The April meeting of the RRPA has been moved to Saturday, April 27th at 4:00pm. This meeting will be a general get together and BBQ held at Rebecca Moore's studio at the 4 way intersection in Oak Ridge, MO. The club will be providing pulled pork and hotdogs, with the members will need to bring a dish or dessert. We will also provide drinks such as iced tea and lemonade, so if you want something else to drink, please BYOD. Bring you camera and we can play around in the Oak Ridge area getting some neat shots. Please let me know what you are going to be bringing, and if you have any questions at dbuckenmyer@mindspring.com or (573) 225-6593. Family and friends are welcome. Please find below the minutes from the March meeting, with info about the field trip and the Challenge.

• RRPA March 28^th Meeting

• Meeting began at 6:40 at the Cape Public Library.

• April’s meeting will be held at Rebecca Moore’s new studio in Oak Ridge. It is located at the only stop sign intersection in Oak Ridge.
• This will be our anniversary celebration and picnic. Meat will be provided so please bring a dish. Gathering will begin at 4:00pm.

• There are lots of springtime activities for photographers this month.
• Mingo will have a wild flower walk thru on 4/13 from 10-11 a.m.
• Club activity photo shoot will be at Pinecrest Azalea Gardens near Oak Ridge on Sat 4/13. You may want to arrive as early as 6:37 for sunrise photos. The Gardens will be open from March thru mid May.
• Dan B. informed us that he has enrolled in a Smokey Mtn’s photography workshop from 4/19-22. Contact Dan for more info. Or GSMIT.org website
• If you have any ideas for field trip destinations or to increase participation, just drop us a line at the next meeting, on our website or call our trusty Pres. Dan B.
• April’s photo challenge “Spring Has Sprung”
• Dan has an idea of pairing up club members with those with like cameras or people who could mentor inexperienced or experienced members to improve their work. If you are interested in this, just drop Dan B a note. This is just in the beginning stages.
• As always, your are welcome to talk to Aaron Horrell about renting photo space at his Painted Wren Gallery on N. Main street. They are open at various times and always on the first Friday evening of the month. No other photo displays are scheduled at this time.
• At the closing of our meeting Dan gave a brief presentation of how to affix your photos to foam board as a cheaper way to display your photos. Bill Brennan also gave a slide show of his recent trip to the great land of Canada to photograph the elusive snowy owls. GREAT PHOTOS
• Meeting adjourned at 8:45. SEE YOU AT THE APRIL BBQ

Respectfully submitted by

Jacki Glastetter, Secretary

Let's see how good our color discernment is. The link below takes you to a test that helps you see where your eyes need training. I had a 20 to start, with deficiency in the aquas and mustards. See where your color vision is lacking or strong.
http://www.xrite.com/custom_page.aspx?PageID=77

The March Photo Field Trip is scheduled for Saturday, March 16th leaving at 8am from the Cape Nature Center parking lot, going to the Missouri Whitewater Championships (Kayaking) at Millstream Gardens, just west of Fredericktown, MO. The start time for the races is at 9:30am, but you will want to be there well enough in advance to get a parking place and walk in to get a good vantage point for shooting the paddlers. If you have any questions, please call Dan at 225-6593 or email him at dan@riverregionphoto.com

We have been asked by SEMO Photography professor Wendy Cooper to forward this info on to the club:

JUNE 2-8, 2013 YosemiteNational Park, California ProfessorWendy Cooper
http://www.yosemitepark.com/http://www.nps.gov/yose/index.htm

