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Club Activities Information

What you will find here...

* Monthly Announcements
* Recommended Activities
* Photography Classes
* Member Recommended Websites for Inspiration
* Club Image Competition Rules and Information

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22-23 Mar 2025
10am-4pm

GREATER OMAHA

ORCHID SOCIETY 
ANNUAL ORCHID SHOW 

* (Lauritzen Gardens, Omaha NE)
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15 Mar -to- 30 Apr 2025
GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKEN 
MIGRATION VIEWING INFORMATION
(Nebraska)

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18-30 Apr 2025
NELSON FARMS

TULIP FESTIVAL
(Valley Nebraska)
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25-27 Apr 2025
2-4 May 2025

JUNKSTOCK 2025
* CLICK image/icon for more information...

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27 Apr 2025 - 9:15am-11:15am
WILDFLOWER WALK

OVERLAND PARK ARBORETUM & BOTANICAL GARDENS
(8909 W. 179th St., Overland Park, Kansas)
* CLICK image/icon for more information... [May require a Facebook login to view...]

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April-May 2025
SKAGIT VALLEY

TULIP FESTIVAL
(Skagit Valley, Washington)
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01-03 May 2025
TULIP TIME FESTIVAL
"Our Heritage in Bloom" PELLA IOWA's 90th ANNUAL FESTIVAL
(Pella Iowa)
* Pella is beautiful and unique all year long, but at Tulip Time it comes alive with tulips, Dutch attire, food, fun, and more.

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4 May 2025 - Sunday
Midwest Winds Kite Fliers

KIT FESTIVAL
(LaVista Sports Complex, LaVista Nebraska)
* CLICK image for more information... [May require a Facebook login to access...]

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1 Jun 2025

Sunday - 11am-4:30pm
OMAHA ROSE SOCIETY'S

ROSE DAY AND SHOW
(Lauritzen Gardens, Omaha Nebraska)
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7 Jun 2025 - 10am-12pm
2nd ANNUAL BUTTERFLY

RELEASE PARTY

(72nd Street & Hwy 370, Papillion, NE, United States, Nebraska 68046)
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12 Jun 2025
14 Aug 2025

BUTTERFLY BLIZZARD

(Christina Reiman Gardens, 1407 University Blvd, Ames Iowa)
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13-14 Jun 2025
FALLS CITY

HOT AIR BALLOON FESTIVAL
(Brenner Field, 3301 Business Parkway North, Falls City Nebraska)
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20-25 Jul 2025
NEBRASKA STAR PARTY
(Merritt Reservoir, Snake Campground, Valentine Nebraska)

* Certified as an International Dark Sky Park
* Best event and place to view the night sky in Nebraska!
* Registration opens in February 2025
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25 Jul - 02 Aug 2025
NATIONAL BALLOON CLASSIC FESTIVAL
(Indianola Iowa)
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7-10 Aug 2025
31st ANNUAL PONCA TRIBE OF
NEBRASKA POWWOW
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7-17 Aug 2025
IOWA STATE FAIR 2025
(Des Moines Iowa)
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7-17 Aug 2025
MISSOURI STATE FAIR 2025
(Sedalia Missouri)
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14-17 Aug 2025
2025 OLD WEST

BALLOON FEST
11th ANNIVERSARY
Magic in the Western Skies

(Mitchell Nebraska)
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8-10 Aug 2025
ALBERT CITY THRESHERMEN AND
COLLECTORS SHOW
(Albert City Iowa)
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15-16 Aug 2025
19th ANNUAL NEBRASKA

BALLOON AND WINE

FESTIVAL 2025
(Ta-Ha-Zouka Park, 905 Elkhorn Drive, Elkhorn Nebraska)
* CLICK image/icon to Show more information... (May require a Facebook Login to view)

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22 Aug - 1 Sep 2025
NEBRASKA STATE FAIR 2025

(Grand Island Nebraska)
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07-Sep -to- 10-Sep - Photography Trip 
TRANS-ALLEGHANEY

ASYLUM GHOST TOUR
(Weston West Virginia)
* CLICK image for more information on the location - travel planning and information available from the TPC Activities Committee at each of the up-coming meetings until departure day...

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12 Sep 2025 - 5-9pm
OMAHA CAMERA CLUB

100-YEAR CELEBRATION
(Hot Shops Art Center, 1301 Nicholas Street, Omaha Nebraska)
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Tentative - Sep/Oct 2025
GUIDED TOUR OF

COVERED BRIDGES

MADISON COUNTY IOWA
(73 Jefferson Street, Winterset, IA 50273)
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Tentative - Sep/Oct 2025
BRIDGES OF

MADISON COUNTY
(Winterset Iowa)
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The Club meets twice a month from January to October. The Club also plans group photo shoot activities/outings each month coordinated by our Activities Coordinator and notifies members by Email and Social Media links. Check with us by using our "Contact Us" link to learn the latest...

