July/August 2015 - Colonial Nature Photography Club
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1. CLUB OFFICERS FOR 2015 PRESIDENT BARBARA HOUSTON VICE PRESIDENT CRAIG HILL SECRETARY TRES ROSE BAKER WEBSITE JEANETTE NAVIA REFRESHMENTS CAROLYN HARTLINE NEWSLETTER BARBARA HOUSTON Meetings held at JCC Library 7770 Croaker Rd Williamsburg VA 757 259 7770 Community Room WEBSITE CNPCVA ORG CHECK US OUT ON ViewFinder Newsletter of the Colonial Nature Photography Club VOLUME ISSUE 8 JULY AUGUST 2015 N IRGINIA WILDLIFE Once again the Colonial Nature Photography Club dominated the 2015 Virginia Wildlife Photo Contest This year the club had five photographers with winning pictures VVe received first place in three of the six categories and had a total of FOURTEEN winning pictures in the magazine Four of the five photographers had more than one winning picture Congrats to all the winners You can check them out on the next page Way to go CNPC President s Message It is awesome to see our club honored in so many ways lately Our d en EE Sum CENE FET Ee ETE OTE OOOO OOO M EE S N members have had great success lately with photo contests magazines and new publications It is so cool to see this happen within our group Congrats again to all the members that have had successes and thanks to the CNPC group for the support Barbara Houston President Next meeting is Monday August 3rd at 6 30 PM at the JCC Libra2. xd S category for that day If this Day 2 Flowers Day Water works out we may expand it to Day3 Shadows Day7 Tree O days or maybe more Day4 Sky Clouds Be creative have fun VOLUME I ISSUE 8 PAGE 4 G R A P E Group Rendezvous And Photo Expedition The July GRAPE 1 will be to shoot the fire Photography works at Busch Gardens on Sunday July 19th If is a way you plan on attending please let Craig Hill of eeling gsetm cox net know and plan on meeting behind the of touching Wendy s on Route 60 at 8 30pm The group will leave of loving promptly at 8 40 for BG This trip does not require park admission or parking What you have caught on film is captured forever it remembers little things long after you have forgotten The July GRAPE 2 will be at the Williamsburg Botanical Gardens on in fl will be led by Judy Jones From Judy Jones Come whenever your schedule allows and wander through y Williamsburg s small but mighty botanical garden at Freedom Park It s 5535 Cen everything terville Road and is truly a small diamond in the rough The botanical garden has Aaron a therapy garden a butterfly garden a native plant garden and just plain beautiful Siskind flowers everywhere you look The mountain mint was covered in thousands of pollinators today and eastern tail spicebush and zebra swallowtails filled the air It s a nature photographer s paradise of both the small and large so b
3. details Oct Wilderness Road Heritage Festival Oct lOth 2015 see Va is for Lovers for details a u nmm ES ED ENS M NND Have an item that you want to sell or trade Advertise it here Send information to Barbara by the 15th of each month j For Sale Canon EF 100 400mm F4 5 5 6L IS USM Lens and LZ1324 lens case Asking 690 Canon lens EF 75 300mm II f4 0 5 6 like new includes original box front amp rear caps amp hood 75 00 Tamron lens 18 270mm f3 5 6 3 Di Il fits Canon EF or EF S mount exc condition w front amp rear caps hood and 72mm UV filter 280 Contact Harry Doyle for more details hndjr aol com 804 725 7032 j For Sale Canon 7D Camera body 550 includes battery charger and Manual with CD Contact Inge Curtis at ingecurtis aol com 804 829 544 l For Sale Nikon D7100 Like New condition very low shutter count with L bracket 725 Nikon 70 200 f 2 8 version Excellent condition with RRS mounting plate 1 350 Canon Pixma Pro 10 New in box never used w 50 sheet box of Canon 13x19 luster paper 375 Contact John Walrath Email jpwalrath yahoo com Cell 757 784 1463 l For Sale Canon FD 800mm f 5 6 manual focus L Series Lens with EOS adapters and case 1000 00 OBO i Includes EOS Adapter no glass EOS Adapter with infinity focus with glass Original Hard Case and Quick Release Plate for Wimberley This lens is in good shape and works well Some c
4. for each month July n Ipse August 3 Beaches i j e Please have one to three pictures submitted by the Sunday Mp September 14 Wildlife prior to each meeting October 5 Trees e Send pictures to erag at ENORA a 2 Travel E Please make sure images are sized at 4X6 inches and 200 PPI TE NAE j Highlights j m e e e e e e e e e eee e u e I Wanted Ideas and Suggestions for photo themes for 2016 It seems we are using the same themes each year Looking for some new ideas Send your suggestions to Barbara and we will decide at the November meeting Have an idea for the Newsletter Send your notes comments upcoming events suggestions or ideas to Barbara Houston All feedback is appreciated Colonial Nature Photography Club
