In our April meeting, Robert (Bob) Richardson lead the group in a 'how to' for a rainy day. How to photograph smoke steams and water droplets. Everyone really enjoyed it and learned a lot. Thank you BOB! Below are a few images from select members.
Above images submitted by Zeida Cecilia-Mendez
The SFNPCC members traveled to St. Augustine to visit the Alligator Farm and photograph some wildlife. Big THANK YOU to Ibis Hillencamp for planning and leading this great trip. Fun was had by all. Here are a few images from a few of our members. Enjoy!
Above images submitted by Ibis Hillencamp
Above images submitted by Delfin Hernandez
February's challenge was "birds". Birds are extremely challenging as they move very quickly in and out of good light. Congratulations to our winner, Patricia Giraldo!
1st Place Patricia Giraldo
We revamped our monthly challenges to only use recent captures, not older images, to emphasize the need to shoot on a regular basis, and get out there and shoot! All images were taken in 2018. Click on the images for the full frame. Enjoy!
1st Place, Patricia Giraldo!
Here's the new and improved SFNPCC.org video that Robert put together for the club. Watch and enjoy!
Starting now, March, we'd like to collect photographs from EVERYONE from the SFNPCC field trips and put them on display in our Gallery tab of the website. Next field trip is Dagny Johnson State Park in Key Largo on March 24th. Let's make a point to create and share (and send) at least one (you can send more) photo from the trip. Email it to us here at info@sfnpcc.org.
Then when it's time for Robert to make another video, he'll have a collection of images to choose from. If you don't want your images shared online, do not send them.
We have such great photographers here in our club that we need to put ourselves out there so people can see our work. The more we share the more people will see us. Thanks!
Art Exhibition March through June Theme is Tropical
Greetings, this is Monica Martin from the Homestead Center for the Arts (HCA). Please see below for information about the upcoming art show at the Capri Restaurant.
Jimmy Accursio, owner of the Capri Restaurant, has a long standing, deep appreciation for the arts. His mother, Marlon Accursio, was a fine artist in her own right. We are very grateful to Mr. Accursio for being a patron of the arts and for supporting our cause here at the HCA.
Event Promotion: The gallery area in the restaurant plays host to an array of events and meetings throughout the year, thus exposing our artwork to a multitude of individuals. 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.
IMPORTANT GUIDELINES
The theme for the March show is Tropical
(Looking ahead, the June, 2018 theme will be Artist choice).
Membership: Participant must be a Homestead Center for the Arts (HCA) member. Non-members may join via our website: www.homesteadcenterforthearts.com. There is a $20 annual membership fee. Please visit our website and see the benefits of being a member of HCA.
Artwork Medium: Acceptable artwork shall be: original, 2 dimensional, and include drawings, paintings, photography, and digital art. Three dimensional art is prohibited due to spatial restrictions. Artwork must be properly framed or gallery wrapped and wired for hanging. Designated allowable sizes include the frame (minimum 10 x 20, maximum 40 x 40 with weight restrictions). Arrangement and hanging of artwork is the right and responsibility of the HCA show committee. The Capri will provide the necessary wall hooks.
PLEASE NOTE: The Capri is a family establishment. The management reserves the right to refuse acceptance of artwork due to subject matter.
Dates to Remember - Timeline
·Sun. February 17th, deadline to confirm you are entering the show (submit form via email).
·Sun. March 4th, 4pm - 6pm - Drop off art work at the Capri. (And pick up art pieces from the December show, if applicable.)
·Fri. March 16th, 6pm - 9pm - Meet the Artists Reception. Artists, guests, and the public are invited to attend the show.
·March 16th through early June - the Tropical exhibit will be on display at the Capri during regular restaurant hours.
Sold artwork is to be replaced with a new piece at the same time that the sold one is removed. Please email me the following information by Sunday, February 17th to confirm you are entering the show.
Here is a link to the form that you need to submit to the HCA via email by Feb. 17th
Contact Monica Martin hcamonijean@gmail.com, if you have any questions.
First Place - Barbara Livieri
See below for the other images and their creators.
"This month’s theme is Sunrise/Sunset!"
Final date to submit photos is January 31st at midnight.
DO NOT POST CONTEST PHOTOS TO FACEBOOK YOURSELF.
Be sure to email them to info@sfnpcc.org.
All SFNPCC members are welcome and encouraged to compete in this fun Facebook contest.
A PDF list of themes is posted here for download. Photos for each theme are due at the end of that month. So for January, Sunrise/Sunset is the theme. You have until the end of the month to submit your (up to) 2 images. On the first of the next month, I'll post them to the Facebook page and ask for votes. The photos will be up for that entire month for voting.
The KICKER, all photos must have been taken in 2018! Yes, no looking back to old archives to submit something. If you don't have what we're looking for, you have to go and shoot it! That's why we have sunrise/sunset as the first one. Those are easy to get. We get 2 a day, every day. (Future month's are allowed to go as far back as Jan. 1st.)
At the next meeting, we’ll announce winner and we’ll start all over again. After the meeting, I’ll post the winner and all of the pictures on our website, and as the cover photo on our FB Page and Group.
RULES
1) Photo(s) must have been taken by you, and with a camera, not a cell phone. We are a camera club after all. And all photos must be taken in 2018. I will check the EXIF info.
2) Must fit that month's theme.
3) Must be exported as a JPG and formatted to fit Facebook.
4) Must be emailed to info@sfnpcc.org by midnight of the last day of the month. 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 the first of the next month. This is our general public page and we hope many will participate and ‘vote’ for their favorite images.
6) All entrants in the challenge MUST share the album on their own Facebook page at least once during the month, and encourage their friends to vote as well. (Please 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.)
7) Photo submittal 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(s).
· DON’T submit an image if you don’t want it passed around in social media. FYI - whether or not it has a watermark on it, if people want an image, they can copy or do a screen shot (and crop out watermarks) and use it as their own. There’s not much we as a club or Facebook can do. So if you have an image you want to protect, best bet is to not share it on Social Media.
· DO HAVE FUN!
1st Place, Leslie Del Toral
We had a little hiccup due to Hurricane Irma in September, so we started up our Facebook contest again in November. This time we chose autumn colors as our topic for the month to celebrate fall and the upcoming Thanksgiving Holiday. This month's winner was Leslie Del Toral! Congratulations!
See below for the other images and their creators.
Patricia Giraldo - 1st Place
In August, we chose urban scenes as our topic for the month as we were scheduled to visit the Wynwood area in September. However, due to Hurricane Irma, that field trip was cancelled. But our photos did go as planned. This month's winner was again, Patricia Giraldo! Congratulations!
