Where             Neve Bros

Dates               Visit:                August 6

Upload:            August 11

Zoom:              August 13

Description     Nevehttp://www.nevebros.com/ Brothers is probably a place you have never visited. It is a commercial cut flower grower. You have probably bought some of their products at local retail outlets. Their footprint in the local area is larger (and less visible) than you might expect. They have two football-sized facilities; one just west of Petaluma and one is on Roblar Road, on the way to the shore. Read about the history of the family and their business that you have probably never heard of, right here.

                         Meet at 3 pm at 2645 Bodega Avenue, Petaluma (see attached map). There is a small sign at the entrance and go all the way down the driveway to the end where there is a parking lot. We will assemble there for 10 minutes and then go to the rose greenhouse. If you plan to go, be on time. If you are late, call me and I will come out and get you. This is a business area where they don’t want persons just wandering around.

We will go into the rose greenhouse that is north of the parking lot. It is a big area with lots of narrow rows of growing rose plants. This is a good place for jeans and tighter fitting tops. The footing can be slippery with water and moss on some pathways. Everyone has to exit by 5 pm.

Gear to bring. Best lenses will be walk-around ~25-105 mm or a macro. There is overhead lighting. Flash is also fine but use it judiciously; don’t fry your neighbor’s shot. A tripod is useful but a monopod is even better for tight rows.

This is a dumb statement, but treat their garden like it was yours; try not to break any stems.

After the outing, please sort through your images that you will post for the Zoom meeting on the 13^th; please have them uploaded by the 11^th. With your permission, I will forward a set of them to the Neve family for their use. Please do not watermark your images.

The meeting will start at 5 pm Elizabeth Springs will co-host the meeting with Bill Stacy. Instructions for how to post images: SAMPLE UPLOAD PROCESS 1. Pick out a max of 5 processed images and upload them to the club’s competition site.                         2.Prepare these images to the specs you use to upload images for competition; see detailed instructions below. 3. All images must be uploaded by midnight August 11. 4. The host will arrange them in Lightroom to prepare them for a Zoom meeting at the address shown on the Zoom Meeting tab in the SRPS web site. 5. Bill Stacy will set up the Zoom meeting and act as co-host. The meeting will start sharp at 5 pm on August 13. There will be 15 minutes of social time. 6. The host will show all the images of one person at a time and they will tersely narrate them. After that, there will be time for comments. Provisionally, each presenter gets a max of 10 minutes for presenting and getting comments. Tony will start humming or singing when people go over the limit. You don’t want that! Details             Just like competition, go to the Visual Pursuits site, log in and go to the My Account tab and then to My Galleries There you will scroll down to Field Trips Discussions; on the right, click on Edit and Upload images…….just like competition. They then can either be pulled from your Library if you uploaded them there, or directly uploaded by drag and drop. The max is 5 images uploaded.

1. NOT LIKE COMPETITION, title each of your images as: your last name and the number 1 through 5.

You are now done

A meeting for members who are going to enter the N4C Portfolio competition to have their submission viewed in a salon style format. Portfolios are due on November 3rd

Pronzini Farm for Light Painting

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SRPS September 2021 Outing Follow-up

Where             Pronzini Farm

Dates               Visit:                Sept 10

Upload:            Sept 15

Zoom:              Sept 17 at 5 pm

Zoom Meet:    Go to the club website to the Zoom meeting tab

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Description     Met at the farm and learned the basics of light painting either in teaching groups or off shooting solo.

After the outing, please sort through your images that you will post for the Zoom meeting on the 17^th; please have them uploaded by the 15^th. As a thank you, please consider sending copies of your images to Ruthe. The address is pitching43@att.net.

SAMPLE UPLOAD PROCESS

1. Pick out about 5 processed images and upload them to the club’s competition site.

                        2.Prepare these images to the specs you use to upload images for competition; see detailed instructions below.

3. All images must be uploaded by midnight September 15.
4. The host (Tony) will arrange them in Lightroom to prepare them for a Zoom meeting at the address shown on the Zoom Meeting tab in the SRPS web site.
5. Bill Stacy set up the Zoom meeting and act as co-host. The meeting will start sharply at 5 pm on September 15th. There will be 15 minutes of social time first.
6. The host/Tony will show all the images of one person at a time and the maker will narrate them. After that, there will be time for comments.

 

Details             Just like competition, go to the Visual Pursuits site, log in and go to the My Account tab and then to My Galleries

 

 

 

There you will scroll down to Field Trips Discussions; on the right, click on Edit and Upload images…….just like competition.

 

They then can either be pulled from your Library if you uploaded them there, or directly uploaded by drag and drop. The max is 5 images uploaded.

