At the conclusion of the project (June at the latest), the Foundation will host a reception for the photographers and guests to view the images as they are displayed in the beautiful, gallery like setting.

Town coordinators are:

Brooklyn and Woodstock – Lori Labrecque

Eastford and Union – Suzanne Buell

Killingly and Sterling – Jeff Graley

Putnam – Jim Cutler

Plainfield – Diane LeBlanc

Hampton – Marcia Kilpatrick

Pomfret – Leslie Atsales

Thompson – Charlie Perry

Any club member is invited and encouraged to contact any one or more of the coordinators to go out and photograph with them.  Photography reflects our vision of  a place, scene or object.   Lend your vision to the project!!

Some housekeeping notes during the meeting portion of the evening:

• NECCC Fall Print competition was held Nov 4th….we should have the results  soon.

• NECCC Fall Digital competition…entries were sent for the Nov 18th judging in Framingham, MA. Here is the address of Boston West Photography Club if you are interested in attending the judging… Marist House, 518 Pleasant St., Framingham at 7:30 pm. The following club members have images in that competition:  Harriett Cotnoir, Lois Latraverse, Bill Marchand, Marcia Kilpatrick, Chris Atsales, Lori Labrecque and Jim Cutler.   These entries were selected on October 30th by the attendees at the selection meeting. (Remember that all club members are invited and encouraged to attend QVPC selection meetings.  We welcome varied and open opinions and we all wear thick skin for these events so you are free to share your constructive views.

• We urged members to view Carol Dunn’s website, www.caroldunnart.com, to view her many talents as an artist, photograher, printer, etc.   We are looking forward to her program on November 17th.

• Themes for December’s competition are Harvest and Festival.

• Our next selection night for the Winter Print and Digital competitions will be held in early January….a date to be announced.   Also, prior to that meeting, there will be an officer’s meeting.

This is our first digital only competition.  The categories are Color Digital, Black and White Digital,  Creative Digital and Theme.  The themes this month are attitude and camera. As usual in print competitions, you may enter 2 images in each category.

For further information or questions, contact us at info@quinebaugvalleyphoto.com.

Some basic macro facts:

• When using your macro lens remember the larger the magnification, the less depth of field (DOF) you will have.

• By increasing your f stop you  increase your DOF BUT each increase in f stop  doubles your shutter speed requirement.

• Use a tripod, cable release and mirror lock up to achieve sharpness.  Another helpful tool is a focusing rail which allows you to move the camera up to 12″ forward and back without moving the tripod.  Focusing rails come in various styles and price ranges.

• Increase external light by using reflectors, lamps, ringlight

• Macro lenses have a short minimum focusing distance meaning the distance from the front of the lens to the subject.   For example a 50mm macro lens focuses 1.6 inches from the subject, a 105mm lens 4.7 inches and a 180mm lens 9.1.  So you can see that the higher mm lens allows you to be further from your subject.

• You can multiply the focal length by adding a teleconverter.  This allows you to also increase your distance from the subject and the reproduction ratio.  However,  you lose 2 f stops of light.

These are just some of the highlights of Thursday night’s program.  Any club member may request to borrow the powerpoint presentation for review.  Contact:  Lois Latraverse

The evening ended a little past 9:15.

Quick Addition: See Dang Photo for some awesome macro images. Tom is a good friend, a superb photographer and has forgotten more stuff than most of us will ever learn. He has a good forum where friendly people answer all questions. (Edit: Karen Leaf)

Reproduction Ration=focal length of lens ∕ amount of extension

Our program chairs have been working hard to provide interesting events during the coming year.  They welcome your feedback in the form of constructive suggestions and/or your appreciation for a job well done.  And, needless to say, we hope you will participate in as many competitions, programs and field trips as your schedule will allow.  The success of any club is measured by the support of its members!

The officer’s meeting started at 5:30 pm. All officers with the exception of Victor Boomer, were present.

Items on the Agenda:
Digital Projector: Decision to get a price from Photo Connection on the Canon LV-7265. The Epson 77c is no longer available. It’s been replaced by the Epson 78 but that projector has less to offer than the Canon. Once we have the price we will present the option to purchase to the club members. Status: Waiting for price from Victor

Next NECCC Selection Date: December 14th, 5:00 pm at 64 Island Road, Dayville. Discussion about continuing to enter slide division. Must complete this year because we entered in the fall competition but may not enter slide competitions next year.

Christmas Program: Planning on receiving a DVD slideshow of the Ocean State International entries by the 3rd week of December. Need a backup in case the slideshow is not complete. Discussed talking to Ron Tillen of Thompson to have him available to show his Arctic trip. He presented it at the Audubon in October.

February Overnight Trip: Chris has been in touch with Quality Inn in Quechee, VT. He is waiting for a call back with a group rate.

Calibration Software: There was some discussion on purchasing calibration software (ColorMunki was the brand) for the projector. ColorMunki was suggested because it can be used on monitors, printers and projectors.
Spyder3 Elite can calibrate monitors and projectors…no mention of printers. Software is quite a bit cheaper than ColorMonki. More research is needed before purchasing any calibration software.

December 7th Day trip to Stockbridge, MA: Will offer group trip to the Norman Rockwell Christmas. Those wishing to car pool can meet at the Putnam DMV parking lot. More details at December meeting.

Under NEW BUSINESS Laura Vear stated that she is having trouble securing judges for our competition nights. Officers shared names for her to contact.

Regular Club Meeting
Started at 7:00 pm
22 members present
1 visitor, Seneca Hauene

Bob Fedder of South East Camera Club was our judge.

Winners were:

Class A: Lori LaBrecque, Mormon Barn Sunrise 1st
Harriett Cotnoir, Fritillary 2nd
Ellen Marchand, Tricolor 3rd
Ed Savoie, Garden Special HM

Class B: Armand Latraverse, Here Is Looking at You 1st
Wayne Kilpatrick, In the Weeds 2nd
Christy Atsales, Redtail Hawk #1 3rd
Christy Atsales, Scott Duncan #1 HM

B & W Sue Buell, Mormon Wheel Circa 1870 1st
Laura Vear, Hero Worship 2nd
Marcia Kilpatrick, ’36 Hupmobile 3rd
Ed Savoie, Early Morning Sun HM

Creative Lori Labrecque, Aspen Glow 1st
Laura Vear, Sisters 2nd
Lois Latraverse, Boston Harbor 3rd
Laura Vear, Wild Iris HMj

Slides Marcia Kilpatrick, Thistle 1st
Sue Buell, Autumn’s Gold 2nd
Bill Marchand, Deer #2 3rd
Marcia Kilpatrick, Fall in the Marsh HM

Snapshots Ed Savoie, Old Timer 1st
Harriett Cotnoir, Swallowtail on Coneflower 2nd
Harriett Cotnoir, Lace Against the Sky 3rd
Wayne Kilpatrick, Model A HM

Theme Silhouette – Ed Savoir

Meeting adjourned at 8:50 pm.