August 2024 -June 2025 Programs
Currently most programs are online using Zoom with occasional meetups in person for picture taking.
Upcoming, meetings usually start at 7 PM on Zoom unless otherwise listed
Schedule for next several months, subject to change
Jan 20, 2025
The Great Icy Bubble Journey new photos - Donna T.
Jan demonstrate her editing process, photos from her Alaska trip
Your Challenge Photos - Door Knobs & Doors (from December), Toys
Preview February challenge - still life
Feb 3, 2025
Photo& Video Essays #1
Show & tell/friendly critique on up to 5 photos
Feb 17, 2025
Your Challenge Photos - still life
Preview March challenge - black & white
Mar 3, 2025
Returns from last month's contests
Mar 17, 2025
Photo & Video Essays #2
Your Challenge Photos - black & white
Preview April challenge - Living plants past their prime
Apr 7, 2025
Returns from last month's contests
Apr 21, 2025
Show & tell/friendly critique on up to 5 photos
Your Challenge Photos - Living plants past their prime
Preview May challenge - Abandoned, old barns, junkyard item
May 5, 2025
Returns from last month's contests
May 19, 2025
Your Challenge Photos - Abandoned, old barns, junkyard item
Preview June challenge - Abstract
Jun 2, 2025
Returns from last month's contests
Jun 16, 2025
Your Challenge Photos - Abstract
Preview July challenge - Glass bottles, jar, etc maybe with water & oil
Past meetings of July 2024/June 2025
August 10, 2024
Outing: wildflowers opportunity at Susanne's farm
August 18, 2024
Outing: Downtown Iowa City alley, graffitti walk 4:30 PM
August 26, 2024 - at Iowa City Public Library room A and Zoom
Welcome, introduce yourself and share an old family photo you wish might not have been taken
State Fair photos by members
Challenge Photos: Street photography (people, etc. in public areas)
Your fireworks photos
Sunflower Photos
Preview September challenge: Downtown & alleys
September 2, 2024 - Labor day, no meeting
September 16, 2024
Lakshmi Balasubramanian will present "A trip to Himalayan Range"- featuring motorbiking experience, breathtaking landscapes, and wildlife photos.
Challenge photos: Downtown & alleys
Preview October 21 challenge: Stairs and Scaffolding
September 24, 2024 Outing at Oakdale Cemetery, 6 pm
Oct 3-5, 2024 N4C Fall Convention, info at https://www.n4c.us/
Oct 7, 2024 no meeting
Oct 9, 2024 Outing: Hoover in West Branch, 8:30 AM
Oct 16, 2024 Outing: Old Capital, 10 AM at the Old Capital steps on the east side
Oct 21, 2024
Returns from September's contests
Challenge Photos Stairs and Scaffolding
Preview November challenge: Spooky, haunted or cemetery
Show & tell/friendly critique on up to 5 photos
Nov 4, 2024 Robert A. Lee Recreation Center Room A and Zoom
Program: scanning slides, revisiting Digitizing media (Gail)
Returns from last month's contests
Nov 18, 2024
Resizing photos: the mechanics of how to resize images, pixel dimensions and file size. N4C has limits on both - Mark
Your Challenge Photos Spooky, haunted or cemetery
Presentation on the cemetery/spooky challenge. Maybe show how I've done a few of my spooky images or maybe some interesting shots from local cemeteries or ??? by Bob
Preview December challenge: Door Knobs & Doors
Dec 2, 2024
Celine's photos from her Chicago trip
Returns from last month's contests
Discussion: where do you like to take pictures
Dec 16, 2024 Zoom and in person
Print and digital Barn Tour Photos: Six of our Club photographers set out to capture the magic of the barns in The Iowa Barn Foundation all-state barn tour this past Fall. Celine, Bob, Mark, Craig. Stephen and Susanne attempted to visit 92 barns in one weekend. We hope you will join them at the Environmental Education Center on Scott Blvd at our next meeting on Monday, December 16th. They would like your feedback/ comments on their video essay "If These Barns Could Talk" and to critique their print exhibit. They will also be sharing stories of the people they met along the way. Hope to see you there; it will be on Zoom as well.
Jan 6, 2025
Diana, Howard and Tom will demonstrate their photo editing process
Preview January 20 challenges - Door Knobs & Doors, Toys
Outings and photo opportunities
July 5 for Fireworks display downtown Iowa City
July 13 and 14 are the dates of the Iowa City Garden display - https://projectgreen.org/events/open-gardens-weekend/
Susanne's farm for Milky Way and flower photos
Downtown Iowa City graffiti walk, on an August evening before students return
October 3-5 is the N4C Annual Convention
A cemetery walk in early evening
Hoover in West Branch, 8:30 AM
Old Capital, 10 AM
Coralville antique car museum
Maquoketa Caves State Park
Iowa River Landing Wetland Park
Cedar Ridge Winery and Distillery (also good food!)
Devonian Fossil Gorge
Raptor Center at Macbride Nature Recreation Area
Lake Macbride waterfall
Terry Trueblood (in spring, may be a bit late for fall colors)
Kent Park
Hickory Hill Park