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Please note that 2022 membership dues in now due. You can print out a membership form from our website page "JOINING & CONTACTING GSACC", or by clicking on the FORM, print it, and send it along with your check to our current Treasurer at:
Susie Kain
8022 Hill Trails St
San Antonio, TX 78250
gsaccpics@gmail.com
Peter Florczak runs the Zoom meetings. He will send out links to the meetings via the email address he has on file for each member. If you didn't get an invitation you can email him at peterflorczak@gmail.com. Within the email will be the link that will connect you to the meeting. No meeting number or password needed, just click the link. If you have problems, you can go to Zoom.us and click the join meeting link. Here you will need the meeting number and password in the email I send. I highly recommend you go to http://www.Zoom.us and register. That way when you click the link, your name shows up on the waiting list and on screen. If not there is only a number on the screen.
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Thursday's June 2nd is our next Education Meeting.
You do not need to be a member to attend. You only need to pay a yearly dues if you want to submit photos to our monthly contests. So far we have do not have an agenda, but as always I am sure that there will be a lot of lively discussions.
Usually our "End of Year" awards ceremony is in May, but this year we have changed it to June 2nd. We haven't given out awards in 2 years, so this one should be extra special!
At this point I believe that it will be held in person at Chester's Hamburger Restaurant at 1006 NE Interstate 410 Loop, San Antonio, TX 78209 210 805 8600, but I will be sending out email invites closer to the time.
NOTE: If you missed the a meeting (sometimes) you can check out the "Minutes of a Meeting of GSACC by Zoom" which is listed on our "GSACC MEETING NOTES" page
Thursday June 16th is our DIGITAL competition.
To enter the DIGITAL competition you must upload a 2MB image on the DIGITAL COMPETETION PHOTO UPLOAD page by Monday noon prior to the competition on this website, https://www.gsacc.org/digital-competition-photo-upload.html The page then automatically sends the images to our DIGITAL chairman for entry into the competition.
He will keep the winners for posting on this website and also keeping them for End of Year Award judging. You should get a reply in a day or so that your images have been received for judging.
The ASSIGNMENT for June is " Leading Lines."
Remember to follow all rules for submitting a digital image. Entry rules can be found out at https://www.gsacc.org/competition-rules--how-to-enter.html
Also remember that the ASSIGNMENT category started in January 2022. (Creative will begin again in July of 2022).
Here is a definition of the Assignment (A ) category: Assignment images represent the unique theme specified for that month. Members are notified of the Assignment subject prior to the competition calendar year. Eligible entries can only be photographed after the Assignment themes are announced. Entries may be color or black and white. Photographic post-processing
techniques that add, relocate, combine, replace, or remove pictorial elements are permitted. Cropping, HDR, focus stacking, panoramas, composites, dodging and burning is permitted.
The ASSIGMENTS for 2022 are as follows:
1. January - Transportation
2. February - Street Photography
3. March - Hands
4. April - Blue
5. May - Self-Portrait
6. June - Leading Lines
CREATIVE which return again in July
Susie Kain
8022 Hill Trails St
San Antonio, TX 78250
gsaccpics@gmail.com
Peter Florczak runs the Zoom meetings. He will send out links to the meetings via the email address he has on file for each member. If you didn't get an invitation you can email him at peterflorczak@gmail.com. Within the email will be the link that will connect you to the meeting. No meeting number or password needed, just click the link. If you have problems, you can go to Zoom.us and click the join meeting link. Here you will need the meeting number and password in the email I send. I highly recommend you go to http://www.Zoom.us and register. That way when you click the link, your name shows up on the waiting list and on screen. If not there is only a number on the screen.
* * * * * * *
Thursday's June 2nd is our next Education Meeting.
You do not need to be a member to attend. You only need to pay a yearly dues if you want to submit photos to our monthly contests. So far we have do not have an agenda, but as always I am sure that there will be a lot of lively discussions.
Usually our "End of Year" awards ceremony is in May, but this year we have changed it to June 2nd. We haven't given out awards in 2 years, so this one should be extra special!
