Thursday, 28 April 2011 22 Members
Results Night 0 Guests

Our meeting was called to order by president Mike W. at 7:33 PM.

Announcements:
• Bring your appetite SCCC Annual Banquet is Thursday, 12 May at the church at 6:00 PM. Cost will be $12 per person. The meal is catered by Hy-Vee. Our program is Don P.
• Annual awards at the banquet. Check the SCCC website for more details: http://www.sccameraclub.org/bylaws.html and scroll down to ARTICLE VIII Competition and Awards, Section 2, Annual Awards.
o These entries must have been in monthly competition during the year:
• B&W Print of the Year
• Color Print of the Year
• 2 x 2 Slide of the Year
• 2-1/4 Slide of the Year
o Open class – These entries need not have been entered during the year:
• Best B&W Print of the Year
• Best Color Print of the Year
• Best 2 x 2 Slide of the Year
• Best 2-1/4 Slide of the Year
o Entries for End-of-Year Competition need to be submitted tonight or place them in Steve Pa’s front porch by 5:00 PM, 30 April.
o There can be two (2) entries per member per category.
o Photographer of the Year is based on accumulated points received in SCCC and N4C competitions.
o Makers of the Year based on accumulated points received in SCCC and N4C competitions during the season.
• B&W Print Maker of the Year
• Color Print Maker of the Year
• 2 x 2 Slide Maker of the Year
• 2-1/4 Slide Maker of the Year
• We need volunteers for some open judging positions and for providing treats for next season. We really need someone to judge work in September!
• Two (2) banquet sign up sheets are going around as well.
• There is also a sign up sheet for the Broken Kettle bison field trip. We need to give Scott M. a number of attendees before 1 June so he can properly prepare for our visit. Scott says we will find the bison in Broken Kettle Grasslands. Meet at 8:00 AM at the main entrance to Riverside Park in order to car pool north to Broken Kettle. Randy will include a .pdf with the minutes regarding posting photos to a Nature Conservancy Flickr site if anyone wishes to share their photos.
• Clean it up! Thanks to the brave souls who cleaned our storage closet. Please take your prints and slides home tonight!
• We thought we’d try rearranging the chairs tonight to make sure everyone has a good look at the prints. Tell us if you like the new arrangements or not.
• Loess Hills Prairie Seminar is coming up. Randy will include .pdf attachments regarding the seminar when he sends the minutes. You can find more information at: http://www.nwaea.k12.ia.us/en/upcoming_events/loess_hills_prairie_seminar

Old Business:
• The slate of SCCC officers was announced:
o President – Mike W.
o Vice-President – Dawn M.
o Treasurer – Bill S.
o Secretary – Carl H.
o There were no nominations from the floor.
o It was moved, seconded and unanimously voted to accept the slate of officers as presented.
• Larry C. and Bob G. are working on getting our club’s constitution and by-laws up to date. They will also match our judging rules and standards with N4C.

New Business:
• Bill S. reserved the picnic shelter at Adams Homestead and Nature Preserve for us from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM on Sunday, 12 August.
• Steve Pa checked on chipboard as a backing for photographs. Cost is $0.18 per sheet from Verzani Printing. It provides a better presentation than an unmounted print. We will consider a club-based purchase.

Randy W. reviewed the prints that were judged for us by Christine McA.

Adjourn at 9:40 PM.

Thursday, 14 April 2011 24 Members
Program Night 0 Guests

Our meeting was called to order by president Mike W. at 7:30 PM.

