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Park West
PHOTO NOTES
May 2021
Camera Club
This Issue
Volume 86 • Issue 9
Club News…………………..…..…2 - 29
Photography News………………30 - 44
Exhibits, Workshops, Etc….….…45 - 50
Schedule of Activities……..….….51 - 53
Complete Index………………….….…54
Over 75 members’ images inside!
May 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 1
Park West Camera Club
Club Officers
The Park West Camera Club is an independent
not-for-profit corporation. Guests are always President Ed Lee
welcome.
V. President Michael Schleiff
The PWCC newsletter, Photo Notes, is published
Corres. Sec. Helen Bohmart Pine
every month by and for the members of the Park
West Camera Club. Subscriptions are included Rec. Sec. Christine Doyle
with Club membership. Yearly subscriptions are
available to nonmembers by email at no charge. Treasurer Maria Fernandez
Printed issues are available at PWCC meetings.
Pres. Emeritus Chuck Pine
Submissions of full-length articles or smaller
items of photographic or general interest are Committee Chairs
always accepted. The staff of Photo Notes
Archive Inactive
reserves the right to edit any submissions
which are published. Competition John Brengelman
Photo Notes is optimized for viewing digitally. Hedy Klein
Field Trip Susan Sigrist
Contact Information Paul Grebanier
Website Gallery Vacancy
www.parkwestcameraclub.org
House Marty Smith
E-Mail Address
Membership Marlene Schonbrun
pwccny@aol.com
Elena Pierpont
Club Mailing Address
Newsletter Chuck Pine
319 West 16 Street, #1 NY, NY 10011
Program Marilyn Fish-Glynn
Photo Notes Mailing Address
680 West End Avenue, #5D, NY, NY 10025 Social Natalie Manzino
Website Michael Schleiff
Christine Doyle
Workshop Vacancy
Cover Photo
Pelican Silhouette
by Chuck Pine ©2021
May 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 2
CLUB President’s Message tional nominations may be
tendered from the floor at
The last few weeks have been meetings until the week prior
busy for Park West! We’ve set to that meeting.
up a contingency plan for The Club’s Year-End com-
potential Zoom problems and petition will be held June 3rd
have planned and will put with three judges as mentioned
into motion a new procedure in May’s Photo Notes. We are
for the final competition. A send out an immediate email holding the competition in this
slate of officers was presented broadcast with info about fashion so we can show it
for next year’s Executive using the Pines’ Zoom account. without glitches at the usual
Committee. Alternative plans More details to follow. first Monday evening meeting
for the “Otto Litzel Memorial With my stepping down as in June—on the 7th. The prize
Year-End Dinner” have been president of the Club, and pool for the “PDI of the Year”
established. They include the Maria Fernandez resigning winner has been increased. The
induction of the new ExCom from the treasurer’s position, winner will now receive a $50
and awards to competition the Nominating Committee gift card while runners-up will
winners. The prize pool for the added Chuck Pine’s and Laura receive $25 gift cards. The
winner of total points and the Toledo’s names to the slate as year’s Cumulative Point Totals
“PDI of the Year” as well as President and Treasurer, re- winner will receive a $50 gift
runners-up has been enlarged. spectively. The election will be card while the runners-up, a
To help Soho Photo Gallery held at the Club’s business
and its office re-construction, meeting on May 24th. Addi- Continued on next page
our equipment and supplies
have been removed and are Photo Notes
currently being stored at my
place. Publisher: Ed Lee
Several Club meetings ago, Editor: Chuck Pine
we encountered our first major
problem with the Zoom soft- Committee: Will Aimesbury, Madeleine Barbara, Elsa
ware platform. Michael Blum, Ann Broder, Ruth Formanek, Renée Harper,
Schleiff, our vice president, Gladys Hopkowitz, Hedy Klein, Paul Perkus, Helen Pine,
had problems logging on to Elena Pierpont, and Judy Rosenblatt
Zoom and could not do so for Contributors: Will Aimesbury, Bill Apple, John
30 minutes. After phone calls Brengelman, Christine Doyle, Florence Forman, Ed Lee,
and emails among the ExCom Natalie Manzino, Alta Oosthuizen, Chuck Pine, Helen
and other members, those who Pine, Marlene Schonbrun, and Laura Toledo
kept trying, finally were able to Photo Notes is produced on a MacBook Pro
log on. Our apologies to those using iWork Pages and Adobe Photoshop.
members who missed the
All uncredited images are royalty-free clip art or otherwise
meeting after making several
believed to be in the public domain.
attempts. If a future problem is
encountered, Helen Pine, our Credited images remain the sole property of their
corresponding secretary, will copyright holders—all rights reserved.
May 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 3
CLUB $25 gift card each. All these Lookin’ Good
awards and our usual certifi-
cates will be presented at the Everybody is supposed to
“Otto Litzel Dinner” meeting have fame for 15 minutes in
on June 14th. All prizes and their life. But now you are
awards will be mailed to the appearing on video 15 times
recipients. a day and you want some
The Executive Committee anonymity. That’s not going
also discussed the upcoming to be the case for a while as
Summer activities. As in the social distancing continues,
past I will facilitate an outdoor so you might as well make the
model shoot at a picturesque best of your time in front of
location, hopefully in July, if the camera.
the COVID-19 restrictions are Whether you’re in Zoom
lifted. A bi-monthly PDI work- meetings with the Club, or
shop is planned at the Pines. anyone else, for that matter,
Much more info to follow. follow these steps so you can
spend more time focusing on
Be well! others and not anxiously
checking how you look in the
Ed corner of the screen.
Light—Finding good light
is essential. Either face a sun-
lit window or position a light
What the Judge Said directly behind your computer
or mobile device.
Whatever the judge said,… Height—Whether you’re
don’t believe it! If he or she using a computer or a hand-
made some comments that held, you want its camera to
you agree with,… fine. If be at eye level. You might
you disagree with the judge, have to jury rig a setup, like a
listen to what was said and stack of books on top of a desk
examine the image. Does it or use a tripod.
Both images
make sense now? Make any Soft Focus Flower (above) Background—Choose a
adjustments as needed. Iguana Lunch (below) spot without a cluttered back-
In the next column are ©2021 Chuck Pine ground. Turn on your camera
two images that were put before the call to see what’s
into three different camera being captured and make any
club competitions earlier this adjustments to ensure your
month. Each one received an framing is good. In Zoom, you
“A with Honors,” a “B,” and can change your background
a “C.” Go figure. completely. There are lots of
It just depends on the backgrounds you can choose
judge’s mood or whatever or you can upload your own.
