Ken Richmond who presented "Stalking Infinity: An Introduction to the Equipment and Process of Astrophotography.”
CHESTER COUNTY CAMERA CLUB
MEETING NOTES - JANUARY 10, 2017
Rhoads Building ~ Chester County Hospital
Pre-Meeting ~ Bob Kelly welcomed everyone to the pre-meeting and asked everyone to please silence their cell phones.
Anita Bower introduced club members Jim Wilson, Carol de Guiseppe & Stephanie Vacek who provided feedback on 19 images for Critique night.
Meeting ~ Bob Kelly called the meeting to order and welcomed everyone to the special edition/meeting of the Chester County Camera Club.
Attendees were asked to move their cars if they were parked in the circular drive. Move it or lose it!
New members and guests ~ There were four guests at the meeting.
Change of Location ~ There will be a change of meeting location on January 25th and February 28th to the Mira room in the Chester County Hospital. As usual, these competition meetings will begin at 7:30 pm.
Chester County Library ~ Fiona Keyes encouraged members to participate in the photo display at the Chester County Library. Members who are currently displaying images there must pick them up on Sunday morning, January 15 at 10:30 am.
Fiona also announced the Malvern Retreat House art show will occur from February 1 - February 5. There are several CCCC members participating! There will be a reception on February 2 from 5-8 pm. Members are invited to attend!
Committee Reports ~
* Speakers ~ Richard Donham gave a review of upcoming speakers through the rest of the club year. Please refer to the CCCC calendar for the list of monthly speakers.
* Club Outings ~ Howard Sundwall told club members that there are at least another 11 club outings before the end of the club year. Please refer to the CCCC calendar for the list of outings.
* Chinese New Year in Philadelphia ~ Club members are encouraged to come out to photograph the next club outing. This is a fun event! The anticipated date is Saturday, January 28. Once the date is officially announced, Howard will update the club calendar to let members know.
* Penn State ~ Helen Wagner spoke about the upcoming exhibit at Penn State Great Valley in February. 63 images were selected from 33 members. Members are asked to deliver their images on either February 1 or 2; Helen will send out an email to them to confirm the actual date. Helen passed out announcement cards for members to distribute to family, friends, local businesses, etc.
* Mentoring Program ~ Ginia Apostolacus announced that new members who join the CCCC in January will be charged $25 for the remaining club year vs. the usual $45 fee.
* Workshop Update ~ Wayne Dixon reminded members that the next upcoming workshop will be January 21 from 1-4 pm in the Rhoads Building at the Chester County Hospital. This workshop is titled “Indoor Photo Creativity Workshop” and will focus on fun things you can photograph during the cold & chilly winter days. Please let Jim Wilson know ASAP if you plan to attend.
* Next Years Nominations ~ Betsy Wilson told members that it’s time to think about who they would like to see serve on the 2017-2018 Steering Committee. The position of Vice President (Richard Donham) will be available as he has served the maximum 2 permitted years. All other positions are also up for nomination as well. Club members are encouraged to think about running for any of the positions to serve their club!
Presentation ~ Richard Donham, Vice President, introduced the guest speaker, Ken Richmond who presented "Stalking Infinity: An Introduction to the Equipment and Process of Astrophotography.” Ken's interest in astronomy began from the heaving deck of a sailboat. Moonless nights with black velvet skies and stars that gyrated frustratingly in binoculars stirred his interest; which lasted through 45 years of law practice, sailboat racing, and decades in aviation. This talk discussed and displayed equipment and techniques of astrophotography from the rudimentary to sophisticated. It also provided useful information for any photographer regarding noise, color and its absence, the reason for pixel size and it’s relation to the focal length of lenses. In the process, we learned a little of the physics of photography and astronomy!
You can read more about Ken on his website http://www.kenrichmond.net/
Minutes submitted by Stephanie Vacek, Secretary