December 7 minutes

Hi to all!!!!

Debbie called the meeting to order this evening with 17 members in attendance and 1 guest, Isabella Lauderdale, who attended with her parents. Debbie told us of Elmer Vittitioe's passing; his son Trey will inform Debbie of the funeral arrangements. Elmer's passing is sad to all of us; he was a great contributor to this club and he will be sorely missed.

Debbie bought a DVD on composition and we will be viewing it in a meeting in the near future.

We held the election for new officers of the club this evening:

JUDD HARRIS was elected President with Ron making that motion and all were in favor.

JERRY WILSON was elected Vice President with Katie making that motion and all were in favor.

MARCIA HARRIS was elected Secretary-Treasurer with Connie making that motion and all were in favor.

These officers will take over their positions with the January 2011 meeting. We wish all of them good luck and are looking forward to what they have to offer.

The annual Christmas Party will be held at the Jubilee theater on December 21st at 6:30 p.m. Bring a dish to pass and a $10.00 photography related gift for the game that we will play. (only bring the gift if you plan on playing the game)

DUES are being collected now for 2011. See Marcia for that. $24.00 for adults and $12.00 for students. (we only pro rate for new members)

Judd informed us that Captain Kimmo has a new e-book out that is about HDR Photography and is 210 pages long. He said the cost is $29.95 and he is finding it very useful. If you are interested in this you can go to Captain Kimmo's website and find it.

If you didn't bring your DVD of your 20 favorite pics you can call Debbie and drop it off to her; she has a lot of work to get this together for the Christmas party so don't delay; get it to her as soon as possible! (what! you haven't called her yet?)

We had Show & Tell with Rosalie, Jerry, Connie and Ron participating. Rosalie's pics from the Fort Worth Zoo were awesome! Ron showed us pics from his trip to the Badlands. Two of his are even going to be on the COVERS!!!! of two magazines very shortly. One is Cowboys & Indians and the other is Roundup. You'll be able to get these magazines at Wal Mart in March. (if I have those wrong Ron please let me know)  We are very proud of him; his photography is amazing! Jerry is taking pics of bugs and cataloging them and finding out just exactly what they are. He has about 100 done so far!  Connie had entered the Seymour contest also and brought her TWO ribbons to show us! She got 1st place in Urban and an honorable mention in Nature. Good job! to all of them.

Marty brought a DVD for us to watch; the Ultimate Photo Guide; digital photography series by Karl Taylor. It was very informative; he covered Light, Optics, Subject, Aperature, Medium & Composition. It never ceases to amaze me that just when I thought I knew a subject pretty well I still had more to learn. That is why these subjects are so important; we really do pick up something new each time we review a subject. THANKS for sharing Marty!!!!

Here's hoping we see all of you at the Christmas Party! It should be a lot of fun and who can't use some good food in their bellies! Remember to bring your spouse or friend!

Until next time!

Marcia