June 2023 -June 2024 Programs
Currently most programs are online using Zoom with occasional meetups in person for picture taking.
Upcoming meetings for 2023/2024, usually start at 7 PM on Zoom unless otherwise listed
Apr 28-30, 2024 N4C Spring Convention near Indianola, IA n4c.us/meetings.htm
May 6, 2024
Speaker: Gregory Holden Learning to See Creatively - Greg will discuss his approach for finding different viewpoints in common scenes and how he creates interesting abstract images by isolating a part of a scene. Whether it is iPhone photos taken in his kitchen or DSLR images from local parks, Greg’s photos will demonstrate that you do not have to travel to exotic locations or spend hours using software manipulation to make creative images.
Returns from last month's contests
May 20, 2024
Challenge Photos: fog, haze or rain
Challenge Photos: waterfalls or dam spillways
Preview June Challenge: Street photography (people, etc. in public areas)
Jun 3, 2024
Returns from last month's contests
Photos from Sutliff Bridge outing
Photos from Draco Hill Nature Farm outing
Jun 17, 2024
Challenge Photos: Street photography (people, etc. in public areas)
Preview July Challenge: Trees with a Soul
Lakshmi Balasubramanian will present "A trip to Himalayan Range"- featuring motorbiking experience, breathtaking landscapes, and wildlife photos.
Past meetings of 2023/2024
June 5, 2023
Returns from the May contests
Photos from photo walk/models of May 13th
Friendly critique of up to 5 photos or 5 minutes
Event Sat June 10, 2023 Great Iowa River Race Sat Jun 10, starts 10 am https://paddleguru.com/races/GreatIowaRiverRace/schedule
I like to view at the river under McCollister bridge by Terry Trueblood https://www.google.com/maps/@41.6347542,-91.5271752,15z?entry=ttu
Walk Sun June 11, 2023, 6 pm (depending on weather) Hickory Hill Park walk, bring water, bug repellant just in case
East entrance at 1st Avenue and Stuart Ct, Iowa City. If the parking lot is full there's parking on Stuart Ct.
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.668738,-91.5027323,17.25z?entry=ttu
June 19, 2023
Challenge: Stormy skies
Preview next challenge: Challenge: Portals: Bring 5 to 10 pictures of portals. A portal is a doorway, window, arch, etc., where the viewer sees beyond.
Video essays
Shooting fireworks
Event Sat June 23-24 Trekfest, Riverside IA https://trekfest.org/event-schedule parade Sat Jun 24 10 am
July 3, 2023 - no meeting, enjoy the Fourth!
July 17, 2023
Challenge: Portals: Bring 5 to 10 pictures of portals. A portal is a doorway, window, arch, etc., where the viewer sees beyond.
Preview August challenge: On the road - Photograph from inside a vehicle looking out.
Hickory Hill and Great Iowa River Race meetup photos, Trekfest, Fireworks, Air Show
Aug 7 and 21, 2023 - no meetings
Aug 28, 2023 at Iowa City Public Library meeting room D and Zoom
Welcome
State Fair photos by members
Introduce yourself and share an old family photo and/or a recent photo of yourself
Share up to 5 of your iconic summer photo(s), RAGBRAI photos
Challenge photos: On the road. Photograph from inside a vehicle looking out.
Preview Sept Challenge: Let's get abstract. Create an abstract photo to see things in a different way.
How did you do that? creative layers (Bob) 10-15 minutes
September 4, 2023 - no meeting, Labor Day, Old Threshers Weekend in Mount Pleasant
Sep 18, 2023
Photos of people working; photos from Old Thresher's Reunion
Favorite locations near Iowa City/in Iowa to take pictures - 3 to 5 minute mini presentations
Challenge Photos: Let's get abstract. Create an abstract photo to see things in a different way.
Photos from our Light Painting outings
Preview October Challenge: Cuteness-what do you define as cute
Oct 2, 2023
Returns from last month's contests
Photos from Iowa City Airport and area park outings
Colorful sunrise and sunset photos
Sat Oct 14, 2023- Outing: Wild Cat Den State Park www.iowadnr.gov/Places-to-Go/State-Parks/Iowa-State-Parks/Wildcat-Den-State-Park
Oct 16, 2023
Show & tell/friendly critique on up to 5 photos
Challenge photos: Cuteness-what do you define as cute
Preview November Challenge: Bridges
How did you do that? creative stuff at home (Bob).
