Kathe Simons

December 2017 Outing – Maine Sea Coast Mission

Our Saturday December 9th outing was a rare and perhaps final opportunity to photograph both the outside and the inside of La Rochelle, better known as the Maine Sea Coast Mission. La Rochelle is a beautiful and elaborate “cottage” on… Read More

November 2017 Outing – Bird Photography

Our “November” outing was on Saturday, October 28th. John Rivers hosted us in Northeast Harbor to practice the techniques he shared with us in his October meeting presentation: The Art and Techniques of Bird Photography. Photographers met at the town… Read More

November 2017 Meeting – Michael Rindler

Michael Rindler gave a presentation titled Artful Display. There is beauty in prints that cannot be duplicated on a phone or computer monitor. Michael Rindler presented the development of a special portfolio to display a collection of motorcar photographs and… Read More

October 2017 Outing – Tool Barn

In October, Judith Bradshaw Brown welcomed us to the Tool Barn in Hulls Cove. There were opportunities for all kinds of photos at the Hulls Cove Tool Barn, Davistown Museum Sculpture Gardens, and surrounding two acres.… Read More

October 2017 Meeting – John Rivers

Our own John Rivers, an extraordinary wildlife photographer presented The Art and Techniques of Bird Photography at the October meeting. John discussed the relationships between birding and bird photography that have made each so popular. He focused on the importance… Read More

September 2017 Outing – Great Cranberry Island

For our September outing, we were hosted by Howie Motenko and Brenda Beckett as they shuttled us to Great Cranberry Island on their boat.… Read More

September 2017 Meeting – Bob Madden

Presentation Our first photo club meeting of the 2017-2018 program year was held on Tuesday, September 12th at the Northeast Harbor Library. Photographer Bob Madden gave a presentation called “Putting the Photographer into the Photograph.” He encouraged us to look… Read More

2016-2017 Member Photo Exhibit

The third Annual Photo Exhibit featuring images by members of the MDI Photo Club hung proudly in the Mellon Room of the Northeast Harbor Library during the month of June 2017. … Read More

Assignment for September Meeting

We need YOU to make this month’s slideshow a great success! Assignment for the slideshow presentation is ‘Grayscale or Monochromatic Images.’ Grayscale is also known as black-and-white: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grayscale Monochromatic imagery is explained here: http://weburbanist.com/2008/11/30/monotone-monochrome-photography . Please submit a total of… Read More

Assignment for October Meeting

We need YOU to make the October slideshow a great success! Assignment for the slideshow presentation is based on Bob Madden’s presentation at our September meeting (Putting the Photographer into the Photograph). Pick a popular photo location (i.e. Bass… Read More

Outing – Sun 10/11 @12

Our October outing will be Sunday October 11th from 12-2pm at 78 Oak Hill Road, Mount Desert. We will be visiting a private property with the opportunity to walk around and explore around Somes Sound!… Read More

Summer Assignment

For the 2026 Summer season you are challenged to submit eight (8) images of any subject of any style with the goal that each image would be an inviting representation of MDI, Downeast Maine, or any other location in the… Read More