5. the pictures from your camera to this folder e Keep only the good pictures Go through your photos and rate them using your photo software Some software use numbers 1 5 some use letters some use colors whichever pick one and use it Rate your pictures as three categories to start Trash picture stands no chance of being saved Possibles with a little help the picture could be usable Definites a good picture that you know will work e IMPORTANT STEP 4 Delete the TRASH If it isn t usable delete it Even with storage being cheap nowadays why keep bad stuff t just clutters your folders and gives you more to look at later e So now you should have only the usable pictures in the folder Before you do anything else copy this en tire folder to your secondary storage source The will ensure that you have a backup before you begin your processing Now you are ready to start your post processing You can edit your pictures add keywords catalog or whatever you like and know that you have the pictures saved and available somewhere if needed VOLUME I ISSUE 8 The best camera is the one in your hands What I like about photographs is that they capture a moment that s gone forever impossible to reproduce Karl Lagerfeld PAGE 6 A spotlight on a local area you may not have visited On Location Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens In addition to the Butterflies LIVE Exhibit there are many
6. ble see Website for details Night Skies in Shenandoah National Park At mile 51 on Skyline Drive See website for details Annual Chincoteague Island Pony Swim and Auction July 29 3 See website for details j Aug Arts in Nature Photo Festival Ward Museum in Salisbury MD Show runs Aug 7 9th and includes classes displays and a photo contest Details at Website Early Pioneers Settlers Weekend Breaks Interstate park Breaks VA Aug 7 9th See Website for details l Hampton Arts net Charles Taylor Arts Center Aug 5 amp I2th Intermediate Photography see Website for details Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay photo contest Contest pays cash prizes ends August 15th See website for details e e e oF Harbor for the Arts Festival Cape Charles Aug 7 1 5th See Website for details I Hollywood Cemetery Walking Tour Aug 9th 2 4pm See website for details Sept i Smithfield Fall Festival of Arts Sept 19 2015 See Smithfield Fall Festival for details l Shenandoah Valley Apple Harvest Festival Sept 9 10 Frederick Cnty Fairgrounds See website for details Art on the Lawn Sept 9th Giles County Courthouse See website for details l Neptune Festival Boardwalk Weekend Sept 25 27th Va Beach Oceanfront See website for details Heritage Days Fall Festival Sept 26 27th Town of New Market See website for details Occoquan Fall Arts and Crafts Festival Sept 26 27th Historic Occoquan See website for
7. camera control window that opens has a series of tabs in the middle of the window Click on the third button from the left with the tools icon Click on the owners name field and enter info here For Nikon Users The process for Nikon can be quite different between camera models This is an example of one model Go to the camera setup menu Select Copyright Information and press SET or OK Scroll down to the artist setting press SET or OK and enter your name Press OK to save Scroll down to the copyright setting and enter your name Press OK to save Use your camera manual or Google it if this does not work for your model For other cameras Go to Google and enter Add exif data in camera xxxxx and put the brand model of your camera in place of the xxxxx This should get you to somewhere that will help you to get it set up You can also look up in your user s manual search on adding copy right info to find the steps necessary Once you have entered the info in the camera it should appear embedded on each picture you take You can view this info from within most any photo software Not only does this embed your info into each picture it will also be in your camera should it become lost or stolen VOLUME I ISSUE 8 PAGE 7 OO a he e metrum 1 1 I I 1 I I i l l Chris Tennant Published in Popular Photography Chris had several pictures used in a recen
