South Florida National Parks Camera Club

November 8, 2017

SFNPCC July 2017 Facebook Contest - STARS

South Florida National Parks Camera Club

November 8, 2017

Our July Facebook contest theme was 'stars'. The photo with the most votes and our winner was Patricia Giraldo! Congratulations Patricia!! Below are the rest of our submitted photos. Enjoy!

Susan Sorrentino

Sara Settles

Barbara Livieri

Louise Lindsay

Louis Vedros

Michael Downs

Patricia Giraldo

Sara Settles

South Florida National Parks Camera Club

November 8, 2017

Landscape Gallery Show at the Capri Restaurant Dec. 2017 - early March 2018

South Florida National Parks Camera Club

November 8, 2017

Hello members,

Here's an opportunity to put your artwork on display. The Homestead Center for the Arts (HCA), and the Capri Restaurant, are pairing for the Exhibition: "Landscapes". Below is a message from the HCA.

Greetings, this is Monica from Homestead Center for the Arts. Below is information about the upcoming art show in December, at the Capri Restaurant, 935 Krome Avenue, Florida City, FL.

The Capri Restaurant owner, Jimmy Accursio, has a deep appreciation for the arts. His mother Marlon Accursio, was a fine artist. We are very grateful to Mr. Accursio for being a patron of the arts and for supporting our cause here at the Homestead Center for the Arts. The restaurant gallery plays host to an array of events and meetings throughout the year, thus exposing our artwork to a multitude of individuals.

Event Promotion Mr. Accursio has agreed to help promote this exhibition to the public both inside and outside the establishment using print and web media in the weeks leading up to the event.

This is not specifically just for SFNPCC members. This is open to all members of the HCA. To submit your artwork for showing, you must be a member of the HCA, or join to do so. You can check out their website and join the HCA by clicking here.

This is a great opportunity as this "landscape" show will run from December up to the beginning of March. Just to give you all a timeline:

11/19/17 deadline to turn in 'notice to submit' Copy of the FORM here.
12/3/17 (3-6pm) 'ready to hang' artwork dropped off at Capri
12/6/17 (6-9pm) "meet the artists" reception

We urge you all to join the HCA and participate in this great opportunity. If you are interested, please email us at info@sfnpcc.org with any questions.

Sincerely,
Barbara Livieri,
SFNPCC Secretary

South Florida National Parks Camera Club

July 7, 2017

2nd Annual SFNPCC Southernmost Scavenger Hunt - 2017

South Florida National Parks Camera Club

July 7, 2017

Hi folks!

On June 3rd - 4th, members of the SFNPCC set out in the Florida Keys in search of the ultimate roadside attractions; looking for clues!

This scavenger hunt was a lot of fun. Finding the clues was only one aspect, we as photographers had to make it look INTERESTING! The one who best exemplified that was Bob Richardson! Bob came in first, and our second place winner was Patricia Giraldo, and finishing in third was Sue Martinez. Congratulations to you all!

Listed below is each clue and the photos that were taken of them. Not everyone who participated were able to get all the clues. Some were not able to participate in the entire event and only shot what they could. Some just couldn't pull it off. And the ones who found all 23 clues were our winners!

Enjoy the Photos!!

Clue # 1 - Florida Tree Snail

Clue # 2 - Styx sang a song about this Sea Nymph.

Clue # 3 - An Endangered mammal.

Clue # 4 - Big Ass Lobster

Clue # 5 - A Jumping Tarpon

Clue # 6 - Photo Cache Subject # 1 (at Anne's Beach)

Clue # 7 - The Southern Most Point

Clue # 8 - Knights Key Bridge

Clue # 9 - This Blue Hole is a freshwater haven in the keys.

Clue # 10 - Photo Cache # 2 (on Little Torch Key)

Clue # 11 - A lobster trap.

Clue # 12 - Where can you still find Flagler’s railroad trestle.

Clue # 13 - This is what I see when I walk down Duval Street.

Clue # 14 - A Sunrise in the Keys.

Clue # 15 - A Sunset in the Keys.

Clue # 16 - What is your favorite Mile Marker?

Clue # 17 - Bad timing could bring your Keys run to a stop at this type of bridge.

Clue # 18 - Not Another Conch Shell...

Clue # 19 - Grab a bite to eat and photograph this Lazy Days Anchor.

Clue # 20 - A Night Sky In the Keys.

Clue # 21 - Keep an Eye out for Baby’s Coffee.

Clue # 22 - It is always interesting at the Sunset Festival.

Clue # 23 - A Key West Rooster.

South Florida National Parks Camera Club

July 7, 2017

SFNPCC June 2017 Facebook Contest - WEATHER

South Florida National Parks Camera Club

July 7, 2017

South Florida National Parks Camera Club

July 7, 2017

Facebook Contest & Critique - July 2017 "Stars"

South Florida National Parks Camera Club

July 7, 2017

“This month’s theme is “Stars”.

Be creative, be spontaneous, stars can be the stars in the sky, can be stars on your child's homework, can be stars on a soldier's uniform, can be stars in the movies, can be stars anywhere. I want creative work. Let's have fun!!

Email your star photos to info@sfnpcc.org by Thursday, July 13th at midnight.
PLEASE DO NOT POST PHOTOS TO FACEBOOK! See the rules below.

By July 14th, I’ll post an “album” on our public Facebook Page. I’ll ask people to vote for their favorites by “liking” their favorite images. Also, we’ll ask for constructive criticism in the comments. I'd like to emphasize the critique portion. Let us know what you like or don't like about everyone's images!

Contest ends midnight of August 1st, the Tuesday before the next meeting.

Then at the August meeting, we’ll announce winner and announce a new theme.

RULES

1) Photo(s) (limit 2 per person) must have been taken by you, and with a camera, not a cell phone. We are a camera club after all.

2) Must fit the theme stated at that month’s meeting. (Doesn’t have to be taken that month. They can be older photos.)

3) Must be sent as a JPG.

4) Must be emailed to info@sfnpcc.org by midnight of the Thursday after the meeting. Any photos received after midnight do not qualify.

5) All images will be uploaded to a Facebook Photo Album on our South Florida National Parks Camera Club public Facebook Page. This is our general public page and we hope many will participate and ‘vote’ for their favorite images. Encourage your friends and contacts to join the fun by “sharing the whole album”, not just YOUR images.

6) Don’t announce which photos are your own to garner additional votes. We will be on the honor system and hope you all will follow it. This is an anonymous competition after all.

7) Photo submission for the Contest is open to SFNPCC members ONLY.

DOs and DON’Ts

· DON’T include a watermark or any personalization to your image. This is supposed to be an anonymous contest.

· DO share the “album” with your friends to view and vote for their favorite.

· DON’T submit an image if you don’t want it passed around in social media.

· DO include your EXIF data (focal length, f-stop, ISO, shutter speed etc.) if you wish for critiquing purposes. Its not required, but will be helpful.

· DON’T get defensive if someone gives a critique that you don’t agree with. For one, it gives away the ownership of the image, prematurely. If something you did was deliberately against the established “rules” of photography for your reasons, take the criticism with a grain of salt. Start developing a thicker skin. Best thing to do is accept it and try to learn from it.

· DO HAVE FUN!

South Florida National Parks Camera Club

June 7, 2017