Treasurer Karl Gribler asks that members having good items to donate to the auction be sure to bring\u00a0those items\u00a0to the meeting so they can be listed on auction night.<\/p>\n \u201cFarm Animals\u201d\u00a0is the theme for\u00a0Thursday’s competition, but it doesn’t say on whose farm\u00a0these animals live.\u00a0 Since these animals may be kept for their meat, fur, fleece, milk and all its by products, fertilizer,\u00a0the work they perform\u00a0and recreation they provide, the animal list on farms is sizable.\u00a0 Farms in other parts of the world add\u00a0more animals such a camels, alpacas, yaks and water buffaloes to our list. Do the animals that live in the woods and trees around the farm also qualify as farm animals?\u00a0 Maybe not, but it’s not stated.\u00a0 This could be a very interesting competition!<\/p>\n Here are some ideas and tips to consider when photographing animals:<\/p>\n \u2022 If outdoors, try to have something minor in the foreground out of focus, the animal in sharp focus, and the background slightly out of focus.\u00a0 This highlights the subject.\u00a0In a zoo it is good to fill the frame with the image, but in the wild also consider adding some of the surroundings to show\u00a0something of\u00a0the animal’s habitat.<\/p>\n \u2022 Focus on the eye of the animal.\u00a0It should be absolutely sharp.\u00a0Make a noise to get it to look your way just before you shoot. A clicker, squeak toy or crinkling some aluminum foil may evoke just the expression you want for a great shot.<\/p>\n \u2022 Try giving a small animal a treat to get it to relax, then show it another treat just before you shoot may also get its attention. Get down on the animal’s level to improve the angle of the shot and don’t\u00a0use a flash so its eyes will look natural.<\/p>\n \u2022 Often it is difficult to get close to the animal, so a telephoto lens may be useful.\u00a0It is wise to bring a tripod or other means of support when using a long lens to reduce the chances of camera motion.<\/p>\n \u2022 Remember that the attention span, particularly in young animals, is short.\u00a0Possibly you can set up your shot using a stuffed animal for a stand-in to determine lighting and camera angle before the animal is brought in.\u00a0This will speed up the process considerably.\u00a0If the animal is restless, have its owner hold it in such a way that hands and arms are hidden, but the animal is responsive to the owner’s presence.<\/p>\n We’ll see you Thursday!<\/p>\n If you have any questions regarding our camera club, classes or programs or would like to sign up please call the Wassenberg Art Center at 419.238.6837, email\u00a0info@wassenbergartcenter.org<\/a>\u00a0or register for classes online at\u00a0wassenbergartcenter.org<\/a>. Hours during exhibits are Tuesday through Sunday 1-5 p.m. The Wassenberg Art Center is located at 643 S. Washington St. in Van Wert.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u00a0By Rex Dolby Thursday, Sept. 12, the Wassenberg Camera Club will be meeting at 7 p.m. at the Wassenberg Art Center.\u00a0In addition to competition in prints and slides with \u201cFarm Animals\u201d being the theme, plans\u00a0will be discussed for taking in the pictures for the October Show and donations to be made for the Quarter Auction […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[92],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42868","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cameraclub"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-21 15:15:33","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42868","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42868"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42868\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42868"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42868"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42868"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Photo](\"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/DolbySquirrelf.jpg\")
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