Monthly Meeting Minutes

Monthly Meeting Minutes-April 23

From CMPG Director-Ken Losurdo

Ken kicked off the meeting on time at 7pm to a group of about 25 plus attendees. There were about 3 first time attendees.

Ken spoke about some general topics that were brought up at the board meeting on April 16th. 

Those topics included:

• Purchase of a CMPG designated laptop computer. 
• Board members are now able to post and update the "News and Announcement" page of the website. 
• The "News and Announcement" page now post automatically to Twiiter. For the quickest CMPG news updates follow us at: CentralMDPhotoguild@CMPG_Photos
• The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore has invited us to participate in their “Awareness and Appreciation days”. Our participation in these events would entail CMPG members helping educate Zoo patrons on how to take good pictures of animals at the Zoo. This opportunity offers the CMPG a great visible opportunity to show off our organization, and to possibly gain new members. All CMPG members were emailed a volunteer signup with more information.

From CMPG Exhibit Coordinator-Warren Von Uffel

• Currently we are exhibiting at the Glenwood Center through May 13th.
• We have been invited to display for a three month period beginning in October at the Howard County Welcome Center in Old Ellicott City. While all the details are still being worked out, the suggested theme would have something to do with Jim Rouse/Columba's 100th birthday. More details to come soon!

From CMPG Education Coordinator-Lew Lorton

• Next months speaker will be Norm Barker MS, MA, RBP. He specializes in photomicroscopy and macro photography. He is a fellow of the Biocommunications Association and his work appears in textbooks, journals and museums worldwide. This is not to be missed!
• Working on getting a speaker that specializes in military photojournalism with a follow up assignment at a reenactment.

From CMPG Outing Coordinator-Kirsten Messmer   

• Next outing will be on May 17th Great Falls
• Looking into a summer overnight in Shenandoah

From CMPG Online Coordinator-Doug Miller

• As mentioned above For the quickest CMPG news updates follow us at: CentralMDPhotoguild@CMPG_Photos
• Added message at the end of "events" email reminding members to please do not REPLY to events@cmpg.org as this action will send email to all members in this mailing list. For additional information/inquiries address message to the original sender only.

From CMPG Member-John Maloney

John is going to Chincoteague on the weekend of June 6,7,&8. His plans are to be up and out before sunrise each day and stay out until after sunset. That said if there is a clear sky night he will stay on the beach to shoot the Milky Way at night and sleep in the next morning. John knows the area pretty well and will point out some good photo ops. Bring long and short lenses also macro if you have them.

There will be landscapes ,seascapes, wildlife , ponies a lighthouse and other things.

For more info contact John Maloney

Feature Presentation 

• The Group the watched the movie "At Close Range with National Geographic" a look behind the scenes of being a National Geographic photographer. This video is now a part of the CMPG Library.

Next Months Calendar of Events

• Zoo volunteer event-May 10th
• DSLR User Group at the Robinson Nature Center-May 16th
• Great Falls Outing-May 17th
• Regular Monthly Meeting-May 28th