Month: August 2022

Where are we going and doing on our photo meet ups? A lot of places! Here is a review of our meet up plans for August through December:

August 2022

August 1st – August Photo Contest Announced, “Under Construction” You have until August 28th to craft your prize-winning photo. See the link for information and to RSVP!

Artsy and Sunset Photo Shoot at Matlacha , Sat, Aug 13, 2022, 5:30 PM | Meetup

Saturday, August 13th – Artsy and Sunset Photo Shoot at Matlacha. See the link for information and to RSVP!

Artsy and Sunset Photo Shoot at Matlacha , Sat, Aug 13, 2022, 5:30 PM | Meetup

Saturday, August 20th – It’s Your Turn. Want to learn how to use flash with a hands on session? Attend Kevin Boller’s Class at Leigh Acres. See the link for information and to RSVP!

It’s Your Turn! , Sat, Aug 20, 2022, 1:00 PM | Meetup

August 28th – August Photo Contest Entry Due.

September 2022

September Photo Contest TBA on September 1st

Saturday, September 3rd – Brunch & Cameras at K&J 9:30 AM Invite sent today!

Brunch and Cameras at K&J , Sat, Sep 3, 2022, 9:30 AM | Meetup

Saturday, September 10th – It’s Dinner and a Sunset Cruise at Fort Myers Beach. Invite has been sent please make sure to make your cruise reservation before making an RSVP. Reserve early it’s first come first serve. See the link for information and to RSVP!

Sight Sea R Sunset Cruise , Sat, Sep 10, 2022, 5:30 PM | Meetup

Saturday, September 20th – Kevin Boller’s Collaborative Photography Class Subject TBA

Sunday, September 25th – September Photo Contest Entry Due.

Photo Meet Up Venues – October, November, December

October – Florida Train Museum and Train Ride _ Parrish FL

November – Sarasota Jungle Gardens – Sarasota FL

December – Christmas Holiday Lights (evening meet up) Peace River Botanical Gardens.

Will also look to have an intermediate photography class in November.

Dinner and A Print in November

It’s Dinner & A Cruise! Photo Op for sunset, water views, dolphins, island views and much more.

Please RSVP to this event NLT (No Later Than) August 28th to verify head count. Thank you.
Suggest you obtain your cruise reservation first before RSVP to this invite. See information below.
It’s Dinner & A Cruise!

You will need to make a reservation for the Sight Sea R Sunset Cruise. We have dinner reservations already in advance.

1. Go to the Sight Sea R Sunset Cruise Website Site Sea-R Cruises | Sunset & Dolphin Tours Fort Myers Beach (sightseaflorida.com)
2. Click on BOOK MY CRUISE in top right-hand corner
3. On the right-hand side of the new window click on Book for the Island Sunset Celebration Cruise
4. A new window opens with a calendar view. Go to the September calendar view.
5. Click on September 10 6:45PM Island Sunset Celebration
6. New Window opens to set up your reservation follow the prompts.

If you are having difficulty booking through the website here is the telephone number
(239) 765-7272

Don’t forget to RSVP to this invitation once you have your reservation in place.

If needed, you can obtain a refund up to the day before the cruise event.

We will meet for dinner first at 5;30PM at Parrot Key Caribbean Island Grill right next door to our cruise port. Waterfront Dining | Parrot Key Caribbean Grill (myparrotkey.com)
A confirmed reservation for dinner for 15 people for September 10th at 5:30PM is already in place.
2500 Main Street
Fort Myers Beach, FL 33931
(239) 463-3257

Thanks to all attendees that made our Saturday meeting such a huge success.  We had 20+ in attendance and covered a lot of ground.

First, CONGRATULATIONS to our July Photo Contest Winners:

July Photo Contest – Reflections In or On Glass

1st Place Fanny Khune

2nd Place Linda Normoyle

Tied for 3rd Fran Pastore and Kevin Boller

All entries can be viewed on our You Tube Page here is the link: (2) July Photo Contest – Reflections In or On Glass – YouTube

The SWFL Shutterbugs also stormed Solomons Castle on July 16th!  Here are the photos they captured:  (2) Solomon’s Castle Meet Up – YouTube

For those that could not attend the meeting and for our Snowbird Members up North, attached is my Dropbox link with all of the meeting slides. We want to include every one of our members in our activities and meetings understanding that everyone cannot make every meeting and event. Click on the link and you can be at our meeting too.   Please leave a message in the Meet Up Messages section to me (John Kapusta) if the link does not work.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/p7paq3n3xso0s1i/2022%20Aug%20Meeting.pptx?dl=0

Please visit and like our Facebook Page.  Yes, we also have a Facebook page with information, videos and the like!

SWF Shutter Bugs | Facebook

And, we also have a You Tube Page too!  Please visit, subscribe and like the many videos we have on the page.

SWFL ShutterBugs – YouTube

Also had the opportunity to share my recent North to Alaska cruise video.

North to Alaska July 2023 – YouTube

 

We encourage members to share their travel photos and or videos.  If you’d like to present at one of the meetings, send your request to our email address swflshutterbugs@gmail.com and we will place you on the agenda for the next meeting.  Suggest you bring a thumb drive so we can upload your presentation at the meeting.

Thank you to Kevin Boller for his presentation on the Use Compositional of Balance in Photography.  Here is the Dropbox link for those that want to view the presentation: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ptpeg10kw671qdp/Compositional%20Balance%20in%20Photography.pptx?dl=0

Next Month:  Our next meeting will be September 3rd at K&J Steakhouse in Fort Myers beginning at 9:30AM – a little teaser – Sam Arnold will give a presentation on “How to Clean Your Camera Sensor”.  and…Phil Krieg will present how his Bonsai Tree Cultivation hobby led to his hobby with photography!  Plus, we will have a presentation on image resizing!

See you then…stay tuned for more information on upcoming photo meet up venue events for August through December!

Best Regards and Happy Shooting,

Your Organizer Team

Deb, Sam, Fran, Doug, Kevin, Chris and John