• Coastal Photo Club News • November 2013

President’s Message – page 1

Mum Fest magic – page 2

Nursing home project – page 4

Quote of the Month – page 6

Club Gallery – page 7

Question of the Month – page 12

New Bern North Carolina

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President’s Message Greetings!

After only a couple of months as the president, I want to take a look back over the past year and highlight the significant things the club accomplished.

In November and December 2012 the club provided formal portraits to several nursing homes in the area, including The Howell Center. In short

order we will begin this endeavor once again. As we moved into the late spring, several members

visited the Wounded Warrior Battalion, East, at Camp LeJeune. We held some discussions with some recovering Marines and their wives and children. We were not able to give as much as we had hoped to but we did get to meet some of those who made such sacrifices and were able to share some photographic time with them.

In August club members met in Riverbend to photograph a 5K in support of the Howell Center.

Thanks to all the tremendous work Jeanne Julian has put into the Newsletter we were awarded First Place from PSA in the smaller club category.

Alan Welch and John Steady built a new Website which garnered an Honorable Mention from PSA in the smaller club category.

Club members were at Cherry Point to photograph the VMAQ-3 homecoming from the Middle East.

Club members participated in National Night Out in support of the local police department.

Members judged a photo contest sponsored by the New Bern Public Library.

In April club members joined in an outing to Hendersonville to photograph waterfalls in the mountains.

Club members photographed the Bike MS event. The club set up a tent for Pamlico Heritage Day in

Grantsboro and raised $150.00 for the nursing home project.

Working in concert with Beasley Broadcasting and Pinecone Perennials at Mum Fest, club members raised over $1,100 for the New Bern Food Bank with a “portrait booth” (see page 2).

This has been a banner year for accomplishments by this club. I am proud to be not only a member, but your current president and I thank each of you for your efforts.

Tom McCabe tommccabe46@earthlink.net On the cover

“Riverview from the Regnitz River” by Helmut Treschan, Bamberg, Germany, a UNESCO city. See more of Helmut’s photos from his European travels on page 7. Our aim is to feature on the cover of each issue a photo by a different club member. Why not send us a couple of YOUR images?

Next newsletter

Material for the December newsletter is due December 1.

The Coastal Photo Club lent time and talent to contribute to the success of two community events recently. At Mum Fest in New Bern, roving photographers documented the action for organizers and raised money for the regional food bank by operating a portrait booth (see page 2). At RiverFest in Bridgeton, CPC members shot photos for publicity purposes and promoted the club by staffing a booth at the event, which celebrates arts, crafts, and local culture. At left, Mary O’Neill and Chuck Colucci mingle with Mum Fest visitors. Photo by Ralph Wilson. At right, Joan Bower, Tom McCabe, Mike Carter, and Chuck Colucci welcome passersby to the CPC tent at RiverFest. Photo by Susan Williams. See more photos of RiverFest in the Club Gallery, page 12.

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Meeting Report—October 2013 October 12, 2013

The regular meeting was replaced by hands-on

photography at Mum Fest, New Bern’s annual fall festival that fills the city’s streets with vendors, rides, food, and fun. CPC

members took photographs of attendees enjoying all of the

activities, both to practice candid “street photography” and to

make the images available to event organizers for future

publicity purposes.

In addition, for the first time this year, the club

collaborated on a project to benefit the Food Bank of Eastern

North Carolina. For a donation, Club members shot portraits

of Mum Fest attendees who posed in an artful seasonal setting.

Pinecone Perennials, a local nursery and garden shop, created

the rustic “set” with weathered fencing and autumnal plants.

The portraits were posted online for the subjects to download

and print or share.

Their donations added up: $1,107.61 was collected.

“That means 5,535 meals will be available to those in

need,” said Mary Esther Baker, Greenville Development

Officer with the ENC Food Bank. “Thank you once again for

all you and the club did to raise money for those in need of

food assistance in the coastal counties.” Janice Arthur, Chuck

Colucci, Jim Dugan, Mary O’Neill, Rosemary Osterhus, and

Susan Williams all participated in the effort, coordinated by

John Steady.

“I am overwhelmed with the joy this brought so many!

Young, older, silly friends, young love, long love—it was

obviously a great collaboration, and amazing photographers!”

said Jayne McGinn, marketing director for Pinecone

Perennials. You can see the fun, casual portraits of families and

friends who donated and posed at

http://www.flickr.com/photos/foodbankcenc/sets/7215763668

8871335/

Photos and collages by Ralph Wilson.

