October 2024 MMPC Meeting

The October MMPC meeting will be held on Wednesday October 2, 2024, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church 510 W. Ottawa St. Lansing, MI 49833. This will be a business meeting. The discussion topic will be Focus and Autofocus. We will NOT have a presenter. We are asking club members to bring a tip to share about focus and autofocus, including cases where autofocus may not work. What do you do to get a sharp image?

Save The Dates – Upcoming MMPC Meetings

The Mid-Michigan Photography Club planned meeting dates include:

• Wednesday October 2, 2024 – Annual Elections – First Presbyterian Church 510 W. Ottawa St. Lansing, MI 49833
• Wednesday November 6, 2024 – One Photo Per Hour – First Presbyterian Church 510 W. Ottawa St. Lansing, MI 49833
• Wednesday December 4, 2024 – Holiday Dinner – First Presbyterian Church 510 W. Ottawa St. Lansing, MI 49833
• Wednesday January 8, 2024 – Annual Clinic – First Presbyterian Church 510 W. Ottawa St. Lansing, MI 49833

Big Cookie

Congratulations to Sunny Nayak Peoples Choice and Glenn S. Dunn Judges Choice for the September 2024 Big Cookie friendly photo competition with the theme Carnivals, Festivals, and Fairs. The theme for the next big cookie is “Action.” Members are encouraged to bring a digital image for the Big Cookie competition at the December 2024 meeting.

MMPC Annual Dues

The Mid-Michigan Photography Club collects dues annually, for the year beginning in September. The cost of being a club member will be $25 for the 2024-25 year. If you need to pay MMPC dues, send payments to:  Mid-Michigan Photography Club, PO Box 10045, Lansing, MI 48901.

Silver Bells in the City

MMPC members will gather to photograph the Silver Bells Electric Light Parade on Friday November 22, 2024. We will meet at the corner of Michigan and Grand in downtown Lansing at 5:30 p.m. The photographic challenge is to capture the lighting on vehicles and on members of the marching bands. The event concludes with Fireworks and a Drone Show.

1225 North Pole Express Field Trip – Saturday December 7, 2024

MMPC will sponsor a field trip to photograph the North Pole Express on Saturday, December 7, 2024. We will meet at the Burger King near the Perry exit on I-69 at 8:30 a.m. This meeting time will allow for photography of the train before it leaves Owosso.

MMPC Logo Clothing

MMPC clothing items are available to order. You can specify a hoodie as a pullover or zip-up or you can order a t-shirt. You can bring your order form to an MMPC meeting or you can send your order form to the address on the form. Delivery will be at a future MMPC meeting.

A limited number of club emblem patches are available for $15 each. The patches are 3½ inches square, embroidered, three color patches on heavy white cloth. See Glenn Dunn if you are interested.

MMPC Monthly Photo Challenge

Thanks to all who have contributed to the MMPC Photo Challenge. The September theme is Sculptures and Statues with the suggested technique of Perspective. It is great to see the submissions on the Facebook page. 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. Constructive discussion of the photos, beyond simply liking the picture, is encouraged. The current and upcoming monthly themes for the photo challenge are:

• September 2024 – Sculptures and Statues – (Perspective suggested Technique)
• October 2024 – Leaves

The following list contains events that may be of interest to photographers: