Color key: [Monthly Meeting] [Group Shoot]
Thu, Oct 9, 2025, 6:30: Print Competition Mounting: bring your print(s) to our normal meeting location and we'll help you do the rest to mount them on foam-board and trim it to size.
Thu, Oct 16, 2025, 6:30-9:00 PM, Monthly Meeting: remember, today is the Print Competition submission deadline. Please also have mercy on our Treasurer and bring $25 cash (exact change) to this meeting to renew your dues for 2026.Where: Room 1 of the Shelby Township Activities Center, 14975 21 Mile Rd (north side of 21 Mile Rd, just west of Hayes)Photo Categories (please follow these guidelines and name your photos in compliance with our naming standards):Color Creative "[with a twist]" (up to 2 pairs of photos can be submitted in this category)Very Best (up to 1 photo can be submitted in this category)Special Assignment "Detroit/City/Urban" (up to 2 photos can be submitted in this category)If you'd like a more extensive critique on one (and only one) of your submitted photos, add a space and the letter 'C' to the end of your photo filename.If you can't attend the meeting but still want to submit photos, put the letter 'Z' and a space at the front of your filenames.The photos you submit will be shown automatically on our website unless you opt-out.Members Only: Email photos to EccMacombMi@gmail.com by 11:59 PM the night before the meeting.
Thu, Nov 20, 2025, 6:30-9:00 PM, Monthly Meeting: Monochrome, Very Best, Special Assignment "Reflections" (preferably upside down) [Example1] [Example2]. Please also bring $25 cash (exact change) to this meeting to renew your dues for 2026, if you didn't already.
Sat, Dec 6, 2025, 7:45AM: Pere Marquette 1225 - the North Pole Express from Owosso to Ashley: Check out our itinerary for the ECC's fifth (almost) annual extravaganza! (and a possible stop at the Holly Dickens Festival on the way home). This is our first ever attempt at photographing the Pere Marquette 1225 from an amazing 4 different locations between Owasso and Ashley, so hurry back into the car and buckle up! [Photos from our 2023 trip] [Photos from our 2019 trip] [Photos from our 2018 trip]
Thu, Dec 18, 2025, 6:30-9:00 PM, Annual Pizza Party for Paid-Up Members Only: submit 10 more photos taken (preferably) this year. January Newsletter Challenge: Color Quest – Pick one color and let it guide your lens for the day.
Thu, Jan 15, 2026, 6:30-9:00 PM, Monthly Meeting: Group Shoot, Very Best, Photographic Rules "[Rule of Thirds]", Special Assignment "Trains/Trams/Buses" [Ex1] [Ex2] February Newsletter Challenge: Blur-tastic – Play with motion blur or intentional camera movement.
Thu, Feb 19, 2026, 6:30-9:00 PM, Monthly Meeting: Nature, Very Best, Photographic Rules "[Leading Lines]", Special Assignment "TBD" March Newsletter Challenge: Mirror, Mirror – Capture reflections in water, glass, or anything shiny.
Thu, Mar 19, 2026, 6:30-9:00 PM, Monthly Meeting: Color Creative, Very Best, Photographic Rules "[Patterns]", Special Assignment "TBD" April Newsletter Challenge: Get a Grip on Grit – Hunt for bold, unusual textures up close.
Thu, Apr 16, 2026, 6:30-9:00 PM, Monthly Meeting: Monochrome, Very Best, Photographic Rules "[Fill the Frame]", Special Assignment "TBD" May Newsletter Challenge: Flip the Script – Take a photo upside down and make the familiar feel strange.
Thu, May 21, 2026, 6:30-9:00 PM, Monthly Meeting: Group Shoot, Very Best, Photographic Rules "[Rule of Odds]", Special Assignment "TBD" June Newsletter Challenge: Mini but Mighty – Turn small objects into heroes with clever framing.