Announcements:
• Springbrook is the last weekend in April (29 April – 1 May).
o Information can be found on the N4C website: http://www.n4c.us/SpringbrookProgram2011a.pdf.
o Registrations will NOT be accepted after Wednesday, 20 April.
o Once-Per-Year Panoramic (Pano) Competition is held at Springbrook. Get your entries to someone attending from SCCC if you wish to compete.
• SCCC Annual Banquet is Thursday, 12 May at the church at 6:00 PM. Bring your appetite! Cost will be $12 per person. The meal is catered by Hy-Vee. Our program is Don Poggensee.
• Annual awards at the banquet. Check the SCCC website for more details: http://www.sccameraclub.org/bylaws.html and scroll down to ARTICLE VIII Competition and Awards, Section 2, Annual Awards.
o These entries must have been in monthly competition during the year:
• B&W Print of the Year
• Color Print of the Year
• 2 x 2 Slide of the Year
• 2-1/4 Slide of the Year
o Open class – These entries need not have been entered during the year:
• Best B&W Print of the Year
• Best Color Print of the Year
• Best 2 x 2 Slide of the Year
• Best 2-1/4 Slide of the Year
o Entries for End-of-Year Competition need to be submitted at the 28 April meeting.
o There can be two (2) entries per member per category.
o Photographer of the Year based on accumulated points received in SCCC and N4C competitions.
o Makers of the Year based on accumulated points received in SCCC and N4C competitions during the year.
• B&W Print Maker of the Year
• Color Print Maker of the Year
• 2 x 2 Slide Maker of the Year
• 2-1/4 Slide Maker of the Year
• Other honors
o Steve Pe. received a Third Place for sports photography from the South Dakota Newspaper Association.
o Three club members will have work published in the forthcoming Briar Cliff Review.
• Other photos and photo ops
o The Durham Museum (http://www.durhammuseum.org/), Omaha, NE is hosting Capture the Moment: The Pulitzer Prize Photographs from 9 April through 10 July 2011.
o The Battle of Wilson’s Creek, the second major battle of the Civil War, will be reenacted on property adjacent to Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield (http://www.nps.gov/wicr/index.htm), near Springfield, MO. The dates are: 12 August through 14 August 2011.
o Ted Wilson, associate professor of biology at Briar Cliff University, is planning a trip to the Galapagos Islands from 5 January through 12 January 2012. All-inclusive cost would be $3600 per person from Omaha to Quito, Ecuador and back. For more details, contact him at Ted.Wilson briarcliff.edu or call 712-279-5498.
• Signs of the times:
o A questionnaire is making the rounds for our education committee. We need input for programs and field trips.
o We need volunteers for some open judging positions and for providing treats for next season.
o Two (2) banquet sign up sheets are going around as well.
o A sign up sheet will be brought in next meeting for the Broken Kettle bison field trip. We need to give Scott Moats a number of attendees before 1 June so he can properly prepare for our visit.
• First field trip of the year is Saturday, 11 June. We’ve made arrangements with Scott Moats of Broken Kettle Grasslands to visit the bison herd. We will meet at 8:00 AM at Riverside Park in order to car pool north to Broken Kettle.
• Clean it up!
o Prints are accumulating in our storage closet. Please take them home!
o 35mm slides are here, please take yours home tonight.
o 2-1/4 slides will be returned at the next meeting.
o Digital awards are here, too.
• The Weather Channel is broadcasting a photography-based show hosted by Peter Lik. It showcases travel/landscape/scenic/nature photography from some of the best locations in the US. The 30-minute show is broadcast several times per week.
• N4C Annual Competition is coming. Carl H. will compile a list of our N4C winners to allow us a jump-start on getting them together. N4C has been a little slow getting the list to us in times past.
• We need more photographers submitting .jpg images for N4C digital categories. Contact Steve Pa. (F64JEE aol.com) for specific information.
o Images are 1024 pixels on the longest edge and saved to an “8” or “9” to provide a .jpg no more than 500K in size.
o Look at the images on the N4C website for some ideas (http://www.n4c.us/Winner_Galleries.htm) and then crank the saturation!
o Try and project the image or look at the image on a flat-screen television to see how it would appear when digitally projected.
o Categories include:
• DN – Digital Nature
• DP – Digital Pictorial
• DJ – Digital Photojournalism
• DC – Digital Creative/Contemporary
o We need more entries to stay competitive and pull some N4C points.
o It was suggested to have the first program of the next season to review these requirements.
• 28 April: Randy W. is print judge for the 28 April meeting; Greg H. will provide treats for the evening.

Old Business:
• None noted.

