BLACK HILLS PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY January 12, 2010 January 19, 2010 Cont.

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1 January 12, 2010 January 19, 2010 Cont. The regular meeting of the Black Hills Photographic Society was held on January 12, 2010, at 7:00 pm in the third floor Hallway (for lack of a scheduled East Meeting Room) at the City School Administration Center, 300 Sixth Street, with fourteen members present. The meeting was called to order by President Darrell Fish. The meeting on January 19, 2010 had thirteen members present, and was called to order by Ted Ayers. Old Business: No old business was discussed in the hallway meeting. At the meeting on the 19 th we continued discussion on the lobby art plan. Possible issues with the size/pixels of the pictures submitted. We will continue to work on this. Darrell made contact with Ron Mincks office Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds and will get back with them again later. Jackie gave a report on her project with the pet photography business was down from prior years; however, they were able to make donations to three agencies. Good job Jackie. Treasurer s Report: The current balance is $ with 2010 dues not being deposited at this time, and payments for the 2009 Society Contests not being made. The dues for the new year will be collected January 19 th. New Business: An election of new officers was held at the meeting January 12th: President Ted Ayers; Vice President Betty Bonawitz; Secretary Frankie Hofer; Treasurer Krista Hofer. At the January 19 th meeting Ted gave remarks on what he would like seen in changes. A discussion was held on the need for change in the current bylaws. A 30-day notice will be given for any new changes in the bylaws. He would like to see the membership grow. One way would be to have each current member bring a guest as a possible new member. Black Hills Photographic Society is not just for Rapid City, Perhaps we can meet at other locations perhaps a meeting can be held at the Black Hills State University photography lab. We need to have a scheduled program each meeting, and let members know in advance of the meeting. field trips, slide shows, etc. Ted distributed a survey to members present to get an idea as to what everyone would like to see in the future. Perhaps we need to go over the rules for the competitions at each meeting the categories, levels of photographers (novice, advanced, or professional). It was also mentioned to see if members would like to have refreshments

2 (cookies and coffee) at the meetings. Frankie asked members if they would like to share their addresses with club members so that better contact can be made within the club. Topic for the monthly contest for December at this meeting was Colors because our December meeting was cancelled. And the topic for the January meeting was Macro all pictures were brought to the January 19 th meeting, as we did not have access to the projector for the digital entries during the hallway meeting. For the December contest there were twenty prints presented. Sharon took first in composition for picture with trees and an old wagon; Becky and Harry tied for first in lighting, and Betty took first in impact. There was one enhanced print Betty took first in all three categories. There were twentyeight digital slides with Ted taking first with a picture with berries; Ted and Krista tied for first in lighting. Sharon took first in impact with a picture with lights in a store window. There were four entries in digitally enhanced slides. Betty and John tied for first place in composition; John took first in lighting and impact. John s pictures were of legos, and Betty had a flower picture. There were a lot of flower pictures entered. January s topic was Macro. Fifteen prints were entered in this competition. There was a three-way tie for first in composition Dale, Becky, and Sharon. Harry took first in lighting; and Sharon took first in impact with a flower picture. There were no digitally enhanced prints. There were twenty-two digital slides in the macro competition. Darrell took first in composition with a flower picture; Betty took firsts in lighting and impact with flower pictures. There were no digitally enhanced slides. Points were calculated for the year with Betty taking first, Harry second; and John third. No scheduled program was given due to the extra time taken to complete two contests. The next meeting will be held February 9th same place (not the hallway), same time. The topic for pictures for the contest will be Family. The meeting adjourned.

3 February 09, 2010 The regular meeting of the Black Hills Photographic Society was held on February 09, 2010, at 7:00 pm in the third floor East Meeting Room at the City School Administration Center, 300 Sixth Street, with fifteen members present. We welcomed four guests Pam and Harvey Cranfield, Rita Shay, and Jessica. The meeting was called to order by President Ted Ayres. Old Business: Ted gave results from the survey he distributed at the January meeting. Members chose workshops as a priority, then programs, and field trips. Choice of workshops was fundamentals of Photoshop. Most members use some version of this program. Color management could be included in Photoshop. Lighting, camera basics, and composition were other choices made. For field trips the badlands was a first choice, followed by BHSU photo lab, hikes, Reptile Gardens, Terry Peak, around town, and guest speakers. The subject of lobby art came up again perhaps we could display at banks, credit unions, etc. Treasurer s Report: The previous balance was $448.98, with expenses of $50.00 for prizes for the previous year s picture contests, and incoming dues of $ leaving a current balance of $ New Business: Sue announced to members that the Spearfish Arts Center is having a contest. Applications are due February 12 short notice; however everyone should check out their web site for further information and ideas just to see who they are site is Betty announced that Sturgis is also having an art show. Dennis informed members that there are several outdoor photo workshops Dick Kettlewell, Cowboy workshop in Belle Fourche, and Birds of Prey. The Dahl Mountain Culture photo contest is coming up too. Check it out at Even though it is cold and winter, there is still plenty of opportunities. Discussion was held on the Society Constitution and Bylaws. Krista will try to get a copy of the original documents. Ted is drafting up some new documents for review. Also discussed was changing the construction of the society monthly competitions. Maybe have several categories novice, amateur, student, or professional. We need to set up committees to organize programs, workshops, and field trips. Betty volunteered to do a program on taking pictures of flowers. Sue volunteered to be the editor of a Society newsletter separate from the web page and minutes from meetings.

