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“When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence.”

~Ansel Adams

C o a s t a l P h o t o C l u b N e w s l e t t e r • N e w B e r n • N o r t h C a r o l i n a

J a n u a r y 2 0 1 8 M o n t h l y N e w s

Doug Carawan: Tree, Bryce National Park

H a p p y N e w Y e a r !

Bridgeton Blueberry Festival, picnic followed byMilky Way shoot at Claire and Dan’s farm, JonesCounty Heritage Festival, Wings over Bridgetonseaplanes, Atlantic Beach kite festival, andMorehead City to Beaufort Christmas flotilla. Inaddition we held a basic photography class anda still life photography workshop.

Our Competition Committee, chaired by SueWilliams, organized monthly mini-competitionsselecting a variety of unique and challengingcontest topics. The committee also ran ourSpring and Fall major print competitions.

We welcome new members on a regular basis.Many are inspired to join us after seeing ouroutstanding Newsletter and Website. I’m grate-ful for newsletter editor, Evie Chang Hendersonand webmaster Alan Welch for jobs well done.

During our monthly meetings we had presen-tations on preparing images for display or com-petition by Tom McCabe, macro photography bySue Williams, still life photography by JohnSteady, wildlife photography by Neil Jernigan,astrophotography by Dr. Karl Chiang, creatingphoto projects by Christine Richman, and theart of photoshop by Dennis Szeba. During ourJanuary and December social gatherings weheard from Tom Whalen on “You might be aphoto snob if…” and “Have you made this mis-take?”

There are many others who work behind thescenes to keep this club thriving. While toomany to mention, that doesn’t make me any lessgrateful for their help and dedication.

Fasten your seatbelt…2018 has begun..

Writer, William Arthur Ward, said,“Feeling gratitude and not expressingit is like wrapping a present and not

giving it.” As I look back on 2017, I am grateful forthe very successful year our club had and for themany people who contributed to that success.

Under the direction of our Special Events andCommunity Service committee, chaired by RickMyer, we continued our two permanent displays atCarolina Colours and Pamlico Heritage Center. Inaddition, we offered three other opportunities formembers to display and sell their photos; TurnageGallery in Washington, Bank of the Arts Galleryin New Bern, and New Bern-Craven County PublicLibrary.

Community service photo shoots included twohomecomings at MCAS Cherry Point, Howell Centerand Brookdale Assisted Living residents portraits,Howell Center Prom, Paint your Heart Out NewBern, Merci Clinic’s “Merci on Middle” fundraiser,photos of the New Bern Firemen’s Museum, Bike MSNew Bern, Mumfest Photo Booth, Veteran’s StandDown Havelock, and a Christmas party featuringGunny Claus being towed in on a harrier jet atCherry Point.

Our Skills Development Committee, chaired byKen Haigler in conjunction with our field trip com-mittee (Robbin Haigler, Chuck Colucci, & RickMeyer), provided a host of additional opportunitiesfor members to practice and improve their photog-raphy skills. Field trip and photo opportunities in-cluded Pungo Lake tundra swans and snow geese,Pamlico County rural decay (2 trips), Carrot Islandwild ponies, Tryon Palace gardens, Fort Macon andsurrounding naturetrails, Museum of Lifeand Science, Sarah PDuke Gardens, antiqueboat show, black bear atAlligator River NationalWildlife Refuge,

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John B. SteadyPresidentCoastal Photo Clubjohn.steady@suddenlink.net

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE:

www.coastalphotoclub.com

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Holiday cheerPhoto by Jeanne Julian

COASTAL PHOTO CLUB INC.MONTHLY TREASURER’S REPORT – DECEMBER 2017

BEGINNING BALANCE - $4,863.45

DEPOSITS:

MEMBERSHIP 12/12 50.00

SUB TOTAL: $4,913.45

EXPENSES:

CLUB HOLIDAY GATHERING 139.60

CRAVEN ARTS COUNCIL BANNER 200.00

ENDING BALANCE $4,573.85

NURSING HOME BALANCE: 669.49

AVAILABLE CLUB BALANCE: $3,904.36

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED: 1/04/18

Mary O’Neill

COASTAL PHOTO CLUB MEETINGChristmas Party December 9thR E V I E W I N P I C T U R E S

