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• Coastal Photo Club News • May 2013
President’s Message – page 1
Spring competition report – page 3
Homecoming happiness – page 5
Welcome new member – page 6
Polish your skills – page 7
Sylvan goes to new heights – page 8
PSA conference dates – page 9
Competition winners – page 11
Club Gallery: powwow & more – page 15
Club information – page 23
New Bern North Carolina
www.coastalphotoclub.com
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President’s Message Greetings, CPC members! WOW! What a great trip 12 of our members had to Hendersonville. We went to shoot the waterfalls that are in the DuPont State Forest. Members who went included: Tom McCabe, Mike McCulley, Mike Carter, Alan Welch, Mary
O’Neill, Rosemary Osterhaus, Janice Arthur, Robert Hendrix, Jerry Weiss, Jeanne Julian, Rick Meyer and me. Friday was overcast so we did not get any spectacular sunset shots from the mountain overlook, but we got some interesting blue tones. Saturday was overcast and misty with some light rain later in the day. It was actually good for shooting the waterfalls. Sunday was pretty much the same so we shot an old stone bridge in northern South Carolina before we headed back to New Bern. All in all, we had an amazing trip. Ed Hall and Rick Meyer are volunteering their time to take professional head shots for staff in the O. Marks building in New Bern. The $25 per person will be donated to the Nursing Home project. Nine have been prepaid and there will be 11 more so that will be $500. If you know of any other professionals groups that might need this service, let Ed know.
We had a large number of entries in the major competition last month. It was wonderful to see so many entries. Congratulations to the winners and to all who entered photos. We continue to say that it is important for you to really like your pictures—in the end the only one you have to really please is yourself. Hope you attend the meeting at Centenary Methodist Church on Saturday May 11th at 9:30 a.m.!
Judy Hills [email protected] On the cover
“Sleepy Sunrise,” by Mike Carter, placed second in the major spring competition “color” category. Our goal is to feature a different club member’s photo on the cover each month. See page 4 and the Club Gallery for more about the competition.
June newsletter
Material for the June newsletter is due May 26.
Jim Dugan shares two well-received images he entered in the Spring Competition. Photo by Susan Williams
Sneak peek You can see from this map that there is no shortage of possibilities for landscape photography in DuPont State Forest, site of the most recent CPC field trip. Stay tuned for the June issue to see the resulting photos, and check out pages 18 – 21 for Club members’ takes on a Native American powwow, North Carolina style—another successful CPC field trip this spring. Thanks to member Carol Lawler for suggesting that special opportunity.
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Meeting Report—April 2013 April 13, 2013 Meeting held at Centenary Methodist Church Welcome President Judy Hills called the meeting to order at 9:30. Announcements
Welcome and introduction of visitors CNPA Nature Photography Group is being
organized in Greenville – organizational meeting on April 17th -7:00 PM at the Shepherd Library in Greenville.
CPC Web Site Developers (Alan Welch, John Steady and supporting staff) is doing a phenomenal job; individual galleries need to be uploaded. Monthly contest entries will be displayed on the website entry page as a slide show feature.
John Steady announced a Marine Homecoming on Thursday, April 18th about 2:00.
Carol Lawler reminded members of the upcoming Haliwa- Saponi Powwow.
A raffle ticket of the camera bag was drawn and the bag was won by Jim Carawan. $213.00 was raised by the raffle which will be applied to the Nursing Home Project Fund.
Mary O’Neill gave a treasurer’s report that the Club has raised $500.00 in the Nursing Home Project Fund.
President Hills announced that a thank you note was received from the 4-H Group in Jones County.
Mary O’Neill announced a $250.00 donation by the Symmetry Group. A follow up thank- you note will be sent.
Ed Hall mentioned that NIK Software is selling at a reduced price of $149.00, and it is definitely professional quality software.
Judging of the Spring Major Photo Competition
1. Mona Sadler is a Master Photographer and Master of Electronic Imaging.
2. Zach Frailey, “The Uprooted Photographer,” is a local photographer and also works as a photographer for The Kinston Free Press.
