2024 Programs
The 2024 Programs are still being developed. Please check back for changes and updates
January 27, 2024
Time: 9:30 AM
Program: "The Heart of the Photograph" Video Presentation
Presenter: David DuChemin/Shirley Weyrauch
Video Tips Topic:
Conservation & Passionate Storytelling
www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DBn1qvCvYP14&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1702674125457594&usg=AOvVaw3e0azMrJakw4diUH7FlB6a
Shooting Topic: Cold
Bulletin Board Reminder:
Refreshments: Anh Burrowes
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February 24, 2024
Time: 9:30 AM
Program -- Photography Basics
Dan Lux and Rich Patrick will show several short videos by Wildlife and Nature photographer Simon d'Entremont that cover basic photography concepts. These videos will be used to initiate discussion about each concept and other basics of general photography.
Dan Lux — After a 30 year hiatus from photography Dan got a digital camera and has since become an avid photographer. He is a 6 year member of TWCNPC. He’s won numerous awards in local photo competitions.
Richard Patrick discovered his second passion after retiring from a 35 year career as a music educator and high school band director. He learned through reading, videos, and workshops with top rated nature photographers. He continues to learn to improve his craft and has earned many awards for his work submitted to competitions in the Smoky Mountain Nature Photography Summit, the Huston-Brumbaugh Nature Center, and our own TWC Foto Fest.
Shooting Topic - Storytelling
Video Link for February’s Shooting Topic (Storytelling in Photography with Paul Nicklen on YouTube)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bn1qvCvYP14
Bulletin Board - Jennifer Case
Refreshments - Cathy Fenstermaker
Foto Fest — A number of people have volunteered to work on our Foto Fest committee. If you are able, plan to stay a few minutes after our meeting February 24th to begin organizing. We need to do some basic planning and publicity to get the word out to the public.
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March 23, 2024
Time: 9:30 AM
Program: Getting Yourself Out of Auto and Into Manual
Presenter: Shellyn Leeper
Video Tips Topic: How to Pick the Best Aperture, Shutter Speed and ISO Settings
www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DrLFpQbRWgJE&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1702674125458325&usg=AOvVaw1yK5rJEK8qTnsN8Mnry2nt
Shooting Topic: Creative Use of Aperture, Shutter Speed, or ISO
Bulletin Board Reminder: Doug Perry
Refreshments: Jennifer Case
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April 27, 2024
Time: 9:30 AM
Program: Critiquing Workshop
Presenter: Jerry Jelinek
Note: The Critiquing Workshop with Jerry Jelinek has been changed because of a family emergency.
Instead the May program has been moved to the April Meeting.
Presenter: Paul Keske and Jenn Cass
Program: Composition and Preparation/Matting of Photos for Competition
Paul Keske will cover Composition and Jenn Case will lead a discussion on different methods of matting and preparing photos for contests. This will be an open forum for us all to share our methods, supplies, sources, etc. with each other.
If you have any already matted photos or matting supplies handy, please bring them with you to the meeting. It would be very nice for us all to share ideas and have examples to show. Also, If you have any links to your supplies that you would be willing to share with me ahead of the meeting, please send them to Jenn Case [email protected] and she will collect them to share a comprehensive list with the group.
Video Tips Topic: Wildlife Photography Competition Tips
www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DsfukbtEOR14&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1702674125458995&usg=AOvVaw22wJ47-0jsnSzYhkMG3TFU
Shooting Topic: Photos Shot in Manual Mode
Bulletin Board Reminder: Jack Perry
Refreshments: James Dawson
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May 18, 2024
Time: 9:30 AM
Program: Photographing Wild Orchids
Presenter: David Longfellow
My father gave me my first camera when I was a boy, and I've been interested in photography ever since. My interest in photographing wildflowers began when I lived in Texas, and I admired the spring flowers in the Hill Country around Austin. Now I have images of nearly 900 species of wildflowers in my Lightroom catalog. I'm always on the lookout for a flower that I haven't yet photographed. In addition to nature and landscape photography, I've become increasingly involved in other types of photography, from events to portraits to architecture. I read a good bit about the history of photography, especially mid-20th-century masters of B&W images.