UPCOMING MEETINGSATURDAY, January 13th

9:30AM

JAMIE KONARSKI DAVIDSON“Subject to InterpretatIon”everything, yes, everything, is subject to interpretation. In this program , jamie will share her vision of ways to grow and develop awareness and confidence in our individual methods of interpreting the world around us. She'll also provide some ideas on how to focus and be more intentional in the image-making process.Basement Level

Centenary United Methodist Church309 New Street,

New Bern, NC

NEXT NEWSLETTER DEADLINE

Saturday, January 27th, 2018

From Cover to CoverPresident’s Message 2Treasurer’s Report 3Upcoming Meeting 3Chrismas Party Album 3-5Summary: What’s Coming Up 6Field Trip Report & Photos 7How Good is a Super Zoom? 8Club Photo Gallery 9–13Classifieds 14Resources & Club Calendar 15Club Information 16

Where do we start

Swapping

Surprise! Surprise! Mary

What is a party without pigs in a blanket?

Rick dispenses tea John packs a punch

Julie, Rosemary, Janice

Arlene Life is a Journey

Maria

Christmas elf in attendance

Presentation by Tom

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Club Holiday Album 12.09.2017Photos by Jeanne Julian

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Gift Exchange presided over by Chief Elf Ava Photos by Evie Chang Henderson

Pat shows off her gift Members enjoy the gift surprises

Ron shows off his gift

Robert shows off his gift

Looking on

Deb & Paul

Christmas elf in attendance

Ken negotiates a gift swap with John

Sue shows off her gift

Showing off the gift

Bob shows his gift

Mary in seasonal attire

Switching gifts

Santa's helpers

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SUMMARY: WHAT ‘S COMING UPfrom John Steady

Club Meeting - Saturday, January 13,9:30am

PRESEnTATiOn: “Subject to Interpretation”by Jamie Konarski Davidson<http://www.coastalphotoclub.com/january-program.html>Short Topic - Dodging & burning in photoshop- Wayne LyttonMini Comp Topic - urban Images - scenes inan urban environment. another chance to usesome of those photos you took for ourFall/Winter photo project or other photostaken in a “big city."Bank of the Arts Club ExhibitJanuary 20 - February 27thank you to all who signed up to displayphotos in this exhibit. thirty members willhave their work on display. I have sent a sepa-rate email to those who signed up confirmingthe number of photos and giving final details.If you signed up and did not get the emailplease let me know. the drop off dates will bejanuary 18th & 19th. pick up will be February28th and March 1st. You will need to sign anagreement with Craven Arts Council &Gallery, inc. Here’s a link to that agreement:<http://www.coastalphotoclub.com/up-loads/1/6/3/9/16390820/boa_short_con-tract.pdf>. Two Part Photo Outing Rescheduled to January 20thWildlife (Snow Geese and Tundra Swans)and nautical Shoot in BelhavenBelhaven is a picturesque waterfront townthat is filled with historical and coastal charm.afterwards, we will travel to pungo Lake tophotograph Snow Geese and tundra Swan atthe peak of their migration in that area. • carpool from bridgeton Food Lion. •Meet up with those not carpooling at the belhaven Marina (332 e Water St, belhaven)at about 1:30. the marina is centrally locatednear the "Main Street" and "Waterfront" sec-tions of town (pamlico Street)• May want to photograph the river ForestManor & Marina down the road about 1/2mile• there are several b & bs, as well as

