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Park West
PHOTO NOTES
April 2021
Camera Club
This Issue
Volume 86 • Issue 8
Club News…………………..…..…2 - 29
Photography News………………30 - 40
Exhibits, Workshops, Etc….….…41 - 50
Schedule of Activities……..….….51 - 55
Complete Index………………….….…56
Over 25 members’ images inside!
April 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
Green Heron
by Chuck Pine ©2020
April 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 2
CLUB President’s Message she loved photography and
found a home with us.
A Swan Song? Three locations and 40
years later, Pat and I (as own-
My photographic “career” ers) decided to retire after the
began in 1963 when my folks value of the commercial co-op
gave me as a high school space we had bought doubled
graduation present of a serious in value. The digital revolution
camera, a Yashica DSLR. I had a BA. I was also sworn in as a had come and conquered the
previously joined the school’s second lieutenant and off to photography world. There was
yearbook staff and they had a Fort Belvoir, VA (School of En- a slow but steady drop in film
darkroom. I was now in busi- gineering) I went. The Vietnam roll counts and fewer custom
ness shooting candids around War was ending and I did not prints to be made. We had in-
the school: the students and go overseas. No more time for troduced 100s of our customers
faculty, student government fun, just getting back to work to Photoshop and digital pho-
and committee events; and, of and to the lab business. I met tography via our free work-
course, sports and various my future wife, Pat in 1969 as a shops but in the early 2000s,
other activities. customer. She was leaving her digital was a tool mainly used
The 1964-5 World’s Fair in Wall Street editing job at the for retouching both prints and
Flushing Meadow Park, anti- Daily Bond Buyer and after the generation of newly re-
war protests, street, and family some earlier adult photo cour- touched slides and negatives.
photography occupied my ses at Stuyvesant High School,
shooting activities after high Continued on page 4
school. I joined a photo group/
co-op (Freelance Photogra- Photo Notes
phers Association) on West
44th Street in Manhattan Publisher: Ed Lee
during the summer before Editor: Chuck Pine
I started college at Hunter.
Here I had access to a studio Committee: Will Aimesbury, Madeleine Barbara, Elsa
with a full darkroom as well Blum, Ann Broder, Ruth Formanek, Renée Harper,
as networking possibilities. Gladys Hopkowitz, Hedy Klein, Paul Perkus, Helen Pine,
Two years later, with three Elena Pierpont, and Judy Rosenblatt
friends from the co-op, we Contributors: Bill Apple, Benson Babu, John Brengelman,
started Photographics Unlimited, Christine Doyle, Maria Fernandez, Eloisa Huni, Ed Lee,
Dial-A-Darkroom, Inc. While Natalie Manzino, Chuck Pine, Helen Pine, Marlene
attending Hunter College and Schonbrun, Marty Smith, and Alice Somma
then City College, I was also Photo Notes is produced on a MacBook Pro
tending to our newly formed using iWork Pages and Adobe Photoshop.
custom photo lab and dark-
All uncredited images are royalty-free clip art or otherwise
room/studio rentals business. I
believed to be in the public domain.
had also signed up for ROTC
to navigate my military obliga- Credited images remain the sole property of their
tions. At graduation, I received copyright holders—all rights reserved.
April 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 3
CLUB Prints were still being made. projects—a photo model
Early DSLR cameras cost tens website, and organizing model
of thousands of dollars. Early workshops out west, as well as
point and shoots were still running the New York Photo
expensive. I bought a Nikon Safari Meetup group. I will
Coolpix 4300 in 2003 for $499 remain a member of the Club
and it only produced 4MP files. and help the newly elected
Posting images on the Internet with all that I can.
was in its infancy. During my tenure, I hope
In 2006, with less business I have helped make PWCC in-
and more time on my hands, teresting and enjoyable. The
I joined the Meetup/Photo Nominating Committee will,
Safari group where I met in the coming weeks, seek new
Chuck and Helen Pine and candidates for the open posi-
several other members of tions. The new Executive
PWCC and subsequently Committee will be voted for at
joined the Club. I also the final business meeting. All images
belonged to the Camera Club © Ed Lee
of New York because they had Be well!
a studio and darkrooms. (Park
West has held several model
shoots at CCNY before they Ed
downsized and moved to the
lower Eastside.)
After a couple of years as
vice president and then acting
president, and finally seven
years as president, I have
decided to step down and
devote more time to my other
April 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 4
CLUB
2020 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 (TBA)
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.
April 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 5
Images of the Month
CLUB
April 2021
by John Brengelman
PDI-of-the-Month
Karate Kids
© Peggy Winkelman
PDI-of-the-Month
Karate Kids
© Peggy Winkelman
Honor PDIs
Impalas in the Rain by Madeleine Barbara
Foggy Sea Side by Annette Collazo-Comito
The Honor PDIs are
Shadow by Doris King
shown on the following
Lisboa by Paula Paterniti
two pages.
