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Meetings are held on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month For Members and Guests
Meetings begin at 7:30pm in Adjoining Rooms 237 and 239
Training, when scheduled, will begin at 6:15pm in Room 239
Use either the Elevator or the Staircase by the Elevator to access the second floor.
Second Tuesdays - Contest Results Videos Live at 7:30 PM
Fourth Tuesdays - Program Meetings Live at 7:30 PM
Training when Scheduled is Held Before Each Meeting at 6:15PM
New and Prospective Members are invited to a Dallas Camera Club Orientation with Keni Evans and Lola Laird.
Meet in the back of the room at 6:15 before the Second Tuesday Meeting to hear about the rich history of the club
and learn how to best leverage the resources of the club to improve your photography.
The objective of the Dallas Camera Club is the mutual entertainment and education of its members in all forms of amateur photographic art. The DCC hosts contests and events including monthly competitions, field trips, training classes for all skill levels, workshops, programs of general interest, an Annual Awards Banquet and an annual competition with the Fort Worth Camera Club. The DCC emphasizes club competition as a learning process. Importance is placed on helping the beginner, or new member, feel at ease, ask questions, learn and participate.
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July 2025 Newsletter OPEN
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Portals
Dennis Fritsche
July 22, 2025
Portal: a door or entrance, especially a grand or imposing one.
I find this definition to be very limited. My working definition is a passage from one place or time to another. This can be literal, such as windows and doors. Or metaphoric, such as a cemetery. Or fanciful, such as transporting to other dimensions.
We will explore various interpretations of portals.
About Dennis Fritsche
I currently serve as the Webmaster and President for the Dallas Camera Club and Education Director in conjunction with Plano Photography Club where I am Training Chairman,
I am an engineer by education and filled engineering and management positions at Texas Instruments for 32 years until I retired in 2009. I first started photographing in the early 70’s - I was not serious and was not very good. In 2001 when I started contemplating retirement, I decided to find a hobby. Digital photography was just starting, and I combined my long-ago interest in photography with my knowledge of electronics and computers. It proved to be a pretty good match. I applied myself and kept learning and improving my skills.
I joined the Plano Photography Club in 2006 where I have served as Program Chairman, President, and now Training Chairman. Plano stopped having monthly print competitions, so I looked around for a club that valued printing and joined the Dallas Camera Club in 2009. I have made many dear friends in both clubs and value the comradeship, field trips, programs, and sharing my knowledge and experience.
I gravitate toward landscape photography. I like the beauty and variety in the natural world. And most importantly rocks and trees mostly stay in one place and don’t talk back. I dabble in many other photographic genres such as abstracts, conceptual works, close up, still life, wildlife, and birds. I’ll have to work on my patience to improve in wildlife and birds.
I have made many trips to the southwest and west. Some with one of the clubs, some for workshops and some on my own. My favorite field trip is the one I just did. I prefer driving to flying. I have my million + airline miles and don’t enjoy it anymore. Driving gives me the chance to see things I wouldn’t see from the air and allows time for the mind to wander as the miles go by.
Three things keep me really enthused about photography. Teaching and learning keep me sharp and challenged. I am in a print study group with a few outstanding photographers who push me to improve to keep up. Finally, I enter several outside competitions that give me feedback and give me encouragement. People tell me I do too much. I think it feels just about right.
Field Trip Videos
See all Field Trip Videos here. Dallas Camera Club - Videos
Upcoming Field Trips
Call for Images
Clark Gardens
Good Morning! We had a good turn out yesterday at Clark Gardens. It was a bit warm and humid but there was plenty of shade and the restroom had AC. Please send me 5 to 7 of your favorite shots attached to an email (re-sized to 1920 w x 1280 h) the FT slideshow by June 30. Feel free to include your name on the images. Additional photos of members are always welcome. Thanks, lpetterborg@gmail.com
JULY FIELD TRIP
WHEN: FRIDAY, JULY 18TH
WHAT: FRISCO ROUGHRIDERS BASEBALL GAME
Frisco RoughRiders | MiLB.com
WHERE: RIDERS FIELD, 7300 ROUGHRIDERS TRAIL, FRISCO, TX
Parking | RoughRiders (milb.com)
For anyone that has not experienced minor league baseball or has and wants more, you are in for a treat. Minor league ballparks are smaller than those used for major league teams like the Texas Rangers and honestly, way more fun! The Dallas Camera Club has a block of seats along the 3rd base line giving members an excellent opportunity to capture the action up close and personal. The game with the Corpus Christi Hooks begins at 7:05 pm but I suggest getting there at least an hour earlier to be able to scout other shooting locations and photograph the players warming up. Tickets are $31, that gets you a seat and a $10 voucher for the concession stands. Please purchase your tickets using the PayPal link on the DCC website under the Field Trips tab. Contact me, lpetterborg@gmail.com, after you buy your ticket so I can keep a list and if you have any questions. Your longest lens will probably give you the best images of the action, but short focal lengths work well for crowd shots and the post-game fireworks. Tripods will be allowed but not on the grass playing field.
Parking | RoughRiders (milb.com)
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Caddo Lake Fall Color
Dallas Camera Club Field Trip
November 7-9, 2025
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The Dallas Camera Club is going to Caddo Lake this year for its annual Fall Color field trip. It has been almost 10 years since the club last visited Caddo Lake, so many members may not be familiar with the lake. Here is a short introduction. For more details, see the links at the end.
Caddo Lake is one of Texas' few natural lakes. Some say the only one. It is also one of 27 wetlands in the US recognized by Ramsar Convention. Lodging and boat rentals are centered around the tiny town of Uncertain, Texas, population less than 100. Caddo Lake is on the Texas–Louisiana border about 3 hours east of Dallas. It has diverse aquatic plant life and wildlife in a bald cypress swamp with a bottomland hardwood forest. It is home to 190 species of trees and shrubs, 22 species of amphibians, 47 mammal species and more than 220 kinds of birds. Over 40 of the native bird species are endangered. Here are a few photos from around the lake.
Contests May 2025 Contest Results
July 2025 Contest Entries Due - July 6, 2025
Projected -Open
Monochrome Print - Open
Color Print -Open
Dallas Camera Club - Winners May 2025
Dallas Camera Club - 2025-2026 Scoresheet
May 2025 Projected VIDEO May 2025 Print (Color and Monochrome) VIDEO
Training
Live Training is Available Before Regular Meetings at 6:15
Online Training Is Available to Members of
Dallas Camera Club and Plano Photography Club
Details and Schedules For All DCC Classes: Dallas Camera Club - Training and Education
Training held via Zoom. Find access code DCC MEMBERS
Dallas Camera Club - 2024 Class Material
Outward Bound - Photographic Contest Opportunities Outside the Club
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