New Business:
• The slate of SCCC officers was announced:
o President – Mike W.
o Vice-President – Dawn M.
o Treasurer – Bill S.
o Secretary – Carl H.
o Carl will also continue work with our newsletter, The Sioux Scope.
o Thanks to the nomination committee for their hard work.
o We will vote on the new slate of officers at the 28 April meeting.
• It was moved, seconded and unanimously decided to move our Bank of Dixon County, Ponca, NE accounts to one location, Liberty National, here in Sioux City.
• Education Committee report:
o The most requested program topics include:
• Photoshop
• Composition
• Specific techniques
o We will continue with View and Review.
o Tonight was our last What Makes It Work.
o Field Trips
• Broken Kettle bison in June (see above)
• Palisades State Park – to be determined – Steve Pe. is looking into this for us.
• Bill S. has reserved the Adams Homestead shelter from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM on Sunday, 21 August for our picnic. We will discuss this more next meeting.
o SC Art Center has SCCC scheduled for a 2-month, non-juried show in the Gardner Room (First floor). We need a theme for the show! Contact Bob G. (phylabob msn.com) with ideas.

Bob G. showed a DVD of award-winning PSA photos. We also had a chance to preview Reflections, a photo essay by Vernice K. for N4C competition. A third DVD was to be shown as well.

View and Review featured reflections.

What Makes It Work by Bill S. featured Art Wolfe.

I left at 9:10 PM.

Thursday, 31 March 2011            31            Members

Results Night            0            Guests

Our meeting was called to order by president Mike W. at 7:30 PM.

Announcements:

v Steve Pa. reports that N4C requests SCCC to judge Color Prints in March 2012. If you would like to judge some of the best color prints in N4C territory, then please let Steve Pa. know.

v Springbrook is the last weekend in April (29 April – 1 May).

• Information can be found on the N4C website: http://www.n4c.us/SpringbrookProgram2011a.pdf.
• Registrations will NOT be accepted after Wednesday, 20 April.
• Once-Per-Year Panoramic (Pano) Competition is held at Springbrook. Get your entries to someone attending from SCCC if you wish to compete.
• This is traditionally a smaller meeting than the N4C Annual Convention but the programs are absolutely wonderful and it all takes place within a great setting (Springbrook State Park, near Guthrie Center, IA) with great facilities.
• Meals and lodging in the Springbrook dorms for $91 per person.
• Just come for the meals and programs (lodging elsewhere) for $76 per person.

v SCCC Annual Banquet is Thursday, 12 May at the church at 6:00 PM. Bring your appetite! Cost will be $12 per person. The meal is catered by Hy-Vee. A sign up sheet is making the rounds.

v A survey questionnaire is also making the rounds. Our education committee needs input for field trips this summer and programs next fall.

v First field trip of the year is Saturday, 11 June. We’ve made arrangements with Scott Moats of Broken Kettle Grasslands http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/unitedstates/iowa/placesweprotect/broken-kettle-grasslands-preserve.xml to visit the bison herd. No time has yet been set. We will set a departure time and location next meeting.

v Do we want to plan for an August picnic? Someone want to look into this for us?

v Prints are accumulating in our storage closet. Please take them home! Only so much room is available and we do not want to unintentionally bend, fold, spindle or otherwise mutilate your work!

v Awesome April

• 14 April:
  • Our program will be a DVD by Scott Kelby regarding clean up work with Photoshop.
  • “Reflections” is the subject for View and Review.
  • Bill S. will provide the “What Makes It Work” image.
  • Sara P. will provide treats for the evening.
• 28 April:
  • Randy W. is print judge for the 28 April meeting.
  • Greg H. will provide treats for the evening.

Old Business:

v N4C Officer Voting

• Curt S. reviewed the N4C offices and the members nominated for those offices.
• It was moved, seconded and unanimously approved to cast our eleven (11) SCCC votes for the slate of N4C officers as nominated.

New Business:

v None noted.

Thanks to Paula W. and Tom A. for judging 35 mm and 2-1/4 slides for us this month. Thanks to John A. for reviewing our prints this month.

Adjourn at 9:20 PM.

Thursday, 10 March 2011            28            Members

Results Night            3            Guests

Our meeting was called to order by president Mike W. at 7:30 PM.

