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PCE - Philosophic Conversation in English
PCE - "Philosophic Conversation in English" is a discussion event in English language which focuses on psychology, philosophy, self-consciousness and self-realization. The conversation is based on inclusive discussion rules. We will meet at at a restaurant where we will have a private room exclusively reserved for our event.
At the beginning we will choose the topic to discuss. Everybody can suggest a topic. Then we will vote what to discuss. The person who suggested the winning topic will then explain his idea of the topic.
Afterwards everybody gets his/her chance to make a statement. But you can also decide to remain silent and only listen, if you prefer that. We have a time limit for statements, so that everybody has enough time to speak. It is not allowed to interrupt somebody who is speaking. After a statement everybody can ask a question and the speaker will answer.
After the first part there will be a 10 minutes break before we start the second part.
Everybody is welcome to our event: We are interested in your thoughts and opinions! It is no problem if you arrive late and you can also leave whenever you want.
Please check out last event's topics via this link:
[http://pce-topic.project-website.org](http://pce-topic.project-website.org/)
Innate Dance Class
**What is Innate Dance?**
Innate Dance is a joyful approach to movement, which invites deeper embodiment and self-connection through butoh inspired movement, Noguchi Taiso exercises, the Seki Method, somatic attention and imagination. We shake it out, breaking up stuck energy held in the body, and explore new movement possibilities from a place of alignment and sensitivity. Thanks to our open awareness we can be surprised by lesser-known parts of ourselves and come to appreciate our innate wisdom in movement. Through exercises, explorations and improvisations we build trust in the body that knows how it would like to move and express itself, and when we follow our innate dance, it just feels good! There is also time and space to dance freely, to enjoy the music in your body and to let go! Ultimately, it's about feeling more 'in' our body and grounding joy.
**When? Where? How much?**
**Mondays 19:30-21:00**
in Studio 2, Tanz\*Hotel, Zirkusgasse 35, 1020 Wien
Try out € 14\,\- \| One class € 17\,\- \| Student € 10\,\- \| 5 x class pass €80\,\- \| 10 x class pass € 150\,\-
**Who teaches the course?**
Jess is a dancer and psychotherapist (humanistic and integrative), who loves shaping classes that offer the space to explore the many facets of being human. Sometimes this learning involves physically embodying non-humans like trees, fish and wind, so we can get out of our limited-human-thinking-mind and into the bigger wisdom available through imagination and our body. At other times it's about dancing textures, sensations or taking on the energy of parts of ourselves so we can know them better. Jess has danced all her life and has been exploring butoh dance for the past eleven years alongside her psychotherapeutic practice. She co-authored *The Seki Method* (soon to be published!), is a Seki Method Facilitator, and was a 2024 student at the Im_Flieger Schule researching dance and healing.
Meet New Friends at the Wiener Eistraum ⛸️
❗️Even if Meetup shows it as full — you’re still welcome to join❗️
I’ll share the exact location in the WA group https://chat.whatsapp.com/GqWhKBUCR5RAhI6WUguIcR?mode=wwt
We’re going ice skating on the huge ice rink Eistraum at Rathausplatz on Monday, January 26 at 6:30 pm! ⛸✨
You can also join us for mulled wine, food, chatting and hanging out, even if you don’t skate!
⭐ **Important:**
• Every Monday there is a 50% discount on the entrance ticket for Vorteilsclub members when buying online, you just need to register. For those who don’t want to register — I’ll post a discount code in the WA grup on Monday.
• The discount does NOT apply to skate rental.
• Buy your ticket online in advance — otherwise you’ll have to stand in two separate queues (ticket + rental).
⏰ **Timing:**
• If you need to rent skates, please come 30 minutes earlier (at 6 pm) — the rental line is usually 30–40 minutes.
• We will meet at the entrance to the ice rink at 6:30 pm and start skating right away.
• Anyone who doesn’t want to skate can join later for drinks and socializing.
