WTMRAC Meeting: November 22nd

[Mako Shark II]

Dear WTMRAC Members and curious on-lookers;

After much discussion, enthusiastic banter and otherwise lively thread posts, I am privileged to advise you that the November Meeting has been officially announced on our recently revamped website: http://www.wtmrac.org/meetings.html

The Next meeting will be at:
(Drum roll please)

Mako Shark II’s
1001 Newington Street
Collierville, TN 38017
901.922.0657 - office
901.573-8713 - cell

1001 Newington Street, Collierville

Hosted by: Marty (Mako) & Indra Klauss (who is occasionally and affectionately referred to as, “The $pousal Unit”)

Saturday, November 22nd
- Officers Meet at 5:30pm (Boring!)
- WTMRAC Members at 6:00pm till whenever????

Meeting Agenda:
- Review Action Items from last month
- Demonstration of plumbed water changes “on-the-fly” (We’re going to do a pressurized 20-gallon water change in about Four minutes (!)
- Main Topic of Discussion: Reef-Photography â€"œ Start to Finish

Special Guest Speaker: Richard Rendos

We will discuss & demonstrate step-by-step Photography:
- Tank Preparation
- Camera Brands, Shot set-up, Lighting
- Downloading
- Free ware (available software)
- Color balancing
- Web hosting
- And uploading of image files to ASP's

We will have a laptop / projector and a real-time web presentation by our own WTMRAC Daddy: Richard Rendos

There will be awesome Door Prizes, (Including Frags!) and maybe even a nifty little “Aqua-Mag” mounted Frag from Mako’s own 120.

Great Food & Soft drinks will be provided. Otherwise B.Y.O.B. (It is a Shark Party after all!)
:dance:
(We’re thinking about serving some homemade, authentic Chicago-style Pizzaahhhh! and Chi-Town Dogs)

We will have "Wrasse" & "I glue Animals to Rocks" T-Shirts available for sale. And Chaeto will be available too!
Come join us for the Fun and to help promote WTMRAC.

Bring a friend or a frag to Trade! (if you don't like your friends!)


R.S.V.P. please

 

[OneReef]

Sounds like a great meeting. Count me in for being there. Learning more about phtotgraphing our tanks is an awesome topic for me, as I struggle getting white balace correct and so forth. I look forward to hearing from Richard as well, and also look forward to seeing this nifty tank that you have posted pics of, and the under the stairwell equipment.

 

[alkamar]

I thought the meeting was being hosted by dzones?

 

[Mako Shark II]

That's "One".

BLAH, HAAA, HAAA, HAAA, Haaaaa!!!!!

 

[Mako Shark II]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13618092#post13618092 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by alkamar
I thought the meeting was being hosted by dzones?

Yeah, well.....

Like I said, "After much discussion, enthusiastic banter and otherwise lively thread posts, I am privileged to advise you that the November Meeting has been officially announced......"

(Marcus, the Officers contacted me as an alternate and requested that I host Nov., given my more central proximity.)

Like I recommended in one of other threads: We will review & sign-up Hosts for this coming the Year's (tentative) schedule at the next meeting. We will endeavor to mix up the venues between Jackson & Memphis. Cool?

 

[Reefdiver77]

I will be there.

 

[teena]

me to, i think i can make this one,

 

[mrharris3]

me too.. I will be there

 

[Goibot]

Cindy and I will try our best to be there as well!

 

[alkamar]

"Demonstration of plumbed water changes “on-the-fly” (We’re going to do a pressurized 20-gallon water change in about Four minutes (!)
- Main Topic of Discussion: Reef-Photography â€"œ Start to Finish

Special Guest Speaker: Richard Rendos

We will discuss & demonstrate step-by-step Photography:
- Tank Preparation
- Camera Brands, Shot set-up, Lighting
- Downloading
- Free ware (available software)
- Color balancing
- Web hosting
- And uploading of image files to ASP's

We will have a laptop / projector and a real-time web presentation by our own WTMRAC Daddy: Richard Rendos

There will be awesome Door Prizes, (Including Frags!) and maybe even a nifty little “Aqua-Mag” mounted Frag from Mako’s own 120. "
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I like the planning and structuring of meetings. I think we should do this from now on. When you can learn something at each meeting, I think that will make the meetings more popular.

 

[Mako Shark II]

It's what you get with a Supply-Chain guy... it's part of the DNA, that I can't change.

You should have seen the RFP (Request for Proposal) I put out before I bought my tank....

 

[alkamar]

Wow, you put out an RFP for a tank. There is definitely something in your DNA. :hmm3: JK. Good job on planning.:beer:

 

[Mako Shark II]

Shah... Interesting results.

Okay it was really more like an RFQ, but why not??? It was more than a few bucks.



(P.S. - dzones: I secured a PC Projector for the meeting.)

 

[alkamar]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13637557#post13637557 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Mako Shark II
Shah... Interesting results.

Okay it was really more like an RFQ, but why not??? It was more than a few bucks.

Hey, if you can save some money and it isn't grounds for a divorce, then I'm on board. Oh, I am definitely going to try to make the meeting. I have done some basic SLR photography before, but I have just been using a digital pocket cam for years and need some schooling on this type of photography with a real camera (which I will not have for a year or more from now.)

 

[Mako Shark II]

BUMP: (just to keep it up top)

Folks, I'm really excited about this next meeting.

I’ve secured the PC projector to we’ll have a good display for showing all the steps for photo “posting”, as well as the general discussion about “shooting”.

In addition to having our own Richard Rendos who will provide insights as the avid Aquarist, Digitographer and technology advisor, I have also asked a good friend of mine (& WTMRAC outsider) to join us, who is expert on Photography, in general.

Chris Oot (funny last name I know!) is a guy who is as obsessed about photography, as we are about reef tanks. I forget the number but he’s spent thousands of dollars on photo equipment and I know Chris will be an additional reference for those of you wanting to get the latest on Cameras and equipment.

I’ve asked Chris to bring some of his favorite stuff. He’s got some nice macro equipment.

He’s a Cannon guy too Richard! :artist:

 

[DTeuton]

I will try to be there.Dont want to miss out on this one. It really sounds good . An I can used the help. Hope to come with Doris..

 

[630mason]

Me and my crew plan on being there.

 

[luckyarbuc]

Wow this sounds like a great meeting; Deede and I will be there.

Thanks,
Robert

 

[scarson61]

Carsons will be there!

 

[dolphinman213]

i will definitely be there