4 Ted met with Eric our web master prior to tonight s meeting. He is open to making necessary changes in our web site. He will set up galleries on the web site for each paid member of the Society personal photography not businesses; 50 mg on the site; only you can access your gallery. Contact Eric at wxmanunr@gmail.com Subject for the contest was Family and results for the evening were: Slides: Composition Sharon Impact 3-way tie Sharon, Jamie, and Betty Lighting 3-way tie Jamie, Jamie, and Ted Enhanced Slides: Composition Becky Impact Becky Prints: Lighting Sharon Composition 4-way tie Harry, Sue, Jamie, and Heather Impact Jamie Lighting Jamie Enhanced Prints: Composition Harry Impact - Harry Lighting Harry Ted offered to do constructive criticism of any prints that members wished to have him look at. He suggested using Essentials in Photoshop and recommended Scott Kelby training online web site photoshop Discussion was held in reference to workshops, etc. that it would take two hours to do, and to not have a photo contest at the meeting when we have a scheduled program. There will be no photo contest for our meeting in March. We will need to make a revised list of the contest names. The next meeting will be held March 9th same time, same place. Members are asked to bring up to six prints (4 x 6 up to 8 x 10) of any subject that reflects their interest and discuss what their interests in photography are with the feeling that we can share with new and old members to get to know each other better. Ted will present a slide show if time allows. The meeting adjourned.

5 March 09, 2010 The regular meeting of the Black Hills Photographic Society was held on March 09, 2010, at 7:00 pm in the third floor East Meeting Room at the City School Administration Center, 300 Sixth Street, with fifteen members present which included new member Carmen Robbins, who won membership as a judges choice award winner at the Central States Fair. The meeting was called to order by President Ted Ayres. Old Business: Ted will be contacting Buildings and Grounds in regards to the lobby pictures. No changes are being made to the constitution and bylaws at this time. Ted asked members for comments on changing rules for the competitions we have at the meetings. Several members offered their opinions as to what they thought about the old rules and proposed changes. After a lengthy discussion the president thanked everyone for their opinions, and will take their comments to the board for consideration. It was suggested that we send a list of paid members to Eric for his assistance with the gallery entries. Another request for volunteers for committees was made. Sue will be starting the society newsletter next month. Treasurer s Report: The current balance is $ (no change from last meeting). New Business: Jackie announced that Easter photos will be taken April 2 nd & 3 rd at the Paws store on St. Joe. She has cute live Easter animals lined up for props in the pictures. No contest was held this month. Members were asked to bring up to six prints as an example of their interests in photography, and to present them to the other members. Thanks was given to Krista for this suggestion. Hopefully this will inspire a field trip with members with the same interests. The next meeting will be held April 13th same time, same place. Sue and Jamie will be doing a workshop on PhotoShop at this meeting. The May meeting will again have a member competition. Members may bring photographs to the May meeting in an open competition category you may bring subject matter of your choice please bring photographs that you have not shown for previous competitions. The meeting adjourned.

