Sep
30
to Oct 1

Madison Indiana Overnight Field Trip

Overnight Field Trip to Madison, IN, and Clifty Falls State Park
Saturday, September 30- Sunday, October 1.
Important hotel room information: We have reserved 10 King and 4 Double rooms (price: $160) for the night of September 30, at Holiday Inn Express, 300 Franks Drive, Madison. The rooms will be held for us only until August 30. To reserve a room, call the hotel directly - 812-265-1111. Mention that you are a member of the Bloomington Photography Club and want a room in the block of rooms specially reserved for the club.
Itinerary:
Sat, 11:00 a.m.--Meet for lunch at Clifty Falls Inn.
Sat.1:00 p.m.--Guided walk with naturalist around the Park.
Sat, 2:00-5:00 p.m.--Take pictures at the Park or in town.
Dinner wherever you wish
Restaurant suggestions: Courtyard Grill, Key West Shrimp House, Harry’s Stone Grill on the Hilltop, The Pines
Sun, 8:00 a.m.-– Breakfast at Clifty Falls Inn.
Sun. until whenever – Picture time again at the Park or in town.

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Sep
30
10:00am10:00am
Meeting Macro

Macro Group Outing University Lake on IU Campus

University Lake on IU Campus.

The lake was originally intended as a means of backup water distribution to the IU campus in 1911. At that time, water shortages forced the City of Bloomington to cancel their water contract with IU, compelling the university to create its own freshwater reservoirs. The dam was built in 1911 and made larger over time as the university wanted to increase its carrying capacity.

The dam and lake exist to this day on 16 acres and primarily serve as drainage for the IU Golf Course and surrounding forest as well as an educational center for students. The site of the former pump station still exists as a foundation, though few ruins from former structures remain.

Be aware that this outing is tentative. Please check with the Group Coordinators to verify. Times, date and location may change.

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Oct
3
7:00pm 7:00pm
Club Meetings

October Monthly Meeting

Guest Speaker: Adam Reynolds

Adam Reynolds is a documentary photographer whose work focuses on contemporary political conflict, with a particular emphasis on the Middle East. He pursues research projects that balance photographic creativity with a journalist's thematic fidelity. He holds a Masters of Fine Art degree in photography from Indiana University. He began his career covering the Middle East in 2007 as a freelance photojournalist. Adam holds undergraduate degrees in journalism and political science from Indiana University with a focus in photojournalism and Middle Eastern politics. He also holds a Masters degree in Islamic and Middle East Studies from Hebrew University in Jerusalem. 

 

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Sep
11
7:00pm 7:00pm
Meeting LAWN

September L.A.W.N. Group Meeting

Just a reminder that our September LAWN meeting will be held this month at the Monroe County History Center. Enter at the doors on the west side of the building.

We will have a tech tip on how to use your camera’s histogram (and why you should expose right), and Norberto Nunes will present a travel log on his trip to the Eastern Sierra Mountains in southern California.

We will also have our normal photo share.

Walt & Bob

Group Coordinators:
Robert Wrenn bobwrenn812@gmail.com
Walt Sterneman walt@sterneman.net

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Sep
6
5:00pm 5:00pm

Lennie's BPC Exhibit

LENNIE’S BPC EXHIBIT
OPENING RECEPTION: The opening reception will be from 5-7 p.m. on Wednesday, September 6th.
The Bloomington Photography Club Lennie’s Show runs September through early October. The location is at Lennie’s Bar and Grill, 1795 E. 10th, Bloomington, Indiana. Members and friends are encouraged to visit and enjoy their food and beverages, and the twenty photographs by BPC members that are on display.  The show will run the balance of September and the first week of October. Exhibitors should plan to pick up their images between 8:00-11:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 7th.

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Sep
2
8:00am 8:00am

Lennie's BPC Exhibit

BPC Exhibit at Lennie's Restaurant and Brew Pub
Saturday, September 2, 8:00-9:00 a.m., drop off of images, Twenty exhibitors were determined by sign-up at the July and August regular meetings, followed by a drawing at the August meeting. Lennie’s staff will hang the show.. This is an official club show, so works exhibited in it MAY NOT be exhibited in any future official BPC exhibit. However, works exhibited at past club shows MAY be exhibited at Lennie’s. The maximum size for images is 24" x 30", with extension to 36" for panoramas. Your submission must be matted and framed, or mounted on aluminum or Gator Board (foamcore is not allowed). Prints on canvas and stretchers do not require a frame. Each item must be ready to hang with appropriate wire or hanger. Lennie’s takes no commission on sales. If you have questions contact Tom Zoss 812-345-1924 or write tzoss@zoss.com.
Special note to Lennie's exhibitors: Please send your name, the title of your image, and the price (or NFS) to Charly Zuppann: charlyzuppan@gmail.com . It will be helpful if you can do this ASAP so Charly can prepare the tags.

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Aug
19
10:00am10:00am
Meeting Macro

Macro Group Farmer's Market/B-Line Trail Outing

We will meet at 10:00 a.m. the fountain in front of City Hall, 401 N. Morton St. and photograph at the Farmers Market and the B-Line Trail.
Then we will meet at The Trojan Horse for lunch at noon (parking is easiest in the Fourth Street Parking Garage).
In the afternoon we will photograph in downtown Bloomington.
If it's pouring down rain that day, another date for the outing will be scheduled.