Psychedelic Wind by Paula Pillone
Homage to Ruth Orkin by Joan Slatkin
April 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 6
CLUB
A with Honors
Impalas in the Rain
© Madeleine Barbara
A with Honors
Shadow
© Doris King
A with Honors
Foggy Sea Side
© Annette Collazo-Comito
Continued on next page
April 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 7
CLUB
A with Honors
Lisboa
© Paula Paterniti
A with Honors
Psychedelic Wind
© Paula Pillone
A with Honors
Homage to Ruth Orkin
© Joan Slatkin
April 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 8
Cumulative Point Totals
CLUB
Submitting Images
through April 2021
by John Brengelman The Club has over a dozen
activities this year which ask
Paul Grebanier 102 Marty Smith 64
you to submit images. These
Paula Pillone 98 Jay Bitkower 62
include competitions, theme
Julie Wosk 98 Howard Stevens 62
nights, workshops, classes,
Natalie Manzino 96 Will Aimesbury 58
and more. Here’s what you
Doris King 94 Eloise Huni 54
need to know:
Laura Toledo 94 Larry Rubin 54
Nicole Dosso 92 Marlene Schonbrun 54
Images must be in .jpg
Sarah Corbin 86 Annette Collazo-Comito 50
(JPEG) format and sized at
Chuck Pine 86 Harriet Josephs 46
72 ppi resolution, 1400 pixels
Helen Pine 86 Dorothy Mills 46
maximum width, and 1050
Peggy Winkelman 82 Ann Broder 44
pixels maximum height. [Do
Hedy Klein 80 Jack Lindenman 44
not exceed these maximums!]
Alice Somma 80 Larry Sapadin 42
Janet Susin 80 Jeffrey Langford 38
Paula Paterniti 34 Competition images must
Joan Slatkin 78
Catherine Smith 34 be titled as follows:
Bill Apple 74
Florence Forman 74 Harriet Stein 34 LastNameFirstInitial_Month
Madeleine Barbara 72 Lawrence Kreger 32 Year_Title.jpg
David Cassidy 70 John Brengelman 28
Veronica Saunders 26 for example
Remy Deyglun 70
Christine Doyle 70 Justine Carson 18 JonesM_Jan21_Flower.jpg
Julie Foehrenbach 70 Rain Bengis 12
Elena Pierpont 70 Marilyn Thypin 12 Other images should be
Michael Schleiff 70 Tom Houts 10 titled as follows:
Karen Corrigan 68 Barry Fahrer 8
Renée Harper 68 Marvin Fink 8 Name_Number_Title
Virginia Lawrence 6 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.
April 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 9
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
April 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 10CLUB 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. we’re doing it again. This time
you did it. Let’s see what you Send it to we ask that the image you
can do. Submit your images by The deadline for submitting submit not be one that has
midnight on Friday, February your image is Sunday, January already been shown to, or
19th (the sooner, the better). 31st at 11:59 p.m. We’re also 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
April 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 11CLUB ballot to complete. The results 2021’s version of Expanding Try This…
will be tabulated and revealed Visions (the 27th, if you’re
at the April 26th meeting. Due counting) is hidden in a vault Think you know your gear?
to the fact that it takes a while at Price Waterhouse’s under- Go into a completely dark
to put together the slide show, ground cave, somewhere room (like a windowless
create the ballot, send it all out, in North Dakota. They are also bathroom or a big closet), or
get it back, and calculate the revealed on pages 17 and 18, put on a sleep mask (or some
winners, we ask that your below. The first session of the other kind of blindfold), or
submissions arrive to us at class will be held on Monday just keep your eyes closed
no later night, April 12th. The images (no cheating, please) and…
than Wednesday, April 7th by from the assignments will be • change the shutter speed
11:59 p.m. Good luck, all! due by 11:59 p.m. on Friday • change the aperture
night, May 7th. Send them via • change the ISO setting
email to • change the focus mode
The final review session will • etc.
take place at the Club meeting How’d you do? If you
Expanding Visions 27 (2021) on Monday night, May 10th. had a problem—practice,
The theme and assignments for practice, practice.
Fully Vaccinated Yet? without wearing a mask. at least 6 feet apart from
• You can gather indoors others, and avoiding crowds
COVID-19 vaccines are quite with unvaccinated people and poorly ventilated areas.
effective at protecting you from one other household Take these precautions
from getting sick. Based on (for example, visiting with whenever you are:
what we now know about relatives who live together) • in public;
these vaccines, people who without masks unless any of • gathering with unvacci-
have been fully vaccinated those people are in a high- nated people from more
can start to do some things risk group. than one other household;
that they had stopped doing • visiting with an unvacci-
because of the pandemic. nated person who is in a
People are considered high risk group.
fully vaccinated: You should still avoid
• 2 weeks after their second medium or large gatherings.
dose in a 2-dose series, such You should still delay
• If you’ve been around
as the Pfizer or Moderna domestic and international
someone who has COVID-
vaccines; or travel. If you do travel,
19, you do not need to stay
• 2 weeks after a single-dose you’ll still need to follow
away from others or get
vaccine, Johnson & John- CDC requirements and rec-
tested unless you have
son’s Janssen vaccine. ommendations.
symptoms.
If you have been fully You should still take
vaccinated: steps to protect yourself and Be sure to carry your Proof of
• You can gather indoors others in many situations, Vaccination card with you at
with fully vaccinated people like wearing a mask, staying all times!