Don’t worry if you’re a beginner — skating is something you learn quickly, especially in good company 😊
I’m planning to go skating every Monday as long as the weather isn’t too warm, and we’ll likely start earlier next time.
See you on the ice! ✨⛸
Breathwork Circle @ Light House Holistic Wellbeing, Cape Town
We live in a time of constant movement — always connected, always performing, always becoming. And yet, many of us feel increasingly disconnected from ourselves. We chase success, recognition, and the next milestone, hoping they will bring peace, only to discover that what we’re truly seeking can’t be found outside of us.
Our Breathwork Circles at **Light House Cape Town** are an invitation to pause, soften, and return inward. Through Conscious Connected Breathwork (CCB), we create a safe and intentional space to peel back layers of conditioning, expectation, and self-performance — and to reconnect with the truth that already lives within you. This practice supports nervous-system regulation, emotional release, and deep self-insight, allowing clarity and inner stability to emerge naturally, without force or pressure.
Breathwork is a powerful experiential practice that can create profound shifts in a short amount of time. Participants often experience deep relaxation, emotional release, increased mental clarity, and a renewed sense of energy and focus. The practice can help reduce stress, calm an overactive mind, release stored tension in the body, and unlock insights that feel difficult to access through thinking alone. Many people leave a session feeling lighter, more grounded, emotionally clear, and reconnected to themselves — with a tangible sense of relief, openness, and inner balance that carries into their daily lives.
**About us:**
These circles are facilitated by Sophie and Bjoern, certified Conscious Connected Breathwork facilitators and co-founders of *onoera*. Coming from high-performance career backgrounds and having experienced burnout and misalignment firsthand, they guide each session with depth, sensitivity, and respect for individual processes. Their work blends science-informed nervous-system awareness with embodied presence, creating a grounded, non-dogmatic space where participants can explore at their own pace.
Each circle is intentionally limited in size to ensure personal attention and a contained group experience. No prior breathwork experience is needed — only curiosity and a willingness to meet yourself honestly.
**Address:**
Light House Holistic Wellbeing
6th Floor, The Barracks, 50 Bree Street, Cape Town, 8000
**Important Booking Information:**
You need a ticket for this event.
Tickets can be purchased using this link: https://onoera.com/group-circles/breathwork-circle-light-house-holistic-wellbeing
Meditation mit Live Musik für Anfänger und Fortgeschrittene
Herzlich Willkommen zu unserem kostenlosen Meditations Kurs!
Einstieg ist jederzeit möglich, geeignet für Anfänger als auch Fortgeschrittene.
Hier werden dir Grundlagen und Wissen von Sahaja Yoga-Meditation vorgestellt: speziell über Kundalini, Energiezentren, subtile Kanäle in und einfache Techniken, die unterstützend auf unser inneres Wachstum wirken und uns ins Gleichgewicht bringen. Wir lernen wie wir in unserem täglichen Leben in Balance kommen und in einem Zustand der Stille Kraft schöpfen können. Ein zentraler Punkt ist die spürbare Stille in jedem von uns. Sie ist der Moment im Hier und Jetzt, der uns Inspiration, Freude und vieles mehr schenkt.
In diesem Zustand zu verweilen bedeutet Meditation - und das ist die Quintessenz für inneres Wachstum und Weiterentwicklung.
Wir freuen uns schon auf dich!
Quiz Night at Pickwick’s!
Hello Viennovans! Pickwick's is getting quizzical every monday night! You have a chance to win a round of shots, a 40€ bar tab and/or eternal bragging rights 😉 Teams of up to 6 people, reserve your spot today! Start time is 7!
FREE SHOT FOR EVERYONE COMING FROM VIENNOVA!
71st Deep Learning Meetup: Agentic RAG / Music Surprise Estimation
Hi Deep Learners,
Our first Deep Learning Meetup in 2026 is taking place on **January 26** at Sky lounge of Raiffeisenbank International in Wien Mitte. Our topics this time are: Agentic RAG and Surprise Estimation in Music.
