NECCC 3-Hour Afternoon Event

 The NECCC 2024- 3 hour afternoon Event is now open for registration!

Saturday, July 13, 2024 12:30-3:30PM

This 3-hour online photography event featuring speakers Seth Resnick (Unleashing Creativity: Mastering the Art of Visual Storytelling) and Jim Zuckerman (Capturing Outstanding Images). This inexpensive teaching presentation will take place on Saturday, July 13, 2024, for the very low discounted cost of $25 per person through May 15.   Only 4 days left to sign up for the discounted rate. Cost after May 15  goes up to $30. Registrations after July 12 are $40. All are welcome to attend. You do not need to be a member of a camera club, photography group, etc., to register. There may be some space limitations so we are offering this special Event registration to all the members of member Council Clubs first.  Register now!  This is your opportunity to guarantee your registration for the very low price of $25.

We would really like to see as many photographers from New England member Council Clubs take advantage of the very inexpensive teaching day as a thank you to all of you for your continued support of the Council and its activities. Both are renowned worldwide speakers exciting to listen to and watch. We will also be presenting as door prizes a book from each speaker. Seth’s will be an autographed hard cover coffee table book and Jim’s will be best-selling eBook. Door Prizes provided by NECCC.

Jim will present his unique approach to capturing outstanding nature images. He will cover birds in flight photography, using unusual perspectives for wildlife and landscapes, focus stacking, camera settings, dealing with severe cold in winter, and more. Seth  will delve into the heart of creativity and visual storytelling in an engaging and transformative lecture. Prepare to be inspired as Seth challenges conventional thinking, empowering you to revolutionize your creative process and unlock new artistic perspectives.

The link to the information page is: NECCC Photo Conference – July 13 2024 Special Online Event  Please visit this page for registration link, schedule, further info, images and any updates.  You can also go to the “July 2024 Event” tab on our website at neccc.org 

Once registered, you will receive a confirmation email with information on joining the webinar

CAPE COD FIELD TRIP OCTOBER 13 – 15, 2023

There has been an overwhelming response to the announcement of the October CAP field trip to the Cape.  We are thrilled that there has been such a positive response!  To maximize the experience of everyone involved, we have had to put a “cap” of 16 on the number of people attending.  There is a waiting list and we will fill cancelations from that list.  

We are planning to run this trip in 2024 again with the leadership of Nancy Orbe, wildlife photographer and resident of the Cape.  Priority for the 2024 trip will be taken from this year’s waiting list.  

Thank you for supporting the Connecticut Association of Photographers.  We are always open to Ideas for future field trips – either half day, all day or weekend trips.  `

CAP Trip, October 13, 14, 15, 2023, Cape Cod, Massachusetts

We have a wonderful trip planned from noon Friday, October 13, through noon Sunday, October 15. Our photographic guide will be Nancy Orbe. Nancy is a nature photographer who resides in Brewster, MA, and knows the Cape inside and out Including where to get winning images. She will lead us to several beaches, inlets, marshes, dunes, and more at the right time of day. If the weather cooperates we will shoot two sunsets, two sunrises, and one night sky shoot. We will be arriving on the week end of a new moon which is perfect for Milky Way shooting. Some of the areas we will be photographing include, but are not limited to, Chatham, Brewster, Harwich, Eastham, Wellfleet, Orleans, and  possibly Provincetown.

The cost of the trip is just $50 for the entire week end! An astonishing price!!!

This trip will fill up very quickly, so do not hesitated to sign up right away if you are interested.  We have a block of rooms that are set aside for us at a motel which will be HELD FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS ONLY. Contact and payment info will be sent to those who sign up.

You must be a paid CAP member to attend.

Contact Linda Thomas at humbrd001@yahoo.com to sign up. Details will be sent at that time.

CAP TRIP 5-20-33 POSTPONED

  With 100% rain predicted for this Sat...
  CAP TRIP for 5-20-33 POSTPONED
  Walnut Hill Park, New Britain
  Reschedule date TBA

CAP Field Trip to Walnut Hill Park

 

 CAP Field Trip

Saturday May 20th, 2023

9:00 AM

Walnut Hill Park

184 West Main Street

New Britain, Ct. 06052

Come join us for a fun day at the park! Landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted developed the park in the 1980’s. There are winding lanes, trails, a band shell, stairways, the city’s monument to WWl soldiers, and a beautiful rose garden.

Contact Linda Thomas to sign up.
Please include your cell number.
humbrd001@yahoo.com

More details to those who sign up.

Results of the 2023 Tops in Connecticut Competition

 

Yesterday Sunday March 19^th the TOPS in CT 2023 competition took place. 114 photographers entered 544 images that were scored by our three talented judges Art Vaughn, Dennis Goulet and Silvana Della Camera. You can watch the replay of the competition via YouTube. Here is the link 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=888UtRqD9-4

Congratulations to the winners:

Best in Show: Nowhere to go by Lori Labrecque

Best Cityscape: 9/11 Memorial and the Crescent Moon by David Henkel 

Best Creative: American Bald Eagle by Maryann Flick 

Best Landscape: South Rim of the Grand Canyon at Sunrise by Deena Spector 

Best Monochrome: Floating Crystals by Joanne Sibicky

Best Nature: Dinner was Delicious by Susan Case 

Best Open Color: Nature's Nourishment by Joanne Sibicky

Best Photojournalism: The Last Jew of Tbilisi by Steven Labkoff

Best Portrait: Is This a Good Smile? by Chane Cullens 

Best Waterscape: Moraine Lake by Darrell Harrington

Judges Choice: Diamonds on the Beach by Lori Labrecque

Judges Choice: Nomade by Richard Kunsch 

Judges Choice: Floating Feather by Mary Ann Lewis

Thank you to all who entered the competition. Watch for the announcement of the top 100 along with slideshow and commentaries to be released in a few weeks.

TOPS 2023Judging

This Sunday March 19^th at 2pm will be the TOPS in CT 2023 competition. 114 photographers entered 544 images to be scored by our three qualified judges Art Vaughn, Dennis Goulet and Silvana Della Camera. You can watch the competition live via YouTube. Here is the link 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ur9pWAPOVDY

This is a great opportunity to see hundreds of amazing images by photographers in your area. There will be a total of 13 medal awards plus the top 100 images will receive a ribbon. All of the top images will be highlighted in a slide show presentation with commentaries that will air this Spring. 

Good luck to all who entered and we hope you will join us.

CAP Field Trip to Walnut Hill Park

 CAP Field Trip

Saturday May 20th, 2023

9:00 AM

Walnut Hill Park

184 West Main Street

New Britain, Ct. 06052

Come join us for a fun day at the park! Landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted developed the park in the 1980’s. There are winding lanes, trails, a band shell, stairways, the city’s monument to WWl soldiers, and a beautiful rose garden.

Contact Linda Thomas to sign up.
Please include your cell number.
humbrd001@yahoo.com

More details to those who sign up.

Tops in Connecticut Deadline on Sunday, March 12

This Sunday March 12th at 10pm is the deadline for the 2023 TOPS in CT digital photography competition. All Connecticut photographers are invited to submit up to five digital images for $10. The photographs will be juried by three qualified judges; Art Vaughn, Dennis Goulet and Silvana Della Camera on Sunday March 19th at 2pm. You can enter and watch the judging at the CAP TOPS in CT competition website https://cap.photocomp.org/ The award-winning images and approximately 100 top scoring images will be organized into the 2023 TOPS in Connecticutprogram. A slide show presentation highlighting the winners will be available on the CAP YouTube channel in the coming months.

Tops in Connecticut