November 15, 2011 Membership Meeting
Location: Zion Lutheran Church in Oshkosh
Meeting Date: November 15, 2011
Attendance: 30 members plus 7 guests
President Monty Montgomery moderated the meeting.
Monty’s tip of the month: Use a screen protector on your camera. When you hang your camera around your neck it can rub on rough surfaces on your clothing causing scratches on the LCD screen. He purchased his protector on-line, but Camera Casino carries them too.
Guest speaker: Gerry Emmerich presented “Sports Photography Without a Press Pass” which included images from basketball, kayaking, RoadAmerica racing and surfing. He gave examples of photos with and without “face / ball / feet” to remind us how details effect the final photo. He also discussed the Wisconsin Area Camera Clubs Organization and invited OPG to become members of this national organization.
OPG December meeting will be our annual holiday dinner at Robbins restaurant in Oshkosh. This party is open to all OPG members, guests and anyone interested in joining us to celebrate the holidays. We will be ordering from a limited menu and separate checks will be available. Drinks at 6:00 PM, dinner orders placed at 6:30 PM so that dinner can be served around 7:00 PM
2012 Slate of Officers:
President Erin Czech
Vice President Krista Lutz
Treasurer/Membership Ben Sprague
Secretary Ann Moeller
Program Lee Fenendael
A/V Diane Hoffman
Web Master Monty Montgomery
Hostess Nancy Montgomery, Ann Moeller
Set Up Lee Fenendael, Tim Sullivan
Monty reminded members that we are still seeking members who want to serve on OPG 2012 Board. Please talk to Monty or any other current board member if you are interested.
Following are the current election procedures as written in our by-laws:
Nominations will be made at the November meeting.
Members will forward their votes to a designated vote collector prior to the December meeting.
At that meeting the vote collector will announce who has been elected.
Those elected will commence their position the following January and will serve for that calendar year
Terry Nyman reminded us that dues for 2012 are due in January 2012. If you want to get a jump on things before the New Year see Terry. ($24 for an individual, $30 for 2 or more family members in a household, $12 for students (K-12 or college).
Photoshop User Group(PUG) will meet in December. Location will be in downtown Oshkosh - First Congregational Church. 137 Algoma Blvd. More information including date and topic for the meeting will follow via email.
Photographer of the month - Heidi Strauss: presented photos from her recent trip to Smoky Mountains.
There was a sharing / viewing of general photo sharing plus November photo project which was “Night Photography – without flash”
Photo Project for January: Food
Board Meeting: Monday, November 21 at 1:30 PM at Delta. All are invited.