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All Members and Guests Welcome This Event

Meeting Location:
MASON, OHIO. Mason United Methodist Church, 6315 S. Mason Montgomery Rd. Easy Access off I-71 and I-75. Near North-West corner of Tylersville and Mason-Montgomery Roads. Caution: New Traffic pattern in their parking lot

ENTRANCE: Enter church property off Tylersville Road -Driveway with yard signs 400 ft. west of Mason-Montgomery Rd. Church Entrance is on North Side of their building. ENTER DOOR 2A, JUST LEFT OF MAIN ENTRANCE, INSIDE, FIRST DOOR ON LEFT.

CRITIQUE: Use of Negative Space or Panoramas
Kind of the opposite of filling the frame: is using unfilled space to create a sense of simplicity and minimalism
Negative Space by fault moves attention to the subject
An example could be a person by their self, a lone tree, car, bird etc.
Does not have to be an empty space with not detail, can be an area of texture, out of focus color (bokeh) grasses, etc
Could be a silhouette

PRESENTATION: “Antarctica: Pristine Beauty”
Traveling to Antarctica is an adventure in itself given its remoteness and potential for severe weather. You have to cross the Drake Passage, which is known as either the Drake Mistake or the Drake Lake, depending on wave and wind conditions during your passage, and how prone to sea sickness you may be. Once in Antarctica be prepared to see not only pristine landscapes and iceburgs but also an unexpected abundance of many wild animals such as seals, orcas, humpbacks, penguins, albatrosses, and more.

SUBMIT UP TO THREE IMAGES (<2MB) IN JPEG FORMAT TO: https://ovcc.smugmug.com/upload/Hmcnv6/12345
FINE PRINT: We can only guarantee critiquing your first image IF You Rename Your File Accordingly: it includes FIRST, your priority number 1, 2 or 3. Then your last name, first initial and Title of your image. NAME is required only for administrative Purposes. For Example: “1 Jones D Shadows” Deadline for submitting images will be 10:00 PM of the Friday prior to our meeting.

IMAGE SIZING: reduce all images to Resolution of 72, and, for horizontal images 1440 pixels wide. For vertical images 930 pixels high. • OFF TOPIC IMAGES will be deleted at the request of several members.

BIO: Fred started out in Photography as a young teenager using a Polaroid Swinger Model 20, moved to full 35 mm film kit in 1980, and then digital in 2000. Today he is a serious amateur photographer using Nikon pro mirrorless equipment traveling on- location in search of the best images possible.

Fred retired in 2016 after a 36-year career as an engineering manager developing 3 gas turbines for GE Aviation in Cincinnati. He is now Co- Organizer of the Ohio Valley Camera Club (OVCC) and working to capture images from all 63 US National Parks having completed 62 currently, and the last one (Denali) being planned for August, 2023.

See more of Fred’s work at:
https://500px.com/fredhaaser

Contact Information: [email protected]

Upcoming Photo Trips: Denali National Park Photo Workshop, August
Columbia River Photo Cruise, late September
San Juan Mountains, Colorado Drone Workshop, early October
Newfoundland Photo Adventure, mid-October

NOT YET AN EVENT MEMBER: Event members benefit the most from a very active club. We offer over thirty hours of educational training each year, including national speakers, opportunities to exhibit and sell your gallery prints on specified themes, offer trips throughout Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana and beyond and other activities totaling over sixty events per year. We are a friendly group of photographers (beginners to professional) who are approachable for help, enjoy learning and experiencing together and who want more from their photography club. Event members share in the costs of running an active club: rent, speaker fees and technology expenses. Our annual fees of thirty dollars are reasonable. Write Rich at [email protected]