churches, that may be photogenic in the generalarea. the group can then leave from the centrallocation to go to pungo Lake after capturingsome nautical photos.Dinner for our group at La bella's. reservationsto be made. Check out the flyer for all the detailsor sign up:<http://www.coastalphotoclub.com/uploads/1/6/3/9/16390820/2018.01.06_-_belhaven___pungo_lake.pdf>_belhaven___pungo_lake.pdfFebruary, 2018Saturday, February 10, 9:30amClub Meeting - TBDShort Topic - TBD Mini Comp Topic - “Food and Drink” - thistopic can evoke feelings of feast, famine, gluttony,humor, gourmet, etc. or maybe you want to getcreative with wonderful ingredients. Let yourimagination run wildOpening of our Exhibit at BOA - Friday, February 9, 5:00pm - 8:00pmjoin fellow members during art Walk this month.this will be the official opening for our show atcraven arts council bank of the arts Gallery onMiddle Street. the public will be invited to meetthe artists and have a chance to ask questionsabout our display. thirty of our members willhave photos on display.Saturday, February 17thRural Decay Photo Shootthese photo outings are always popular. this time we are adding an option to arrive early(6:00am) for a sunrise shoot over the bay riverbefore joining those who like to “sleep in” for therural Decay shoot that doesn’t start until 7:00am. Click here for details and to sign up.<http://www.coastalphotoclub.com/uploads/1/6/3/9/16390820/2018.02.17-_rural_decay.pdf>March, 2018Club Meeting - Saturday, March 10 9:30ampresentation - tbDShort topic - tbDMini Comp Topic - “abandoned” photo outing is being planned that will feature“low light” photography. Stay tuned.community Service Projects are designed to help ourmembers learn. We have a lot of opportunities for youto get involved. We hope to see you at some of ourmany events. m

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Reel Finesse

WaterfrontSpectators

Patty Cake

Tree at Jaycees

Red Baron

Report & Photos by Michael Cheves with: Robert Hendrix Susan Riggs William Ryan MaryAnn Ryan Ed Ryan by the time we arrived close to 4 pM, parking was already limited. We ended up in thepublic parking lot at the corner of evans & 4th.the skies were cloudy and there was a slight chillin the air, but the weather was calm and dry.there were large crowds at the waterfront allalong evans Street. Scoping out a vantage point,Susan took the lead and secured our access to theupper deck of the recently docked carolinaprincess. the princess promised a fantastic viewof the show, but my feet told me they wanted toroam. robert and I ended up heading further westdown evans St. I made it all the way to jayceepark amidst a very large crowd of spectators. Here, an empty spot on a park bench offered a generous vantage point for my 85mmlens. after a few minutes of shooting from there, Idecided to free up that space for someone elseand head down to the floating docks for somemore fun. the floating docks gave me a nice eyelevel view of the flotilla. i stuck to my 85mmnikkor lens, but also got a few wide shots withmy 14mm Rokinon. i shot at or near thewidest aperture for each lens, with iSO any-where between 1600-6400. I always use thelowest ISo I can get away with, but I'm not afraidto push it high if the situation calls for it. My fa-vorite part of shooting the flotilla was the contrastbetween the colorful lights on the boats and thepitch black background. the bright lights createdbeautiful reflections off the water's surface. afterthe flotilla came the lighting of the christmas tree.robert and I both got to take some shots of thetree, and then we hiked back towards the parkinglot to meet up with the rest of the group. We de-cided on Dank Burrito for dinner and enjoyed avery nice meal together before heading out on ourseparate ways. n

Photos by Michael ChevesField Trip Morehead City FlotillaDecember 2, 2017

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For the last few years I have been using Tamron Super Zoom lens as my primary and in many casesonly lens. My present lens is a Tamron 16 to 300 mm, with a minimum F stop of 3.5 to 6.3 dependingon how far out you run it. This lens is obviously not perfect. The minimum F stops require a lot of lightand it has a tendency to bow some of the straight edges along the sides of the image when at full wideangle. The point of this article is to show how good it can do on the telephoto end of the job. My wife and I spent a day at the State Fair a couple of months ago. I was cleaning up the picturesfrom the trip and I was really impressed with how sharp one of them was. The first picture I am includ-ing is a wide angle shot of a ferris wheel with my wife standing in front of it. I want you to note the longarmed carnival ride to the left of the ferris wheel.

Obviously one size does not fit allbut I have found this type of lens to bean excellent compromise for me. I canshoot a large group close in and getgood quality on long range shots with-out having to carry around a lot of lensand swap them out in the field. Thisparticular lens presently sells foraround $500.

Tom Whelan

How Good is a Super Zoom?

