To renew
your membership for 2018, you can go to our
website and use the PayPal button or pay in
January at our meeting. Everyone will
need to fill out a new application form, so
the Club will have up to date information. We
will have forms at the January
Meeting.
If you joined after
October 1, 2017, you membership expires December
31,
2018.
Thank
you to all the club members who have given up
their time during this busy time of the year to
help cover events for the club and the City of
Oviedo. We've already covered a number of
events in December including Brass Band
Concerts, the Oviedo Tree Lighting, Santa
Portraits and Snow Mountain. At these
events, in addition to taking photos, we get to
meet members of the community and talk to them.
They are so appreciative of what we do and
being able to share our photos with their
friends and families. I've met so many
interesting people and learned a few things
about photography in all kinds of conditions.
I've also learned by talking to the
people I've photographed about everything from
German dancing, to why an organist wears special
shoes, to the history of Oviedo and many other
things.
There
are still events to photograph and things to
learn this year so please come out and join
us.
Susan
Dinner
& Star Photography Field Trip - December
18
We will be going to the Black Hammock Fish
Camp for dinner then head
to a nearby member's home with a large paved
area for us to set up on and shoot the
stars. There will be a new moon that
night.
Be sure to
bring your camera, wide angle or fisheye lens,
tripod, and a shutter release if you have one.
If you don't you can use the timer on your
camera. Also a flashlight, a light colored
blanket or towel to put your equipment on to
find it easily in the dark, and a lawn chair are
recommended. There will be at least one
extra tripod if you need to borrow one. We
may also play around with light painting
portraits if there's time.
A
few tips for shooting stars...
-Use
manual focus
-Set
white balance to daylight or between 2800-5000
(adjust accordingly)
-Good manual starting
point
ISO
1600-2500
f2.8-3.5 (lowest
setting for your lens)
15-25 second
exposure
-To
brighten the sky, raise the
ISO
You
may also want to Google 'night photography tips'
for your particular camera to find manual
settings as a starting
point.
The
Nutcracker
Brass
Band of Central Florida Concerts
City
of Oviedo Tree Lighting
Sponsors &
Information
(407)841-1485
You can see
photos taken at our Volunteer Events in Oviedo,
our Field Trips and many other locations by our
members in our photo galleries on ZENFOLIO.COM.
In
addition to selling photography equipment and
hobby supplies, they also
hold in-store photo classes,
including Basic Digital SLR Class and How To Use
Your Point & Shoot Camera. Classes are
being held Fridays and Saturdays. Call
them for
more information and to
register.
Show your club spirit by adding our
club logo to your shirts, hats or bags.
You can order shirts and other items
in several
styles and colors from Atticus Printing or bring
in something you already have and they can
embroider the club logo on it for a small
fee.
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