Winners of the Spring Major Photo Competition COLOR 1. "Ashleigh" - Tom McCabe 2. "Sleepy Sunrise" - Mike Carter 3. "Poinsett Bridge" – Tom McCabe Honorable Mention "Fishing Skiffs Take a Break" - Jim Dugan "The Fleet's In" - Tom McCabe "Evening Delight" - Chuck Colucci MONOCHROME 1. "Dark Piper" - Alan Welch 2. "Old Homestead" - Tom McCabe 3. "Sean" - Tom McCabe Honorable Mention "Meow" - Chuck Colucci "The Rest of the Journey" - Jeanne Julian "Nest Egg" - Eileen Shalhoub VISIONARY 1. "The Edge of the World" - Alan Welch 2. "Ravens of Winter" - Susan Williams 3. "Egyptian Queen" - Alan Welch Honorable Mention "Little Red Barn" - Chuck Colucci "He Loves Me" - Tom McCabe "Silly Geese" - Eileen Shalhoub Respectfully submitted,
Rosemary Osterhus Secretary
At the April meeting, members review submissions to the Spring Competition before judging begins.
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Monthly Treasurer’s Report
April 2013—submitted May 5, 2013 Beginning Balance $1,700.46 Deposits: Membership dues 10.00 Bag raffle (nursing home project) 42.00
Expenses: Spring Competition Judges 70.00 Localendar (web site calendar) 9.95 Ending Balance $1,672.51 Nursing Home Project Balance $494.63 Available Club Balance $1,177.88
Mary O’Neill Treasurer
Competition recognizes excellence, provides feedback by Jeanne Julian
Judges Mona Sadler and Zach Frailey had their
work cut out for them: the Coastal Photo Club’s major Spring Competition—one of two juried contests held each year for members—attracted dozens of fine images in all three categories.
Members may submit up to three images in each of three categories: color, monochrome, and visionary. Photos must have been taken after January 2012.
“We had an array of wonderful images to be inspired by,” said CPC president Judy Hills. “The judges had a difficult job. We appreciated their expertise and learned a lot from their comments.”
Both judges are professional photographers with extensive experience. Mona Sadler, whose studio is Coastal Pet Portraits, has been certified as a Master in
photography and digital imaging by the Professional Photographers of America. She has volunteered as a judge for CPC competitions in the past. Zach Frailey has a Bachelor of Science in Communications Media from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and freelances through The Uprooted Photographer, his business located in New Bern.
Zach Frailey and Mona Sadler admire Alan Welch’s “The Edge of the World.” See all of the award-winning images from the CPC’s major spring competition in the Club Gallery, page 11.
Mona opened the judges’ review by using one of
her own photographs—a dramatic composite of an alligator, appropriate for the club’s “visionary” category—to highlight qualities that exemplify an outstanding image. One tip to remember, she pointed out, is that the viewer’s eye is drawn almost instinctively to the brightest part of the image. That’s why, in her example, “the center of interest is the whitest part of the print.”
She also mentioned the meticulous editing that resulted in her image’s effectiveness, reminding
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photographers that their work doesn’t end when the shutter releases.
“I had to put all those teeth in there and paint all those bubbles,” she pointed out.
Finally, she reminded everyone that “the biggest chance to sell your print is by naming it.” Hence, her
intimidating reptile portrait is entitled, “Don’t Swim in My Pond.”
Following this introduction, the competition committee (Ed Hall, Archie Lewis, and Laura Marcum) carefully handled the presentation of each photograph. One by one, they were passed
through the club’s custom-built light box. Mona provided a helpful tip: to anticipate this kind of spotlight on your print, see if it passes muster under the bright beam of your stove’s hood light.
The judges independently evaluated each work; their respective rankings from 1 to 10 were combined for a final score. Occasionally they would move in for a closer examination of the print on display, looking for sensor dust, under- or over-sharpening, and precision of focus. The assembled CPC membership tried to refrain from reacting out loud, but sometimes the images were just too impressive, and resulted in whispered admiration, oohs and ahs, or chuckles.
