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COASTAL PHOTO CLUBFebruary 2016

Bob Schrader, New Bern Silo - A Landmark No More

“The camera is an instrument that teaches peoplehow to see without a camera.”- Dorothea Lange

Submitted Dave Slyck

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE:

I process a lot of my work in black and whitefor the final print. I think black and whiteholds a universal appeal in the eye of anyonelooking at an image. One of America’s best knownphotographers is Ansel Adams. He shot in both colorand black and white, however he is best known forhis black and white images, particularly of theAmerican West. A painting is one thing. Colors in a painting areas important as form, line, spatial relationships, andshape. In a photograph, however, color can some-times detract from the impact of the image andbecome the dominant feature in the image. Take,for instance, a family portrait where some of themembers who are dressed in bright colors willdominate the image when others are dressed insubdued pastels or earth tones.The bright colors inthat case detract from overall feeling of closeness theportrait is intended to portray. The same imagerendered in black and white will have greater impactfor that reason alone. That is not to say black and white will work inevery case. I learned most of what I know aboutphotography from shooting black and white film,processing it myself in the darkroom, and learninghow important it is to separate tonal values withoutworrying about color. Someone wearing a maroonshirt standing next to someone in a darker blue shirtmay appear near the same tone of gray in a blackand white print. Learning to capture those differentcolors as different tones was the trick, and it taughtme a lot about tonal relationships and I learned theyare often more important that color. The impact ofan image is based on relationships of tonal qualities,perspective, spatial relationships and shape. In someimages color can become a dominant feature andpush these qualities back alittle bit, making them lessobvious and thus reducingthe impact. Remember, the eye will gofirst to the brightest part of theimage. If that brightest part isa red shirt, that is where theviewer’s eye will go first. There are many ways to

TREASURER’S REPORT

Coastal Photo Club Inc.Monthly Treasurer’s Report – January 2016Beginning Balance - $ 4,415.46Deposits: Member Dues 1/14 20.00Sub Total: $ 4,435.46Expenses: Pruit Health Care photo processing 100.94(nursing home project)Ending Balance $ 4,334.52

Nursing Home Balance: $ 649.60Available Club Balance: $ 3,684.92

Respectfully Submitted 12/31/15Mary O’Neill

NEXT MEETING: SATURDAY, February 13, 2016, Basement level, Centenary United Methodist Church

309 New Street, New Bern, NC.

render an image in black and white (mono-chrome) in Photoshop and any other processingsoftware. Images can be captured in camera inblack and white as well, if you shoot in jpeg. How-ever without some manipulation all you’ll get is acolor image with the color removed. If you set thecamera to shoot in raw (which I recommend) andset the camera to monochrome you will still get acolor image, as raw captures everything. I urge youto try finishing your images in black and whiteafter processing them as color images (whichI always do). You might be surprised and verypleased with what you get.Tom McCabetommccabe46@earthlink.net

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MEETING NOTESJanuary 9, 2016Notes taken by Jeanne Julian

Tips on preserving images; tutorial on resizingfor competitions; presentation on composition

1. Tom reminded members to print images thatare important to you. As digital files on a computer, “they are just a bunch of ones andzeros,” he said. Make sure you don’t lose your pictures forever: Make prints. Look for sales so you can at leasthave an archive of 4x6 prints. One member sug-gested making photo books. This will encourageyou to cull, edit, organize, and identify or labelthe photos—and memories—you want to keep. • Back up pictures on your computer, camera,and phone with an external hard drive. • Keep in mind that technology will keepchanging, so you need to keep pace. Your CD,thumb drive, even “cloud” storage may not be accessible someday, so be prepared.2. Rick reminded members to take batteriesout of cameras, external flashes, and other de-vices if you will not be using them within severaldays. They can corrode and ruin your expensiveequipment. Keep them handy in a ziplock bag.3. Evie Chang Henderson was introduced asthe new newsletter editor. Her first issue wasdistributed this week.4. Members may exhibit framed work at theCarolina Colours Pavilion. This is an ongoing ex-hibit. Just find a hook and hang. You should havean i.d. card on your work with contact info andprice. These can be found on the club web site athttp://www.coastalphotoclub.com/model-re-leases-other-forms.html. You can also displayyour unframed, mounted prints of PamlicoCounty scenes at the Pamlico Heritage Museum.Contact Tom for more information. 5.. The regional model train show, an annual event, is in New Bern the weekend onFeb. 21. If you’d like to represent the CoastalPhoto Club at a table there—and display yourrailroad-related photography—let Tom know.

