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10/8 Meeting: Battle of the Brands

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We frequently get asked which camera folks should buy and everyone has an opinion. To help in these discussions, our next meeting at Primal Gallery at 6:30pm on Thursday, October 8th will feature several members of the club discussing the pros and cons of their own camera systems. Nikon, Canon, OM System and Sony users will discuss price, features, lens availability, support and as many other topics as we can fit into the 90 minutes or so that we have available. If you are a fervent user of some other brand (any Fuji, Leica or Hasselblad fans out there?) and want to join in, drop us a line at dsal.photo.club@gmail.com in the next couple of weeks and we’ll add you to the fun.

Miguel Salas - Extraordinary World

POSTPONED! Speaker: Miguel Salas “Extraordinary World”

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A powdered-color-coated figure standing next to an old green door.

POSTPONED: Unfortunately, due to unexpected business travel, Miguel won’t be able to present on August 13th. We’ll reschedule his presentation for some time in the Spring of 2027. Our own Vince Curletta will step on and give a talk on sport photography instead.

Puerto Rico raised, Austin-based commercial and fine art photographer Miguel Salas will join us on Thursday, August 13th 2026 to present his talk “Extraordinary World” illustrated by images from his many years of travels around the globe.

Miguel is currently Director of Photography, Co-Founder and Creative Director of CincoDoce Media based in Austin, Texas. He is passionate about taking people on his journey and having them truly feel a profound emotional connection, transporting the viewer to that moment and place through his images.

The meeting will take place starting at 6:30pm in our new regular meeting location of Primal Gallery, 246 American Way, Dripping Springs (on the south side of 290 behind the Rent Equip location, just east of the Sleep Inn).

Miguel Salas – Extraordinary World
Miguel Salas – Extraordinary World
Miguel Salas – Extraordinary World
Miguel Salas – Extraordinary World
Miguel Salas – Extraordinary World
Miguel Salas – Extraordinary World
Miguel Salas – Extraordinary World
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2/26 Monthly Meeting – Show and Tell

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February’s monthly meeting, the first of the new era as DSAL Photography Club, will be at 7pm on Thursday, February 26th, 2026. At our planning meeting a couple of weeks ago, people were very keen to have more opportunities to see and show member images so this month we’re having a “Show and Tell” at the home of Dave Wilson, 14000 Robin’s Run, Austin TX 78737 (just off Nutty Brown Road). Members are encouraged to send up to 15 of their favorite images on any topic they choose. These will be shown at the meeting and the owner will be encouraged to tell their story as the slideshow progresses. In case anyone is worried, this is not a critique session although, if you request feedback, other members will be available to provide it.

Send your images, sized at least 2048 pixels on the long side, to Dave via the club email account, dsal.photo.club@gmail.com. You can either attach the images directly to the email if they are not too large (remembering that some email programs will automatically downscale!) or, better, upload them to DropBox or a similar file sharing site and send the link.

In Shackleton's Footsteps

PODS Monthly Meeting, September 25th 2025 6:30pm

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PODS members Dave and Drew Wilson took a bucket list trip to South Georgia and Antarctica last Christmas and ended up visiting many of the key locations involved in the rescue of the 28 members of the Imperial Transantarctica Expedition, marooned on the sea ice in 1914 after their ship Endurance was frozen in and crushed. Dave will give a presentation illustrated by his photos from the 2024 expedition and from Endurance photographer Frank Hurley, describing the trials and tribulations of Sir Ernest Shackleton and the rest of the crew as they survived for over 18 months on the ice and afloat on the Southern Ocean.

An aerial view of the carnival at the Founders' Day celebrations in Dripping Springs, Texas on April 26th, 2024.

PODS Monthly Meeting, July 24th 2025 6:30pm

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This month’s speaker will be Jennifer Leigh Warner. Jennifer has a degree in Communications and Photography from the Edward R. Murrow School of Communication at Washington State University. She has been working as a full time photographer since her graduation, and her photos have been featured in over 57 publications, gaining recognition from 17 organizations for outstanding work in conservation and nature photography. Her work has been featured in over 50 exhibitions and Jennifer has been a guest speaker or a workshop leader for dozens groups. Thursday she will be talking to PODS about “Putting Your Images to Work.”