Our Next PODS Meeting: Thursday, May 26th, 2022 6:30 pm
Location: S.V. Cultural Hub, 4002 E Highway 290, Dripping Springs, TX 78620

1. Committee Chair reports

2. Photography Presentation:  Images from the Bosque del Apache trip will be presented

3. Spring Social Event:             Bring a Sweet or Savory dish to the meeting, enjoy camaraderie with friends,
                                                   share the activities you have had this year, share your plans for the rest of
                                                   the year, visit and relax .  There is a cash bar.

4. Monthly Theme Photos:       Bring photos from the April Wildflower trip or any wildflowers photos taken
                                                    this year.  Please bring the photos that you would like to share  to the meeting
                                                    on a USB thumb drive so that they can be displayed.  Please resize the file
                                                    to 1k on the long side and limit the number of photos to two.

Looking at Photography Websites is the title of the featured talk for the next PODS meeting, Thurs, April 28 at 6:30 p.m.PODS members Nancy Hernandez and Michael Penn Smith will show a range of photography websites to see some of the many options and styles available to to consider when launching a personal website dedicated to the image.Please mark your calendars and join us at our new meeting location, the SV Cultural Hub, 4002 E Highway 290, Dripping Springs, TX 78620

Location: S.V. Cultural Hub, 4002 E Highway 290, Dripping Springs, TX 78620

Agenda:

        Committee Chair reports

        Speakers: The guest presenters are Patty Robertson and Fred Cerkan.
 
       Monthly Photo Theme:    Last month’s field trip was to the Wimberley Glassworks and The Blue Hole – also in Wimberley.  Please bring any photo(s) from these trips that you would like to share to the meeting on a USB thumb drive so that it/they can be displayed. Also share any new glassware images that you taken.   Please limit the number of photos to two.

Patty’s presentation is titled Land, Water and Birds, images from the tri-state region of New Mexico, Texas and Louisiana. Patty has selected a variety of images from several locations, including the Dripping Springs area for a sampling of some of the types of photography she’s been doing these past couple of years.

Fred’s presentation is We Mortals, a reflection on aging, death and mortality. Hi

Location: S.V. Cultural Hub, 4002 E Highway 290, Dripping Springs, TX 78620


Agenda:

     Approval of Annual Budget and Financial Report
     Committee Chair reports
     Program:   Wildlife Photographer Carol DiQuilio

Speaker: Carol DiQuilio

Wildlife Whisperer Carol DiQuilio, who was scheduled to present in 2020, will share an array of her intimate images of wildlife. Carol’s wildlife photography has an intimacy as if she has a personal relationship with each of the subjects she shoots.

Whether a it’s a cedar waxwing balancing a berry in its beak, squirrels embracing, a fox stopping for a pose that speaks of mutual acknowledgment and understanding, or Great Horned owlets peeking out of their bucket nest for a big howdy to the world, Carol has a special relationship with wildlife that is revealed in her large portfolio of images and stories.

At the February PODS meeting Carol will share her stories and techniques for capturing wildlife. She will also talk about how she has created a market for her images and how the process is unfolding, challenges and rewards to staying the course.

We will not be meeting in person this month due to the COVID-19 surge. We will be offering a Zoom meeting to our members. We hope to start our in person meetings again in February.