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**Agenda:**
* 18:30 **Introduction** by the meetup organizers
* **Welcome** by the host: Raiffeisenbank International
* 18:45 **Talk 1:** **Agentic RAG: Advances in Autonomous Information Retrieval, Quantized Indexing, and Scalable System Design** by Liad Magen *(Raiffeisen Bank International)*
* 19:30 **Announcements**
* **Networking Break**
* 20:00 **Talk 2:** **Surprise Estimation in Music** by Mathias Bjare *(Johannes Kepler University)*
* 20:45 **Networking**
* \~22:00 **Wrap up & End**
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**Talk Details:**
**Talk 1: Agentic RAG: Advances in Autonomous Information Retrieval, Quantized Indexing, and Scalable System Design**
Agentic RAG systems enable AI to plan how to find and utilize information autonomously, moving beyond simple lookup-and-answer patterns. Traditional RAG follows a fixed approach: retrieve documents, then generate an answer. Agentic RAG, on the other hand, utilizes autonomous agents that can reason through problems in multiple steps, reformulate queries intelligently, and adapt their retrieval strategy based on what they discover. This talk examines the architecture and capabilities of agentic RAG, focusing on how retrieval strategies have evolved to support multi-hop reasoning (following chains of related information), tool integration, and agent-driven workflows. Special attention will be paid to recent advances in quantized indexing and vector search, including Matryoshka embeddings. This technique stores information at multiple levels of detail, enabling scalable retrieval with tunable trade-offs between accuracy and storage.
**About the Speaker:**
Liad Magen is a senior data scientist at Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) and serves as the product owner of the Data Science Academy, an internal school within the RBI to upskill employees in machine learning and data science. In addition, he is teaching selected courses on NLP, computer vision and Information Retrieval as part of Master's degrees in Hochschule Campus Wien (HCW) and the university of applied sciences - IMC Krems.
**Talk 2: Surprise Estimation in Music**
The presentation will focus on Bjare's work on latent autoregressive diffusion models for computationally estimating experienced "expectedness" and "surprise" (surprisal) in music listening, presented at [Neurips 2025 - AI for Music Workshop](https://openreview.net/forum?id=rXUKO0ysUy&referrer=%5BAuthor%20Console%5D(%2Fgroup%3Fid%3DNeurIPS.cc%2F2025%2FWorkshop%2FAI4Music%2FAuthors%23your-submissions)). We revisit an established connection between music appreciation during listening and the extent to which humans or autoregressive models can predict musical continuations. We visit [Music2Latent](https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.06500), an open-source, computationally efficient audio codec used as the audio representation on which surprisal is modeled. We review GPT-style autoregressive diffusion models and show how they are suitable for surprisal estimation. We discuss the prediction of EEG responses to music listening based on our surprise estimates.
**About the Speaker:**
Mathias Rose Bjare is a fourth year PhD student at the Institute of Computational Perception, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria. He builds computational models for the estimation of musical expectancy and surprisal in audio and general symbolic music using modern artificial neural networks. His surprisal estimates enable research into how features of general recorded music correlate with neural responses to music listening
We'd like to thank Raiffeisen International for providing the venue, drinks & snacks.
** Please note that the venue has a capacity limit of 120 people and people will be admitted on a first come, first served basis. **
We are very much looking forward to seeing you at our first meetup in 2026!
Your VDLM organizers
Nature Photography Events This Week
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Saturday Morning Photo Walk - Naschmarkt to Burggarten
Join me for a morning photo walk through the city :)
We will start at the rooftop of the new Naschmarkt building, then make our way through MQ and Zwidemu to Burggarten. At the end of the walk everyone is welcome to join for a warm drink at a nearby cafe.
The event is free of charge but will be limited to max 10 people as it is meant as an opportunity to connect. It is suitable for all regardless of age/level/gear.
note: the organizers of this group have recently changed - instead of Dietmar, Urska will be running the events - hopefully the value of the group and these events remains
Banana Circus - Photoinstitut Bonartes
Our January event will be something heartwarming and fun. Let's visit Henry Rox's humorous fruit-and-vegetable characters and listen to the story behind his photos, it's probably not as simple as it sounds 😉
Details on the [website](https://www.bonartes.org/veranstaltungen/banana-circus/)
Free entry!
