TMCC Newsletter May 2012

I received this letter and I think club members could help him.

Hi, my name is Joe from United Kingdom.

Iam travelling to Utah visiting mexican hat on the 26th and 27th of May 2012. Then on to Moab for the28th, 29th and 30th of May. Moving onto Escalante for a few nights.
Then moving to Bryce canyon, round to page for the slot canyons before going home on the 9th June.

What I am wondering is can you give me some pointers to places of interest that are not generally known by one and all. Also would any members like to meet up and do some photography with me, would be great to meet like minded people from across the world.

Would any of your members be free and want to do some stellar photography in the general vicinity during the periods stated above. What I am after is doing some time lapse photography of the milky way and also star trails against foreground interest or reflections in a pool/lake of sorts.

Obviously I know very little of the country side as I have never visited these states before (except southern Utah). Here is a links to my last attempts whilst in Page, Az last year where I got the bug.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPSB1eurEDE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7suutPLxzk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l97D3Vvj_h4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFUcgMbPTSM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnVeBRZcnJE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7EDjq2DdNA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1UmT-2nOo0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbYEgcYGbHs

Here in the UK its vey hard to find such clear skies with such wonderful views of the Milky Way, to be truthfull I have never seen the milky way until I got to Az last year.

This would involve going off track to some degree or having local knowledge which is the reason for contacting yourselves.

Finally being in a club myself (www.boltondigitalps.co.uk ) how would your club like to have some digital file competitions, nothing serious just to broaden yours and our horizons with outside judges judging of course, who knows it could lead to some exchanges etc of ideas and places to visit as well as seeing how others view subjects differently.

Regards

Joe Kelly

P.S. I have his email so if you want to contact him email me

Thursday night Training Sessions

We have scheduled the following topics and locations for the next few months. Notice that the starting and ending times vary. The long range plan is to do some outdoor shooting while the weather is nice and when it gets cold return indoors for some Photoshop classes.

May 10 5:00 start to after dark?
Outdoor photography, hopefully some blooming cactus (Macro?) and sunset over the monument. Meet at the Lunchbox Loop parking lot at 5:00 PM, carpool into the Devils Kitchen parking area (for those without park passes.) Suggestions: Bring water and snacks, clothing to fit the weather, flashlight, tripod, reflectors for Macro and whatever else you think necessary.

June 14 6:30 start to after dark?
People/street photography. Meet in front of the funky sculpture in front of the State of CO building (6th and Colorado) at 6:30. We plan to walk through the Farmers Market and end up shooting the downtown area at dusk.

July 12 ? start ? end
Long exposure photography. Looking for some suggestions (locations, subjects, times) for this session.

Aug 9 6:30 start, go till done?
Portrait photography. We have two models for this. We plan to have this at the church so we can take advantage of the air conditioning! Planning to investigate both artificial and natural lighting.

http://www.greatoutdoorscontest.com/

Good luck!

Call for COLORADO Artists
Grand Junction Public Safety Facilities
911 Regional Communication Center/Police Department/Fire Department

Phase I: Police Building DEADLINE MAY 8, 2012
Phase II: Fire Administration Building DEADLINE July 11, 2012

or go to this link directly:
http://www.gjarts.org/media/rte/Call_for_Artists-Public_Safety_Facility.pdf

TMCC Newsletter for April 2012

I thought this was an interesting challenge for three great photographers:

http://strobist.blogspot.com/2012/03/shootout-in-desert-round-three.html

Bring your camera and tripod to pick-up some tips from local photographer and Grand Valley native Jeff Kochevar.
Capturing a sunset on the Monument is worth 1,000 words!

Pre-registration required.

Monday, 21 May 2012 19:00-20:00
Saturday, 26 May 2012 19:00-20:00

http://www.coloradonma.org/2012/03/10/spring-walks-talks/

To Register: Call 970-858-3617 ext. 300

2012 PEACH BLOSSOM ART SHOW PROSPECTUS is for information purposes only.
The registration deadline is March 21, 2012 or the first 400 paintings due to limited space.
Early registration is encouraged.
More info here: http://www.palisadeartlovers.org/node/5

Here is the link to see the article which was submitted for publication to all the media. This site actually published it.
http://www.beaconseniornews.com/news/2012/feb/13/thunder-mountain-camera-club-awards-2011-winners/

It’s always exciting to see our names in print.

Kathleen;