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Resources for Improving Our Photos

Milky Way over Sedona by Janet Ballard

Ken Duquaine Photography clubs such as ours offer many opportunities for photographers at all levels to improve their skills. Having been suspended during the past year due to the COVID-19 virus, one such opportunity will once again be offered by the Sun Lakes Camera Club (SLCC) beginning in January of 2022. Two series of classes…

Call of the Wild

Harris Hawk 2 by Tom Jones

Ken Duquaine Last March, members of the Sun Lakes Camera Club (SLCC) were treated to a Zoom presentation of the wildlife of Costa Rica by Phoenix Camera Club member Cindy Marple. The exotic diversity of that small country’s wildlife is truly amazing. Unfortunately, those of us who enjoy photographing wildlife aren’t necessarily in a position…

Looking Ahead to a Better Year

Ken Duquaine Is it possible that at long last we’re glimpsing the tiny light at the end of a year-long tunnel? One can only hope. And in that spirit, the Sun Lakes Camera Club (SLCC) is looking forward to its first in-person meeting since last March, on April 6 at 6:30 p.m., at the Baptist…

A Seasonal Treat for the Eyes and Lens

Ken Duquaine When one thinks of the Arizona desert, what probably comes to mind are stately saguaros, glowing chollas, or vast stretches of sparse, brown terrain. And while those images are certainly accurate for much of the year, springtime brings a new and exciting look to many areas of our Sonoran Desert with the appearance…

Developing Our Members’ Skills

Colorado Blue Jay by Linda Davis

Ken Duquaine We are all looking forward to the distribution of the vaccines that will hopefully put an end to our isolation and allow us to once again meet in person. Meanwhile, the Sun Lakes Camera Club (SLCC) is making very good use of the technology that’s available to us in order to continue to…

SLCC 2019-20 Creme de la Creme

Windmill at Twilight by Phyllis Peterson

Ann Posiviata Happy New Year to all! With the holidays now behind us, hopefully, you had a chance to view and perhaps photograph some of the wonderful outdoor lighting displays that pop up all around us. The holiday season presents so many opportunities to capture colorful photos, with events like the Christmas golf cart parade,…

Holiday Cheer!

'White Argentinian Giant—Spring 2020' by Burt Williams

Ann Posiviata Here is wishing all of you and those close to you a very Merry Christmas and Holiday Season! We have had a very long year and made it through together with a few adjustments, yet still fabulous photographic images! Keep moving doing the activities you love with “a twist” to them. Looking forward…

It’s Been a Bear of a Summer

Grizzly Cub at Rest by Herman Dirks

Ann Posiviata The Sun Lakes Camera Club (SLCC) would like to recognize a few members who have stood out during this COVID-19 pandemic. Our meetings may have been canceled to date, yet our members have been active in photography competitions and events. John Livoti has been active in the Photographic Society of America (PSA). He…

Can You Hear the Stillness?

Karen in Church (Image from the Sun Lakes Camera Club archives)

Ann Posiviata It takes a lot of patience to sit in stillness. And then we welcomed the 2020 year, and we are now hip deep in stillness. As photographers, we have a head start in knowing how to be patient. Patient waiting for the perfect storm to chase, patient for the exact moment an egret…