April 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 12CLUB Business Mtg Minutes confirming receipt of their
by Christine Doyle images must send a separate
Recording Secretary email to Hedy Klein requesting
same. Details of the Year-End
March 29, 2021 competition will be presented
later in the meeting.
[As a result of the Coronavirus Committee/Business Meeting
pandemic and the continuing as published in Photo Notes. Field Trip: No report due to
restrictions issued by the State the continuing pandemic
of New York, the Club has not III. Treasurer’s Report: Ed restrictions. Ed Lee asked if
held any in-person meetings asked Christine Doyle to read outdoor field trips couldn’t be
since March 2020. This meeting the Treasurer’s Report, dated resumed once the weather
was held via Zoom.] March 3, 2021, that Treasurer warmed up. No decision was
Maria Fernandez emailed ear- reached.
Participants: lier in the day. [see below]
Executive Committee: Ed Lee Gallery: No report due to
(President), Michael Schleiff IV. Committee Reports pandemic restrictions. Ed Lee
(Vice President), Helen Pine is still trying to get in touch
(Corresponding Secretary), Competition: Co-Chair John with the responsible party at
Christine Doyle (Recording Brengelman reported that the the Ryan Chelsea-Clinton
Secretary), and Chuck Pine Zoom competitions are going Health Center about collecting
(President Emeritus). Treasurer fairly well. A review of the our prints that were loaned for
Maria Fernandez was not in judges’ scoring shows the a show before the pandemic.
attendance. scores to vary widely, as in
previous years. Images for the House: No report due to the
25 additional Club members April 5th competition are due continuing restrictions.
were in attendance (via Zoom) by midnight tonight. Members
who wish to receive an email Continued on next page
—a quorum was met.
I. Call To Order: Ed Lee called Treasurer’s Report
the meeting to order at approx- by Maria Fernandez
imately 6:35 p.m. and intro-
duced members of the Execu- Bank Balance $7,658.00
tive Committee. He welcomed
all participants, and hoped Expenses Paid:
everyone was doing well and Guest Speakers and Competition Judges $1,125.00
keeping busy. (Tax Compliance) $ 235.00
Visual Pursuits Yearly Fee $ 351.00
II. Minutes of Previous Execu- Post Office Stamps $ 55.00
tive Committee/Business American Express $ 106.99
Meeting: Members present
agreed to waive the reading, Credit for Rent paid but Soho was closed to the public $700.00
and accept the minutes, of the (Lee Backer is aware of the credit due.)
November 30, 2020 Executive
April 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 13CLUB Membership: Co-Chair Workshop: See below under regarding whether/when the
Marlene Schonbrun reported New Business. Club should resume in-per-
that the Club now has 83 total son meetings. Members in
members, which includes 8 Since the agenda for tonight’s attendance overwhelmingly
new members and 4 who have meeting was especially full, Ed preferred continuing with
re-joined. Lee moved to discuss new Zoom meetings, and continu-
business before old business. ing to suspend print compe-
Newsletter: Chair Chuck Pine Helen Pine seconded. titions, out of an abundance
reported that the deadline for of caution for their safety and
submitting articles for the V. New Business general convenience. Among
April issue of Photo Notes is the specific comments made
Monday, April 5th. If anyone A. From the Chair by members were: sending a
has an article that has been 1. Nominating Committee— questionnaire out to all
completed, please submit it as Ed Lee announced that there members to determine
soon as possible. New Club are two vacancies on the everyone’s preferences; hav-
members should contact Executive Committee for ing a hybrid schedule with
Marlene Schonbrun about the 2021-2022 Club year: Zooms, an in-person meeting
preparing bios for Photo Notes. President and Treasurer. Ed for print competitions, and
will be stepping down as outdoor field trips. All of this
Program: Chair Marilyn Fish- president after eight years depends on the applicable
Glynn reported that the follow- and Maria Fernandez has city and state regulations,
ing judges and speakers have resigned her position as Club which currently do not allow
been lined up: treasurer. Rita Russo and indoor meetings of groups as
- April judge - Moshe Katvan Helen Pine volunteered to large as the Club’s.
- May judge - Rivka Katvan serve on the Nominating
- Year/end judges - Peter Committee. Additional 3. Final (Year-End) Compe-
Brandt, Ken Hoffman, one volunteers are needed. tition Report—Helen
more TBA Pine reported that the
- April speaker - Richard Club will hold its year-
Martin end competition this
- May speaker - Lisa Langell year in the following
manner: the three
Social: No report due to the judges will see the
continuing COVID pandemic. images on June 3rd in a
session that will be
Website: Chair Michael recorded and shown to
Schleiff reported that the members at the June
website is up-to-date and 2. Future Club Meetings—
7th regularly scheduled
running smoothly, and urged Should we continue zoom
meeting. Judges will be
members to join. Some small meetings or resume in-per-
provided with printed
changes to the home page are son meetings when allowed?
sheets, numbered 1 through
still being worked on and What about print competi-
should be finalized soon. tions? Finding the Best Mix.
