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September 2020 Monthly Newsletter

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Photo by Ken Haigler

““Your photography is a record of your living, for anyone who really sees.” – Paul Strand

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

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Motivation: noun“The reason or reasons one has for acting or behaving in a particular way; the general desire or willingness of someone to do something.”I don’t know about the rest of you all, but this summer has been very difficult for me to focus on

photography. I find that without the impetus of the in-person photo club activities, I have tended to leave my camera on the shelf. Not only are our activities limited by the COVID-19 restrictions but it has been REALLY hot out there. Motivation is sometime hard to come by. How does one motivate oneself to do anything? There are plenty of websites with articles about staying motivated. Here’s one: petapixel.com/2009/07/31/13-tips-for-staying-motivated-in-photography/. And another: https://motivated-inspired-photography/. One more: digital-photography-school.com/get-motivated-photography/. Google “motivation + photography” and you will be overwhelmed with results. There are hundreds of helpful articles out there.Basically it comes down to making the effort. Carry your camera everywhere with you, change your habit patterns, start a project, force yourself to get out every day, if possible, to make some photographs AND participate in the CPC offerings, whether online or in groups or by yourself. For the last few months, we have provided activities that stay within the Social Distancing guidelines and hope that you all have been out with your camera making photos. Early on we tried weekly assignments to be posted to Shutterfly, monthly digital contests, and Coffee & Cameras Outdoors. In July there was a field trip to Tryon Gardens and another to Brock’s Mill Pond. In August we gave you Down East on Your Own. And for September, there will be a Backyard Scavenger Hunt.

From Cover to CoverPresident’s Message 2Treasurer's Report 2Items of Interest 3Stories Behind the Images 4Member Photo Galleries 5-9Facebook Groups 10General Club Information 11-13Club Officers & Board Members 13

Carol Krom, President Coastal Photo Club

Granted these last two field trips are not group oriented but having the feedback of the “judges” on our photos will help bring us back into the fold. We will continue to have Coffee & Cameras Outdoors and when the weather starts cooling down a bit, we hope to see more of you out there. We are still here and working hard to help you stay motivated and involved with the club and photography If you haven’t yet renewed your club membership, please consider doing that. You’ll be glad you did!

Treasurer’s Report - August 2020

BEGINNING BALANCE: $ 4,573.37DEPOSITS: Membership Dues $1,150.00SUB TOTAL: $ 5,723.47EXPENSES: Business Cards $10.66 Participation Award Gift Card $50.00 Sign Up Genius Annual Subscription $107.89ENDING BALANCE: $ 5,554.92NURSING HOME BALANCE: $404.47AVAILABLE CLUB BALANCE: $ 5,150.45

Respectfully Submitted Mary O’Neill, 9/3/2020

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Check Out This Photography Online ForumUgly Hedgehog (uglyhedgehog.com) is a photographer’s forum that allows photographers to pose questions and share experiences to answer the questions posed. They also have their photo contests, as well as a challenges & periodicals section where members can identify subject specific challenges and participants can share their photos. They also provide a photo gallery so a UHH member can share a series or group of photos they have taken. It then allows members to chime in with comments. UHH also has a section for

General Chit-Chat (non-photography talk) and a section for members to Buy/Sell/Trade (Classifieds). Subscribing to UHH will get you all of this every day, and it’s all free. Try it out, and see if it’s something that helps you.

- Thanks to Ken Haigler

ITEMS of INTEREST

One Tough Piece of EquipmentA few weeks ago, I was doing some late afternoon/early evening shooting at Martin Marietta Park off Glenburnie Road in New Bern. As I was packing up to leave, my brand new remote shutter release fell out of my bag into the sandy area near the water's edge. Unfortunately, I didn't realize it until I got home and started unpacking my gear. By that time, it was already dark so I couldn't return to the park. That's when the rain began to fall.

When I returned to the park the next day, I found the shutter release half buried in the damp sand and grass. I didn't have much hope, but after letting it dry and removing the accumulated sand ... it worked.

Third-party gear can be hit or miss, but I have to give high marks to the Vello FreeWave remote shutter release.