May 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 4
CLUB
2021 Winter/Spring PWCC Schedule April
5 Competition #7 (Moshe Katvin)
December 7 Submission Deadline (You Be the Judge)
7 Competition #3 (Antonio Rosario) 12 Expanding Visions 27 (Intro)
14 Expanding Visions 26—Review 19 Guest Speaker (Richard Martin)
21 Theme Night—The Holidays 26 You Be the Judge 2
28 Winter Holiday
May
January 3 Competition #8 (Rifka Katvin)
4 Competition #4 (Kathy Baca) 10 Expanding Visions 27 (Review)
11 Photoshop Summit Video 17 Guest Speaker (Lisa Langell)
18 Guest Speaker (Anne Lawver) 24 ExCom/Business Meeting #4
25 Theme Night (Color Purple) 31 No Meeting (memorial Day)
31 Submission Deadline (Image Exchange)
June
February 7 Year-End Competition (see page 12)
1 Competition #5 (Kay Kenny) 14 Otto Litzel Memorial Dinner ???
8 Workshop (Macro/Close-up)
15 Guest Speaker (Thomas Holton)
All the above activities will be conducted
22 Theme Night (Before/After)
virtually using the Zoom software program.
March This software may be downloaded and used
1 Competition #6 (Susan May Tell) at no charge to our members. As soon as it
8 Photoshop Summit Video is deemed safe to hold our meetings and
15 Guest Speaker (Christy McNamara) other activities at the Soho Photo Gallery,
22 Image Exchange (Pretoria, SA) in the field, or elsewhere, we will endeavor
29 ExCom/Business Meeting #3 to do so.
Zooming The Club is using Zoom To download Zoom, go
software to conduct all its to
Zoom is a web-based video meetings during the corona- and click on the “Download”
conferencing software tool virus pandemic. An email button. It’s that simple!
that allows users to meet will be sent to all PWCC Non-members who
online. Zoom is compatible members prior to virtual would like to join our Club
with Macs, Windows, meetings. This email will meetings may request the
smartphones, and tablets. contain the link to join the link by sending an email to
Zoom software is free to meeting. All you have to do
download to your devices. is click on the link.
May 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 5
Images of the Month
CLUB
May 2021
by John Brengelman
PDI-of-the-Month
Chasing Birds
© Marty Smith
PDI-of-the-Month
Chasing Birds
© Marty Smith
Honor PDIs
Cow Half Circle by Sarah Corbin
The Honor PDIs are
Italian Laundry by Jeffrey Langford
shown on the following
Sacrificial Worm by Jeffrey Langford
two pages.
Foggy Morning by Elena Pierpont
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CLUB
A with Honors
Cow Half Circle
© Sarah Corbin
A with Honors
Foggy Morning
© Elena Pierpont
A with Honors
Sacrificial Worm
© Jeffrey Langford
A with Honors
Italian Laundry
© Jeffrey Langford
May 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 7
Cumulative Point Totals
CLUB
Submitting Images
through May 2021
by John Brengelman The Club has over a dozen
activities this year which ask
Paul Grebanier 114 Jay Bitkower 68
you to submit images. These
Laura Toledo 106 Howard Stevens 62
include competitions, theme
Sarah Corbin 104 Larry Rubin 60
nights, workshops, classes,
Natalie Manzino 104 Will Aimesbury 58
and more. Here’s what you
Julie Wosk 102 Eloise Huni 58
need to know:
Nicole Dosso 98 Jeffrey Langford 58
Doris King 98 Marlene Schonbrun 58
Images must be in .jpg
Paula Pillone 98 Annette Collazo-Comito 50
(JPEG) format and sized at
Helen Pine 98 Dorothy Mills 50
72 ppi resolution, 1400 pixels
Chuck Pine 96 Harriet Josephs 46
maximum width, and 1050
Alice Somma 92 Paula Paterniti 46
pixels maximum height. [Do
Julie Foehrenbach 86 Larry Sapadin 46
not exceed these maximums!]
Peggy Winkelman 86 Ann Broder 44
Madeleine Barbara 84 Jack Lindenman 44
Harriet Stein 38 Competition images must
Elena Pierpont 84
Catherine Smith 34 be titled as follows:
Janet Susin 84
Joan Slatkin 82 Lawrence Kreger 32 LastNameFirstInitial_Month
Bill Apple 80 John Brengelman 28 Year_Title.jpg
Remy Deyglun 80 Veronica Saunders 26
Justine Carson 18 for example
Hedy Klein 80
Marty Smith 80 Marilyn Thypin 16 JonesM_Jan21_Flower.jpg
Michael Schleiff 76 Rain Bengis 12
Christine Doyle 74 Tom Houts 10 Other images should be
Florence Forman 74 Barry Fahrer 8 titled as follows:
Renée Harper 74 Marvin Fink 8
Karen Corrigan 72 Virginia Lawrence 6 Name_Number_Title
David Cassidy 70 You may use your first and/
or last name/initial. If you
want your images shown in
a particular order, number
Photo Cartoon them 01, 02, etc. Use a real
of the Month title, not the image number
that came out of the camera.
for example
MaryJ_07_Flower
Read each entry in the
Club’s Schedule for special
instructions, if any.
May 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 8
CLUB Member Participation both
Nights and by
11:59 p.m. on Friday, October
Not including our monthly 23rd. And, have fun!
competitions, Park West has
scheduled eight member
participation nights for the
2020-2021 Club year. Due to
the ongoing coronavirus
pandemic and the restrictions
on meetings, all the activities
listed below will be virtual
using Zoom conferencing and day, and anything else
software. Images must be sent that comes in between.] Be
to the Club prior to these creative! Send your images to
events—see below for the Expanding Visions 26 (2020) both
dates. Also, see Submitting The theme for this year’s and by
Images on page 8 of this issue Expanding Visions class is 11:59 p.m. on Friday, December
of Photo Notes for sizing and “F” Fotography—the subjects 18th. And, have fun!
titling directions. of the three assignments are
flowers, food, and found
ere, t!
objects. Assignments will be
n th tha
carried out at home by the
e e
Be don
participants following the
November 9th introductory
class session. The final review
session will be held on the
14th of December. Send up to
Theme Night—Purple
5 images from each of the 3
On January 25th the theme is
class assignments to
Purple. Club members may
by 11:59
submit up to a dozen images
p.m. on Friday, December 11th.
that include the color purple.
