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Thursday Thursday May 2nd is the Education Meeting. It is our Annual Awards Dinner. There is a $10 charge payable at the door for a tasty brisket dinner. If you would like to bring some sides or deserts, that would be appreciated.
Note that based on our members votes the following categories will be used for the May’s PRINT competition: Pictorial, Monochrome, Nature, Assignment, and Creative
·Thursday May 16th is our PRINT competition. The Assignment this month is Barn scene: Structure of a farm or ranch barn occupying 1/4 or more of the image. Can be all of the barn or a part of the structure. ( Small backyard type tool sheds do NOT qualify for this assignment.)
The TRAVEL category will return for the July DIGITAL competition.
We suggest that you arrive a little earlier than 7 PM so that you can enter all of your prints in a timely manner
The 2019 GSACC Yearbook can be download from our website at:
https://www.gsacc.org/competition-rules--how-to-enter.html
Also, to participate in the competition, you must be a paid member, but visitors are always welcome at our meetings! No membership required, but t's easy to join. Just go to the "Joining & Contacting GSACC" page, or you can even do it at the meeting.
Note that based on our members votes the following categories will be used for the May’s PRINT competition: Pictorial, Monochrome, Nature, Assignment, and Creative
·Thursday May 16th is our PRINT competition. The Assignment this month is Barn scene: Structure of a farm or ranch barn occupying 1/4 or more of the image. Can be all of the barn or a part of the structure. ( Small backyard type tool sheds do NOT qualify for this assignment.)
The TRAVEL category will return for the July DIGITAL competition.
We suggest that you arrive a little earlier than 7 PM so that you can enter all of your prints in a timely manner
The 2019 GSACC Yearbook can be download from our website at:
https://www.gsacc.org/competition-rules--how-to-enter.html
Also, to participate in the competition, you must be a paid member, but visitors are always welcome at our meetings! No membership required, but t's easy to join. Just go to the "Joining & Contacting GSACC" page, or you can even do it at the meeting.
Upcoming Photo Assignments
ASSIGNMENTS : 2019: Images submitted for the following months must have been taken after November, 2018. Assignment subject must occupy approximately 25% of the image area except on subject except where specifically waived.
For all topics the topic must occupy at least 1/4 the area of the image.
January-- Circle/round: Image must show a FULL 360 degrees of a circle or a 3-D round object. A two-dimensional, flat circle can be slightly ovoid, angles but not excessively so.
February---Many colors-- A SINGLE subject with many colors.
May-- Barn scene: Structure of a farm or ranch barn occupying 1/4 or more of the image. Can be all of the barn or a part of the structure. ( Small backyard type tool sheds do NOT qualify for this assignment.)
June---Above--Subject should be overhead of the photographer but NOT a picture of a ceiling or underside of a roof
September- Poem: Create a picture that could be used to illustrate a poem printed in a book. For example just from Robert Frost you can get- Mending Wall( a fence), Road Not Taken ( country road), Birches(trees) , Blueberries, The Telephone, etc., etc. Get out an anthology of literature and find many possible poems to illustrate.
October---Multiple Textures--Several different textures should be present on the subject.
For all topics the topic must occupy at least 1/4 the area of the image.
January-- Circle/round: Image must show a FULL 360 degrees of a circle or a 3-D round object. A two-dimensional, flat circle can be slightly ovoid, angles but not excessively so.
February---Many colors-- A SINGLE subject with many colors.
May-- Barn scene: Structure of a farm or ranch barn occupying 1/4 or more of the image. Can be all of the barn or a part of the structure. ( Small backyard type tool sheds do NOT qualify for this assignment.)
June---Above--Subject should be overhead of the photographer but NOT a picture of a ceiling or underside of a roof
September- Poem: Create a picture that could be used to illustrate a poem printed in a book. For example just from Robert Frost you can get- Mending Wall( a fence), Road Not Taken ( country road), Birches(trees) , Blueberries, The Telephone, etc., etc. Get out an anthology of literature and find many possible poems to illustrate.
October---Multiple Textures--Several different textures should be present on the subject.
Please note that we now have a NEW FaceBook page. John Kain did a great job of putting it together and it is already seeing a lot of activity. It's where you can find out the latest on what's happening in GSACC. Plus just some very interesting topics.
Why not log in and join the conversation, and let us know what you think.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/www.gsacc.org/
Why not log in and join the conversation, and let us know what you think.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/www.gsacc.org/