Welcome to the DSAL Photography Club, the photography and camera club in Dripping Springs, Texas.
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This month, with many members likely off on vacation, we’ll be meeting at 6pm on Thursday, June 25th at Fitzhugh Brewing on Fitzhugh Road for a social evening. Come along, have a pint, grab some dinner and chat photography with those of us not traveling during June.
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.
This month, PODS member Darrell Carder will deliver an informative talk on night photography. Darrell is one of the best photographers in PODS and our first-place winner in the latest photo hunt. Night photography has undergone significant changes over the past 15 years with the advent of high ISO cameras, offering a wealth of new learning opportunities.
Our next meeting will be another photo critique evening with participation from attendees encouraged. If you plan on attending, please send at least two photos to fcerkan@gmail.com. They don’t need to be your best or worst – just grab two photos. Remember, we are learning to critique photos, not assessing anyone’s skills as a photographer.
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.
This month’s meeting will be a social at Fitzhugh Brewing, 15435 Fitzhugh Road
Dripping Springs. Join us for dinner, a pint, and photography discussion at 5:30pm on Thursday, August 28th.
NOTE: We’re meeting at 5:30pm, an hour earlier than usual, since Fitzhugh Brewing closes at 8pm on Thursday evenings!
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.”
We will be working on critiques this month. To become better at your craft, there are three things you must do: 1- keep taking pictures, 2- expand your boundaries by going into areas you might not be proficient at, 3- examine your work and get ideas and suggestions to make it better.
For the critique, please submit 1 or 2 images to Fred Cerkan (fcerkan@gmail.com). Any genre is acceptable. Change image type to .jpg Limit size of image to either (1) 1500 pixels on the longest side, or (2) 3 Meg, whichever is easiest.
The meeting will be at our usual venue – Holy Spirit Episcopal Church, 301 Hays Country Acres Rd, Dripping Springs, TX 78620 – at 6:30pm.
This month’s speaker will be our very own Warren Capps. See more of Warren’s work and read of his extensive travels at his site, www.warrencapps.com.
The Photographers of Dripping Springs (PODS) January meeting is on Thursday, January 25th at 6:30pm. Location: The Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit 301 Hays Country Acres in Dripping Springs, TX.
The first monthly meeting of the year for the Photographers of Dripping Springs is this Thurs., Jan. 25, at 6:30 p.m. For those who have never attended one of our meetings, we meet in the church hall at Holy Spirt Episcopal Church, 301 Hays Country Acres Road, Dripping Springs, 78620. If you’ve been thinking about attending one of our meetings, please do. Now is a good time as the club begins a new year. There’s both good photography and fellowship to be found in our formal members’ group. There’s a new set of officers, ideas, and programming in progress. You’re invited to come play and follow your creative passion. Our new club president, John Fierstien, sent out a lovely new year note I’d like to share to give you a glimpse of what’s happening with our in-person group…
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