Monthly Meeting with Guest Speaker Dono Evans and Foto-Focus

Meeting Location: 3200 Lakewood Ranch Boulevard (East Manatee Fire Rescue District Admin Office), Lakewood Ranch, FL

5:15 pm: Pre-Meeting Foto-Focus
Topic: TBD

6:30pm: Meeting with Guest Speaker Dono Evans
Topic: The Milky Way - Where to Find, Photograph, and Edit in Florida

The Milky Way Chase is one of the maddening, frustrating, awe-inspiring, and, for some, deeply cosmic. Dono will explain why living in Florida is so maddening and frustrating for finding the Milky Way. He will discuss camera settings and how you can reveal the awe-inspiring galactic core of our cosmic home with some basic edits in with Adobe Camera Raw. Plus, talk about camera equipment and software he uses to point him in the right direction.

Dono's Bio:

Donovan Evans, aka Foto Dono, is a seasoned photo artist with over 25 years of experience. He captures moments in time through photography and traditional artwork, aiming to evoke emotions, provoke thought, and inspire others.

His landscapes and astrophotography reflect his spiritual connection with the world and invite viewers to discover their sense of wonder and contemplate their place in the universe.

Donovan is also the Photo Education Director at Johnson PhotoImaging, where he shares his knowledge and passion with aspiring photographers.