INFORMATIONSHEET
Course fee: •$687 (undergrad) Paid to theuniversity as regular summer tuition Graduate course credit is also offered.
•$400 workshop only (nocourse fee– saves $287)
Travel: • Flight $400 - $500 into Fresno; two-hour drive to Yosemite;recommend carpooling. I will also have avan to shuttle students. You may reserve your travel through Elite Travel inCape Girardeau.
Lodging: Lodging will be $600 (shareddouble bed) for June 2 through June 8. This price based on 26 participants.Price may fluctuate.
You will choose yourroommates and may choose housemates while able to accommodate. First come,first served.
Cost based on a shared doublebed in private room. Single accommodations (double bed or twin based onavailability) are $1200 for the week.
Lodging is inside the park,which is difficult to obtain. Accommodations are private homes with fullkitchens, great views, and deluxe amenities, including deck, grill, full baths,pool tables, hot tubs and living rooms with televisions. Houses are managed bya highly reputable company. (links below)
Deposit: $100 deposit to reserveyour space with the balance due by May 1st. You will pay the deposit via check,cash, or Visa/MC at the Office of Continuing Education at PB301. (not billed toyour student account)
Other possibleexpenses: Food: Houseshave kitchens and grills (make sure to stop a grocery store on the way to thehouses)
Rental Car from airport to Yosemite. Fresno is approx. two hours fromYosemite. Recommend renting car and carpooling to share expenses. I am alsoavailable to take students from airport to Yosemite in a van.
Information on course numbersfor registration forthcoming.
DEADLINE FOR REGISTERING FOR COURSE: Must beregistered for course May 15.
Links to houses accommodations:
Autumn Spring http://www.yosemitelodging.com/autumnspring.html
Lower Cascades http://www.yosemitelodging.com/lowercascades.html
Bear’s Den http://www.scenicwonders.com/yosemite-lodging-bears-den/
Sights included in the tripinclude Half Dome, El Capitan, Glacier Point, Yosemite Falls, The GiantRedwoods, the Ansel Adams Gallery and much more.
Two information meetings will be scheduled formore information.
1^st Information meeting: Thursday,February 21 at 6 p.m. PB112 (photo lab)
2^nd Information meeting – Next SPAmeeting to be announced
LINKS TO PHOTOS AND VIDEOS:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/30/yosemite-time-lapse-video-movie-shawn-reeder_n_1466107.html
http://www.nps.gov/yose/photosmultimedia/ynn.htm
http://vimeo.com/35396305

http://www.pictureline.com/blog/monolation-1-year-17000-photos-1-gorgeous-video/?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=jessdunlap

The link below takes you to a nice article about color and composition. I am going out now to give these examples a try, you should try it too!

http://www.lightstalking.com/how-to-...geous-examples

As discussed at the January meeting of the River RegionPhotography Association, we have the opportunity to have an Adobe Certified Expertspeak to the club. I have just spoke with Mr. Jeff Hirsch and he has agreed togive a presentation at the February meeting, to be held on the 28^th at6:30pm in the Cape Public Library Oscar Hirsch Room. I saw his presentation atthe MoNEP (Missouri Nature and Environmental Photographers) meeting and it wasvery informative. Jeff will speak on Adobe’s photo manipulation software, bothPhotoshop and Lightroom, and has experience in Aperture for those that use it. Ihope that everyone can make it to the February meeting to see Jeff’spresentation and get the information on these great programs.

We are in discussions about holding a two day intensiveIntroduction to Lightroom course somewhere here in Cape, with the two daysspread over a two week period so that the information presented in the firstclass can be digested and practiced in an effort to get meaningful questions atthe second session. This is usually an eight week course that Jeff teaches inthe St. Louis area, so he will be using us as guinea pigs, so to speak, bycondensing it into a two day class. There will be a charge for the class, andit will be open to the general public.

On a second note, the Great Smoky Mountain Institute at Tremontis holding a photo contest of pictures from the Smokies. If you have some shotstake in the GSM’s, you may want to check out the sight below and enter thecontest.
http://www.gsmit.org/photocontest.html

Checkout this article about whether you should enter a photo contest or not:http://digital-photography-school.co...or-rights-grab

RRPA Jan 24^th Monthly Meeting

Meeting started at 6:45 at the Cape Public Library
Next meeting will be at 6:30 on 2/28 at the Cape PublicLibrary.

Dan suggested that we celebrate RRPA’s one year anniversaryby having a BBQ in April. “Possible” location could be Rebecca Moore’s newstudio in Oak Ridge.

Our website moderator Cheryl B. asked if anybody would liketo help with the website.
Contact Cheryl if you’re interested. Cheryl is also startinga new Photoshop class at the Cape Gir Career and Tech school on Thursday 1/24.Contact the school immediately if you’re interested. There is a minimum numberrequired to hold the class.

Dan told us that he has been researching other camera clubsincluding the St Louis Camera Club to get ideas for monthly meetings,activities and seminars. Everyone is encouraged to research other camera clubsto get ideas. Dan is also looking into us as individuals or as a club injoining the Photographic Society of America.
Dan has talked to well known Adobe Certified Expert, Jeff Hirsch, to cometo one of our meetings or have an all day Sat workshop at a minimal charge.Topics covered would be Lightroom and Photoshop. Date is still to bedetermined. www.jeffhirsch.com to see his offerings.