 

 

5. NOT LIKE COMPETITION, title each of your images as: your last name and the number 1 through 5.

 

You are now done

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The opportunity to photograph architecture is available everywhere, from modern buildings to historic structures. We’ll not only look at the whole building but components that make up a structure. This presentation will focus on types of architecture to photograph, equipment to use, times of day for shoots, in-camera usage, and post production methods. The goal is to get you out photographing architecture with increased confidence and knowledge.

 

The upcoming competition is the last of the year!

It is on October 14th. The critique night for it will be …….Sunday September 26th,  from 4 – 6 pm. I know that this date for critique is a week early, but I will be teaching a workshop in Oregon the following week. The categories for the last competition are: be Pictorial, Mono, Creative and Nature.

These critique sessions really work. Most of the time, a little tweak really can raise the impact of an image. It may be as simple as adjusting your crop or editing your title.

As a reminder, here is how the process works:

        – Please email me that you would be interested in getting up to 3 of your images reviewed. Also let me know what 15 minute time slot you would like between 4-6 pm

        – I will respond within a few hours and see if we can settle on a convenient time

        – No later than 2 days before the appointed evening, send me your images in the same format as you upload to competition

        – Also include your phone number and the image titles

– On the appointed time slot, I will call the number you gave me and we can discuss your images

– If I am running more than 5 minutes late, I will text or email you

 

Tony

SRPS Extra 2021 Outing

Where             The Happy Dahlia Farm

Dates               Visit:                September 28

Upload:            TBD

Zoom:              TBD

Description     This little jewel is a place many of us drive by often and never get around to visit. Dahlias are a joy to shoot! There are hundreds of blooms at the farm, ranging from pompom to dinner plate variety. The farm is usually open for visitation from late August until late fall. We have a private visit!

                         Details:

–  The gates will be opened at about 8 am and closed after we get in

– We have two hours of private shooting; we must be out before they open at 10

– In case there is pea soup fog, our back up date is the next day

Gear to bring It will be a short walk to your car so be experimental. As a bare minimum, bring your walk-around; a close-up if you have one; a tele if it lets you shoot macro. Bring a tripod because the rows are pretty wide. Bring a reflector/ diffuser if you have one. Bring or borrow a Lensbaby. Try focus stacking. Low settings on flash works well, too. Knee pads are a big help.

Directions Located on the Southwest corner of Adobe and Washington in Petaluma

After the outing If anyone is up for brunch, please let me know. I will set it up.

Zoom Meeting?  Let me know if you really want one for this. It is a fair amount of work to prep for a Zoom meeting. Take a pass on this one?

 

As a thankyou Could you please send some of your best images to the farm?

                        I will give you the address later.

SRPS October 2021 Outing

Where             Bay Area Bridges

Dates               Visit:                October 1 – October 13

Upload:            October 13

Zoom:              October 15

Description     We are blessed with some of the most picturesque bridges in the country. You have two weeks to seek out and shoot one of them. Extra credit for not shooting the Golden Gate or Bay Bridge. Here is a list of the other bridges to consider.

                         Here are the details:

–  The bridge you choose must be shot during the 9/10 – 10/13 window

– The images can be shot any time of day or night

– The shots can be taken as close or as far away as you wish

Gear to bring Hey, you are driving to these sites. It is up to you to decide what to throw in the car; please, no drones allowed.

Celebration dinner How about a lunch instead? No night driving. If you are interested, let me know.

After the outing, please sort through your images that you will post for the   Zoom meeting on the 15^th; please have them uploaded by the 13^th.

 

SAMPLE UPLOAD PROCESS

1. Pick out a max of 5 processed images and upload them to the club’s competition site.

 2.Prepare these images to the specs you use to upload images for competition; see detailed instructions below.

3. All images must be uploaded by midnight September 15.
4. The host (Tony) will arrange them in Lightroom to prepare them for a Zoom meeting at the address shown on the Zoom Meeting tab in the SRPS web site.
5. Bill Stacy will set up the Zoom meeting and act as co-host. The meeting will start sharp at 5 pm on September 17. There will be some social time first.
6. The host/Tony will show all the images of one person at a time. The maker will narrate them. After that, there will be time for comments.

 

Details             Just like competition, go to the Visual Pursuits site, log in and go to the My Account tab and then to My Galleries

 

 

 

There you will scroll down to Field Trips Discussions; on the right, click on Edit and Upload images……. just like competition.

 

They then can either be pulled from your Library if you uploaded them there, or directly uploaded from another file location by drag and drop. The max is 5 images uploaded.

 

 

5. NOT LIKE COMPETITION, title each of your images as: your last name and the number 1 through 5.

 

You are now done