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PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB MEETING • “The Basics of Astro-Landscape Photography” • Thurs, APRIL 25th, 7-9PM • Brentwood Christian Church, 1900 E Barataria Street in Springfield, Missouri

THE SKY IS THE LIMIT when the subject is ASTRO-LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY! Join us as night sky expert, Hal Mitzenmacher, will introduce the basics of how to photograph the Milky Way. He will cover the following:

• Planning your Milky Way shoot
• Required and optional equipment
• Compositional basics
• Focusing in the dark
• Determining proper exposure settings
• Basic post-processing in Lightroom and Photoshop

Hal has spoken to SWMCC on multiple occasions over the years as well as conducted hands-on workshops on the subject of Milky Way imaging, star trails and light painting both here in the Ozarks area and nationwide.

This September, SWMCC will sponsor a Milky Way workshop for club members which will be led by Mitzenbacher. Check out the wealth of information on his website. Everyone is welcome to attend our meeting on April 25th!

https://www.mitzenmacher.net/blog/
(photo credit © Hal Mitzenmacher)

PLEASE NOTE OUR NEW MEETING LOCATION: Brentwood Christian Church, 1900 E. Barataria Street in Springfield, Missouri (east of Battlefield Mall). Park in the back parking lot, then enter door marked Fellowship Hall off the parking area.

CLUB MEMBERS REMINDERS: Bring your "Garden Landscape" exhibit prints • Spring Scavenger Hunt entries due by midnight.

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Visitors are welcome free of charge.

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SWMCC MEMBER REMINDERS:

• We will vote on Spring Scavenger Hunt submissions
• 2nd QTR Quarterly Competition digital submissions are due by midnight (follow usual instructions - see MEMBERS ONLY section)

INTERESTED IN CLUB MEMBERSHIP? Join at an in-person meeting (cash or check), online (PayPal or credit card), or by mail. See membership details: www.swmocameraclub.org/join