Volunteer CPC photographers took portraits like this one at Mum Fest; donations by the sitters went to the regional food bank. Photo by Mary O’Neill.

Pinecone Perennials created the set for portraits shot by the CPC during Mum Fest this year. Proceeds supported the ENC Food Bank. Photo by Susan Williams.

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Monthly Treasurer’s Report

October 2013—submitted November 3, 2013 Beginning Balance $3,144.35 Deposits Donations—Heritage Day $150.00

Expenses: None Ending Balance $3,294.35 Nursing Home Project Balance $1,109.63 Available Club Balance $2,184.72

Mary O’Neill Treasurer

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.

There was no mini-comp in October. Watch for the results of the major fall competition in your December newsletter.

December Theme: still life; technique: using three props, such as a book, a cup, a clock, a flower, or a figurine.

Member News

RiverFest recognizes Evie Henderson At an awards ceremony at RiverFest in Bridgeton this year, Coastal Photo Club member Evie Chang Henderson won first place in 2D for her art work. Evie, who lives in Oriental, North Carolina, has exhibited her paintings regionally, nationally, and internationally—most notably, in Germany, Spain, Morocco, India, and Kenya.

Jim Dugan wraps up CPC project documenting historic cemetery “The Cedar Grove Photo Project for the Earl of Craven Questers has been completed and all of the information fit onto a 16Mb flash drive,” Jim Dugan reports. Members of the Coastal Photo Club photographed the historic part of the cemetery from about 275 vantage points as a “before” record of the cemetery. “Our photos will be used for restorations of the cemetery required by wear and tear or damage by storms or vandalism,” Jim explained. Jim met with Carolyn Startsman and two other Questers on October 24th. “We reviewed the photos and the way they were organized on the computer files. The Questers have talked to the library’s reference librarian and will be taking a copy of the files for research use at the library,” Jim said. He made a second drive to keep for club use if the CPC is called upon for an “after” series of photos. Jim thanked club members Janice Arthur, Joan Bower, Mike Carter, Judy Hills, Jeanne Julian, Rick Meyer, Rosemary Osterhus, Sam Roney, and Jim Starr for their participation.

Tom McCabe photographs military reunion in Washington, D.C.

Tom McCabe recently photographed his brother’s reunion with his Vietnam unit. “A great experience!” he said. “The area around the Vietnam Memorial was crowded when we set up to lay the wreath. The Army provided an all service

Award-winner Evie Chang Henderson is congratulated at her booth at RiverFest, held the last weekend in October. Photos and collage by Susan Williams. The CPC ran a booth there, featuring club photos and information. More RiverFest photos on page 12.

“Whirlpool” by Tom McCabe. Shot during a recent workshop near Boone, North Carolina.

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color guard, and a bugler blew Taps.” Tom also spent some time looking up friends whose names are etched into the black granite of the Memorial. “It’s always tough,” he said.

Club t-shirt effort led by Mike Carter

New Bern Sporting Goods has the design to make T-Shirts for the Coastal Photo

Club. The shirts will be similar to the one in the picture, with the difference being the color of the shirt (sand) and the lettering (all black). The price of the shirts will be $7.50 for sizes S - XL, $8.50 for 2XL and $9.50 for 3XL. “A minimum of 24 shirts is needed for the order to be placed,” Mike said. Anyone interested can email Mike with the quantity and sizes he or she would like to order. Contact Mike at mjcart50@gmail.com.

“Kite Festival” by Ralph Wilson. See more kites on page 11.

Club Calendar

A few special events are noted here. For complete and up-to-date information, visit the Coastal Photo Club web site calendar.

Nursing Home Portrait Project The nursing home project is coming up shortly. In its

fourth year, this volunteer community service project provides free basic portrait packages to residents of nursing homes and assisted living centers in the area. Tom McCabe has offered a review of basic lighting and backdrop preparation at his home starting as training for those who would like to participate. The set-up will also be available on Monday, November 4. Let Tom know if you’re interested in the training and/or in helping out on one or more of the shoots. His home address is 1210 Carmel Lane (in Greenbrier), New Bern.

Volunteers so far include Carol Lawler, Evie Henderson, Clara Cahoon, Ed Hall, Joan Bower, Mike Carter, Emma Lupton, Brenda Garvey, Archie Lewis, Sue Williams, Mary O’Neill, and Rick Meyer, who has coordinated the schedule. Times listed are when shooting begins; crew should arrive one hour beforehand to set up.

