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2009 - 2010 Calendar
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Updated July 14, 2010
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2009-2010 Meetings - Competitions - Field Trips - Special Events
Date Location Submissions
& Returns
Program, special, or speakers, programs, or demonstrations Extras
Wednesday
October 7, 2009
Monterey Library Community Room
Suguaro Nature Show
Final info and Q&A for SF Field trip
speakers, programs, or demonstrations: Image filenames and descriptions
Note:
The Nature(Wings) and Pictorial(Bridges) competitions will carry over to our 2009-2010 Club year.
Fri, Sat, Sun
October 9, 10, 11
FIELD TRIP
San Francisco
    Click here for updated field trip information
Wednesday
October 21, 2009
Monterey Library Community Room Submission:
Pictorial #1 - (Bridges)
Returns:
9/2 Nature #1 - (Wings)
  More Image Identification speakers, programs, or demonstrations

speakers, programs, or demonstrations about our Christmas Pot Luck - Need to pick location and start signups.
Wednesday
November 4, 2009

NEW PLACE!
Hilltop Park Center
871 Jessie Street
Monterey
831 646 3975
SEE MAP

Submission:
Creative


Prints:
Color/Nature/Creative
  Creative means just what it says. Anything goes.

Note that we're accepting prints in this category tonight, too. The next 6C competition will include Nature & Creative images.
Wednesday
November 18, 2009
Monterey Library Community Room Returns:
10/21 Pictorial #1 (Bridges)
   
Saturday
November 21, 2009
San Jose   6C Competition
Color, Nature & Creative
prints & projected images.
Optional, but members welcome
Wednesday
December 2, 2009

NEW PLACE!
Hilltop Park Center
871 Jessie Street
Monterey
831 646 3975
SEE MAP

Submission:
Pictorial #2 - (Open) - moved to Jan 6
Returns:
Creative - moved to Jan 6
   
December 19, 2009
Christmas Pot Luck
The Oaks Condos
5:30pm 'till we're done
  Postponed due to illness
Huntington Witherill:
"Finding Your
Photographic Voice"
Maps:Links active now.
General Area
Club House and Parking
Wednesday
January 6, 2010
Monterey Library
Submission:
Monochrome
Pictorial #2 (Open)
Prints:
Color/Mono/
Travel/Photojournalism
Returns:
Creative
  Note: Prints will be judged outside the meeting. Judges will be selected tonight, but the actual judging will occur at a separate location and time.
Saturday
January 16, 2010
San Jose   6C Competition Optional, but members welcome
Wednesday
January 20, 2010
Hilltop Center
871 Jessie Street
Monterey
831 646 3975
SEE MAP
  Speaker Program:
San Jose Sharks photographer
Don Smith:
"His Transisition to
Landscape Photography"
 
Wednesday
February 3, 2010
Monterey Library
 
Submission:
Nature #2 (Open)


Image Submission

We'll be talking about the steps necessary to prepare your images for submission into our competitions. We'll be looking at the submissions for Nature #2 and discussing some of the issues still outstanding.
 
Wednesday
February 17, 2010
Hilltop Center
871 Jessie Street
Monterey
831 646 3975
SEE MAP
Returns:
Monochrome (rescheduled to March 17th)
Pictorial #2 (Open)
   
Saturday
February 20, 2010
Competitive Field Trip
Moss Landing   Annual Field Trip (Competitive)
12 assigned subjects
Event fact sheet
Note: The competition aspect of this event is open to PTCC members only.
Saturday
February 27, 2010
6C Year-End Awards
San Jose  Contact John Avera for info.     
Wednesday
March 3, 2010
Hilltop Center
871 Jessie Street
Monterey
831 646 3975
SEE MAP
Submission:
Field Trip Images
Prints:
Color/Mono/
Travel/Photojournalism
Speaker Program:
RESCHEDULED... Jim Liskovec will present an intimate view of the polar bears of Churchill, Manitoba before Hudson Bay freezes in November each year. Jim is a long-time nature photographer. Churchill is the only place on land in the entire circumpolar arctic where polar bears can be closely and safely observed in the wild.
 
Wednesday
March 17, 2010
Monterey Library
Returns:
Monochrome
Nature #2 (Open)
   
Saturday
March 20, 2010
San Jose   6C Competition Optional, but members welcome
Wednesday
April 7, 2010
Monterey Library
Submission:
Pictorial #3 (Open)
Open Projector, Image submission work, skills-sharing Appointment of Nominating Committee for 2010-2011 Officer Election.
Wednesday
April 21, 2010
Hilltop Center
871 Jessie Street
Monterey
831 646 3975
SEE MAP
 
Returns:
Field Trip Images
Images judged by
Kirk Kennedy
   
Wednesday
May 5, 2010
Monterey Library
 
Submission:
Nature #3 (Open)
Prints:
Color/Mono/
Travel/Photojournalism
Batista Moon presentation has been rescheduled to Oct 6.

Open Projector

We'll try limiting presenters to 15 minutes - no image limit, just time - and see how it goes.

Presentation of slate of candidates for 2010-2011 officer elections.
Saturday
May 15, 2010
San Jose   6C Competition Optional, but members welcome
Wednesday
May 19, 2010
Hilltop Center
871 Jessie Street
Monterey
831 646 3975
SEE MAP
Returns:
Pictorial #3 (Open)
Doug Steakley Presents
Demystifying Photoshop selection tools & techniques

Bring your laptop to work along with the presentation.
Election of officers for the 2010-2011 Club year.
Wednesday
June 16, 2010

Monterey Library
Submission:
Photojournalism

 

 

Wednesday
July 7, 2010

Monterey Library
Returns:
Nature #3
Prints:
Color/Mono/
Travel/Photojournalism
  23&Me! Members vote: To continue 23&Me!: Yes or No?
Saturday
July 17, 2010
San Jose   6C Competition Optional, but members welcome
 Wednesday
August 4, 2010

Hilltop Center
871 Jessie Street
Monterey
831 646 3975
SEE MAP

 
Submission:
23&Me!
 Jason Bradley
The Top 5 New Tools
for Nature Photographers
Photoshop CS5 & Lightroom 3
Learn more about Jason and his work at his Web site.
Wednesday
September 1, 2010
Hiltop Center
871 Jessie Street
Monterey
831 646 3975
SEE MAP
Returns:
23&Me! (Pending 7/7 vote)
Video Presentation:
"Shooting Beauty"

The story of personal expression by the physically impared through photography. One hour.
 
Wednesday
September 15, 2010
Hilltop Center
871 Jessie Street
Monterey
831 646 3975
SEE MAP
 
Returns:
Photojournalism
Prints:

Color/Mono/
Travel/Photojournalism

 
Saturday
September 18, 2010
San Jose Padre Trails Hosts 6C Competition Optional, but members welcome
    - New Club Year -    
Wednesday
October 6, 2010
Hilltop Center
871 Jessie Street
Monterey
831 646 3975
SEE MAP
 

Batista Moon

Rescheduled
from May 5th.
 

Visit their Web site
Saturday
October 16, 2010
Embassy Suites, Seaside. More info to come.   Year-End Awards Dinner
Nature & Pictorial Image of the Year Awards
2009-2010 points awards for Nature & Pictorial
Installation of 2010-2011 Officers.
Saturday
November 20, 2010
San Jose   6C Competition

Optional, but members welcome