The club will pay the nominal fee to reservethe table.6. Member Scott Sirkin of ½ Hour Photo(http://www.halfhourphoto.com/) is offer-ing a special discount to CPC members whowould like to digitize slides. He has a newsystem to scan slides in bulk. He will archiveyour slides for 25 cents each. All you have todo is bundle them, facing all the same direc-tion, horizontally. You can also bring in stan-dard carousels. Images will come out as highresolution files. Contact Scott at:½ Hour Photo: 252.636.3559• 3315 Dr MLK Blvd • McCarthy Square • New Bern.

7. Ed mentioned that the subscription forPhotoshop is a good deal for a household asit can be used on two computers for a singleprice. It includes CC Photoshop, Lightroom,and Bridge. You do not have to pay for updates. 8. Because the CPC is beginning a move to-ward having projected images rather thanprints in its major competitions (Fall andSpring), Tom gave a tutorial on resizing images on your computer. Projected-imagecompetitions are intended to encouragemore entries, since the cost of making printsis prohibitive for many members. Resizingwill ensure that there will be consistencyamong all of the entries when projected.Work with a copy (just in case!).** Exact photo size of digital images are stillto be finalized. • Sharpen (if desired) only as a finalstep. Tom will send out instructions, andmore information, after he meets with theCape Fear photography club(http://www.capefearcameraclub.org/de-fault.aspx), which handles its competitionsthis way. John Steady will distribute instruc-tions about resizing in Lightroom. 9. Tom gave a presentation on composi-tion. “Look at taking a photograph as a prob-lem to solve,” he said. He reviewed these

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concepts: types, principle of thirds, leading lines, framing, threes and triangles, perspective (altering your viewpoint, lower or higher), back-ground, negative space, cropping, long exposure, and repetition. 10. Winners of the mini-competition were Helmut Treschan (color), Scott Sirkin (mono-chrome), and Julie Henningsen (digital manipula-tion). After the meeting adjourned, about 10 membersmet for lunch at Morgan’s. They lingered over aninteresting discussion, including monitor calibration; adjusting color; HDR; differences between “spontaneous,” documentary, andmanipulated photography; and what it’s like towatch a professional competition. -- Tom McCabe

Visionary, 1st PlaceCongrats to Julie Henningsen,Winner in the Mini-Comp Competition

At January Meeting, Tom McCabe discusses composition.

Elaine Varley talks Alaska trip with Julie, Geraldine and Susan

John Steady explains....

Photos courtesy of Jeanne Julian

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Upcoming Meeting Presentations2016

(subject to change)

February – John Chandler March – Meet-up for outdoor photo shoot

April – Spring Major Competition

May – Joel Collins June – Jennifer King July - Evie Chang Henderson - ColorAugust - OpenSeptember – Angela Blankenship on photographing children

If you have suggestions for presentations, pleasecontact Tom McCabe.

CALENDAR

For complete and up-to-date information, visit the Coastal Photo Club website calendar. February 13 --- MONTHLY MEETING April 22-24, 2016: Lake Toxaway, NC. Photographing waterfalls. More info to follow FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT CHUCK

COLUCCI: 252- 636-0128 ccphotonb@suddenlink.net

THE FIELD TRIPS TO MARYLAND AS WELL AS STOWE BOTANICAL GARDENS, REGRETFULLY, WERE CANCELLED.

CPC FEBRUARY PROGRAM

JOHN CHANDLERJohn Chandler specializes in Portrait Photography.

