Somerset County Photography Club
http://www.geocities.com/somersetcountyphotoclub
We will be changing out meeting location to the Bound Brook Memorial Library in September and will return to our 2nd & 4th Tuesdays evenings. We will be starting our meetings earlier between 7PM and 7:30PM because we have to vacate the building by 9PM. [Map]We will be able to project digital images so members will not be forced to make prints from digital images for competitions and presentations.
Because of more emphasis on digital medial, we will have two presentations on camera handling and two presentations on image processing by experienced club members, guests welcome.
The change in meeting location is due to conversion of one of the other meeting rooms to office space at the Somerset County Library. We had been one of the original clubs meeting there, the other club was Somerset Naturalists which meets once a month and will be able to continue meeting there. We are looking forward to our new meeting location.
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/// This will change for 2007-2008 with our new meeting location at the Bound Brook Memorial Library ///Meetings are held at the Somerset County Library in Bridgewater Our meetings on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays (except when conflicts occur with library programs) at the Somerset County Library in Bridgewater, NJ.& Starting in Jan 2007 our meetings will change to 2nd Wednesday and 4th Tuesday. Exceptions to meeting schedule are noted in the program below. This HTML version of the program is more current than the printed Adobe Acrobat (.PDF) version. Email notifications are the most current.
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The Somerset County Photography Club is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the appreciation and enjoyment of photography. Our programs include slide and print competitions (Advanced and Beginner classes) by a judge, instructional and travelogue shows by outside presenters, and special programs. Prints should be at least 8x10 (though smaller print sizes 4x6 or 5x7 are permitted). On occasion, the club also exhibits its work in local libraries and other venues.
Annuals dues are $30 payable to Somerset County Photography Club see our Treasurer George Hall.
Our club is affiliated with the New Jersey Federation of Camera Clubs (NJFCC), which maintains a list of member clubs in New Jersey and a few clubs close to NJ in Staten Island and PA.
Most of our membership is in Somerset and Hunterdon Counties and nearby areas of Middlesex County.
The club meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month, September through May, at the Somerset County Library in Bridgewater, NJ. An annual Slide-of-the Year Competition is held the second Wednesday in June. Meetings begin at 8 P.M. (Competition slides should be submitted by 7:45). Our meeting dates change in Jan 2007 see program.
Guests and visitors are welcome:
Presentations and Competitions are open to the public, only members may submit prints or slides for competition. Guests are encouraged to come in around 7:30 to discuss photography with members – bringing in some of your pictures adds interest. Meetings start at promptly at 8:00 PM.
For further information, contact David McRitchie at (732) 469-8481 (additional contact information)
Not getting your club email: Try emailing yourself to see if it gets through, maybe your mailbox is full, maybe you changed your ISP, maybe you gave us your old email address (or meant .net instead of .com). If you change your email, or other contact information don't forget to tell us.
President: David McRitchie First Vice President: Virginia Fisher (Presentations) Second Vice President: John Considine (Judges) Treasurer: George Hall (also NJFCC Delegate)
First meeting of the 2006-2007 year:
Tue Sept 12 Open House: Members should bring samples of their vacation pictures for showing
(not a competition so will go quicker bring about 8 to 20 slides any number of pictures)Known exceptions to the 2nd Tue, 4th Tue meeting dates are
Mon Nov 1 instead of Tue Nov 8 due to elections
November and December no 4th Tues meetings close to Holiday
Jan to Dec 2007 our meetings change to 2nd Wednesday and 4th Tuesday.
(weather closing may occur and library may preempt a Jan-Jun date, since the Library runs a calendar year)Competitions: Up to four slides may be entered in each slide competition, and up to four prints may be entered into each print competition. If there are too few entries for separate Advanced and Beginner competitions, the two will be combined. A small-print competition also will be held on competition nights, if a sufficient number of entries. All prints must be at least 5”x7” in size though at least 8x10 is recommended; digital prints welcome. Judges will include both outside judges and club members, and will be announced before each competition.
Slide competitions: 3 makers in a category (Advanced, Beginner) for a competition otherwise slides will be all in group A if there are three makers total; otherwise, only points will be awarded. Slides with 8 points and above are eligible for year-end competition.
Print competition: will occur at every competition regardless of number of makers, points only will be awarded if less than 3 makers, so that 8 points and above can be entered in year end competition.
During the 2006-2007 club year:
There will be six Open competitions, and one Nature competitionThe first meeting Tue Sept 12th, 2006 will be Show & Tell. Bring your Summer vacation slides or anything you want to have shown.
