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SPRING 2013 MEETING - OUR 25th MEETING!

NATURE PHOTOGRAPHERS OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST

Biannual Meeting

April 6, 2013 (Saturday) 10 AM to 5 PM
University of Oregon in Eugene, OR

Guest Speaker: Frans Lanting

Our spring meeting will be April 6 at the University of Oregon in Eugene, OR. We will open the doors at 8:30 AM, and the program will begin at 10 AM.

The invited speaker will be Frans Lanting. Frans has been hailed as one of the great nature photographers of our time. His influential work appears in books, magazines, and exhibitions around the world. A former director of photography at National Geographic has said "He has the mind of a scientist, the heart of a hunter, and the eyes of a poet."

Frans' morning presentation is entitled "Eye to Eye with Life" and his afternoon presentation is "Cheetahs on the Run" (See the Nov. 2012 issue of the National Geographic). Treat yourself to Frans' website at www.lanting.com.

Do bring your digital camera bodies for sensor cleanings at a bargain price by Advanced Camera.

A special thanks to our cosponsor, the Environmental Studies Program of the University of Oregon.

Competitions
The projected image competition will be exclusively digital. Send a maximum of three digital files as email attachments, each smaller than 3 MB in size, to NPPNW.submissions@gmail.com. Include text in your email message that describes the attachments. Your digital files must be received no later than Friday, March 29.

PLEASE ALSO NOTE THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS FOR DIGITAL PHOTO SUBMISSIONS: The file names for submitted images must have the format: PhotoTitle_by_PhotographerName_X.jpg, where “PhotoTitle” is your title for the photo, “PhotographerName” is your name, and X is a 1-character code of P, S or W for Plantlife, Scenic or Wildlife, respectively.

In addition, participants are encouraged to bring a maximum of two prints. The prints may be matted but not framed.  The total external dimensions (including mat) must not exceed 48 inches (length + width). The categories for the print competitions are the same as those for the projected images. We will again use a “limited hand of man” rule. Any man made object in the entry should not be a major or significant portion of the image.

Directions
From Interstate 5, take Exit 194B onto I-105 West. Stay to the right and take Exit 2, keep left and follow the signs to the University of Oregon. Proceed in the left lane over the Ferry Street Bridge, exiting onto Broadway, which becomes Franklin Blvd. At the first stop light on Franklin Blvd. turn right onto Alder St. Drive four blocks and turn left on 14th Street. Park in Lot 16A on your left. Walk east to Columbia Hall which is located near the intersection of 13th St. and University St. (Follow the red balloons.)

Additional Information
For those that wish to arrive on Friday (April 5), a block of rooms has been reserved at the Phoenix Inn Suites in Eugene. Please contact the Inn directly to reserve a room (800-344-0131). If you identify yourself as a member of the Nature Photographers of the Pacific Northwest, you will receive a special rate of $95 plus tax for one or two persons. From Interstate 5, exit onto I-105 West. Stay to the right and take Exit 2 and then keep left and follow the signs to the University of Oregon. Proceed over the Ferry Street Bridge, exiting onto Broadway, which becomes Franklin Blvd. The Phoenix Inn (850 Franklin Blvd.) will be on your right at the first traffic light after exiting the bridge. The Inn will be the site of an informal conversation among NPPNW members beginning at 7:30 PM on Friday evening.

For a printable online registration form,
please click here.

The Nature Photographers of the Pacific Northwest meets twice a year, rotating meeting sites.

For more information contact Larry Rosenkoetter (Corvallis, OR) at 541-752-1846, Bob Petit (Eugene, OR) at 541-953-1818, Bob Johnson (Seattle area) at 206-632-9147, or Pat Starr (Portland, OR) at 503-253-9119.


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The primary purpose of the NATURE PHOTOGRAPHERS OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST is to share information about nature and wildlife photography and thereby to promote the growth and development of its members.