6 April 13, 2010 The regular meeting of the Black Hills Photographic Society was held on April 13, 2010, at 7:00 pm in the third floor East Meeting Room at the City School Administration Center, 300 Sixth Street, with fourteen members present plus six guests: Amy Blanks, Dave Vaughn, Doug and Carol Pavel, Linda Foster, and Alyssa Tanner which included former members planning to rejoin. The meeting was called to order by President Ted Ayres. March minutes were read and approved as read. Old Business: Ted was in touch with Jenny from the Buildings and Grounds department reference the lobby art photos. Jenny is excited to look at what we have to offer. Plans are to put members pictures on a CD and present to them to her. We cannot advertise pictures for sale. One print is to be donated, and perhaps more to display throughout the building. Also pictures to be displayed at the airport was an option that was discussed. We need to have a collection of member pictures on a CD to present to other businesses, etc. The Board has been working on the constitution and by-laws. Ted will be sending out copies of the proposed changes to all members. Please return comments back to the board on or before the May 11 th meeting. Voting will be held at the June 8 th meeting. Web site revisions are underway. Eric is working on changes and additions for a complete new site. Another request was made for committee volunteers. Treasurer s Report: The current balance is $ (no change from last meeting). New Business: The Black Hills Photo Shootout was discussed. Ted has been in contact with two individuals from the state office of tourism. He explained the opportunities to become involved in the Shootout as a club, and as individuals. Several members expressed interest in assisting. We will plan to have a table during registration to represent the BHPS. George Lepp, nationally known photographer, will be the keynote speaker. Paul Horstad, Custer photographer and author, will also be presenting. The dates for the Shootout will be September 17-19, Registration fees are $150.00, with early bird registration of $ Check online for further information. Eight to ten members expressed interest in attending the field trip to the Meeker Ranch and Custer State Park on April 17 th. Plans were made to leave

7 Rapid City at CSAC parking lot, or meet with members in Custer to proceed to the Meeker Ranch. Jamie is planning a field trip to the Black Hills State University photography department. Fourteen members expressed interest in that trip. Linda suggested a field trip to the Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary near Hot Springs. She will check further into that possibility. John told members of a Fashion Show also on April 17 th at the Cornerstone Rescue Mission Thrift Store on 11 th Street as a possible photographic opportunity. Steve Babbitt will be at the Dahl on the 17 th to discuss the photography contest held there. He will do critiques for photographers. Amy Blanks attended as a guest, and is employed at the Rapid City Public Library. She told us about a Drop-in Program at the library. We have the opportunity to set up a table and distribute information about BHPS. Thank you Amy for that information. We will need to get in touch with Susan Braunstein. Sue asked for suggestions on a name for the newsletter. Please forward suggestions to her. Linda serves as co-chair of the photography division for open class exhibits at the Central States Fair, and just attended a meeting there. She asked about a possibility of making a video to be put online to explain how to properly prepare exhibits for the fair. Alyssa (former BHPS member) volunteered to assist with that project. We would have a link to our web site to access that video. No club photo contest was held this month. Sue and Jamie held a workshop on Photo Shop and Elements. They did presentations of both programs and assisted with members individual questions. Very informative, and helpful for everyone. One can never learn all there is to know and understand in Photo Shop!! The next meeting will be held May 11th same time, same place. The May meeting will have a member competition. Members may bring photographs to the May meeting in an open competition category you may bring subject matter of your choice please bring photographs that you have not shown for previous competitions. Sharon moved to close the meeting; Krista seconded the meeting adjourned.

8 May 11, 2010 The regular meeting of the Black Hills Photographic Society was held on May 11, 2010, at 7:00 pm in the third floor East Meeting Room at the City School Administration Center, 300 Sixth Street, with seventeen members present and two guests Marc Lane and Adam Grant, photographers from EAFB. The meeting was called to order by President Ted Ayres. March minutes were read; Darrell made a motion, Becky seconded, and the minutes were approved as read. Old Business: Ted was in touch again with Jenny from the Buildings and Grounds department reference the lobby art photos. Jenny will not be the one selecting the photos. Her boss will decide, and then take the selection to the Mayor for a final decision. The process may take awhile. We agreed to set a time up with the library in the next couple of months to have an information table and distribute information about our organization. We will contact Susan to schedule a time. She will need to know a month in advance in order to have it printed on their calendars they distribute. Sue will plan to do something similar in Spearfish. Ted received eight responses to the new Constitution and Bylaws. Voting will be held at the June 8 th meeting. Eric is ready to publish the new web site. Several members still need to set up their Galleries. Linda made a suggestion at the previous meeting for a field trip to the Wild Horse Sanctuary. She called them and they are not having the food donation event this year. Jamie announced that the planned trip to Black Hills State University photo lab will not be made until fall. They are doing extensive remodeling to their lab at this time. Sue asked for suggestions on a name for the newsletter at the last meeting. Members forwarded suggestions to her five submissions were made for artwork and names. A vote was taken on the submissions and a new header was chosen Black Hills Expressions. Check out our new website for the choice that was made. Thanks to Sue for her efforts. Another request was made for committee volunteers. Treasurer s Report: The beginning balance was $ with the addition of $20.00 in dues, leaving an ending balance of $

