2008 Meetings - 3rd Tuesdays
6:30-7:00 visiting, 7:00-9:00 program
NOTE NEW LOCATION:
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center

October 21
November 18
December 9 - Holiday Party, Kirkwood Community Center

2008 Meeting Dates, Directions, & Map

Tuesday, October 21  Kent Gastreich

A photographer and avid outdoorsman for over 30 years and a past MoNEP board member, Kent Gastreich will share his wealth of experience at the October meeting during his presentation on How to Survive An Outdoor Photographic Expedition.  Kent’s program is aimed at both novice and experienced photographers. He will discuss basic equipment, what to know before you go into the field and things to consider to help you avoid getting yourself and your equipment into a difficult situation.  Kent will cover topics such as:  planning for a photo expedition, maps, Global Positioning Systems (GPS), photographic equipment, clothing and personal gear.

Tuesday, November 18  Chris Brown

Entomologist Chris Brown will talk about Macro Photography, with an emphasis on digital macro.  Chris photographs a wide range of insects and other arthropods.  For the past decade, Chris, along with a colleague, has been surveying the tiger beetles of Missouri and is soon to have a book out, with his photographs on the subject.  His interest in both insects and birds has led him to Central and South America.  Nonetheless, he finds the diversity of habitats and insects in Missouri quite amazing.  Chris has worked for the past nine years as an entomologist at Monsanto, where he works on ecological risk assessment.

Share and Show
The Share and Show portion of each meeting is where members share up to FOUR of their images, along with short descriptions.  Now we have three ways to share the images:  slides, prints, or digital files.  Digital files should be brought in on a labeled USB flash drive or CD-ROM and given to Jerry Miller by 6:45.  Image names should include the name of the member and should be in a folder with the member's name.  Vertical images should be sized with a height of 768 pixels; horizontal images with a width of 768 pixels; and saved as .jpg files.  Here are directions for resizing images.   Remember themes are only suggestions.  Do not forget to pick up your flash drives and CD-ROMS before you leave the meeting.

JOIN OUR CIRCLE OF FRIENDS!
You are invited to attend our next meeting and meet many interesting people who all have one thing in common . . . a dedication to learning about nature photography.

You can start by filling out our 2008 membership form and bringing it to one of our meetings.