Eastside Camera Club - Past Events and Photos

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2020

Thursday, April 23, 2020, Monthly Meeting cancelled due to Coronavirus COVID-19.

April 2, 2020, Email Meeting to select 6 photographs to print, frame and hang in the Mt Clemens Library [Photos]

Thursday, March 26, 2020: Monthly Meeting cancelled due to Coronavirus COVID-19, Email Meeting held instead on April 2.

Thursday, February 27, 2020, Monthly Meeting: [Photos] [Minutes] Nature, Very Best, Special Assignment "Silverware"

Thursday, January 23, 2020, Monthly Meeting: [Photos] Monochrome, Very Best, Special Assignment "Holidays"


2019

Thursday, December 19, 2019, Monthly Meeting: [Photos] 20 best photos from 2019, at the annual pizza party, to be held at Total Sports, 40501 Production Dr, Harrison Township (near I-94 and North River Road) in lower level suite 1.

Saturday November 30, 2019, Group Shoot: [Photos] Pere Marquette 1225 - the North Pole Express - Owosso / Ashley - ECC's third annual extravaganza! See my site scouting report. We'll in the Walmart parking lot at M-59 (Hall Road) and Mound, in the parking spaces nearest to Arby's. We'll leave as a group in one or two cars at 8AM, arriving in the Steam Railroading Institute in Owosso at 9:15AM to take some photos of the train getting a head of steam. The train departs at 10AM, and we'll have a few selected spots along its route to beat the train to, set up for photos, then jump back in the car to the next spot. By about 11 AM we'll be in Ashley to watch the train back up and disappear into its own steam, then take photos of the kids and elves and other festivities. We'll eat lunch and return back to Walmart by about 4PM.

Thursday, November 21, 2019, Monthly Meeting: [Photos] Group Shoot, Very Best, Special Assignment "disappearing technologies".

Tuesday, October 29, 2019, Group Shoot: [Photos] Terror on Tillson Street, in Romeo (4pm daylight photos, 5:30 Thee Office Pub, 7:00 nighttime photos)

Thursday, October 24, 2019, Monthly Meeting: [Photos] Color Creative, Very Best, Special Assignment "a funny ad using any item, like a plunger being advertised as a party hat"

Sunday, September 29, 2019, Group Shoot: Picnic at Mike and Nat's house.

Thursday, September 25, 2019, Monthly Meeting: [Photos] Nature, Very Best, Special Assignment "Books"

Saturday, August 24, 2019, Group Shoot: [Photos] Main Detroit Library, in support of September Special Assignment "BOOKS".

Thursday, August 22, 2019, Monthly Meeting: [Photos] Monochrome, Very Best, Special Assignment "Motion"

Thursday, August 22, 2019, Group Shoot: [Photos] Concert behind the library after our meeting

Thursday, July 25, 2019, Monthly Meeting: [Photos] Group Shoot, Very Best, Special Assignment "Architecture"

Sunday, July 7, 2019, Group Shoot: [Photos] Commemorative Air Force AirPower Tour at Oakland County Airport

Thursday, June 27, 2019, Monthly Meeting: [Photos] Color Creative, Very Best, Special Assignment "Smoke or Steam", Print Competition Results

Sunday, June 9, 2019, Group Shoot: [Photos] Cars 'R' Stars, at Packard Proving Grounds, West side of Van Dyke, south of 23 Mile Rd. Meet after $5 ticket purchase, near entrance area

Sunday, June 2, 2019, Group Shoot: 4th Annual Colors of Hope 5k Run/Walk (meet at Riverbends Park, off 22 Mile Rd, at Hickory Grove Pavillion)

Thursday, May 23, 2019, Monthly Meeting: [Photos] Nature, Very Best, Special Assignment "Store Fronts", submit Print Competition Prints (one color, one monochrome, each on 16x20 foam board)

Thursday, April 25, 2019, Monthly Meeting: [Photos] Monochrome, Very Best, Special Assignment "Island of Light", club dues ($25) were due

April 7, 2019, Group Shoot: [Photos] Impromptu walk in Stony Creek Metropark

Thursday, March 28, 2019, Monthly Meeting: Group Shoot, Very Best, Special Assignment "Find the Face"

Thursday, February 28, 2019, Monthly Meeting: Color Creative, Very Best, Special Assignment "Ice or Snow"

Thursday, January 24, 2019, Monthly Meeting: Nature, Very Best, Special Assignment "Seats", also go to Freddy Fabris Renaissance Series and use arrow keys to scroll through the photos.

Sunday, January 20, 2019, Group Shoot: [Photos] Ford Piquette Plant, David Whitney Building, Guardian Building


2018

Thursday, December 13, 2018, Monthly Meeting: 20 best photos from 2018, at the annual pizza party

Thursday, November 29, 2018, Monthly Meeting: Monochrome, Very Best, Special Assignment "Orange or Halloween"

Saturday, November 17, 2018, Group Shoot: [Photos] North Pole Express (Pere Marquette 1225)

Thursday, October 25, 2018, Monthly Meeting: Group Shoot, Very Best, Special Assignment "Red or Apples"

Thursday, September 27, 2018, Monthly Meeting: Color Creative, Very Best, Special Assignment "Houses or Places of Worship"

Thursday, August 23, 2018, Monthly Meeting: Nature, Very Best, Special Assignment "Rustic/Weathered"

Thursday, August 23, 2018, Group Shoot: Mt. Clemens photo-walk, with a challenge to photograph doorways and music.

