Our next club meeting will be February 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM at the forest. Jeremy and Jerred will be our guest speakers. They were our judges for the 2024 photo contest.
To help them develop a program with our members in mind, they would like to have some questions by our members. Ask them about some specific issues you may have with post processing your photos. You can leave a comment below or email me at webmaster@fontenelleforestphotoclub.org . I will forward them on to Jerred and Jeremy. Please send as soon as you can. Thank you.
We have speakers for the rest of the scheduled meetings for this year. Please check out the Calendar on our home page. The May meeting will be our raptor shoot at Camp Brewster.
Bring your photos to the February 20 meeting. They will be hung in March.
Our next meeting will be on January 16, 2025 at the Forest and will be starting at 7:00 PM.
Our guest speaker will be Phil Swanson. His presentation is “Birds of the Warbler Yard”
I call my presentation “Birds of the Warbler Yard”.
Over the years I have seen more species of birds in my yard than any other yard in Nebraska. Just last year I saw the 170th bird species in the yard. It was a beautiful Olive-sided Flycatcher catching bees and wasps from my grape jelly feeder.
My slideshow video will show many of those 170 species in my backyard environment. The photos and some short videos will let you see their actions and behavior. I’ll follow the video with a short presentation giving some tips on how I attract birds to the yard along with some stories.
My bio:
I have lived in my same home in Nebraska since 1971. I started birding in late 1981 and a few months later my good friend, Andy Saunders, at that time Chief Naturalist at Fontenelle Forest, convinced me to photograph birds. I photograph the birds for documentation but obviously try for better and better photos.
I have photographed over 1400 different species world wide. Within the ABA area which is the Continental US and Canada I have seen 730 species and photographed 729 species which at one time was in the top ten in the US.
We have put up “Birds of Fontenelle Forest” at the forest and “Bridges” at the Bellevue Library.
At the January and February meetings we will be collecting Mammals of Fontenelle Forest and Sunrise/Sunset photos. Mammals will be a challenge –there are actually 18 mammals listed in the FF guide but some are really hard or nearly impossible to see.
About 11 and 1/2 minutes
Hope everyone had a wonderful Holiday season and hope we all have a Happy New Year. Please comment below. Leave me your thoughts about doing this year’s photo contest “on line”. This means no printed photos that will hang somewhere. Our judge will judge you .jpg photo files.
Thanks to all who sent in Bridges and FF Bird photos. WE NOW HAVE ENOUGH. These displays will go up in January.
At the January and February meetings we will be collecting Mammals of Fontenelle Forest and Sunrise/Sunset photos. Mammals will be a challenge –there are actually 18 mammals listed in the FF guide but some are really hard or nearly impossible to see.
Hi Phil..Could you please send out a blast to the members that we still need some display photos this week if possible?
Birds of Fontenelle Forest
Bridges
They can be dropped off at:
Mary & Brent Headley. 19340 J St near 192nd & Q, bbribsyum@gmail.com
Phil Mininni. 621 S 51 Ave. webmaster@fontenelleforestphotoclub.org
Kathleen Crawford-Rose. 123 Bellevue Blvd. S. katcr@cox.net
Can you please look at your many photos taken in the past and see if you have “Birds of Fontenelle Forest” and/or “Bridges”. Email the person closet to you and contact them to get your photo(s) to them.
From Howard Carson
Today I was in Bellevue and I stopped at the new Library. Your photo display looks great. Professional display. Just like an exhibit at a museum.
Great job. Thank you for making it look so nice.
Thank you to Donna Gray and her volunteers who worked on this new display at the new Library.
Thanks to all of you who sent in photos for the slideshow. I received photos from 12 members. See you all on December 19.
Phil
Bob Kerry Bridge by Jason Bowers
One of the photos from upcoming slideshow.
Dinner will be at the forest. Show up at 7:00 PM on December 19. There will be a slideshow. And Sue Mininni is working on table center pieces that each table will raffle off for their table’s center piece. Hopefully you all have already signed up to attend and indicated type of dish to share. The club is getting fried/baked chicken and sodas/coffee.
Bring your photos to December meeting (Pot Luck) for the forest and library displays.
“Bridges” for the Bellevue Library
“Birds of Fontenelle Forest” for the forest display
I have received photos from 6 members. I would like to see more members send me photos, 3,4,or 5 photos. There is no particular theme other than to think “Anything Goes”. Send me your photo files to webmaster@fontenelleforestphotoclub.org
From Kathleen Crawford-Rose
Greeting all.