Two Countries, Two Castles & a Winter Landscape: A Social Hike to Břeclav
Hi everyone!
On **Saturday, January 31, 2026**, I am planning a beautiful winter hike from Bernhardsthal (AUT) to Břeclav (CZ).
Join for a unique journey as we walk from the northernmost tip of Lower Austria across the "green border" into South Moravia in Czech Republic. This trail offers a beautiful mix of tranquil wetlands, historic architecture (Pohansko castle), and the rare experience of crossing an international border on foot. Fortunately we are able to do this nowadays, it used to be the iron curtain. The wire is gone, but we can still track down the surviving remains of the border's former defences as we cross into South Moravia.
I also plan a short walk through the city so we can do a bit of sightseeing in Břeclav (especially Břeclav Castle).
**Hike Details**
**Duration:** Approx. 5,5 hours (pure walking time including some sightseeing in Břeclav)
**Distance:** Approx. 17 km (since I plan to prolong the hike to Břeclav Castle and back)
**Elevation:** ↗️ 25m / ↘️ 25m (mostly flat)
**Difficulty:** Easy (technically) since it's mostly flat and medium fitness due to the distance.
**Pace:** We’ll walk at a comfortable, social pace and take short breaks as needed.
More information on the trail: [https://www.bahn-zum-berg.at/weinviertel/bernhardsthal-breclav/](https://www.bahn-zum-berg.at/weinviertel/bernhardsthal-breclav/)
Depending on our arrival time and the group’s mood, we might stay a bit longer in Břeclav. After exploring the town's sights, we’ll look for a cozy spot for a well-earned hot chocolate or tea and a chat before catching the train back to Vienna. The most suitable trains back from Břeclav to Vienna are likely 16:28 and 18:28.
📍**Meeting Point & Travel**
* **Meeting Time:** 07:45 at **Praterstern station** (Ground floor near ticket machines, exit to platforms 1 & 2). Please arrive early so we can buy the group tickets!
* **Departure:** Train REX1 leaves at 08:14 (presumably Platform 4).
* **Arrival:** Bernhardsthal at 09:25.
⚠️Since we are crossing an international border on foot, **please don't forget your Passport or Personalausweis.** Even though there usually aren't border controls between Austria and Czechia, you are legally required to have a valid travel document on you. Each person is responsible for their own documents and entry requirements!
**The "Einfach-raus" Group Ticket**
We will use a group ticket for the Austrian part of the trip. It is much cheaper, but it requires some coordination:
* How it works: It is one ticket for a group of 2–5 people. We will form these groups who then have to travel together both directions at the meeting point **at 07:45 - please be on time if you want to participate**. You must travel together for both the departure and the return journey. You cannot split off and take a different train home if you are on a group ticket.
* **The Cost:** The more people in a group, the cheaper it gets. Expect to pay between €10 and €19 per person. To be fair, we can either pay by specific group size or pool all money and split it equally.
Cash is Mandatory: **Please bring physical cash and coins for the ticket**. We need to collect the money before buying the tickets to make sure everyone gets their change back quickly.