Ed Lee started a discussion Continued on next page
April 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 14CLUB 9, which they will raise to His son Tom, who is also a let the new board discuss
indicate their scores, and Club member, contacted whether or not to change.
the individual scores will Marlene Schonbrun about
then be totaled. Executive some sort of memorial for 8. PDI Workshops—Chuck
Committee, Competition his father, who Tom said and Helen announced that
Committee co-chairs and enjoyed being a PWCC they would be reviving
the Program Committee member. The Executive their PDI Workshops via
chair will be the only Club Committee elected to invite Zoom. These sessions,
members present. Mem- Tom to submit images and which will be held twice a
bers’ submissions for the a written testimonial that month on Friday after-
year-end competition are will be published in Photo noons or early evenings,
due May 24th. Full details Notes. Marlene raised the will allow up to 10 mem-
about entering may be issue of whether the Ex- bers to submit 5 images
found on page XX of this Com or members should each, which will then be
issue of Photo Notes. decide this going forward, critiqued or edited in Nik
when other members pass. or Photoshop. Those inter-
Following a discussion, ested in participating will
Natalie Manzino offered to have to sign up in advance.
take on the task of a ‘Sun- The sessions will be open to
shine’ Committee. Mem- all members to observe,
4. Expanding Visions 27— bers will be invited to con- and will also be recorded
Chuck Pine reported that tact her with any life and circulated afterward.
Expanding Visions 27 class events, and she will send
will start in mid-April. As out cards on behalf of the 9. Otto Litzel Memorial
with Expanding Visions 26 Club. Dinner—The Otto Litzel
last fall, there will be three Memorial Dinner is usually
different subject matters for 6. Summer Schedule/ held at a restaurant in mid-
members to shoot. Mem- Restart Club Field Trips? June to celebrate the end of
bers who participate will be Most members present the Club year and give out
invited to submit up to 5 were interested in re-start- awards (e.g., for image of
images per subject (no ing Club field trips over the the year, highest point total,
more than 15 total images upcoming summer. etc.). This year, the event
per member). The introduc- will be held via Zoom on
tory session will be held at 7. Open a Club Zoom June 14th. BYOB and food.
the April 12th meeting. Account?—Michael Schleiff
Additional details can be reported that we could set 10. Other—Helen Pine
found in the current issue up a Club Zoom account at announced that Natalie
of Photo Notes. the same rate that we now Manzino has been nomi-
pay. (Michael has a private nated as a Life Member of
5. Peter Houts’ Photo Notes account through which he the Club. All present were
Memorial/Dealing with hosts Club Zooms.) Michael in favor and voted yes.
Future Member Passings— suggested that we continue
Club member Peter Houts Zooming as we have, and
Continued on next page
passed away late last year.
April 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 15CLUB B. From the Floor mation will be published in VII. Good And Welfare
No new business from the Photo Notes. Chuck noted that
floor. additional virtual summits A. From The Chair
were coming up, including Ed Lee went over Club
V. Old Business one for Lightroom users, in meetings planned through
A. Pretoria Photographic the spring, summer, and fall. mid-May:
Society (PPS) Review/Image 1. Upcoming Work-
Sharing With Other Clubs— C. Social Media/Instagram shops—‘You Be the
Chuck and Helen Pine Report—Member Annette Judge’ on April 26th
reported that the image Collazo-Comito shared parts (the deadline for sub-
exchange was successful. of YouTube videos on how to mitting images is April
Although it was originally get started on Instagram and 7th; these must be im-
envisioned as a straight Instagram Tips for 2021. (At ages that members have
photo exchange, once it the November business not previously shown
became clear that the PPS meeting, it was agreed that in competition or previ-
was going to present a the Club should have a pres- ous workshops or pho-
critique of our images, it ence on Instagram.) Annette to shares);
was decided that PWCC agreed to create an Instagram 2. Expanding Visions 27—
members would do a ‘You- account for the Club and will Introduction April 12th;
Be-the-Judge’ critique of write up something regard- Review May 10th (im-
PPS’s images. The Club can ing her findings. age submission dead-
do this again with PPS or line TBA).
another photography club D. Use of Online Payment
with which members are Systems—Member Annette B. From the Floor
familiar. Collazo-Comito suggested none
that the Club look into using
B. Photoshop Virtual an online payment app, such This Zoom business meeting
as PayPal, Venmo, or Zelle, was adjourned at 8:15 p.m.
Summit Review/Possible
Individual Member Usage— when paying judges and
Chuck is exploring a mecha- speakers instead of using a Senior Moments
nism whereby individual paper check, and for collect-
ing dues from members. (At The biggest lie you tell your-
members can access the
the November business self is, “I don’t need to write
videos from the Photoshop
meeting, it was agreed that that down. I’ll remember it.”
Virtual Summit II. (The Club
obtained a ‘V.I.P.’ pass to the Club should do this.) It
It would be wonderful if we
this online workshop on the was agreed that the new
could put ourselves in the
latest Photoshop techniques, treasurer should explore this
dryer for ten minutes, then
which gives us access to all option.
come out wrinkle-free,… and
the video presentations that three sizes smaller.
E. Other—there was no
were made.) Because of the
other old business. The nice thing about being
way the passcodes are set up,
only one member at a time senile is you can hide your
can view the videos for a own Easter eggs and have
limited period of time. Infor- fun finding them.