Photo #1 - 16mm, f22, 1/250sec, ISO400

Photo #3 - Cropped version of Photo #2

Picture #2 was taken from the same spot with the lens at 300mm.

I was really surprised at how sharp photo #2 looked!

To check the sharpness, I zoomedin on the picture and made the cropwhich is photo #3. The crop shows thelady to be a bit soft but I was amazed atthe sharpness of the picture at thatrange especially shooting hand-held.The vibration control was on and thesewere perfect conditions with the subject sitting still.

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C l u b P h o t o G a l l e r y

This series of photos by: Pat Schrader

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This series of photos by Sam Love

Holiday Pictures

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This series of photos by: Michael Cheves

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Bison looking for Food - Early OctoberYellowstone

This series of photos by: Doug Carawan

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This series of photos by: William Ryan

Morehead City Flotilla Series 12.02.2017

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Photopass for Sylvan Heights Bird ParkRare bird species. For a nominal charge, in addition to themembership fee, Sylvan Heights allows photographers special access to their aviary park in Scotland Neck, NC. Go to www.shwpark.com, click on “Support Us,” and then click on the “Photopass” option.

Build Your SkillsPHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY

OF AMERICACOAST PHOTO CLUB IS A MEMBER OF THE

PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY OF AMERICA

Courses for members. ● Explore the PSA gallery.

Take a look at the new-membergallery at the Photographic Society of

America: http://www.psa-photo.org/index.php?galleries-

new-member-gallerySeptember 30 -October 6, 2018

PSA Conference Salt Lake City, Utah

252.321.8888 • 3701 Charles Boulevard, Suite 100 Hours: M-F 9-6 • S 9-5 • Closed Sunday

http://www.asapphoto.com

Offers a 15% discount for

Coastal Photo Club Members

RESOURCESBill Gewain sent this link to a course titled Fundamentals of Photography - FREE-http://www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/fun-damentals-of-photography.html?cid=7901&ai=73003&cm_mmc=display-_-G.ct%207901%20Fundamentals%20of%20photography-_-Gen-_-fundamentals%20of%20photography&mkwid=sGutoan1r_dc&pcrid=67761090782&pkw=fundamentals%20of%20photography&pmt=p&cmp=pS_non-branded_google_uS&gclid=cM-cGzZit69IcFZdKDQod0mubnQpresented by national Geographic photographer, joel Sartore. bill also sent this link to an index of courses offered by “the Great courses”. (Fees) http://www.thegreatcourses.com/search/sort-by/relevance/sort-direction/desc/mode/list?q=Masters+of+photo

M E M B E R

2018 Class Pass - $99

https://psa-photo.org/index.php?sn-education

Want to learn more about long-exposure photography? Join JamieKonarski Davidson of New Life Photos for an evening of fun learn-ing how to stretch time. Whetheryou're looking at a few seconds ora few minutes, long exposureshave the potential to transform aseemingly ordinary scene intosomething special. Having theright tools and knowing how andwhen to use them (and getting outto practice) will add another dimension to your photography.This class will cover the basic toolsand steps to follow for successful

ASAP Classroom • March 20, 2018 (Tuesday) • 7-9pm

long exposures. Jamie will discuss equipment andtechniques and provide ideasand situations to be on thelookout for long exposures.

Evie Chang Henderson: Peli shows me his mouth

Evie Chang Henderson, Ring-billed Gull

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Chuck Colucci maintains our photo gallery ofclub field trips. If you go, or have gone, on a fieldtrip, send chuck a few images. You can find thegallery on the club’s website: http://www.coastalphotoclub.com/prior-field-trips.htmlor email info to chuck at: ccphotonb@suddenlink.netFor best results size your images at 150ppi and1500 px on the long edge. chuck says he will resize your images for you ifyou send him a .jpg file.

Coastal Photo Club’s Facebook page is:https://www.facebook.com/Coastal-Photo-Club-284769591540129/Thank you Sue Williams for being our administrator!

Also, please visit our club’s market place: http://www.coastalphotoclub.com/marketplace.htmlLots of good Photography gear on sale.