Theme Night—Halloween
[No baker’s dozens, please.]
This year’s first theme night, Theme Night—Holidays
on e!
The color purple doesn’t have
on October 26th, is all about This December 21st theme g
!
the fun of Halloween. Club night asks Club members to nd
to fill the entire frame, nor half
a
gon e
members may submit up to 10 submit up to 12 images that ome
of the frame—it just has to be
C
prominent in the picture
nd
images on this holiday. These
a
relate to The Holidays. Which
(percentages do not matter).
me
may include witches, black
o
ones? Your choice, but the idea
ut !
Any shade of purple (grape,
C
cats, pumpkins, costumes, and was to make it seasonal—
o burgundy, magenta, maroon,
whatever else reminds you of
a d
from Thanksgiving through
n whatever) is acceptable. Be as
All Hallows Eve. The images
ve r
New Years. [Thanksgiving,
creative as you can or wish to
can be old or new, but they O
Hanukkah, Christmas,
be. Send your images to both
must be yours. Send them to Kwanzaa, New Years eve
May 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 9
CLUB and
by 11:59
p.m. on Friday, January 22nd.
you look like. We’ll review the
Images from the PPS at the
Club meeting on March 22nd.
Theme Night—Before & After Image Exchange—Pretoria We’ll also give you a chance to
Our third (and final) theme Photographic Society see the images we sent to
night of the year is a little bit Back in 2010, and then again South Africa.
different from the others we in 2015, Park West had image
have had so far. We will send exchanges with the Hartlepool
all Club members a half dozen Camera Club in England. This
or so files of differing kinds of year, we’re at it again, now
images. Your assignment is to with the Pretoria Photographic
re, t!
choose one or two of them and
e Society in Pretoria, South
n th tha
work on them using your Africa. We’ll send our images
e e
Be don
photo-editing software. You
can add to or subtract from the
to them and they’ll send theirs
to us. The theme we selected is
original files to your heart’s quite broad, People, Places,
desire. Be creative! Be ruthless! Things. Although not required,
ut !
Be whatever! Just come up we suggest that your selection You Be the Judge 2
with something you’re proud d o
of images be shot right here in We started this year off with
to present to the Club—and r an
the good old U. S. of A. Please
e our first ever You Be the Judge.
explain what you did, how you Ov
send one of your favorite It was such a great success that
did it, and maybe even why images to us for inclusion.
n e !
we’re doing it again. This time
you did it. Let’s see what you Send it to go
we ask that the image you
can do. Submit your images by The deadline for submitting a nd
submit not be one that has
midnight on Friday, February your image is Sunday, January
ome
already been shown to, or
19th (the sooner, the better). 31st at 11:59 p.m. We’re also C
shared with, the Club (you
Send them to asking for a short statement may use it at a later date if you
We’ll look at and discuss your about your image and/or wish). Members will submit
image(s) at the Club meeting about yourself. We’d also like a one image each; members will
on Monday night, February thumbnail image of you— like then receive a slide show of all
22nd. a selfie—so they can see what the entered images as well as a
May 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 10CLUB ballot to complete. The results 2021’s version of Expanding Camera Care
will be tabulated and revealed Visions (the 27th, if you’re
at the April 26th meeting. Due counting) is hidden in a vault When you detach a lens from
to the fact that it takes a while at Price Waterhouse’s under- the body, both are vulnerable
to put together the slide show, ground cave, somewhere to external factors, like water
create the ballot, send it all out, in North Dakota. They were and dust, damaging them.
get it back, and calculate the also revealed in last month’s • Never change lenses in the
winners, we ask that your issue of Photo Notes. The first rain. Get to a dry location.
submissions arrive to us at session of the class was held on • Make sure it’s not windy
no later Monday night, April 12th. The with dust blowing all over
than Wednesday, April 7th by images from the assignments the place when you change
11:59 p.m. Good luck, all! are due by 11:59 p.m. on Friday your lens.
night, May 7th. Email them to • Learn how to change lenses
The final quickly. By reducing the
review session will take place time you take to change
at the Monday Club meeting lenses, you reduce the
Expanding Visions 27 (2021) on May 10th. chances of dust particles
The theme and assignments for entering the system.
Congratulations Natalie This was based on her In short, whenever
many years of service to the something needed doing,
Article III, Section 1, Club including serving on Natalie was there to do it,
Subsection B of the PWCC the ExCom as corresponding and more often than not, to
Constitution states, and I assume a leadership role of
quote, Life membership, the assignment.
awarded in recognition of a This proposal was
long and faithful period of discussed by the ExCom
outstanding service to the with all members agreeing
Club,… shall be conferred to move forward with it. It
by action of the Club, upon was then unanimously
recommendation of the passed by the Club members
Executive Committee.… at the aforementioned April
Under New Business from business meeting.
the Floor at the Club’s April Natalie joins the six
business meeting, a motion currently active (plus four
was made by Helen Pine, inactive and a dozen or so
PWCC’s corresponding now-deceased) PWCC life
secretary, to nominate long- secretary, chair of the Social members upon whom this
time Club member, Natalie Committee, chair of the honor has been bestowed.
Manzino, for the honor of Gallery Committee, and just Again, congratulations to
Life Membership in Park recently taking on the job to Natalie for her many years
West. head up the Club’s new of unflinching service to
Sunshine Fund. Park West Camera Club!
May 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 11Year-End Judges
CLUB
Year-End Competition
his father’s Kodak twin-lens
The Year-End Competition Here, in no particular order, box camera at age 14. Peter
will be held on Thursday, are short introductions to our now does personal fine art and
June 3rd. Only our three three 2021 Year-End judges: architectural photography.
judges, the Club’s ExCom,
and the Competition Com-
mittee chairs will be present.
The competition will be
recorded and played back
for the members on June 7th
—the first Monday in June.
