October Camera Club Outing - DuPont State Forest In The Land of Waterfalls

If you haven't been to DuPont State Forest in North Carolina you should take advantage of the October Camera Club trip for Tour de Falls on October 18.
http://www.dupontforest.com/tour-de-falls-october-18th-19th-2014/

There are several spectacular waterfalls in the park.  During the October 18 & 19 weekend the Friends of DuPont run shuttle buses that take people right to each fall.  No hiking required!   It is their fund raising event and they ask for a $12 donation to ride the bus.  The fall colors should be looking good that weekend.

Jim Rigsby will be leading this trip.  It's an all day trip.  Meet at the Colonial Heights Ingles parking lot between McDonalds and the Bank at 7:30 AM on Saturday October 18..  A second meeting place is the Walmar in Erwin at 8:00 AM.   It's about a 2 hour drive from Kingsport so you'll want to car pool as much as possible.   We did this trip a few years ago and got back in the evening after having dinner on the way home.

Jim's contact info is jrigsby@eastman.com and his cell phone is 423-863-6727.  It will be good to let him know if you plan on going on this trip and where you plan on meeting.  Give him a call if you're going to be late Saturday morning so you don't get left behind.

Regional Fine Art Printing Gets Better!

David Booth at Shutterbugzz has upgraded his printing capabilities.  He can now prouct prints up to 44 inches wide!    If you want personal attention on your fine art printing be sure to give David a call.   Their services include:

•  Photo Processing
  
• Special Occasion Photographic Presentations
• Photographic Collages
• Printing on Canvas
• Photographic Retouching
• Large format printing, paper, canvas and metallic
• Free Photography Classes
• Art Classes
• Canvas Stretching

Shutterbugzz is located in Gate City VA.  Check out their website at

http://www.shutterbugzz.com/home.html

Eastman Camera Club Digital Photo Contest

Do you think you have a winning photo?  Now is your chance to see how your photo compares to other photos.  Contests are an excellent way to get feedback on photos and see what works and what doesn't.  Something that makes our contest unique and easy to enter...there is no printing or matting unless you win!

The club is hosting their annual Digital Photo Contest on November 20th.  The deadline to enter is November 11th.  You don't have to be an Eastman employee to enter, but you do need to be an Eastman Camera Club member.  Joining is only $10/year for affiliate members (non-employees).  See our website on how to join. 

Contest entries can be turned in between September 22nd and November 11th.  There are two categories, color and monochrome, with three levels of competition; Proficient Amateurs, Amateurs and Youth.

See our contest webpage for more details on the contest or contact Tekii Boren.

2013 Contest Winner by Allan Barnett

Hawk Migration Outing Reminder

Don't forget our Hawk Migration outing coming up this Saturday.  We will be meeting at the Eastman Employee Center parking lot to carpool to the Mendota Fire Tower.  We will be meeting at 7:15 AM to allow time to get to drive and hike to the tower by 9 AM. 


See our post from September 4th for more details: http://eastmancameraclub.blogspot.com/2014/09/eastman-camera-club-september-photo.html

Eastman Camera Club Topic for September 18

We have two guest speakers coming to the September 18 meeting to talk about Astrophotography, which is the use of photography in astronomy for photographing celestial objects and phenomenon.  Jeff Arrington and Bryan Phillips will be covering some high level considerations for Astrophotography, including

• What is Deep Sky Astrophotography vs typical astrophotography?
• Overview of equipment used for astrophotography
• Techniques for capturing various types of astrophotography.
• Jeff’s recommended reading material (learn from his mistakesJ )
• Techniques and software use for image processing

The surprising thing is you don't have to have anything more than an entry level DSLR, an inexpensive kit lens, a sturdy tripod, and some software to make a photograph like this.

Here's some other examples of photos along with the specs on the photo hardware and software used.

http://www.astropix.com/HTML/SHOW_DIG/Summer_Triangle.HTM

http://www.astropix.com/HTML/SHOW_DIG/Dark_Nebulae.HTM

http://www.astropix.com/HTML/SHOW_DIG/Geminid_Meteor.HTM

As you can see, stunning images can be made with what most of us already have.

They will also be talking about photographing the Milky Way.

Come out and join is in Room 219 of the Eastman Employee Center at 6:30 PM on September 18.

Eastman Camera Club September Photo Outing

Saturday September 20th Outing - Hawk Migration

Photograph great numbers of hawks while they rise out of the morning fog and mist in the trees. They fly to capture the rising air thermals and sometimes are in great numbers swirling overhead.

 

Where:  Mendota Fire Tower at the top of Clinch Mountain.  We need to be on site by 9 AM for the start of the thermals that the hawks will be using to take off.  

Meeting Place & Time: We will meet at Eastman Employee Center parking lot around 7:15am.  We need to leave no later than 7:30.  Need to bring your longest lens.

Important Note:  There is a somewhat strenuous 25 min hike from the parking area to the fire tower.

 

http://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=706

 

Items to bring/wear:

• Comfortable hiking/walking shoes
• Long sleeves or windbreaker
• Cap or hat
• Sun glasses
• Sun screen
• Water, snacks, ....small hand  sanitizer... There are no restroom facilities on the mountain---
• Binoculars