One of Barbara Houston’s osprey photos is in the top twenty in the Bird Photography Contest 2015 on the Nature Photography Simplified website.
Another of Barb’s Photos is in the top twenty in Nature Photography Simplified
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Alliance for Chesapeake Bay uses one of Barb’s photos
One of CNPC President Barb Houston’s photo was used in the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay‘s October newsletter. This was one of the photos that won in Scenic Virginia’s recent contest.
November 2 Meeting:
Brian Lockwood aka ‘JetSki Brian’ will present at our next meeting, Monday, November 2, at the James City County Library, 7770 Croaker Rd., Williamsburg. The meeting starts at 6:30.
Member photo theme: Travel.
October Meeting: Tips to Stand Out in a Modern Day Blur
Join us Monday, October 5, at 6:30 p.m. at the James City County Library, 7770 Croaker Road for our October meeting. Liza Eckardt will present “Tips to Stand Out in a Modern Day Blur.”
Member photo theme is Trees.
Member photo assignment is to watch the video “Ten Deadly Sins of Composition.” We will discuss this at the October meeting.
September 14 Meeting – “Our Wonderful Wood Warblers”
Labor Day is September 7. The library is closed and we will not be meeting on that day. Join us Monday, September 14, at the James City County Library, 7770 Croaker Road, Williamsburg.
CNPC Member Bob Schamerhorn will present “Our Wonderful Wood Warblers”
This multimedia program presents the indisputable beauty and diversity of some of our smallest, yet most brilliant, family of birds. Sighting and viewing Warblers is the passion of many birdwatchers, because of their diversity and esthetics. Plus, most species are only present in our area for brief periods during their spring and fall migrations. What can make identification difficult and complicated is that many species have an entirely different plumage at different times of the year. This is a great ID refresher course in preparation for migration. Covers numerous native warbler species and discusses their preferred habitats and identification details–both by sight and by song. Presented in colorful photography and HD video, accompanied with each species’ song. A great program for learning or re-learning these unique birds, or just to sit and enjoy their sound and beauty.
Member photo theme for September is Wildlife.
Also, we tried this for the August meeting, and a couple people did it. We’re leaving it open for the September meeting, too, in case anyone else wants to try it. in addition to the September theme “wldlife,” this takes the place this month of the photo fix. Your task is to take a picture each day for seven days in a row. The categories are provided below. This will take some work on your part to coordinate getting a picture each day in the category for that day. If this works out, we may expand it to 10 days or maybe more.
Be creative, have fun!
Day 1 – Sun
Day 2 – Flowers
Day 3 – Shadows
Day 4 – Sky/Clouds
Day 5 – Red
Day 6 – Water
Day 7 – Tree
Focus Fundamentals Thursday, August 20
We will have our Focus Fundamentals meeting on Thursday, August 20th at 6:30pm in the normal spot. Topic will be Intro to Lightroom. Feel free to bring your camera, questions, and notepad! Hope to see you there.
Archie Fripp and Ken Conger Among Participants in 2015 Occasion for the Arts
From a pool of 322 applicants, 141 artists were chosen for the 2015 Occasion for the Arts, an annual art show on Merchants Square in downtown Williamsburg. Of the 141 artists chosen, only nine local artists (from Williamsburg and the surrounding area) were granted spaces. CNPC member Archie Fripp and CNPC founder and member Ken Conger will have booths showing and selling their wonderful photos. See https://fm70.triple8.net/fmi/webd?homeurl=http://www.aofta.org#AOFTA_Artist
The Occasion will be held October 3 & 4.
Information for this post from http://wydaily.com/2015/08/02/hometown-occasion-for-the-arts-announces-local-participants/
Ken Conger publishes first book!
Founding member Ken Conger had his first ever book, “Wildlife’s Greatest Connection: A Mother and Her Young” released on July 3rd. You can get a copy by visiting Ken’s website: wildlifesgreatestconnection.blogspot.com
Upcoming GRAPE Meetings
(Group Rendezvous and Photography Expedition)
– Sunday (July 19th) with Craig shooting fireworks. Please email Craig directly if you are interested. This shoot will be from the parking area and no park admission is required.
– Monday (July 20th) to Williamsburg Botanical Gardens will be led by Judy Jones from 5-8pm. The gardens will be open to all during this time. No RSVP is needed, but as a courtesy, let Judy know if you are planning to attend.
See Barb’s email for Craig and Judy’s addresses.
Chris Tennant’s Photos in Popular Photography
CNPC member Chris Tennant‘s name is getting to be a familiar one in Popular Photography! This month’s issue (July, page 44) includes nine of his photos in a feature article titled “Natural Inspiration: Tired of taking the same old shots? Let these tips from pro Chris Tennant inspire you to shake up your nature photography this month.”