LOVE IS IN THE AIR, CAN YOU FEEL IT? 🥰

This will be a ‘quicky’ newsletter this month. Been busy with work, the SFNPCC garden party, a post processing webinar, and then preparing for my hosting job with the Out of Chicago LIVE Conference this weekend; I almost forgot to send the newsletter!  

January went as planned. Anything that was recorded will posted on the website event pages, as well as in our “members only” section. So if you missed anything, be sure to watch the replay! 😁

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4 FOR 4 PHOTO CHALLENGE!

How’s everyone coming along with the new photo challenge? The memo went out in mid-December (here’s a link if you missed it). Our first quarterly “winter” challenge started on January 1st and goes until the first week of March, and that is to photograph a subject from 4 separate angles. You have two more months to complete this challenge so enjoy the process of finding a suitable subject, photographing, processing, and submitting. And don’t forget to have fun! 

LINKS TO THE FEBRUARY EVENTS

Below are links to the SFNPCC website for all of our February events. Scroll down in this email for brief summaries of the events with links to the website. (Remember, the website is where to find all the latest info for our events. Also, please RSVP for our outings VIA EMAIL. ☺️)

2/4   - PhotoFinish - via ZOOM
2/11 - Meeting - HYBRID
2/14 - Field Trip - Fairchild Gardens
2/18 - FrameIt! - via ZOOM
2/21 - Field Trip - Starry Deep Space & Night Sky

Did you know that membership in SFNPCC automatically gets you membership in the FCCC? Yes indeed-y! All you need to do is register HERE - and be sure to choose the South Florida National Park Camera Club from their drop-down menu for free membership. There are many opportunities to be had by registering, including:

• Three digital and three print competitions per year

• Images and/or prints that win ribbons in the tri-annual competitions are automatically entered in year-end competition

• Free personal Competition Gallery showing all entered images

• Free web link to your personal non-commercial website on our “Members Website” page

• Members receive reduced registration fees and other benefits at our conventions

• Access to our Discussion Forums

They also provide free or very low-cost webinars from time to time. You can find out more by clicking the FCCC logo above and peruse their website. I’m sure you’ll find something in there that will appeal to you! 

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SFNPCC - SOCIAL MEDIA- FOLLOW US!

MEMBERSHIP INFO

We had one new member join us this past month! Please help me welcome to the club Norene Monahan! We hope you take advantage of all we have to offer and hope to see you at one of our events soon!

Renewal notices are sent out a month in advance of your due date. I want to thank everyone who has renewed and hope all the rest decide to renew as well. I want to thank everyone for continuing to be a member of the SFNPCC; your membership is greatly appreciated!

FNPA renewals are in the works. We’ll send the new FNPA membership cards soon.

Not yet a member, or know someone who would like to join? Send them this newsletter and have them click the link below to join!

Be sure to check out our “OUR MEMBERS” tab on our website. All members can participate, just email us a thumbnail photo of yourself, or a logo, and include any links you like, your website, social media links, and maybe a short bio. Click below to go to the website and see what all the others have shared!

Want to participate? Send us an email HERE with your images & links!

WED. FEBRUARY 4TH - PHOTOFINISH

We’ll go over how to process night photos and then assemble them for star trails in Photoshop, and possibly in alternate free software (if I can find and try them out ahead of time). Click the link or image above for all the details.   

Join the Zoom meeting by clicking the button below. Hope to see you there!

WED. FEBRUARY 11TH - MEETING

Tonight, Barbara Livieri will give her photo essay and trip report for her recent autumn trip to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and Northern Wisconsin. 

Join us in person or via Zoom. Meeting begins at 6pm and finishes around 7:30. Afterward we can meet outside in the patio where we can enjoy one another’s company.  

Click the link or image above for all the meeting details.   

Our meetings are hybrids where we meet in person as well as broadcast live via Zoom. The Zoom broadcast is also recorded and uploaded to our website.

The library is in charge of setting up the Zoom meetings. Click the link ABOVE to go to our website and there will be a button to register with the library, or click the button below. You MUST register with the library BEFORE THE MEETING STARTS - SFNPCC will NOT be sending a Zoom link. 

🌎 Pinecrest Library Location - 5835 SW 111th Street, Pinecrest 🌎

Hope to see you all there!

SAT. FEBRUARY 14TH - FIELD TRIP

Come join us for a leisurely stroll through Fairchild Tropical Gardens on an early morning guided bird walk, or, opt to explore and photograph the beautiful gardens! Click the link or image above for all the details.   

RSVP by clicking the button below. Hope to see you all there!

WED. FEBRUARY 18TH - "FRAMEIT!”

February’s theme is “RED for St. Valentine’s Day”. Remember to export your images so they fit the screen, approx. 2,000 pixels on the long edge. Click the link or image above for all the details.   

Click the button below for the Zoom meeting or wait for the emailed invitation. Hope to see you all there!

SAT. FEBRUARY 21ST - FIELD TRIP

Come join us for a for a sunset, then follow along as Jason shows how to photograph deep space photos and take your own deep space images and star trails! Click the link or image above for all the details.    

RSVP by clicking the button below. Hope to see you all there!

That’s all I have for this month. Hope to see you all at our upcoming events!  And from all of us to all of you, Happy St. Valentine’s Day! Hope you spend it with the one you love. 

Please remember to RSVP.  Thanks so much!  😁

Sincerely,
Delfin Hernandez, President
Oscar Lopez, Vice President
Barbara Livieri, Secretary/Treasurer 

• Our regular monthly meetings are ‘hybrid’ meetings, held via Zoom (recorded for viewing on our website) AND in-person at the Pinecrest Library, 5835 S.W. 111th Street, in Pinecrest, near the Pinecrest Gardens. Google Maps is here. 

• All events are listed in the Events section of our website. The website contains the most up to date info. Anything you see here in the newsletter or on Facebook is purely a reminder, and any "likes" or "going" clicks ARE NOT considered a proper RSVP for field trips. Please email us with your intention to attend a field trip at info@sfnpcc.org If you need complete info about any of our events, head to the website. 

Note:
For further information on our meetings, field trips and workshops, please visit our website at www.sfnpcc.org.

Members:  
Please feel free to invite a friend to our meetings and help us grow.  If you would like to participate in the field trips or workshops, please RSVP by sending an e-mail to info@sfnpcc.org.

Non-Members:  
Non-members are always welcome to attend our meetings at the Pinecrest Library. For all other events, you are welcome to attend one time to ‘test drive’. Please click on the JOIN SFNPCC button above for further membership information. If you would like to participate in our field trips, there is a $10 fee to attend each field trip. Also, if you would like to participate in our workshops, the workshop fee is posted on our website. Please RSVP by sending an e-mail to info@sfnpcc.org and payment is accepted through our website at www.sfnpcc.org.