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Aug
1
7:00am 7:00am
Club Meetings, Photoshare

August Meeting

Photoshare: Emotion, Self-portrait.
Guidelines for photoshares: Up to eight (8) images per person. Please use these dimensions for your images:
For landscape orientation: 1400 pixels width
For portrait orientation: 1050 pixels height.
The ppi doesn’t matter.
If you want the images shown in a particular order, rename them, adding numbers at the start of the file name, e.g., 01-IMG_567, 02-IMG_428.
Please put your images in a separate folder using this format: !BPCAugust-YourName. The exclamation point serves to put the folder at the top of any other folders you may have on your flashdrive/cd, making the loading process much easier for the person doing that task.

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Jul
29
to Jul 30
Fieldtrip

BPC Field Trip Solsberry Sculpture Gardens

Noon - Midnight (any portion thereof!) 
6764 N Tree Farm Rd, Solsberry, IN
Each year the owner, Jerry Masse, hosts a special public event in which artists pour iron from furnaces to create sculptures. The pour begins around sunset. Come earlier and wonder the woodland trails which feature sculptures by artists from around the world.

https://www.sculpturetrails.com/

July 30th — 7th Annual Fire @ Night

This is the last chance of the summer to make your very own cast iron relief sculpture! Make sure you arrive early so you have plenty of time to work on your scratch block masterpiece. Music to entertain you during the day will be provided by “Totally Tunes DJ”, plus food will be available. Hang out and talk to artists from all over the country as well as from the United Kingdom. Ask these cast iron masters for any helpful hints for your own work of art. They are very willing to help you create a masterpiece! Scratch blocks are available for $20 each.

The Foundry Crew will start pouring iron as the sun sets, this makes a spectacular viewing event! See the 3000˚ glowing molten iron poured into your scratch blocks right alongside the huge sand molds made by the Cast Iron Workshop participants who have been working hard on their molds all month. This is an event you don’t want to miss!

 

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Jul
11
7:00pm 7:00pm

Portrait Focus Group Meeting

This will be a photo share so each person may bring up to 10 images.
Bring your images on a USB drive and be prepared to share a little about each image you bring.  
If you don’t wish to share any images, that is fine, just come and enjoy the show.
We will meet at my studio located at 141 N. Adams St.  (located on the corner of West 6th St. and Adams).  My parking lot only has 6 spaces so if the lot is full when you arrive you can find street parking just east of the studio on 6th and 7th streets.
If you have any questions feel free to call me at 812-345-0142.
Looking forward to seeing each of you.
Kip

 

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Jul
10
7:00pm 7:00pm

Point & Shoot Focus Group Meeting

This will be a photo share so each person may bring up to 10 images you’ve taken with your point and shoot camera that you wish to share with the group.  
Bring your images on a USB drive and be prepared to share a little about each image you bring.  
If you don’t wish to share any images, that is fine, just come and enjoy the show.
We will meet at my studio located at 141 N. Adams St.  (located on the corner of West 6th St. and Adams).  My parking lot only has 6 spaces so if the lot is full when you arrive you can find street parking just east of the studio on 6th and 7th streets.
If you have any questions feel free to call me at 812-345-0142.
Looking forward to seeing each of you.

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Jun
11
9:30am 9:30am
Meeting Macro

Macro Group Indianapolis Motorspeedway Museum

This will be a great opportunity for anyone who likes taking photos of antique cars, amazing cars, and famous cars.
Leaving Bloomington at 9:30 a.m. from the Marsh on N. Kinser Pike.
The Museum welcomes photographers and allows tripods.
Admission to the Museum is $10 for the day.

 

 

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Jun
6
7:00pm 7:00pm
Club Meetings, Guest Speaker

June Meeting

Photoshare: Boats, reflections, water.
Guidelines for photoshares: Up to eight (8) images per person.
Please use these dimensions for your images:
For landscape orientation: 1400 pixels width
For portrait orientation: 1050 pixels height.
The ppi doesn’t matter.
If you want the images shown in a particular order, rename so as to add numbers at the start of the file name, e.g., 01-IMG_567, 02-IMG_428.
Please put your images in a separate folder using this format: !BPCNov-YourName. The exclamation point serves to put the folder at the top of any other folders you may have on your flashdrive/cd, making the loading process much easier for the person doing that task.

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May
25
6:00pm 6:00pm

Jurying for the BPC Annual Waldron Exhibit

Drop off of images 6:00-7:00; jurying 7:00-9:00; pick up of images. 

Works must be submitted unframed.
Maximum number of submissions per club member: 3.
Entry fee for jurying: $2 per image.
Maximum size (not including frame): 700 square inches (examples: 26x26, 20x35, 15x45)
Eligibility of images for submission: Must be original works by the artist that have not have been previously shown at SoFA/Grunwald, gallery406, or elsewhere in a club-sponsored exhibit.
All entrants must be club members with 2017 dues paid.
 

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