Skip this page, go to Links Assigned Topics for 2006 - 2007 (dates and order to come later)
- Fruits & Vegetables
- Abstract in Nature – must not show hand of man [by text] [by tags]
- Geometric Shapes – [spheres] [spheres marbles] [circles] [squares] [geometric shapes]
- Bridges
- Night Photography – [night] [neon]
- People in their Environment
- Pictures taken within the Somerset County Court Square – [Google Images]
A word of caution on the links: They are strictly keyword type of searches. Selections may not match the topic, but can give you some further insight into what you can do when they do actually match the topic.(One additional topic will be chosen during the year)
SEPTEMBER, 2006 Tue Sept 12: Show and Tell: Members should bring 8-12 samples of their recent work Tue Sept 26: Presentation: “The Mayan World” by Jeffrey Hall OCTOBER, 2006 Tue Oct 10: Competitions: Open and Fruits/Vegetables, Judge: Heinz Otto Tue Oct 24: Presentation: “Digital Photography for Amateurs” by Tom Stillman NOVEMBER, 2006 Mon Nov 13: (Monday) Competitions: Open and Abstracts in Nature, Judge: Doug Slobodien Tue Nov 28: No Meeting - Happy Thanksgiving! DECEMBER, 2006 Tue Dec 12: Competitions: Open and Geometric Shapes, Judge: Ben Venzio Tue Dec 26: No Meeting - Happy Holiday! JANUARY -- Meetings switch to 2nd Wed and 4th Tues rest of year Wed Jan 10: Competitions: Open and Bridges, Judge: Dorothy Otto Tue Jan 23: Members Critique Night (no judges). Suggestions for improving your slides/prints and their presentation FEBRUARY, 2007 Wed Feb 14:Competitions: Open and Night Photographycanceled, switched to May 9 Tue Feb 27: Presentation: “Visualizing Your Photography” by Arik Gorban MARCH, 2007 Wed Mar 14: Competitions: Open and People in Their Environment, Judge: Nancy Ori Tue Mar 27: Presentation: “Make the Most of Shooting in New Jersey”, Brien Szabo, tips on how to find good shooting locales, as well using dgital equipment for scenic and nature photography. (Gallery) APRIL, 2007 Wed Apr 11: Competitions: Nature and Shots of/within the Somerset County Court Square (Somerville), judge: Marie Kane Tue Apr 24: Presentation: “Photoshop to Photo Art” Howard Knauer0 MAY, 2007 Wed May 09: Competitions: Open and Night Photography (prev Feb 14), judge Vinnie Kempf Tue May 22: Presentation: “The Birds of Florida” by Vinnie Kempf JUNE, 2007 Wed Jun 13: Slide/Print-of-the-Year Competitions, judges: Joe Thomas & Roman Kurywczak Tue Jun 26: Planning Meeting for 2007-08 Season; all members welcome
The Library has a Library Calendar available online (one more thing to check).If a presenter or judge has their own photography website please use contact email so it can be added to our site somewhere on links page.
Open Competition: Pictorial no restrictions.
Nature Competition must not show the hand of man, no man made trails, roads, structures, power lines, cultivated plants. No people, no domesticated animals.,.
Assigned Topics: subject must fit the assigned topic, please don't make the club or the judge disqualify your entries.
Member Nights: Even less formal than our other informal meetings, as always members, guests, and walk-ins welcome
Somerset County Photo Club
c/o David McRitchie
410 West Maple Avenue
Bound Brook, NJ 08805-1209website: http://www.geocities.com/somersetcountyphotoclub
Phone: (732) 469-8481 email: send email
Not getting your club email: Try emailing yourself to see if it gets through, maybe your mailbox is full, maybe you changed your ISP, maybe you gave us your old email address (or meant .net instead of .com). If you change your email, or other contact information don't forget to tell us.
/// This will change for 2007-2008 with our new meeting location at the Bound Brook Memorial Library ///The Somerset County Library has occasionally closed due to weather conditions. Such decisions have in my experience always been made in the afternoon (before 3 PM) compatible with businesses in the area. Although the library tries to notify a member of the club this is not always successful. If in doubt call the main number at the library, if the library is closing early the recorded announcement would be changed.
/// This will change for 2007-2008 with our new meeting location at the Bound Brook Memorial Library ///Somerset County Library
1 Vogt Drive
Bridgewater, NJ 08807
(908) 526-4016The address and phone number of the Library are included above only for directions and to check during inclement weather that the library is open. For Club Inquiries please use our Contact Information two topics earlier.
Google Local Map (use 1,000 ft scale, Satellite and Hybrid view also available)
Yahoo! Maps Google Maps MapQuest (alt view) – Normally you can Google a phone number to get a map, but that does not work in this case as the library has a phone number with multiple addresses with different towns and with cross street addressing in the phone book. Each map would have sent you to a different location. The library is in Bridgewater near the Bridgewater Commons (Shopping Center).
From the North: Route 287 South to Exit 17 (Routes 202/206 South, Somerville/Princeton), follow ½ mile to Commons Way/Garretson Road exit (Bridgewater Commons Mall). Left at exit ramp light onto Commons Way. Left at third traffic light onto Prince Rodgers Ave., follow ½ mile to traffic light at intersection of North Bridge St. Straight through intersection onto Vogt Dr., library on right.
From the East: Route 287 North to Route 22 West (left lane exit). Follow 22 West for 1 ½ miles to first overpass. Just before overpass, take exit for North Bridge St. Bear right at stop sign onto North Bridge St., proceed ½ mile to traffic light at intersection of Vogt Dr. Right on Vogt Dr., library on right.
From the South: Route 206 North to Somerville Traffic Circle. Follow Routes 202/206 North to Commons Way exit (Bridgewater Commons Mall). Right at exit ramp light onto Commons Way. Left at second traffic light onto Prince Rodgers Ave., follow ½ mile to traffic light at intersection of North Bridge St. Straight through intersection onto Vogt Dr., library on right.
From the West on Route 202: Route 202 North to Somerville Traffic Circle. Follow Routes 202/206 North to Commons Way exit (Bridgewater Commons Mall). Right at exit ramp light onto Commons Way. Left at second traffic light onto Prince Rodgers Ave., follow ½ mile to traffic light at intersection of North Bridge St. Straight through intersection onto Vogt Dr., library on right.
From the West on Route 22: Route 22 East to Grove St. exit. Bear right and proceed over overpass. Right at stop sign onto North Bridge St., follow ½ mile to first traffic light. Right onto Vogt Dr., library on right.
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We will probably not provide our brourhure in PDF format, but these directions should be of use for reading the New Jersey Federation of Camera Clubs, "Cable Release", newsleters.For best viewing within the Adobe Acrobat Reader, use Ctrl+L to toggle to/from full screen viewing, use Ctrl+2 for full width, Esc will return to normal view. Suggest setting options on View menu to Single Page, and fit width (Ctrl+2).
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