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2025 SCC Slideshow Photo Themes

Jan — Water Containers i.e. bird baths, bottles, Dams etc

Feb — Amusing Things i.e. funny/different signs/ Art/ etc

Mar — Buildings/Dwellings with a different perspective, angle/type/parts of buildings

Apr — Nature/Landscape i.e. Birds - Mountains - Trees/Lakes, Gators etc

May — Automobiles - Old New Parts & Pieces in streets, in car shows, people working on their cars etc.

Jun — B & W (black & white) Shoot either in B & W or convert the image to B & W…( If your camera lets you switch to B&W you will look at many things a bit differently)

Jul — Favorite Travel Photos — Vacations, Weekend getaways etc

Aug — Street Photography i.e. people at work, people in crowds/shopping/markets , Lonely streets in early morning/evening

Sep — Song-Book-Movie Title think of one of these that you really like and then try to express that title in an image i.e. “under the board walk” “Wind in the Willows” “Gentlemen Prefer Blonds” “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof”

Oct — Arches/Doors/Windows Look for interesting arches like bridges, Church's entryways, Different interesting Doors & Windows like old weathered doors or even window displays that catch your eye

Nov — Food Thanksgiving is in Nov so think about interesting food to photograph whether you are out to eat at a restaurant or at home and see a food item that looks interesting

Dec — Christmas No explanation needed Get out photograph light displays, ornaments , interesting people with odd Christmas sweaters, Children enjoying the Christmas spirit.

Hopefully this will inspire many of us to get outside, look around, get a little walking in, enjoy the world around us take photos and share with all the fantastic photographers in the SunCoast Camera Club…. Bryan, our field trip organizer, works very hard to think of new and very interesting places that we can get out to and enjoy. Most times these are FREE places to venture out to sometimes there is a nominal fee but whichever they are worth going to, photographing, and sharing your ideas and settings you use.

Please send 6 images in JPEG format. 1 image will be used for your introduction.

Send images to Rob Hamilton for the monthly slide show at:
rfh3358@gmail.com

I urge all of our members to get out and take some photos and most importantly just get out and move around some in 2025.

March 2025 Field Trips

If you cannot attend on the chosen date, go on your own day at the time you prefer. Email 6 photos to Rob Hamilton rfh3358@gmail.com for the slide show. Ask anyone if you need assistance to achieve this task. Attending field trips will assist you to improve your photography if you attend and ask questions to learn something or try something different. Ask someone what settings they are using.

March 10 at 8 am. Celery Fields. Audubon stroll with Kathy Doddridge. 6800 Palmer Blvd or 999 Center Rd. Sarasota. Meet in the parking lot of the Audubon Nature Center. Birds, bird houses and nature will be viewed. www.sarasotaaudubon.org FREE

March 14 through the 23rd Sarasota County Fair. Go as you choose. 3000 Ringling Blvd. Sarasota (off Fruitville Road at Robart’s Arena). $12 admission or $6 if age 55+. Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 1/2 price admission. $2 Tuesday. 1st Friday opens at 5 pm. Following week days fair opens at 4 pm. www.sarasotafair.com Parking is free.

March 15 at 9 am. Elwood Park Farm Garden & Craft Festival. Elwood Park Baptist Church 3516 45th St. E., Bradenton. North of Lockwood Ridge Rd and SR 70. View church, plants, farm/homestead items, arts/crafts and people. Event lasts until 3 pm. www.theverandaview.com FREE. Thanks Vin for the lead.

March 17 at 10 am. The Ringling. 5401 Bayshore Rd. Enter driveway across from University Parkway off Tamiami Trail. Visit grounds, bayfront, glass pavilion and outside of Ca D’ Zan. www.ringling.org FREE Monday. Thanks Rob for the suggestion.

March 22 at 8:30 am. C Ponies. 8400 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton. ½ mile past 75th St.. Look for horse trailers on the right side of the causeway. View horses and riders. Owner Carmen Herrmann Hanson is owner and granddaughter of Colonel Ottomar Herrmann of Herrmann’s Royal Lipizzans. $155 to ride. Rides at 9, 10:30, 12 noon, 1:30 and more. www.cponies.com FREE. Thanks Rob for the idea.

March 23 at 9 am. Felt’s Audubon Preserve. 4600 24th Ave. E., Palmetto. Park on shoulder of 24th Ave. E. (Oakhurst Rd). Enter through fence, turn left to visit bird blind and walk 200 yards following trail signs. 28 acres. Can walk loop trail or out/back trails. No dogs. Portable restroom outside shed. View birds (possible Indigo and Painted Bunting, Woodpeckers, landscape and more. www.manateeaudubon.org FREE

Give YOUR field trip suggestions to Bryan or better yet, lead us on a field trip. I try to keep them close to home and free. Evidence shows this to be the best way to gain attendance. A few members have the desire to drive more than 10 miles and perhaps pay an admission fee.

Where We Meet

We meet every 2nd Thursday of the month.

@ 6:30 pm.

We would love to hear your input...

Upcoming Meeting:

MARCH 13 at 6:30 pm.

2025

LOCATED AT:
The YMCA Bradenton
3805 59th Street West
Bradenton, FL 34209

Get out and take photographs!

Our club meets the 2nd Thursday of each month at 6:30 pm and YOU are welcome to attend. Bradenton YMCA, 3805 59th St. W., Bradenton 34209.

Photographs tell our story. This club is now in it's 43rd year (founded 1980). Displays can happen at a library, a festival, the county fair and at every meeting we have. We bring 8x10 size photos to the meetings for a contest. Every year we have a "critique" presentation.

We have two monthly field trips and one monthly theme. In addition, you can create your own "field trip", take photos and submit them into the slide show.

Members send 6 photos of field trips and theme to Rob Hamilton for the monthly slide shows. Rob's email: rfh3358@gmail.com

The monthly slide show will be viewed at our meeting and posted on YouTube. YouTube postings provide a history

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Monthly Slide Shows

Photography is our hobby. All levels are welcome to join the club. Cell phone photography works as does DSLR and mirrorless cameras. Join with us as we adventure and snap photographs which we share with each other in addition to having them shown in various places.