9 New Business: Sue will be setting up a Facebook page for the club members to try to attract new members. A sheet was passed around for members to list their present Facebook addresses. Several members already have Facebook pages. Discussion was also held about having a Flicker page. Ted showed the members the first version of a brochure he is constructing for advertising of our society. Hopefully it will be finalized by next meeting and ready for distribution. Suggestions were made to have some spontaneous field trips or alternative projects, shoot the wind field trips to create club gatherings. Becky suggested an assignment or field trip faces finding a face in an object such as clouds, etc and taking a picture of it. Club photo contest was held this month. Subject matter was choice of the photographer. Twenty-one photos were presented, six enhanced photos, fifteen digital photos, and one enhanced digital photo. Winners were: Prints: Composition Harry; Impact Sharon; and Lighting Betty Enhanced Prints: Composition Dave; Impact Betty; and Lighting Dave Slides: Composition, Impact, and Lighting Ted, all on same slide Enhanced Slide: Composition, Impact, and Lighting Darrell, all on same slide Darrell gave a program on how to create snow in a picture in Photoshop. The next meeting will be held June 8th same time, same place. The June meeting program will be given by Chad Coppess, Senior Photographer from the State Department of Tourism. Betty will do a presentation on photographing flowers. We will vote on the new Constitution and Bylaws. Meeting adjourned.

10 June 08, 2010 The regular meeting of the Black Hills Photographic Society was held on June 08, 2010, at 7:00 pm in the third floor East Meeting Room at the City School Administration Center, 300 Sixth Street, with nineteen members present, two guests, and the presenter. The meeting was called to order by President Ted Ayers. Old Business: President Ayers asked for a motion on the revised Constitution and Bylaws. A motion was made by Sue Gannaway and seconded by Harvey Cranfill, followed by a discussion reference to accepting the proposed constitution and bylaws as written. Ted explained the section of the Constitution about amendments being allowed in the future. Darrell proposed a question as to the dollar amount allowed to be spent without membership approval. An explanation was given. Dale questioned the family membership details; discussion followed, which resulted in an agreement to amend the family membership requirement to include children under the age of 21 residing at the same address. Harvey motioned to accept the revised Constitution and Bylaws as amended. Jamie seconded, and the motion carried. Treasurer s Report: The balance was $ Chad Coppess, Senior Photographer from the State Department of Tourism gave a presentation on the photography part of his job. He told us that his job is to make South Dakota look good so that people will want to come visit our state. He is the only full-time photographer for the State. He did a slide presentation of pictures he has taken over the years. Visit Chad s blog at The Black Hills Photo Shootout is scheduled as a 2 ½ day event September 17, 18, and 19. There will be an opening reception Friday evening at the Dahl with Paul Horstad speaking. Saturday evening will be a program by George Lepp at Black Hills State University. Saturday s photo events will be the Northern Black Hills area, and Sunday will be in the Southern Black Hills. For complete details go to As a club we will have an information table set up at the Dahl Friday evening, at BHSU on Saturday, and Custer Chamber of Commerce on Sunday. We need volunteers to sit at the tables. A list of volunteers is also being made for helping with the Shootout. Anyone interested should contact Ted.

11 Registration for the event is $ for advanced registration. There is a limit of 200 photographers for the event, so register soon. A photo opportunity will be coming up for members at the Capitol in Pierre on July 24. It is part of the World Wide Photo Walk. Details will be posted on Chad Coppess s blog. Betty Bonawitz gave a slide presentation on photographing flowers. She has several years experience with flowers and photographing flowers. It was a very nice program thanks to Betty for sharing her expertise with flowers. Krista reminded members of the upcoming outing at Doug and Carol Pavel s Brian s Garden. Doug talked about what the Garden is and represents. Details were finalized, and the outing will take place Saturday, June 19 th meeting at the Pavel s at 7:00 am. Coya Williams joined at the close of the meeting. Welcome Coya to the BHPS. The next meeting will be held July 13, 2010 same time, same place. The July meeting program will be the club photo contest with subject being flowers. Meeting adjourned.