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Year-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
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© Peter C. Brandt
© E. Kenneth Hoffman
f-stop Dilemma
You would think that setting two
different lenses to the same f-stop
© Nina Prantis
will let equal amounts of light
pass through. While theoretically
correct, light amount varies in
practice due to the difference in
materials used and other factors.
There’s another parameter
called the t-stop, which measures
the amount of light passing
through a lens into the camera.
Cinema lenses are usually noted
in t-stops rather than in f-stops.
April 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 20CLUB Image Exchange In attendance at the final
by Chuck Pine image exchange were 40 Park
West members and 15 PPS
The Park West Camera Club members—even though the
image exchange with the show began at 12:30 a.m. their
Pretoria Photographic Society time and lasted for more than
(of South Africa) was a great they fit the bell-shaped curve an hour and a half.
success! On both sides of the perfectly. If you missed this fantastic
Atlantic. (For part one results All of the images received presentation, or what to see it
and comments, our photos varied scores. Most images got again, it’s posted on Youtube
shown in Pretoria, see last C’s from some of the members, ar
month’s issue of Photo Notes.) some didn’t; all of the images (You may also find this address
Here’s what happened on received at least some B's and on the Club’s website.)
our side of the pond… A’s. None got all A’s.
All 31 of the PPS images, As for the average scores,
along with a score/comment no images had a C average. Six
sheet, were sent to all of the images had a B average. 25 had
Park West membership (just an A average. Of the A images,
like we did earlier in the year, six of them had substantially
and will do again at the end of higher scores than the rest.
April for our You Be the Judge They received A’s with Honors
nights). We were asked to score (the highest ratings ).
the images just like our judges The A with Honors images
do at the PWCC competitions are shown below and on the
each month—with a score of following page…
“A” (superior), “B” (good), or
“C” (needs improvement). We
were also requested to make A with Honors
some comments about some or Gangstah
all of the images (positive, © Alta Oosthuizen
negative, suggestions, etc.).
Once the score sheets were
returned, points were assigned
(just as we do each month) and
average scores were calculated.
These were used to determine
which images received overall
grades of “A,” “B,” or “C.”
From among the A’s, honors
were given to the highest rated
images.
Here are the final results
(and for the statisticians
among those of you out there) Continued on next page
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A with Honors
Mountaineers at Sunrise
© Johan ver Loren van Themaat
A with Honors
Baby Ape
© Joan Fouché
A with Honors
The Guards
© Riana Liebenberg
A with Honors
Tender Moment
© Pauline van der Spuy
A with Honors
Sunfire
© Rudi Pothas
April 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 22CLUB Election Procedures NomCom News
At the March business meeting
At the March business meet-
we began our yearly election
ing only two Club members
procedures when President Ed
volunteered to sit on the
Lee appointed the Nominating
Nominating Committee
Committee. They will present
positions, then a vote must be Since then three more Club
their slate of (at least) one
taken for those position(s). members have joined. The
nominee for each position on
Members must be present to NomCom consists of Rita
the Executive Committee
cast a vote. (The secretary can Russo, Helen Pine, Will
(president, vice president,
still cast the unanimous vote Aimesbury, Laura Toledo,
treasurer, corresponding/
for the unopposed candidates. and Renée Harper.
membership secretary, and
Finally, the outgoing Club If you would like to be
recording secretary) to the
officers are thanked and the considered for a position as
membership at the final Club
incoming ExCom is installed one of next year’s officers,
meeting in the month of April.
at the Otto Litzel Memorial submit your name to either
At that time, nominations
Dinner held on the second or to
will be opened to the floor.
Monday in June.
Nominations will be accepted
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 next and final phase of
our Club members Natalie know of
the PWCC election process is
and their families. any life events
the election itself. This occurs
Long-time Club that occur to any
at the May business meeting. If
member Natalie of our members,
there is only one nominee for
Manzino has volunteered to you or someone else, both
each position, then a motion
take on this task for the Club. present and past members,
may be made asking the Club’s
She has already purchased that would be great, too.
recording secretary to cast a
the necessary stationery to be
unanimous vote for the slate.
able to express the sentiments 917-757-7086
Should there be more than one
of the Club and its members.
nominee for any of the five
April 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 23CLUB 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 May 2021 May 3
tinue for this coming year
continue to alternate the order Summer 2021 August 16
with the committee liaison
of the prints and PDIs in our
model to spread the respon-
monthly competitions. Here’s The sooner articles and
sibility among the entire Ex-
the schedule: items are submitted to Photo
ecutive Committee.
Here’s how it’ll work: Notes, the quicker the editing
Month Judged First and revision process can begin.
Each of the ExCom mem-
bers (the five elected officers Competition scores and cumu-
May Prints lative points are submitted as
plus the President Emeritus)
June PDIs will be assigned committees soon after the competitions as
as a liaison. Each committee possible, usually one to three
chair or co-chair will report days following the submission
to the ExCom through this deadline. Once all items are in
liaison. In this manner, it is place the draft copy of Photo
felt that communication will Notes will be sent to the editor-
flow much more smoothly, ial. The staff will then have
in both directions, between several days to edit and return
the committees. In addition, their comments.
any concerns raised by the Upon completion, the Photo
ExCom will be passed along Notes issue will be sent to the
to the committee chairs Website Committee to be
through the liaisons. uploaded to the website. As
Here are the committee soon as this is accomplished,
liaison assignments for the an email is sent to all Club
2020-2021 Club year: members and other Photo Notes
recipients informing them that
Curtain Raisers Competition Mike Schleiff the PWCC newsletter is on-line
by Helen Pine Field Trip Chuck Pine and available for download.