Video Tips Topic: Top Tips for Pecha Kucha Presenters
www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3D5df7XtyvDb4&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1702674125459645&usg=AOvVaw1rV62M-HhtN_VUFvN_zdqJ
Shooting Topic: Photos that have Placed in competition
Bulletin Board Reminder: Dan Lux
Refreshments: Dan Lux
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For Foto Fest details, see the Foto Fest Section on this site.
Foto Fest Take-in
Friday, May 17, 2024
Where: TWC Conference Room
?:00 - 4:00 PM
Saturday, May 18, 2024
Where: TWC Conference Room
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
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Foto Fest Set-up
Friday, May 31, 2024
Where: TWC Trillium Room
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
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Foto Fest Exhibition
Saturday, June 1
Where: TWC Trillium Room
9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Sunday, June 2
Where: TWC Trillium Room
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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Foto Fest Tear Down
Tuesday, June 4, 2024
Time: 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Where: TWC Trillium Room
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Foto Fest Awards
Saturday, June 22, 2024
Time: 9:30 AM
Where: TWC Trillium Room
Bulletin Board: Shirley Wayrauch
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July 27, 2024
Time: 9:30 AM
Program: Pecha Kucha Talks
What is a Pecha Kucha Talk
What is a Pecha Kucha Talk
A Pecha Kucha presentation has a theme and is in a format that uses 20 slides or images that are displayed for 20 seconds each. The slides will move automatically as the presenter is speaking. That keeps a total presentation to just 6 minutes and 40 seconds.The special challenge is synchronizing the two components. This format ensures that the speaker is concise, keeps the presentation moving and get through all of their content.
Here’s a link to a YouTube video to explain the process. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5df7XtyvDb4
Presenters:
Anh & George Burrowes
Jenn Case
Hannah Mason
Doug Perry
Byron Berger
Bryan Leaman
Jack Perry
Larry Shirer
Bill Roloff
Video Tips Topic: How to Shoot Macro Photography of Insects
www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DcGEW2qayCFI&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1702675493697805&usg=AOvVaw3QFwMsZ71C5cTjtlkhhBdU
Shooting Topic: Composition
Bulletin Board Reminder: Foto Fest 2nd and 3rd Place Winners
Refreshments: Beth & Rich Patrick
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August 24, 2024
Time: 9:30 AM
Program: Wildlife/Bird Photography
Presenter: Roni Leatherman
Video Tips Topic: 7 Ways to Improve Your Outdoor Photography
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gB1-qLm22Bs
Shooting Topic: Macro or Insects
Bulletin Board Reminder: Jenn Case
Refreshments: Jenn Case_
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September 28, 2024
Time: 9:30 AM
Program: Antarctica
Shirley Weyrauch traveled to Antarctica in January 2024 and will be sharing her experience for the September 28th program. While she has enough stories and photos to bore you for hours, she’s whittled it down to a manageable presentation. If you’re curious about our seventh continent, come and hear what she discovered on her expedition.
Presenter: Shirley Wayrauch
Shirley has been dabbling in photography most of her life, but took it up as a serious hobby in 2012. She enjoys travel and combines her photography with writing.
Video Tips Topic: Winter Photography Tips
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbseCeD87Hg
Shooting Topic: Impact
Bulletin Board Reminder: ____________________
Refreshments: Shirley Wayrauch
===============================================
October 26, 2023
Time: 9:30 AM
Program: Adding Impact to Your Photography
Presenter: Kolman Rosenburg
Video Tips Topic: 3 Tips tp Instantly Up Your Photo Game
www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DVIDqy3SXZG8&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1702674432160573&usg=AOvVaw1xGkWYROG9V1DaDbUfenr9
Shooting Topic: Water
Bulletin Board Reminder: _________________
Refreshments: Sarah Curtis
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November 23, 2024
Time: 9:30 AM
Program: ??????
