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Join me in photographing this lovely space. Please read all the information below BEFORE making a “yes” RSVP!

Some particulars:
This will be a self-guided tour, so you are free to roam about the main chancel area. Photography is limited to the first floor.

Tripods are allowed.

Flash is allowed, although likely it won’t be as effective in that space as a slow shutter on a tripod.

NO photography is allowed in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel, and there is signage to that effect.

A versatile lens that both shoots wide and zooms in would be your best bet. Of course, that is up to you, but with only an hour, you might not want to spend time changing lenses.

Keep in mind that this is a sacred space, open to the public, and people might be in the pews praying.

There should be parking in the lot, but there also is street parking in the area. I cannot remember whether or not it is metered.

Your photographs made there may NOT be used for commercial purposes, such as wide-scale distribution or any kind (such as magazine, newspaper). Your photographs MAY be used for individual show and sale, such as our exhibit at Maple Knoll, and for print competition.

While there is no charge for this meetup, you are encouraged to make a donation of $5 or more in the donation box; however, this is a personal decision on your part. These donations help towards the maintenance of the building. If you wish to write a check, make it payable to St. Mary’s Cathedral.

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“Bockfest” is an annual beer festival held in Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati, Ohio on the first full weekend of March. It is the oldest German-style bock beer festival in the United States.[1] It drew an estimated 20,000 attendees in 2013[2] and 30,000 in 2014.[3] Bockfest originated from the 1992 special release of a beer by Hudepohl Brewing Company. Hudepohl released a bock beer under the name of the Christian Moerlein Brewing Company, the largest pre-prohibition brewery in Cincinnati. Bockfest is a celebration of bock beer, Cincinnati’s brewing heritage, the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood, and the coming of Spring.”

The Bockfest Parade is Cincinnati’s funkiest and most entertaining parade. It can be watched from the street or from a number of participating venues along the route.

Friday night of Bockfest, February 28, is the perfect way to end your week and kick off the best festival in Cincinnati! Watch the best parade in town. OVCC will focus on the opening Friday evening parade meeting in front of Arnolds Bar before 5:00 PM. The parade will start to form their, 210 East 8th Street and kicks off at 6:00 PM. Catch people preparing to participate in the Parade. Sunset will be at 6:30 PM.

The Bockfest parade is traditionally lead by a goat pulling a keg and the reigning Sausage Queen along with the official parade marshal. It travels up Sycamore Street to 12th Street to Main Street to Bockfest Hall and ends with the blessing of the bock beer. This officially marks the beginning of a weekend of festive celebration that might end in blaming a goat on your horizontal position. Goats, the German Renaissance, beer, irreverence and originality are all highly esteemed aspects of a parade entry. There are no fire trucks for the kids. In the past, entries have included faux-monks pulling a Trojan goat, futon queens, German beer bands, a four-poster bed pulled by slave labor, goats on Segways, a leather-clad whip wench with a huge whip, and patriotic chants of “drink more beer.” As usual, you can bring your favorite canine to walk with “The Bocking Dogs.”

Go to http://www.bockfest.com/ for full weekend information

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Reminder: Members and guests are to purchase dinner as our method of paying for their private dining room. Thank you.

Presenter: Susan Milinkovich

Topic: “Light or Shadows OR Interaction of Both”
Light can be natural – artificial, diffused – harsh, directional – flat, existing light, subtle – intense. Light has several basic properties that can fundamentally influence a photo. They include intensity, color, quality, and direction. Shadows can give a 3 dimensional feel. Subtle shadows can provide a sense of shape. A subject can come to life by how the combination of light and shadows are used.

Submit up to three images of per instructions and New Link below *

After Dinner Educational Program: Color Theory
“We can’t control color in nature, but we can consider the significance of color and make creative decisions to use the power of color in our photography. This program will teach you about the color wheel and hue, saturation and brightness. You will also learn how to use color as a composition tool, the proper camera exposures for dominte colors, and how to use color to evoke a mood or emotion in your photographs.

Susan Milinkovich BIO
Early on she developed a love of nature and an appreciation for the beauty to be found in our everyday world. Later she went on to learn from more than a handful of noted nature and landscape photographers. “While I enjoy capturing the larger landscapes, it is the intimate details, colors, textures, or design of a landscape, structure or flower that often draws my attention.” Today she enjoys teaching and sharing her passion for photography at the Great Smokey Mountains Institute at Tremont and gives presentations and workshops for camera clubs throughout our region.

