Southeastern Photographic Society

To see some of Tom's past work, visit https://tomvadnais.com/

Please note:

• This month's meeting will be at our regular meeting location, the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta, at 2650 N. Druid Hills Road NE, Atlanta.
• Entries are limited to TWO mounted prints per paid member – one Color and one Black and White.
• Please BRING YOUR PRINTS to the meeting on an appropriate rigid backing surface. (No frames!) See competition rules for more information.
• The competition will be judged from the printed image during the meeting.
• We are requesting/encouraging members to please submit a digital file of their printed image by the meeting time for display on the SPS website.
• The digital version of the printed image is to be sized appropriately; files are to be re-named using the SPS naming convention:
• Firstname Lastname – Image Title
• Digital images are to be uploaded to the links below:
• Black & White images: SPS Black & White Monthly Submissions
• Color images: SPS Color Monthly Submissions

All are welcome to attend the presentation.

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SPS has three standing meetings each month for its members and guests. The First Friday meeting features a guest speaker and a members’ image competition. While competition entries at these monthly meetings are restricted to current dues-paying members, we ALWAYS welcome visitors interested in photography to attend. The Learnshops (Fourth Tuesdays) and Coffee & Critique (Second Saturdays) are intended for members, but again, we welcome visitors. If you attend regularly, we ask that you help support the club (which pays for the rental of the facilities, supplies and equipment) by becoming a member!
Signing up on the SPS Meetup page does not make you an SPS member. SPS members pay dues to engage in many activities that are unavailable to guests who only sign up on the SPS MeetUp.
To find out more about SPS, visit:
www.spsatlanta.org
To become a member, visit:
https://form.jotform.com/spsatlanta/club-membership-registration-form

The Shady Dale Rodeo is presented in an outdoor arena that is very photo friendly. A full range of events makes for great shooting.
Parking is free and adult tickets are $25 each and can be purchased at the gate. The Rodeo starts at 8pm. We will meet up in the parking lot at 6:30 pm to find our way around, but feel free to arrive earlier in the day.
SIGN UP HERE

During the day on Saturday, from 10am to 4pm, Shady Dale’s Rodeo Roundup Festival will entertain rodeo fans with lots of vendors, live music, delicious food, crafts, rodeo apparel, and fun children’s activities, with a parade at 3:00pm. Everything is located in the park under the water tank with plenty of shade, right across Old School Street from the fire department.

There are many good animal and people pictures before the show. We will have pretty good natural light for the first couple of events, with decent lighting later. A fast medium range telephoto works best for the action.

The Shady Dale Rodeo is a IPRA sanctioned professional rodeo event produced by Southern Rodeo Company for over 40 years. It has been voted the Number One Outdoor Rodeo in the Southeast many times.

The rodeo is located on Hwy. 83 just south of the red flashing light at the intersection of 83 and Hwy. 142 in downtown Shady Dale, Georgia.
Proceeds go to various Masonic charities and scholarships.

For more event information: shadydalerodeo.com.

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SPS has three standing meetings each month for its members and guests.
The First Friday Program and Competition features an outside speaker and a members' image competition. While competition entries at these monthly meetings are restricted to currently paid-up members, we ALWAYS welcome visitors interested in photography to attend.
The Learnshops (fourth Tuesdays) and Coffee & Critique (second Saturdays) are intended for members, but again, we welcome visitors.
If you attend regularly, we ask that you help support the club (which pays for the rental of the facilities, supplies, and equipment) by becoming a member!

To pay your SPS dues, visit:
https://form.jotform.com/spsatlanta/club-membership-registration-form
To find out more about SPS visit:
www.spsatlanta.org

Participants may submit up to TWO images each for feedback. (A “before” and “after” pair of images will only count as one submission for those who want to “show their work.”) Please size your images as you would for an SPS competition — see instructions here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1F0xzqEXvRfPl4T48zNbbasDSZ4beaOEU/view

We have a new digital submission email address. Submissions should now be emailed to CC@spsatlanta.org no later than 9:00 pm on the Thursday before the meeting. Please put “C&C” or “critique” in the subject line. We will acknowledge receipt of submissions, so if you don’t hear back from him, it means he didn’t get your images.

Your images should be titled with your name and a number showing the sequence of the submissions — e.g., JaneDoe1, JaneDoe2 — with the number reflecting the order in which your images will be shown. We generally show the final image first, and then show the "before" version, so if you don't want it in that order, please let us know.

No images? Join us anyway to help others with your feedback.

Please RSVP with the link below.

If anyone has any questions, feel free to email David Cruickshanks at CC@spsatlanta.org.

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SPS has three standing meetings each month for its members and guests. The First Friday meeting features an outside speaker and a competition. While competition entries at these monthly meetings are restricted to currently paid-up members, we ALWAYS welcome visitors interested in photography to attend. The Learnshops (fourth Tuesdays) and Coffee & Critique (second Saturdays) are intended for members, but again, we welcome visitors. If you attend regularly, we ask that you help support the club (which pays for the rental of the facilities, supplies, and equipment) by becoming a member!

To pay your SPS dues, visit:
join.spsatlanta.org

To find out more about SPS visit:
spsatlanta.org

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LIABILITY NOTICE: By signing up and attending a Meetup sponsored by the Southeastern Photographic Society, I acknowledge that these activities can be hazardous and that I could be injured or my property damaged. I agree that I am voluntarily participating in these activities and assume any risk of physical injury or damage to my property.

Join longtime Southeastern Photographic Society friend and experienced astrophotographer Carl Fredrickson for a presentation on capturing the wonders of the night sky. In this Learnshop you will learn essential gear and camera settings for photographing the Milky Way and star trails, as well as how to plan shoots (including moon phases, light pollution awareness, and useful apps such as PhotoPills or Stellarium). Carl will also cover composition, focusing, and exposure techniques, post-processing tips for night images, and time-lapse basics. This is a great opportunity for beginners to intermediates—especially in the Southeast where good dark skies are accessible within a short drive. Carl will share real-world examples from his years of Milky Way and night sky shoots.
To see Carl's work:
Carl Fredrickson
Carls work on Flickr
Please note:
This month's meeting will be in person.
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SPS has three standing meetings each month for its members and guests. The First Friday meeting features an outside speaker and a members’ image competition. While competition entries at these monthly meetings are restricted to currently paid-up members, we ALWAYS welcome visitors interested in photography to attend. The Learnshops (fourth Tuesdays) and Coffee & Critique (second Saturdays) are intended for members, but again, we welcome visitors. If you attend regularly, we ask that you help support the club (which pays for the rental of the facilities, supplies, and equipment) by becoming a member!

Signing up on the SPS Meetup page does not make you an SPS member. SPS members pay dues to engage in many activities that are unavailable to guests who only sign up on the SPS MeetUp.

To find out more about SPS visit:
[www.spsatlanta.org](https://spsatl.smugmug.com/)
To become a member, visit:
www.join.spsatlanta.org