Information regardingt this ticket: [https://www.oebb.at/en/tickets-kundenkarten/freizeit-urlaub/einfach-raus-ticket](https://www.oebb.at/en/tickets-kundenkarten/freizeit-urlaub/einfach-raus-ticket)
If you prefer not to be tied to a group, or if you aren't sure when you want to head back to Vienna, do not join the group ticket. Instead, buy the VOR Freizeitticket, it costs €19,90 for the day in lower Austria. This will also be your option to still join if you arrive too late for the group ticket. Information regarding this ticket: [https://www.vor.at/en/tickets/ticket-overview/leisure-ticket](https://www.vor.at/en/tickets/ticket-overview/leisure-ticket)
Please note that the Einfach-raus ticket, VOR Freizeitticket and the Klimaticket Ostregion/Österreich are only valid until Bernhardsthal. **You must buy your own ticket for the section between Břeclav to Bernhardsthal on the way back**, this is possible in Břeclav. Be careful when buying the ticket! Prices differ between regional trains and fast trains (Railjet/EC), buying the ticket in Břeclav with the Czech railway company is usually slightly cheaper - with ÖBB it's €4,60. The Einfach-raus ticket and VOR Freizeitticket are only valid for regional trains. Make sure your ticket matches the train we are taking.
**If you’re unsure about ticket options, don’t worry — just message me directly.**
And if this sounds complicated: it isn’t. I’ll help coordinate everything at the meeting point so we can start the hike relaxed.
**Please indicate on this link if you are interested in a Einfach-raus ticket** when joining, this helps me with the coordination:
[https://nuudel.digitalcourage.de/CZbsc2rp5VbUo3qv](https://nuudel.digitalcourage.de/CZbsc2rp5VbUo3qv)
**We’ll walk together at a relaxed, social pace, staying as a group throughout the day.** This is not a race or performance hike — the focus is on shared experience, conversation, and enjoying the winter landscape at an unhurried rhythm. We’ll take regular short breaks whenever useful. There are no huts or restaurants along the way, so please bring your own snacks and drinks (at least 1 liter of water or tea).
It will be cold, so dress warmly and wear sturdy winter-appropriate shoes. Some sections may be muddy or slightly icy, depending on the weather. While the path is flat and easy, trekking poles can be a great help for extra stability if we encounter any muddy or icy patches. Don't worry about microspikes (Grödel) unless you really prefer using them; the poles will be more than enough for this terrain.
**Disclaimer:** As always, this is a free, private leisure activity. I’m not a certified hiking guide, and participation is at your own responsibility and risk.
I will send a weather update to everyone registered on Thursday evening. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions. Looking forward to seeing you for this winter hike!
Jörg
ℹ️**Essential logistics**
* This trip crosses an international border. **All participants must carry valid travel documents** and are responsible for ensuring they meet the legal requirements to leave Austria and enter the Czech Republic.
* **Money:** Card payments are widely accepted in Czech Republic (often more than in Austria!). The currency is Czech Koruna (CZK), but many places take Euros. 1 Euro is currently approx 24 CZK, check exchange rates here.
* **Phone Data:** EU roaming rules apply; your Austrian data plan should work at no extra cost (check your provider if using a prepaid/non-EU SIM).
Open Dialogue – Discovering Together in Vienna
We will meet in a calm and friendly place ( Parc, Café, Restaurant) to explore together some of Jiddu Krishnamurti’s key questions about awareness, relationship, and freedom.
There will be no teaching, no authority — only open dialogue and attentive listening.
Everyone is welcome, whether you are familiar with Krishnamurti or simply curious about life and self-understanding.
We’ll start with an open conversation around a theme such as “Listening without judgment” or “Can thought bring clarity?”
Please bring openness, curiosity, and a readiness to listen — no books or notes needed.
The spirit is not to discuss “what should be,” but to observe together “what is.”
Vinyasa Yoga
Vinyasa Yoga Flow/ 10€/ mats provided
Level: sporty beginner- intermediate
Looking forward to flow with you 🙂
Anna
✨Speed Networking✨
⭐️Speed Networking Vienna
Make connections. Find opportunities. Meet new friends.
⭐️Looking to expand your circle, meet inspiring people and actually enjoy the process? This is not just about business contacts — it’s about real human connection, shared interests and new friendships that can grow into something meaningful.
🔄 How it works:
10-minute one-to-one chats, new person each round. Easy, natural and relaxed — no awkward vibes, no forced conversations.
⭐️Perfect for people from different professions who want to connect, collaborate, exchange ideas and simply meet great new people.
