Mar, 2014 - Flushing Camera Club

The Info Sheet
FLUSHING CAMERA CLUB
… in our 43rd year and counting.
Member: Photographic Federation of Long Island (PFLI)
“Together in friendship may we learn the art of photography”
Volume 16 Number 7
FCC Executive Committee
Officers:
President:
Dennis Golin 718.479.0643
Vice President:
Tony Coppeta 917-774-6386
Treasurer:
Marty Neff 718-380-0649
Secretary:
Tony Coppeta 917-774-6386
Committee Chairpersons:
Administration:
Frank Reynolds, 718.263.9131
Compettion:
Ramiro Agredo, 718.664.7366
Programs/Education:
Helen Repstad, 718.845-4477
Field Trips:
Joe Crupi, 718.343.0280;
Michael Sender, 718.459.0203
Membership:
Tom Mrwik, 718-343-8387
Publicity:
Adam Holstein 718.463.5538
PFLI Delegate:
Bernie Gellman
The Info Sheet Newsletter:
Joe Crupi 718-343-0280
Ron Caldwell 917-806-6170
Website:
Ramiro Agredo, 718.664.7366
Additional Board Members:
Marty Fleischer: 718.591.8246
Ron Caldwell 917-806-6170
Dorothy Gist 817-868-6811
Mary O’Connor, 718. 939.4963
Web Site:
www.flushingcameraclub.org
Meetings: 7:30 pm, 1st, 3rd,
5th Wednesdays at Flushing
Hospital, Auditorium 5th Fl.,
45 Ave & Parsons Blvd.,
Flushing. Park on street or in
lot across the street from
Hospital.FREE but Parking
ticket MUST be validated by
the Camera Club. Call to
confirm meeting date.
Dues: $40.00 for individual
$60.00 for family;$20.00 for
students: up to 23 yrs.old.
PFLI SCHEDULE:
http://www.www.pflionline.com/
Schedule.html
March 2014
From the Editors Desk: The Italians have a word “basta” when something is
really enough already. For those of us not fortunate enough to have
landlords shoveling our path to the great outdoors it is becoming just a little
tiring on our bodies and minds to clear the mounds of white stuff every few
days. Perhaps its time to put down the shovel and pick up a camera and see
what kind of images we can make of the snow. There may be nearby
opportunities for PJ shots of people digging out a vehicle buried by a snow
plow or an image of that lone person walking with an umbrella down that
snow covered street. How about kids on sleds? Perhaps you can walk to a
park and see abandoned snow covered swing sets or those beautiful trees
trimmed in white. Remember that most cameras want to render our
exposure for white as gray. It may be necessary to overexpose images one,
two or more stops to show that bright white snow you actually experienced.
Check out the Queens County Farm on Little Neck Pky or the Douglaston
Golf course if you can get there. Do it while you can. Remember the snow is
fleeting and Spring is on the way.
Joe Crupi
IN THIS ISSUE:
Members Stuff =Pg 2
Standings =Pg 3
Images of the Month=Pg 4
Russ Burden tip = Pg 6
Your images of Lunar New Year = pg 6 & 7
5th– Competition #7 Judge Lou Cohen (Cameta Camera)
19th –7:15 Theatre Photography John Baretta
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7:30 “My Imagination” Eugene Golden
2nd– Competition #8 Judge Ken Bausert (South Shore CC )
16th –7:15 Aspect ratio Helen Repstad
30th—7:15 Creative Photography Barbara Shea
Prior to the Auction Tony Coppeta projected a slide show
of the late Pat Burns’ work that Tony expertly produced in
Pat’s memory.
Our cheerful
Auctioneers:
Joe Crupi and
Tom Mrwik
Tony invited Pat Burns’ family to FCC for the memorial
presentation. They were thankful to him and to FCC for
the opportunity.
The hard working committee:
Dorothy Gist, Tony Coppeta,
Michael Sender, Tom Mrwik, Joe
Caruso, Joe Crupi, and
Stephanie Wathen
Our successful Club Auction
Despite tons of snow and ice that fell on New York City this past month, not to mention the snow storm just a day before, our
scheduled Flushing Camera Club Action was a success!
The turnout was light, but expected due to the inclement weather. The auction committee consisted of Dorothy Gist and Michael
Sender (Coordinators), Joe Crupi and Tom Mrwik (Auctioneers), Joe Caruso (Treasurer in Marty Neff’s absence -recorded the sold
items), Stephanie Elaine Wathem and our new member Andy Silver (handled the unsold items), and Tony Coppeta (recorded and
listed all items that were entered.)
