Welcome to the Cincinnati Parks Krohn Conservatory 2024 Butterfly Show, Butterflies In Space Photography Night! Photographers and tripods welcome! Come get some great shots of our butterflies! This is intended for adults only (18+).
The 2024 Butterfly Show is inspired by the story of the caterpillars and butterflies taken to the International Space Station in 2009, where they successfully adapted to a zero-gravity environment and became known as “astro-pillars” and “butter-nauts”. Visit Krohn Conservatory’s Butterflies in Space! and learn about the innovative ways butterflies and plants lived high above the planet. We have created a galactic landscape of blossoming plants and beautiful butterflies for you to enjoy. Explore our own take on the space station while the real “stars” of the show flutter and swirl throughout the room like a colorful cloud of stardust. Be sure to visit Krohn Conservatory for a Butterfly Show that is really “out of this world”.
Featuring K & R Photographics https://www.krphotodigital.com/ This photography pass is a one-time purchase for admittance to all the Butterfly Show Monday Photo Nights. Space is limited to 50 guests so that tripods/other photography equipment can be used. The pass does not allow entry during normal operating hours.
Dates: Monday May 13th Monday June 3rd and 17th Monday July 8th and 22nd Monday August 5th
Time: Each Monday is from 6pm – 8pm The tickets are non-transferable and non-refundable. ONLY 50 PASSES ARE AVAILABLE. PROVIDES ENTRY INTO ALL SIX EVENTS. NO INDIVIDUAL EVENT TICKETS WILL BE AVAIALBE. CHARGEONLY $25. **TO REGISTER: ALSO REGISTER WITH OVCC SO WE KNOW WHO TO EXPECT.
OPEN TO Event Members Current on Dues, their guests, and New Members
What: a guided photo walk of Devou Park and the adjacent Kenton Hills neighborhood (I will talk about the history of the more significant sights along the way). This photo walk is reserved for dues paying members and trial members only. Contact Rich Sears at [email protected] if you want to become a member. An optional lunch is available after the walk (see details below).
Description: The 704 acre Devou Park is a beautiful oasis just minutes form urban Covington and is known for its beautiful views of downtown Cincinnati. On this walk you will visit or pass the park’s golf course, playgrounds, picnic areas, an amphitheater, and Prisoner’s lake. An optional stop will occur halfway through the walk at the Behringer-Crawford Museum.
Meetup Location: Drees Pavilion (790 Park Ln, Covington, KY 41011) leaving at 10 am Sharp!
Difficulty: Moderate plus, 2 miles (a walking map will be available at the start for attendees, for now see the map above)
Parking: free parking at Drees Pavilion
Rain Date: in the event of rain the walk will be moved back one day to Sunday, May 26th
Behringer-Crawford Museum – the BC is dedicated to preserving and celebrating the unique arts, heritage and culture of Northern Kentucky as part of the Ohio Valley. Founded in the former Eubank-Devou family 19th century home, the museum opened to the public in 1950 as a natural history museum based on the collections of William Behringer, an avid collector, traveler, diarist and Covington resident, featuring fossils, minerals, animal specimens and other oddities from his world travels. Today it has evolved into an interactive. multi-dimensional cultural center offering education, art, music and history to generations of visitors. It is open on Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm and on Sunday from 1 pm to 5 pm. Cost is $9 for adults and $8 for seniors age 60+. For those who want to stop in we will spend about an hour there before completing the second half of our photo walk. You can read more about the BC at this link: https://www.bcmuseum.org/
Optional Lunch: At the end of the photo walk drive 1 mile to the Devou Golf Center’s 19th Hole Grill & Bar located at 1201 Park Drive, at 1 pm.
KROHN CONSERVATORY BUTTERFLY SHOW, BUTTERFILES IN SPACE PHOTOGRAPHY NIGHT!
Welcome to the Cincinnati Parks Krohn Conservatory 2024 Butterfly Show, Butterflies In Space Photography Night! Photographers and tripods welcome! Come get some great shots of our butterflies! This is intended for adults only (18+).
