SEPTEMBER 2024
MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD PRESIDENT
By the time we meet for our first Fall meeting…September 25…the temperature will be below 100 degrees during the day! Or so we have been promised. We can celebrate that…while also celebrating the beginning of a new year for the Trilogy Photography Club.
It’s great to kick off a new season together. We have a lot of exciting plans ahead, and we can’t wait to see the creativity and energy everyone brings to the table. Let’s make this year one filled with inspiration, learning, and, of course, fun photography. Here’s to new beginnings and the amazing moments we’ll capture! I’m looking forward to hearing some great “stories behind the photo” presentations.
Our website has MANY summer favorites from club members. Thank you for your contribution to our Galleries. It appears that summer inspired many of you. Well done! If you have not looked recently, click HERE to see what your fellow photographers have been up to this summer.
Our club room has a brand-new LARGE monitor for displaying our photos and presentations. This should solve the problem of many of the photos in the past appearing washed out. Thanks to the Kiva club management.
ACCC Fall Roundup is November 16. Entries for their competition will be accepted beginning in early September with the deadline of October 18 for all entries. Please check the ACCC website HERE to register for the Fall Roundup and/or information on how and when to submit photos. The October deadline does not leave a lot of time. We would like as many members to enter the ACCC contest as possible. SPORTS is the “rotating category”, and we know you have some great sports photos in your collection. The other categories for the 2024 Fall Roundup, are:
Color Open
Monochrome Open
Nature
Creative
Photo Travel
Be sure and carefully check the ACCC rules, which were updated June 2024 at this location: https://arizonacameraclubcouncil.org/competition-rules/.
Help is available to anyone who would like assistance in getting a photo ready to submit. Submission guidelines and even photo suggestions (critique) can be available if you would like some feedback. Send me an email if you would like some help. I will find the resource for you. We could even quickly form a “special interest group” if enough people are looking for some help or ideas. (Maybe a Saturday morning session or something like that.) There are both print and digital entries this year, and a new rule is that all print entries must be accompanied by a digital file. If you are planning on competing, please check the NEW RULES on the ACCC website. There are many new rules, especially relating to the use of artificial intelligence enhancements.
We will also have our own Trilogy Photography Club competition coming soon. Stay tuned.
Clean your lens and come join us for a new year of club activities and tips for taking better photos. And if you know someone who might enjoy being part of the club, bring him/her along. See you soon.
Duane Lakin, President