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There were almost 100 photos entered in our Salon Competition on September 17th.

The top four winners were:

Mindy Towns, Facing Extinction 1st place

Liz Cantarine, Dawn on the Duoro River 2nd place

Sue Karski, Life is a Bowl of Cherries 3rd place

Susan Beausang, Drowning in Nectar 3rd Place

Top left to bottom right – Mindy, Liz, Susan and Sue. Congratulations you constantly amaze

me, keep up the great work!

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Click here for a link to the LWRDPC Members page with more photos from the Salon.

Mindy Towns - Facing Extinction - 88 points Liz Cantarine - Dawn on the Duoro River – 87 points

Susan Beausang -Drowning in Nectar - 85 points Sue Karski - Life is a Bowl of Cherries - 85 points

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The Field Trip on September 11th was to Artistic Photo Canvas in Venice.

Disclaimer: Field Trips are for members only, everyone

must sign a waiver before participating.

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October 1, 2015 Quad Competition at LWR

Town Hall at 6:00 P.M.

October 7th Field Trip to the Florida

Museum of Photographic Arts in Tampa.

Meet at Town Hall at 12:30 P.M.

October 11th – Training, 1:00 P.M. Town Hall

October 16th – LWR Club Day on Main Street

October 21st – General Membership meeting, 7:00 P.M. at LWR Town Hall

October 24th – Training, 1:00 P.M. LWR Town Hall

October 30th – Boo Fest, 6:00 P.M. Premier Sports Center

October 31st – Training, 1:00 P.M. LWR Town Hall

The event that you waited a year for is coming soon, so mark this on your calendar:

LWRDPC Christmas Party – December 11th at 7:00 P.M. Details to follow, but in

the meantime clip this reminder!

: The Christmas party will be in lieu of a regular monthly meeting.

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October Meeting – The October meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 21th

at Lakewood Ranch Town Hall, the meeting will begin promptly at 7:00 P.M.

doors open at 6:30. I know it seems like we are bouncing back and forth, but we

will be settling into a regular schedule where we will meet regularly at the

Woodland Community Church. The first meeting there will be Thursday,

November 19th. Meeting time at the church is 6:00 P.M. There will be NO regular

meeting in December because of the Christmas Party. I am including a flyer with

more details!

In 2016 we expect all meetings to take place at the Woodland Community Church.

We know many of you like to photograph your pets, so the speakers (Erica Matyas

and Caryn Hodge) will address pet photography in October.

The theme for October’s Print of the

Month will be ‘Portraiture’ – This

sounds like fun! So point your camera

at someone, check the lighting and

snap.

The Prizefighter, a portrait by Jacqueline Fay Scored 83 in the recent Salon competition!

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Hospitality – there to welcome

you, as usual will be Frank Kane.

He and his group of Cookie

Monsters will have soda and

water available for $1 each,

cookies for 25¢ and assorted

snack bags for 50¢.

Tickets for our popular

50/50 drawing are $1.00 each or 6 for $5.00 –

remember all proceeds from refreshments and 50/50 go to support club activities.

If you would like to be a Cookie Monster and donate a batch (2 dozen) cookies

or other home baked items for a meeting please click to volunteer.

Our annual Christmas/Holiday Party will be on Friday, December 11. Hold that

date – more details to follow! 50/50 Winner

The 50/50 winner this month was, a very happy Patricia Reed who took home

the first prize of $105! Michelle Deskins was just as happy (well almost) taking

home a prized, LWRDPC hat with official LWRDPC logo.

Hats and visors are available for sale at each meeting for $15 each. Don’t you

think that it is time to treat yourself?

Frank says, "Remember to check for hyperlinks to sign up for Cookie

Monster duty!"

Tips– this section is intended to feature one or two links to photo sites that

may enhance your knowledge, upgrade your skills and/or assist you to produce

better photos.

Tip #1 Night Photography by Digital Photo (Contributed by Arthur Okula)

Tip #2 13 Exercises to Jump Start Creativity

Please have fun with these, and if you have a site you think other members will

enjoy, please share it by sending an E-mail it to newsletter@lwrdpc.com

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A perennial favorite of our members, is the Share Your Work segment of the

meeting, remember to submit your digital images (a maximum of 5), to Tim at

shareyourwork@lwrdpc.com

Learning & Individual Development – Fall classes will resume with the

following categories:

Beginning Photography

Intermediate Editing

Advanced Editing

All classes will be offered concurrently at Lakewood Ranch Town Hall from 1:00

P.M. to 5:00 P.M. on October 11th, 24th and 31st!

Classes will provide a total of 12 hours of instruction, practice, interaction with

fellow photographers, and resources for follow-up self-instruction. The primary

goal is to have fun while becoming better photographers in an environment where

we all learn from each other.

Courses Cover:

Beginning Photography – camera operations, shooting techniques,

storing files on computer, and an overview of essential accessories

and terminology.

Intermediate Editing will cover the most-used functions of

Lightroom and Photoshop with the goal of producing quality images

ready for display and/or competitions.

Advanced Editing course will build on a basic knowledge of

Photoshop and add specific techniques and dramatic effects that bring

even more artistic expression to your images.

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All LWRDPC classes are free to members, but donations are expected to help

defray the cost of developing courses and paying for materials, etc. The generous

donations from last year's participants allowed us to expand our offering to a third

course this fall and we are happy to see so many of our "graduates" winning

ribbons and participating in club functions and posting some amazing images

online. Mark the dates on your calendar and look for the announcement of the

signup and details of each course's lesson plans coming soon.

Membership – If you are bringing a guest who wants to join our group, you can

save them time by having them fill out the membership form, mail it with a check

for the dues or bring it to the next meeting.

Competitions – The 3rd Tri-annual print competition of the FCCC is now

underway. Go to f3c.org for competition rules. All prints must be mounted on 16

by 20 mat board. The prints themselves can be any size up to 16 by 20. All prints

for this F3C competition must get to Larry George by October 5 to allow time to

transport them all to the competition site. Larry George contact information:

legdallas@aol.com Cell # (214) 534-2117

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Featured Shooting Location(s)

This month features two, easily assessable locales in nearby Sarasota. One is the

area around Main and Pineapple near the traffic circle and Five Points Park, the

second is the fishing pier at the foot of the Ringling Bridge.

Photo by Mary Nell Moore Photo by Cas Bruniany

Photo by Vincent Veneruso Photo by Patricia Reed