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
Workshop Ed Lee
April Julie Foehrenbach
May Paula Paterniti
April 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 24CLUB
Member Portfolio
Alice Somma
As part of PWCC’s series
on what our members have
been doing while the Club
is on ‘hiatus’ during the
Covid pandemic, member
Alice Somma writes: “Since
the quarantine began, I have
been walking by the water,
both in Brooklyn and Island
Park. These pictures reflect
different lighting, subjects,
and weather conditions.
Every time I go out for a
walk I discover something
new and picture worthy.”
All images
©2020 Alice Somma
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Editorial
by Chuck Pine, Editor
Beach Photo Tips
It Takes Time
Can you believe it? It’s April
I did something last month already. It’s also over a year
that I’ve never done before since the start of the COVID
during my 20+ years of pandemic and all those #%@
doing the PWCC newsletter, restrictions. Well, things are
Photo Notes. I actually wrote beginning to ease up. Many
down how much time I of us have gotten vaccinated
spent putting together the by now. It’s time to go out
March 2021 issue. shooting again.
Each time I sat down in And where better to go
front of my computer I wrote than an uncrowded beach
down the time. Then, when on an early spring day? You
I was finished, I checked the can hop on a train or bus
clock again and recorded the and choose from places like
number of minutes I was at Orchard Beach in the Bronx,
it. Finally, when all was said Coney Island in Brooklyn,
and done, and Photo Notes Far Rockaway in Queens,
was written, illustrated, Jones Beach on Long Island,
edited, and out the door (so and so many more options.
to speak), I added up all the This column is the start of
sessions. a series of tips for getting
Please note, that I great images. Here’s number
excluded times spent for any one…
rest stops, telephone call
interruptions, and the like. • To get better beach shots,
The final numbers reflect be prepared to get your feet
only the time I was doing wet. Down at the water’s
actual work on this monthly edge, where the sand is wet,
project. your foregrounds will be
To my surprise, I spent more colorful. The waves
1,914 minutes on task. This wash away footprints and
comes out to 31 hours and 54 other distractions that can
minutes. Wow! All this was spoil the natural look of a
accomplished in 40 separate beach photo. You may also
sessions in front of my Mac discover reflections that add
computer. Some sessions interest to otherwise plain
lasted over two hours; some foregrounds.
as little as six minutes.
That’s what I call stick-to-
it-iveness!
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Member Portfolio
Marlene Schonbrun
As part of PWCC’s ongoing
series on what our members
have been doing while the
Club is on ‘hiatus’ during
the Covid pandemic, our
long-time member and co-
chair of the Membership
Committee, Ms. Marlene
Schonbrun has been pho-
tographing what a Covid
‘summer in the city’ looks
like on the Upper West Side.
All images
©2020 Marlene Schobnbrun
April 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 27CLUB New Member Bio Benson is passionate
by Marlene Schonbrun about world travel, cultural
exploration, and storytelling
Benson Babu with his images. He became
more interested in photogra-
phy in 2010 after extensively
traveling around the world.
Benson originally joined
PWCC back in 2013. He left
for a few years when he
moved out of New York, and
recently rejoined the Club
last month. While COVID-19
has limited his traveling, he
is eager to return to it.
Benson enjoys shooting
nature and landscapes with
Nikons and various lenses
Benson Babu’s photography and uses Photoshop to edit.
journey started by experi-
Benson feels his greatest
menting with his father’s
strengths are his photo-
classic Minolta film camera
graphic eye and how he
back in the 1980s on Long
captures the moment to
Island. Capturing memo-
tell a story. Unfortunate-
rable moments of weddings
ly, because of his work
and family events with
schedule, he cannot de-
black-and-white film and
vote enough time to his
further developing it by
passion. But he hopes to
hand in his high school
eventually participate in
photo lab motivated and Photographers who have exhibits and have photos
inspired him. inspired Benson are Ansel displayed on social media.
Adams, Cath (Catherine) He’s also looking forward to
Simard, and Thomas Heaton. advancing his technical
(I had never heard of the last knowledge in Photoshop via
two so I looked them up and the Club’s programs and our
I see why they inspire him) more experienced members.
Lastly, Benson is a New Welcome back Benson. I
York City hospital physician have no doubt that you will
with a computer data science accomplish your goals at
background. He is develop- Park West.
ing artificial intelligence
software for the healthcare
industry. All images
© Benson Babu
April 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 28CLUB New Member Bio portraiture for a
by Marlene Schonbrun short while as a
business.
Eloisa Huni “Among Eloisa’s
favorite photogra-
phers are Ansel
Adams, Edward
Weston, and Henri
Cartier-Bresson.