 

Our meeting location is:

   1326 S 26th Street, Omaha, NE 68105-2380

    Grace Ev. Lutheran Church * Please know - we do not have any affiliation with the Church -- The pastor and congregation have just been very supportive of our club each year by offering us the use of their community room each month.

 

Next Meeting times and events as follows:​​

​​​(APR-2025)

​19-Apr - Saturday "Tentative" - Time TBD - Coordinated through email...

            * Photo Outing - "Nelson Farms Tulip Festival"

               https://nelsonproducefarm.mazeplay.com/Products/tulip-festival

              https://www.nelsonproducefarm.com/copy-of-farm-activites
23-Apr - Wednesday 7pm - Meeting -

            * SOM "Portraits" - Digital Image Competition

​26-Apr - Saturday "Tentative" - Time TBD - Coordinated through email...

             * Photo Outing - "Junkstock"

             * https://www.junkstock.com/

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(MAY-2025)
14-May - Wednesday 7pm -

            * Program/Presentation - "Camera Basics 101"
28-May - Wednesday 7pm -

            * Meeting - SOM "Graffiti" - Print Competition

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(JUN-2025)
11-Jun - Wednesday 7pm -

            * Program/Presentation - "Topaz Labs Post Processing Demonstration"
25-Jun - Wednesday 7pm -

            * Meeting - SOM "Architecture, Churches, or Dilapidated" - Digital Image Competition

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(JUL-2025)
09-Jul - Wednesday 7pm -

            * Program/Presentation - "How to Make a Macro Photograph"
23-Jul - Wednesday 7pm -

            * Meeting - SOM "Bubbles" - Print Competition

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(AUG-2025)
13-Aug - Wednesday 7pm -

            * Program/Presentation - "TBD"
27-Aug - Wednesday 7pm -

            * Meeting - SOM "Macro-image" - Digital Image Competition

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(SEP-2025)
07-10-Sep - Tentative - Photography Tour

            * TRANS-ALLEGHANEY LUNATIC ASYLUM TOUR - (Weston West Virginia)

            * https://trans-alleghenylunaticasylum.com/ghost-tours/

10-Sep - Wednesday 7pm -

            * Program/Presentation - "TBD"

12-Sep - Friday 5-9pm - Outing

            * Omaha Camera Club 100-Year Celebration - Hotshops Art Center
24-Sep - Wednesday 7pm -

            * Meeting - SOM "Night Lights" - Print Competition

Sep/Oct - Tentative - Photography Fall Tour​​​

            * GUIDED TOUR OF COVERED BRIDGES - MADISON COUNTY IOWA

            * https://exploremadisoncounty.com/play/guided_tour_of_covered_bridges/

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(OCT-2025)
08-Oct - Wednesday 7pm -

            * Program/Presentation - "TBD"
22-Oct - Wednesday 7pm -

            * Meeting - SOM "Yellow Car(s)" - Digital Image Competition

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(NOV-2025)
12-Nov - Wednesday 7pm -

            * "2026 Club Activity Planning Meeting"

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(DEC-2025)
10-Dec - Wednesday 7pm -

            * Club Holiday Potluck Dinner

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* PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT - FEBRUARY 2026 - EISENBERG GALLERY at the JCC - on the Staenberg Kooper Fellman Campus (333 S 132nd St, Omaha Nebraska) - The TPC has been tentatively scheduled for February 2025 to Exhibit at the Eisenberg Gallery at the JCC of Omaha.  Members should make a meeting or reach out to the TPC Activities Committee for more information.​​​

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CALENDAR - METEOR SHOWER CALENDAR 2024-2025 (American Meteor Society)

CALENDAR - LUNAR CALENDAR - MOON PHASES CALENDAR FOR 2024 (Date and Time)

DAILY DASHBOARD - Aurora Borealis

ARTS CALENDAR - SPONSORED BY KVNO PUBLIC RADIO - OMAHA'S CLASSICAL RADIO STATION (90.7-FM)

DURHAM MUSEUM - CALENDAR

JOSLYN ART MUSEUM - CALENDAR

NEBRASKA ARTS COUNCIL - CALENDAR

POTTWWATTAMIE ARTS/CULTURE ENTERTAINMENT - CALENDAR

VISIT OMAHA - EVENTS

VISIT LINCOLN NEBRASKA - EVENTS

VISIT DES MOINES IOWA - EVENTS

VISIT KANSAS CITY MISSOURI - EVENTS

VISIT SIOUX CITY IOWA - EVENTS

VISIT SIOUX FALLS SOUTH DAKOTA - EVENTS

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Rockbrook Camera:

     Photography Classes - Omaha and Lincoln, Nebraska - click the link above to find and review the latest available classes offered by Rockbrook Camera.

