Greetings FACC Members and Friends! First, a couple of personal notes and then an announcement. Of course this Friday evening is the opening of the FACC Gallery display and it will be exciting to see everyone’s work on the walls. I have never had anything placed in a display like this before so it will be a thrill for an old man. They may have already pulled my stuff down leaving just the nail - but I will always have that nail!!!! I hope to see everyone there. 5-7pm Friday! A second personal note is regarding our December meeting and speaker. I am excited that Al Perry will be sharing his photography with us! Somehow its so much more impressive to see the work while having the photographer share his or her comments about it. You just can’t quite get that from a website on the small screen! Now for the announcement. Our FACC FEBRUARY 2015 presentation will be “Nightcapes” presented by Royce Bair. Royce’s images have graced the pages of National Geographic, Smithsonian and American Photo to name a few. His photographic style often features the Milky Way shown stretched above or across an iconic foreground. While you have probably seen many emulate his style, Royce continues to push the astro-landscape photography envelope. He teaches his methods through free lectures and paid workshops. He is a true teacher of the craft and thoroughly enjoys seeing his students go beyond what he has done photographing nightcapes with new landscape or other features. Royce’s talk will not just be a slide show of his work, but an informational and inspirational presentation of techniques, planning, equipment selection, light painting, exposure blending, noise reduction and exposure calculation among others. He also hopes to have a robust question and answer period following the session. “I’m a wedding photographer…what can I do with a nightscape?”….”I have never even seen the Milky Way in Indiana so how can I photograph it?”. Royce can answer these and more! A few of our fellow members joined Brian Wiggins and I during a brief but very fun nightscape meet-up in New Harmony a few weeks ago. From the photos that were shared, I think we proved that there is a place for this genre in the tri-state and in our portfolios. I can pretty well guarantee that no one will view the “roofless church” or the Harmonie Way Bridge in quite the same light again! It was some of these member images shared with Royce that are the reason for his visit to Evansville. While most of his presentations take place in major cities such as New York and San Francisco, he was thrilled by our interest in the subject. He would rather be with an interested crowd than just a very large one. He also probably took one look at my images and said “that boy needs help!”. For whatever reason, it is a big deal for him to have accepted our invitation (Royce pays ALL of his own expenses except a ride from the airport that Brian or I will provide). At the same time it can be a big deal for the FACC in attracting other guests who may think Evansville is too small or distant a market. So mark your calendars. February 10th, 7-9pm at the Ivy Tech Auditorium. Shortly after the Thanksgiving holiday, I will again post about this event with a sign-up method to request a seat or seats. This is not a members only event but we will start by inviting the FACC and other local photo groups such as the Evansville Photography Group, Audubon, Evansville Astronomical Society, Owensboro, etc., to make sure the Tri-State is well represented. THIS IS A TOTALLY FREE EVENT but RESERVATIONS WILL BE REQUIRED! If you are not a member of the FACC, welcome. Enjoy the presentation and consider joining the club. Help us continue to bring great programs to the area and convince those in our own photographic community to share their experiences like Al Perry in December and others who have presented before. DISCLAIMER: Of course anything can change at any time due to forces beyond our or the presenters control - airlines, weather, health, etc.,etc. Still, we are on Royce’s Official itinerary and look forward to this fantastic educational opportunity. A couple of Royce Bairs Nightscapes have been attached. The John Moulton barn in Grand Teton National Park and Yellowstone Falls in of course Yellowstone! Most of Royces images are taken in one shot with minimal processing. He will teach us how!
Posted on: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 01:06:25 +0000