Wed 6 Jun 2007
I was contacted by the owner of the Lone Rock Cafe, the concessionaire at Rock Cut State Park about getting new clubs/organizations to meet at the park as a way to attract visitors (and of course, customers too). One thing mentioned was the lack of a photography club and meeting at Rock Cut would be great since there is so much to photograph there.
I was curious if any NCIOS members would want to be a part of a photography club that meets once (or twice) a month at Rock Cut. So far details are limited. A possible working name would be Winnebago Wild Photography Club and would focus on nature photography county-wide (and elsewhere too).
The cafe has internet access and I am planning on getting more details when I visit (this Sunday) but wanted to know if anyone was interested in being a part. We could use the internet to host all our photos (digital) and that way everyone can view and comment on them. (Examples of this can be found here) I would love to learn photography tips from others and this would be a wonderful way to get non-birders interested in birds.
Feel free to email me directly birdfreak@birdfreak.com if you are interested (you don’t have to join/attend anything, I just want an idea of people interested before I talk to the owner of the cafe). As for cost of being a member that is also open for debate… a membership on the photosharing site Flickr is $24.95 a year (I think) and would allow everyone to upload their photos, organize them by categories, sets, etc. and is really quite fun.
Thanks,
Eddie Callaway
June 18th, 2007 at 8:17 pm
I think the photoes on Flickr are marvelous. I am not a member of NCIOS, but I would love to be a part of the Rock Cut group. I have 2 very amateur videos on You Tube.
June 22nd, 2007 at 8:30 am
Francie - If you could give me your email address or send me the link to the you tube videos that would be cool! So far, no meeting dates are set but maybe by July or August… I’m still trying to get more people interested.