💎Price 10€ (cash) and order a drink
📌 Limited spots – registration required.
Come for the networking. Stay for the conversations. Leave with new contacts and new friends. 💬✨
Join us on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/makegoodfriends?igsh=YjA2czVxNjF0cGJi&utm_source=qr
✨ Making Friends and language exchange✨
After work meetup today
💎Would you like to make new friends?✨
⛳️After a long day at work, what’s better than to communicate with great people, good vibes, and city views?
Let’s meet, chat, and enjoy the evening together!
✨ Participation fee is 2€ (cash) to cover organizing. Donations are welcome✨
💎This is your chance to:
• Meet new people and catch up with familiar faces
• Share stories
• Exchange contacts and grow your circle
• Soak in the winter vibe💫
⭐️Please register if you go and unregister if you don’t go. Join us on WhatsApp and Instagram and don’t miss new events 🔥
https://www.instagram.com/makegoodfriends?igsh=YjA2czVxNjF0cGJi&utm_source=qr
https://chat.whatsapp.com/ERvtYIUDqtHLtVwwytpKLZ
Nature Photography Events Near You
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Mindful Monday: Nature Walk & Meditation
**Free & Open to the Public!**
Feeling stressed, burnt out, lacking focus or clarity, struggling with mental health, or just need a midday energy and creativity boost?
**Join me every Monday from 12:15pm to 1pm at Sharon Woods Metro Park (Westerville, OH) for Nature-based Mindfulness Walks and Meditations.**
Being outside in nature and cultivating a mindfulness practice is scientifically proven to improve mood, energy, focus, creativity, enhance physical and mental health, and reduce stress, burnout, and symptoms of depression.
This 45-minute session combines nature exposure with simple mindfulness and mind-body practices (gentle movement, guided meditation, and nature awareness), to promote your holistic wellbeing and offer a positive and restorative break to your day.
As an Integrative Wellness & Life Coach who specializes in nature-based mindfulness and mind-body modalities, I am committed to providing accessible, beneficial, and educational community experiences. Please share the word and I'm looking forward to seeing you there!
**Directions**:
Meet at the Northeast Lot and Pavilion (on your right) before Apple Ridge Picnic Area in Sharon Woods Metro Park at 12:15pm
**Schedule**:
* Introduction
* Opening meditation
* Nature walk – a facilitated silent nature-mindfulness experience
* Closing meditation
Walk distance: approximately 1.25 mi
*In the spirit of acceptance, enhancing mind-body experiences, and widening our tolerance for discomfort, this event is held regardless of weather conditions, unless otherwise notified for potentially unsafe conditions (e.g. active thunderstorm, tornado warning, etc.)*
\*\*\*\*\*\*There is no maximum number of people who can attend. I'm only able to set a maximum at 10 with my current subscription of MeetUp. So if you see that the event is at "max capacity", please come join us regardless! **\*\***
Photography 101 - Beginning Digital Photography (FEE/Voucher Based)
**Photography 101: Discover The Photographer Within**
**Are you ready to unlock the full potential of your camera? Then this beginning photography course is perfect for you!**
This beginner-friendly photography class is your gateway to unlocking the power of your camera and developing a confident artistic vision.
This course offers an engaging and practical approach to essential techniques and creative principles for impactful photography. We will explore the use of camera settings, composition, and light to tell a story that evokes emotion in the viewer.
**Through hands-on exercises and insightful lessons, you will learn to:**
* **Master Your Camera:** Learn fundamental camera functions, including aperture, shutter speed, and ISO, so you can confidently control exposure and creative effects in any lighting situation.
* **Compose Captivating Images:** Explore and apply classic composition principles like the rule of thirds, leading lines, and framing to create visually appealing and impactful photographs.
* **Harness the Power of Light:** Understand how different light sources (natural and artificial) affect your images and learn to manipulate them to create mood, texture, and enhance the overall quality of your photos.
* **Control Focus and Depth of Field:** Discover how to effectively utilize depth of field to isolate your subject and achieve captivating background blur (bokeh) or ensure sharpness throughout your landscape shots.
