Thu, Nov 19, 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:CC: Color Creative (up to 1 pair of photos can be submitted in this category)CR: Composition Rules "[Contrast]" (up to 1 photo can be submitted in this category)SA: Special Assignment "Windows" [Ex1] [Ex2] (up to 1 photo can be submitted in this category)VB: Very Best (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 for the form to upload your meeting photo(s) 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.
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, 7:45 AM: "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. Bring photography-related stuff you want to sell or give away.
Thu, Jan 7, 2027, 6:30-9:00 PM: Education: Shutter School: Speed Lights
Sat, Jan 9, 2027, Time TBD: Henry Ford Museum
Thu, Jan 21, 2027, 6:30-9:00 PM: Monthly Meeting: MO: Monochrome, GS: Group Shoot, SA: Special Assignment "Nautical" [Example1] [Example2], VB: Very Best
Thu, Feb 4, 2027, 6:30-9:00 PM: Education: Shutter School: Lightroom Develop Module / Masking Tools
Thu, Feb 11, 2027, 6:00-9:00 PM: Indoor Group Shoot Bring a tripod and your favorite lenses (perhaps a Macro lens) and interesting tabletop things for everyone to photograph.
Thu, Feb 18, 2027, 6:30-9:00 PM: Monthly Meeting: NA: Nature, GS: Group Shoot, SA: Special Assignment "Shallow Depth of Field" [Example1] [Example2], VB: Very Best
Thu, Mar 4, 2027, 6:30-9:00 PM: Education: Shutter School: Syncing Lightroom Classic with Lightroom (Mobile version) and Cataloging / Saving images in Lightroom
Sat, Mar 13, 2027, Time TBD: Pewabic Pottery & Cathedral of St. Paul
Thu, Mar 18, 2027, 6:30-9:00 PM: Monthly Meeting: CC: Color Creative, GS: Group Shoot, SA: Special Assignment "Macro" [Example1] [Example2], VB: Very Best
Thu, Apr 1, 2027, 6:30-9:00 PM: Shutter School - Panorama Images. Shooting and Editing
Thu, Apr 15, 2027, 6:30-9:00 PM: Monthly Meeting: MO: Monochrome, GS: Group Shoot, SA: Special Assignment "Still Life" [Example1] [Example2], VB: Very Best
Sat, Apr 24, 2027, Time TBD: Gilmore Car Museum ($20 admission, free parking, Sat-Sun 9-6, 3 hour drive, 2 restaurants on site)
Sat, May 15, 2027, 9:00 AM: Heidelberg Project, Elmwood Cemetery
8:30 AM Carpool departs from Panera at Van Dyke and 16 Mile
Heidelberg Project at 3600 Heidelberg St, Detroit
Elmwood Cemetery at 1030 Elmwood St, Detroit (closes at noon)
Lunch at Atwater Brewery at 237 Jos Campau, Detroit
Thu, May 20, 2027, 6:30-9:00 PM: Monthly Meeting: NA: Nature, GS: Group Shoot, SA: Special Assignment "Complementary Colors", VB: Very Best
Thu, Jun 3, 2027, Time TBD: UWM (Jimmy Johns) Baseball
Thu, Jun 17, 2027, 6:30-9:00 PM: Monthly Meeting: CC: Color Creative, GS: Group Shoot, SA: Special Assignment "Signs", VB: Very Best
Thu, Jul 15, 2027, 6:30-9:00 PM: Monthly Meeting: MO: Monochrome, GS: Group Shoot, SA: Special Assignment "A Light in the Dark", VB: Very Best
Sat, Jul 24, 2027, Time TBD: Cranbrook Gardens
Tue, Aug 10, 2027, Time TBD: Grosse Point Sail Club
Thu, Aug 19, 2027, 6:30-9:00 PM: Monthly Meeting: NA: Nature, GS: Group Shoot, SA: Special Assignment "Silhouettes", VB: Very Best
Sat, Sep 11, 2027, Time TBD: Detroit Night Shoot
Thu, Sep 16, 2027, 6:30-9:00 PM: Monthly Meeting: CC: Color Creative, GS: Group Shoot, SA: Special Assignment "Insects", VB: Very Best
Sat, Oct 9, 2027, Time TBD: Detroit Zoo (Sat-Sun 9-5, $27, Seniors $24, Parking $8, 8450 W 10 Mile Rd, Royal Oak, MI)
Thu, Oct 14, 2027, 6:00-9:00 PM: 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 21, 2027, 6:30-9:00 PM: Monthly Meeting: MO: Monochrome, GS: Group Shoot, SA: Special Assignment "Street Photography" [defined], VB: Very Best
Thu, Nov 4, 2027, 6:00-9:00 PM: Indoor Group Shoot Bring a tripod and your favorite lenses (perhaps a Macro lens) and interesting tabletop things for everyone to photograph.
Thu, Nov 18, 2027, 6:30-9:00 PM: Monthly Meeting: NA: Nature, GS: Group Shoot, SA: Special Assignment "Animal Faces", VB: Very Best
Sat, Dec 4, 2027, Time TBD: PM1225, Rochester Christmas Parade, or Ford Piquette Plant (Club to Decide)
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.
