OCC Minutes February 24, 2015

OCC Minutes February 24, 2015

Treasurer’s report:  OCC acct.  $2847.23
N4c   $463.66 with expected expenditure of  $200.00
Equipment report:  The Color  Monkey is out and the  scanner is available.
Library notice:  Fr. Don Doll book available

Next meeting is March 3rd and will be the print competition reveal with a guest judge.

N4C  winners for this month include a 1st place for Mike B.arker in the travel category. Congratulations.

Photo Ops and meetings:

Iowa Fair Linn Camera Club  Speaker at Cedar Rapids  Free  April 25  (Springbrook weekend)  (Sorry I didn’t

get the name of the speaker, but Paul and others expressed their opinion that it was a worthwhile trip.)

KPAQ  is interested in video taping OCC meeting or broadcasting local video.  Gary will send the club video

that he made. Anyone else interested in entering a self-created video may enter as well.

Arena Cross Event will be at Mid America  - Feb.  26, 27, 28

Goose count at Squaw creek,  various eagle sightings around the area.

Trips to Ecuador are available, with information to be obtained from Trish.

The Lauritzen Garden orchid show is next weekend.

Additional information and business
Ina was cookie monster, bringing home-baked goodies.
20 members including Barbara Smith, guest, were present.

Gary inquired if there were any problems with calendar?  Please let Gary know if you cannot access meeting

information.

Larry expressed thanks to the judges of last month’s digital competition and the great comments on the

entries.


N4C  convention notes : If anyone has any contact to any large corporations or potential sponsors,  let Paul

know if you can be a contact person.

Ina has sample copies of donations letters to send (or take) to potential sponsors.

The Program schedule is now 2-tracked instead of 3. Members received a color-coded spreadsheet that is

clearer to read and visually appealing.

Check schedule to see if you are planning to present to make sure you are listed properly.

Nikki will contact steam punk group to schedule times and place of appearance

Program:  Nancy Ouderhuisen  presented a very interesting slideshow of her  photos from Desoto Bend and  gave

 information about the history of the park and   the flora and fauna that can be seen on the trails.  She

mentioned that the wildlife is quite accessible without extensive walking, because visitors are not allowed

more that a few feet from the road or trail.
Pictures included a variety of birds and mammals, landscapes and experimental camera work showcasing the

colors and patterns to be seen there.
Minutes - March 3, 2015



Meeting called to order at 6:30 pm by President Paul Bellinger. Twenty three members and one guest present.

Treasure Tim White is home recovering from cataract surgery. We look forward to seeing you at our next

meeting. Best wishes for a very speedy recovery.

Special thanks to Nancy O for her DeSoto Bend presentation at

our last meeting. Great job Nancy, well done.

Larry Headley announced results from the last N4C competition.

Our club had 32 entries and received 11 awards. First place by Mike Barker, 4 honorable mentions and 5 merit

award!  Well done!

This evening is our second and final print competition for the club year. Our judge for

this evening had a death in his family, so Nikki and David came up with "plan B". Each member present

received a group of judging sheets and all of us participated in the judging. We had great discussion on the

prints and were not able to get through all the prints, so we will finish at our next meeting.

Cookie Monster:

Tom Pfeffer, thank you Tom.

Meeting adjourned at 8:40 pm.

Submitted by Sue Baxter
Standing in for Secretary

Marty Barker