Announcements:

v Steve Pa. reports that N4C requests SCCC to coordinate 5 judgings for the 2011-2012 season. Here is our list so far:

• Photojournalism Prints – September 2011:  Bob G.
• Digital Creative images – November 2011:  John A and Steve Pa.
• Creative/Contemporary Prints – January 2012:  Randy W.
• 2-1/4 Slides – February 2012:  Carl H.
• Color Prints – March 2012:  Open! If you would like to judge some of the best color prints in N4C territory, then please let Steve Pa know.

v Springbrook is the last weekend in April (29 April – 1 May).

• Information will be out in the next N4C News Bulletin and can be found on the N4C website: http://www.n4c.us/SpringbrookProgram2011a.pdf.
• Panoramic (Pano) Competition is held at Springbrook. Get your entries to someone attending from SCCC if you wish to compete.
• This is traditionally a smaller meeting than the N4C Annual Convention but the programs are absolutely wonderful and it all takes place within a great setting (Springbrook State Park) with great facilities.

v Fran K. reminded our new members and prospective members that a mentor program is available within the club. The new person is assigned an experienced SCCC member to help them navigate the intricacies of our processes.

v Bill S. will contact Larry C. regarding nametags and member number assignments for N4C competition.

v Scott B. provided a brief explanation of N4C entries and how they slightly differ from SCCC entries.

v Past SCCC newsletters are available in .pdf format on our website, http://www.sccameraclub.org/.

v A cell phone number will be posted on the back door of the church. The door will be locked to prevent unauthorized entry. Use the number if you are late to a meeting.

v Prints are accumulating in our storage closet. Please take them home! Only so much room is available and we do not want to unintentionally bend, fold, spindle or otherwise mutilate your work!

v March Madness

• 31 March:
  • John A. is print judge for the month.
  • Paula W. and Tom A. are slide judges.
  • Fran and Vernice K. provide treats for this meeting.

v Awesome April

• 4 April:
  • Our program will be a DVD by Scott Kelby regarding clean up work with Photoshop.
  • We have club business to discuss (see below).
  • “Reflections” is the subject for View and Review.
  • Bill S. will provide the “What Makes It Work” image.
  • Sara P. will provide treats for the evening.
• 28 April:
  • Randy W. is print judge for the 28 April meeting.
  • Greg H. will provide treats for the evening.

Old Business:

v It was moved, seconded and unanimously approved to move $250 from our savings account to our checking account. Postage consumes a major portion of our budget.

v Fran K. proposed a use of SCCC funds for building a library of current photographic books and other materials. SCCC has library space within the church but most of the titles are older and deal with traditional photographic techniques. We need to rebuild our library with current materials, editions and techniques. The materials would be available to all club members to check out and use.

v The SCCC nominating committee will have a report for us.

• The committee report is read at the first meeting in April.
• Elections are held the second meeting in April.
• Committee members are:  Steve Pe., Ron N., and Roger VanK. Thanks for your work.

v We are currently complying with N4C requirements for print submission. For our members who submit work to N4C, and for our treasury, postage costs can be about $25 per month.

• N4C does allow the submission of unmounted and unmatted prints. Should SCCC move in this direction?
• Chipboard is lighter that standard poster board. Should SCCC look at using this product instead?

v Individual clubs have their own digital judging. Should SCCC begin doing something similar?

New Business:

v SCCC needs to cast its votes for N4C officers at the 31 March meeting. SCCC is allotted 11 votes. The new list of N4C officers will be reviewed.

v SCCC surveys were distributed, completed and returned. We want to know what YOU want us to do for YOU! The surveys help in planning summer field trips and programs for next season. More surveys will be available if you missed the meeting. Or, contact Bob G. with your ideas, wants and desires.

Thanks to Jack B. for his insight into the layers of Photoshop.

Adjourn at 9:25 PM.

Thursday, 24 February 2011            21            Members

Results Night            3            Guests

Our meeting was called to order by president Mike W. at 7:35 PM.

Announcements:

v Steve Pa. reports that N4C requests SCCC to coordinate 5 judgings for the 2011-2012 season. Only one request remains open:  Color Prints for March 2012. If you would like to judge some of the best color prints in the N4C territory, then please let Steve Paulson know.

v Springbrook is the last weekend in April (29 April – 1 May).