After comparing the finalists, Mona and Zach awarded top honors in the color category to Tom McCabe of New Bern for “Ashleigh.” Alan Welch of Bridgeton won in both the monochrome and visionary categories with “Dark Piper” and “The Edge of the World.”
Alan answered members’ questions about the process behind his fantastic image of a ship sailing through a zodiac-studded blackness toward a vast cataract. He said it was made up of seven photographs, including one of Niagara Falls and one of “The Wolf,” a Tall Ship that visited New Bern last year. He used Photoshop (which he called “software of the gods”) for editing. “It took a week to cut the boat out,” of the original image, he said.
Chuck’s black-and-white portrait of a male lion also prompted a question: how did he manage to
elicit that piercing gaze? “I hung a pork chop around my neck,” Chuck jokingly replied.
For those photographers whose work didn’t quite capture the judges’ hearts and minds, there is always next time. If you have a special subject, Zach said, “change your perspective,” and it might have more appeal.
Mona agreed. “Rework it and you just might have something,” she said.
All of the award-winning images, listed in the minutes on page 2, appear in the Club Gallery, pages 11-14.
Club Competition Update
CPC members are invited to participate in themed “mini competitions” at most meetings (other than scheduled major competitions in the fall and spring). You’ll find the guidelines for submitting prints to competitions at http://coastalphotoclub.com/ at “competition rules.”
The mini-comp “challenges” for 2013 incorporate a theme and a technique or style intended to enhance the subject.
May Theme: forsaken, such as old barns, buildings; technique: panning shot (panorama) either vertical or horizontal.
June Theme: spinning/motion; technique: slow shutter speed or shutter priority. July Theme: boats, docks, and piers; technique: low angle. August Theme: flowers; technique: bokeh (blurred background)/ narrow depth of field.
Mona Sadler explains how technique can make the subject of a photograph more eye-catching. Photo by Susan Williams
“Meow” by Chuck Colucci
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September Theme: doorways, archways, porches; technique: triptych (grouping of three related images, divided and surrounded by a border). October Theme: street performers; technique: street photography. November Fall competition---no mini-comp. December Theme: still life; technique: using three designated props, such as a book, a cup, and a third accessory (to be announced later). January 2014 Theme and technique: recreate someone else's work, such as a master photographer or artist. February 2014 Theme: for the birds; technique: textures (using textures for effect; several textures will be provided to members).
Member News Club members’ skills thrill Marine families
The Coastal Photo Club volunteers its services to Marine Corps families who would like to commemorate with photographs their loved ones’
return from deployment. Rick Meyer and John Steady covered the Main Body arrival at Cherry Point on April 13th.
Then on the afternoon of April 18th, John
and Rick, Tom McCabe, Peggy James, and Mike Carter covered the jets’ arrival; see the Club Gallery, page 15. By the personal thank-yous the club has received, “you can tell just how much this means to the families,” John said. Excerpts:
Oriental venue features Evie Henderson’s photos After a couple of years’ hiatus from photography, Evie Chang Henderson will have an exhibit of recent photographs at M & M's Restaurant, 205 S. Water St., Oriental, NC, during the month of May.
“Swan Preening” by Evie Chang will be part of an exhibit in May.
Also, one of Evie's poems, "Me & Jesus by the Roadside," was selected as one of nine finalists in the 2013 North Carolina Poetry Society's Poet Laureate category contest. Evie was honored to be invited to read her poem at the awards day in Pinehurst, NC, but will not be able to attend.
"Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! The photos look
incredible…Thank you again for coming out
yesterday. I know that we will enjoy these photos for
many years to come!" —Jamie
"Thank you so so so much to you and Rick and the rest
who took these photos for us. I can't thank you enough.
Maybe when I finally move out there I could volunteer
and be part of the photo club as well ….[The photos]
look wonderful. I am so glad we got a chance to capture
these moments." —Khiet
"The photos were great and our family loved
them. Thanks again.” —Lauren
Photo by Rick Meyer
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Club welcomes new member: Helmut Treschan New member Helmut Treschan was born in
Germany during WWII and came to New Bern in 1954. That’s where he got his first camera.