CPC SCHEDULE MEETING DATES FOR

2018January 13February 10 March 10

April 14 – Spring Print Competition May 12June 9July 14

August 11September 8October 20th

(date changed to 3rd Sat. due to Mumfest)

November 10 – Fall Print Competition

December 8 (Holiday Party)

CALENDARFor complete and up-to-date

information, visit the Coastal PhotoClub website calendar:

http://www.localendar.com/public/AlanWelch

FUN PHOTOS

Editor’s Note: If you have a “fun” photo that youthink the Club Membership would enjoy seeing,

please send it to me. Thanks!

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• Get in Touch! Join the Club! E-mail: john.steady@suddenlink.net • Correspondence: Coastal Photo Club, Inc. • P. O. Box 585, New Bern, NC 28563-0585 Web: http://www.coastalphotoclub.com/

• Facebook: “Like” us! Meetings: Unless otherwise announced, the CoastalPhoto Club meets on the second Saturday of eachmonth in the Basement Level, Centenary UnitedMethodist Church, 309 New Street, New Bern, NC. Visitors and guests are welcome!

COASTAL PHOTO CLUB OFFICERSPresident John B. Steady john.steady@suddenlink.net 252-671-0288

Vice President Alan Welch reverierealm@gmail.com 919-616-6782

Secretary Claire Hageman joclair@suddenlink.net 252-671-0701

Treasurer Mary O’Neill mary.dibellaoneilll@gmail.com 252-652-7134

COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS

Competition Committee Sue Williams

Special Events/Community Service Rick Meyer

Skills Development Ken Haigler

Public Education Tom McCabe

Marketing & Public Relations Alan Welch

Webmaster Alan Welch

Field Trip Coordinator Chuck Colucci

Newsletter Editor/Designer: Evie Henderson

Past Newsletter Editor & Advisor Jeanne Julian

Next Newsletter Deadline:Saturday, January, 27th

We love to hear about your activities andaccomplishments and see samples of your work.---

Please send items to:Evie Chang Henderson at:

eviearts@embarqmail.comapproximately two weeks before

each monthly meeting.

Submission of photo instructions: Please include your name and the title of your photo with your .jpg file. (Example: Jane Doe_Fall Leaves.jpg). It is easy to confuse photos

when they are identified only by numbers. Titles also add context or meaning to your photo. Please send photos at 100ppi and about 900 pixels on longest side.

Please keep your file under 2MB.Many thanks! Oh, and please be sure your membe rship is up to date!

BENEFITS OF CPC MEMBERSHIP• Web portfolio: Display and edit your portfolio at no charge on the CPC web site.• Competition: Challenge yourself and receive feedback on your workthrough monthly competitions available only to members. Two juried competitions annually.• Instruction: In-house, hands-on workshops with experts andnovices, and presentations by visiting pros, make meetings interestingand useful.• Exhibit your work: The CPC is regularly invited to mount exhibits in galleries and other public venues. Usually, you can offer your prints for sale.• Service: Give back to the community by doing what you love. CPC members have the opportunity to volunteer as photographers forlocal non-profit events and organizations.• Free newsletter: Our monthly newsletter offers photography tipsand event information. Submit your own images for publication.• Field trips: Enhance and practice your skills in new settings. Grouptravel makes it fun and affordable. Past trips include the Great SmokyMountains, Duke Gardens, Wilmington, and the Pocosin Lakes WildlifeRefuge.• Discounts: At www.redriverpaper.com/myclub: enter the club code“coastal” when placing your order. The club also gets a commission eachtime you order. Ballantyne Framing and Art in New Bern offers a 15%artist discount to active CPC members.

About this Publication:

Coastal Photo Club News is the monthly newsletter e-mailed free to members and friends of the cpc. Items highlighting the activities of the club, news, opportunities and awards as well as items related to thephotography field submitted by members are encouraged and welcomed. the experience and accomplishments of our members are diverse but we encourage learning and sharing. Members’ photos by our club Gallery are especially encouraged. All image rights reserved by the photographers. our newsletter, previously designed and edited by jeanne julian, was the recipient of the Small club Division Firstplace award in the photographic Society of america news-letter contest for 2013 and for 2014. In 2015, the cpcnewsletter received an Honorable mention in the Large clubDivision.

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