TMCC Meeting Sept 28, 2021 – Minutes

Dawn opened the meeting at 7 pm.  This is the third club meeting since the COVID-19 outbreak in March 2020.  She was the only board member present.

Business meeting – 

• Contact Dawn if interested in planning photo outings.
• Memberships have been prorated to finish out 2021 at $17.50 single membership; $25.00 family membership.  Forms were provided including liability waiver and PSA release.
• There were 11 attendees.  Snacks were provided.
• PSA #1 competition entries are due by midnight Oct 15, 2021.  Category: Open.  Please email to Sharon Bradshaw (aussiehike@aol.com) as well as to the contest email (tmcccontests@gmail.com).  See the competitions tab for additional submittal information. Competitions, Guidelines and Challenges

Presentation – Dieter Heinrich presented his “Photo Evaluation Handout” – Why should we learn to critique photos ?   1. Gain image evaluation skills  2. Improve your photography   3.  Learn to positively evaluate/critique photos  4. Help your fellow member   5.  To have fun in photography.  This covered categories: impact, originality, lighting, composition and quality/technical/post processing.  He also created an evaluation form with a point system.  The presentation has been posted on the TMCC web site. http://thundermountaincameraclub.org/wp-admin/post.php?post=7615&action=edit

Submittal Request – 

• At the July and August meeting Club members were asked to submit 5 – 10 photos of things they had shot during COVID.  Photographs from Sharon B., Paul H., Jerry B. and Dawn M. were shown and discussed briefly.  Thank you for playing.  She requested more submittals for the October meeting.

Meeting over at 9:00 pm.  Next meeting is October 26, 2021 at 7:00 pm.

Dawn opened the meeting at 7 pm.  This is the second club meeting since COVID-19 outbreak in March 2020.  She was the only board member present.

Business meeting – 

• Contact Dawn if interested in planning photo outings.
• Memberships have been prorated to finish out 2021 and should cover room rental and internet website fees.  $17.50 single membership; $25.00 family membership.  Forms were provided including liability waiver.
• There were 11 attendees including 2 visitors, 1 was a former member.  Welcome Elivia and Paul.
• Several attendees paid membership and joined/re-joined TMCC.  Every attendee introduced themselves and identified their photography interest(s) and equipment.

Dawn was in the Sand Wash Basin Aug 19-22 to photograph wild horses and she had 3 good days of horsing around.  She provided a slide show of her photographs with discussions about equipment, such as her new Sigma lens. 

At the July meeting Club members were asked to submit 5 – 10 photos of things they had shot during COVID.  Photographs from Bob P., Sharon B. and Jason D. (new member) were shown and discussed briefly.  Thank you for playing.

Submittal Request

• Dawn again requested members to submit 5 – 10 photographs prior to the next club meeting.  The photos should present some of your efforts during COVID-19, be of small size and emailed to Dawn (email shown above).  These photos will be compiled by Dawn and shown/discussed at the September meeting.

Meeting over at 9:00 pm.  Next meeting is September 28, 2021 at 7:00 pm.

TMCC Meeting July 27, 2021 – Minutes

Dawn opened the meeting at 7 pm.  This is the first club meeting since COVID-19 outbreak in March 2020.  She was the only board member present.

Business meeting – 

• Three of the four Board members (elected for 2020) have agreed to finish out 2021.  A Vice President is needed.  Contact Dawn if interested in planning photo outings.
• Memberships have been prorated to finish out 2021 and should cover room rental and internet website fees.  $17.50 single membership; $25.00 family membership.  Forms were provided including liability waiver.
• The current balance on the Treasury is $716, which should cover the bills until March 2022.
• There were 11 attendees including 4 visitors, 2 were former members.  Several attendees paid membership and joined/re-joined TMCC.  Every attendee introduced themselves and identified their photography interest(s) and equipment.
• Dawn asked for ideas for outings: star photos, night sky, unknown places, less photographed, wild horses, Crystal Mill Red Mountain Pass, Pictographs west of Montrose on reservations, street photos.  
• Dawn will be in the Sand Wash Basin Aug 19-22 and please contact her (dawn@2morrowsmuse.com) if you are interested in meeting up with her near Maybell.
• A sign up sheet was circulated to provide drinks and snacks to the meetings.