“It was a simple 35mm that my parents obtained with Green Stamps from the Colonial Store, no longer there, behind the former main post office downtown (now the Federal Courthouse),” Helmut recalls. “The grocery store would give you the stamps and you could exchange them for various gifts. It was a fairly
simple camera, but it made me learn all about shutter speed and f-stops.”
“I still have some Kodachrome slides I shot in high school when we had our Latin banquet,” he said.
Helmut learned most everything he knows about photography by reading books and technical articles, and continues that practice to this day.
While that first camera launched a lifelong interest in photography, it did not influence his choice of profession. After graduating from UNC Chapel Hill, Helmut worked as a CPA with a global accounting firm for a number of years and later with private companies in various financial capacities.
Along the way he bought a Nikon camera, then an F4 film camera. He still uses the various Nikon lenses he acquired over the years.
“This is why I want to continue on the Nikon path, but haven't made a final commitment yet to a DSLR,” he said. He’s still looking.
In the meantime, he’s using a Nikon 1 system camera. “It has a small sensor, but it is light and a great traveling camera when you are not in the mood to carry all the heavy equipment that the full-format camera entails. And it gives me the opportunity to use my full-frame lenses with an adapter.”
That mobility is important since Helmut often takes his camera far afield. His travels have taken him to the Russian Far-East (Khabarovsk and Vladivostok) and also to St. Petersburg and Moscow.
“I was fortunate to be there when Russia celebrated the 50th Anniversary of Victory Day, or the end of WWII,” Helmut said. “It was quite an event: troops parading past our platform from the various parts of Russia, cannons shooting, and finally a parade to the Memorial Site of the city.”
He has also traveled to Australia, Germany, Poland, Italy, Ukraine, Switzerland, Austria, and South America. He’d love to do more traveling in the USA and also in South America, especially Chile and Ecuador. His other interests include canoeing and building computers for personal use.
“I hope to learn more from the club members who have a much deeper knowledge base and wider interests than mine,” Helmut said, “and I hope to be a supporting member in the club wherever needed.”
Club Calendar
A few special events are noted here. For complete
and up-to-date information, visit the
Coastal Photo Club web site calendar.
May 2013 – Update your online gallery Now’s the time to make a concerted effort to upload at least a few photos to your own web site gallery. It’s not hard to do; print instructions from http://www.coastalphotoclub.com/member-gallery-instructions.html. John Steady and Alan Welch will be happy to answer your questions, too. Help the CPC put its best cyber-foot forward: commit to replacing those “gallery coming soon” icons with your great photographs! The CPC’s Shutterfly share site is in hiatus, but members who have images posted there still have access.
5/13/13 CPC meeting 9:30 a.m. Centenary United
Methodist Church
5/5/13 Two club members offer workshop
The New Bern-Craven County Public Library, 400 Johnson Street, presented a free photography workshop on Sunday, May 5 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Coastal Photo Club members Tom McCabe and John Steady, both professional photographers, discussed photographic composition and what judges look for. One of the goals was to help participants prepare for the library's upcoming photography contest on July 25. www.newbern.cpclib.org 6/28/13 CPC show at Carolina Colours
CPC member Chuck Colucci has arranged for another
exhibit at the Carolina Colours Pavilion this summer.
“This will be pretty much anything goes” as far as
themes and styles of photography, Chuck said.
Helmut Treschan. Photo by Susan Williams
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The minimum photo size is 11x14, and all prints must
be matted, framed, and wired for hanging. Contact
Chuck at [email protected].
September 2013 CPC exhibit at the New Bern
Craven County Public Library. Chuck Colucci will
keep us posted. Chuck would also like to create a
slideshow of member works to run at the opening
reception. The goal is to have at least one photo from
each member. “Put together a CD with four or five
JPGs of your best shots of 2013 and bring them to me
at the next few meetings,” Chuck said. He’ll take care
of resizing them. Contact Chuck at
Opportunities Photopass for Sylvan Heights Bird Park
This aviary park in Scotland Neck, North Carolina,
offers a “Photopass” that, for a nominal charge in
addition to the membership fee, allows
photographers special access: additional hours and
obstruction-free locations to shoot from. Go to
www.shwpark.com, click on “Support Us,” and then
click on the Photopass option.