The 2024 Butterfly Show is inspired by the story of the caterpillars and butterflies taken to the International Space Station in 2009, where they successfully adapted to a zero-gravity environment and became known as “astro-pillars” and “butter-nauts”. Visit Krohn Conservatory’s Butterflies in Space! and learn about the innovative ways butterflies and plants lived high above the planet. We have created a galactic landscape of blossoming plants and beautiful butterflies for you to enjoy. Explore our own take on the space station while the real “stars” of the show flutter and swirl throughout the room like a colorful cloud of stardust. Be sure to visit Krohn Conservatory for a Butterfly Show that is really “out of this world”.
Featuring K & R Photographics https://www.krphotodigital.com/ This photography pass is a one-time purchase for admittance to all the Butterfly Show Monday Photo Nights. Space is limited to 50 guests so that tripods/other photography equipment can be used. The pass does not allow entry during normal operating hours.
Dates: Monday May 20th Monday June 3rd and 17th Monday July 8th and 22nd Monday August 5th
Time: Each Monday is from 6pm – 8pm The tickets are non-transferable and non-refundable. ONLY 50 PASSES ARE AVAILABLE. PROVIDES ENTRY INTO ALL SIX EVENTS. NO INDIVIDUAL EVENT TICKETS WILL BE AVAIALBE. CHARGEONLY $25. **TO REGISTER: ALSO REGISTER WITH OVCC SO WE KNOW WHO TO EXPECT.
CREATIVE FLOWER PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP WITH PAM DECAMP
Creative Flower Photography Workshop Limited to Event Members current on dues, their GUEST, and our New Members. An apology to our Online members, as Meetup apparently still has issues when we attempt to send emails to custom mail lists.
Date: Wednesday, May 15th Time: 6:30 – 8:30 PM REGISTRATION CLOSES AT 3PM ON OUR MEETING DATE.
Deadline for submitting images this meeting only will be 10:00 PM ON MAY 14TH
There will be no online presentation or recording due to logistics.
SPECIAL PROGRAM. You are in for a real treat. Pam De Camp, artistic photographer extraordinaire, is conducting a WORKSHOP at our May meeting, “Creative Flower Photography.”
Pam will go over: Focus Stacking, Light Painting, Intentional Camera Movement and Post Processing
Here is what you need to bring: Camera…batteries, memory cards ** A zoom lens with a collar/footRequired Optional macro lens Tripod Cable release if they have one. Pam will provide: Backgrounds Focus rail for focus stacking (it will be mounted on a tripod, and I have the plate for it) Flowers Lights Pam will go over: Focus Stacking Light Painting Intentional Camera Movement Post Processing CRITIQUE: See Details Below Minimalist photography focuses on simplicity & its artistic style can be encapsulated by the quote, “less is more.” Minimalist photographers achieve this effect by casting aside all the unnecessary components in creating their works.[10] “As an approach in photography, minimalism or minimalistic photography could be taken by the photographer in all genres. No matter you are a portrait, architecture, landscape etc. photographer, minimalist photos are always an option as long as you have a minimal look toward your surroundings” -Milad Safabakhsh, Founder of Minimalist Photography Awards.[11] Minimalist photography often features a single subject with nature as the background, or nature itself as both background and subject. Common motifs in minimalist works include geometric or repeating patterns, contrast in lines and texture, and emphasized depth and distance. This last element is often used to express a feeling of vastness and to try and capture the feeling of being in an incredibly open space in nature. Ref. Wikipedia. WE ARE NOW MEETING AT THE EVENDALE BELL TOWER ARTS PAVILION -LOWER LEVEL. Located at 3270 Glendale Milford Rd (TURN ONTO KINSPORT DRIVE} near Reading Rd (US 42) ABOUT:PAM DECAMP
Pam Decamp is an award-winning fine art photographer who travels the United States and abroad. She is a contributor/writer to the online photography resource Photo Focus. PhotoFocus.com I write articles on travel, mobile phone photography and product reviews. Decamp lives in southern Ohio; she captures images off the beaten path and gives them special attention in post-processing. Images of leaf covered roads, mountain vistas, and whimsically nostalgic scenes inspire her viewer to experience the beauty of our nation. Pam holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio) in Film and Photography. SUBMIT UP TO THREE IMAGES (<2MB) IN JPEG FORMAT IMAGE SIZING: reduce all images to Resolution of 72, and, for horizontal images 2800 pixels wide. For vertical images 1200 pixels high 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” • OFF TOPIC IMAGES will be deleted at the request of several members.