EDUCATION - PHOTOGRAPHY CLASSES (Omaha Nebraska)

EDUCATION - Lincoln NE Photography Group Classes (Lincoln Nebraska)

EDUCATION - Kansas City Photography Group Classes (Kansas City MO)

EDUCATION - Fort Worth Photography Group Classes (Fort Worth TX)

EDUCATION - McKinney Photography Group Classes (McKinney TX)

EDUCATION - Dallas Photography Group Classes (Dallas TX)

EDUCATION - Lauritzen Gardens Adult Programs and Classes (Omaha Nebraska)

EDUCATION - MCC COMMUNITY & WORKFORCE EDUCATION (Omaha Nebraska)

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EXTERNAL LINKS DISCLAIMER
* The Photographers Club (TPC) website contains links to certain websites that are not affiliated with our club or its members. These may include State and Local government agencies, international agencies, commercial and private entities.
* TPC cannot attest to the accuracy of information provided by such websites. If we provide a link to such a website, this does not constitute an endorsement by our club, or its members of the information or products presented on the non-TPC website.
* In addition, such websites are not within our control and may not follow the same privacy, security or accessibility policies. Once you visit such a website, you are subject to the policies of that site.

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Depth Of Field, Where To Focus & Infinity - by Mike Browne

AWESOME TIPS AND EXAMPLES OF OUT-OF-FOCUS (OOF) PHOTOGRAPHY - by 121 Clicks - a World Class Portal dedicated for the Arts & Photography

ULTIMATE GUIDE TO UNDERSTANDING FOCUS IN PHOTOGRAPHY - By Leonardo Papèra and Iceland Photo Tours

FOCUS POINT PHOTOGRAPHY: HOW TO ACHIEVE ACCURATE FOCUS - By Shutterstock

DEALING WITH GRAY DAYS - from Digitial Photography

High Speed Sync Flash Photography with Hannah Couzens

In this video - Hannah will explain High Speed Sync. when and why you may wish to use it and demonstrate it in action with two photoshoots in very different conditions.

Shooting Portraits with One Speedlight by Sean Tucker

Great video providing a basic set-up and a list of the equipment needed to make photographic portraits anywhere with a single speedlight and a couple of modifiers.

Roksolyana Hilevych Photography 
Award-Winning Landscape Photographer based in Dolomites

Ansel Adams Inspired II
Facebook Group - dedicated to finding, creating, and sharing images in the style of Ansel Adams (This group REPLACES the Ansel Adams Inspired group)

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The Photographer's Club IMAGE COMPETITION CATEGORY/SUBJECT INFORMATION (Presented 1985, Current Rev. 07-24-2024)
 
The Photographer's Club Competition Categories (Subject of the Month (SOM) and Open), Monthly Subjects, and Medium Type (Print or Digital).

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Subject of the Month (​SOM) Subjects for 2025 - the Months assigned and Medium (Print or Digital):
  * (Jan) Hands (Print)
  * (Feb) Wide Angle Shot (Digital)
  * (Mar) Color Green (Print)
  * (Apr) Portraits (Digital)
  * (May) Graffiti (Print)
  * (Jun) Architecture, Churches, or Dilapidated (Digital)
  * (Jul) Bubbles (Print)
  * (Aug) Macro-image (Digital)
  * (Sep) Night Lights (Print)
  * (Oct) Yellow Car(s) (Digital)

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OPEN Category for 2025 has no restrictions - the photographer may reproduce their selected image with any alterations, edits, or enhancements - review the Rules for both SOM and OPEN categories in the Club Bylaws.

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Past Year's (2024) Subject of the Month (​SOM) Subjects and Months assigned:
  * (Jan) Snow Scenes (Digital)
  * (Feb) Candy (Print)
  * (Mar) Focus [Lack of Focus (or) a great deal of focus - Depth of Field] (Digital)
  * (Apr) New Growth (Print)
  * (May) What is it? (Digital)
  * (Jun) Complimentary Colors (Print)
  * (Jul) Shadows (Digital)
  * (Aug) Motion (Print)
  * (Sep) Waterfalls (Digital)
  * (Oct) Straight Out-of-the-Camera (Print)(8) Document Templates and Labels (found below in the links provided)

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Rules for each month's competitions can be found in the Club Bylaws under the "About Us" page of this website.

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Document Templates and Labels (found below in the links provided)

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