Year-End Competitions
are different from our
monthly competitions: the
rules of entry are different;
the judging is different; the
rewards differ, too. E. Kenneth Hoffman is the Nina Prantis is on the faculty
Each Club member may professor emeritus at Seton of the New Jersey Institute of
submit up to four PDIs. All Hall University in South Technology, teaching architec-
the entries must have been Orange, NJ, where he taught tural photography and other
judged in one of the monthly photography and computer arts-related courses. She has
competitions held this year graphics for over 45 years until also taught at the International
(October 2020 through May he retired in 2019. During the Center of Photography and
2021). The images may not Vietnam War Ken served in the other places. She judged at our
be altered from the way they 221st Signal Company, an apt Club previously ( in May 2014
were originally submitted. start for his teaching career. and February 2011). Nina has
No corrections, no title been published in Manhattan
changes, no nothing! Each Catalog, Modern Photography,
must be the original image. and Popular Photography,
Each judge will score among others (that’s showing
from 1 to 9 points for each her age!)..
image. The scores will be
added together and the total Photographs by our three
will be announced. Pictures judges may be found on
can get from 3 to 27 points. the next page.
There will be one winner
(the PDI-of-the-Year) plus (at
Peter C. Brandt spent 45 years
least) four runners-up.
as a commercial photographer
The entry deadline for
specializing in advertising,
receipt of PDI’s emailed to
fashion, beauty, and finally in
architectural shooting. Peter
is May 24th at 11:59 p.m.
began his photo journey with
May 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 12CLUB
© Peter C. Brandt
© E. Kenneth Hoffman
Photo Glossary
Shutter speed is the length of
time the shutter is open allowing
light to reach the sensor. It is
© Nina Prantis
measured in fractions of second.
1/1000 of a second, for example,
means the sensor is exposed to
light for a very short time—only
a tiny bit of light will reach the
sensor. A fast shutter speed is
used when you have enough
light or when you’re shooting
movement. A slow shutter speed
is used when the light is limited
or when long exposure shots are
desired for creativity.
May 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 13CLUB Election Procedures NomCom News
At the March business meeting
At the last meeting in April
we began our yearly election
the Nominating Committee
procedures when President Ed
(consisting of Rita Russo, Will
Lee appointed the Nominating
Aimesbury, Laura Toledo,
Committee. They presented the five positions, then a vote
Renée Harper, and Helen
their slate of (at least) one must be taken for that/those
Pine) announced their slate
nominee for each position on position/s. Members must be
for next year’s Club officers
the Executive Committee present to cast a vote. (The
as follows:
(president, vice president, recording secretary can still
treasurer, corresponding/ cast the unanimous vote for
President—Chuck Pine
membership secretary, and the unopposed candidates.
Vice Pres.—Michael Schleiff
recording secretary) to the Finally, the outgoing Club
Corres. Secy.—Helen Pine
membership at the final Club officers are thanked and the
Rec. Secy.—Christine Doyle
meeting in the month of April. incoming ExCom is installed
Treasurer—Laura Toledo
At that time, nominations at the Otto Litzel Memorial
were opened from the floor. Dinner held on the second
Nominations will be accepted Monday in June.
from the floor at each Club
meeting leading up to, but not
Sunshine Fund
including, the May business
meeting.
A motion was passed at the But Natalie needs your
April business meeting to help in achieving the Club’s
establish a Sunshine Fund as goals through this committee.
part of the Social Committee. It would be great if each and
The responsibilities of this every member could give her
new entity are to the month and
acknowledge day of their
birthdays, deaths, birthday (years
births, illnesses, not requested).
and any other life In addition,
events that impact if you could let
The final phase of the Club
our Club members Natalie know of
election process is the election
and their families. any life events
itself. This occurs at the May
Long-time Club that occur to any
business meeting. If there is
member Natalie of our members,
only one nominee for each of
Manzino has volunteered to you or someone else, both
the ExCom positions, then a
take on this task for the Club. present and past members,
motion may be made asking
She has already purchased that would be great, too.
the Club’s recording secretary
the necessary stationery to be
to cast a unanimous vote for
able to express the sentiments 917-757-7086
the slate. Should there be more
of the Club and its members.
than one nominee for any of
May 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 14CLUB I’m Back! Better Photos,… Fast
Following the appointment of Follow these five simple rules
the Nominating Committee by to improve your photos,…
PWCC president, Ed Lee, at fast
the April business meeting, I
began receiving emails, text 1. Get Closer to the Subject/
messages, and even a few Change Your Angle
phone calls asking to think
about returning to the position 2. Exclude Clutter/Simplify
of Club president. For those of the Image
you who haven’t been around
the Club forever, I stepped 3. Watch the Edges of Your
down as your president about Frame/Avoid Mergers
10 years ago—after serving for
31 years in that position. 4. Choose a Clear Focal
What follows (in the blue Point or Subject
box below) is a copy of the
note that I sent to the Nom- 5. Practice, Practice, Practice
Com and which was read
aloud to them at their first
meeting on April 5th.
To: PWCC Nominating season, and with our vice pres- able to deal with all of the
Committee ident, Michael Schleiff, being responsibilities of this position
From: Chuck Pine hesitant about running for the from my home on the Upper
presidency, several members West Side as well as my retreat
It has been over a year since have asked me to resume as as a snowbird in Florida.
the coronavirus pandemic Park West’s chief executive of- One of my main objectives
began wreaking havoc with ficer. as president will be to make
the world at large, with the After much thought, and sure that whoever follows in
people of the USA, and with conversations with Helen, I my footsteps as the Club’s
the Park West Camera Club in have decided to throw my president will be well-trained
particular. hat into the ring and ask the and will have the structure in
Most of the year 2020, and Nominating Committee to place to keep PWCC running
now the first few months of place me on their slate as the as a vibrant, active, and ever-
2021, have seen drastic Park West Camera Club’s next growing camera club.
changes—both for the Club,… president.
and for me, personally. It’s With the new operating Thank you for your support
been a heck of a ride! structure of the Club (on-line and consideration,
With Ed Lee retiring as instead of in-person meetings,
president of the Club after this for example) I feel that I will be Chuck
May 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 15CLUB They’re Back!