John is going to give us a program on inexpensive ways to set up a home studio in a spare room in the your house withoutspending a lot of money on lights and such.

http://www.chandler-studios.com

MEMBER EXHIBITS

Artist Reception and Exhibit*PLEASE JOIN US FOR AN ART EXHIBIT FEATURING PHOTOGRAPHYAND UPCYCLING ART BY DAVE SLYCK. THE EXHIBIT WILL BE ONDISPLAY THE MONTH OF MARCH AT ST. FRANCIS BY THE SEA EPISCOPAL CHURCH GALLERY. A PUBLIC RECEPTION WILL BE ONWEDNESDAY, MARCH 2ND.RECEPTION ---- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2ND• 5:30 ~ 7:00 PM• SAINT FRANCIS BY THE SEA EPISCOPAL CHURCH• 920 SALTER PATH ROAD, SALTER PATH, NC 28575• SOUND SIDE OF NC 58 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 10

AND 10½• LIGHT REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED

COME AND MEET DAVE AND VIEW SOME OF HIS UNIQUECOLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHY AND UPCYCLED ART WHICH IN-CLUDES ONE-OF-A-KIND CREATIONS THAT COMBINE THE INDUS-TRIAL WITH SOPHISTICATION FOR A STYLE THAT IS BOTH MODERNYET VINTAGE.

Dave Slyck,

Minicomp theme for February:‘GEOMETRY.’

This could encompass anything but must include a geometric shape

of some sort.

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News Note from Ralph Wilson

National Park Service Launches Search For Next Ansel Adams

http://www.npr.org/2016/01/27/464603555/national-park-service-launches-search-for-next-ansel-adams

PHOTO WORKSHOP - VINNY COLLUCISummer in the SmokiesAugust 24-28. 2016Townsend, TNScenics • Wildlife • MacroJoin workshop leader, Vinny Colucci during a spectaculartime of the year. Visit to the valley of Cade’s Cove (teemingwith wildlife), vistas of Clingman’s Dome. The rushing wa-ters of Tremont allows for awesome water shooting.Classroom time with the focus on the use of filters,particularly Singh-Ray filters, which will be available to tryin the field. Learn about infrared Photography, both with IRfilters and converted digital cameras. Also, weather permit-ting, star photography.

Cost: $725 (Special: $625 if paid in full by May 30th.

Visit: www.escapetonaturephotography.comfor more detailsHotel: $76 per night or call: 865-38-0123Contact: Vinny Colucci: 252-349-1121email: vinny@vinnycolucci.com

Peter Sandbeck Returns to New Bern forHistorical Society Lunch & LearnSubmittd by Jeanne Julian

February 10 - Historical Society Lunch & Learn.A Look at New Bern’s Rich Photographic History during the 1860s

A federally-occupied town throughout most ofthe Civil War, New Bern was filled with UnionSoldiers and their many followers. This occu-pation attracted numerous photographers whoplied their trade all over town, taking both official and personal photos. Their work created a unique photographic record thatcaptured the essence of New Bern as it lookedon the eve of the Civil War. Sandbeck is a historic preservation consultant and the authorof a comprehensive guide to architecture inCraven County, NC entitled The Historic Architecture of New Bern and CravenCounty. Prior to his current position, he wasalso the architectural historian at Tryon Palaceand a project administrator at ColonialWilliamsburg. He is a lively and well-informedspeaker.Lunch & Learn starts at 11:30 a.m. at the ChelseaRestaurant at 335 Middle Street in New Bern. Tickets are $16 for Historical Society members and$18 for non-members; lunch is included. Tickets must be purchased in advance by call-ing the New Bern Historical Society at 252-638-8558, or can be ordered on-line atNewBernHistorical.org. Lunch choices are: Brown Butter Chicken with Rice Pilaf and seasonalvegetable and Shrimp Newburg in a mushroom, tomato and lobstersauce served over pasta.

PHOTO OP: ANTIQUE BOATSby Judy Hills

On Saturday May 21st from 9 AM to 3 PMDisplay of beautiful classic and antique boats. This is the11th annual show of the Raleigh, Durham, Chapel HillTriangle Chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat Society.

There will also be a display of antique and classic cars. Free

● Photopass for Sylvan Heights Bird ParkFor a nominal charge, in addition to the membership fee, SylvanHeights allows photographers special access to their aviary park in ScotlandNeck, NC. Go to www.shwpark.com, clickon “Support Us,” and then click on the Pho-topass option.