Presenter: Jack Perry
Video Tips Topic: Water Droplets
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VK26zV9SNaM
Shooting Topic: Wildlife or Birds
Bulletin Board Reminder:
Refreshments:
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Holiday Party
December 14, 2024 (Note: this is the 3rd Saturday of the month)
Time: 9:30 a.m.
The Holiday Party will be held at the Amish Door Restaurant in Wilmot on Saturday, December 16, starting at 9:30 a.m.
Because the restaurant will not be open then, we will enter the building from a side door.
Time: You may want to arrive after 9:00 a.m., and we will begin our program at 9:30 a.m. after a welcome and announcements from our new President.
Note: Breakfast will not be available, but coffee will be available during the meeting.
We will end the program when the restaurant opens for lunch at 11:00 a.m.
We hope everyone will stay and order lunch and socialize together.
Please Note: Individuals are responsible for their meals and tip.
Video Tips Topic: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjWKlt152B0
Program: All Member Show
Note: Members are encouraged to bring photos (award winners, vacation, favorites) or a short multi-media presentation to share (approx. 3 - 6 minutes).
Please have your presentation/photos in a folder titled with your name and stored on a flash drive. Please present those to the projectionist when you come, to be downloaded to the club computer.
Shooting Topic: No shooting topic this month
Bulletin Board Reminder: ______________________
Note: Feel free to bring your spouse, family, or friend.
===============================================
Annual Nature Photo Club Membership:
Your Nature Photo Club Membership runs from January through December. We will be collecting the 2024 dues in January. The dues are now $10.00 for an individual membership and $20.00 for a family membership. If paying by check, please make them out to TWC Nature Photo Club.
Just a reminder, your membership with the Wilderness Center must also be up to date.
We will need your TWC Membership renewal date.
Time: 9:30 AM
Program: "The Heart of the Photograph" Video Presentation
Presenter: David DuChemin/Shirley Weyrauch
Video Tips Topic:
Conservation & Passionate Storytelling
www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DBn1qvCvYP14&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1702674125457594&usg=AOvVaw3e0azMrJakw4diUH7FlB6a
Shooting Topic: Cold
Bulletin Board Reminder:
Refreshments: Anh Burrowes
===============================================
February 24, 2024
Time: 9:30 AM
Program -- Photography Basics
Dan Lux and Rich Patrick will show several short videos by Wildlife and Nature photographer Simon d'Entremont that cover basic photography concepts. These videos will be used to initiate discussion about each concept and other basics of general photography.
Dan Lux — After a 30 year hiatus from photography Dan got a digital camera and has since become an avid photographer. He is a 6 year member of TWCNPC. He’s won numerous awards in local photo competitions.
Richard Patrick discovered his second passion after retiring from a 35 year career as a music educator and high school band director. He learned through reading, videos, and workshops with top rated nature photographers. He continues to learn to improve his craft and has earned many awards for his work submitted to competitions in the Smoky Mountain Nature Photography Summit, the Huston-Brumbaugh Nature Center, and our own TWC Foto Fest.
Shooting Topic - Storytelling
Video Link for February’s Shooting Topic (Storytelling in Photography with Paul Nicklen on YouTube)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bn1qvCvYP14
Bulletin Board - Jennifer Case
Refreshments - Cathy Fenstermaker
Foto Fest — A number of people have volunteered to work on our Foto Fest committee. If you are able, plan to stay a few minutes after our meeting February 24th to begin organizing. We need to do some basic planning and publicity to get the word out to the public.
