OCTOBER 2024
MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD PRESIDENT
Hello club members! The temperature is going to be below 100 in a few days. Maybe.
With autumn in full swing, it’s the perfect season for capturing the vibrant colors, moody skies, and dynamic textures that this time of year offers…in Flagstaff.
Or practice your “street photography” skills on the silly and often amazing costumes at the Kiva Club Halloween party. And remember to look for the Kiva balloon launch. Many opportunities for fun photography are coming up.
The October photo theme is LIGHTS. Submit your best photos to our website and remember to resize your file to competition specs. The Gallery is one of the best parts of our award-winning website.
Our October 23rd meeting will find us back in full swing. Member Dave Martinez will be our featured speaker as he shares some his creative ideas on processing and making a photo better. We will also have a “story behind the photo” segment. Plans are underway to feature more Smartphone segments and ideas as the year progresses, including how to shoot some good video with your Smartphone.
The October meeting will also include the election of next year’s officers. Please let us know whom you wish to nominate…including yourself… and we will present the candidates on the 23rd. No street signs. Please.
The October meeting will also welcome back the early social hour—F-STOP—from 5:00-5:45 in the Kiva Club. Look for the sign and get to meet some of our members outside the usual meeting format. Ellen has agreed to be our host for the year. Look for her (and the sign) and enjoy a “happy hour” moment before the meeting.
Remember: The ACCC Competition deadline for entries is October 18. 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.
We are excited to be back together and to see and hear about what you’ve been working on this summer.
Duane Lakin, President