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From the Chairs, January/February 2017

Happy New Year 2017 to all from the Board. We wish you new beginnings, adventures and a healthy outlook in this coming year. You will be receiving a Members’ Survey this month. We encourage you to take the time and effort to complete it. It will provide us with information on meeting topics, program ideas,Continue reading “From the Chairs, January/February 2017”

Members’ Night and Holiday Celebration, Wednesday, December 21, 2016

Come meet fellow members, enjoy refreshments, and share your best images from the past year. Members may present 6–8 images in digital format. Please bring digital images on a flash drive only (no slides, CD or DVD). Images should be sRGB, 72 ppi with 1920 pixels on the long side. Please arrive by 6:15 pmContinue reading “Members’ Night and Holiday Celebration, Wednesday, December 21, 2016”

Guest Speaker: Ira Block, November 30, 2016

Travel Images: See Beyond the Usual In-depth travel images will stand apart from the clutter of ordinary photos on the Internet. Photographers can create great images by looking more deeply into local cultures, by finding travel vistas with more layers of information, and through more dramatic lighting. Digital cameras that produce incredible files at highContinue reading “Guest Speaker: Ira Block, November 30, 2016”

From the Chairs, November/December 2016

The fall season is upon us and provides those wonderful opportunities to capture colorful and vibrant nature images. The “Friends of Sierra” website has hosted some beautiful photography and shared some of their locations. We encourage you to visit the site, view the images and join in. It has been a huge success and givesContinue reading “From the Chairs, November/December 2016”

Watkins Glen Trip Report

Tamanna Mohapatra sent a recap of the group outing to Watkins Glen State Park that took place earlier this fall: Watkins Glen State Park is rated #3 of the USA Today’s Readers’ Choice of Best State Parks. It lived up to its reputation and more. For me, the best part of the trip was theContinue reading “Watkins Glen Trip Report”

Upcoming “Urban Nature” Exhibit Submission Deadline

We’ve rescheduled our upcoming exhibit, “Urban Nature,” at the Ryan/Chelsea-Clinton Community Health Center, and will send a prospectus via email to members shortly. The deadline for submitting up to two images is January 1, 2017, with notifications being returned about January 10 and drop-off at the Center on February 1. The Center will host aContinue reading “Upcoming “Urban Nature” Exhibit Submission Deadline”

Guest Speaker: Greg Miller, October 26 2016

It’s All About the Light! You’ve heard it before, and it’s true! Photography is all about the light. A mediocre subject in great light makes a much more compelling subject than a great subject in mediocre light. But what is great light? Greg’s presentation will explore how to recognize great light, the three qualities toContinue reading “Guest Speaker: Greg Miller, October 26 2016”

From the Chairs, September/October 2016

As summer comes to a close and fall approaches, we are planning our next group exhibit at the Ryan Chelsea-Clinton Health Center, entitled “Urban Nature.” It is a compelling theme and we look forward to seeing your interpretations. Your images should portray nature in the five boroughs of NYC. We will send an email thisContinue reading “From the Chairs, September/October 2016”

From the Editor’s Desk: Thank You, Corinna!

Please join the Board in thanking Corinna Chifari as she steps down after serving as Newsletter Editor for the past decade. While each issue requires many hours of painstaking work, the final product has been stunning and her contributions will be missed. Anne Chamberlain will serve as our new Editor. Corinna’s gracious assistance in helpingContinue reading “From the Editor’s Desk: Thank You, Corinna!”

Members’ Night, Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Members may present 6–8 images in digital format. Digital images should be sRGB, 72 ppi with 1920 pixels on the long side. Please bring digital images only on a flash drive (no slides, no CD or DVD). Please arrive by 6:15 pm to load your digital images (memory stick or disc) into the computer orContinue reading “Members’ Night, Wednesday, September 28, 2016”