UPDATED POSTING 3/25/24 – DETAILS ARE FINALIZED FOR THE UPCOMING PHOTO CONTEST.
The Montgomery Arts Commission will host Exposure: Montgomery Photo Competition, the City’s 36th annual photo competition on Sunday, May 5th at 1 pm (in person) at the Terwilliger Lodge, Dulle Park (see map). This is a great opportunity to submit up to 3 images for a locally judged show!
In addition, the public is invited to an in-person “Sneak Peek” reception on Saturday, May 4, also at the Terwilliger Lodge, Dulle Park from 12-4 pm.
The competition, open to beginners and serious amateurs alike, is the longest-running photo contest in the region (since 1987). Judging is based on photos that capture technical brilliance, originality or a unique point of view, and are chosen from both adult and student categories. Up to 10 winners in each category will be awarded $100 each.
The 2024 Judges include: Allie Blankenship (Cincinnati Art Museum) Arabeth Balaska (Cincinnati Museum Center) H. Michael Sanders (UC Blue Ash)
Photographers may submit up to three photos April 1-30 at Montgomery City Hall from 8 am to 4:30 pm. A non-refundable entry fee is $10 per photo for adults, and $5 per photo for students of high school age and below. Cash, checks (payable to the City of Montgomery), and Visa/MC, American Express, or Discover cards are accepted. Entry requirements, including information on how to properly mount photos for display, and the entry form for each image, are below. Details for the event will be found at the Montgomery web-site at this link TBD.
IMPORTANT TO KNOW You need to submit your prints between ~April 1-22 at Montgomery City Hall, located at 10101 Montgomery Road from 8 am to 4:30 pm Monday-Friday. There are rules for submitting images you must obey per the ENTRY INFORMATION (available at link below). There is free public parking at the Terwilliger Lodge.
2024 ENTRY INFORMATION (see link) · Each entry must be an original photograph of the competitor’s own creation. · Entries must be in a photographic medium: black and white, color or experimental (which is to say you can print on metal or plastic as well). · Each entry must be securely mounted on a stiff backing suitable for hanging. New in 2021: matting is NOT required for a photograph to be exhibited so long as it is stiff enough to hang. · Dimensions of each entry including any matting must be at least 8” x 10” but not more than 16” x 20”. · The Entry Form must be clearly visible and affixed securely to the entry’s backing material and marked with the accurate orientation for hanging the image. · Entries in frames and/or under glass are not accepted. · Entries signed or otherwise identified on the photograph’s front will be eliminated from consideration (no watermarks). · No more than 3 entries per competitor will be accepted. · Any entry displaying subject matter deemed by the judging panel or the Arts Commission as unsuitable for public display to an audience of all ages shall be rejected for all purposes of the competition.
Visit the Raptor, Inc. complex, where their educational birds will be displayed for your photographic pleasure. Birds are perched and hand held by the handlers. Photographers are as close as 10-15 feet from the birds and have lots of time to shoot. Tripods and telephoto lenses of 200-400mm are recommended, however, not necessary. NO FLASH.
RAPTOR INC. is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation of local birds of prey via rehabilitation, education and research. Location: 961 Barg Salt Run Rd., Milford, Ohio.
SUNDAY, MAY 5 10:00 AM – 11:15 AM
ATTENDANCE: MAXIMUM 10
TO REGISTER: MAIL YOUR PAYMENT OF $22 PER ATTENDEE. As a private event we must meet their minimum attendees before they can bring in their staff from afar. Only Receipt of Payment Reserves Your Attending. Pay by check made out to Ohio Valley Camera Club, mailed to 6691 Fox Hunt Ct. West Chester, Ohio 45069. Specify Date and Provide Email for possible contact. Does your name on your check match your name with OVCC – if not change in your Profile (thumbnail photo in upper right of landing page.)
All non-photographer guests are required to pay, simply because of the space limitations and Raptor, Inc. policy.
