Tips on Photo Composition is Topic for May Meeting
The club's next meeting will be held at 7 p.m. May 9 in the Fellowship Hall of Shallotte Presbyterian Church. Key topics and presentations for the club's May meeting will be “Composition” and “Coastal Sunset Photography."
We have chosen “Composition” to support members request for this topic and the presentation will take us through the fundamentals to elevate a photo from good to great just by taking a few things into consideration while in the field hunting for good shots.
The “Coastal Sunset” presentation will provide insight to the preparation in getting great coastal sunset photos and the small but important details that makes a big difference and make your photos stand out.
If you are still working on a photo to submit for the June intra-club competition “Bodies of Water” this might be what you need from an inspirational point of view to get it done. It will also serve as support for September’s competition “Sunrise Sunset”. Presentation of the two topics will be by a world class photographer. If you wonder who he is you will have to wait for his name to be revealed until at the meeting, but here are a few hints, he is British, has his base at the island of Guernsey and is one of a select few Hasselblad ambassadors.
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Winners Selected for Night Photography
The April intra-club competition was on the theme "Night Photography" and there were 14 entries in our two groups. Group A photographers generally have a few competition wins or have self-declared more experience while Group B photographers are newer members.
In Group A, Mogens Hermansen's "UFO Tower" was awarded first place. Steve Wingfield's "24 Thousand Light Years Away" was given a second place ribbon and Peter Riekstins's image called "Night Photography" was awarded third place.
  
In Group B, "Spooky Pier Underbelly" by Brian Koonce took first place. Dorothy Foley's "Andrew Chapel" was awarded second place and Robert Garner's "Night Corner" received a third-place ribbon. Congratulations to all of the winners!
  
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Field Trips
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A field trip to the Black River Cypress Preserve was held April 9 in a private nature reserve in South Carolina. Wonderful views of the Cypress Swamp and wild flowers, even if the hope-for birds were in short supply.
 
CCCC is preparing a field trip with Waccamaw River trips to photograph Ospreys in the wild. The cutoff date for signing up is April 20 and the maximum number of participants is 15. The tour will be 90 minutes and the cost for the trip is $32.95. Please let Dave know at dkilgore@atmc.net if you want to participate.
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Our members span the entire spectrum of experience and participate in all forms of photography, including point and shoot, SLR ( digital and 35 mm) and integrated advanced digital cameras. You can see individual members' portfolios featured on this homepage.
The COASTAL CAROLINA CAMERA CLUB generally meets monthly the second Thursday evening of each month, except July, at 7:00p.m. at the Shallotte Presbyterian Church, 5070 Main Street, Shallotte, NC. Click here for map. Visitors are always welcome.
Our mission is to encourage members to share their diverse talents, teach new techniques and expand and enhance their skills. Members are encouraged to participate and serve on the various committees, attend field trips. workshops and programs.
Our monthly agenda normally consists of brief business items, presentations by guest speakers or club members, and a slide show of member photos. Photographic instruction tips, equipment displays and print competitions are also offered at some meetings.
Membership
Membership is open to anyone in the area who has an interest in photography.
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2024 Officers
President - Mogens Hermansen
Vice President - Dave Kilgore
Secretary - Michelle Tinger
Treasurer - Deborah Alt
Committee Chairs
Membership - Carol Nowicki
Publicity - Julie Bennett
Technical - John Medeiros
Field Trips -
Programs - Open
Competition - Jeff Hanke
Web - Steve Wingfield