12 July 13, 2010 The regular meeting of the Black Hills Photographic Society was held on July 13, 2010, at 7:00 pm in the third floor East Meeting Room at the City School Administration Center, 300 Sixth Street, with seventeen members and three guests present. The meeting was called to order by Vice President Betty Bonawitz. As an ice breaker she asked everyone to share an exciting photo experience from the past month. Betty also brought in a couple of new photography magazines for some ideas possibly for an upcoming program. Old Business: Vice President Betty asked for a report on the Brian s Garden trip. Several that couldn t make it on that date, went up later. Krista brought a thank you card for members to sign to send to Doug and Carol Pavel for allowing us to share their time and place. Sixteen people were at Brian s Garden that day. Discussion was held on the library Drop In program. Decision was made to have the club participate at that event on August 14 th from 11:00 3:00 if this is approved by the library s schedule. Jackie and Carol volunteered to sit at the library table. We will need assistance gathering pictures, data, etc. for the display. Discussion was held reference getting business cards printed to pass out at that time, and to have for club members to share with potential members. Dave has been working on a design for the cards. Betty reminded those members that have not set up their gallery on our web site to please get that accomplished. A reminder was made about the Black Hills Photo Shootout September August 1 st is the early registration deadline. There is also a student rate. Several members have volunteered to help with the registration and during the shootout. Treasurer s Report: The balance was $ New Business: Just for our information Jackie announced that she is no longer a part of Paws store downtown, and is now doing photography from her home. We wish her success with her new location. Discussion was held regarding a photography friend of Ted s from California, coming to attend the Black Hills Photo Shootout in September. Ted s friend has volunteered to give a program for us while he is here for the Shootout, and staying for the Buffalo Roundup in Custer State Park. It was decided that we should hold our regular meeting that month on September 14 th and schedule another meeting during the week of September 20 th -24 th

13 for Ted s friend s slide show program. Frankie will contact Buildings and Grounds to see about scheduling that meeting at our usual location. The club photo contest topic for this month was flowers. A total of seventeen prints were entered Harry took first in composition and first in lighting, and shared a three-way tie with Betty and Dave for impact. He entered a flower picture from a botanical garden with water reflection nice job Harry. Thirty-four slides were entered (may be a record). There was a four-way tie for composition shared by Ted, Becky, Harry, and Heather. Impact winners shared a two-way tie Becky and Harry. Dave took first in lighting. There were ten enhanced slides entered. Composition shared a three-way tie by Coya, Taylor, and Dave. Impact was won by Dave. Lighting shared a three-way tie by Coya, Taylor, and Dave. It was amazing how many different flowers were entered both wild and garden flowers. Many were from the Brian s Garden field trip, and the trip the same day to Cement Ridge. Thanks everyone for all the participation. Some events coming up are: July 24 in Pierre for the World Wide Photo Walk; Sturgis Rally August 9 th -15 th ; Central States Fair August 20 th -28 th ; Black Hills Photo Shootout September 17 th 19 th ; Buffalo Roundup September 25 th - 27 th. The next meeting will be held August 10, 2010 same time, same place. Tentative plans for the upcoming months are: August Ted will be giving a slide show. September club photo contest will be A Step Into The Past old buildings, etc. October will be a workshop on Macro. November s club contest will be Fall Colors just to give a head s up for those that want to plan ahead. Meeting adjourned.

14 August 10, 2010 The regular meeting of the Black Hills Photographic Society was held on August 10, 2010, at 7:00 pm in the third floor East Meeting Room at the City School Administration Center, 300 Sixth Street, with thirteen members and two guests present. The meeting was called to order by President Ted Ayers. Minutes were approved as read online. Old Business: Discussion was held on the library Drop In program. We will be having a display table at the Downtown Library from 11:00 3:00 on August 14 th. Jackie and Carol volunteered to sit at the library table, as did Frankie, Ted, and Dale. We will need assistance gathering pictures, data, etc. for the display. Harry, Sharon, and Dave brought in pictures to use on the display. Frankie is setting up a tri-fold table display, and requested members to send her pictures to display on it. Ted will be bringing a framed photo. Frankie asked Chad Coppess for Black Hills Photo Shootout brochures to distribute. He will get us some if they are available. Ted made available to members, copies of the proposed changes in the photo contests. Please review and get back to him your ideas about the changes. In addition to the regular meeting on September 14 th, the club will meet on Wednesday, September 22 at 7:00, same place, for a special meeting to view a photographic slide show by Don Bennett, a friend of Ted s from California. He is a long-time member of the Lancaster, California Photography Association. He has extensive experience and knowledge of all aspects of photography. He will present a digital slide program if images captured during photographic Safaris and Expeditions in Africa and Alaska, and on the Platte River migratory bird flyway of Central Nebraska. Treasurer s Report: The previous balance was $537.98, and an addition of $18.00 in dues, leaving an ending balance of $ A card was distributed among members to sign for Harry Blanks he is in the hospital. He is very anxious to return home in a couple of days. Needs to catch up on his photo shots he s been missing. Program for the evening was a slide show presented by Ted Ayers titled The Sierra Nevada, The Great Basin, The Colorado Plateau, and The Range of Light in Color a photographic journey through the natural beauty of selected areas in the Southwestern United States. The presentation was a 35-