Blog celebrates the appeal of old buildings An Ohio architect, Rich Taylor, recently contacted
the CPC in search of photographs for his web site dedicated to old structures that have been abandoned but “still show vestiges of the original beauty of their design”: www.abandonedbeauty.net.
“We’d especially love to have a little bit of info about the home at least where it’s located, how the photographer found it, maybe something of the history of the house,” Taylor said. “Above all, we’d like to feature excellent photographs!”
His aim is to give full credit to contributing photographers—links, email address, copyrights, and so on.
Interested photographers should e-mail the blog host at [email protected].
“Tar Heel images” sought by magazine Our State magazine is looking for images that illustrate distinctive and attractive qualities of North Carolina. Each issue features a “Tar Heel Image” on the final page. The publication pays $50 for each photo they select to print. To submit, log on to www.ourstate.com.
Skills Professional Photographers of America sponsors “Super Monday” workshops across the USA Dozens of studios from coast to coast invite attendees to join workshops featuring portrait and wedding photography, posing and lighting, digital retouching and workflow, and sales and marketing strategies.
It's a full day of photography education brought to you by fellow professional
photographers. All registrations after May 1, 2013 must be completed on site (in person) for $120. Please ensure there is space available by contacting the instructor(s). There are three workshops in North Carolina. In New Bern, on May 14, Mona Sadler, who served as a judge for the CPC spring competition, will be a co-instructor with Adrian Henson for “Outdoor Lighting and Shooting the Small Stuff.” Working in an outdoor setting (or studio if it's a rainy day), you'll learn to light small items in the harsh conditions of sun, shade, wind and water reflections. You'll discover what to do with that equipment you haven't gotten around to using and new ways to work with what you have. Whether you're lighting a senior or a seashell, this course will show you what to use and how to get the most out of it. Also in North Carolina, on May 13: “Studio Portraiture Lighting” with David T. Goldman and Stuart Presley, in Charlotte; and “CPP Exam Cram!” with Steve Jamroz, CPP, in Cary. www.ppa.com/edu/content.cfm?ItemNumber=3237 Classes at ASAP in Greenville Go to http://asapphoto.com/courses.html to see what courses are available right now. This month, ASAP offers two one-day workshops for Sony aficionados: http://asapphoto.com/sonyday.html. Photographic Society of America: courses Members of PSA have access to on-line classes or individualized instruction. Check it out at http://www.psa-photo.org/education/online-courses/ Groupon Fourteen hours of on-line courses promise to help
you master digital-photography techniques and
polish image-editing or web-development skills.
Register for $39, $59, or $79 classes that are
ordinarily hundreds of dollars through Photo Art
Studio on line. Expires June 12. Click here for this
Groupon offer.
