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The Newsletter of the New York Botanical /Zoological Photographic Society

Santa is bringing us an early gift this year - a presentation by Sigma Pro nature and landscape photographer Roman Kurywczak on December 6th. Don’t miss it! For more info on Roman and his photo tours, check out his website: roaminwithroman.com.

Volume 61 Issue 4 December 2014/January 2015~ Celebrating 61 Years: 1953 - 2014 ~

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BLACK & WHITE NOV TOTALAnastasia Tompkins 18 54Elaine Kirchen 18 53Bob Feldman 17.5 52Harvey Augenbraun hm 18.5 50.5Adelaide Boemio 16 50Jennifer Dooley 16.5 49.5Doreen Rose 17.5 49.5Annette Collazo-Comito 24 49Gloria Abraham 16 47.5Wing Cheuk Lui 16.5 47Gene Lugo 16 46.5Mel Wilner 16 46Mario Fiacco 28 44Carolyn Colella 17.5 42.5Bob Wine 9 40Linda Tommasulo 0 35Raquel Gonzalez 0 34Suzanne Carter im 34 34Steven Berger 14 30.5Rudy Finelli 15.5 30Frank Price 0 30David Waddle 16.5 24.5Mariann Moery 15.5 23.5Conrad Tinney 0 17.5Miguel Mongui 0 16Frank Foto 8 16Eugene Forsyth 0 15.5

GROUP B NOV TOTALAnnette Collazo-Comito 17 52.5Elaine Kirchen hm 18 52.5Bob Wine 16 52Carolyn Colella 18 51Gene Lugo 15.5 49.5Mariann Moery 16.5 48Mel Wilner im 17.5 48Adelaide Boemio 16 47.5Sarah Davis 15.5 46.5Mario Fiacco 31 39Stephen Berger 14.5 38Raquel Gonzalez 0 34.5David Feldman 0 32David Waddle 17 31Eugene Forsyth 14.5 29Conrad Tinney 0 8.5

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:November Winning Images

Featured Photographer: Infrared byMiguel Mongui

COMING SOON:December 6th

Presentation by Roman KurywczakDecember 20th

Holiday Party/Business Mtg/Short ShortsJanuary 3rd

Competition #4 / Altered Reality #3Theme: Zooming / Judge: Martin Joffee

January 17th“Plug-Ins” Presentation by Jim Christensen

GROUP A NOV TOTALGerald Liddelow 17.5 51.5Gloria Abraham 17.5 51Jennifer Dooley im 18 50.5Andrea Nelson hm 17.5 50.5Wing Lui 16 47.5Rudy Finelli 17 33Frank Foto 16 32Frank Price 0 31.5GROUP AA NOV TOTALAnastasia Tompkins im 19 56.5Bob Feldman 26.5 52.5Sharon Gumerove 17 52Doreen Rose 17.5 51.5Suzanne Carter 16.5 51Miguel Mongui hm 17 51Veronica Saunders 17.5 51Harvey Augenbraun 17.5 50.5Bob Schwartz 14.5 48Linda Tommasulo 0 33.5

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Executive Board - Re-elected for 2014-2016:President Photo Shoot Coordinator ..............................................Conrad Tinney1st Vice President & Competition Chair ................................Harvey Augenbraun2nd Vice President & Program Chair ...................................... Veronica Saunders3rd Vice President & Membership Chair & Webmaster ........... Sharon Gumerove4th Vice President at Large, PFLI Representative .............................Joe DionisioSecretary ............................................................................................. Frank FotoTreasurer and Historian .................................................................... Martin Lewis

