Ashe Camera Club schedule of events and activities planned for the coming months. In addition to the regular monthly meetings, planned outings, workshops, exhibitons, etc., are shown.
Included also are activities in the area that may provide interesting photo opportunities. Some dates are tentative and subject to change
CLICK ON A SELECTED DATE TO OBTAIN MORE INFORMATION IF AVAILABLE.
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* Landis Mud RunLandis Mud Run
Time: 7:00 am
Action Photography! Mike Acquesta is going and willing to drive and take 3 additional photographers. Leave West Jefferson at 7AM, Return around 2:30PM.
This is an opportunity to practice taking fast action shots. Photographs will be combined into a slide show and presented to Landis Board of Aldermen at June or July Board Meeting
Contact Mike at macquesta@bellsouth.net or (336)877-9116 at least a week ahead of time.
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* Macro GatheringMacro Gathering
Time: 3:00 pm
Rain or Shine. Mike Acquesta invites ACC Members interested in macro photography to his home. He will have some macro equipment of various brands available for members to try. Equipment includes macro lenses, reverse mount lenses, bellows, macro focusing rail, macro filters (can be used on any camera with lenses that have 55mm and 77 mm filter threads), extension tubes, teleconverter, off-camera flash, CamRanger (for Canon and Nikon macro focus stacking – Nikon users bring the USB cable that came with your camera), Eye-Fi (for viewing of photos on tablet or computer – any camera make or model that uses SD card).
Bring your camera, tripod, lenses, iPad or Android tablet (if you want to try the CamRanger and/or Eye-Fi on your tablet – Mike’s iPad will be available, as well), laptop computer (if you want to post process any of your images – Mike will have his laptop available).
Cut flowers and other items will be set up indoors for taking shots. There will also be outdoor flowers and other things to shoot if the weather cooperates.
Anyone with Nikon or other camera type macro equipment is encouraged to come and bring that equipment.
Contact Mike at macquesta@bellsouth.net or (336)877-9116 at least a day or 2 ahead of time.
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* Daniel Boone GardensDaniel Boone Gardens
Time: 9:00 am
The Daniel Boone Native Gardens is hosting the 2nd annual Flower Photo Stroll from 9am-12pm. The event is designed to help novice photographers capture better images of plants and flowers anywhere. The general approach is not technical and requires no special equipment, but is based on tricks and techniques that will improve anyone's flower pictures. Quality photographs can be captured with any camera.
The event is free and attendees are encouraged to be at the DBNG gates at 9am to hear an introductory talk and receive instructions by local photographer Bill Barbour.
Wear comfortable clothes appropriate for the weather and bring whatever camera (or even phone) that you currently use. Volunteer accomplished photographers and naturalists will be on hand to assist. Participants will have the opportunity to submit several photos from the day in the garden and they will be printed and displayed at the Horticultural Symposium on June 7th at Appalachian State University. There they will be judged and the winning entries will earn prizes to be determined.
Bill Barbour will make a presentation to the club at its May 26th meeting regarding the Flower Stroll. You can get more information at that time or you can call Bill at 828-266-3288.
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