8. great things to see and photograph at the gardens Ginter has over 50 acres of gardens that are open year round lt also includes a conservatory shopping classes programs and dining on the garden grounds The gardens are open daily from 9am to 5pm and has a special Flowers After 5 from 5pm 9pm on Thursday nights from June through August Visit LewisGinter org website for more details LEWIS GINTER BOTANICAL GARDEN Novice Notes Adding name and copyright info in camera You can add your name and a copyright into the exif exchangeable image file format info on your camera so that this information is imbedded into each one of your pictures You will need to go through your setup menus and set it up once and then it will be on every picture For most brands you will have two options you can add or change in camera Author s Name Record your full name here Copyright Info Record the copyright info here usually your name and the year For Canon users You can use the EOS Utility though your computer to do it or find it through your camera menu Your options are as follows On Camera Make sure you are in one of the creative mode zones P Tv Av or M Cycle through the menu to the 3rd or 4th menu screen and locate Copyright Information Follow the prompts to enter the name and info you desire in the camera Make sure to hit OK to save EOS Utility Connect your camera to the computer and select Camera Settings The first
9. his festival has several parts but the main and most exciting focus will be a butterfly tent with over 200 butterflies enjoying those hot August days We also hope there will also be tables set up with information on local groups Some picnic tables will have independent activities for children as well as a costumed butterfly volunteer wandering around looking cute We will also of fer educational programs for families children and adults throughout the two days We were thinking that this might be a good casual venue for your organization to set up a table and put out some flyers or share information about your group We are inviting Colonial Nature Photography Club the John Clayton Native Plant Society the Williamsburg Bird Club our local Master Gardeners and of course both Williamsburg Botanical Garden and Virginia Master Naturalists to set up tables If this appeals to your group please let us know You ll need to provide your own table chairs and sun screen but the heat the sun and the butterflies will be here just waiting for a chance to make you smile PLEASE LET US KNOW IF THIS WORKS FOR YOU AND THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR HELPING US MAKE THIS DAY A SUCCESS FOR OUR COMMUNITY It would be awesome to have some members of CNPC to help out to promote the group If you are available for any period of time on August Ist or 2nd please contact Barbara to sign up If we can get enough people to help out we will set up a table for the festi
10. hromatic reverberation in l high contrast images All original except for replaced focus knob Used primarily for perched birds Contact Bob Schamerhorn 804 477 3433 bob iphotobirds com Y VOLUME ISSUE 8 PAGE 9 Colonial Nature Photography Club Prom c c SS SS ee ae c c c c c c c c c s cc o SS R l l President Barbara Houston Babia ainei toca The Colonial Nature Photography Club is a i Bhouston promail com Williamsburg based nature photo group 804 512 6697 founded by Ken Conger in 2007 The group Vice President Craig Hill i l Gsetm cox net meets monthly in the James City County i l SECTERAr YFF PESI MOSE BAEP library to share pictures presentations i rbaker 195 Qhotmail com I l Website Jeanett Navia knowledge and friendship All levels of a i jnavia gmail com photographer are welcome Refreshments Carolyn Hartline I l cdhartline gmail com We re on the Web I e e e e 8 e e e e VVWWenpevmorg 2 Ju o cium dum emi emer t esc nn ni mes a I a ud c1 ccc ccn N e Vlontt i Month Day Meeting Schedule 2015 january 5 Holy ebrual inter i February 2 Wint arch ack amp White i March 2 Black amp Whit e he group meets the first Monday of every month at the April 6 Spring i Williamsburg James City County Library in Croaker May 4 Weather 1 Meetings start at 6 30 PM and usually run 1 5 to 2 hours June 1 Flowers Fiolage 1 The meeting theme is listed
11. ring that macro as well as your regular lens The light changes mightily between five and eight so earlier is better in my book When you arrive drive in the long en tranceway around the botanical garden circle and to the right to the interpretive center Park there and follow the well marked path back to the garden It s hot but sweet there and you ll be glad you came See you Monday July 20th at 5 00 Your first 10 000 photographs are your worst Henri Cartier Bresson Did you know Virginia Org has a travel blog that they update frequently with tons of great information on places to go and things to do local Check it out on the website Virginia Org Blog CreativeLive is offering free Outdoor Photographer classes for the month of July Visit the Creativelive link to view what is available Free EBooks are available all over the internet This one is entitled Secrets of Digital Bird Photography Tools and techniques This e book has 16 different chapters and tons of great information Plan on spending loads of time reading it VOLUME I ISSUE 8 PAGE 5 We Need You CNPC received this request earlier this week It is with great excitement that to celebrate their 10 anniversaries Williamsburg Botanical Garden and Virginia Master Naturalists Historic Rivers Chapter offer to our community a Butterfly Festival at the Williams burg Botanical Gardens at Freedom Park on August and 2 T
