Images by the Bay

Gulf States Camera Club Council 56th Annual Convention

April 8 - 10, 2010
Hosted by Corpus Christi Camera Club
Holiday Inn Airport, Corpus Christi, TX   $69 group rate
Call 361-289-5100, mention Gulf States
Visit website: visitcorpuschristitx.org for additional information about our city

Registration
REGISTER ON-LINE and pay with PayPal
Early registration,all 3 days $50.00 through March 15th
Late registration $65.00
Friday afternoon only $25.00
Saturday only $35.00
Students with ID 12 and up $15.00
Students under 12 $5.00
 

Thursday April 8

1:00-7:00 p.m. pick up information packets at hotel
3:00-7:00 p.m.  Hospitality Room

7:00 p.m.  End-of-Year Competition

Friday April 9

Field Trips

8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

* some fees apply, pay on your own.  Download this PDF for more detail

• Model Shoot (at hotel all day)
• Lexington/TX. ($12.95 adult, $10.95 SR and military active or inactive with ID).
• State Aquarium ($15.95 adult, $14.95 SR)
• Hans Suter Park (birds)
• Hazel Bazemore (birds)
• Botanical Gardens ($4.00 ad/$3.50 SR w/coupon) (flowers, butterfly garden, birds)
• Bayfront-boats, harbor (boats, birds, skyline, bridge, Lexington)
• Heritage Park (houses)
• Port Aransas Nature Center (birds, alligator, naturias, flowers)
• Aransas Wildlife Refuge ($3.00 individual, $5.00 car) 1 ½ hour drive to and back (birds, javelinas, deer, alligators, armadillos, turkeys, vultures) Opens ½ hour before sunrise to ½ after sunset. Accepts park pass members.
• Padre Island (beach, shore birds, sanddunes) FREE
• Padre Island National Seashore ($10.00 national park fee)

Afternoon Sessions

1:30-2:20 Don Pederson-Coastal Bend Photo Contest (Nature)
2:30-3:20 Ron Randolph- Commercial-Industrial Photography
3:30-4:20 Hal Wallar-High Dynamic Range

4:45  Members Meeting

7:00 p.m.  Barbeque Dinner
Featuring Canon "Master of Light" Adam Jones
Cost: $15.00 (dinner/speaker)
$10.00 (speaker only)
Music by: The Deadbeats

Saturday April 10

Morning Sessions
8:00-8:50 Dr. Bahamon-High Speed Flash Photography (Hummingbird photographer)
9:00-9:50 Todd Yates-Photojournalism
10:00-10:50 
11:00-11:50 Eleanore Avery Winter in Japan

Afternoon Sessions
1:15-2:05 John Hill-Exploring Elements of Composition for Better Images
2:15-3:05 Carol McCreary - Photoshop Creations Using Actions
3:15-4:05
4:15-5:05 Tom Savage - Life and Death in Tanzania

5:15 p.m.   GSCCC board of Directors meeting

7:00 p.m.  Awards Banquet $25
Chicken Picata - -Juicy chicken breast, slightly breaded and pan fried and served with lemony herb sauce, garden fresh salad, potato or rice (chef’s choice) seasonal fresh vegetable, warm rolls, butter, chef’s choice of dessert, iced tea and coffee.