Landscape SIG Topic Schedule




Discussion Topic List

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Lindner 1/10/9012

Topic
Priority
Scheduled
Completed
Presenter
Comments/Remarks
"My image of Cimarron Hole # 7”


April 2011
Lindner

Leading lines


May 2011
Lindner

Maximizing Depth of Field


June 2011
Lindner

Hyperfocal Distance





Side, back and front lighting

1/26/2012

Lindner

Exposing images of moving water,




specular highlights
Fill flash / reflectors





Filters (Neutral density & split neutral density; polarizing; yellow, etc;




Filter factors, effects, on camera vs. “photoshop”
Smart Phone applications, tools & gadgets





Mat and Frame an image





Framing an image “in camera” with Live View





Producing a Calendar

1/5/2012
1/26/2012



The Photographer's Ephemeris and other pre-planning tools and techniques)




Weather research, google earth, smart phone aps, Colleen’s “objectives” summary;
Lens selection for desired effects (i.e., foreshortening, depth of field, etc.)





Expose and stitch a panorama;  HDR (SIG)





Night sky exposure techniques (i.e., stars, moon, star-trails, glo-globes, etc.)





Black and White conversions in Elements, Photoshop, and Nik Silver Effects





Creating better skies with exposure, filters, multiply blend mode, and layers,





Ethics of Image Manipulation





Fences and other leading lines





Working with layers





Color adjustments




































llindner 12/07/2011





Photo Shoots



Location
Shoot Objectives
Tentative month / Date
Leader
White Tank Mountain Park
Flowers


Bisti Badlands (Farmington, NM)
Hoodoos


Phoenix (cityscapes)
Lights


Xmas Lights
Lights; zoom techniques;


Watson Lake (Prescott)
Reflections; wildlife (birds)


Prescott Houses and Rocks



Boulder fields on US 93 (near Nothing, AZ)



Mohawk Sand Dunes (S of I-8)



Organ Pipe
Flowers, mountains, clouds


Oatman



Saguaro NP
Flowers, mountains, clouds


Eagle Tail Wilderness / Saddle Mtn
Flowers, mountains, clouds


Buckskin Mtns
Flowers, mountains, clouds


KOFA mtns & Silver King mine
Flowers, mountains, clouds; “rust”, Americana,


Workman & Coon Cr



Thompson Trail (Overgaard)