At this point I believe that it will be held in person at Chester's Hamburger Restaurant at 1006 NE Interstate 410 Loop, San Antonio, TX 78209 210 805 8600, but I will be sending out email invites closer to the time.
NOTE: If you missed the a meeting (sometimes) you can check out the "Minutes of a Meeting of GSACC by Zoom" which is listed on our "GSACC MEETING NOTES" page
Thursday June 16th is our DIGITAL competition.
To enter the DIGITAL competition you must upload a 2MB image on the DIGITAL COMPETETION PHOTO UPLOAD page by Monday noon prior to the competition on this website, https://www.gsacc.org/digital-competition-photo-upload.html The page then automatically sends the images to our DIGITAL chairman for entry into the competition.
He will keep the winners for posting on this website and also keeping them for End of Year Award judging. You should get a reply in a day or so that your images have been received for judging.
The ASSIGNMENT for June is " Leading Lines."
Remember to follow all rules for submitting a digital image. Entry rules can be found out at https://www.gsacc.org/competition-rules--how-to-enter.html
Also remember that the ASSIGNMENT category started in January 2022. (Creative will begin again in July of 2022).
Here is a definition of the Assignment (A ) category: Assignment images represent the unique theme specified for that month. Members are notified of the Assignment subject prior to the competition calendar year. Eligible entries can only be photographed after the Assignment themes are announced. Entries may be color or black and white. Photographic post-processing
techniques that add, relocate, combine, replace, or remove pictorial elements are permitted. Cropping, HDR, focus stacking, panoramas, composites, dodging and burning is permitted.
The ASSIGMENTS for 2022 are as follows:
1. January - Transportation
2. February - Street Photography
3. March - Hands
4. April - Blue
5. May - Self-Portrait
6. June - Leading Lines
CREATIVE which return again in July
Thursday October 1, 2020 was our 2019 End of the Year Awards presentation. There were cash awards to all of the winners. To see the presentation and all of the winning images just go to our GSACC Meeting Video's 2020 page and click on the link.
April 10, 2020
John Kain posted this on Facebook and I am not sure who is on Facebook and who is not. Remember, only paid members can submit images. Guests are welcome to join in the viewing and discussion during the competition.
Please remember that next week we are having our first virtual competition. We practiced last night and think we have it down. Please have all your images submitted through the web site submittal page by Monday, 13 April. We will judge them Wednesday night and show and discuss them on Thursday. Please watch your email for an invite.The entire voting and presentation will be done through Zoom. The meeting will start at 7:30 on 16 April.
There are a lot of new safety precautions built into Zoom now so don't worry about hacking. I highly recommend you go to the Zoom website and register, https://zoom.us/ It makes it a lot easier to get into the meetings. You do not have to but it makes less complicated if you run into problems.
Lastly, make sure you go into our computer settings and turn on your camera and microphone. We have had a couple of preliminary tests and folks did not have their cameras turned on. The judges will comment in your photos, and if you have a question or comment you will need to raise your hand and I need to be able to see you. All participants will be muted by me at the start of the meeting. If you raise your hand to ask a question, I will unmute your microphone. I hope to see everyone on Thursday the 16th.
John Kain posted this on Facebook and I am not sure who is on Facebook and who is not. Remember, only paid members can submit images. Guests are welcome to join in the viewing and discussion during the competition.
Please remember that next week we are having our first virtual competition. We practiced last night and think we have it down. Please have all your images submitted through the web site submittal page by Monday, 13 April. We will judge them Wednesday night and show and discuss them on Thursday. Please watch your email for an invite.The entire voting and presentation will be done through Zoom. The meeting will start at 7:30 on 16 April.
There are a lot of new safety precautions built into Zoom now so don't worry about hacking. I highly recommend you go to the Zoom website and register, https://zoom.us/ It makes it a lot easier to get into the meetings. You do not have to but it makes less complicated if you run into problems.
Lastly, make sure you go into our computer settings and turn on your camera and microphone. We have had a couple of preliminary tests and folks did not have their cameras turned on. The judges will comment in your photos, and if you have a question or comment you will need to raise your hand and I need to be able to see you. All participants will be muted by me at the start of the meeting. If you raise your hand to ask a question, I will unmute your microphone. I hope to see everyone on Thursday the 16th.
