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.