Before we started, we had scheduled a tribute to our late club member and dear friend, Pat Burns. The slide show was a collection of
images that Pat had taken over the years as a member. Pat’s wife, Virginia, and family were present for the Tribute to Pat and a fitting
celebration of his life. His birthday was on Feburary 20th the next day.
At 7:30 p.m. the auction started, but you could have heard a pin drop after the starting bid was made. Then the crickets started
chiming in. Was this a silent auction or a regular one? Not until the “good stuff” was put on the block did the frenzy start. Back and
forth incrementing the bids!
Then the spotlight turned on the comical duo of Joe and Tom the auctioneers! They were amazing with their clever and funny antics.
I could have sworn I had seen them on a TV show! LOL
All in all everyone did a fantastic job that night. I want to thank all the members who brought their items for the auction and those who
participated and came with money! A special thanks to Ramiro Agredo for bringing in the projector to make the tribute for Pat Burns
possible.
Thank you all,
Tony Coppeta VP
BUY & SELL
Laszlo Salamon has the following Camera items for sale: Minolta Maxxum 700 AF film camera
with owners manual; Lenses: Minolta 20-210 AF macro; Minolta 35-70 1.4 macro; Samyang MC
Mirror 500mm lens w/case & filters; Sigma 200M 28-70 AF6 1:25-3.5; Sigma AF8 75-200 1:283.5; Minolta Maxxum 4000F flash; Minolta light meter Auto Meter lll. For all or any of these items
email Laszlo at [email protected]
Remember all members are invited to place items or requests in the BUY & SELL column.
(after February Comp)
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Judge Anastasia Tompkins
Salon Digital Points Entries IOM
B Digital
Joe Crupi
28
12
2
Tom Mrwik
22
12
1
Mike Sender
20
12
1
Richard DeDalto
Eugene Kolmatsky
Belle Smith
Barbara Shea
20
12
1
Bernie Gellman
Marty Fleischer
19
12
0
Lucy Pearce
15
12
1
Russ Burden
5
2
Joan Egan
2
2
A Digital
Points Entries
.
Points Entries
IOM
22
12
3
17
12
1
17
12
1
13
10
1
Uris McKay
8
9
0
Norman Eng
6
6
0
0
Georgina Eng
6
8
0
0
Joe Caruso
3
6
0
Marty Neff
Stephanie Wathen
2
2
0
0
1
0
IOM
Crea ve Digital Points Entries
IOM
Tony Coppeta
23
12
3
Tony Cope a
15
12
1
Helen Repstad
Henry Szepanski
16
10
0
Roy Woelfel
12
10
0
14
8
2
Barbara Shea
11
5
2
Roy Woelfel
14
12
1
10
6
2
John Bara a
5
4
0
Richard DeDalto
Bernie Gellman
5
3
1
Adam Holstein
5
6
0
Tom Mrwik
2
3
0
Color Prints
Eugene Kolmatsky
Points
Entries
IOM
B&W Prints
15
8
0
Ramiro Agredo
3
1
1
Bernie Gellman
3
2
Suzanne Abruzzo
Eugene Kolmatsky
Points
Entries
IOM
19
10
3
14
9
1
“It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera… they are made with the eye, heart and head.” - Henri Cartier-Bresson
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B Digital
Gene Kolomatsky
A Digital
S Digital
Tony Coppeta
Tom Mrwik
There was no IOM for
Prints this month.
