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The Coastal Photo Club was conceived in 1991 and has grown and flourished since then. The club, based in New Bern, covers much of eastern North Carolina drawing members from as far as Greenville, Morehead City and Swansboro. Over the years we have grown to 116 members with skill levels ranging from novice to professional, and skill sets running the gamut. These include photo shooting, image editing, and digital manipulation. In addition to regular monthly meetings and competitions we also conduct training and mentoring sessions, take field trips to interesting shooting locations, and give back to the community through photography-related service projects. We are a learning and teaching group, our purpose is to promote the hobby and art form of picture taking and we welcome interested parties of any and all skill levels.
During a 31 year career with IBM I lived (in Paris) and traveled a lot outside the U.S. (Far East, Australia/New Zealand, Central and South America, etc.). On my first trip to Japan I immediately bought a Nikon F2 and a couple lenses at the airport upon arrival and have been shooting with Nikon cameras ever since (currently with a Nikon D810 and D7100). These days I spend most of my time shooting homes for real estate listings, as well as work a few other commercial clients. As you'll see in my portfolio I also do a fair amount of portrait photography, and drone shoots, but the most FUN work I do is with our two theater groups here in New Bern, Rivertowne Players and our local Civic Theatre. I shoot most of their dress rehearsals, from the balcony, using a Tamron f/2.8 v.c. 70-200mm zoom lens. Coupled with the D810 it allows me to capture some fun photos which the actors love seeing. It's a rewarding way to spend an evening!
upcoming FIELD TRIPSOuter Banks, NC (Lighthouses & Night Photography) ~ 14-16 April 2018
Wilson, NC Botanical Gardens & Rose Garden ~ 15 May 2018 Edenton, NC ~ 14 June 2018 Fort Macon Park (High contrast portraits & Seascapes) ~ 18 July 2018 Oriental, NC Dragon Boat Races ~ 11 August 2018 
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March Meeting
March we invited the talented Mike Basher who drove in from Morehead City. Mike is an unusual guest speaker as he shoots film (!) in a view camera. His wonderfully entertaining presentation was on "focus". Not the getting a sharp picture kind, but focus as in per-visualization. Deciding what you wanted your photo to be before you push the shutter release. Or as he put it, pushing the shutter release should be the last thing that you do. Pictures of the meeting below.. New Public Service Page
CPC does a number of project during the year and we have just added a new page accessible under the "About us" tab at the top of each page or by clicking on the headline of this new section. Links Thanks to Wayne Lytton here's a link to more than you thought you would want to know about Photoshop blending modes.
The latest mini-topic was an explanation of aspect ratios. You can download it by clicking on the graphic below.
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CLUB EXHIBITS
We have several semi-permanent exhibits of club images free to the public. Please feel free to drop in and see our work at the following locations.
We have several semi-permanent exhibits of club images free to the public. Please feel free to drop in and see our work at the following locations.
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Carolina Colors Golf Club
3300 Waterscape Way New Bern, NC 28562 (252) 772-7022 |
Pamlico Heritage Museum
10642 Hwy 55 e Grantsboro, NC |
You can now review programs presented at our meetings. Our presenters are furnishing us with their visual programs when available so you can review what you watched. (unfortunately without the lecture that went along with it.) Click here for access.
