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Welcome to The Woodlands Photography Club. We are a group of people who love photography.

From amateur to professional - film to digital - and beyond.

We come together to learn and share from each other and to have FUN!

President's Note

Serving as your club president for the past 8 plus months has been a rewarding and interesting experience and I hope you have enjoyed the great work of the entire Board in keeping the club active. If you have an interest in participating on the Board next year, please contact me or any of the Board members. We still need a few more volunteers to fill positions for the 2011 Board and would be happy to discuss those opportunities with you.

The club had another interesting and fun month in August despite the continuing hot summer sun. Doug Wilson’s Digital Photography 101 workshop was a big success with about 30 participants and a wonderful learning experience. The Waterway photo walk following the workshop was fun for the hardy group that endured the heat. Club members also had a great time meeting and sharing techniques to photograph the beautiful butterflies at the HMNS Cockrell Butterfly Exhibit.

We are looking for a September field trip idea – preferably indoors! If you have any suggestions, please contact me or Doug Wilson through the links on our website. Keep shooting! The Fall Photo Contest is just a month away!

Fall Contest

The categories for our upcoming fall photo contest are as follows:

1. Open - this is the only category that can be digitally altered
2. Nature – Birds (no captive animals allowed)
3. Black & White – People (no sepia or monotone)
4. Technique - Macro
5. The Color Yellow
6. Pets – New members only (joined for first time in 2009 or 2010)

Also, please note the submission rules as defined here.

Spring Contest

Contest critiques are one of my favorite events with the Woodlands Photography Club. New ideas and techniques always seem to present themselves in discussion. It is no surprise that I eagerly headed to the club meeting this March. It was the Spring Contest award presentation and critique.

"Spring, Texas" by Tom Skeen

The entries were of high quality and selecting the winning images was not an easy task.

Many thanks to Cliff Roe and Valerie Yaklin-Brown for taking time to judge our entries. Most of Cliff's involvement with photography has been from the commercial perspective, while Valerie approaches the discipline from the fine art point of view. It was an excellent combination.

Thanks to all the members who chose to share their work in the contest. Each photograph is a statement by the artist - and more importantly - a statement about the artist.

2010 WPC Spring Contest Awards

Best of Show
"Spring, Texas" by Tom Skeen

Member's Choice
"Spring, Texas" by Tom Skeen

"Night in shantytown" by Ansel Arnold

"Ready to Go" by Don Rueter

"Grass on the Creek " by Dot Mullinax

September Meeting:

Time and location:
September 13th,  6:30-8:00 pm
South Montgomery County Community Center
2235 Lake Robbins Road

Ted Washington has been doing architectural and other types of photography in The Woodlands and throughout Houston for many years. Join us in September when Ted will be sharing his experiences and helping us understand how to take better architectural photos.

August Meeting:

Many thanks to Matthew White for his presentation at the August meeting on traveling with camera gear. He has obviously learned a lot about packing gear and successfully navigating airport security and airline policies to reach his many destinations with his gear in hand and undamaged. He was very good at passing on his tips and generated a lot of interest from the members.

The winner of the August mini-contest on the subject of things with wheels was Derrick Bryant with his image shown below.

July Meeting:

Alan Murphy presented various techniques on photographing birds at July's meeting. His cd-book, A Guide to Songbird Set-Up Photography, is available from his website by clicking on the photo below.

July Field Trip: Lone Star Flight Museum

Club photographers met at the Lone Star Flight Museum in Galveston to take photos in the exhibit hall and even out on the flight line as the B-17 flying Fortress, P-51, and PT-17 Stearman took off during their flight experiences program. For more information please visit their web site at http://www.lsfm.org.

Photograph by Don Rueter

Photograph by Derrick Bryant

Photograph by Doug Wilson

June Field Trip: Woodlands Equestrian Club

In June, club members made two different trips to the Woodlands Equestrian Club. The first involved an early morning shoot of the horses and grounds. The second excursion provided photo opportunities of their Open House and Spanish Horses Dancing Exhibition.

Photograph by Christine Martin

Photograph by Doug Wilson

May Field Trip: Bernhardt Winery

On a delightful Saturday afternoon, 11 club members travelled to Plantersville to visit a local winery where several varieties of wine were sampled. The owners graciously allowed photos to be taken inside and out. A few snapshots from the day are shown below.

Photograph by Barry Doltonn

Photograph by Doug Wilson

Photograph by Don Rueter

Visit the neighbors!

The TWUMC meet the first Monday of each month, excluding holidays, at 7:00 pm in Jones Library (southwest corner of the church). The meeting starts promptly at 7:15.

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