New Show - sort of...

Well...! Talk about serendipity - a friend called and said he'd offer a month's wall space at the City Dock Coffee on Maryland Ave. since he couldn't get there this month. So...if you missed my latest hangings at Bella Art Photo in August, then you can get to gaze this time at the little gallery at 71 Maryland Ave. and have a caffe macchiato while you're there. To be frank, it's similar to the Wood and Water show shown at the MFA Gallery in February. Can't update continually, y'know, but after all, moving it around town isn't all bad. Open 6:30 am (!) to 6:30 pm. throughout October. May see you there within civil hours.

So what has this to do with the Club? It's notice that you can pursue various places to get your photos seen that aren't traditional galleries. For example, there are four of these City Dock coffee spots in the County and many places in town that hang 2-D art. Give the proprietors a try. DKD

Coming up -- !!

See you all on Monday for our program on wildlife with long lenses: the speaker and a Table Topic for more "exposure" with our members, and Q&A.

And go out looking for Shadows !! This weekend should have lots of them in sunny weather, and there are several things going on - including USNA hosting 2-hr tours from the Academy seawall to two warships anchored on the Bay starting at 2pm Friday, AYC's Antique Car and Boat Show "Keels and Wheels" (open to the public on the yacht club's grounds), "Plein Air" contest-painting all over Paint Annapolis with the final displays at MD Hall 4-6 Sunday, and more. Have fun -- DKD

Next Meeting, Sept 22, '08

"Nature Photography and the Long Lens" is the topic of our first speaker for this season, Tom Bowden. Here's one of his eagles, and you can read about him on a former entry here. Hope you'll come to hear about his techniques and technologies on Monday Sept 22 at 7 pm, Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts in Annapolis, Room 308. We meet here every other Monday at this time. See you there.

Get a start toward making good photographs

Although I've been teaching in the area for over five years, seldom has the opportunity come up to do a course that includes a field trip, a critique, and offers printing and a print to take home. This weekend, Sept 20-21, is such an opportunity. The owner of Edgewater's Bella Photo Art and Framing Gallery, Mike Kellogg, and I will present on the first day an all-day session touching on subjects that are important to know for fine photography.

The next day implements that knowledge, starting with a morning walk in Annapolis, shooting for a couple of hours followed by a critical and helpful review back at the Gallery. Once the student makes a choice among the photos taken, Mike will demonstrate how to print it well and actually make a large print for the student to take home.

We think it will be popular. You can sign up at http://www.bellaphotoart.com/workshops, and do it soon. Only ten students will be admitted. Lunch can be had nearby or bring your own. And bring a camera that can make individual settings so you can see how to control it for a variety of situations - either a DSLR or an advanced compact. Hope to see you there - regardless of your knowledge level it will be time well-spent.

Get 8x10s for a dollar

I'm a fan of Adorama's site for several reasons. One of them is their sales of prints. I don't need any right now, but I just prepaid for 25 8x10s at $1 each. I can draw on that at any time. They say they won't offer this again, after several years of it.
They produce good prints - I've used them for years in pro work. Anyone interested has to sign up for this before 22 Sept. Just go to adoramapix, either sign in or register, go to Account - Manage button and then Prepaid Prints button. Regards to all !!