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Raleigh club’s workshop deadline approaches The Capital City Camera Club workshop on “Mastering Lightroom” with Tim Grey takes place June 1 in Raleigh. Download the registration form and apply by May 15: http://capcitycameraclub.com/
Inspiration and Fun
New exhibit at Sylvan Heights Bird Park A new exhibit, "The Landing Zone" opened on March 23rd at Sylvan Heights Bird Park. “It is a delightful
place, offering a unique experience: feeding and being a landing post for adorable, hungry parakeets,” reports CPC member Susan Williams. “You may purchase a seed stick for $1.00, but I assure you that is not necessary for the colorful birds, also known as budgies, to explore your feet, arms, watches, cameras, whatever! In the same exhibit, you can buy flamingo food and have these beautiful exotic creatures eating right out of your hand.” Now is a good time to visit the park; the scarlet ibis are back and nesting in the tree; their black offspring will be making an appearance soon. Juvenile ibis are also on display. They are in the South American region of the park, right across from "The Landing Zone." www.shwpark.com
Historic photos available for viewing Images by photographers of the Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information are some of the only color photographs taken of the effects of the Depression on America’s rural and small town populations. The photographs and captions are the property of the Library of Congress and were included in a 2006 exhibit Bound for Glory: America in Color. Take a look: http://blogs.denverpost.com/captured/2010/07/26/captured-america-in-color-from-1939-1943/2363/ Shooting a second a day If you need an incentive for using your camera every day—and if you’d like to shape a visual narrative of your own life—check out this how-to guide from Photojojo: http://content.photojojo.com/photo-projects/one-second-a-day-video-project/
Photography exhibit in Raleigh “Wanderlust: Photographs by Alec Soth,” Julian T. Baker Jr. Gallery, through June 30, 2013. Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, photographer Alec Soth (b. 1969)
specializes in large-format color photographs that tell the stories of specific places. A current exhibition at the North Carolina Museum of Art features 15 photographs by Soth from the collection of Allen G. Thomas Jr. from two recent series, Sleeping by the Mississippi (1999–2002) and NIAGARA (2004–2005). Soth traveled the length of the Mississippi River, from Minnesota to Louisiana, over four years to create Sleeping by the Mississippi, a compelling body of work that features a place, the people who live there, and the passage of time. The NIAGARA series includes portraits of newlyweds and the honeymoon hotels found in and around Niagara Falls, as well as images of life after the honeymoon. The exhibition is made possible, in part, by the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources; the North Carolina Museum of Art Foundation, Inc.; and the William R. Kenan Jr. Endowment for Educational Exhibitions.
Collage by Susan Williams
With over 160 acres of fields, woods, and creeks, the NCMA Park is a great setting to explore—and shoot—art and nature. NCMA photo
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Arts Festival in Oriental mixes media, music Art on the Neuse Outdoor Arts & Music Festival celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. Sponsored by Pamlico County’s Arts Council, this event will be held at the Oriental Marina Inn Courtyard and Harborside along Hodges Street on Saturday, May 11th from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Local musicians will perform on stage: bluegrass, country and popular music will be featured. In case of rain, the event will reschedule for Saturday, May 19. Art on the Neuse is organized and sponsored by the Pamlico County Arts Council, a designated county partner of the North Carolina Arts Council. www.pamlicoarts.org Portraying the rich and famous
The Reynolda House Museum of American Art in Winston-Salem presents an exhibition of more
than 100 photographs regarded as “some of the most striking creations of 20th-century photography” by the first great American fashion photographer. Edward Steichen became chief photographer for Vogue and Vanity Fair in 1923. For the next fifteen years, he “put his exceptional talents, prodigious energies, and modernist sensibilities to work dramatizing and glamorizing celebrities such as Gloria Swanson, Katharine Hepburn, Gary Cooper, Martha Graham, Walt Disney, Greta Garbo, Fred Astaire, and others.” Organized by the Foundation for the Exhibition of Photography, Star Power brings together Steichen's Condé Nast portraits of luminaries from the worlds of politics, literature, government, journalism, dance, theatre, music, fashion, and opera. The show runs through May 19. Registration is open for the Photographic Society of America International Conference The 75th PSA Conference has an exciting lineup of
photo tours, workshops, programs, featured
speakers, and social activities. The conference will
be held at the
Portland Marriott
at Sable Oaks in
Portland, Maine,
beginning
Sunday,
September 15 and
running through
Saturday,
September 21,
2013. Learn more
at http://www.psa-photo.org/conference/2013-psa-conference/ Explore the PSA gallery Take a look at the new member gallery at the Photographic Society of America: http://www.psa-photo.org/galleries/new-member-gallery/. The photographs posted here change every month.
Explore Flickr Explore a panoply of wonderful photographs uploaded from all around the world: go to www.flickr.com and click on “Explore,” then click on
“Interesting photos from the last seven days” (or a number of other options), and “reload” to review
thousands of amazing photographs. You also can join this share site to post your own photos and comment on others’, too.
Photo-worthy Events Please see the
Coastal Photo Club web site calendar
for listings of local and regional events you might
want to attend, equipped with your gear.
