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Please note: most meetings are held online using Zoom (see Calendar for exceptions). Club members receive Zoom links by email. Non-members wanting to attend a meeting are welcome to join us. Send an email to the PCC membership committee requesting a meeting Zoom link: send to pcc_mcmte@googlegroups.com

For videos of presentations and recorded meetings, visit the PCC Vimeo page: https://vimeo.com/pccmaine

Jan 1–31: Shoot Images for the January-themed Image Capture

During the month of January, club members are encouraged to capture three images:

• An image that reflects COLD.
• An image that is COLORFUL.
• An image that represents some sort of COLLECTION (multiple objects of a similar type, e.g., trees, coins, bricks).
• Images must be taken between the dates of Jan 1 and Jan 31.
• Name your three images for COLD, COLORFUL and COLLECTION in this format: yourname-COLD.jpg, yourname-COLORFUL.jpg, and yourname-COLLECTION.jpg.  Note: images should be in the standard size of 1920px maximum width, 1080px maximum height.
• Submit your three images as email attachments, send to PCC.Photowalk@gmail.com by the deadline, Wednesday Feb 1st.
• Images will be viewed and discussed at the February 6th Zoom meeting.

Monday February 6, 7pm:  Discussion of Images from January-themed Image Captures

(Zoom) We will view and discuss images taken for the January-themed Image Capture. (The deadline for submitting images is Feb 1st.)

Monday February 13, 7pm:  Projected Image Competition

Submission Guidelines:

• Deadline: Thursday, Feb 2nd
• One image per member. JPEG format only. Images should not exceed maximum width 1920px and maximum height 1080px.
• Name your image file in the format your name-[class A or B]-title.jpg, for example, Ansel-Adams-A-Winter-Storm-Yosemite.jpg
• Send your image file by email to pccupload@gmail.com (every entry receives a confirmation within 72 hrs).

Monday February 20, 7pm:  Discussion Night

(Zoom) Discussion Night: member images are discussed in an open, supportive way. Images are not judged or scored. All members are encouraged to submit one image.

• Deadline for submissions is Fri Feb 17.
• Images must be in JPEG/JPG format and sized to a maximum width of 1920px, and max height 1080px.
• Name your image file yourname-class A or B-imagetitle.jpg – for example, Ansel-Adams-A-Yosemite-Valley.jpg.
• Email your image file to pccupload@gmail.com. You will receive a confirmation email within 72 hours.

Monday February 27, 7pm:  Member Slide Shows (at Woodfords Club)

(In person meeting)  Always a popular, entertaining night of short slideshows by PCC members. Family, friends, anyone is welcome to join us to watch the shows. Submissions by members only. Slideshow Guidelines:

• Family appropriate content, please.
• Create (export) your slideshow as an .MP4 file (1080P at 30fps).
• Shows should be not longer than 4 minutes.
• Royalty Free or your own original music
• First "slide" should include the slideshow title and your name.
• After all of the image slides, add a slide that provides music attribution (song title, artist).
• The final slide should be a black slide – this will help with transitions from one slideshow to the next.
• Use WeTransfer (a free program) to send in your .MP4 file. When WeTransfer prompts you for a destination email, enter mleonard@maine.rr.com – Mike Leonard is collecting the slideshows for presentation at the meeting.
• Submission dates: submit your slideshow (i.e., use WeTransfer to send your .MP4 file) between Feb 10 and Feb 22. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, Feb 22.

Special note from Mike Leonard: members have the option of submitting a show that you made during COVID/Zoom – you can submit that instead of a new show. Your old show will look and sound much better "live" on the big screen at the in person meeting on 2/27.

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