Omaha Camera Club
 
Minutes 5.3.11

Meeting called to order at 6:30pm. Twenty six members present. This is our annual business meeting - nomination of officers for 2011-12, programs, competitions, assigned subjects, etc for our next club year. Several discussions ran long, so the next meeting, May 17th, will finish the process.

Officer nominations and chairperson appointments are:

President - Trish Place

Vice President/Programs - Mel Mann

Secretary/Treasurer - Sue Baxter

Digital Competitions - Don Cross

Print Competitions Co-Chairs - Larry Headley & Tim White

Web  - Gary Prill

Library - Druba Chakravarti

Equipment Manager - Rich Fiddelke


Motion made by Mike Barker, second by George Sinos, vote, all in favor, nominations and appointments accepted as stated above. Thanks to all.

Lengthy discussion on possible purchase of a digital slide scanner and/or new screen. Both items tabled for further discussion.

Competitions - Discussion on whether or not to have competitions. Motion by Beth Button, second by Tim White, vote, all in favor to continue holding monthly competitions.

Digital, prints and categories - Don Cross and Tim White will gather options and recommendations from the club for further discussion and decision at the next meeting. Categories being considered are portrait, landscape, commercial, anything goes, nature and open.

Assigned subjects and/or techniques being considered are: faceless portrait, things on a wall, jump, wine, junk, collage, macro, HDR, motion, light painting, stop action, architecture, DOF and panorama.

As our club year ends and we have a little extra in our treasury, suggestion was made that we consider a gift to The Omaha Home for Boys toward a “Pond Project” currently in the planning stages. Motion made by Mark Kresl that a gift in the amount of $500.00 be donated toward this project. Second by Gary Prill, vote, all in favor. Many thanks to OHB for continued use of their facility at no cost to our club.

Cookies by Kent & Del Klima. Thank you.

Meeting adjourned at 8:30pm.

Respectfully submitted - Sue Baxter, Sec/Tres

 


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