COBA (Camera Owners of the Bay Area) Holiday party and final meeting of 2008

jcdill

This is a reminder that the Holiday Party and final meeting of 2008
for the Camera Owners of the Bay Area (COBA) user group will be held
this Wednesday, December 10, 2008, in Cordura Hall 100 at Stanford
University from 7:30-10:00 pm.


== Agenda ==

19:00-19:30: Sign-in and mingling period
19:30-20:15: Bird Photography
20:15-21:00: Creating a Dance Calendar
21:00-21:45: Holiday Party


== Holiday Party ==

It's the end of the year and time for COBA's annual Holiday Party! If
you can, bring some snacks, food, drink and holiday photos to share
with your fellow COBA members. The more the better!


== Bird Photography ==

Why photograph birds? Birds are beautiful creatures. They are also
interesting. They lead fascinating lives. They exhibit exciting
behaviors such as predatory, courtship, reproductive, nesting, and
more. However, they don't stay still for long and can be challenging
to photograph.

Oliver Klink has tackled various aspects of bird photography over the
last few years. His work has progressed from photographing birds for
identification purpose, to capturing their challenging behaviors, to
finally turning photographs into stunning wildlife art print. You will
be dazzled by the story of the Black Crowned heron picking up
ducklings, the hummingbirds hugging a backyard fountains, birds in
flight at sunset, and many others.

Oliver Klink has a Masters in Physics engineering and an MBA in
business. Klink also studied photography in college in his home
country of Switzerland. He says, "Giving Nature the ability to speak
through my camera is what inspires me." Oliver travels to many
countries to teach workshops and photograph animals in the wild.
Oliver's work has been exhibited at various US and international
galleries. His most recent exhibit was at ModernBook Gallery in Palo
Alto, California

http://www.incredibletravelphotos.blogspot.com/


== Creating a Dance Calendar ==

Marty Sohl has been creating a calendar for the Lines Ballet company
for many years. Currently the calendar is sold at all Barnes and Noble
bookstores nationwide. This 45 minute presentation by Edward Casati,
Marty's husband/assistant will outline the process that Marty goes
through for photographing the dance company, sorting and proposing the
photos that can be used in the calendar, processing the photos and
submitting them for publication.

1 – Introduction
2 – Presentation of Materials
3 – History with Lines Ballet company
4 – How Marty established her relationship with Barnes and Noble
5 – A calendar photo session explained.
6 – Sorting and selecting process.
7 – File output – Quality and specs.
8 – Questions and Answers

Marty and Edward: http://unboundphoto.com/

Lines Ballet: http://www.linesballet.org/

Calendar: http://tinyurl.com/5ptlkn


== Location ==

Cordura Hall 100
210 Panama Street
Stanford, CA 94309
http://tinyurl.com/6ct8ob

Cordura Hall is on the corner of Campus Drive and Panama Street. Park
in the lot across the street. Cordura 100 is next to the courtyard
between Ventura Hall and Cordura Hall.


== More Information ==

For more information about COBA, please visit: http://coba.tow.com