November 10/ Sunday = Courtyards at 2:00 PM 16/Saturday = Howell Center at 9:00 AM 17/Sunday = Water Oak at 2:00 PM 24/Sunday = Riverstone at 2:00 PM December 1/Sunday = Homeplace 10:00 AM(Christmas Parade in Mid PM) 8/ Sunday = McCarthy Ct@2:00 PM Croatan Village (Old Cherry Pt. Rd) = January ? TBD

Party planned The December CPC meeting will be a party celebrating the holiday season. Mark your calendar for December 14, the usual time and place, and look forward to the fun! Details to come.

Opportunities: shoot and show

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

CPC president Tom McCabe shows just how far he’ll go to get a good shot. “Tom on the Edge” was taken by Jim Woltjen at Howard’s Knob, near Boone, North Carolina. The mountain has an elevation of 4,396 feet above sea level.

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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.

“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. Location, location, location Mike Carter came across some information on Howell Woods, part of the Johnston Community College Learning Center for environmental education. It's located not far from I-95 just south of the Smithfield area. It has 2,800 acres to explore for bird watching, canoeing and many other opportunities. Bring your camera! www.howellwoods.org

Carolina Renaissance Festival October 5 - November 24. Imagine the photo ops presented by a festival combining outdoor theater, circus entertainment, a 22-acre arts and crafts marketplace—and a jousting tournament. The 20th annual season

runs Saturdays and Sundays in Huntersville, NC. Go to www.renfestinfo.com for details.

Skills Ralph Wilson has discovered some useful articles on the internet that may help you find equipment or hone your skills. How about “taking lovely photos in lousy light”?: http://www.nyip.edu/photo-articles/archive/four-shortcuts-for-photographing-in-lousy-light# Or look into lenses and read reviews: http://www.fredmiranda.com/reviews/ http://www.bhphotovideo.com/ http://www.dpreview.com/

Classic film John Steady turned to Photoshop to create a "film strip" of photos as a “fun and different” way to present them. He studied an old strip of film and created a template allowing him to

drop photos into the each of the “frames.” He started with a few pics

from one of the air shows at Cherry Point, above. Classes at ASAP in Greenville Go to http://asapphoto.com/courses.html to see what courses are available right now. “Intro to Digital SLR Photography” will run November 12, 14 & 19 (Monday, Wednesday, and Monday), 2013. Ed2Go at Craven Community College CCC offers online photography courses. 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/index.php?sn-education.\

Fun and Inspiration

Explore the PSA gallery Take a look at the new member gallery at the Photographic Society of America: http://www.psa-

photo.org/index.php?galleries-new-member-gallery. The photographs posted here change every month. North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences: Birds of Paradise: Amazing Avian Evolution October 13, 2013–March 23, 2014 Birds-of-paradise are a case study in the power of evolution. Their fantastic plumes and bizarre courtship displays are a result of millions of years of sexual selection at work in an environment with plentiful food and no natural predators. Fascinating stories of groundbreaking research and adventure paired with amazing footage and photography are the foundation of this highly interactive exhibition. “Birds of Paradise” captures these unique species, with stunning imagery, compelling video, soundscapes, artifacts, and engaging educational activities for all ages. You can buy tickets on line. Free for Members; $6 for Adults; $4 for Children (3-12); $5 for Students, Seniors (65+) and Military.

A scarecrow has a desk job at a street fair near Detroit, Michigan. Photo by Ralph Wilson.

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Exhibit features photography by vintage cameras, “wet room” processing "Ebb & Flow," an art exhibition sponsored by the City of Raleigh Arts Commission, will be on display until November 15 at the Miriam Preston Block Art Gallery in the Avery C. Upchurch Government Complex, 222 W. Hargett St., Raleigh. The gallery is open from 8:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. Monday through Friday except on holidays. The artists of "Ebb & Flow" present nature as a conduit to understanding the triumphs and complexities of human experience. Featured are mixed media drawings by Amy Friend, watercolors by Ginny Runge, photographs by Holden Richards, and jewelry and photographs by Pullen Arts Center instructors and students. Block2 Video Series will air Adam Graetz’s “Into the Woods” and “Gaze of Native Dreamers” in the Block Art Gallery. Ms. Friend uses traditional drawing techniques on large wood panes, with evocative bird imagery. Mr. Richards uses vintage cameras and traditional wet room processing to create photographs

that capture the vulnerability of North Carolina landscapes. Mrs. Runge's precisely rendered mandala watercolors transform the essence of botanical specimens into spiritual pathways.

Quote of the Month

Then I remember that a bad day of photography

is better than a good day of nearly anything else. ∼John Sexton

Formerly Symmetry Financial.