No! This isn’t a commercial
for the umpteenth remake of
Poltergeist. We’re talking about
the Club’s ever-popular series
of PDI workshops. (PDIs are
projected digital images—
even though we won’t be us-
ing a projector and screen for
them. We’ll be Zooming.)
will be other chances to submit Long Exposure Tips
images approximately every
other week or so, at least If you like all parts of your
through the summer months. image to be tack sharp—read
We are tentatively scheduling no further. These tips are not
these member-participation for you. If, on the other hand,
workshops for Friday nights. you’d like a little motion blur
We start at 7 p.m. via Zoom in your photos, read on…
software. Check the Club’s • Exposure lengths between
Club members are invited Weekly Reminders (sent out on half a second to 30 seconds
to submit five PDI images for Fridays) for the link. You may seem to work best for most
an honest, but gentle, critique begin to sign on at 6:45 p.m. to scenes.
of their work. These may be ask any questions, chit-chat • Bracket at least one stop on
finished images, works in with your fellow members, or either side of your chosen
progress, shots you’re thinking just have something to do exposure by changing the
of entering into competitions, while you finish your dinner. shutter speed.
whatever. The deadline for We’ll preview everyone’s • A tripod is called for in just
submitting your images is the images and critique them for about all long exposure sit-
Tuesday evening prior to the composition, technical aspects uations. Be sure to use a
workshop at 11:59 p.m. (such as exposure, contrast, remote shutter release
Images must be sent to the saturation, etc.), and (most (wireless or cable) or the
Club at importantly) content. We may built-in self-timer.
(not to the Club’s competition also choose some images for
email address nor to Chuck or demonstrations using software
Helen’s personal emails). including Photoshop, Luminar,
We will accept images only Topaz, DxO/Nik, and others.
from the first 10 members to These PDI workshops are
submit. Other members may sure to be entertaining as well
join the Zoom meeting to view as educational. Please join us at
the images and learn from the your leisure.
comments and demos. There
May 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 16CLUB Competition Rotation Committee Liaisons Photo Notes Deadlines
If and when the Club is able Issue Deadline
The Executive Committee
to resume with non-virtual,
(ExCom) has decided to con-
in-person meetings, we will Summer 2021 June 7
tinue for this coming year
continue to alternate the order
with the committee liaison
of the prints and PDIs in our The sooner articles and
model to spread the respon-
monthly competitions. Here’s items are submitted to Photo
sibility among the entire Ex-
the schedule: Notes, the quicker the editing
ecutive Committee.
and revision process can begin.
Here’s how it’ll work:
Month Judged First Competition scores and cumu-
Each of the ExCom mem-
lative points are submitted as
bers (the five elected officers
June PDIs soon after the competitions as
plus the President Emeritus)
possible, usually one to three
will be assigned committees
days following the submission
as a liaison. Each committee
deadline. Once all items are in
chair or co-chair will report
place the draft copy of Photo
to the ExCom through this
Notes will be sent to the editor-
liaison. In this manner, it is
ial staff who will then have
felt that communication will
several days to edit and return
flow much more smoothly,
their comments.
in both directions, between
Upon completion, the Photo
the committees. In addition,
Notes issue will be sent to the
any concerns raised by the
Website Committee to be
ExCom will be passed along
uploaded to the website. As
to the committee chairs
soon as this is accomplished,
through the liaisons.
an email is sent to all Club
Here are the committee
members and other Photo Notes
liaison assignments for the
recipients informing them that
2020-2021 Club year:
the PWCC newsletter is on-line
Curtain Raisers Competition Mike Schleiff and available for download.
by Helen Pine Field Trip Chuck Pine
Gallery Helen Pine
Curtain raisers are short House Christine Doyle
(no more than five minutes) Membership Helen Pine
programs presented by Club Newsletter Chuck Pine
members prior to our guest Program Christine Doyle
speakers. Here’s the list for Social Ed Lee
this year. Website Mike Schleiff
May Paula Paterniti Workshop Ed Lee
May 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 17CLUB Website Redesign Portfolio, Anyone? for instructions on resolution,
sizing, format. etc.] A short
Our Website Committee, Photo Notes, your camera write-up (who, what, where,
which is co-chaired by Vice club newsletter, is looking for when) should accompany
President Michael Schleiff and portfolios of member’s work. each portfolio submission—
Recording Secretary Christine Please submit anywhere spelling, grammar, and the
Doyle, has not been asleep at from a half dozen to 10 files rest don’t count.
the wheel during the COVID on a concise theme. Images Even if you’ve submitted
pandemic. Our website has re- should be processed as if work in the past, we always
ceived a makeover including a they were to be entered into a want to see new and creative
new masthead, crisper type, Club competition. [See page 8 photography.
and more.
Speaking of the masthead,
PWCC Merchandise
the current image was shot by
PWCC member Catherine
In the past Park West has
Smith. As of now, the plans are
sold and/or given away a
to change the masthead image
wide variety of photo-related
every few months with one
merchandise. Among the
from another Club member.
items we have made avail-
If you’re interested, the
able to our members are
dimensions of the space are
PWCC baseball caps, multi-
750 pixels high by 4,900 pixels
pocketed photo vests, micro-
wide. Images submitted for
fiber cloths, and more.
consideration as the masthead
If you are interested in
may be larger—but cropping
any of this, or other kinds of
may be done to make them fit
stuff, let us know. If there is
the space. Just be sure to shoot
enough call for anything, we
and/or assemble your image
can usually buy it in quantity
in the panorama mode. The
and receive discount prices.
masthead picture must be that
Just drop us a quick email
of a New York City scene.
to and
If you have any suggestions
we’ll see what we can do.
for additions to or corrections
of the website, let us know.
May 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 18CLUB
Member Portfolio
Natalie Manzino
As part of the Park West’s
continuing series on what
our members have been
doing while the Club is on
‘vacation’ during the Covid
pandemic, member Natalie
Manzino writes: “I'm very
grateful to have stayed
healthy during this time,
and luckily have so many
hobbies that I'm never bored.
I've been walking a lot—
mostly at the Salt Marsh
Nature Center—reading,
painting, cleaning up images
in Lightroom, and working
on a couple of other projects.
Here are a few samples of
the abandoned buildings
and hangars at Brooklyn’s
Floyd Bennett Field, some
twirl art in Photoshop and a
painting of a waterfall based
on a photo from the Botanic
Garden.”
All images
©2020 Natalie Manzino
May 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 19CLUB
Panoramic Story Panorama Tips
by Will Aimesbury
• Set your camera to auto-
Taken September 10th, 2021 Later that week she came focus and autoexposure
at approximately 6:45 a.m. by and asked if I got the modes.
When I woke I saw the photo. I said yes here is what • Use the same exposure,
view from the bedroom it looks like. She loved it so white balance, and focus for
window and it was different. much I gifted her the photo, all the shots.
This was really different. So sent it out to Printique (for- • Always shoot from left to
major decisions were made merly Adorama Pictures) for right.
instantly. printing and framing. It now • Overlap the images by
Get out of bed, get your resides in her very swanky about 1/3. (This means the
camera, forget the usual home in Palm City, Florida. second picture will repeat
morning bathroom needs. I stitched eight vertical about 1/3 of the first one.
