Ken Duquaine As of February, the Sun Lakes Camera Club (SLCC) has a new venue for its meetings and a change of meetings schedule. For the balance of the 2024-25 season, SLCC meetings will be held in the Friendship Room of Sun Lakes Country Club. Our meetings will now be held on the first and…
Ken Duquaine On Nov. 15, 2024, the Sun Lakes Camera Club (SLCC) played host to the Arizona Camera Club Council’s (ACCC) 2024 Fall Roundup. ACCC is a federation of 15 camera clubs in Arizona that connects and supports camera clubs through news, competitions, honors, workshops, and events for photography enthusiasts. Roundups are photography competitions held…
Ken Duquaine On Oct. 24 the Sun Lakes Camera Club (SLCC) held its first competition meeting of the season. Our first-place winners in the three competition levels and categories were as follows: Open Prints, Class A: Linda Davis and Janet Ballard; Class B: Donna McGregor; Rotating Prints, Class A: Janet Ballard; Class B: Donna McGregor…
Ken Duquaine Once again this fall, the Sun Lakes Camera Club (SLCC) will participate in the Open Houses sponsored by our communities. Visit our booth at Cottonwood Palo Verde on Oct. 5, at Sun Lakes Country Club on Oct. 12, and at IronOaks on Oct. 26. The many stunning images displayed at our table demonstrate…
Ken Duquaine The Sun Lakes Camera Club (SLCC) will hold its first meeting of the 2024-25 season at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 10, in the Lecture Hall of Cottonwood Country Club. General membership meetings at which educational presentations on photographic topics of interest are given are held on the second Thursday of each month,…
Ken Duquaine Do you enjoy taking pictures and sharing them with friends or on social media? Are there times when taking a photo of a compelling subject that you’ve wondered how you might make this photo better than your typical snapshot? If you answered yes to either of those questions, you are precisely the person…
Ken Duquaine On April 25 the Sun Lakes Camera Club (SLCC) held its end of season banquet and year-end photo competition in the San Tan Ballroom of Cottonwood Country Club. SLCC’s officers for the 2024-25 season were introduced, and awards were presented for Photographer of the Year in both print and digital divisions in classes…
Ken Duquaine On March 9 the Sun Lakes Camera Club (SLCC) played host to the Arizona Camera Club Council’s (ACCC) Spring Roundup. ACCC is a federation of 17 camera clubs in Arizona whose purpose is to promote the mutual enjoyment of photography, to encourage the advancement of its members in the knowledge and contributions to…
Ken Duquaine The Sun Lakes Camera Club (SLCC) has been fortunate to have some fine and very informative presentations at its general meetings thus far this season, and our upcoming schedule promises to be equally interesting. October’s presenter was member Jim Smith who gave a thorough explanation of the various aspects of photographing rodeos. JoAnne…
Ken Duquaine At a recent Camera Club meeting, a presenter asked how many of us used back button focus (BBF.) I was surprised that a relatively small number of hands went up. I had assumed that because it had been a game-changer for me, the majority would have responded positively. It would seem that most…