12. ry The August meeting will have Jerry Gammon presenting Intro to HDR VOLUME I ISSUE 8 PAGE 2 Reminder Club Dues were due on January Ist Virginia Wildlife Winners Birds of a Feather satis N If you haven t paid for 2015 please bring 10 to next meeting or mail to CNPC PO Box 6971 Williamsburg VA 23188 2nd Bob Schamerhorn 3rd Jose Hernandez Tip of the Month When shooting outdoors try to make sure you keep the sun behind you This will help with shadows and allow better light on your subject Blue Skies Ken Conger HM Jose Hernandez HM Chris Tennant st Bob Schamerhorn VOLUME I ISSUE 8 PAGE 3 July Meeting Photos August Meeting BUE E The theme was Insects A few of the submitted pictures Beaches Get your images to Craig by 5pm on Sunday August 2nd to be included in the meeting presentation Images sized at 4X6 inches and 200 PPI resolution are perfect Send images to gsetm cox net Welcome New Members Martha Baker Rebecca Jansen Linda Carter Jeff Olsen Photo Assignment for August Bring a friend to the For the August meeting we will try Your task is to take a picture next meeting something new each day for seven days in a row The categories are provided The 7 Day Challenge below This will take some work on your part to coordinate getting a picture each day in the Day S Day5 Red k
13. t article in the national magazine on ways to inspire your nature photography Ken Conger publishes first book Founding member Ken Conger had his first ever book Wildlifes Greatest Connection A Mother and Her Young released on July 3rd You can get a copy by visiting Ken s website wildlifesgreatestconnection blogspot com Barbara Houston Wins Two President Barbara Houston won first place in two categories of the 2015 Scenic Virginia Virginia Vistas photo contest Her Harrison Lake storm clouds was the winner in the Route 5 Corridor category and her Foggy Marsh was the pick for the l i Coastal amp Chesapeake Bay category ho cee aa See ees ee es ee ee Qa VOLUME I ISSUE 8 PAGE 8 M S d 8 H ae 8 U ee c G 8 ee ee c c c Se uA L Upcoming Classes Events Shows amp Contests N j July i Bower Center Annual National Juried Exhibition Bedford Jul 21 Aug 29th See Bower for details Pork Pine and Peanut Festival Chippokes Plantation Jul 18 19th See Website for details Hungry Mother Arts amp Crafts Festival Marion VA Jul 17 I9th see Website for details l Hampton Arts net Charles H Taylor Arts Center Jul 22 amp 29th Digital Camera 10l see Website for details VA Museum of Contemporary Art Multiple classes availa
14. val Tips and Techniques Organization Remember that trip you took last August to the mountains and you got the coolest picture of a bear on the side of the road Do you know where that picture is Could you find it easily in your picture storage Whether you use Lightroom LR or Photoshop PS or something else organizing your pictures is vital in your work flow process You need to come up with what works for you and put it to use With the LR keywords and cataloging finding pictures is easier but only if you use the keywords and cataloging There are a gazillion ways to store and organize your pictures The following is an example of one process e Have two different sources of storage Whether it be a hard drive and an external drive two external drives a hard drive and a DVD a hard drive and an online storage system Having it in two places will en sure that when your hard drive crashes and it will that you have your pictures preserved in another place e Determine how YOU want to organize your pictures When you download the pictures from your camera do you want things to be saved by date subject camera or another criteria you choose Create a file folder and name it something that will mean something to you later 201408 Mountains as an example for your August Mountain trip Using the date as the first part of the folder name will also order the folders to make it easier on you to find things later as well Download all
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