All monies are for the benefit of Raptor, Inc. to help them continue their great efforts.
Refunds: full refund available up to April 30th. Afterwards you will be issued a credit for a future date.
Minimalist art allows its viewer to experience more profoundly, the pure qualities of form, color, space, and materials. Sculptors reduce artworks to their essential structure. Photographers consider less is more. Minimalism is the theme of this exhibit. Artists in this exhibit consider how objects are situated within the fields they occupy, how the elements within their work are vital to the piece, and how they embrace an isolationist approach.
Columbia-Tusculum: San Francisco on the Ohio Photo Walk
Join the OVCC for a 2.5 mile photo walk of the Columbia-Tusculum neighborhood located east of Cincinnati (near the Precinct restaurant). Founded as Columbia near the Little Miami River in 1788, it was established just one month before Cincinnati. The community owes its compound name to the subdivision of Nicholas Longworth’s property in 1866. His heirs created a large subdivision on the steepest part of the hillside and called it Mount Tusculum. This picturesque neighborhood is known for clusters of colorful Victorian-era homes decorated as the Painted Ladies. The most significant sections are located in a local historic district, which allows the city to perform design reviews for any proposed exterior work, and discourage demolition. There are 17 homes on the National Register of Historic places in the area.
In the event of VERY inclement weather the event will be rescheduled with an email notice to all members who RSVPd.
There are restaurants nearby and we will plan on lunching at the end of the tour around noon. Please indicate in the Comments section below if you are staying for lunch so I can get an accurate headcount.
Parking: we will park and meet at Rakestraw Memorial Softball Field (see graphic, located across from 228 Stanley Ave). The tour will begin at 10 am SHARP – which is to say if you are late you are on your own! A walking map will be provided at the start.
What to Bring: it’s a hike with some elevation involved so be prepared for some stairs and paved hill climbing on roads. Bring good walking shoes, weather appropriate clothing, and drinking water. We will pace ourselves for the group. You might want to consider bringing a wide angle lens (to capture the houses) and a 200mm lens (for details).
Lunch: will be at Allyn’s Cafe, 3538 Columbia Pkwy, just a couple of blocks from the parking. We are shooting for 11:45 am – noon for lunch.
Photo Tour of Great American Ball Park and Reds Hall of Fame
The guided photographic tour begins in Great American Ball Park where you will have the opportunity to shoot (among other things) the press box, Fan Zone, Diamond Club, and the dugouts. After 90 minutes in the stadium the group will enter the newly remodeled Reds Hall of Fame and Museum for a 60 minute visit.
Cost of the tour is $14 per person CASH payable at the event. If possible please arrive with exact change.
After the photoshoot feel free to join the festivities of Taste of Cincinnati taking place on 5th Street in the heart of downtown Cincinnati.
Parking should not be a problem since the tour begins at 10am, while Taste does not start until 11am. Park either at Great American Ball Park itself or at the Banks Garages next to the stadium. (There will be a charge for parking in these locations.)
Visit the Raptor, Inc. complex, where their educational birds will be displayed for your photographic pleasure. Birds are perched and hand held by the handlers. Photographers are as close as 10-15 feet from the birds and have lots of time to shoot. Tripods and telephoto lenses of 200-300mm are recommended, however, not necessary.
All the Raptor Shoots have been scheduled for this year. We have decreased from 8 per year to 4 per year due to falling attendance over the last couple of years. If you want to participate in this event, you should get your spot sooner than later to guarantee a spot. If there is renewed interest in this event, I will contact the Raptor folks and ask for additional events, but we would like to make sure the ones we have scheduled get filled.
You need not me be a member to attend and you may bring a guest, but all attendees, including guests, must pay the fee. All monies are for the benefit of Raptor, Inc. to help them continue their great efforts.
Sunday, April 14, 2019 – Raptor Shoot Sunday, May 19, 2019 – Raptor Shoot Sunday, September 15, 2019 – Raptor Shoot Sunday, October 13, 2019 – Raptor Shoot
If you do not care to pay online, you may contact Rick and make other arrangements.
All non photographer guests are required to pay, simply because of the space limitations and Raptor, Inc. policy.
