SFNPCC June 2018 Facebook Challenge - SHALLOW DOF

1st place by Ernesto Rodriguez

June's shallow depth of field challenge was a new one for the club and I commend everyone who participated. We had some really lovely images. Congratulations to you all! See below for the rest of the entries and the artists who created them.

May 2018 Field Trip to Bill Baggs State Park (Key Biscayne)

Tonight's field trip was to capture images for a time-lapse as we learned about in this month's meeting. If you haven't been, you need to go to this beautiful park. It was my first time and I was very pleased. But don't expect to stay long past sunset. The parks' security were out to sush us out of the park promptly at sunset. Below are a few images I snuck out of the timelapse. I'll attach the video later.

June 2018 Back to Basics/Sunset at Mahogany Hammock

This 'back to basics' field trip, led by Barbara Livieri, was to give our beginner photographers some exercises in aperture, shutter speed, and ISO. We had one beginner show up and we all learned a lot. Number 1, never back out because of weather. This day looked horrible and we were treated with a spectacular sunset. Number 2, always know your camera. Know the knobs and what they do, even if you don't understand it. and 3, just relax and enjoy nature and each other's company. It was a great night.

All photos courtesy of Barbara Livieri

July 2018 Lightning Field Trip

Our annual lightning field trip is courtesy of Robert Chaplin. Robert is a wizard when it comes to reading storm clouds and the weather. Some years are good, some not so good, but the club responds in droves really enjoys these trips.

Below photos courtesy of Delfin Hernandez

Below photos courtesy of Robert Chaplin

April 2018 Sweet Bay Pond Field Trip

The April Sweet Bay Pond Sunrise trip was supposed to be a Cypress Dome Walk. Unfortunately, the water was nowhere to be found. Rainy season hadn't started yet so our plans switched from swamp walk to sunrise shoot. A bit if swamp walking was done to get to this spot but they were all treated with a great view.

Below photos courtesy of Susan Martinez

SFNPCC May 2018 Facebook Challenge - MONOCHROME

1st place - Patricia Giraldo

1st place - Patricia Giraldo

And here are the other entries in our challenge.

SFNPCC April 2018 Facebook Challenge - FLOWERS

1st Place - Yellow Rose by Ernesto Rodriguez-Corria

1st Place - Yellow Rose by Ernesto Rodriguez-Corria

Here are our other images from the April "Flowers" challenge.