Paul Michael Kane: Unseen Sussex County.
Paul did a great job of introducing the club to the many old structures and areas of Sussex County during his presentation last night. St. Paul's Abby and __________were among the sites we visited. It is always good to have Paul Michael Kane at an SCC event. His comments and photographic knowledge are invaluable.
Judy Hancock: At the March 13,2024 meeting of the SCC, Judy enthralled SCC members as she reviewed key aspects of minimalist photography – simplicity, negative space, and limiting the photo to one subject. She shared her wonderful photos us and discussed how she achieves the minimalist effect. Judy is located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Jackie Dickert, local photographer, gave critiques on photos submitted by SCC Members for the Creativity Photoshare. Members submitted almost 80 photos of various types of creative photography, such as ICM, blurs and Photoshop editing. It was a fun and informative evening.
Scott Keys, noted bird and wildlife photographer, spoke on his photographic styles and techniques as applied to nature and bird photography at the February 7 meeting. Scott covered settings, light, perspective and the inclusion of habitats. His beautiful photos were wonderful to see.
Clarke Warren: thank you to Clarke Warren for organizing his presentation for "The Photographers Eye" on January 24. Clarke interviewed three photographers, Arik Gorban, Subhra Bhattacharya and Nancy Madacsi on their photography and thoughts on how to accomplish what they wanted to achieve. It was a great evening.
Cole Thompson, renowned black and white photographer gave an excellent presentation on "Why Black & White Photography?" on November 29, 2023. Cole's message was to follow your vision and his work exhibited a unique perspective on the world. The presentation was very well received by SCC Members and visitors.
Jackie Dickert presented Pathway to Creativity at the September 27 club meeting. Jackie shared her excellent photos and discussed how she obtained these shots. Jackie will return to do a critique of member photos at the Creativity photo share early next year.
Michael Tracy Speaks to Club: Thank you to Michael for his excellent presentation on his work for the NJ Wildlife Conservation Corp at our first meeting of the new year. Mike helps the NJ DEP Fish and Wildlife Division track endangered dragonfly species. Mike shared his many wonderful photos of the dragonflies, butterflies and other animals he encounters in his daily walks.
Recent Outings:
Sandy Hook
Peter Rathjens lead another outing to Sandy Hook on Saturday, February 25th to shoot the seals, the wonderful old buildings and just share the interesting photo opportunities at Sandy Hook. It was a cold day, but everyone had a great time!
Photo by Peter Rathjen's camera.
Waterloo Village Outing
Peter Rathjens lead a fun informative outing to Waterloo Village in Stanhope New Jersey on March 5, 2024. Approximately 30 members and their guests joined us on a beautiful afternoon to take photos for the photography challenge and to learn about long exposure photography. Waterloo Village is a historical site along the former Morris Canal. Old Buildings, the Muscenetcong River and many old artifacts allowed members to take photos of the Photography Challenge: rust, reflections, woodgrain and waterflow.
The photos taken by the members will be shown at a future meeting.
Thank you Pete for a great outing!
Willowwood Arboretum
Everyone had a great time at the Willowwood Arboretum in Far Hills NJ this morning. There were 10 Seward Johnson Sculptures to view and photograph scattered throughout the garden. Morris County Parks welcomed our group and even reserved parking for us. Thanks to Peter Rathjens for organizing!
Photos by Peter Rathgens
Night Blue Hour Outing in Sparta NJ.
Everyone had a great time on a perfect evening in Sparta learning to take photos during the blue hour right after sunset. Arik Gorban did a great job of showing us what and how to photograph at this special time of day. Arik shared several of his photos-see Galleries: Photos from Special Sessions and Outings. Member photos will be on the uploaded to the galleries section of the website next week.
Thanks to Arik Gorban for sharing his time and expertise with the club.
Photos by Virginia Kolstad