•  Scavenger Hunt – 
• John T. brought the submittals and mounted them on individual boards for viewing.  15 topics/words were provided in early 2020 to photograph.  Four members participated.  Thank you John for overseeing this activity, which was greatly affected by COVID-19 outbreak.  Future scavenger hunts will be discussed at a club meeting to gauge interest.

Photographic Society of America (PSA) competitions – 

• Sharon B. presented the photographs that had been selected for entry into the PSA club competition for 2019-20 and 2020-21 PSA years.  Thank you Sharon.  
• She discussed the low number of entries in recent competitions and the difficulty of getting judging.  She would like to utilize 3 club members as judges in the future.  
• She also recommended TMCC participate in a second division, the Nature Division, in addition to the current Projected Image Division which has only a few rules about post processing.  The Nature Division will cost no extra and is more consistent with the types of photographs our members typically create.  
• Sharon also stated that members should sign a release to allow PSA to be able to post their photograph on their website.
• Deadlines for the next PSA competitions are tentatively: Oct 15, Feb 1, April 1.

Bob Clarke presentation of bird photos on his recent trip to the Texas Gulf Coast including several sanctuaries and wildlife areas.  Thank you Bob.

Submittal Request

• Dawn requested members to submit 5 – 10 photographs prior to the next club meeting.  The photos should present some of your efforts during COVID-19, be of small size and emailed to Dawn (email shown above).  These photos will be compiled by Dawn and shown/discussed at the August meeting.

Meeting over at 9:15 pm.  Next meeting is August 24, 2021 at 7:00 pm.

President Dawn called the meeting to order at 7pm.  one new guest and member: Nathan Bailey

Up-coming competitions and outings were reviewed: PSA due March 1; Club competition themed long exposure due April 1; Outing March 7 530 pm at Sharon’s for burning of steel wool and other night shooting.  Address is 2845 C1/2 Rd.  Blue house south side of the road, north of the river.

Treasurer report: $555 deposited.  $515.76 remaining.  meeting room was paid through November.

Photographer Chris Eaton, Pinyon Ridge Photography, presented his evolution into night and dark sky photography and recent publications for the CO Monument.

Sharon reviewed the judging for the PSA #2 competition.  The 6 selected photographs were from Marina S., Amy H., Robert Pratt, Paul G, Sharon B. and Debbie T.  The website will be updated.

The members divided into 3 groups to review and comment on about 5 photos provided by anonymous club members.

The meeting ended about 9:15 pm.

The meeting was called to order by Dawn Morrow at 7:00pm.

Amy Hudechek gave the Treasurer’s Report: Balance $410.76
2020 TMCC applications were distributed to those who needed them and dues were collected.
Reminder that Dues are $35 for Individual Membership and $50 for Family Membership.

Sharon Bradshaw, Contest Chairman, announced the new email to submit images:
tmcccontests@gmail.com

She announced the upcoming deadlines:
3/1/20 PSA, Open Theme
4/1/20 TMCC Themed Competition – Long Exposure (defined as 1/15 secs or slower)
5/1/20 TMCC Themed Competition – Open Theme
7/1/20 TMCC Themed Competition – People to Show Context (defined as a shot with a person/people that are not the main subject of the image)
9/1/20 TMCC Themed Competition – Open Theme
10/1/20 TMCC Themed Competition – Open Theme

TMCC Competitions can be taken at any time, though members were encouraged to step out of their comfort zones.

She announced that 6 people who submitted PSA images still need to sign the PSA Consent.
Mary Holmes
Marina Schultz
Bob Pratt
Rich Briggs
Bob Clarke
John Truzinsky

Please be sure when you submit an image for PSA to name your photo.