The support of Symmetry Financial helps secure the future
of the Coastal Photo Club’s FamilyCam Portrait Project. www.symmetryfinancial.com 252-636-2447
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Quote of the Month
“Let us first say what photography is not. A photograph is not a painting, a poem,
a symphony, a dance. It is not just a pretty picture, not an exercise in contortionist techniques
and sheer print quality. It is or should be a significant document, a penetrating statement,
which can be described in a very simple term—selectivity.”
~ Berenice Abbott, Infinity magazine, 1951.
“Peace Pipe” by Janice Arthur
“Colorful Feathers” by Robert Hendrix
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Club Gallery Spring Competition - First Place
Clockwise, from top left: “Ashleigh” by Tom McCabe Color “Dark Piper” by Alan Welch Monochrome “Edge of the World” by Alan Welch Visionary
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Clockwise, from above: “Sleepy Sunrise” by Mike Carter Color “Ravens of Winter” by Susan Williams Visionary “Old Homestead” by Tom McCabe Monochrome
Club Gallery Spring Competition - Second Place
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Club Gallery Spring Competition - Third Place
Clockwise from top: “Poinsett Bridge” by Tom McCabe “Egyptian Queen” by Alan Welch “Sean” by Tom McCabe Color Visionary Monochrome
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Club Gallery Spring Competition - Honorable Mention
Clockwise from top: “The Fleet’s In” by Tom McCabe; “Fishing Skiffs Take a Break” by Jim Dugan; “Meow” by Chuck Colucci; “He Loves Me” by Tom McCabe; “The Rest of the Journey” by Jeanne Julian; “Little Red Barn” by Chuck Colucci; “Evening Delight” by Chuck Colucci. Not pictured: “Nest Egg” and “Silly Geese” by Eileen Shalhoub.
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Club Gallery Marine Homecoming
Reunions recorded Last month, the Coastal Photo Club once again heeded the call of the Marine Corps Air Station at Cherry Point, which regularly requests volunteer member photographers to cover the reunion of soldiers and their loved ones after deployment. See story page 5. Clockwise, from top: photo of club members conferring with families, and “Family Members Reunited” by John Steady; “Tom McCabe” by Rick Meyer; photo by Mike Carter; “Reunited Couple” by Rick Meyer; “Anticipation” by John Steady.
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Club Gallery Sarah P. Duke Gardens
Savoring spring Chuck Colucci photographed spring
flowers at the 55-acre Sarah P. Duke Gardens in Durham. Often spoken of as
"the crown jewel of Duke University," Duke Gardens is recognized as one of the
premier public gardens in the United States, renowned both for landscape
design and the quality of horticulture, each year attracting more than 300,000
visitors from all over the world.
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Club Gallery Haliwa Saponi Powwow
Powwow wows Club A field trip to Hollister, NC, on April 20th was a fascinating, first-time experience for Coastal Photo Club members. They spent several hours at the 48th annual Haliwa Saponi tribal powwow, a celebration of Native American cultural heritage. Club participants gained significant experience in shooting candids of people in motion. Dance competitions, drummers, vendors, and fond families and friends provided abundant subject matter; Rosemary Osterhus returned to New Bern with 800 images in her camera! Left: Janice Arthur, Rick Meyer, Jeanne Julian, Doug Carawan, Robert Hendrix, and Carol Lawler, who initiated the trip. Group photo and “Indian Princess with Cape” (below) by Rosemary Osterhus.
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Club Gallery Haliwa Saponi Powwow
Grass Dancing Fancy Shawl Dancing Jingle (Prayer) Dress Traditional Cloth Dancing Feather or Fancy
Behind the scene Nancy Burt was inspired to research styles of Native American dancing following her visit to the Haliwa Saponi powwow. She identified the kinds of dances portrayed in her photography at the event. She was also delighted with the children and the regalia there.
On the sidelines “Sidelong Look” by Jeanne Julian
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Club Gallery Haliwa Saponi Powwow
Fascinating faces Doug Carawan focused on some compelling expressions at the powwow.