“I officially
restarted practicing
this hobby I love so
much when I joined
PWCC and am so
New York Institute of Photo- happy I did.”
graphy and got a diploma as Eloisa is hoping to gain
a Professional Photographer. an abundance of knowledge
Eloisa joined PWCC almost
It was before the digital age from our many members,
two years ago. When I
and it was all about and especially in improving her
looked at her membership
strictly on manual shooting. technical skills. She feels she
application, I didn’t believe
But it was a thorough and has a strong eye for seeing
it was that long ago. She
complete course covering all interesting photographic
originally heard about the
the rules and aspects of all subjects. She basically just
Club through Marty Smith,
the fields of photography wants to enjoy photography
a long-time member.
including developing and as a hobby.
Eloisa started taking
darkroom printing. We will certainly help
pictures when she was a
“Once I learned all my you to achieve your goals.
teenager. She enjoys all kinds
basics and had my own Welcome to the Park West
of photography, especially
home studio, I practiced Camera Club, Eloisa.
nature and portraiture. Her
equipment of choice for
many years were Nikon
cameras, but she switched to
a Canon and her iPhone.
Belonging to a camera
club is not new to Eloisa as
© Eloisa Huni
she was a member of two
All images
others, but it was before the
digital age. She is currently
riding out the COVID-19
pandemic in the country of
her birth, The Philippines.
“I did a correspondence
course in 1994/95 with the
April 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 29PHOTOGRAPHY On My Mind
by Bill Apple
Your Camera, Or Your Life!
April is the cruelest month, as
readers of T.S. Eliot’s “The
Waste Land” will recognize,
but late January and early
February seemed unusually
cruel—to two aging San
Franciscans. Prey, Predators Jack Palladino (left), in better days, succumbed to
For one, an 84-year-old head injuries February 1st after drive-by thieves tried to grab his camera.
He favored flashy neckwear and red-tassled loafers, one obituary noted.
Thai resident named Vichar
Right: Accused of attempted murder, Tyjone Flournoy (facing camera), 23.
Ratanapakdee was pushed to and Lawrence Thomas, 24, in San Francisco court appearance. Photos:
the ground near his home by U.K. Daily Mail (Palladino) and S.F. Examiner.
young thugs, strangers. They
just ran up from behind and • heiress Patty Hearst, Belushi, Robin Williams, Ozzy
shoved him to the sidewalk. kidnapped in 1974 by the Osbourne, Mariah Carey,
Good fun. His head hit the Symbionese Liberation Snoop Dogg, Courtney Love,
pavement, and he died. Army; R. Kelly, others.
Something not unlike that • Bill Clinton’s run for the “Many wanted him to
happened to Jack Palladino, a presidency, with Gennifer quash negative stories or
world-class P.I. (private inves- Flowers as significant discredit allegations. Through
tigator). The Daily Mail, British baggage (and Palladino charm, guile and flat-out
tabloid, dubbed him the “King defending against smears); bullying, Palladino delivered,”
of Gumshoes”—and he was. • an outspoken Guatemalan the Daily Mail wrote. He even
An ace photographer, too, archbishop, Juan José went undercover once as a jail
which you need in that line of Gerardi Conedera, murdered inmate, in a mafia case. Many
work. Telephotos crucial. by the drug cartel in 1998; times, for less well-heeled
Palladino, if the name • a Hell’s Angels racketeering clients, he worked pro bono.
doesn’t ring a bell, was invol- (RICO) investigation; Palladino “played” himself
ved in many of the biggest • most recently, WikiLeaks in the movie “The Insider,”
cases of the latter 20th century. founder Julian Assange, about a key lawsuit against
Like Woody Allen’s Zelig, he accused of rape in Sweden. Big Tobacco for cancers its
was popping up unexpectedly (Harvey Weinstein also products cause and about
everywhere. His casebook— became a client in 2017.) which, evidence showed, the
littered with bold-faced names: Indeed, from the 1970s industry had long known and
• the 1978 Jonestown Massacre and for decades whenever the was covering up.
where over 900 Peoples Hollywood glitterati found Jack Palladino, 76, lived in
Temple cultists dead of themselves in “situations,” Haight-Ashberry. How he died
cyanide-laced Kool-Aid in a Jack Palladino was on speed- was freaky: He’d taken a
Guyana jungle; dial—for Don Johnson, brand-new camera outside for
Sylvester Stallone, John a test-run in front of the home
April 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 30PHOTOGRAPHY he shared with his wife (also iPhone’s Competition?
a P.I. and partner on many
cases). He spotted a car
OPPO has announced its new
circling, apparently up to
Find X3 Pro smartphone. It
no good, and snapped a
few frames. comes with a pair of primary
The car came round again, cameras with each featuring
slowed, and a man on the 50-megapixel Sony sensors
passenger side reached covering both the wide and
through the open window to ultra-wide fields of view for
grab the new camera, strapped “billion color photos and
to Palladino’s neck. But the P.I. videos.” The camera module
would not let go—and neither
also features a 60x micro-lens
would the thief.
that allows you to capture
Palladino was dragged 40
super close-up detail. Photo Glossary
feet but managed to save his
camera. He sustained massive Weighing in at 193g (that’s
under seven ounces), the new Aperture refers to the size of
head injuries and died in the
the opening in a lens through
hospital days later, February 1. phone can withstand dust,
which light enters a camera.
