January Meeting / Get Together

Where: Qube Visual (Map)

When: 5:30pm, January 30th, 2005

Coordinated by: Bret Edge & Brent Doerzman

The January get-together/shindig was a great success! We had a wonderful turn-out of 60+(?) CNPers. We all got to place faces with names and catch up with old friends. There was talk of gear and techniques, printing and framing, and of course, anecdotal, sometimes exagerated , stories of trips into the field (past and future).

Print, Portfolio and Equipment Sharing

Many brought prints, transparencies, portfolios, calendars and other current projects to share and discuss. Others brought equipment and gear to show off and play with. Michelle gave a fantastic matte cutting demonstration. And the amount of interest it generated certainly warrants a workshop in the near future. And can you believe it? Erik came away with a borrowed, workable 4x5 system!

Door Prize Raffle

Thanks to the diligent work of our gracious host, Brent Doerzman, we received some generous prizes for a give away! Qube Visual provided $25 Gift Cards, Camren Photographic donated a camera bag and multiple multi-tools, Denver Pro Photo donated a couple camera bags, the Art Wolfe Gallery (located in R.E.I.) donated a couple books, Dave Rodenbaugh donated one of his wall calendars, and Todd Caudle provided wall and engagement calendars for all!

Print Exchange

The print exchange was also a huge success! Due to lack of planning... Um, let's call it spontaneity. We made up the rules as we went along. But none the less, the "White Elephant" exchange generated laughs from the "stealing" and "Oooo's" and "Ahhh's" from the incredible images on hand. Of course, after it was all over, I was informed of the "real" rules for a White Elephant Exchange. So we'll know how to do it right next time... I'm sure it will be just as fun!

Slideshow

Many great images were submitted for the slideshow. Bret set it up to run continuously, and this was a nice place for folks to hang out and talk while checking out some beautiful photos.

Potluck Food

Wow! People brought tons of food and drink! Many pitched in $$$ for pizza. A big "Thank You!" to everyone who contributed!

Conclusion and a general thank you...

It's the people that make CNP what it is - a fun, learning, sharing environment. I feel privileged to be a part of it. Thank you to everyone for making this a group we all enjoy.

Photos from the Event ~ Thanks to Todd Caudle and Brent Doerzman!

Rich Voninski sharing prints	Lisa Young and George Hager
Rich Long, Erik Stensland, Rick Dunn and Scott Buckle	Patrick Carnahan, Michelle Rademacher and Scott Bacon
Todd Caudle and Jody Grigg	Beer? At a CNP shindig?
Michelle displaying the fine art of matte cutting	George, Scott & Rick
The Einigs	Bill Green and Darren Kilgore
Lisa, Brent and Caitlin Murphy	Scott Buckle, Bret Edge & Melissa

See ya next time!

Original Announcement...

Please join us for a CNP get together!

Besides food, drink (bring some to share) and socializing, we'll have these activities on hand:

Print and Portfolio Sharing

• Bring a print, portfolio and/or other projects you're working on, to share with others.

Print Exchange

• Bring and 8x print (inkjet, Frontier, Lightjet, Chromira, Ilfochrome, whatever!) to exchange with another CNP Member. We might organize something like a white elephant exchange. Or it might just be a free-for-all.

Slideshow

• Submit your images for the slideshow!
  • Images should be a maximum of 1024 x 768 pixels, with a file size limit of 250 Kb.
  • You may submit up to 10 images.
  • Images can be marked with your copyright and/or website.
• The slideshow is complete (updated Sunday morning)...

Potluck Food - What will you bring?