• Information will be out in the next N4C News Bulletin and can be found on the N4C website: http://www.n4c.us/SpringbrookProgram2011a.pdf.
• Panoramic (Pano) Competition is held at Springbrook. Get your entries to someone attending from SCCC if you wish to compete.
• This is traditionally a smaller meeting than the N4C Annual Convention but the programs are absolutely wonderful and it all takes place within a great setting (Springbrook State Park) with great facilities.

v President Mike W. is preparing a history of the Sioux City Camera Club. Bring any historic materials to the next meeting. Mike will copy them and return them to you.

v Fran K. reports that Vickie McClain, a former SCCC member from Ida Grove, IA, has the cover to the latest PSA Journal. She also has photos on Facebook.

v Utmost importance:  We need treat providers for both meetings in April!

v March Madness

• 10 March:
  • Jack B. will demonstrate the use of Photoshop layers
  • Mike and Mary W. will provide treats.
  • View and Review topic is a pet
  • Janet R. tells us “What Makes It Work”.
• 31 March:
  • John A. is print judge for the month.
  • Paula W. and Tom A. are slide judges, postponed from January.
  • Fran and Vernice K. provide treats for this meeting.

v Awesome April

• We need treat providers for both meetings. See above.
• 4 April:
  • Our program will be a DVD by Scott Kelby regarding clean up work with Photoshop.
  • We have club business to discuss (see below).
  • “Reflections” is the subject for View and Review.
  • Bill S. will provide the “What Makes It Work” image.
• Randy W. is print judge for the 28 April meeting.

v Any program topics you wish to discuss? Want to share a photo trip with other club members? Let Bob G. know. We need ideas for next year. A questionnaire will be forthcoming.

v Palisades State Park near Sioux Falls, SD has a photo workshop scheduled for 18 June 2011. You can find more information at: http://gfp.sd.gov/calendar.aspx.

Old Business:

v Steve Pa. also reports that digital entries are not being named correctly. Please use the following format:

• 01,SE<your member number>,D(N/P/J/C),TitleOfYourImage.jpg
  • Begin every image you submit with “01”. Your image will be renumbered when the work is submitted.
  • SE<your member number> “SE” is the official N4C designation for Sioux City Camera Club. Larry Crabb assigns your individual member. He provides the number after club dues are paid.
  • D(N or P or J or C) represents Digital followed by these categories:
    • Nature
    • Pictorial
    • Journalism
    • Creative
    • TitleOfYourImage. Do not use spaces or underscore ( _ ) to separate the words. Simply capitalize the sequential words of the title. Capitalization is the best word break.
    • Image format is .jpg. The longest edge of the image is 1024 pixels. Compress the file size to “8” with your preferred image manipulation program.
• Digital submission deadline is the 13^th of every month. Please have your entries to Steve before that date.

New Business:

v SCCC needs to discuss the transfer of funds from our savings to our checking account. As of this meeting our checking account is about $175. As of this meeting our current savings is about $750. Our end-of-2010 financial statements will be e-mailed with these minutes. Please bring a copy when you come to the meeting.

v We are currently complying with N4C requirements for print submission. For our members who submit work to N4C, and for our treasury, postage costs can be about $25 per month.

• N4C does allow the submission of unmounted and unmatted prints. Should SCCC move in this direction?
• Chipboard is lighter that standard poster board. Should SCCC look at using this product instead?

v Individual clubs have their own digital judging. Should SCCC begin doing something similar?

v The SCCC nominating committee will have a report for this meeting.

v Fran K. proposed a use of SCCC funds for building a library of current photographic books and other materials. SCCC has a library space within the church. However most of the titles are older and deal with traditional photographic techniques. We need to rebuild our library with current materials, editions and techniques. The materials would be available to all club members to check out and use.

Thanks to Scott B. for reviewing the prints this month.

Adjourn at 9:30 PM.

Thursday, 10 February 2011 23 Members
Program Night 1 Guest

Our meeting was called to order by vicc-president Dawn M. at 7:30 PM.

