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.
The photo contest entries and the winners have been put on our website’s homepage slide show. https://www.fontenelleforestphotoclub.org/ is the link to the website. Please watch the slideshow and through the comments or mail me at webmaster@fontenelleforestphotoclub.org any omissions, mistakes…etc you may find. I will correct them.
We would like to welcome Lorrie Taylor to our club.
From Donna;
Good morning,
I had a phone call from Jeff Grill who is the late Essie (Ethel) Grill’s son. Essie was a former member of the Fontenelle Forest Photography Club. She passed on at the age of 101. Her son came across several boxes of slides of wildflower photos taken by his mother. These slides are of wildflower photos taken all over the USA. Jeff was wanting to know if the Club or any of its members might be interested in these slides.
Jeff Grill’s cell phone number is left out of this post. Contact webmaster at webmaster@fontenelleforestphotoclub.org if interested
I told them the Club itself wouldn’t be interested but that I would pass on the information to the membership. If you are interested, give Jeff a call.
I also stated he might check with local schools, etc., to see if anyone might be interested but that slides might be a hard sell due to technology issues.
Fontenelle Forest apparently is not interested as they gave Jeff my name.
Kathleen and Phil, please forward to the membership and put something on the website.
If interested, the obituary is available at https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/omaha-ne/ethel-grill-11926694
Thank you,
Donna
For September and October will be posted in a separate post/blog
At Fontenelle Forest. Please attend!
We are going to show off our best photos from the Summer. Send me 4-5 photos of your favorite shots. Send to webmaster@fontenelleforestphotoclub.org
I have received photos from 6 members. I could use more.
Photo by Keith White
Photo Club Treasurer’s Report
September 1 balance $322.77
Income from due diligence 300.00
Expenses none
September 30 balance $622.77
Photo by Margaret West
I have inserted a couple of photos from two of our members. The photos are from their summer photos they have sent to me. I am thinking of putting photos from our members into these post to show off to the world. Our post are being see around the world. My proof is the number of emails I receive from Russia, Germany, and other countries. Not all of them are wholesome, oh well! If you wish to see your picture taken by you on these post, I will set up a folder and place photos in it that I will draw from and place in these post. Send to webmaster@fontenelleforestphotoclub.org If you send me a photo, indicate “for post/blog”. I would recommend putting a copyright symbol in your photo. I will ask one of you to tell us how to do that. Better yet please comment below on how to do it.
Please leave a comment below. I will also like to hear from you on what you would like to see in my post/blogs. Hope to see you all at the October meeting. Remember to bring your dues in if you have not already done so.
Phil
At the forest, starting at 7:00 PM.
I was unable to procure a speaker for the October meeting. So let’s have a “Show Off Your Favorite Photos from this Past Summer” night at our meeting.
Send me 4 or 5 of your favorite photos you have taken this summer. I will put them together and present them to our members. Remember you will be asked about your shots and maybe press you on how you took them.. Send your .jpg files to me; webmaster@fontenelleforestphotoclub.org .
Award winner’s photos are posted in our ZEN gallery; https://fontenelleforestphotoclub.org/ClubPortfolios/2024-Photo-Club-Contest-Entries/
I have copies of all the photos entered in our past contest. I am working on putting them on the home page of our website’s slide show. It has been a very busy summer with other time consuming activities, which may be a good thing. I am not posting as many times as in the past.
Please comment below! I will post a reminder before the October meeting about the meeting. I will have a treasurer’s report. If you haven’t paid your dues, please bring them to the October meeting. Again you have to also be a member of Fontenelle Forest to be a member of the photo club. Updates on the photo displays for the forest and Bellevue Library will be given.