15 minute multi-projector 35mm slide show, accompanied by music. The Southwestern United States is a very diverse landscape of rugged high mountains, extensive deserts, and high plateaus. The images included in the slide show were taken over a period of many years of Ted s trekking trips the majority of the images were captured in very remote areas accessible only by hiking, and or, backpacking long distances. They were all wonderful pictures that the most of us will never have the opportunity to take ourselves. Nice to see on film thank you Ted. The next meeting will be held September 14, 2010 same time, same place. Tentative plans for the upcoming months are: September club photo contest will be A Step Into The Past old buildings, etc. September special meeting will be a slide show by Don Bennett, Ted s photographer friend from California. October will be a workshop on Macro. November s club contest will be Fall Colors just to give a head s up for those that want to plan ahead. Dennis made a motion to adjourn the meeting, Coya seconded, motion carried. Meeting adjourned.

16 September 14, 2010 The regular meeting of the Black Hills Photographic Society was held on September , at 7:00 pm in the third floor East Meeting Room at the City School Administration Center, 300 Sixth Street, with 11 members and 9 guests present. Ted welcomed the guests and asked where they heard about us. The meeting was called to order by President Ted Ayers. Minutes were approved as read online. Treasurer s Report: The previous balance was $555.98, and an addition of $12.00 in dues; checks written for prizes at the Central States Fair of $60.00, and printing of brochures of $61.48 leaving an ending balance of $ Old Business: One hundred brochures about BHPS were ordered and printed. Plans are to distribute them at various functions to spread the word about BHPS. The Black Hills Photo Shootout is coming up soon September Paul Horsted will be the speaker on Friday evening the 17 th at the Dahl. George Lepp will be the speaker featured at Spearfish the evening of the 18 th. Members are invited to attend these speaker sessions even though they have not registered to participate in the Shootout. The BHPS will have a table set up at both events in the evening before the speaker session begins. Members are asked to bring their winning entries from the fair for display. Jackie and Carol volunteered to attend to the booth at the Dahl to assist visitors with information about our club. Also other members attending will assist with the set up of the booth. Frankie reported on the Library Drop In Program. Members felt it was a huge success. Thanks to Carol, Jackie, and Dale for sitting the duration of that event. Ted asked members to please activate their Galleries on the web site. Those not interested at this time will be deleted. They may be activated again later if desired. Discussion was held again reference the club photo contests please submit your entries via before the meeting to alleviate the time crunch at the meeting. s may be sent to Krista, Ted, or Frankie. (Ted: treknted@gmail.com; Krista: moosekh@hotmail.com; or Frankie: frankiehofer@hotmail.com) Don Bennett, a photographer friend of Ted s from California will be presenting a slide show on September 22 at 7:00 pm, same location as our regular meetings. He is a long-time member of the Lancaster, California Photography Association. He has extensive experience and knowledge of all aspects of photography. He will present a digital slide program of images

17 captured during photographic Safaris and Expeditions in Africa and Alaska, and on the Platte River migratory bird flyway of Central Nebraska. The Custer State Park buffalo roundup will be held on September 27 th. This is always a fun photo opportunity. New Business: Ted has named a nominating committee for election of officers for the coming year. Volunteers were asked for. Ted appointed Dave Vaughn, Carol Ness, and Becky Fish to this committee. Plans to hold a field trip the Spearfish Canyon area to capture fall colors was tentatively scheduled for October 2. Plans will be finalized via when the date gets closer hoping there will still be good color by that date. Frankie told the members about the Forest Service Moon Walk trips. They run from May to September. So this will be the final month for the year. They hold these walks on a Saturday night closest to the full moon. They start at 7:00 pm, so sometimes it is too dark for good pictures but a good opportunity for a little exercise, and check out places to come back later for pictures. The one for September is being held at Myersville a Black Hills Ghost Town, and Alta an old mining community. Anyone interested in these walks check out the site at Amy Ballard is in charge of these walks. Her is aballard@fs.fed.us You can contact her to get on next year s mailing list. One of them this summer was on Reynold s Prairie and the subject was Wildflowers. Another has been at the Meeker Ranch. Jackie reported that the Annual AKC Dog show, is going to be October 22, 23, 24, 25 at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center. There is no charge, lots of opportunities to see all varieties of dogs. They feature agility and obedience trials as well. Things start usually around 9 ish and end around 4 ish. Jackie will be a photo vendor. Club photo contest theme for the meeting was A Step Into the Past Ted took first in all three categories for digital with a picture taken of an old tractor on the Rockerville Road. There were no enhanced digital entries. Betty took first in composition in the print category with a picture she took near Pringle. Linda took first in impact and lighting for the print category. Dennis took first in all three categories on his print in the enhanced category. Members held a critique session on their pictures if they chose. The next meeting will be held October 12, 2010 same time, same place. The meeting program will be a Macro workshop given by Ted. November s club contest will be Fall Colors. Dennis also volunteered to have a Basic Camera Workshop at the November meeting. Meeting adjourned.