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2016 MEETING DATES& NEWSLETTER DEADLINE

• Meetings dates:

February 13

March 12

April 9*

May 14

June 11

July 9

August 13

September 10

October 8

November 12*

December 10** *Major Competition

**Holiday Party

NEXT NEWSLETTER DEADLINE: Sunday, March 27

EXHIBITION OPPORTUNITIES

Art From the HeartFebruary 19 through March 5. Show and sale of original art-work by artists from Carteret, Craven, Pamlico and Onslowcounties. The 2016 show will be held in the Morehead Plaza,Morehead City For complete instructions, rules, and entry form, go tohttp://artscouncilcarteret.org

Artist registration: Friday and Saturday, February 12–13th Two pieces of artwork, Each piece will require a $10 entryfee. 30% commission on all work sold from the opening

until the closing of the show.

The judge is Nicole White Kennedy from Raleigh.

The show will open to the public on Friday evening, Febru-

ary 19th at 5:30 pm (public reception and awards) and

end on Saturday, March 5th at 5:00 pm.

For Passionate Nature PhotographersCAROLINAS NATURE PHOTOGRAPHERSASSOC. (CNPA)

Annual MeetingMarch 10-13, 2016Embassy Suites Charlotte-Concord Golf Resort & Spa,Concord, NC

For Membership information and Convention Fees, visit:https://www.cnpa.org/events/annual_meetings/2016/annualmeet.php

The Eastern Carolina Region of CNPA meets the thirdThursday of each month in Greenville, NC at the PittCounty Senior Ctr.• guest speakers• techinical training• field trips• competitionsThe CNPA has been in existence since 1992 whena small group of photographers recognized thepotential benefits of forming a group dedicated tonature photography. From that meager beginningCNPA has grown to become one of the largest"photo clubs" of its kind in the country. Currently,with 1224 members organized into 12 regionalgroups, the CNPA offers many opportunities forits members to join together each month.For more info on CNPA: visit: www.cnpa.org

Outdoor Arts & Crafts FestivalJacksonville/Onslow Council for the Arts

Art Block 2016 - April 14-16, 2016The annual, day long arts and crafts festival featuring demonstrations,

interactive arts, food, and entertainment will take place on the 800

blockin Uptown Jacksonville. The block will be closed to traffic for this

special day-long celebration of the arts. Mark your calendar and plan

toattend Art Block 2016 on Saturday, April 16, 2016. The Art Block 3

DayPlein Air Paint Out will begin on April

For more info: www.jaxarts.com

910-455-9840

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WorkSHoP in SouTH Carolina

Jennifer king workshop in April. “From Boneyard Beach, with its skeletontrees emerging from the tide, to piers andremnants, lighthouses to magnificent bloom-ing gardens, this workshop will emerge youin a photographer's paradise topped withsouthern hospitality,” Jennifer says. See www. jenniferkingphoto.comfor details and pricing.

Build Your Skills

Photographic Society of America:courses for members● Explore the PSA galleryTake a look at the new membergallery at the Photographic Societyof America: http://www.psa-photo.org/index.php?galleries-new-member-gallery.

Long Exposure & Night PhotographyMarch 30, 2016 | Wed | 7-9pm | ASAP Class-room$59.99/person

Explore the expressive world of long exposureand night photography in this introductorycourse led by Greg Thompson of Hammer-smith Studios, Greg Thompson Photography,and ASAP Photo & Camera.

Greg will be introducing the 3 P's of long expo-sure and night photography - Prepare, Photo-graph, and Process. Follow-up field excursionsand processing workshops will be available inthe coming months.

HDR Photography 101Classroom & Field Session $69.99/ personClassroom Session only $49.99Field Session only $49.99

Learn how to expand the dynamic range ofyour camera through combining multiple im-ages with a technique called High DynamicRange Imaging (HDR for short). Capture andpost-capture editing will be discussed. A practi-cal field session will follow on March 19th. Takeeither session or save when you commit toboth.