Sharon shared the 18 images that were submitted to the PSA #2. Judging has not yet been
completed.

She announced that PSA #1 yielded no Awards nor Honorable Mentions for TMCC, noting that the awards/HRs were heavy with people images.

Derrick Snider, Vice President, discussed where the members wanted to have outings for 2020.
Ideas were: milky way
long exposures
wildflowers
fall colors
birds
Rifle Falls
Camping
Great Sand Dunes

Member Spotlight: Derrick Snider presented some of his work and images surrounding landscapes, events, family, and long exposures.

Dawn discussed if members were interested in Mentoring and inquired as to who would be willing to serve as a mentor. Mentors identified were Dawn, Paul, and Derrick. Dieter requested to be mentored.

Dawn inquired for a member to volunteer as Publicity Chair – for TV/Newsletter & Radio Community Calendars. Dieter volunteered and will get with Bob Peterson.

Dawn also inquired if someone wanted to be the TMCC Banquet Chair this year. Members are encouraged to think about it.

Dawn lead the Small Group Critiques (4). Members seem to like this exercise, so she asked for 3-4 members to submit an image for critique in February.

Debbie Tubridy passed around the 2020 Drink & Snack List for the TMCC meetings. Please assist by signing up for a month’s food or drink. As of the end of the meeting, the following slots were still open:
July 28th Drinks
Sept 22nd Snacks Drinks
Oct 27th Snacks
Nov 24th Snacks Drinks

Meeting was adjourned at 9:00pm

Announcements
– Bob Clark wasn’t to know if anyone is experienced in using a macro lens with extension tubes. If so please contact him.
– If you would like to send a picture in for critique in Jan please email them to dawn@2morrowsmuse.com. We only have 1 photo so far.

Upcoming Events
Holiday Lights – Dec 16th at 6pm meet at 2845 N 15th st
Annual Banquet – Jan 10th at 6pm in WCCC room
Jan Meeting – Jan 28th 7pm at WCCC
Feb Meeting – Feb 25th at 7pm @ WCCC room Christopher Eaton will be speaking.

Spot light by Scott Hudechek

Elections
President – Dawn Morrow
Vice President – Derrick Snider
Treasurer – Amy Hudechek
Secretary – Debbie Tubridy
Board Member At Large – Randy pending his ok
Publicity Chair – Bob Peterson, Paul Gana, and Dawn Morrow
Web Master – Bob Peterson
Social Media Chairperson – Paul Gana and Dawn Morrow
Competition Chair – Sharon Bradshaw and Ed Kunzelman
Exhibit Chair – Troy Krebs
Scavenger Hunt – John Truzinski
Picnic Chair – Renee Walendowski
Banquet Chair – TBD

If you are interested in a open spot or in assisting someone in current position please let Dawn know. We will revisit this in January.

PSA
1962 Corvair by Ed Kunzelman, 23pts Selected for PSA
Battle Tested by Sharon Bradshaw, 23.5 pts Selected for PSA
Face of homeless by Vera Mulder, 21pts
Green-Tailed Towhee by Debbie Tubridy, 22.5pts Selected for PSA
I Want to Be Like Mom by Amy Hudechek, 26pts Selected for PSA
Nuts by Dale Rostad, 18.5pts
Rifle Falls by Mike Melneck, 21.5pts Selected for PSA
Sand Wash Band by Dawn Morrow 17.5pts
Special Space by Bob Peterson, 15pts
Sub-adult Brown Bears by Tom Tubridy, 25.5pts Selected for PSA

Dont forget next PSA photos are due 1/1/20. Remember there is new sizing rules see website for details.

Meeting minutes submitted by Amy Hudechek  (Thanks!)

The meeting was called to order at 7:00pm by Dawn Morrow.

Upcoming Outings:

October 26, 2019 3pm Grand Junction Municipal Cemetery Tour with Historian Dave Fishell.