Announcements:
• Steve Pa. reports that N4C requests SCCC to coordinate 5 judgings for the 2011-2012 season. Only one request remains open:
o September 2011 – Bob G. will conduct Photojournalism Print judging.
o November 2011 – Digital Creative images will be judged by John A. and Steve Pa.
o January 2012 – Randy W. has agreed to be head judge for Creative/Contemporary Prints.
o February 2012 – Carl H. will head 2-1/4 slide judging.
o March 2012 – Color Prints remains the sole open category for our group. If you would like to judge some of the best color prints in the N4C territory, then please let Steve Pa. know.
• Springbrook is the last weekend in April (29 April – 1 May).
o Information will be out in the next N4C News Bulletin and can be found on the N4C website: http://www.n4c.us/SpringbrookProgram2011a.pdf.
o Panoramic (Pano) Competition is held at Springbrook. Get your entries to someone attending from SCCC if you wish to compete.
o This is traditionally a smaller meeting than the N4C Annual Convention but the programs are absolutely wonderful and it all takes place within a great setting (Springbrook State Park).
• President Mike W. is preparing a history of the Sioux City Camera Club. Bring any historic materials to the next meeting. Mike will copy them and return them to you.
• Saturday, 19 February is the date of the Midwinter Thaw Photography Workshop at the Iowa Lakes Community College in Emmetsburg. Stan and Bob B., Don P., and Bob G. will provide programs. Cost is $25 for the day and that includes lunch. Call Bob G. if you would like to car pool to the event.
• Bob G. will also conduct a program in Digital Photography at the Northeast Nebraska Community College campus in Sioux Sioux City, NE from 19 April to 26 April.
• Get your Siouxland Stories from Work prints at the SC Art Center the sooner the better. Ultimate date is Saturday, 19 February.
• Dawn M. asked about past topics for Photo Essay competition. Topics are pretty open. A list may be available in the N4C Directory, otherwise Ken J. might have a list available.
• Scott B. will judge prints this month. Marilyn P. and Curt S. have treats for the next meeting, 24 February.
• Our March program will feature Jack B. demonstrating Photoshop layers. April program will be a DVD by Scott Kelby regarding clean up work with Photoshop.

Old Business:
• None noted.

New Business:
• None noted.

Our thanks to Bob R. and Fran K. for great presentations on filing and organizing your photographic images.

Adjourn at 9:00 PM.

Thursday, 27 January 2011 17 Members
Results Night 0 Guests

The meeting was called to order by president Mike W. at 7:35 PM.

Announcements:
• Upcoming duties:
o Thursday, 10 February
• Treats – Peterson and Bristow families
• Program – Kingsbury and Rasmus on protecting prints.
• What Makes It Work by Roger Van K.
• View and Review topic is “Toy”
• Print Judge is Scott B.
o Thursday, 24 February – treats are by Curt S. and Marilyn P.
• Moved, seconded and approved to reimburse Stan B. $50.00 for travel expenses for his program earlier this month.
• Mike W. is putting together a history of the Sioux City Camera Club. He will gladly duplicate or otherwise image your treasures and return them unharmed. Let him know what you can contribute, please.
• N4C is looking for judging clubs for next year. We need to speak with Steve P. about it.
• Bill S. tried some free HDR software and was very pleased with it. Give it a trial run at: http://www.oloneo.com/.
• Want to blog about photography? Notify Larry C. and you too can post at: http://sccameraclub.org/blog/. Our meeting minutes are at that site.

Old Business:
• None noted.

New Business:
• The SCCameraClub.org website is not up-to-date with information about the club secretary position or, more importantly, with our by-laws for slide and print judging. The website is not consistent with current N4C entry requirements.
• In March, make plans for some financial discussion for Sioux City Camera Club. Our two financial statements prepared by Larry C. earlier this month are attached to the e-mail with these minutes. Look them over and we’ll discuss them in March.

Jack B. reviewed prints. Chuck P. graciously volunteered to review 35 mm and 2-1/4 slides for us.

Adjourn at 9:10 PM.

Thursday, 13 January 2011            23            Members

Program Night            2            Guests

Our meeting was called to order by president Mike W. at 7:30 PM.

Announcements:

v For Results Night, 27 January:

• Jack B. is head print judge this month.
• There remains no slide judge for January. Volunteers, please step forward.
• Bob G. has treats.

v 10 February Program Night.

• Treats are by Bill S. (this differs from the published assignment).
• Roger Van K. has “What Makes It Work”.
• “View and Review” subject is a toy.
• Scott B. is print judge this month.
• Published program is “Protecting Photos” by Bob R. and Fan K.

v From Curt S. – Springbrook is the last weekend in April (29 April – 1 May).