Thursday, July 26, 2018, Monthly Meeting: Monochrome, Very Best, Special Assignment "50mm"

Thursday, June 28, 2018, Monthly Meeting: Group Shoot, Very Best, Special Assignment "Boats"

Thursday, June 14, 2018, Group Shoot: Baseball Game at Jimmy John's Field in Utica, General Admission Ticket is $6. Gates open at 6PM, game begins at 7PM.

Sunday, June 10, 2018, Group Shoot: Cars 'R' Stars @ PPG at Packard Proving Grounds, West side of Van Dyke Ave, south of 23 Mile Road.

Thursday, May 24, 2018, Monthly Meeting: Color Creative, Group Shoot, Special Assignment "Flowers"

Thursday, April 26, 2018, Monthly Meeting: Nature, Group Shoot, Special Assignment "Wet"

Thursday, March 22, 2018, Monthly Meeting: Monochrome, Group Shoot, Special Assignment "Cookies"

Saturday, March 3, 2018, Group Shoot: Stahl's Automotive Museum, New Baltimore, at 11:00 AM, open until 4 PM. Cameras permitted, no tripods, monopods, selfie sticks or large camera bags. Sale of photos is prohibited. Meet at Gus Coney Island at 9:30 AM for breakfast if you'd like, Gratiot just south of 23 Mile Rd. Also visited the New Haven Grand Trunk Railroad Depot, with a nice view of the New Haven Farmer's Elevator next door.

Thursday, February 22, 2018, Monthly Meeting: Color General, Group Shoot, Special Assignment "Levitation"

Thursday, January 25, 2018, Monthly Meeting: Color Creative, Group Shoot, Special Assignment "Railroad"

Saturday, January 13, 2018, Group Shoot: Detroit Institute of Arts, and a drive through southwest Detroit. Intended to also visit the Detroit Public Library, but it was closed in honor of the Martin Luther King Jr Holiday on the 15th), and the Scarab Club, but it was closed for renovation.


2017

Thursday, December 14, 2017, Monthly Meeting: Twenty Best Photos from 2017, shown while we enjoyed our annual pizza party.

Saturday, November 18, 2017, Group Shoot: Pere Marquette 1225 passing the Carland Grain Elevator, and in Ashley, Michigan, and railroad sights in Owasso and Durand, Michigan

Thursday, November 16, 2017, Monthly Meeting: Nature, Group Shoot, Special Assigment "Fall"

Saturday, November 10, 2017, Group Shoot: Scouting the Carland Grain Elevator

Thursday, October 26, 2017, Monthly Meeting: Color General, Group Shoot, Special Assigment "Portrait"

Monday, October 9, 2017, Group Shoot: Astrophotography on Ray Center Road

Thursday, September 28, 2017, Monthly Meeting: Color Creative, Group Shoot, Special Assigment "What I Did This Summer"

Thursday, August 24, 2017, Monthly Meeting: Nature, Group Shoot, Special Assigment "Three Photos That Tell a Story"

Thursday, July 27, 2017, Monthly Meeting: Monochrome, Group Shoot, Special Assigment "Antique and Vintage"

Thursday, June 22, 2017, Monthly Meeting: Color General, Group Shoot, Special Assigment "Arches"

Thursday, May 25, 2017, Monthly Meeting: Color Creative, Group Shoot, Special Assigment "Outside"

Saturday, May 13, 2017, Group Shoot: Stony Creek Metropark Nature Center

Thursday, April 27, 2017, Monthly Meeting: Nature, Group Shoot, Special Assigment "Fruit Dropped Into a Glass of Water"

Thursday, March 23, 2017, Monthly Meeting: Monochrome, Group Shoot, Special Assigment "Peppers"

Thursday, February 23, 2017, Monthly Meeting: Color General, Group Shoot, Special Assigment "Piles of Things"

Thursday, January 26, 2017, Monthly Meeting: Color Creative, Group Shoot, Special Assigment "Night Lights"


2016

Thursday, December 15, 2016, Monthly Meeting: Twenty Best Photos from 2016

Thursday, November 17, 2016, Monthly Meeting: Nature, Group Shoot, Special Assigment "Election"

Thursday, October 27, 2016, Monthly Meeting: Monochrome, Group Shoot, Special Assigment (I can't remember)

Thursday, September 22, 2016, Monthly Meeting: Color General, Group Shoot, Special Assigment "Historical Photo With a Story"

Thursday, August 25, 2016, Monthly Meeting: Color Creative, Group Shoot, Special Assigment "Panorama"

Thursday, August 4, 2016, Group Shoot: Royal Oak

Thursday, July 28, 2016, Monthly Meeting: Nature, Group Shoot, Special Assigment (I can't remember)

Thursday, June 23, 2016, Monthly Meeting: Monochrome, Group Shoot, Special Assigment "Paint on the Wall"

Group Shoot prior to June 2016: The Washington Township Fire Station

Group Shoot prior to June 2016: Delia Park, Model Shoot

Group Shoot prior to June 2016: Zombie Walk, Hart Plaza, Detroit

Group Shoot prior to June 2016: Masonic Temple, Detroit

Group Shoot prior to June 2016: Holiday Lights, Rochester, Michigan

Group Shoot prior to June 2016: Model Shoot, Mt. Clemens Library

Group Shoot prior to June 2016: Annual Palm Sunday Orchid Show, Madison Heights

Group Shoot prior to June 2016: Belle Isle Conservatory, Aquarium, Lighthouse Shoot, Detroit

Group Shoot prior to June 2016: Lake St. Clair Voyageurs Encampment, Harrison Township

Group Shoot prior to June 2016: Civil War Reenactment, Wolcott Mills Metropark, Ray Township

Group Shoot prior to June 2016: Tillson Street Halloween Decorations, Romeo, Michigan

Group Shoot prior to June 2016: George George Park, Clinton Township