Recap of June 9 Meeting

The Coastal Carolina Camera Club met June 9 at in Shallotte Presbyterian Church's Fellowship Hall. Several visitors attended the meeting and we added two new members. We viewed member slide show on "American Pasttimes."  We also heard critiques of our monthly competition submissions, which was under the theme "Fences and Walls." Our program was a very informative video on tips to improve photos with post processing techniques in Lightroom and Photoshop. If you were unable to attend and would like to see the video, click here.

Note: the Club will not meet in July.  Our next meeting will be Aug. 11 at Shallotte Presbyterian Church's Fellowship Hall at 7 p.m.

Need directions to our meeting? Click here for map. 

Intraclub Competition Winners Announced

Throughout the year our members compete based on a theme. In June our theme was "Fences and Walls."  The selections and comments are made by a judge from another Photographic Society of America (PSA) chapter.  There are two divisions: Div A is for the more experienced members and Div B is for our newer members.  Placing first in Division A was Mogens Hermansen for "Modern Viewing Platform." Second place was awarded to John Farr for "It's My Beach" and third went to Michelle Tinger for Dune Fences.  In Division B, first place was awarded to Jeff Hanke for "Come Lost Souls."  Second place went to Gene Viviano for his photo of the Boardwalk at Vereen Gardens and Deborah Al was awarded third place for her photo of the historic entrance to Yellowstone Park.  Congratulations to our winners and to all of the members who submitted entries.

Upcoming Field Trip

CCCC will be taking a trip to Brookgreen Gardens in Murrells Inlet, SC on June 22. During this time of year, the very photogenic water lilies should be in bloom, as well as hydrangeas and other flowers. Check out the box at the bottom of this home page for more information.

Monthly Slide Shows Featured Below, Member Galleries Above

On this club homepage you'll find examples of the photography our members are doing.  Below you'll see monthly slide shows on a specific theme. In the top right corner,  you'll see a portfolio provided by one of our members. If you have an interest in photography and how to improve your skills, come visit our next meeting, held on the second Thursday of each month in the Fellowship Hall of Shallotte Presbyterian Church.

Field Trips

CCCC will be taking a trip to Brookgreen Gardens in Murrells Inlet, SC.  During this time of year, the very photogenic water lilies should be in bloom, as well as hydrangeas and other flowers. In addition to plant and flower gardens, Brookgreen offers other subjects of interest, such as sculptures, fountains, butterfly house and low country zoo.

We will meet at the garden at 9:45am or at the Little River Lowes Food parking lot near the ATM machine at 8:45am to car pool.  The price for entry is $20 for adults up to 64 years old and $18 for seniors 65+.  It is recommended that you purchase your ticket in advance on line.  The ticket won’t expire for several days, so you don’t have to wait until the last minute to purchase.  It also should remain valid if we have to end up going on our rain date of June 24th.  Go to brookgreen.org and click on the yellow box that says “purchase tickets”.

Around noon, we will have lunch at the nearby Dead Dog Saloon along the Marsh Walk.  There will be photo ops there as well.  Please contact Michelle Tinger at miting@atmc.net by June 15th to let her know if you plan to go on this field trip and if you plan on joining us for lunch, so that she can make reservations.