ANNUAL BANQUET: January 24 from 6 to 9 pm at Bubba’s in the Farmers’ Market in Virginia Beach. Advance registration required. We now have almost 70 people signed up! Don’t miss out on this. For more information and to register, see 2009 Award's Banquet here: http://vabeachphotoclub.org/BanquetRegistration. Registration is CLOSED! We filled it up!
FEBRUARY MEMBERSHIP MEETING: Feb 3 at 7:30. Program: TBD. Competition Winners Q&A Session. Monthly Competition Topic: Sunrises/Sunsets.
CABLE RELEASE: Susan is back and the next Cable Release will be out before the banquet. Due to it being so late, we will combine the January and February issues.
ONLINE COMPETITION: The online competition is currently voting on the photos that were uploaded this month. If you want to vote on the images (all members are able to vote--you don't have to upload pictures to be able to vote), then go to the Online Competition here: http://vabeachphotoclub.org/OnlineCompetition. You have until Jan 17 at 10:00 to submit your votes.
CLUB WEBSITE QUESTIONS: Do you have questions about features on the Club website? If so, now is the time to ask your questions as Skip Morrow and Mike Zitek will be doing a demo on the website’s features at the next membership meeting during the breaks and before and after the meeting. Help them address issues and features that you want to learn about by submitting your questions in advance by posting them here: http://vabeachphotoclub.org/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=
Cherry Blossom Fest & Washington DC Trip: A group is planning an overnight trip to Washington, DC on March 28-29 for the annual Cherry Blossom Festival. Other activities may include a night shoot in the city and the DC Zoo. Go to Cherry Blossom Fest ‘09 in the Forums. http://vabeachphotoclub.org/
STROBIST FOCUS GROUP is in jeopardy and may not be able to continue unless we get members that are willing to step up and teach some months. Brian is not able to do this any more due to other commitments. So we need also someone who can be overall in charge of the group. Finally, we need a location where we can meet. Unless all of this is resolved, this focus group unfortunately may have to end. See the discussion thread here. http://vabeachphotoclub.org/
FIELD TRIP IDEAS: If you have an idea for a Club field trip, please be sure to share it at Make a Suggestion: Field Trips ’09 in the Forums here: http://vabeachphotoclub.org/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=947&st=0&sk=t&sd=a
INFRARED PRESENTATION: Many thanks to Joe Bullinger for his excellent presentation at the January membership meeting on infrared photography. Joe has posted links to resources on infrared photography at Infrared Presentation Links in the Forum here: http://vabeachphotoclub.org/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=971&start=0&st=0&sk=t&sd=a
PICTURE PALS: Club members continue to post interesting images both in their personal galleries and in the Forums. See some of them at the following links:
a) Dog food + Birdseed + Pond = Some great bird shots by Roy Widgeon http://vabeachphotoclub.org/
b) Downtown Norfolk!!! and others at Club Photoshoot 12-28-08 http://vabeachphotoclub.org/
http://vabeachphotoclub.org/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=942
c) Cemeteries and statues Shots by Joe Sleeper and Halie Hovenga http://vabeachphotoclub.org/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=906&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=19
d) Photoshop Facial merging practice by Jerald Seely http://vabeachphotoclub.org/
UPDATE YOUR EMAIL: Is your email address current? If you did not receive this edition of the “Compact Flash” by email and see it only on the home page of the Club website, chances are we don’t have an accurate email address for you. Please update your email address by sending an email to webmaster@vabeachphotoclub.org.
JURIED PHOTO EXHIBIT: The Suffolk Museum is holding its 25th Annual Juried Photography Exhibit from Mar 7 to April 24. Deadline for submission is March 1st. For more information, go to Suffolk Museum 25th Annual Juried Exhibit in the Forums. http://vabeachphotoclub.org/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=975
IMAGES OF FAITH EXHIBIT: The first deadline for image submission is Jan 31st. See the blog posting for more details. http://vabeachphotoclub.org/node/150
MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL: Don't forget, ALL members must renew their membership in January, even if you just joined in the middle of last year. You may renew your membership online at http://vabeachphotoclub.org/Registration
That's all for this issue. I'd like to make a pitch one more time for the banquet. This is really going to be a great time and will set the stage for an incredible year. You won't want to miss it.