Images retrieved from that dirt, and being submerged in
A larger opening allows more
camera, oddly, helped the water at depths of 1.5 meters
light to pass through, while a
SFPD collar a pair of career (five feet) for up to a half hour. smaller aperture allows less
criminals (see photos). This is fantastic for shooting light to pass through.
Fittingly, Palladino’s final
in the rain or at the beach, for
images will likely put them
example.
behind bars.
The wide camera has a f-2.8
Imagine the photo album
the Palladinos surely have. focal length equivalent to
When things are sorted, approximately a 26mm lens
perhaps Jack’s widow will on a full-frame camera. The Aperture is measured in
allow an exhibit of all those ultra-wide camera has a focal terms of f-number or f-stop.
Weegee-esque surveillance length equivalent to that of an Smaller f-numbers, such as
photos, though many clients 11mm lens on a full-frame f-1.4 or f-2.8 represent a large
would probably object. The camera. Wow! aperture, while larger f-stops,
San Francisco Museum of like f-16, represent a smaller
There will be only one
Modern Art would be the aperture.
model available. It will have
place, naturally.
12GB of memory, a storage
capacity of 256 GB, and sell f-16
for around $1500.
Anyone interested?
April 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 31PHOTOGRAPHY New Nikon Software
Nikon has just launched NX
Studio, an all-in-one software
program that lets you view
and edit your photos and
video. It’s made to help you
edit everything in one place.
And, it’s completely free to
download.
NX Studio is compatible
with Nikon digital cameras.
This includes the Z series, all
Nikon DSLRs, COOLPIX,
Nikon 1, and KeyMission
cameras.
The NX Studio program
integrates the image viewing
features from ViewNX-i and
all the editing/processing
features Capture NX-D into
one piece of software. It’s
available for both Mac and
Windows and works with
other Nikon software suites
such as Camera Control Pro “They’re Back!”
2, Picture Control Utility 2,
and others. No, this is not a playback of
You can edit Nikon raw the old movie Poltergeist
files including NEF and commercials going back a the City’s skyline and the
NRW formats. Additionally, few decades. I’m talking Statue of Liberty.
you can work with JPEG and about the return of the iconic All of these incredible
TIFF files. Unfortunately, New York City sightseeing boat tours depart and return
Sony, Canon, and other experience, the Circle-Line from/to Pier 83, West 42nd
brand’s raw files are not cruises in and around the Street and the Hudson River.
supported. City of New York. All passengers are required
To get full details, system By the time you read this to wear masks. Six-feet social
requirements for Mac and they will already have begun distancing is enforced. Ships
Windows, and to download with their three-hour cruises are thoroughly cleaned each
your free copy of NX Studio, circumnavigating the Island and every day.
go to of Manhattan, with their Check their website for
and click on “software.” (dare I say) romantic sunset schedules, prices, and other
cruises, and their shortest vital information.
trips just to view (and shoot)
April 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 32PHOTOGRAPHY Photoshop Tip Long Exposure Scapes Beach Photo Tips
Got a minute-and-a-half to Here are a couple of tips for Here are a few more tips for
spare? taking great landscape shots when you go to the beach to
Wanna learn how to which you may not have shoot some images. [Note—
make complex selections is thought of before… these tips apply to other photo
Photoshop? situations as well.]
Then this short YouTube • A tripod is essential, but
video is right up your alley. rather than running out and • Make the most of a good
strongly suggest saving up beach can be a thing of
for a well-built model from a beauty—and can also be a
reputable tripod maker— photographer’s worst night-
Gitzo and Manfrotto are two mare. Great clouds can add
that spring to mind. A tripod a whole new dimension to
that is poorly built or overly your photo, especially if you
lightweight for your camera can’t find an interesting
will be next to useless, as it foreground. The photos that
will shake with any breeze stands out from the crowd
or even under the vibration are often those with a dark
of your camera’s shutter. and stormy sky. Nowadays
you can change the sky one-
• You may first think, “OK, two-three with Photoshop,
low light. Let’s increase the Luminar, etc.
ISO.” The unfortunate side
Warning—you might have to
watch it several times, or stop effect of increased ISO is • A wide-angle lens can be
and restart it here and there, or more noise. Noise becomes a the best way to capture a
just pause it occasionally to real issue when shooting sense of isolation and great
take notes. This will increase long exposure, so keeping distance that you often feel
that minute-and-a-half several the ISO down is important. when walking on the beach.
times over. Simply use a longer shutter The shorter lens exaggerates
But it’s well worth it!
speed instead, knowing that the perspective, making the
the camera is supported well background seem to stretch
Stay Healthy on your solid tripod. You away for many miles and
may also rely on the image creating a real sense of
In the 60s, people took LSD stabilization built into your three-dimensional depth.
to make the world weird. camera or lens.
Now the world is weird, and
people take Prozac to make it • Ever hear of an ND filter?
normal. Use a neutral density filter
when you must lower the
Good health is merely the light for a long exposure and
slowest possible rate at which you can’t achieve this by use
one can die. of f-stop or shutter speed.
April 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 33You can also read