Nov 6, 2023 at 6:30 PM on Zoom AND in person at Iowa City Public Library meeting room D
Wildlife Photography by Larry Williams
Returns from last month's contests
Nov 20, 2023
Challenge Photos: Bridges
Preview December Challenge: Hands...old, new, busy, idle
Drone 101: from zero to fantastic shots and perspectives (Kristel)
Dec 4, 2023
Returns from last month's contests
Photos of Fall Colors and Wild Cat Den outing
Program: A-Z presentation - One image for each letter of your first OR last name or nickname with member photos at our Jan 15th meeting
Dec 18, 2023
Organizing, Storing and Backing up your photos
Challenge Photos: Hands...old, new, busy, idle
Preview January Challenge: Shooting through...a window, a plastic cup, a slinky, imagine the possibilities.
How to do a photo essay - showing an award winner by one of our members, and presentations on how to do one.
Jan 1, 2024 - None - May you have a Happy New Years Day
Jan 15, 2024
Challenge Photos: Shooting through...a window, a plastic cup, a slinky, imagine the possibilities.
Preview February Challenge: Reflections - via mirror, window, water, etc
A-Z photos by members (one for each letter of your first, last or nickname)
Feb 5, 2024
Returns from January digital contests
Additional A-Z photos
Photo and Video Essays #1
Show & tell/friendly critique on up to 5 photos
Feb 19, 2024
Challenge Photos: Reflections - via mirror, window, water, etc
Preview March Challenge: in motion (shows motion)
Program: Talk about Forced Perspective https://digital-photography-school.com/forced-perspective/, show your pix at March 18th meeting
Photographing flowers by flashlight - Mark G.
Mar 4, 2024
Returns from last month's contests
Photo and Video Essays #2
If time, friendly critique of a few of your photos
Mar 18, 2024
Suzan Erem will talk about photo opportunities at Draco Hill Nature Farm which is 75 acres on the Cedar River in Cedar County dedicated to nature-friendly table food farming. For the first time this year, owners Suzan Erem and Paul Durrenberger are opening up their property to a series of free events so more people can experience fresh food, prairie and timber all in one place. Learn more at dracohill.org.
We will follow with discussion on when would be a good date for the club to visit the farm.
Challenge Photos: in motion (shows motion)
Preview April Challenge: fog, haze or rain
Program: your Forced Perspective photos
Apr 1, 2024 - no meeting, Easter Monday
Apr 13, 2024 - photo outing to Draco Hill Nature Farm at 5 pm
Apr 15, 2024
Returns from last month's contests
Show & tell/friendly critique on up to 5 photos
Club Project ideas: Adopt the Iowa State Fair Theme topic, to prepare us to enter the Fair
Preview May Challenge: waterfalls or dam spillways
Sat Apr 20, 2024 - Outing: Sutliff Bridge and tavern, meet between the tavern and bridge at 5 pm, take some photos, eat dinner (cash only!), take some more photos
Outings and photo opportunities
Completed outings for June 2023-June 2024 year
Jun 10, 2023 - Outing: Great Iowa River Race, paddleguru.com/races/GreatIowaRiverRace2023
June 11, 2023 - Outing: Hickory Hill park 6 pm Sun
Jun 24, 2023 - Outing: Trekfest parade 10 am, Riverside IA, trekfest.org/
July 21, 2023 - Terry Trueblood Recreation Area
July 28-29, 2023 - RAGBRAI in Coralville, S T Morrison Park, lots of bicyclist photo ops, https://ragbrai.com/
August 11-12 2023 Quad Cities Balloon Festival is coming up in Davenport http://www.quadcitiesballoonfestival.com/event.html
August 12, 2023 Bill Brant is leading a photo talk starting at 9 AM at the visitor's center in Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
August 12, 2023 Outing: Iowa City Airport to meet a pilot and his plane
Aug 31 - Sept 4, 2023 - Old Threshers Weekend in Mount Pleasant, www.oldthreshers.org/
Sept 8, 2023 Outing: light painting
Sat Oct 14, 2023- Outing: Wild Cat Den State Park www.iowadnr.gov/Places-to-Go/State-Parks/Iowa-State-Parks/Wildcat-Den-State-Park
Apr 13, 2024 - photo outing to Draco Hill Nature Farm at 5 pm (depending on weather)
Upcoming club outings
Apr 25, 2024 *canceled*-carpool to Pella for the tulips on a Thursday, festival is May 2-4, 2024
TBA Coralville antique car museum
TBA - Outing: Maquoketa Caves State Park
Sat Apr 20, 2024 - Outing: Sutliff Bridge and tavern, meet between the tavern and bridge at 5 pm, take some photos, eat dinner (cash only!), take some more photos