*Instructions For Submitting Images For Critique:
Members may submit up to three images in JPEG FORMAT. • 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. For Example: “1 D Jones Shadows” Deadline for submitting images will be 10:00 PM of the Friday prior to our meeting. • Sizing: reduce all images to Resolution of 72, and, for horizontal images 1024 pixels wide. For vertical images 736 pixels high. • OFF TOPIC IMAGES will be deleted at the request of several members. TO SUBMIT YOUR IMAGES on or after the FIRST OF THE MONTH TO:https://ovcc.smugmug.com/upload/Hmcnv6/12345

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Caesar Creek Lake Visitor Center
4020 N. Clarksville Road
Waynesville, OH 45068-9408

If you have a passion for Black and White photography, and would like to take your images to the next level beyond the basic photoshop conversion, this workshop if for you.

We will walk thru what makes a great black and white photo. From seeing the light, planning and composing the shoot to editing the final image.

10:00 – 12:00

Seeing in black & white

finding the light

making the exposure

12:00-1:00 Lunch Break

1:00 – 3:00

processing in the digital darkroom

Using Lightroom and its adjustment tools and masking.

Photoshop using layers and masks blending modes and luminosity masks

The print

The fee for this workshop is $50.00. Payment is required to reserve your spot. Refunds will be made for cancellations occurring before February 1, 2020.

The Ohio Valley Camera Club is pleased our good member and many time Critiquer and Presenter, Tom Croce is inviting our members to his workshop. Tom is handling all the information requests and registrations at his given site. Indicating your interest in attending on the OVCC Meetup site does not register you for Tom’s event.

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IMAGES MAY NOW BE SUBMITTED PER INSTRUCTIONS BELOW FOR JUDGING, until midnight, February 5th. Be sure you are current on your dues. If not, dues for our second-half are $10. Pay by check made out to Ohio Valley Camera Club, and send to OVCC, 6691 Fox Hunt Ct. West Chester, Ohio 45069.

OVCC now offers it’s participating members two exhibits annually at Maple knoll Retirement Village.

OPENING NIGHT RECEPTION: THURSDAY, MARCH 19TH FROM 5 TO 7 PM. Location: Maple Knoll Village, 11100 Springfield Pike, Cincinnati 45246.

Up to 60 images submitted for judging will be accepted for exhibit and sale. Submit up to 5 images for judging by midnight FEBRUARY 5TH. OPEN THEME with Secondary Theme of SPRINGTIME. TIP: Many times people will only buy what they relate to.

SEE FULL INSTRUCTIONS:
After following instructions per the link immediately below send Rich a message via Meetup.
http://www.ohiovalleycameraclub.com/index.php/maple-knoll-instructions NOTE: SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS ARE NEW.

Exhibition Closes: FRIDAY, MAY 1, 2020.

You can post questions here or on the message board.

Looking forward to another successful exhibit. Normally we sell between 10 to 15 prints at each exhibit.

NEXT EXHIBIT: SEPTEMBER 17TH – OCTOBER 30TH.

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Repeat of Class 1 (providing a 2nd opportunity for more members)

In 2020 the OVCC is planning to provide a host of training sessions for beginner, intermediate, and advanced photographers. This session will be for beginners who want to understand the basics of photography. In the coming months we will build on this foundation and add more and more advance training sessions that will also include learning how to use your gear. Intermediate and advanced sessions will tend to be focused on single topics whereas the beginner sessions will cover broader subject matters.

Covered in this session will be a very short history of photography, when and why to take photos, a few words about equipment, and then the all important Light Triangle Diagram that should open your eyes as to all those buttons on your camera that control ISO, aperture, and shutter speed. At the end I will plan to show the syllabus for future training sessions so you can see how you will build on what you learned in this session.

If we exceed the number of seats in the reserved meeting room we will investigate getting a larger room or offering multiple sessions, however, I request that only beginners sign up for this class.

For this first session do not plan to bring your camera, that will start with session 2. A PDF file of the presentation will be emailed afterwards to those who sign up at the session.

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3:00 pm: Tour
4:00 pm After Hours Photo Shoot until 5:00 pm

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XBsdmL2LQY

The museum honors past Cincinnati firefighting efforts, celebrates today’s firefighting advancements, and champions fire safety. Cincinnati has also been known for its prominent role in the technological and organizational development of the American Fire Department.

The building that now houses the Cincinnati Fire Museum was once home to the Engine Company #45 Fire House (in 1906). The Cincinnati Fire Museum is in the National Register of Historic Places because of its architectural design and the city’s primary architect, Harry Hake. When the Engine Company #45 was decommissioned in 1962 it became a city storehouse, and in 1980 was given new life as the Cincinnati Fire Museum.

The Volunteer Era Collection (1808-1852)
“This includes unique items that help outline the evolution of firefighting in Cincinnati and across the country.
The Steam Engine Era Collection (1853-1912)
The city is the home of the first paid professional fire department in the nation (in 1853) and became a model for other fire departments
The Modern Era Collection (1913-Present)
“The Safe House” is a place where a visitor can experience the true danger of a fire in their home.

**Preferably pay admission of $10 by check made out to Ohio Valley Camera Club