- Dave Hilbert, Editor

Macro Photography Lesson OpportunityThe Sanford Area Photography Club has offered an invitation for our club members to join a Zoom lesson on macro photography on October 26 at 2 p.m. More information is available in the CPC email sent on Sept. 1.

- Thanks to Tom McCabe

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"Shots are of my former wife, Carol (on the right) and her best bud at the time, Ann (on the left).

"This has meaning to me as every once in a while you have a shoot where you can do no wrong, where every capture is beautiful, and the only problem you have is which image do I pick.

"This was one of them.

"And the ladies were ecstatic. I recently came across the ancient Tri-X negatives, scanned them, sent files to both of them, and they swooned again."

- Alan Welch

If you have a photograph you have taken that has a special meaning or story behind it, please email it to Dave Hilbert (address is listed in the weekly CPC email).

The emphasis should be on the meaning or story, not necessarily the quality of the photo.

Remember to resize your photos to 100 ppi, 900 px on the long edge and no larger than 2 MB.

Stories Behind the Images

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CLUB PHOTO GALLERYPhotos By:Ken Haigler

Weathered House

Miss April

A Bridge Far Enough

Jus' Fishin'

Jus' Flyin'

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CLUB PHOTO GALLERYPhotos By:Don Spingler

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CLUB PHOTO GALLERYPhotos By:Doug Carawan

Night Photography at Oceanana Pier

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CLUB PHOTO GALLERYPhotos By:Claire Hageman

We left home before sunrise to catch the morning light of Atlantic, N.C.

After riding for an hour-and-a-half in our air conditioned car, we arrived at the marina in Atlantic just as the beautiful morning light was coming through. Feeling happy to have made the effort to get an early start, I stepped out of the car with some great photo ops right in front of me.

As those magic hour minutes were quickly ticking away, I aimed my camera at this classic old boat with sunlight streaming under the dock … and what did I see but a fogged up lens. Ugh! I tried wiping it off to no avail. The fog kept reappearing over and over for about five minutes until my camera had enough time to adjust to the heat and humidity of the Down East summertime conditions. In the meantime I snapped a few photos with my iPhone which turned out pretty good.

Here are two photos: the original (below left) and the same foggy photo post processed using Topaz Studio (below right). My favorite part of the scene was where the golden sunlight was streaming under the dock creating a beautiful luminescence. Even though the corrected photo is not totally to my liking, I do like the way the light shows on the side of the boat as it reflects what my eye saw at that magic minute in time.

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CLUB PHOTO GALLERYPhotos By:Dave Hilbert

Shackleford Banks (Aug. 29, 2020)

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JOIN A FACEBOOK PHOTO GROUP

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Bird Watching NC

GROUP DESCRIPTION: We are a group dedicated to sharing our experiences, photos, and knowledge gained from spending time out in the field with the birds of North Carolina. A great place to hang out and connect with your fellow birdnerds here in the Tarheel statefacebook.com/groups/birdwatchingNC

Last month's newsletter featured four Facebook Groups that might be of interest to North Carolina photographers of all skill and experience levels. Here are a few others, each with a nature theme.

Carolina Critters

GROUP DESCRIPTION: The focus of Carolina Critters is on critters found throughout the Carolinas. Our talented group shares their images for everyone's viewing pleasure.facebook.com/groups/carolinacritters

North Carolina Nature Lovers

GROUP DESCRIPTION: We're happy to have you as a part of our Facebook community dedicated to celebrating the beauty of North Carolina.facebook.com/groups/northcarolinanaturelovers

North Carolina Nature Photography

GROUP DESCRIPTION: Sharing the natural beauty of our great state of North Carolina through photos we take.facebook.com/groups/ncnaturephotography

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ASPIRE • LEARN • DEVELOP

We are providing a variety of opportunities for our members with the hope that each member will find something of interest.

The best way to improve your photography is to get out and shoot. All of our community service projects are designed to help our members learn.

We have a lot of opportunities for you to get involved. We hope to see you at some of our many events.

SEND US YOUR FIELD TRIP PHOTOS

Chuck Colucci maintains our photo gallery of Club field trips. If you go, or have gone, on a field trip, send Chuck a few images.

You can find the gallery on the club’s website:

coastalphotoclub.com/prior-field-trips.html

or email info to Chuck at: cpcfieldtrips@gmail.com

For best results size your images at 150ppi and 1500 px on the long edge. Chuck says he will resize your images for you if you send him a .jpg file.