Bill Brennan gave a presentation on Mingo Wildlife Refugeand the upcoming Eagle Days at the adjoining Duck Creek Conservation area.Mingo has been upgrading various walk paths and roads to get ready for the newcenter and open house. Mingo is also in desperate need of volunteers to helpout at the new visitors center when it opens in the spring. The Mingo SwampFriends Photo contest is also open till 8/1/13. On another note, I found itreally interesting how Mingo came about. When the Little River DrainageDistrict drained the bottomlands south of Crowley’s Ridge, the area that makesup Mingo could never be successfully drained. It is believed that this area wasonce an abandoned Mississippi river channel. How times have changed.

Feb field trip will be the Eagle Days at the Mingo National Wildlife Refuge on February 2nd. If you would like to car pool, meet at the Cape NatureCenter by 8am. Meet the presenters at the Mingo maintenance shed on Hwy 51, north of Puxico at 9:00am. Dan will not be available so no guarantees as to who will be there.There have also been eagles spotted in southern Illinois at Horseshoe Lake andin Southeast Missouri at Ten Mile Pond down around East Prarie.

February Photo Challenge; Take a series of photos that tella story. This could be done over a couple of days or weeks. Examples could beseed plantings or something else that grows or changes over time.

A February presenter is needed. Call Dan if you have an ideafor a presentation. Also, the SE Missourian is looking for photos to add totheir Sunday edition. You may also display your photos at the Painted WrenGallery on Main St. Contact Aaron Horrell for more info.

Respectfully submitted,

Jacki Glastetter, Secretary

Just a quick reminder that the January meeting of the RRPA is scheduled for the 24th, not the 31st, due to a scheduling conflict at the library. The meeting starts at 6:30pm and Bill Brennan will be presenting on the new visitor's center at the Mingo National Wildlife Refuge.

Nov 29 RRPA Meeting Minutes

Meeting began at 6:40.

2013 Dues are due.
We will not have a December meeting other than our Christmasparty on the 13^th at the Cape Public Library, 5:30-8:30.
January meeting will be on Jan 24^th. This isnot the last Thursday in January.
Bill Brennan will be a presenter at the January meeting.
Our treasury balance is $771.00.

Hope a lot of you can make it to our Christmas party. Timewill be 5:30-8:30. If you would like to bring a $5 gift or handmade photo gift,feel free to and we will have a gift swap or game like last year.
Meat and supplies will be provided so feel free to bringdesserts, finger foods or a side dish..

Upcoming events:
First Friday events are Friday December 7th. Brian Alworthis having a Large-Format photo exhibit at the Crowe Gallery at 13 S. Spanishfrom 4-8. This showing will continue thru the month of December.

Sat December 8^th, the HELP/Portrait PhotographyEvent will take place again. This will take place from 10am-2pm at the House ofHope on Rainey St in south Cape. If you would like to help with various jobsother than photographing, please call Dan at 573-225-6593.

Noppadol Paothong, from the Mo Dept of Conservation willtalk about his recently published book and it’s photos of the North AmericanGrassland Grouse, Tuesday 12/11, 6:30-8 at the CCNC.

Club member Alan White gave a brief demonstration of analmost invisible picture hanging system that is also very affordable. Heexplained how it is installed and works.
Aaron Horrell also gave a brief explanation of the judgingsystem that was used to judge the RRPA’s first photo contest.

Dan also gave a brief tour of the RRPA’s website and how toaccess some features.
Email him if you have any question about the website.

Victor Kantchev is having a December special on canvasprints. This is for club members only. Contact him at 573-803-0891 or victoryfilm@live.com. His work andprices are excellent.

December photo challenge is “Bright Lights of Christmas”. Soget out there and shoot those Christmas light displays.

Meeting adjourned at 7:50

Respectfully submitted by Jacki Glastetter, Secretary

It's that time of year again. The 3rd annual RRPA Christmas party will be Thursday, December 13th, 5:30-8:30pm-ish, in the Oscar Hirsch room at the Cape Public Library. The Club will provide a meat and cheese tray, and any members that are coming are asked to bring a side dish &/or dessert. We will be having a gift exchange of an item of $5 or less, so grab something photography related and wrap it up! I need to get an idea of how big a meat tray to get, so please RSVP with the number of people that will be in your group to dan@riverregionphoto.com ASAP.

Feliz Noel
Dan