Sponsors of the Coastal Photo Club nursing home Portrait Project.

www.murphymatzawealthmanagement.com 252-636-2447

A hot dog vendor in Cincinnati. Would you rather be selling ʼem, or shooting ʼem? “Street Vendor” by Ralph Wilson.

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Club Gallery European Tour

Castles and curiosities Helmut Treschan captured beautiful scenery in Germany and France in a three-week trip to Europe this fall. “My trip started in Bamberg, Germany, and from there we drove to Coburg, Kronach, Wurzburg, Nurnberg, and then to Gottingen. From there, we drove to Strasbourg (France), then through the Black Forest in Germany, back into France to Colmar, and then to Fuessen, Germany to see the castles of Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau. We did a lot of traveling, but every mile was wonderful—and the pastries delicious!” Helmut said. Clockwise from top left: “Altenburg Castle,” from the steep road to the top; “Detail,” building in Coburg, Germany; “Partial View of Bamburg Castle,” “House in Bamburg,” a typical Bavarian style house; and “Partial View, Altenburg.”

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Club Gallery Autumn Color

Savoring the season At top: Three portrayals of the pumpkin patch at Christ Church, New Bern, by John Steady. “I stopped by as they received a truck load of pumpkins of all sizes and it was fun to watch the families unload the truck and place the pumpkins around some very old tombstones,” John said. At bottom: a ghost haunts Pumpkinville, and fall foliage brightens a hillside; both photos by Ralph Wilson.

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Club Gallery Fort Monroe

Near and far Mary O’Neill combined attention to detail with the big picture to create a striking portrait of Fort Monroe in Hampton, Virginia with her Nikon D7000. Her settings, clockwise from top: 85mm, f/13; 200 mm f/5.3; 105mm, f/5.6; 105mm f/5.6; 32mm f/8.

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Club Gallery Porches and Entrances

You’re welcome Ralph Wilson created studies of “porches and entrances” with some recent collage work. The barn is in Pennsylvania. “Some of the houses look great,” Ralph said, “….but out of my price range.”

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Club Gallery

Feathered, flowering, flying Above: Cliff Baker’s sweet portrait of a dog, “Speck,” is actually a composite: “I have tried doing textures on pictures using Photoshop Elements, but had never tried adding a part of a picture to another,” he said. Ralph Wilson admired this floral display (left) at the Krohn Conservatory in Cincinnati, and the fine variety of kites (below) at this year’s festival in Atlantic Beach.

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Club Gallery RiverFest

For art’s sake Peggy James was among several

Coastal Photo Club members who documented Bridgeton’s RiverFest

Fine Art Festival, “a celebration of art, family, and fun,” this fall. Many Club

members’ images are featured in the event’s web gallery for 2013.

Clockwise from top left: “Behind the Scenes;” “Fans;” “Rosemary at

RiverFest;” “Free Candy;” and “CPC Members at RiverFest,” all by Peggy James. CPC member Alan Welch is a

co-organizer of the annual event, which benefits the Bridgeton

Improvement Committee for civic endeavors.

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Question of the Month

For November: What did you crop, and why? (No responses.) For December: What’s your favorite “go to” effect in your usual post-processing program?

Please respond with an image and your comments. Do you have a question for your fellow CPC members? Submit it to jmcjulian@yahoo.com.

Club Membership Benefits

Display and edit your portfolio at no charge on the CPC web site.

Receive a free monthly newsletter with photography tips and event information.

Participate in field trips and photo exhibits exclusive to the Coastal Photo Club.

Receive a discount on 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.

Log in for photo 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: coastalphotoclub@hotmail.com. The password is images.

“Downspout on Coburg Castle” by Helmut Treschan.

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Coastal Photo Club

President: Tom McCabe tommccabe46@earthlink.net 252-349-3184

Vice President: Mike Carter mjcart50@gmail.com

252-637-4044 Secretary: Bob Manning manningbob@suddenlink.net

252-638-5588 Treasurer: Mary O’Neill mary.dibellaoneilll@gmail.com 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: Alan Welch

E-mail: ahills@suddenlink.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 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 INFORMATION: Coastal Photo Club News, the monthly newsletter free to members and friends of the CPC, is the recipient of the Small Club Division First Place award in the Photographic Society of America Newsletter Contest for 2013. Photos printed without attribution are by the editor. Material is due to Jeanne Julian, jmcjulian@yahoo.com, by December 1 for the December 2013 issue. 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. All image rights reserved by the photographers.