IMPORTANT NEWS:
April 04, 2020 We had our first successful meeting using the Zoom software. There were 12 members in attendance. A few more tried unsuccessfully to sign on. We now have a paid version that allows us to have unlimited meetings, and more importantly, have some controls over the security concerns.
Our next virtual meeting will be our April 16th competition meeting. You can submits your entries as you always have using our "Digital Competition Photo Upload" page. All entries must be submitted on or before April 13th to allow enough time for setting up the judging.
The Assignment this month is: "View from the top---an image taken from above the subject"
The judges will meet before the start of the meeting to judge and score the entries. Then at 7:30 all of the members can join the meeting for scores and comments. I hope that you will all give it a try. John Kain will send out invites, but if you don't get one, email him directly and he will send you one. Remember that you do not have to be a member to attend a virtual meeting, but only paid members can compete in the competitions.
In response to the concerns over the current Corona virus pandemic and our desire to not expose vulnerable people needlessly our meetings for March and April at Lion's Field have been cancelled. Any further activity will be reconsidered as news of the virus is available.
Just a quick reminder that club membership fees were due at the beginning of the year. Also, to participate in the competition, you must be a paid member, but visitors are always welcome at our meetings! No membership required, but it is easy to join. If you have not paid your dues, please see Susie Kain ASAP to do so.
March 5th educational meeting we will be doing another photo share. Please send 4 of your images to Tim Kirkland at: timkirkland@att.net or timkirkland250757@gmail.com. We will share them and discuss at our meeting.
March 19th, 2020 was to be our PRINT competition night.
IMPORTANT NEWS:
In response to the concerns over the current Corona virus pandemic and our desire to not expose vulnerable people needlessly our meetings for March and April at Lion's Field have been cancelled. Any further activity will be reconsidered as news of the virus is available.
Further discussion is continuing about how or if competition is going to take place. W will share any decisions as soon as they are made.
Be healthy and safe.
The 2019 GSACC Yearbook can be download from our website at:
https://www.gsacc.org/competition-rules--how-to-enter.html
April 04, 2020 We had our first successful meeting using the Zoom software. There were 12 members in attendance. A few more tried unsuccessfully to sign on. We now have a paid version that allows us to have unlimited meetings, and more importantly, have some controls over the security concerns.
Our next virtual meeting will be our April 16th competition meeting. You can submits your entries as you always have using our "Digital Competition Photo Upload" page. All entries must be submitted on or before April 13th to allow enough time for setting up the judging.
The Assignment this month is: "View from the top---an image taken from above the subject"
The judges will meet before the start of the meeting to judge and score the entries. Then at 7:30 all of the members can join the meeting for scores and comments. I hope that you will all give it a try. John Kain will send out invites, but if you don't get one, email him directly and he will send you one. Remember that you do not have to be a member to attend a virtual meeting, but only paid members can compete in the competitions.
In response to the concerns over the current Corona virus pandemic and our desire to not expose vulnerable people needlessly our meetings for March and April at Lion's Field have been cancelled. Any further activity will be reconsidered as news of the virus is available.
Just a quick reminder that club membership fees were due at the beginning of the year. Also, to participate in the competition, you must be a paid member, but visitors are always welcome at our meetings! No membership required, but it is easy to join. If you have not paid your dues, please see Susie Kain ASAP to do so.
March 5th educational meeting we will be doing another photo share. Please send 4 of your images to Tim Kirkland at: timkirkland@att.net or timkirkland250757@gmail.com. We will share them and discuss at our meeting.
March 19th, 2020 was to be our PRINT competition night.
IMPORTANT NEWS:
In response to the concerns over the current Corona virus pandemic and our desire to not expose vulnerable people needlessly our meetings for March and April at Lion's Field have been cancelled. Any further activity will be reconsidered as news of the virus is available.
Further discussion is continuing about how or if competition is going to take place. W will share any decisions as soon as they are made.
Be healthy and safe.
The 2019 GSACC Yearbook can be download from our website at:
https://www.gsacc.org/competition-rules--how-to-enter.html
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/