Lightning!

How to Photograph LightningNIKON D810 + 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 95mm, ISO 100, 30 sec, f/5.6. There are also a few accessories you might find useful for lightning photography. First, you might want to bring along a cable release or an infrared remote to take photos without touching your camera.photographylife.com
How I photograph lightningThis week I’ll show you how I photograph lightning. We don’t get that much lightning here, but when we do I always try to go out and get a photograph of it…if you know how to set up your camera, you can increase your chances of grabbing a few lightning bolts in your frame!! White Balance!! I forgot to mention white balance…if you shoot in …www.youtube.com

July 2019 Meeting Recap

July Meeting Recap

Greeting Fellow SWFL Shutterbugs!

We had a terrific meeting Saturday at our K&J Steakhouse meeting place –

There were 24 entries for the July Photo Contest – thank you to all that participated

1st Place Terry Carver                            2nd Place Deb Owen

Tied for Third Place  Linda Normyle and Peter Spangler

All contest entry photos can be viewed on the Meet Up site and on our FacebookPage.

Meet Ups For July:

July 9th  Video Bugs Meet Up Chris Stratton Host

July 20th  Mote Aquarium Sarasota

July 27th Collier County Museum Naples

All Meet Up Sessions are on our Meet Up Web Site – plenty of time to RSVP to any of these events

Next Photo Contest Theme Heat Entries Due July  28th by 9PM

Thank you Terry Carver for researching the ways to download photos from the Adobe Cloud! This was the topic of conversation from our last meeting!  Check out the link

https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-cc/kb/download-lightroom-photos.html

Than you Chris Stratton for setting up the NEW web page for our group:

www.swflshutterbugs.com

This gives us another tool to keep informed and share our bios, our personal web pages etc.

To recap we have 3 sites where you can obtain and/or share information:

Meet Up Site  https://www.meetup.com/fortmyersshutterbugs/

Facebook    https://www.facebook.com/SWFShutterBugs/

Webpage  https://swflshutterbugs.com/

Any information you’d like to add to the webpage like your bio and photo etc. contact Chris via email    chris@stratton.us

We will be conducting ON1 Classroom Training Beginning in September – Stay Tuned!

Did a session on using the Histogram – Video Link – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtdQz6piFpI

That’s all for July see you at the Meet Ups and Our next meeting on August 3rd!

Best Regards

Your SWFL Shutterbugs Organizer Team

Deb Linda Sam Doug Chris John

Videobug meeting – June 4rth – 7 pm

Want to become a Videobug along with being a Shutterbug? Besides being able to take great stills our cameras and cellphones also have great video capabilities. A way to tell the story through motion pictures versus stills. This is a great opportunity to step out of your comfort zone and learn something new! Chris Stratton has graciously volunteered to guide us through the study of videoography. Sessions will include video from prominent masters in the field, hands on application and review of personal productions. Details and signup here! https://www.meetup.com/fortmyersshutterbugs/events/zthhtqyzjbpb/ )