Sun, Jul 26, 2026: Reminder: Deadline to email Pete your August Newsletter Challenge: Click Outside the Lines photos: Lost in Space – Make negative space the star of your shot.
Thu, Aug 20, 2026, 6:30-9:00 PM: Monthly Meeting: 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:MO: Monochrome (up to 1 photo can be submitted in this category)VB: Very Best (up to 1 photo can be submitted in this category)CR: Composition Rules "[Diagonal]" (up to 1 photo can be submitted in this category)SA: Special Assignment "Car Details" [Ex1] [Ex2] (up to 1 photo can be submitted in this category)Up to 1 additional photo can be submitted in one of the above categories.The photos you submit will be shown automatically on our website unless you opt-out.Watch this video to learn how to upload your meeting photos.Members Only:
click here to submit your photo(s) for the meeting by noon the day before the meeting.
or you can Email your photos to EccMacombMi@gmail.com by noon the day before the meeting.Please follow these guidelines and name your photos in compliance with our naming standards.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.
Sat, Aug 22, 2026, time TBD: Jackson Civil War Muster, it's on the smaller side so it's easy to walk around and see everything in a day. Plus they do a photo contest with prizes. I (Pat Reed) took third place last year so it should be easy for someone in the club to grab that first place spot! Restaurant TBD
Mon, Aug 24, 2026: Reminder: Deadline to email Pete your September Newsletter Challenge: Click Outside the Lines photos: Photo Rembrandt – Recreate a famous painting or artwork with photography.
Sat, Sep 12, 2026, 2:30 PM: Detroit Night Shoot, Here's our Itinerary. Dinner at Grand Trunk Pub
Thu, Sep 17, 2026, 6:30-9:00 PM: Monthly Meeting: GS: Group Shoot, VB: Very Best, CR: Composition Rules "[Negative Space] and [Using Negative Space]", SA: Special Assignment "People at Work" [Ex1] [Ex2]
Wed, Sep 23, 2026: Reminder: Deadline to email Pete your October Newsletter Challenge: Click Outside the Lines photos: Pocket Giants – Use forced perspective to make people or objects huge (or tiny!).
Thu, Oct 8, 2026, 6:30 PM: Tentative: 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 them to size.
Thu, Oct 15, 2026, 6:30-9:00 PM: Monthly Meeting: NA: Nature, VB: Very Best, CR: Composition Rules "[Rule of Space] and [to show Motion and Direction]", SA: Special Assignment "Street Photography" [defined] (and Print Competition submission deadline)
Sat, Oct 17, 2026, time TBD: Detroit River Walk: (parking is at Rivard Plaza Parking 1422 Atwater St. Detroit, and also close to the Ren Cen at Miller Parking Garage 414 Renaissance St. Detroit), Restaurant TBD
Sat, Oct 24, 2026: Reminder: Deadline to email Pete your November Newsletter Challenge: Click Outside the Lines photos: Triple Shot Story – Tell a beginning, middle, and end in three photos.
Thu, Nov 5, 2026, 6PM: Indoor Group Shoot (near our normal meeting room) Bring a tripod and your favorite lenses (perhaps a Macro lens) and interesting tabletop things for everyone to photograph, like we did on Jan 22, 2026 and Jan 30, 2025 and Mar 14, 2024 and Nov 2, 2023
Thu, Nov 19, 2026, 6:30-9:00 PM: Monthly Meeting: CC: Color Creative, VB: Very Best, CR: Composition Rules "[Contrast]", SA: Special Assignment "Windows" [Ex1] [Ex2]
Tue, Nov 24, 2026: Reminder: Deadline to email Pete your December Newsletter Challenge: Click Outside the Lines photos: Face It! – Discover faces hiding in everyday objects around you.
Sat, Dec 5, 2026, 7:45AM: Pere Marquette 1225 - the North Pole Express from Owosso to Ashley: Check out our new and improved itinerary for the ECC's fifth (almost) annual extravaganza! 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 17, 2026, 6:30-9:00 PM: Annual Pizza Party for Paid-Up Members Only: submit 10 more photos taken (preferably) this year.
Thu, Jan 21, 2027, 6:30-9:00 PM: Monthly Meeting: MO: Monochrome, VB: Very Best, GS: Group Shoot, SA: Special Assignment "Red"
Thu, Feb 18, 2027, 6:30-9:00 PM: Monthly Meeting: NA: Nature, VB: Very Best, GS: Group Shoot, SA: Special Assignment "Antique"
Thu, Mar 18, 2027, 6:30-9:00 PM: Monthly Meeting: CC: Color Creative, VB: Very Best, GS: Group Shoot, SA: Special Assignment "Macro"
Thu, Apr 15, 2027, 6:30-9:00 PM: Monthly Meeting: MO: Monochrome, VB: Very Best, GS: Group Shoot, SA: Special Assignment "TBD"
Thu, May 20, 2027, 6:30-9:00 PM: Monthly Meeting: NA: Nature, VB: Very Best, GS: Group Shoot, SA: Special Assignment "TBD"
Thu, Jun 17, 2027, 6:30-9:00 PM: Monthly Meeting: CC: Color Creative, VB: Very Best, GS: Group Shoot, SA: Special Assignment "TBD"
Thu, Jul 15, 2027, 6:30-9:00 PM: Monthly Meeting: MO: Monochrome, VB: Very Best, GS: Group Shoot, SA: Special Assignment "TBD"
Thu, Aug 19, 2027, 6:30-9:00 PM: Monthly Meeting: NA: Nature, VB: Very Best, GS: Group Shoot, SA: Special Assignment "Transportation"
Thu, Sep 16, 2027, 6:30-9:00 PM: Monthly Meeting: CC: Color Creative, VB: Very Best, GS: Group Shoot, SA: Special Assignment "Bee on a Flower"
Thu, Oct 21, 2027, 6:30-9:00 PM: Monthly Meeting: MO: Monochrome, VB: Very Best, GS: Group Shoot, SA: Special Assignment "Long Exposure"
Thu, Nov 18, 2027, 6:30-9:00 PM: Monthly Meeting: NA: Nature, VB: Very Best, GS: Group Shoot, SA: Special Assignment "TBD"
Thu, Dec 16, 2027, 6:30-9:00 PM: Annual Pizza Party for Paid-Up Members Only: submit 10 more photos taken (preferably) this year.