March 16, 2016 (Classroom Session) 7-9pm |ASAP ClassroomMarch 19, 2016 (Field Session) 9-11am | Up-town GreenvilleMarch 16 & 19, 2016 (Classroom & Field Ses-sions) Combo Deal

For more info: contact ASAPPh: 252.321.8888 or http://asapphoto.com/courses.html

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Club Photo Gallery

John McQuade: Stillness at Daybreak

Dave Slyck, Three SnakesEast of Glens Ferry, Idaho overlooking the Snake River.

The two freight trains follow the river curvature for miles.

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Rosemary Osterhus: Pow Wow

Rosemary Osterhus: Chugach State Park

Bob ChurchillFull Moon Rising

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Jeanne Julian

Four portraits taken byScott Sirkin

Jeanne JulianCulvert

Scott Sirkin took these photos at the Shriners Paraderecently, with a Nikon D3000 300mm lens 1/250 f5.6

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All photos on this page by Helmut Treschan

Photos of the lizard were taken in mybackyard in late Fall. The lizard wassitting on a rose petal and catchinginsects. I put my finger next to it andit crawled on my thumb. --- Helmut Treschan

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New Bern Silo’s Implosion Seriesby Rick Meyer

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New Bern Silo’s Implosion Seriesby Bob Schrader

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Saturday morning was cloudy and cold, as expected. The ther-mometer read 32degrees. I headed to Southport. The clouds

cleared as the noon sun passed.I took an easy drive to the Oak Island lighthouse.

Sunday morning was perfect – clear and warm…a “balmy” 40degrees! I jumpedout of bed at 6am (ok, I sort of rolled out ofbed…and then back in…and then out again) to get some sunrise shots. I crawled under the dock to practice some slow-speed shutter shots! Brrrrrr….

Afterwards, I headed to Bald Head Island. Stepping off the ferryI instantly understood why so many people vacation here.

“When you take time to slow down, perfect moments have a way of appearing.”

The island is made up of beaches, salt marshes and the maritime forest.

AsI rode through the marsh all I could think was “Alligators live here….---Dawn Damico”

Bald Head Island Shells

All photos on this page by Dawn Damico.

Oak Island LighthouseSunrise in Southport

Old Baldie Lighthouse-

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All photos on this pageby Alan Welch

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BetterHunting in a Group

Sunset on the 4th day…lovethe clouds on a cold day

Breakfast Hunt

Sunrise on the first day

I spent the week of January 18th at the beach in Pine Knoll Shores for a quilt retreat. Every morning in spite of the very frigid weather I went walking with my Christmas present, A Sony A6000..still learning to use it but it was fun to carry a small camera for once. -- Mary O’Neill

All photos on this pageby Mary O’Neill

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• Get in Touch! Join the Club!E-mail: tommccabe46@earthlink.net• 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 an-nounced, the Coastal Photo Club meets onthe second Saturday of each month in the Scout Room, basement level, Centenary United MethodistChurch, 309 New Street, New Bern, NC. Visitors and guests are welcome!

CoaSTal PHoTo Club offiCerSPresident: Tom McCabe

tommccabe46@earthlink.net252-349-3184

Vice Pres.: Mike Carter mjcart50@gmail.com

252-637-4044

Secretary: Bob Manning manningbob@suddenlink.net252-638-5588

Treasurer: Mary O’Neill mary.dibellaoneilll@gmail.com252-652-7134

CoMMiTTeeSTalent Development Chair: Sue Williams

Public Education Chair: Tom McCabeMembers: John Steady

CompetitionsChair: Mike CarterMembers: Archie Lewis Joan Bower

Special Events/Community ServiceCo-Chairs: Rick Meyer, Judy Hills

Web Site: Alan Welch Field Trips: Chuck ColucciSlide Show Organizer: Becky PreeceMedia: Ed HallNewsletter Editor: Evie Chang Henderson Member: Dave Slyck

We’d love to hear about your activities/accomplishments or see samples of your work.

Please send end information to:

Evie Chang Henderson at:eviearts@embarqmail.com

approximately two weeks beforeeach monthly meeting.

Next Newsletter Deadline: Sunday, March 27