===============================================
March 23, 2024
Time: 9:30 AM
Program: Getting Yourself Out of Auto and Into Manual
Presenter: Shellyn Leeper
Video Tips Topic: How to Pick the Best Aperture, Shutter Speed and ISO Settings
www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DrLFpQbRWgJE&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1702674125458325&usg=AOvVaw1yK5rJEK8qTnsN8Mnry2nt
Shooting Topic: Creative Use of Aperture, Shutter Speed, or ISO
Bulletin Board Reminder: Doug Perry
Refreshments: Jennifer Case
===============================================
April 27, 2024
Time: 9:30 AM
Program: Critiquing Workshop
Presenter: Jerry Jelinek
Note: The Critiquing Workshop with Jerry Jelinek has been changed because of a family emergency.
Instead the May program has been moved to the April Meeting.
Presenter: Paul Keske and Jenn Cass
Program: Composition and Preparation/Matting of Photos for Competition
Paul Keske will cover Composition and Jenn Case will lead a discussion on different methods of matting and preparing photos for contests. This will be an open forum for us all to share our methods, supplies, sources, etc. with each other.
If you have any already matted photos or matting supplies handy, please bring them with you to the meeting. It would be very nice for us all to share ideas and have examples to show. Also, If you have any links to your supplies that you would be willing to share with me ahead of the meeting, please send them to Jenn Case [email protected] and she will collect them to share a comprehensive list with the group.
Video Tips Topic: Wildlife Photography Competition Tips
www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DsfukbtEOR14&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1702674125458995&usg=AOvVaw22wJ47-0jsnSzYhkMG3TFU
Shooting Topic: Photos Shot in Manual Mode
Bulletin Board Reminder: Jack Perry
Refreshments: James Dawson
===============================================
May 18, 2024
Time: 9:30 AM
Program: Photographing Wild Orchids
Presenter: David Longfellow
My father gave me my first camera when I was a boy, and I've been interested in photography ever since. My interest in photographing wildflowers began when I lived in Texas, and I admired the spring flowers in the Hill Country around Austin. Now I have images of nearly 900 species of wildflowers in my Lightroom catalog. I'm always on the lookout for a flower that I haven't yet photographed. In addition to nature and landscape photography, I've become increasingly involved in other types of photography, from events to portraits to architecture. I read a good bit about the history of photography, especially mid-20th-century masters of B&W images.
Video Tips Topic: Top Tips for Pecha Kucha Presenters
www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3D5df7XtyvDb4&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1702674125459645&usg=AOvVaw1rV62M-HhtN_VUFvN_zdqJ
Shooting Topic: Photos that have Placed in competition
Bulletin Board Reminder: Dan Lux
Refreshments: Dan Lux
===============================================
For Foto Fest details, see the Foto Fest Section on this site.
Foto Fest Take-in
Friday, May 17, 2024
Where: TWC Conference Room
?:00 - 4:00 PM
Saturday, May 18, 2024
Where: TWC Conference Room
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
===================-
Foto Fest Set-up
Friday, May 31, 2024
Where: TWC Trillium Room
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
===================-
Foto Fest Exhibition
Saturday, June 1
Where: TWC Trillium Room
9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Sunday, June 2
Where: TWC Trillium Room
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
====================
Foto Fest Tear Down
Tuesday, June 4, 2024
Time: 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Where: TWC Trillium Room
====================
Foto Fest Awards
Saturday, June 22, 2024
Time: 9:30 AM
Where: TWC Trillium Room
Bulletin Board: Shirley Wayrauch
==============================================
July 27, 2024
Time: 9:30 AM
Program: Pecha Kucha Talks
What is a Pecha Kucha Talk
What is a Pecha Kucha Talk
A Pecha Kucha presentation has a theme and is in a format that uses 20 slides or images that are displayed for 20 seconds each. The slides will move automatically as the presenter is speaking. That keeps a total presentation to just 6 minutes and 40 seconds.The special challenge is synchronizing the two components. This format ensures that the speaker is concise, keeps the presentation moving and get through all of their content.
