Brian Leonard opened meeting at 7:00 p.m.
First Order of Business:
UPDATE OF DIGITAL OR PRINT COMPETITIONS – 2nd quarter digital is open until the end of March.
Update on Board Meeting – Annual Digital Awards – 3 different categories – 1st – 4th place and Honorable Mention and categories A,B,C to equalizing two competitions. Nothing will change as to the uploading of images.
People’s Choice change – Beginning with 1st meeting in April will get 1 participation point – will not go towards Shutterbug but will go toward Cumulative Lifetime points.
Don Dymer – will head up committee for Recruitment and Retention Chair – for club to get new members. Will be asking for volunteers and feedback.
Don Dymer said that to target the younger people to come and join the club. Would like the committee to come up with suggestions on the getting our club name out there.
WEBSITE – Young McQueen had no updates
OUTINGS – Celtic in St. Augustine at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday – Register on line and also buy ticket.
F3C INFORMATION – Julius Dean – 1st triannual –
Caroline Peppiatt – won Blue and Yellow Ribbons
NEW MEMBERS AND VISITORS – Dan McIntyre read about the meeting in the Times Union
RAFFLE-Anita Fanic – $56.00 dollars – $28.00 to club and $28.00 to Barbara
Charise Tanner ask a question about her new camera – using the GPS – Keith Garrett told her that the GPS is great to let you know where you were standing.
Courtney Cox thanked the members for their donations to the Salvation Army.
Member put out there about a carbine tripod to anyone that needs one.
PROGRAM FOR TONIGHT – RESULTS OF 1ST QUARTER DIGITAL COMPETIONS – Olis Garber
GENERAL
1ST – Reflections of the Past – Gail Means
2ND – Amphitheater – Art Hughes
3RD – Aluminums Riveting Reflection – Jan Vallely
4TH – Bleached on the Beach – Doug Griffin
HM’S – White Water – Jim Gutru
Backlit Serrated Bill – Jon Montigny
Death Warmed Over – Caroline Peppiatt
It Was that Big – John Neel
FACES
1ST – Austere & Alert – Bill McSherry
2ND – Red Eyed Face – Phil DeLisle
3RD – Sad Santa – Celia Carson
4TH – Biker 40 – Irene Ward
HM’S – Siblings – Jim Gutru
Mirror to the Soul – Richard Bryce
Mr. Kyoto – Don Dymer
Foxy Fox – LaWanda Barber
WATER REFLECTIONS
1ST – Sagi Island – Young McQueen
2ND – Twilight Fairytale – Celia Carson
3RD – Flotella – Paula Griffin
4TH – Red River – Marek Pawlowicz
HM’S – Supermoon Under the Dames Point Bridge – Charise Tanner
Tidal Rings – Art Hughes
Ripples – Celia Carson
Dawn in the Tetons – Bronwyn Horvath
PEOPLE’S CHOICE – 1st Place – Crazy Time – Paula Griffin
Ageless Arrow of Time – Jon Montigny
2nd Place – Seen Better Days – Don Dymer
3rd Place – A Timely Tweet – Stephen Smith
Meeting was adjourned at 9:05 p.m.