Forget socks or shoes, who images into one image. The The third picture will cover
cares if the temperature is a view is from Upper Dover the second picture by 1/3,
mere 34 degrees. Don’t make Road in West Marlboro, and so on.)
the coffee, just get out there Vermont looking east
and take this photo. towards Dummerston and
Once out there the lady New Hampshire.
from across the street was If you have $2,750,000 • Use a tripod.
out with her dog staring at sitting around and need to • Don’t give up. If at first you
the view. We said good spend it you can buy this don’t succeed,… (you know
morning, and she said isn’t place. The stone house is the the rest).
this just soooo beautiful. guest house.
I agreed but I was on a
mission.
May 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 20CLUB
Member Portfolio
Florence Forman
As part of PWCC’s continu-
ing series on what our mem-
bers have been doing while
the Club is on ‘hiatus’ dur-
ing the Covid pandemic,
Member Florence Forman,
who took these photos in
early March, wrote a poem:
Was in Central Park and all
was so quiet. Few people, some
dogs, no chance of a riot.
No kiosks, no pretzels, no boats
to be rowed. No cafes, no coffee,
no lawns to be mowed. All images
In fact, I have never seen it so ©2020 Florence Forman
calm, and in these troubled
times, a much needed balm.
So now is the time to truly be
grateful. To relish the good and
avoid what is hateful.
May 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 21CLUB New Member Bio
by Laura Toledo
job’s perk, he could travel All images
with his family on one short © Laura Toledo
trip every year and every
four years we could take one destinations, and we learned
I joined Park West Camera
long trip. I began traveling all about the places we were
Club via Expanding Visions
the world when I was two. going to visit. I was even
in June 2019, a year after I
We lived in the passenger home (ship) schooled by my
retired as a New York City
section of a cargo ship for father during the trips.
chemistry teacher. I enjoyed
more than a month every I tend to take landscape
the outings, the assignments,
couple of years. Those trips and travel photos, but I do
and the meetings at Chuck
had a deep impact on me. I enjoy taking abstract and
and Helen’s to discuss the
learned to love traveling, macro photos as well. I
photos. That summer, I took
photography, other cultures, recently found some pictures
a beginner’s photo class at
and the sea. This was before that I took on a trip with my
Nassau Community College,
the internet, so my parents elementary school, and I
where I learned about Light-
would gather info on the discovered landscape images
room. Sandra Carrion, the
that I took when I was 10
professor of the class, who I
with a little toy camera. I
later learned was a judge for
guess I had an eye for land-
the Club, recommended that
scapes from an early age.
I join. I am so happy that I
Another photographic
followed her advice.
area that fascinates me is
During 2019 I did not
surrealism. I follow the work
attend many Club meetings
of artists like Platon Yuri and
since I traveled to Morocco,
Brooke Shaden. The idea of
Cuba, and several times to
merging layers to create a
Argentina, where I am from.
“new reality” is fantastic. For
Oh, those pre Covid times!
now, I am just learning basic
During my childhood,
Photoshop skills through
my father worked as an
administrative officer in a
shipping company and as a Continued on next page
May 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 22CLUB Membership News
by Marlene Schonbrun
Membership Committee
As many of you know, the
Club has 85 members. But
we’d like you to know the
breakdown of how many are
new members this year and
how many are rejoining after
a short hiatus. Many of these
new/returning members are
actively participating in the
competitions, You Be the
Judge, and the Expanding
online tutorials with the same space and time in so
Vision classes. Some have
hope that someday I will many different ways.
have enough skills to create In these no-travel times I even won Image- of-the-
that type of art. spend my time exploring Month, which I’m always
In 2014 I bought a Sony Long Island, where I live, happy to see.
Alpha 6000 mirrorless cam- and I am ready to return to
era and I loved it because it Manhattan since I am fully New Members
is small and light—great to vaccinated now. I am looking
Annette Collazo-Comito
carry while traveling. This forward to meeting live and
Elayne Dix
past summer I got a full in-person again soon.
Tom Houts
frame Sony Alpha 7 III with [Welcome to Park West
Doris King
a 24-104 mm lens. Camera Club, Laura.]
Jeffrey Langford
Being part of the Club
Paula Pillone
pushes me to create. Now I Kudos Angel Santana
understand what Chuck
Veronica Saunders
meant when he talked about We received the following
Peggy Winkelman
“cleaning an image for com- email from one of our Club
petition.” I had no idea what members, Carole de Beer…
Rejoined Members
he meant when I joined.
It is great to meet others “I really love getting Photo Benson Babu
with a passion for photogra- Notes…it keeps things more Meg Darnell
phy and it is very inspiring normal.” Inge Nielsen
to see what others can create. Gordon Pellegrini
Photography gives us the Thank you Carole. We agree. Mary Posner
opportunity to show the
world through our own lens. To the newbies, welcome to
I enjoyed outings with the Park West Camera Club—or
Club, and it amazed me how welcome back, as the case
each of us can portray the may be.
May 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 23You Be the Judge 2
CLUB
40 Club members submitted
one image each for this, our
second, You Be the Judge in-
house competition. A slide
show was prepared of all the
images, as well as a ballot for
every Club member.
Club members were
asked to score each image
from 1 to 9, nine being the
highest possible score. This
is similar tpour Year-End
competition (at which three
judges score each picture
and winners are declared).
That’s exactly what we did
for this meeting. In addition, Image of the Night
members were asked to jot Balancing Woodstork
down a comment or two for © Helen Pine
Average Score—8.3
any of the images.
The points were added
for each photo and then that
number was divided by the
number of ballots to come
up with an average score.
These averages were used to
determine the Image-of-the-
Night, A with Honors images,
and A images.
On April 26th the scores
and comments were shared
with the members and
guests at our Zoom meeting.
[The scores from this
evening’s event do not count
towards the cumulative point A with Honors
totals of our monthly Club The Group
© Sarah Corbin
competitions.]