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THEME NOV TOTALAnastasia Tompkins 18 54.5Harvey Augenbraun 18 51Linda Tommasulo 16.5 51Bob Wine 16.5 50Annette Collazo-Comito 16.5 50Gloria Abraham 17.5 50Carolyn Colella 16 48.5Raquel Gonzalez 17.5 48.5Bob Feldman 15.5 48Mel Wilner 17 48Adelaide Boemio 16.5 47.5Rudy Finelli 15.5 46.5Gene Lugo 15.5 46.5Andrea Nelson im 18 46.5Sarah Davis 16 45.5Mario Fiacco 15.5 44.5Stephen Berger 14.0 43.5Jennifer Dooley hm 17.5 35.5Wing Lui 0 35Suzanne Carter 8.5 30.5David Feldman 0 30.5Frank Price 0 28Elaine Kirchen 0 24.5Frank Foto 9 24Mariann Moery 8 23.5Miguel Mongui 0 15Eugene Forsyth 0 14Doreen Rose 0 8.5Conrad Tinney 0 8.0

ALTERED REALITY OCT TOTALAdelaide Boemio 18.5 37.5Annette Collazo-Comito 17.5 35Andrea Nelson 17 34.5Anastasia Tompkins 17.5 34Jennifer Dooley 17 33.5Bob Wine 17 32.5Gloria Abraham 15.5 32Linda Tommasulo 15.5 31Wing Lui 16 31Mel Wilner 16 31Raquel Gonzalez 17 26Carolyn Colella 16 23Rudy Finelli 0 17Conrad Tinney 0 15.5Frank Price 0 15Mario Fiacco 0 14

Winning Images - November 2014Judge: Chuck Pine

Theme: Bicycles

Theme IM“Bicycle Wheels”© AndreaNelson

Theme HM“Red Bicycle”

© Jennifer Dooley

AA HM “Tinkerbell”

© Miguel Mongui

PFLI HIGH SCORES - NOVEMBERA/24 Points: Bob Feldman (Purple Yellow Flower);Sharon Gumerove (Dahlia); Anastasia Tompkins (Spider Web).A/23 Points: Harvey Augenbraun (Old Smile).B/24 Points: Raquel Gonzalez (Opera House Seats).B/23 Points: Andrea Nelson (Awesome Light), Annette Collazo-Comito (Blue Eyes), Elaine Kirchen (Flower).

PFLI HIGH SCORESOCTOBER

A/23 Points: Anastasia Tompkins (Puffin Machias Seal Island), Harvey Augenbraun (Waiting for Alms).B/24 Points: Raquel Gonzalez (Rusted Pink Car).B/23 Points: Gloria Abraham (Remembering 911).

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BW HM / “Sweeping Monk”© Harvey Augenbraun

AA IM / “Ljuybljana Solvenia”” © Anastasia Tompkins

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BW HM “Let the Music Play”© Raquel Gonzalez

A IM“Brookwood”

© JenniferDooley

B IM / “Domino” / © Mel Wilner

A HM“Delicate Rose” © Andrea Nelson

B HM“Mandril”

© Elaine Kirchen

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The New York Botanical/Zoological Photographic Society invites photography enthusiasts of ALL LEVELS to join us at our bimonthly meetings (Saturdays at 10:00 am), Sept. thru June, at Fordham Prep, Room 243/244 (on the campus of Fordham University, Bronx, NY). Check the web site (www.nybzps.org) for program details, photo shoots and more!

*Would you like to be a “Featured Photographer” in a future edition of the Iris? E-mail text and photos (sized for competition) to: iriseditor@LindaTommasulo.com.

On November 15th our own Miguel Mongui will share hissecrets to taking spectacular infrared images.

Per Miguel, “One of the most popular IR genres is landscape photography. Because of the effects of IR, foliage can be rendered pure white when processed, making photos look eerie and have a haunting sense about them. Ideal conditions for IR Photography are a bright sunny days, rendering skies a deep blue and foliage

a bright white.”

“Infrared Photography”

©Chris Corradino

©Chris Corradino

Featured Photographer*:

Miguel Mongui

© Miguel Mongui

© Miguel Mongui

© Miguel Mongui

© Miguel Mongui© Miguel Mongui

© Miguel Mongui

Miguel’s Equipment: Panasonic LumixG-2 Camera with Panasonic 18-42 3.5 Lens; Hoya IR72 Infrared Filter;Manfrotto XPROB Tripod and a wireless remote.

Check out more of Miguel’s

fine work at: www.mmpixel.

com.