November 1 balance $752.77
Income from dues 20.00
Expenses 0
November 30 balance $772.77
If you cannot make it to the Pot Luck Dinner, I want to wish you all a Very, Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Happy Holidays to all of you! And did I mention we are looking for a couple of volunteers to be our president and vice president. I know this is sounding old, but we need you. Please comment below or send to me anything that is on your mind. Send to webmaster@fontenelleforestphotoclub.org
Don’t forget to send me your photos for the slideshow.
FF Photography Club Notice
Our December 19th meeting will be our traditional potluck dinner with a member’s anything goes slide show.
Club will provide the baked and fried chicken and drinks. Please bring a side dish, dessert or other item to share.
RSVP to Mary Headley by December 13th (the sooner the better)
mheadley5559@gmail.com
Please let her know if you will have a guest (they are welcome) and what you will bring (if you know).
VERY IMPORTANT! Please send Phil, our web master, 3 to 5 slides to share with the group.
This is an updated list for our members.
Consider this your homework assignments for the the rest of the year and next.
Greetings!
We are trying to make photography for display at Fontenelle Forest and the Bellevue Library a little easier for everyone. For 2025, these will be the “homework” assignments for the display photos at both locations. Knowing the topics in advance, should make it easier for those wanting to participate to have photos ready to go when needed. So, when you are out and about, keep the list handy!
The first display for January, 2025, will be:
Fontenelle Forest: Birds of Fontenelle Forest – prints due at the November and December meetings.
Bellevue Library: Photos of Bridges taken anywhere. Prints due at the November and December meetings.
Happy shooting!
Donna
| Due dates for photos | For Fontenelle Forest Display | For Bellevue Library Display | Hanging the Displays | ||
| Due in Nov./Dec.2024 | Birds of Fontenelle Forest | Bridges | Hang in January 2025 | ||
| Due in Jan./Feb. 2025 | Mammals of Fontenelle Forest | Sunrise/sunset | Hang in March 2025 | ||
| Due in March/April 2025 | Spring in Fontenelle Forest | Vacations | Hang in May 2025 | ||
| Due in May/June 2025 | F.F. Landscapes | Contest Winners | Hang After Contest Take Down Date | ||
| Due in Sept. 2025 | Plants /Fungi | Macro | Hang in Sept. 2025 | ||
| Due Oct./Nov. 2025 | Winter in Fontenelle Forest | Holidays | Hang in November 2025 | ||
| Due Nov./Dec. 2025 | What’s in the Water | Reflections | Hang in January 2026 |
Meeting starts at 7 PM on Thursday November 21, 2024 at Fontenelle Forest. Enter building at the north entrance down the boardwalk. Our speaker will be Aaron Frey from Rockbrook Camera. Aaron has become a traditional speaker at our November’s meetings. He will be showing and discussing new photographic equipment to our members, All our welcome.
This was submitted to the Fontenelle Forest administration.
October Report
Beginning balance $622.77
Income from dues 130.00
Balance Oct. 31 $752.77
A relative new addition to our menu at the top of the home page is “Meeting Minutes” If you have missed a meeting, you can catch up by clicking on “Meeting Minutes” at the top of the home page.
Good afternoon everyone.
We are trying to make photography for display at Fontenelle Forest and the Bellevue Library a little easier for everyone. For 2025, these will be the “homework” assignments for the display photos at both locations. Knowing the topics in advance, should make it easier for those wanting to participate to have photos ready to go when needed. These are in no particular order and we may not use all of them in 2025 but they can carry on through 2026.
So, when you are out and about, keep the list handy!
The first display for January, 2025, will be:
Fontenelle Forest: Birds of Fontenelle Forest – prints due at the November and December meetings.
Bellevue Library: Sunrise/Sunset photos taken anywhere. Prints due at the November and December meetings.
Happy shooting!
Donna
| Fontenelle Forest | Bellevue Library | |
| Birds | Bridges | |
| Mammals | Sunrise/sunset | |
| Spring in the Forest | Vacations | |
| What’s in the Water | Pets | |
| F.F. Landscapes | Reflections | |
| Plants /Fungi | Contest Winners | |
| Fall In the Forest | Macro | |
| Holidays |
Seems to be a commercial, but has some good hints.