November 2, 2019 10am Connected Lakes Park Fall Color Walk

December 16, 2019 6pm Meeting at 2845 N. 15th Street Christmas Light outing

2020 Scavenger Hunt: John T, Chairman Will be due in August 2020
City Night Lights
Family
Reflection(s)
Holidays
Track(s)
Extreme Motion or Speed
Rack
Winter in Mesa County
Musical / Melody
Open Category (you choose)

PSA Round 2:
Due by 1/1/20
Remember new sizing

Member Spotlights:

Dieter Heinrich – Highlighted his many varied interests in photography and brought sample images for members to check out during break.

Mark Prouty – Highlighted his photographic interests as well.

Scott Hudechek – Due to time restraints, opted to defer until November meeting.

Costa Rica Presentation by Paul G.
Shared photography stills and video taken while in Costa Rica on vacation.

Independence Rock Monument presentation
Dawn presented a slideshow of TMCC member images highlighting the many different views and seasons of Independence Rock on CNM.

After a short break, Dawn had the members split up into 3 groups for random image critiques.
Each group independently discussed 4 different images that we offered for review, spending 5 or so minutes on each image. Then a spokesperson from each group presented their critiques to the entire group as one. The idea was to get all members involved in what image critiques are all about and also offer constructive input. After this exercise, it was determined to be very well received and we will do this again.

Meanwhile, Dawn presented an assignment:
Download 1 or more images from the link, edit the image(s) in your style and email to:
dawn@2morrowsmuse.com for discussion at November’s meeting.
Link: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/mobile/folders/1gKMZz43PVft284Pa0BBJuxtEPIC5sRQK

Also, please take the time to review Chairperson and Board Member positions and decide which position you’d be interested in doing. 🙂

Meeting was adjourned at 9:10 pm.

The meeting was called to order by Dawn Morrow, TMCC President at 7:00 pm.

Treasurer Report by Amy Hudechek – $830.91 as of 9/23/19.

TMCC Banquet Announcement: Jan. 10, 2020 @ 6-8 pm. More details to follow.

Member Spotlight: Renee Walendowski
She presented some of her favorite images of landscapes, street photography, and even video (hers and her son’s).

PSA Update: Sharon Bradshaw
Sharon updated us as to the new guidelines and timelines for the PSA Interclub Competition that TMCC participates in (Division B). This PSA year, they will have only 3 (instead of 4) competitions, with the following deadlines: #1 due 10/1/19; #2 due 1/1/20; and #3 due 3/1/20.
New dimensions are as follows:
Horizontal image: 1400 pixels wide by 1050 pixels tall
Vertical image: 1050 pixels tall
They should continue to be in .jpg format, sRGB color space.
Please be sure to include your name and title in your submission email.
They need to be emailed to: contests@thundermountaincameraclub.org.
Sharon also stated that PSA has been trying to get TMCC to assist in the PSA interclub judging (a different division obviously). To do that, she needs 3 volunteers to help in that process. Anyone interested should email Sharon @ aussiehike@aol.com.

TMCC Scavenger Hunt: Renee Walendowski
The images for each category were presented and members were able to vote for their favorite.
Results:
Macro – Sharon B
Photojournalism – Renee W
Babies – Amy H
Water Fun – Dawn M
Magazine Cover – Bob P
Advertisement – Vera M
Dinner – Amy H
Americano – Dawn M
Hero – Dawn M
Catalyst – Renee W
Congrats to all of the winners!
John T volunteered to head up the TMCC Scavenger Hunt for next year. More to come.

Sand Wash Basin Presentation: Dawn Morrow
Dawn highlighted some images from her recent trip to Sand Wash Basin. New member Troy Krebs also contributed with some discussion regarding some rocks from the trip.

Announcements:
Remember that Oct. 20th is the deadline for the Independence Monument image sharing. Send them to Dawn Morrow for inclusion in a slide show at the next meeting.

Next TMCC Board Meeting: Oct. 14th at 6:00pm at Village Inn (Horizon Dr, GJ).