Average Score—7.9
Here are the winning
images…
Continued on next page
May 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 24CLUB
A with Honors
Iguana Lunch
© Chuck Pine
Average Score—7.7
A with Honors
Mom
© Angel Santana
Average Score—7.7
A with Honors
Red Barn
© Jeffrey Langford
Average Score—7.6
May 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 25CLUB
A with Honors
Special Moment
© Janet Susin
Average Score—7.2
A with Honors
Britney
© Doris King
Average Score—7.1
A
Sleepy Hollow Lighthouse
© Dinorah Capota
Average Score—7.0
A
Morning Fog on Cape Cod
© Remy Deyglun
Average Score—7.0
Continued on next page
May 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 26CLUB
A A
Abstract Autumn Fence & Ladder
© Julie Wosk © Gladys Hopkowitz
Average Score—7.0 Average Score—7.0
A
Abandoned Pier
© Tom Quackenbush
Average Score—7.0
A
Elephant’s Eye
© Madeleine Barbara
Average Score—7.0
A
Back of Daisy
© Dorothy Mills
Average Score—7.0
May 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 27Remembering Peter
CLUB
by Tom Houts
PWCC member Peter Houts,
my father, passed away just
before sunrise on Christmas
morning 2020 at age 87.
Dad was a serious
amateur photographer for
most of his life. Black-and-
white film was his preferred
medium from the 1940s
through the early 2000s,
when he turned his attention
to digital imagery. He loved
the versatility of digital,
and the opportunities that
it offered to him for artistic
expression.
Dad really enjoyed being
a member of PWCC. He was
inspired by other members’
works, and he valued the
feedback he received about
his own contributions.
Having a selection of his
photos featured here in Photo
Notes is an honor that I know
he would have appreciated
greatly.
Here are some of his
images from over the years.
I hope you enjoy viewing
them as much as he did
creating them.
All images
© Peter Houts
Continued on next page
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PHOTOGRAPHY On My Mind
by Bill Apple
Near Whitman’s picture, Library of Congress, which
Creditworthy? the credit is short, sweet—but owns the glass-plate negative
incomplete: “Universal History —a posed shot of the poet
I loathe tiny type—booby- Archive/Getty Images,” but from the studio of Mathew
trapped terms and condi- mum about the photographer. Brady, probably not Brady
tions—and generally skip it. The credit line for “Flag” is himself. The Library’s man for
But photo credits, I brake for. a full-on extravaganza: “Jasper Prints and Photographs told
I don’t mind squinting, Johns/VAGA/Artists Rights me so by email (see “Whitman,
even turning a broadsheet Society, NY/The Museum of Uncropped,” next page).
sideways, to check a photog- Modern Art/SCALA/Art Re- The Library, it turns out,
rapher’s name. So consider source, NY.” Everyone but the lets publications use its hold-
two artwork credits, in recent kitchen sink. Yikes! A tangled ings without fee or license.
Wall Street Journal stories (see web of business interests, Anyway, this shot fell into the
“Exhibits A & B,” below). mainly stock-image houses. public domain long ago. Still,
One credit runs alongside Clear about the difference? it’s curious—unfair, really—
an 1862 photographic portrait Nope. At least, I now know that The Journal didn’t acknow-
of Walt Whitman, by a book Jasper Johns painted “Flag.” ledge Brady or Brady’s band of
review. The other, alongside a But who shot Whitman? 19th-century photographers.
reproduction of Jasper Johns’ They’re not saying.
48-star weathered ”Flag,” a I scanned the page, then
1955 painting, another review. uploaded it to Google Image Continued on next page
Do compare, contrast. Search, and landed on the
May 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 30PHOTOGRAPHY
Whitman, Uncropped Print from collodion glass-plate
negative, Mathew Brady Studio (1862), plate in Library of
Congress. After crop, this image had been reproduced in
numerous print publications over the years. One such
secondary “mechanical” reproduction seems to be the
source of The Journal’s Whitman image, a copy of a copy.
Unfortunately, the Brady name appears nowhere in the
credit (see text).
The picture was also about identifying the photog-
retouched, to remove spots, rapher.
clean up the poet’s shirt, I don’t care how many
and eliminate traces of the grasping stock agencies are
chair back near Whitman’s making 21st-century bucks
left arm. Then it wended its off Whitman’s likeness—or
roundabout way to The the Brady bunch’s work. I do
Journal. care that credit should be
The Library of Congress given where due. Imagine
curator pointed to a faintly running a picture of the Mona
visible texture of “laid Lisa, yet crediting only The
The paper’s Corrections paper ribbing” on the Louvre, not Da Vinci. Here’s
editor answered my email, surface of the image the a problem someone needs to
explaining: “Photo editors are newspaper carried, clues to straighten out.
obliged to go with the caption the origin. It was, he wrote,
of the source of the image that evidence that some photo Photo Glossary
we are using… The photo agency had itself once lifted
editor did not [obtain] the the portrait from some print
The exposure triangle is the
portrait of Walt Whitman from publication.
relationship between three
The Library of Congress… This version had not come
basic pillars of photography:
“As I am sure you know, straight from Brady’s negative,
aperture, shutter speed, and
there can be a number of he said, and surely wasn’t a
ISO. By making adjustments
reasons that photographs smooth-surfaced albumin print
to these three parameters,
appear in wire agencies. This made from the Library’s plate
you can affect exposure.
one appears to have been at back in the day. It was a copy
some point purchased/con- of a copy.
nected to Mary H. Evans, a A famous studio captures
[British] library that then was a famous poet sitting for his
absorbed by other agencies, portrait, yet 160 years later,
likely how a cropped version no whiff of the image’s real
of the original ended up beginning deserves credit?
there.” Foul! There oughta be a law
May 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 31PHOTOGRAPHY Whale Watching
American Princess Cruises has
begun its 2021 season of whale
and dolphin cruises. Of course,
you’ll see much more than just
whales and dolphins. There’re 1
dozens of species of birds to
shoot, and the scenery along
the shore is unbeatable, as are
the seascapes. The whale
watching season runs through
the end of June—so book your
cruise(s) ASAP.
All cruises last about three-
and-a-half hours and begin at
12 noon. There are also sunset
3
cruises on Saturdays departing
at 5 p.m. The cost is $60 for 2
Images 1 & 3
adults and $55 for seniors. © American Princess Cruises
They also have group rates if
you’re interested. Images 2, 4 & 5
American Princess Cruises ©2019 Chuck Pine
adheres to all the health and
safety guidelines outlined by
the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC) and
New York State. This includes
social distancing, the wearing
of masks (when inside the
boat’s cabin or when on deck 4
and people are closely packed
for viewings.
These cruises depart from
Pier 3 in Sheepshead Bay,
Brooklyn. The average rate of
sightings is 90%, however, in
2020 they had over a 97% rate
of sighting humpbacks.
