May Meeting

The May meeting of the Mid-Michigan Photography Club is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at the First Presbyterian Church, 510 W Ottawa St, Lansing, MI. Don’t miss our meeting with special Guest Speaker Greg Smith. Greg is always a feast of information for those who love trekking and tracking our fine Michigan feathered friends. If you don’t love birding, you might change your mind after seeing Greg.

Field Trip

A big thanks to Jim Leary for his talk on macro photography at the April MMPC meeting. The notes from Jim’s talk are at http://mmphotoclub.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/NOTES-FOR-MACRO-WORKSHOP.pdf. As a follow-up, MMPC is planning a field trip to photograph wildflowers:

• Harris Nature Center
• 3998 Van Atta Rd, Okemos, MI (Note construction on Jolly Road)
• Saturday, April 28, 2018 at 9:00 a.m.

MMPC Photo Challenge

Thanks to all who have contributed to the MMPC Photo Challenge. A reminder that the April theme is Reflections. The May theme will be Symmetrical. Galleries of the photos are on the web site at http://mmphotoclub.net/monthly-challenge/. The March photos will be added at the end of the month. If you do not use the Facebook group, send your entry by email to mmpclansing@gmail.com so that we can post it to the Facebook page. Discussion of the photos, beyond simply liking the picture, is encouraged.

Big Cookie

The June Big Cookie theme will be Buildings.

April Meeting

A big thanks to Jim Leary fir his talk on macro photography at the April MMPC meeting. The notes from Jim’s talk are at http://mmphotoclub.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/NOTES-FOR-MACRO-WORKSHOP.pdf. As a follow-up, MMPC is planning a field trip to photograph wildflowers:

• Harris Nature Center
• 3998 Van Atta Rd, Okemos, MI (Note construction on Jolly Road)
• Saturday, April 28, 2018 at 9:00 a.m.

Gallery Show Planning

The annual MMPC Gallery Show will be held again at the Riverview Church – Holt Venue. The dates will be November 17, 2018 – January 27, 2019. All MMPC members are encouraged to enter. The pricing to enter will be $10 for up to two images.

Fall Field Trip Planning

MMPC is planning an Upper Peninsula Waterfalls Weekend during the weekend of October 12, 2018. A trip to the Big Sable Lighthouse is being planned for January or February 2019.

Big Cookie

Congratulations to Randy Eberbach, Judge’s Choice and Arlene Allan People’s Choice for their March winning entries with the theme of Funny. Those images are now in the gallery at http://mmphotoclub.net/competitionbig-cookie/. The theme for the next Big Cookie competition in June 2018, is Buildings.

MMPC Photo Challenge

Thanks to all who have contributed to the MMPC Photo Challenge. A reminder that the April theme is Reflections. A gallery of the photos is on the web site at http://mmphotoclub.net/monthly-challenge/. If you do not use the Facebook group, send your entry by email to mmpclansing@gmail.com so that we can post it to the Facebook page. Discussion of the photos, beyond simply liking the picture, is encouraged. Members who post in all 12 months of 2018 will be entered for a gift card drawing at the end of the year. Upcoming themes for the photo challenge are:

• April – reflections
• May – symmetrical
• June – shadows
• July – Fairs and Festivals
• August – stairs and steps

May Meeting

The May meeting of the Mid-Michigan Photography Club is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at the First Presbyterian Church, 510 W Ottawa St, Lansing, MI. Greg Smith will present on birding.