Pride and joy Janice Arthur captured the spirit of the competition.
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Club Gallery Haliwa Saponi Powwow
Sharing and caring Rick Meyer enjoyed an informative conversation with Running Bear (above left) and shot some candids on the perimeter of the action.
Robert Hendrix created a colorful portfolio with “Two Friends,” “Headband Portrait,” “Headdress Colors,” and “Grandma and Grandchild.”
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Club Gallery Flights of Fancy
Just ducky Rick Meyer paints a serene and somewhat surreal scene with small rubber ducks, released into the Neuse River for a New Bern charity event.
Grace in motion These silhouettes of Aurelia Wallenda of The Flying Wallendas are by Larry Santucci. “I shot their one-day-only performance at the Bo Diddley Plaza in Gainesville, Florida for the city’s Department of Cultural Affairs,” Larry said.
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New!: Question of the Month
Robert Hendrix was the only one to correctly identify the mystery photo (left) submitted by Jim Dugan last month. It is the walkway that crosses Pollock Street from Carolina Creations to Christ Episcopal Church. Congratulations, Robert! That’s the last “Know Where in New Bern?” feature for our newsletter.
On to something new with this issue: the Question of the Month. For May: what’s your “shot that got away?” Mike McCulley: “I don’t know if you remember seeing the faint rainbow over an island in one of my shots during the Star Clipper ship cruise slide show [at the March meeting]. But, it appeared over the island during a rain shower not long after we returned to the ship from a land excursion. I had left my camera in our stateroom on the second deck to have a drink at the bar, which was on the main deck. The rainbow was gorgeous and totally encompassed the ship! So, I sped back below to the stateroom, as quickly as I could with a new knee, to retrieve my camera. But, when I returned, the rainbow had faded—almost—away….” Question of the Month for June: What’s your favorite shot of a friend or loved one, and why? Do you have a question for your fellow CPC members? Submit it to [email protected].
Club Membership Benefits Paper Support the CPC when you order Red River Paper. Go to www.redriverpaper.com/myclub and enter the club code “coastal” when placing your order. A commission is paid to the club each time you order from this company. Printing Using their own credit card information, CPC members can order prints and products through the Coastal Photo Club account with Mpix. The user name for Mpix is this e-mail address: [email protected]. The password is images.
Framing Bear Hands Art Factory & Framing (http://www.artandmaterials.com/) generously offers a discount to Coastal Photo Club members who bring in their own original photographs for matting or framing (this offer doesn’t apply to other framing projects). Mention your CPC membership at the time you drop off your work with them, and receive a 15% discount.
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Coastal Photo Club
President: Judy Hills [email protected] 252-514-6748
Cell: 252-229-4799 Vice President: Rick Meyer [email protected] 919-740-7564 Secretary: Rosemary Osterhus [email protected] 252-636-3214 Treasurer: Mary O’Neill [email protected] 252-652-7134 Talent Development Committee Chair: Sue Williams Public Education Committee Chair: Tom McCabe Members: John Steady Member Development Committee Chair: Rick Meyer Special Events and Community Service Co-Chairs: Rick Meyer, Judy Hills Slide Show Organizer: Becky Preece Media: Ed Hall Newsletter Editor: Jeanne Julian Web Site: Judy Hills
E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.coastalphotoclub.com/ Facebook: “Like” us! Correspondence: Coastal Photo Club, Inc., P. O. Box 585 New Bern, NC 28563-0585 Meetings: Unless otherwise announced, the Coastal Photo Club meets on the second Saturday of each month at 9:30 a.m. in the Boy Scout Room, basement level, Centenary United Methodist Church, 309 New Street, New Bern, North Carolina. Visitors and guests are welcome! NEWSLETTER INFO: Most photos printed without attribution are by the editor. Material is due to Jeanne Julian, [email protected], by May 26 for the June 2013 issue of the CPC newsletter. All kinds of content are welcome, and photo submissions especially encouraged. Please forward your images saved with a title and your name (i.e., AtlanticBeach.JaneSmith) to ensure correct attribution.
