Shadows will be the competition theme when the Wassenberg Camera Club next meets at 7 pm on Thursday, Sept. 9, at the Art Center on S. Washington St. The long awaited Club Tee Shirts will also be available at the meeting.
    Shooting pictures where you want the shadows to be prominent, such as on drifting sand or snow, need to be done before 10 am or after 4 pm when the sun is closer to the horizon. As you start closer to sunrise or sunset, the more the length of the shadows will increase in the picture.
    Shadows can add depth to a scene, lead the eye to the subject, and produce interesting patterns on a surface. Modern cameras use a light averaging system to determine the proper exposure. As a result, the light areas are often overexposed to compensate for the dark areas. You'll need to meter for the shadow area and lock your exposure setting. Another method would be to set the aperture on f16 and the shutter to 1/ISO setting. (an ISO setting of 200 would call for a shutter speed of 1/200)
    As you study the scene you are about to shoot, consider what part the shadows will play as you compose your picture.
    Congratulations are due the Best of Show winners in Fair Board's Photo Exhibit. Tanya Etgen won the Sr. Color and Keith Mongold the Sr. B/W. In the Jr. Division, Nataley Hattery won the Color award and Katlyn Dickson won for B/W.
    Camera Club members did well in the judging. The Gamble family saw Greg win 3 firsts & a 3rd, Chloee won 2 firsts & 2 seconds, and Cody won 2 firsts, 2 seconds & 2 thirds. The Hattery family also did well with Jodi winning a 1st, Nataley a 1st, and Joshua winning 2 firsts, 2 seconds, & a 3rd. The Mongold family saw Keith also win a 1st and Kylee win a 1st, 2 seconds & a 3rd. Karl Gribler won a 2nd & a 3d and Katlyn Dickson also won a 1st & a 3rd..
    If you enjoy seeing good pictures, be sure to check out the photo exhibit while attending the fair.