Follow Coastal Photo Club on our Facebook page. Thank you, Sue Williams, for being our administrator:• facebook.com/Coastal-Photo-Club-284769591540129

Also, please visit our club’s marketplace. Lots of good Photography gear on sale:• coastalphotoclub.com/marketplace.html

We also have a Facebook Group for members only. Join the group and feel free to ask questions and/or advice from your fellow photographers, as well as share your images.• facebook.com/groups/402546217277888/

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Coastal Photo Club(members only)

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

The 2020 Class Pass allows you to register for any of our 20+ classes for FREE! Simply purchase a Class Pass, browse our available classes online, and register for as many as you would like. Your Class Pass will have a unique code that can be entered at checkout making your registration absolutely FREE!

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MEMBER PHOTO GALLERY

• Submitted photos should be in .jpg file format.

• Please label your file with your name and the title of your photo. Titles add context or meaning to your photo. (Example: Jane Doe_Fall Leaves.jpg).

• Please send photos at 100ppi and 900 pixels on longest side to Dave Hilbert (email address available in CPC newsletter and emails)

SYLVAN HEIGHTS BIRD PARK Sylvan Heights Bird Park is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

Opportunity to see many rare bird species

Open Tuesday-Sunday | 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. CLOSED MONDAYS

ADMISSION FEES:• Adults (ages 13 to 61) $11 • Seniors (ages 62+) $10 • Children (ages 3 to 12) $8

Photopass $30 (in addition to the $39 membership fee)

Allows photographers special access to the aviary park in Scotland Neck, NC.

shwpark.com click on “Support Us,” then click on the “Photopass” option.

Offers a 15% discount for

Coastal Photo Club members

BUILD YOUR SKILLS Coastal Photo Club is a member of thePhotographic Society of America

• Courses for members• Explore the PSA gallery

psa-photo.org

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30 October Newsletter Deadline:Sept. 30

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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 work through monthly competitions available only to members. Two juried competitions annually.

• Instruction: In-house, hands-on workshops with experts and novices, and presentations by visiting pros make meetings interesting and 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 for local nonprofit events and organizations.

• Free newsletter: Our monthly newsletter offers photography tips and event information. Submit your own images for publication.

• Field trips: Enhance and practice your skills in new settings. Group travel makes it fun and affordable. Past trips include the Great Smoky Mountains, Duke Gardens, Wilmington, and the Pocosin Lakes Wildlife Refuge.

• Discounts: At redriverpaper.com/myclub, enter the club code “coastal” when placing your order. The club also gets a commission each time you order. Ballantyne Framing and Art in New Bern offers a 15% artist discount to active CPC members.

ABOUT THIS PUBLICATIONCoastal Photo Club News is the monthly newsletter emailed 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 the photography 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 for our Club Gallery are especially encouraged.

Editor: Dave Hilbert

All image rights reserved by the photographers.

Our newsletter was the recipient of the Small Club Division First Place award in the Photographic Society of America Newsletter Contest for 2013 and for 2014. In 2015 and 2018, the CPC newsletter received an Honorable Mention in the Large Club Division.

PresidentCarol Krom

Vice President Denis Szeba

Marketing & Public Relations ChairpersonAlan Welch

SecretaryPat Lineback

TreasurerMary O’Neill

Competition Committee: Deb RothengastSpecial Events/Community Service: Rick MeyerSkills Development Committee: Ken HaiglerPublic Education Committee: Tom McCabe Member-at-Large: Archie LewisMember-at-Large: Doug CarawanPast President: John Steady

GET IN TOUCH! JOIN THE CLUB!

• coastalphotoclub.com• facebook.com/Coastal-Photo-

Club-284769591540129/

Coastal Photo Club, Inc. P. O. Box 585 New Bern, NC 28563-0585 cpcnewbern@gmail.com

Meetings: Unless otherwise announced, the Coastal Photo Club meets on the second Saturday of each month in the Basement Level, Centenary United Methodist Church, 309 New Street, New Bern, NC. Visitors and guests are welcome!

COASTAL PHOTO CLUB OFFICERS & BOARD MEMBERS