Ted Meister, Marketing Director and Matt Fabiano, Content Director with Think Tank Photo will be giving an overview of just a few different types and style of products available at Think Tank Photo.  See & hear about a variety of camera carry solutions such as Rollers, Backpacks, Shoulder bags/Slings and their Modular Belt System. 

In addition, we are happy to announce that members in attendance will have the opportunity to win a Vision 13 Shoulder Bag donated by Think Tank! 

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Let’s SHOP ! ! !

Did you know that the club is a participant in a special program with Think Tank and MindShift?  With the Think Tank Affiliate Program receive a free gift when you purchase at least $50 of gear & free ground shipping using our special links and codes. 

Our special link is located on our website under the NEWS tab.  Scroll down, make note of the associated discount code, click on the Think Tank or MindShift logo and shop!  With each purchase through our special links, the club will be credited with a 20% commission of the sale.  Commissions are paid out to the club 3 times a year – January, May & September. 

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Tomorrow Night! The Properly Equipped Macro Photographer with Mike Moats

Mike Moats is an international award-winning full time pro macro photographer from Michigan.  He is a Tamron Image Master, Vanguard Pro, and his articles and images have been published in many photo magazines for over 16 years.  He has a Macro Photo Club online with over 2,400 members, from 27 countries.  Mike teaches workshops and speaks at photo conference throughout the US.

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August 16 Program: The Properly Equipped Macro Photographer

Be sure and join in next week for an interesting, educational evening about the fascinating world of macro photography.

Mike Moats is an international award-winning full time pro macro photographer from Michigan.  He is a Tamron Image Master, Vanguard Pro, and his articles and images have been published in many photo magazines for over 16 years.  He has a Macro Photo Club online with over 2,400 members, from 27 countries.  Mike teaches workshops and speaks at photo conference throughout the US.

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August 16 Program: The Properly Equipped Macro Photographer

Being a properly equipped macro photographer is not just about the equipment, but also equipping yourself with the how-to knowledge of macro photography. Mike will cover the most important equipment for macro photography, how to control depth of field, composition, and finding character in your subjects. 

Mike Moats is an international award-winning full time pro macro photographer from Michigan.  He is a Tamron Image Master, Vanguard Pro, and his articles and images have been published in many photo magazines for over 16 years.  He has a Macro Photo Club online with over 2,400 members, from 27 countries.  Mike teaches workshops and speaks at photo conference throughout the US.

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