Rowlett, Texas Photography Club Meetup

I am sorry to say that although I've planned to over the years, I still have never visited the Sixth Floor Museum (https://www.jfk.org/) so decided that would make a good indoor destination on a HOT day for our August walk and will minimize our time outdoors. I know some don't like museums, but those of us who have gone on our museum expeditions have seemed to enjoy them!
Please meet at the Rowlett DART station ON THE TRAIN PLATFORM at 9:45 am in order to ride the train that leaves at 9:56 am. We should arrive at the West End Station at 10:36 am so if you want to ride a DART train from another location, please plan your arrival at the West End Station as close as possible to 10:36 am. We will walk three blocks to the Sixth Floor Museum at 411 Elm Street and should arrive there about 10:45 am so if you are driving and parking downtown, plan to meet about 10:45 inside the museum.
Tickets can be purchased online ahead of time or may be available there; you will save a couple of bucks by purchasing online and ensure there will be a ticket available for the time slot. Online prices are $22 Adult and $20 Senior (65+) plus $1 service fee. Onsite prices are $25 and $23. Please purchase a ticket for the 11:00-11:30 am entrance.
To see the entire museum, it is suggested you allow 90 minutes so that should give us a lunch time of about 12:45 - 1:00. We will have lunch at a place called Chet's Dallas, located at 208 N. Market St., which is right at the West End Station so will be convenient for catching the train after lunch. It is an Irish pub style place with good reviews and a good variety of salads, entrees, sandwiches, etc.
I understand if museums aren't your thing, you may not be interested in this month's walk. There appears to be no restriction on photography unless expressly prohibited of certain displays, other than no flash, which is standard. Tripods aren't mentioned, but I'm sure aren't welcomed.
Now for some courtesy requests! PLEASE comment if you are meeting us at the West End Station or at the museum so we will know whether to wait for you. PLEASE CHANGE YOUR RSVP if you are NOT going as it is frustrating waiting for people who sign up and don't show up.
Thanks and hope to see you for our August photo walk!

You know you've been waiting for this - here's the official announcement!

I'm starting a Fourth Friday Low Light event. You'll learn how to do amazing things like:

• Beat your camera's internal light meter into submission
• How to get vivid colors at night
• Stopping motion (for fast things, like water drops and bullets)
• Blurring motion (a/k/a dragging the shutter)
• Feel confident using all of those "little used buttons" that you've been dying to master

What you'll need to succeed:

• KNOW YOUR CAMERA AND MANUAL. Learn where all of the modes are selected and what the buttons do and where they are, even if you don't understand what they do. I'm a Nikon guy - don't ask me for Canon / Sony / Leica advice. :-)
• A stable tripod. We want stability here, not wishy-washy-wobbles.
• Neutral Density Filters for the lenses you will be using. It's like Bogart once said: “You'll need them. Maybe not today. Maybe not tomorrow, but soon and for the rest of your life.”

I will send out details to the attendees as we get closer to the event date - this allows me to pick out a fun spot to play. And when it gets too hot to go out, we can possibly reserve a classroom somewhere and do indoor things, like the famous water droplets and the like. So for now, I've selected the Rowlett DART station, but that's not where we're going to be going!

Join me on the 4th Thursday of each month for our social at Bankhead Brewery.
Location
3840 Main St, Rowlett, Tx
Time 6:30
This is a fun social we get together eat, drink and chat.
Please RSVP so I will know how many tables I need to reserve. If the weather is nice, we will sit outside. On cold days we can move it too inside to a private room.
I will be there 10-15 minutes early.