18 October 12, 2010 The regular meeting of the Black Hills Photographic Society was held on October 12, 2010, at 7:00 pm in the third floor East Meeting Room at the City School Administration Center, 300 Sixth Street, with 19 members and 6 guests present. Ted welcomed new members and guests. The meeting was called to order by President Ted Ayers. He announced that the December meeting will be held in the break room down the hall to the west, same floor as our regular meeting room, and we will be holding a pot luck that evening. We will have details at our November meeting. He has also reserved our regular scheduled meeting room for Minutes were approved as read online. Treasurer s Report: The previous balance was $446.50, and an addition of $12.00 in dues, leaving an ending balance of $ An update was given on member Harry Blanks. He is at home. Our thoughts and prayers are with him and his family during his illness. Old Business: The Black Hills Photo Shootout attendees reported a good time enjoyed by all attending. Good opportunity to meet photographers from all over the United States. Discussion was held on the need to create a new logo for the club to be used on letterhead, business cards, T-shirts, etc. Ted presented a copy of Dave Vaughn s tree line design with our name on the inside of the tree outline, and club web and addresses at the bottom. Ted showed different versions with a variety of fonts. Members voted on the new design. Final decision will be made at the November meeting. Ted announced that inactive gallery accounts will be deleted. If anyone has a gallery that was empty and deleted, and would like to activate it, let Ted know, and it still can be reactivated. Jackie reminded everyone that the Annual AKC Dog show, is going to be October 22, 23, 24, 25 at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center. There is no charge, lots of opportunities to see all varieties of dogs. They feature agility and obedience trials as well. Things start usually around 9 ish and end around 4 ish. Jackie will be a photo vendor. The fall colors field trip was cancelled not for lack of interest, but because of the time frame and busy schedules. Most members made trips to Spearfish Canyon on their own. Colors were best before our scheduled field trip date.

19 New Business: We discussed the possibility of changing the name of BHPS. Jackie Lake gave a history of the society name. Discussion followed Jamie Heymans suggested that club was a more informal name Black Hills Photo Club. We do not have to be incorporated with the State, and no problem with filing with IRS. Darrell Fish also told us of an incident around 1975 about changing the name. Frankie suggested we us photography instead of photo. We will have to change our address and web site. We will have a vote on this change at the November meeting. The nominating committee of Carol Ness and Dave Vaughn, for 2011 officers gave a report: Ted Ayers President; Dennis Laughlin Vice President; Frankie Hofer Secretary; Krista Hofer Treasurer. Ted asked for additional nominations from the floor. Jackie made a motion that nominations cease; Dale seconded that motion; motion passed. Election of new officers will be held at the November meeting. Frankie brought the certificate of thanks from the Photography Division of the Central States Fair. BHPS donated cash awards for the best-of-class awards in three divisions for the 2010 Central States Fair. Dennis made a motion that the meeting be adjourned; Linda seconded; motion passed. Meeting adjourned. Ted presented a workshop Macro Photography. Hopefully everyone attending now understands the difference between true macro and not close-up photography. He brought lots of equipment and explained the different lenses, reversing rings, extension tubes, etc. We also had an unexpected fire drill in the middle of our lessons which delayed us for a time, because we had to exit the building. Objects were brought in for members to practice their newly learned skills. Dennis got a lot of good shots of the spider. Hopefully he shares at the next meeting a colorful fall spider. The next meeting will be held November 9th, 2010 same time, same place. November s club contest will be Fall Colors. Dennis also volunteered to have a Basic Camera Workshop at the November meeting.

