VOL. 71, NO. 21- January 6, 2010
(215-360)Published weekly except, Labor Day, New Years, Christmas, Easter, 4th of July, Thanksgiving and Quilt Show
"Taking Better Photos"
There
are a number of fairly simple techniques used by the pros to aid even
amateur photographers in taking more beautiful photos. Alison Hahn,
a photography instructor at the Paducah School for the Arts, says
experimenting with these tips will enhance any photo.
Rule of Thirds: A composition technique by which the photographer divides the picture frame into thirds vertically and horizontally that produces four quadrants, or a "sweet spot" for photographing a subject. This adds more dynamism and energy to the photo compared to merely centering the subject.
Point of View: Experiment with taking photographs from interesting angles or locations, such as from the ground or from above.
Edges of the Frame: Be mindful of the outer edges of the scene and experiment with finding objects that can create a frame within a frame for your photo.
White Balance: The camera has a set of filters that adds or subtracts colors generated by different light sources. Midday sunlight is the most neutral time of day to shoot.
There are also camera settings that can be fun to experiment with, including using the softer flash, choosing landscape or sunset mode that emphasizes certain colors, and night portrait mode, which captures movement. Hahn said some manual techniques to add energy and more effect to photos include "dragging the shutter," which slows the shutter speed, using a "zoom motion," which takes the photo while the shutter is open. Another fun technique is to actually move the camera while taking the shot, which is called "camera shake."
Hahn is teaching two courses this semester, one for beginners and one for more advanced photographers, at the Paducah School for the Arts beginning January 11th.
NEXT WEEK
United States Senator Mitch McConnell, Update from Congress --- Guest reservations please.
January 20 Crit Luallen, Auditor of Public Accounts, Commonwealth of Kentucky Ethical and fiduciary standards for Board Members.
January 27 Steve Doolittle, Renaissance and Downtown Development Director, City of Paducah Saga of the Executive Inn. What took place behind the scenes and what happens next.
January Program Chair-Jim Zumwalt
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Happy Birthday to our all our New Year babies, including Tommy Nuckolls, who won this month's birthday floral arrangement from InBloom Florists.
Robert Alexander reported December attendance hit 53.32% with 83 Rotarians achieving 100% attendance and 35 with 66%. November's attendance was 54.48% with 69 Rotarians having perfect attendance and 38 with 75%. Scott Taylor won this week's attendance prize drawing provided by Robert Alexander. We will have another attendance drawing in 2 weeks. - to makeup for November. You must be present to win. Robert also encouraged members to makeup meetings and motivate themselves by visiting the eOne site found at the bottom of this newsletter.
Nominations are being accepted for District Governor. Please check the paducahrotary.org website for qualifications. Interviews for District Governor will be in Paducah this year.
Rotary's Speech Contest will be held February 24th at 4 pm at the Paducah-McCracken County Public Library. It's open to all local high school students and volunteers are still needed to assist the day of the event.
Condolences to Hutch Smith, whose father passed away on January 3rd, and to Jean Little of Little Edibles, who lost her husband on December 29th.
Charity Donations
Rotary made contributions to two local organizations this week. Gail Robinson Butler accepted on behalf of Arts in Focus, and Lori Devine accepted the check for the Easter Seals Center.
2 NEW MEMBERS PROPOSED
Upon recommendation of the Classification and Membership committees, and the Board of Directors, the following has been proposed for membership in the Rotary Club of Paducah. Objections must be filed in writing to the Club Secretary within seven (7) days.
Michael Byers has been proposed by Jim Brown; Crounse Corporation; Classification: Marine Industry
Jim Dudley has been proposed by Chris McNeill; Enterprise; Classification: Auto - Leasing
DECEMBER STUDENT GUESTS
Kelli Jo Compton-Reidland; Colleen Paxton-Paducah Tilghman; Lyle Rommelman- Community Christian; Lauren Paxton- Heath; Katie Clayton- Lone Oak; Sean Butterbaugh- St Mary's
GUESTS
Gail Robinson-Butler, Lori Devine - Club; Greg Mueller - Jim Zumwalt; Michael Byers- Jim Brown; William Holt, Amanda Morgan, Brandon Moore, Justen Hinerman - Mike Muscarella; Sherry Anderson-Barbara Veazey
REPORTED MAKEUPS
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Gear Teeth
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Invocation
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Don Barger
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Song Leader
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David Comperry
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Family of Rotary
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June Antony;Kevin peck, Julie McKeel |
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Program
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Jim Zumwalt
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BIRTHDAYS
will
be included next week
CLUB
ANNIVERSARIES
Today's Editor - Desiree Owen
List of Unfilled Classifications
Artist/Retail, Attorney
( Commonwealth, Social Security Administration, Marine Law), Banking
(Mortgage Lender, Trust Management), Bed & Breakfast/Hospitality,
Building Materials, Cable TV/Advertising, Chemical Plant, Chemical
Plant Management, Commercial Door Contracting, Communications Systems
Integration, Community Development/Administration, Contractor/Commercial,
Day Care Management, Director/Substance Abuse Prevention, Education
( Pre-school, Administration), Employee Leasing (Permanent, Temporary)
Engineering/U-235 Plant, Equine Farming, Facility Manager, Film
Making, Hardware/Retail, Hospital, Human Resources, Industrial Supplies/Wholesale,
Information/Management, Information Technology/Internet Director,
Insurance - Sales, Judge/Family Court, Judge/District, Law (Corporation,
Litigation, Domestic), Medical/Podiatry, Medical Center Management,
Men's Clothing/Retail, Ministry/Christian, Motion Pictures Theatres,
Moving & Storage, Municipal Human Relations, Nursing/Geriatric,
Orthodontics & Facial Orthopedics, Photography Equipment & Supplies,
Public Service/Emergency Services, Rape Crisis Manager, Restaurant/Italian,
River Transportation/Port Authority, Sales - Temporary Employees,
Scout Executive, Space Education, Special Gifts/Retail, Total Wellness,
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If you've missed a meeting, visit eClub for your make-up credit! eClub is a fully chartered Rotary Club from Rotary District 5450. In addition to providing an on-line meeting, visitors will participate in a process that reflects the efforts of the visitor to demonstrate an intent to spend time considering Rotary and the positive aspects of seeing other Rotarians in their "service above self" environment.
1) Go to
http://www.rotaryeclubone.org 6) We are District 6710 Club 3745 |
Area Rotary Meetings Monday Tuesday
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