MEETING PLACE: Consolidated Mutual Water Bldg, 12700 West 27th Avenue, Lakewood, CO

SEPTEMBER EVENTS

Thursday, Sept. 3rd - 7:00 p.m. - DIGITAL INFRARED PHOTOGRAPHY Class by JOHN CHAPTERNone of our previous classes have included this, so should be a fun learning experience!!(Remember this is also the deadline for your digital entries for September. New members

can find the rules for submitting digital entries on our website shown above.)

Thursday, Sept. 10th - 7:00 p.m. - Competition-Business Meeting - JUDGE: JODY AKERSSUBJECT: OPEN - Print entries due at 6:30 p.m. - Reminders for new members on entries.....

2 Digital entries and 2 Prints allowed each month - Prints must be mounted on sturdy materialof minimum size 11x14 and maximum size of 16x20, and appropriate sticker must be on back.

Sunday, Sept. 13th - 6:00 a.m. - Field Trip to BARR LAKE STATE PARK - See map on last page.Email Dee as soon as possible if you intend to go. Will email carpool meeting place. Fee-$6/car.

Saturday, Sept. 19th - 8:30 a.m. - Train Ride/Photo Shoot on GEORGETOWN LOOP RAILROADFees are $22.50/adult & $16.50/Children 3-15 - Club will pay $10 per member. Need to be in

Georgetown 9:30-9:45 to pick up tickets and train leaves at 10:25. Ride lasts 1 hr. 15 min.Email Dee by 9/15 if you plan to go.

We'll meet at the I-70/Ward Road Park n'Ride to carpool. For those interested in the Mine touralso, add $7/$5.50 to the fee. Total time 2-1/2 hrs. (Not easy walking or handicap accessible.)

UPCOMING EVENTS IN OCTOBER

Thursday, October 1st - 7:00 p.m. - Program on "Psuedo-Line-Drawings from Photographs"Instructor: NANCY MYER This is also different than anything we've had in the past,so should be of interest. Hope we have a good turnout for this. (Also Digital entry deadline)

Saturday, October 3rd - 9:00 a.m. - Field Trip to Roxborough Park - Carpooling info TBA

Thursday, October 8th - 7:00 p.m. - Business-Competition Meeting - Subject: AGRICULTUREDefinition is: Anything farm or rural related...buildings, equipment, landscapes, people, etc.

Judge TBA - Prints due at 6:30 p.m.

Sunday, October 18th - 9:00 a.m. - Guess what! We are having another PHOTO SWAP MEET.It has been decided to join the Colorado Camera Collectors Club again for a Fall Swap Meet.Please put this on your calendar, let Larry know if you would like a table at the Show and/orif you can help that day. Also, you can display prints at the show, for sale or otherwise.

Saturday, Oct 24 - 9 a.m. - Field Trip to Botanic Gardens Tropical Atrium (Indoors) Meet at 9 am

NOVEMBER NOTES:Year end entries are due at the November 12th meeting or deliver to the Beneda's by 11/14.Rules in detail will be published in the October newsletter and you will be sent a list of youreligible entries. Judging by 3 outside judges will take place on Saturday, November 21st,and all entries will be shown at the year end banquet on Thursday, December 10th.

DENVER PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETYSEPTEMBER - 2009 Dee Beneda,

EditorWebsite: www.denverphotosociety.org

AUGUST-2009 COMPETITION RESULTS - SUBJECT: HUMOROUS[Thanks to LARRY DOUGLAS for judging this competition]

Pictures shown are: +1st Place, ++Judges Award, and +++1st & J/A

Monochrome Prints - [6 Entries]

1st Place - Squatters by Bertha Adamson+2nd Place - Three Girls in a Kennel by Larry Beneda3rd Pl & J/A - Bones, the Pirate by Dee Beneda++

Color Prints - [10 Entries]1st Place - Oops! by Joe Focer+2nd Pl & J/A - And He Came Back As by Dee Beneda++3rd Place - Finger Toys by Soli ShapurjiHM - Bare Feet by Oz Pfenninger

Creative Prints - [2 Entries]1st Place - Hare Trigger by Julie Devine (Color)+J/A - All Ears & Eyes by Larry Beneda (Color)++

Monochrome Digital- [1 Entry]1st Pl & J/A - I'll Just Help Myself by

Vicky Waldschmidt+++

Color Digital - [12 Entries]1st Place - Happy & Sad Faces by Soli Shapurji+2nd Place - Fashion Setter by Dee Beneda3rd Place - Faster, Mom, Faster by Oz PfenningerJ/A - 4th of July Celebration by Oz Pfenninger++HM - Share Your Food by Dan GriestHM - Think I May Need Help With This by

Bertha Adamson

Creative Digital - [3 Entries]1st Place - Happy Planter by Dee Beneda (Color)+J/A - Ded Bob & Smuj by Mike Stebritz (Color)++

_______________________________________________________PLEASE NOTE:To view other winners from August and previous months, check thewebsite: www.denverphotosociety.org```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````WE WELCOME NEW MEMBERS (Joined in August)

1. John Fredricksmeyer - fredricks01@yahoo.com2. Byron West - byronwest@comcast.net3. Ron Palizzi - ronpal@gmail.com

MESSAGE BOARD

1. MMPhotoTours.com - Check out their 2009-10 new tour listings.

2. Denver Botanic Gardens Upcoming Events - Fall plant and bulb sale - Saturday, 9/19 - 9 amJurassic Gardens exhibit closes 9/30 - Corn Maze open Fri-Sat-Sun 9/4 through 10/31

Check the website: botanicgardens.org for info on Denver and Chatfield location events

3. Dan Griest's photo "Belmar Lunch" was one of the entries in the recent Lens on Lakewoodcontest selected to be displayed in the Radius Gallery at the Lakewood Heritage Center.

4. Christine Hauber has two shows in Colorado this month:The Lyons, CO Outdoor Market on Main Street over Labor Day weekend from 10-4 pmThe Curtis Fine Art Festival at University & Orchard on 9/12-13 from 10-5 pm

5. Nancy Myer has prints depicting Flowers as a theme showing at the Dazzle Restaurant &Jazz Club at 931 Lincoln Street, Denver through September 13. Open at 4 pm weekdays& 11 am weekends.

6. Lakewood Arts Council: Views of the East and West - A juried art show - Sept 28-Oct. 30Union St. Gallery - Fee $7/per work - 10 % commission - Deadline for regist - Sept. 21st

Reception is Oct 1, 6-7:30 p.m. For more info go to www.mtnsideartguild.org (the sponsor)__________________________________________________________________________________

HUMOR CORNER -

1. Did you hear about the two blondes who froze to death in the drive in movie? They went tosee "Closed for the Winter".

2. First Woman on the Moon!!!Get it? Or are you too young?

Oh well! I thought it was funny!

2009 DPS BOARD MEMBERS CONTACT INFO

Mike Stebritz, President mstebz@comcast.net 303-237-4474Linda Wiles, Vice President lwilescolo@aol.com 303-433-9972Larry Beneda, Treasurer photoguy34@msn.com 303-257-2048Dee Beneda, Sect'y/Editor deebee36@msn.com 303-237-1514Bertha Adamson, Website Mgr. belleame@usa.net 303-690-1038

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