Remember to visit our website at
Creative
www.flushingcameraclub.org
Bernie Gellman
Russ Burden Tips
page 5
Aperture 101 Russ Burden In today’s world of auto this and auto that we get spoiled. We make a purchase and want the item to do exactly what we want, when we want it, and how we want it. We expect it to work perfectly. Good news ‐ today’s DSLR’s fit this descrip on. Bad news ‐ if you set the camera to auto this/auto that or Program, you’ll get proper exposures but you may not obtain the look, depth, or feel you desire in the photo. Enter the world of controlling the aperture for EVERY picture. It’s me you learn WHAT they do and HOW to control them. Control Depth Of Field: Depth of field is the range of sharpness from the most foreground element in the photo to the one farthest from the camera. Pictures with a lot of depth of field have everything in sharp focus through the image. Pictures where the subject is very sharp but the elements in front and in back fall off in sharpness have narrow depth of field. The aperture helps control the depth of field in a photo. Those in the range of f1.8 / f2 / f2.8 / f4 limit depth of field. Apertures of f11 / f16 / f22 maximize depth of field. Note that f5.6 and f8 fall somewhere in the middle range. Apertures in the first series are referred to as opened up while those in the series that begin with f11 are referred to as stopped down. Lens Choice and Aperture: The more telephoto the lens, the more depth of field can be limited. The wider the lens, the more depth of field can be increased. If the goal is to create an image with infinite depth of field, use a wide lens and stop it down to f16. This would be advantageous when photographing landscapes or cityscapes. If the goal is to narrow the depth of field, use a telephoto lens and open it up to its widest aperture. Think portraits or any other situa on where you don’t want an in focus background or foreground to be a distrac on. Place your camera on a tripod and photograph a subject ten feet away. Be sure the subject is a fair distance from the background ‐ approximately ten to twenty feet. Place your camera in aperture priority mode. Focus on the subject, set the zoom to wide, and make a series of photos at every full stop star ng at the widest un l you get to f22. Repeat the process at a medium zoom se ng. Repeat it again at the most telephoto se ng on the lens. When you review the photos on your computer, you’ll see how the aperture and zoom se ngs go hand in hand with what I have above. The widest angle and most stopped down shot will show the most depth of field. The most telephoto and fully opened up shot will show the least. Use the metadata in the file to see the exact se ngs at which every photo was made. Control The Amount Of Light: The aperture also controls the amount of light that strikes the sensor. I men oned the difference between opened up and stopped down. To review, opened apertures are the low value numbers of f2 and 2.8 etc. They are called opened up in that the openings that control the amount of light are open to their widest capaci es. The wider the opening, the more light. If a window shade is fully open, more light enters the room. Stopped down are f16 and f22. They are called stopped down in that the openings that control the amount of light are closed down to their smallest size. The smaller the opening, the less light. If the shade is only slightly opened, the room is barely illuminated. The amount of light controlled by the aperture has a direct rela onship to the required shu er speed to provide a proper exposure. If the aperture is wide open, it goes hand in hand with a fast shu er speed. This is not a problem if you’re hand holding the camera. If the aperture is stopped down, it goes hand in hand with a slow shu er speed. The slower the shu er speed, the greater the chance the camera will move during the exposure and net a so image. In instances where it’s necessary to stop the lens down to obtain a lot of depth of field, it’s essen al a tripod is used. This is why you always see landscape photographers using tripods. Landscapes require lots of depth of field. To get the depth, a stopped down aperture is needed. This means the shu er will be slow so a tripod is mandatory. I hope this “sheds some light” on what an aperture controls and provides some insight why it’s so important to get your camera off auto and learn to use aperture priority to bring your picture making skills to the next level.
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Upcoming Russ Burden Tours:
Mar 31 - Apr 11, 2014 Tanzania African Safari Tour #1
Apr 14 - Apr 25, 2014 Tanzania African Safari Tour #2
May 10 - 16, 2014
Monument Valley / Slot Canyons
Custom Group / Dates Arches + Canyonlands National Parks - includes 5 days of Photoshop instruction
May 24 - June 2, 2014
Oregon Coast - 10 day trip
June 14 - 20, 2014
Tetons and Yellowstone Natl. Parks in Spring
July 12 - 18, 2014
Colorado Wildflowers and Alpine Scenery
July 24 - 30, 2014
Glacier National Park: Two separate tours
July 31 - Aug 6, 2014
Aug 23 - 29, 2014
Goats and Gods: Mt Evans and Garden of the Gods
Sept 24 - Oct 3, 2014
Tetons and Yellowstone Natl. Parks in Fall - 10 days
Oct. 14 - 19, 2014
Hunts Mesa - Aerial perspective of Monument Valley and Capital Reef National Park
Nov. 1 - 7, 2014
Bryce Canyon and Zion National Parks
Dec. 6 - 12, 2014
Bosque Del Apache / White Sands Natl. Mon. Full moon on Dec 6
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Flushing’s Lunar New Year Parade
Page 6
Over a dozen FCC members and friends braved the 20 degree temperatures to make images at the annual Lunar Parade in
Flushing. The sun came out and warmed our spirits as the colorful participants prepared to march. Loud drums and flutes
punctured the air and the parade was under way. Some of us met afterwards for a traditional Chinese lunch at Joe’s
Shanghai Restaaurant. Samples of the days images were submitted by our members and are shown on these 2 pages.
Carlos Varon
Tony Coppeta
Tony Coppeta
Tony Coppeta
Joe Caruso
Joe Caruso
Joe Caruso
More member’s images from the parade.
Helene Sender
Helene Sender
Helene Sender
Helene Sender
Tom Mrwik
Tom Mrwik
Tom Mrwik