20 November 09, 2010 The regular meeting of the Black Hills Photographic Society was held on November 09, 2010, at 7:00 pm in the third floor East Meeting Room at the City School Administration Center, 300 Sixth Street, with 20 members and 3 guests present. Ted welcomed new members and guests. Guest Harlan Humphrey said he found us on the internet. Eva Bareis met us through the Central States Fair and the Black Hills Photo Shootout. The meeting was called to order by President Ted Ayers. Ted asked for a moment of silence in remembrance of member Harry Blanks, who recently passed away. John made a motion to approve the minutes from the last meeting as read online; Dennis seconded; motion carried. Treasurer s Report: The previous balance was $458.50, and an addition of $27.00 in dues, leaving an ending balance of $ Old Business: Ted recently had conversations with Chad Coppess, who is making plans for next year s Shootout, and wants the club to be more involved. This year s event was sponsored by the State Tourism Department and Black Hills State University. Discussion was held about the possibilities of more involvement next year from our group. Ted offered to do another class on Maco for those that didn t attend or were not able to do hands on at the meeting. Ted announced that Eric said the url is still available for blackhillsphotoclub. Jackie made a motion for the name change to be Black Hills Photography Club. Motion was seconded by John, and the majority voted yes. Discussion was held on getting club t-shirts printed. Frankie will check on prices. Our new logo will be on the back and a first name printed on the front. Anyone interested should sign up on the list or Frankie with the request and size of t-shirt. Plans are also being made to print business cards with the new logo. Old Galleries not being used will be deleted. In order to access their Galleries, members need to remember their assigned passwords. It is not the same as the password to get the to members pages on the web site. New Business: New officers for 2011 were presented: Ted Ayers, President; Dennis Laughlin, Vice President; Frankie Hofer, Secretary; and Krista Hofer, Treasurer. No officers were contested. John made a motion to accept the slate of officers as presented; Banker seconded motion carried. Officers will be installed at the December meeting.

21 The awards for the photo contests held during the year will be presented at the December meeting. Sharon Blanks presented the memorial fund for Harry in the amount of $ Thank you Sharon and family. Frankie passed around a list for members to sign up for the Christmas supper who wants to bring what, and how many may be attending. We will plan to eat first at the meeting beginning at 6:00. Ted asked that members forward (10) images (in small files) to him so that he can make a slide show for the December meeting. His address is: treknted@gmail.com Dennis made a motion that the meeting be adjourned; John seconded; motion passed. Meeting adjourned. The subject for our contest for the meeting was fall colors. Ted won first in the slide category for composition; Betty took first for impact, and first for lighting. Ted took first for enhanced slides for composition, impact, and lighting. Betty took first in prints for composition and first for lighting; Dale took first for impact. Dennis presented a workshop Camera Basics. He suggested that the camera manual is a good thing. Your camera has buttons if you are not aware what they are for check out the manual. Even someone that has had their camera for awhile, probably can find new info in their manual. He gave a wonderful, informative slide show and had a handout for members. Thank you Dennis for your efforts. The next meeting will be held December 14th, We will meet at 6:00 in the break room at the West end of the same hall where we usually meet. We will have a potluck supper and a short meeting.

22 December 14, 2010 A potluck supper gathering of members and members families met at 6:00 in the Third Floor Break Room at the City School Administration Center, th Street, on December 14, Nineteen members attended, and seven guests. After the meal a short business meeting was held. The meeting was called to order by President Ted Ayers. New officers for the year 2011 were installed: President Ted Ayers, Vice President Dennis Laughlin, Secretary Frankie Hofer, and Treasurer Krista Hofer. Treasurer s Report: The previous balance was $ A deposit of $16.00 in dues was made, and disbursements of $50.00 for winners in the member contests during the year, left an ending balance of $ Krista deposited the money from the memorial fund for Harry in our savings account. The balance prior to that deposit was $25.00, and the addition of Harry s Memorial gave an ending balance of $ Winners for the member contests were: first $25.00 Ted Ayers; second $15.00 Betty Bonawitz; and third $10.00 to Sharon Blanks on behalf of Harry Blanks. Krista presented checks to the winners. Old Business: Frankie brought samples of t-shirts from Ponderosa Sportswear for members to check out for sizes. A signup list was distributed for members to add names and sizes for t-shirts. We will order at a later date. Ted offered to do another class on Macro for those that didn t attend or were not able to do hands on at the meeting. This second class will be held December 16 th in the first floor Community Room at the City School Administration Center from 7:00 9:00. That room has an outside entrance approximately in the center of the building facing the parking lot. New Business: Dakota Pride donated a box of Cashew Crunch candy to the club. We held a raffle drawing for 50 cents a chance. We took in $14.00 from this raffle. Harlan Humphrey was the winner of the candy. Discussion was held that maybe we would do some type of fund raiser at regular meetings, either similar to this or a 50/50 drawing. Krista presented the plans for the new year in reference to the member competitions. Next year we will have a single judge vs. members voting on all the entries. Each member will determine which level they feel that would best describe their photographic abilities: novice, amateur, advanced amateur, or master. Judging will be done at each of the levels for both prints

23 and slides. s and posting to the web site will be made to describe these new details, so that members can view this. The next meeting will be held January 11, 2011 back in the East Meeting Room Third Floor CSAC, at 7:00. January s club contest theme will be Pictorial images that depict scenes such as landscapes, waterscapes, and scenic views. Cutoff time for submissions will be Friday, January 7 th, and can be ed to bhphotoclub@hotmail.com