* **Work with Lenses and Filters:** Explore the impact of various lens types and focal lengths on photographs and learn how filters can add creative control and protection.
**This class provides the foundation needed to confidently create high-quality images and begin a photographic journey, regardless of the camera used.**
**Prerequisites:**
* A camera (film, DSLR, or mirrorless) that has manual controls is required. Hands-on exercises make having the camera in class highly beneficial. You will need at least one lens to evaluate the results of control exercises.
* You may attend this class in one of two ways:
1. With a class voucher provided by your retail camera store
2. Purchasing a seat in the class
Photography 102 - A Deeper Dive Into Photography (FEE/Voucher Based)
**Photography 102: A Deeper Dive Into Photography**
**Are you ready to dig deeper into photography? Then this intermediate photography course is perfect for expanding your knowledge of photography!**
This intermediate photography class builds upon the foundational knowledge acquired in the Photography 101 class. It focuses on empowering students to move beyond automatic camera modes and take greater creative control over their images. This course uses an engaging and practical hands-on approach to reinforcing these newer and more advanced photographic concepts.
**Through hands-on exercises and insightful lessons, you will learn:**
* **Master More Advanced Camera Settings**
* **Aperture and F-stops:** Understanding how aperture controls depth of field and using it to create blurry backgrounds (shallow depth of field) for portraits or sharp focus throughout a landscape (deep depth of field).
* **Shutter Speed:** Learning to utilize shutter speed to freeze fast action or intentionally blur motion for artistic effects.
* **ISO:** Exploring ISO settings for optimal image quality in different lighting conditions, understanding the trade-off between sensitivity and potential image noise/grain.
* **Exposure Modes:** Beyond "Auto", understanding and utilizing manual (M), aperture-priority (A or Av), shutter-priority (S or Tv), and program (P) modes for specific shooting scenarios.
* **White Balance:** Learn how to effectively set white balance controls to represent colors in varying lighting conditions properly.
* **Metering and Exposure Compensation:** Understanding how the camera measures light and how to use exposure compensation to fine-tune exposure for desired results.
* **On-Camera Flash Basics:** Gaining a basic understanding of when and how to use the built-in flash or external flash units effectively.
* **Advanced Concepts and Techniques**
* **Composition Beyond the Basics:** Looking at some more advanced composition concepts and taking a deeper look at the Elements of Design, learning to use space more effectively, controlling the elements of the scene that are drawing attention, and mastering visual weight.
* **Lighting Beyond Natural Light:** Introduction to artificial lighting, such as off-camera flash, reflectors, and softboxes, to control and shape light for different effects.
* **Basic Image Editing:** An introduction to photo editing software like Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop, covering essential tools for adjusting brightness, contrast, color, and sharpness.
* **Developing a Personal Style:** Exploring ways to refine a unique artistic voice and create a consistent photographic style.
**This class provides the next step in the path to becoming a more proficient and artistic photographer, allowing for more advanced usage of the camera system.**
**Prerequisites:**
* A camera (film, DSLR, or mirrorless) that has manual controls is required. Hands-on exercises make having the camera in class highly beneficial. You will need at least one lens to evaluate the results of control exercises.
* You may attend this class in one of two ways:
1. With a class voucher provided by your retail camera store
2. Purchasing a seat in the class
For Adults: Beginner Macrame Plant Hangers
For Adults: Beginner Macrame Plant Hangers
January 31, 2026 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Create a basic cord plant hanger and then practice some simple macrame knots to use in future projects.
Hosted by Metro Parks
VENUE
Inniswood Metro Gardens
940 S. Hempstead Rd.
Westerville, OH 43081
Phone
(614)895-6216
Sharon Woods HIKE
Hi ladies. Let's hike the multi-purpose trail - approximately 4 miles.
Meet in the Maple Grove Picnic area.



























