The Alaska Hunter – Winter 2008 - Safari Club International

Hints for taking
Better Pictures
Follow the rule of thirds
imagine a tic tac toe grid in your view finder and
place your subject at one of the intersections of lines.
Get Close—let your subject fill the view finder.
Try unusual angles and vantage points—many
subjects look better in a vertical picture.
Frame your subject—particularly landscapes, with
foreground objects like a tree or boulder or person, to
add depth to the scene.
Place your subject off center.
Avoid overhead sunlight—early morning or late
afternoon is best for outdoor photos.
Avoid cluttered backgrounds—be careful objects
like trees and fence posts do not appear to grow out
of your subject.
if taking a group portrait, consider adding
interest—hold a banner, stand by a sign that helps
identify where the project is taking place, or include
your project results in your group shot.
Mat-Valley
SportSMen range
• Open to the Public •
Winter Hours (Oct. 1 thru Apr. 30)
Mon. & Wed., 6pm to 9pm • Tues., Call for classes
Friday, Noon to 9pm • Sat. & Sun., 4pm to 9pm
Summer Hours (May 1 to Sept. 30)
Mon. & Wed., 6pm to 9pm • Sunday, 4pm to 9pm
(907) 746-4862
E-mail: mvsrange@mtaonline.net
Website: www.mvsrange.com
All pistol calibers (.22lr, 9mm, 44mag),
12ga shotgun slugs & buck (no steel shot)
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Ak Chapter
The Alaska Chapter celebrated the Christmas holiday season and
wrapped up the year 2008 at the Dena’ina Convention Center in
Downtown Anchorage on December 20. Members looked grand in
their holiday apparel and the fare was plentiful and delicious. The
new building worked out great, with plenty of room and a lovely
décor.
A good part of the evening revolved around the presentation of
awards to out members and volunteers. Join us in congratulating
the following award recipients:
President’s award: Ron Haberman
Diana Award: Tracy Smith
Young Hunter Award: Dennis Laird
Outstanding Hunter Award: Terry Hegge
Outstanding Member Award: Russell Knight
Gus Gillespie Lifetime Achievement Award: Kurt Norby
Eddie Grasser acknowledged the hard work of the individuals who
volunteer as a part of the Friends of Bow. The Friends of Bow are a
group of volunteers who work to help the sportsmen’s groups who
provide financial support to the Becoming an Outdoor Woman. You
will see them at many of the sportsmen’s fundraising events around
town selling raffle tickets, manning booths, and performing many
of the tasks that make these events successful. Each volunteer was
presented with an engraved Ulu from the Ulu Factory.
Our gift exchange was again a great hit. We tried a new twist to
the gift exchange to speed it along, but as usual, combining it with
presentations made our evening a little longer than we intended.
We will work on keeping our closing time to 10p-10:30p for next
year. As always, we would welcome your ideas, comments and
suggestions to keep our meetings interesting and fun. And again,
the photos say best. We regret that we had a disc failure where the
award presentations were stored. If anyone has those pictures,
please email them to admin@aksafariclub.org. n