• Information will be out in the next N4C News Bulletin and can be found on the N4C website: http://www.n4c.us/SpringbrookProgram2011a.pdf.
• Panoramic (Pano) Competition is held at Springbrook. Get your entries to someone attending from SCCC if you wish to compete.
• This is traditionally a smaller meeting than the N4C Annual Convention but the programs remain absolutely wonderful all within a great setting (Springbrook State Park).

v President Mike W. is preparing a history of the Sioux City Camera Club. Bring any historic materials to the next meeting. Mike will copy them and return them to you.

v Ron N. found some fliers prepared for a SCCC exhibit at the Southern Hills Mall 25 years ago.

v “Siouxland Stories from Work” photographs will be available for return at the end of January. The show runs through 20 January.

Old Business:

v None noted.

New Business:

v None noted.

Stan B. provided a great program on wildlife photography.

Adjourn at 9:20 PM.

Thursday, 16 December 2010
37 Celebrants
Results Night and Christmas Party

Our celebration was called to order by president Mike W. at 6:00 PM. Let’s eat!

Announcements:
• Thanks to everyone who brought the great food.
• Thanks to Mary W. for providing the table decorations.
• Beware of AOL account hackers. Larry C. had someone change his password on his AOL e-mail account without his knowledge. He got his account back but it was time consuming. Be sure to save the information you provided to AOL (or whatever provider) when you first set up your account. That initial information was required to regain control of his account.
• The next time SCCC has a potluck bring the recipe for the dish you’re contributing to the potluck.
• Reminders for January 2011:
o Program Night showcases Wildlife Photography
o View and Review: Fruit and/or Vegetable with a challenge to try a light painting technique.
o What Makes It Work: Switched to Randy W.
o Print Judge: Jack B.
o Slide Judge: TBD for both 35 mm slides and 2-1/4 slides. Any volunteers? Paula W. and Tom A. are willing to take the March Slide Judging.

Old Business:
• None noted.

New Business:
• None noted.

Bob G. reviewed prints.

Adjourn at 8:30 PM.

Thursday, 2 December 2010            19            Members

Program Night            1             Guest

Our meeting was called to order at 7:30 PM by president Mike W.

Announcements:

v Christmas party is Thursday, 16 December at 6:00 PM at the church. SCCC provides the main dish, plates, cups, beverage and tableware. Members A – L should bring a salad or appetizer while M – Z members should bring a potato, veggie or dessert.

v Our Iowa magazine just announced entries for their 2011 Photo Contest. Categories are:  Iowa Scenery, Iowa People, Iowa Humor, and Corn-Fed Kids. Entry deadline is Wednesday, 15 December 2010. Submit 8×10 color prints or color slides (nothing mentioned about digital images) to:  Photo Contest, Our Iowa, 1606 Golden Aspen Drive, Suite 109, Ames, IA  50010; telephone:  515-232-0075. Grand Prize is a 2-day Mississippi River cruise aboard the Twilight riverboat from the Quad Cities to Dubuque and back.

v Sioux City Art Center deadline for entries for their 64^th Juried Art Exhibit was 30 November 2010.

v Kodak photo paper is being discounted at Staples.

v Take a bow 2-1/4 photographers:  A clean sweep of November N4C competition with First Place, Second Place, Third Place, three Honorable Mentions and a Merit Award! No one could recall anything like this happening before. Great job, everyone!

v Stocking Stuffer idea from Bob G:  The Moment It Clicks book by Joe McNally. Cost is about $30.

New Business:

v View and Review for January is a fruit of vegetable. Here’s a challenge:  Try light painting with John A.’s technique for something new and different. Bob G. will e-mail his copy of John’s instructions to Randy for distribution to the other club members.

Old Business:

v We had a fabulous reception at the Art Center for Siouxland Stories from Work. There is good work on display and everyone involved in organizing the reception and the event did good work as well. Well done, everyone!

View and Review was “Coffee Maker”. Carl H. revealed some of his secrets for Creative Photography and Mike W. reviewed some of the requirements and qualifications for the use of model releases.

Adjourn at 9:30 PM.