For additional information
on these and other cruises, go
to or call 718-474-0555. 5
May 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 32PHOTOGRAPHY P. S. A. Do not respond!!! It’s a Camera Care 2
scam.
This is a public service Others that have been Taking proper care of your
announcement! Have you popping up a lot are: gear ensures that you won’t
been scammed? • Social Security Scam— break the bank too often. It
AARP (the American someone claims your also means that your system
Association of Retired Social Security number will work consistently to
Persons (for those of us not was suspended, but can be deliver expected results.
in the know) has issued reactivated with a gift card • Get a UV Filter
warnings to its members payment; Get a good quality ultra-
about a bunch of scams all • IRS Imposter Scam— violet (UV) or skylight (1A)
with a common theme—they someone from the IRS filter for your lens. This
ask to be paid not by check, calls to insist you have an protects the front element
not by money transfer or unpaid bill and needs you of your lens from bumps
credit card, but by gift card. to pay ASAP using a gift and scratches. However,
card; it’s better not to use the
• Romance Scam—someone filter if it is of low optical
you’ve met online makes quality—they adversely
an emergency request for affect image quality.
money. • Get a Hand Strap.
Sure, I know it sounds A hand strap could be a
ridiculous. But millions of lifesaver. Just thinking of
people, living in the US dropping your camera can
alone, have lost well over give you nightmares, right?
$100,000,000 engaging with • Get a Lens Hood
Why gift cards you might
these gift card scams. Don’t A lens hood does more
ask? They are commonplace,
you be one of them. Just than make your setup look
untraceable, and can easily
remember, requests to pay “professional.” It provides
be converted into cash. [Note
with gift cards are a sign shade to the front element
to all the English teachers out
of fraud. of the lens, preventing
there, sorry about the split
infinitive.] ghosting and flare. And, if
This first one affects us you happen to bump your
photographers more than the lens when carrying your
others because we use a camera around, the lens
computer for so much of hood takes the damage and
what we do. Here’s the protects the lens.
scenario: You get a call, an • Take a Shower
email, a text, or see a pop-up If you’re planning to travel
message from a technician around in dusty areas, a
requesting remote access to shower cap makes a handy
your computer to fight off a dust blocker. Place your
looming threat. For their help, camera inside a shower cap
they ask you to pay with and you won’t have to
gift cards. worry too much.
May 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 33PHOTOGRAPHY Sigma fp L Beach Photo Tips
Never afraid to be unique, Here are a few more tips for
Sigma has just released the fp L when you go to the beach to
mirrorless camera. The second shoot some images. [Note—
member of the fp Series of these tips apply to other photo
compact, modular, hybrid situations as well.]
cameras, the fp L storms in
with a high resolution sensor, • Use an eye-catching object
improved focusing, and even or feature around which to
brings an accessory electronic build your composition. A
viewfinder to the system. long, empty expanse of white
When the original fp was sand with a clear blue sky is
released in 2019, it stood out perfect for a walk on the
due to its minimal design and beach, but can be too plain
distinct feature set that clearly for a photograph. Driftwood,
catered more to video than shells, rocks, even people are
stills. The fp L is a revised take all great possibilities.
on this approach, with more
attention given to photography • Time of day matters. Every
needs, overall speed, and even photographer knows (or
handling, without giving up its should know) that early in
characteristically small stature the morning and late in the
and customizable ergonomics. afternoon are the best times
What are the new features for taking outdoor photos.
the fp L brings to the plate? The natural light is tinged
Here’s everything you need to with warm color and the
know in quick form. contrast is low for a much
• Full-frame 61MP CMOS more attractive effect.
sensor
• Phase-detection and contrast-
detection autofocus
• Fits-in-your- pocket sized
• An electronic viewfinder
attachment
The price of the fp L, for the
body only, is $2,499. The new
electronic viewfinder ($699)
and lenses (varied prices) are
extra. The body and the EVF
may be purchased as a kit for
only $2,999. Pre-order at B&H,
Adorama, etc.
May 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 34PHOTOGRAPHY Photo Ops
Reeves-Reed Arboretum
Botanical Gardens
Summit, NJ
After an especially trying win-
ter, it’s safe to assume we’re all
looking forward to the warm
weather this year. And what
says spring and summer more
than the sweet smell and
bright colors of blooming
flowers, the buzzing of honey-
Brookdale Park Rose Garden
bees, and the fluttering of birds
and butterflies at one of the
area’s many botanical gardens?
Montclair, NJ
Please note that most of these
destinations require following
COVID-19 safety guidelines—
check before you go. Here are
some of the great gardens in
New Jersey and Connecticut—
all with-in an hour drive or by
public transportation.
New Jersey Botanical Garden
Ringwood, NJ
Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens
Presby Memorial Iris Gardens
Stamford, CT
New Canaan Nature Center
Montclair, NJ
New Canaan, CT
May 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 35PHOTOGRAPHY Photo Ops
All Aboard!
Get ready to be amazed by
landscapes and history that
you just can’t see by plane,
boat, nor car. Climb aboard a
luxury railcar and get a front-
row seat to witness breathtak- West Highland Line
ing views of the Canadian Glasgow to Mallaig, Scotland
Rockies. Roll through the un-
spoiled wilds of Scotland or set
eyes on storybook villages in
Switzerland. Sit back and relax
as you take the trip of a life-
time through the some of the
most jaw-dropping train routes
in the world.
And, all of them are chock
full of one-of-a-kind photo ops. Orient Express
Paris, France to Istanbul, Turkey
Rocky Mountaineer Trans-Siberian Railway
Vancouver to Banff, Canada Moscow to Vladivostok, Russia
Tranzalpine Glacier Express
Christchurch to Greymouth, New Zealand Zermatt to St. Moritz, Switzerland
May 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 36PHOTOGRAPHY Where in the World
These images were all taken on
a PWCC field trip several years
back. In fact, we’ve been there
a few times. Can you guess
where these photos were shot?
Send your responses to
Please use
”Where in the World?” in the
subject line of your email.
Last month’s answer was the island nation of
Those who submit correct
Ireland. Those who responded said the sign was
answers will be announced in
a give-away. Last month’s correct answers were
the next issue of Photo Notes.
submitted by Elaine Kirchen, Michael Schleiff,
and Marlene Schonbrun.
All Images
©2019 Chuck Pine
Send us your images
images from one particular
Photo Notes is looking for destination to include in
Club members to submit a future Where in the World
half dozen or so of your columns.
May 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 37You can also read
