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VIRTUAL PHOTOGRAPHY Q & A #1 8 April 2020 Participants Member No. Frank Amato 1421 Professional Photographer. Ralph Longley 829 Russel Chatfield 1256 Liz & Brian Richards 466 John Lay 389 Expertise in Video. Fred Farrugia 433 John Wilkinson 145 Expertise in photography. Bruce Shelley 1954 Bay Thomas 1908 Hari Marogos 1345 As the new saying goes - 'You can't stop a great club from always being a great club' so, Frank Amato diligently put together a virtual Photography Q & A session via the amazing medium of Zoom. Through correct social distancing (approximately an average of 7 kilometres per person) 10 participants met on line to put forward their individual questions for Frank and John to address in their professional ways. Here are some of the questions that were addressed in some detail - * 4K video playback through the computer is not smooth * Photographing rally cars through heavy dust. These are just some of the questions that Frank and John, along with other individual’s input were answered. As a first time user of 'Zoom', looking directly at 10 individual faces, and noticing their background, I found the experience most entertaining. Good to see Hari could join us from San Francisco - or was that just a clever backdrop behind him? It was also great to see John Wilkinson participating in a subject that he loves, especially after his long time in rehab, recovering from a stroke last December. Thank you again Frank and John for your time and expertise - I along with many others look forward to Photography Q & A #2. * Drone photography - protocol, restrictions and state by state legislations. * Lens and sensor cleaning. * Memory storage - what are the best SD cards to use? Ralph Longley #829