Next TMCC Meeting: October 22nd, 2019.

Meeting was called to order by Dawn Morrow.
There was no Treasury Report (Amy absent).

Announcements:
July Outing: Either 7/17 or 7/19 at the Mesa County Fair doing Night Photography.
Meet at 6pm near the front gate. if there will be fireworks, it will be
on that night, otherwise it will be on the Friday night, since there
should be more people, rides going, and lights.

August Outing: Wildflowers at sunset and night sky photography on Land’s End.
More info to come.

Fruita Civic Center Exhibit: Be sure to get your images to the appropriate person
at the appropriate time. Exhibit to run July 1 thru July
31st.

St. Mary’s Pavillion Exhibit: Be sure to get in touch with either Dawn or Vera M. if
you still want to sign up. It will run August 1 thru
August 31st.

Upcoming Speakers:
July 2019 Matt Jansen
August 2019 Dean Humprey

Tonight’s speaker was Gretel Daughtery who spoke on Sports Photography, highlighting her experience and images from shooting sports photography for the local newspaper. She gave an excellent talk and a wonderful and comprehensive Tip Sheet on how to be more successful. Thank you Gretel!

Ed Kunzelman led a discussion along with the review of the Club Competition Black & White Images. Since Jeff was absent, the images were simply presented and discussed. Jeff will post the results on the internet … so everyone WATCH for it!

Next Meeting: July 23, 2019 at 7pm (as usual)

Meeting was adjourned at 9:00pm.

The meeting was called to order by Dawn Morrow at 7pm.

Reminder about the TMCC Picnic on 6/2/19 from 6-8pm at Renee’s home (509 Rado, Unit C; right after the public golf course). Signup sheet was passed around for those attending.

Take Part In Art will be held at the Lincoln Park Barn from 9-12 on 6/22/19. If anyone would like to join in helping at the booth or just stopping by, please do so. Vera Mulder has volunteered to assist.

Next Board Meeting will be held on 6/10 from 6-8pm at the Village Inn (Horizon Dr). All are welcome to attend.

Next TMCC Outing will be on 6/15 at 10am in Downtown Palisade – meeting at Town Square. The topic will be street photography.

Vera Mulder has successfully made opportunities happen for TMCC Members to showcase their work.  The first will be at the Fruita Community Center starting July 1st thru July 31st.  The second will be at the St. Mary’s Pavillion from August 1st thru August 31st.  In both cases the artwork needs to be there before 12 noon on the 1st day of exhibition.  Both have just 18 slots for showcase, so a sign-up sheet was passed around for those interested.  All work needs to have wire hangers and frame.  Thank you Vera!

Reminder: June 1 will be the deadline for the Monochrome Photo Competition.

Treasurer Report: $1,075.00 (no new deposits or expenditures).

Bob Clark gave a presentation on Wildflowers area the Badger Wash area and the desert N of the Interstate. He offered excellent web resources on wildflowers as well.

Dawn Morrow shared a compilation of member images from the club’s outing at Lyle Nichols, as well as a compilation of member images from the Botanical Gardens outing. These outings have been well received by all.

Rich Briggs gave an excellent presentation on Travel Photography featuring many of his landscapes from his numerous travel opportunities, both local and international. He also shared his book on Utah Landscapes with us. Congratulations!

Dale Rostad was the featured Member Spotlight and shared many of his wonderful images with us.

PSA Ribbons were passed out for PSA Round 3 to Amy Hudechek (Honorable Mention) and Debbie Tubridy (Honorable Mention) and special congrats to Bob Clark for his Round 4 PSA Award.

PSA Round 4 (May 2019) Top 6 Results:
Tom Tubridy 25.5
Randy Smith 25.5
Dawn Morrow 25.0
Amy Hudechek 25.0
John Barbier 24.5
Bob Clark 24.0

We had one Visitor to the May meeting: Isaac Garfinkle of Whitewater.

Next TMCC Meeting: June 25th, 2019