Here’s a link to a YouTube video to explain the process. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5df7XtyvDb4
Presenters:
Anh & George Burrowes
Jenn Case
Hannah Mason
Doug Perry
Byron Berger
Bryan Leaman
Jack Perry
Larry Shirer
Bill Roloff
Video Tips Topic: How to Shoot Macro Photography of Insects
www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DcGEW2qayCFI&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1702675493697805&usg=AOvVaw3QFwMsZ71C5cTjtlkhhBdU
Shooting Topic: Composition
Bulletin Board Reminder: Foto Fest 2nd and 3rd Place Winners
Refreshments: Beth & Rich Patrick
===============================================
August 24, 2024
Time: 9:30 AM
Program: Wildlife/Bird Photography
Presenter: Roni Leatherman
Video Tips Topic: 7 Ways to Improve Your Outdoor Photography
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gB1-qLm22Bs
Shooting Topic: Macro or Insects
Bulletin Board Reminder: Jenn Case
Refreshments: Jenn Case_
===============================================
September 28, 2024
Time: 9:30 AM
Program: Antarctica
Shirley Weyrauch traveled to Antarctica in January 2024 and will be sharing her experience for the September 28th program. While she has enough stories and photos to bore you for hours, she’s whittled it down to a manageable presentation. If you’re curious about our seventh continent, come and hear what she discovered on her expedition.
Presenter: Shirley Wayrauch
Shirley has been dabbling in photography most of her life, but took it up as a serious hobby in 2012. She enjoys travel and combines her photography with writing.
Video Tips Topic: Winter Photography Tips
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbseCeD87Hg
Shooting Topic: Impact
Bulletin Board Reminder: ____________________
Refreshments: Shirley Wayrauch
===============================================
October 26, 2023
Time: 9:30 AM
Program: Adding Impact to Your Photography
Presenter: Kolman Rosenburg
Video Tips Topic: 3 Tips tp Instantly Up Your Photo Game
www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DVIDqy3SXZG8&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1702674432160573&usg=AOvVaw1xGkWYROG9V1DaDbUfenr9
Shooting Topic: Water
Bulletin Board Reminder: _________________
Refreshments: Sarah Curtis
===============================================
November 23, 2024
Time: 9:30 AM
Program: ??????
Presenter: Jack Perry
Video Tips Topic: Water Droplets
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VK26zV9SNaM
Shooting Topic: Wildlife or Birds
Bulletin Board Reminder:
Refreshments:
===============================================
Holiday Party
December 14, 2024 (Note: this is the 3rd Saturday of the month)
Time: 9:30 a.m.
The Holiday Party will be held at the Amish Door Restaurant in Wilmot on Saturday, December 16, starting at 9:30 a.m.
Because the restaurant will not be open then, we will enter the building from a side door.
Time: You may want to arrive after 9:00 a.m., and we will begin our program at 9:30 a.m. after a welcome and announcements from our new President.
Note: Breakfast will not be available, but coffee will be available during the meeting.
We will end the program when the restaurant opens for lunch at 11:00 a.m.
We hope everyone will stay and order lunch and socialize together.
Please Note: Individuals are responsible for their meals and tip.
Video Tips Topic: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjWKlt152B0
Program: All Member Show
Note: Members are encouraged to bring photos (award winners, vacation, favorites) or a short multi-media presentation to share (approx. 3 - 6 minutes).
Please have your presentation/photos in a folder titled with your name and stored on a flash drive. Please present those to the projectionist when you come, to be downloaded to the club computer.
Shooting Topic: No shooting topic this month
Bulletin Board Reminder: ______________________
Note: Feel free to bring your spouse, family, or friend.
===============================================
Annual Nature Photo Club Membership:
Your Nature Photo Club Membership runs from January through December. We will be collecting the 2024 dues in January. The dues are now $10.00 for an individual membership and $20.00 for a family membership. If paying by check, please make them out to TWC Nature Photo Club.
Just a reminder, your membership with the Wilderness Center must also be up to date.
We will need your TWC Membership renewal date.
