CAP Yale University Tour

 

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

 

TOPS IN CONNECTICUT 2023

TOPS IN CONNECTICUT 2023

A Photography Competition for Individuals Presented by the
Connecticut Association of Photographers

All Connecticut photographers are invited to submit up to five digital images to the 2023 TOPS in Connecticut competition. The photographs will be juried by three qualified judges. The award-winning images and approximately 100 top scoring images will be organized into the 2023 TOPS in Connecticut program. The presentation will be shown online. 

Awards: Makers of all selected photographs will receive ribbons. A Best in Show Award will be given to the highest scoring photograph. In addition, special awards will be given for Best Portrait (either formal or informal), Best Landscape, Best Waterscape, Best Open Subject, Best Cityscape, Best Monochrome, Best Creative, Best Photojournalism, and Best Nature (PSA rules). Also, each of the three judges will be asked to select a Judge’s Choice award.

Entry Fee: $10.00 for up to 5 digital images. Fee paid via Paypal at upload or make checks payable to “CAP, Inc.” If paying by check, it must be sent to Antoinette Gombeda, APSA, HonNEC, 817 Chickadee Lane, Stratford, CT  06614 by March 15, 2023.

Deadline for Entering: The website for submissions opens Feb 12, 2023. All photographs must be uploaded by 10pm Sunday, March 12, 2023. Photographs must be uploaded at https://cap.photocomp.org/

Judging: Sunday, March 19, 2023 via a virtual presentation. The public is invited to view live at https://cap.photocomp.org/ The competition will begin at 2:00 pm

Contest Rules:

1.     Only photographs taken and edited exclusively by the entering photographer may be submitted. In the case of composites all components must have been taken by the entering photographer.

2.     Identical photographs, near duplicates, different color or B&W versions of same image, or more than one photograph of the same subject (for example the same landscape, same bird or animal species, same portrait subject, etc.) may not be submitted.

3.     Photographs entered in previous TOPS competitions are not eligible. Photographers are urged to enter new work.

4.     Entries may display a realistic rendition of the subject(s) or be creative, having been manipulated using in-camera techniques or an image editing program. The judges will be asked to judge the photographs for overall photographic impact, not the amount of manipulation required to achieve the effect.

5.     Photographs must be in the JPEG format, SRGB profile and will be automatically scaled to a maximum of 1920 pixels wide and 1080 pixels high. The aspect ratio will be preserved.

6.     Photographs must be uploaded to https://cap.photocomp.org/ by 10pm on Sunday, March 12, 2023. 

7.     The photographer may enter one image per category in up to 5 categories.

8.     Fees paid by check must be received by March 15th or the images will be disqualified.

Reminder: Two CAP Field Trips Coming Soon

Just a gentle reminder that there are two CAP field trips coming later this month.

The first is to Pierson Park and Tarrytown, NY, for Revolution on the Hudson, to meet revolutionary war soldiers, military encampments, and all that goes with them. This trip is scheduled for Saturday, October 22, 2022. To sign up contact Art Yost at arty43@comcast.net.

The second is to the Danbury Railroad Museum on Saturday, October 29, 2022. Please contact Linda Thomas for more information and to sign up. humbrd001@yahoo.com

For more information see the blog postings at http://capinct.blogspot.com/.

Trip to Danbury RR Museum Rescheduled

CAP TRIP

DANBURY RR MUSEUM 

Rescheduled 
October 29th, 2022

Due to inclement weather the trip on 
10-1-22 to the Danbury Railroad Museum had to be postponed. The new date is Saturday October 29th, 2022.
Hope you can make it.

Please contact Linda Thomas to sign up.
humbrd001@yahoo.com
Details closer to the time. 

Trip: Revolution on the Hudson

 In yesterday's post the e-mail address for Art Yost was wrong.

The correct address to sign up for the Revolution on the Hudson is arty43@comcast.net 

Sorry for the confusion.

Two CAP Trips in October, 2022. CAP TRIPS ARE BACK!!!

Trip #1 Saturday October 1st, 2022

THIS SATURDAY

DANBURY RAILROAD MUSEUM, 120 White Street, Danbury, Ct.

Admission $16.00

Great photo opportunities at the 10 acre railway yard on 15 tracks with 60 train cars. 
An inside museum is home to artifacts such as model trains, lanterns, uniforms. and more. Special 20 minute train ride to their pumpkin patch and back, and scarecrow display with cider and cookies.

Contact information for sign up:
Linda Thomas
humbrd001@ yahoo.com (Please put "CAP TRIP" in the subject line)
203-605-8327


Trip #2 Saturday October 22nd, 2022

REVOLUTION ON THE HUDSON, Pierson Park, Tarrytown New York
238 W. Main Street, Tarrytown, NY (Along the Hudson River Walk)  

No admission fee.
CAP will pay the nominal parking fee at adjacent lots nearby.

Meet revolutionary war soldiers, military encampments, blacksmithing, weaving, military horses, and fife and drum demonstration along the Hudson River.
Also includes music and shows on the outdoor stage.

Contact information for sign up:
Art Yost
arty@comcast.net (Please put "CAP TRIP" in the subject line)
203-606-3894


- More details on meeting times and other arrangements to those who sign up. 
- Please include your cell number.

Hope to see you there!

Thank You,
CAP Trips Committee
Ann Yost
Art Yost
Linda Thomas

NECCC Conference Courtesy Enrollment for a CAP Member

 Here a chance for a CAP member to attend the NECCC Conference July 15,16, and 17, 2022, with registration being free of charge if you have never attended before. It is a great weekend filled with exceptional presenters, timely topics, and many photo opportunities.

The New England Camera Club Council, Inc. invites each NECCC member camera club to select one of its members to receive free registration to the next annual NECCC conference, held at U-Mass, Amherst, Mass. on July 15-17, 2022. The complimentary registration gives the person submitted by the club (Connecticut Association of Photographers) all the learning experiences, photo opportunities and inspirational programs that go along with the conference. Please note, that the enrollment covers only the registration fee. The three day registration is $205.  The recipient will be responsible for his or her own room, meals and transportation.

Rules governing the courtesy enrollment:
1. Candidates must be at least eighteen years of age as of July 1, 2022.
2. A candidate must be a member of an NECCC member club (Connecticut Association of Photographers) in good standing (i.e. dues paid for the current year).
3. Candidates must have never attended a previous NECCC conference.
4. Selection of the candidate will be the responsibility of the individual clubs. If more than one person applies, the CAP candidate will be chosen by a random drawing.

5. A $40 co-pay has been established for the Courtesy Enrollment, due at the time of the application.  CAP will pay this co-pay for the individual accepted to represent CAP at the 2022 conference.  

CAP would like to give the opportunity to one of its members who has never attended the NECCC conference a chance to be part of this exceptional weekend. The dates are July 15, 16 and 17, 2022.  If you are interested in attending this conference (and follow the rules governing the courtesy enrollment) please submit your name, address, phone number and email address to Antoinette Gombeda at agombeda@optonline.net by March 30, 2022. Please put "Courtesy Enrollment" in the subject line. 

CAP Hartford Field Trip Photos

 A couple of weeks ago CAP sponsored a field trip to downtown Hartford.  So many photo opportunities!! Below you will see a few examples of the beauty of that city and the excellent work of your fellow CAP members.  Let's all get out and shoot - you never know what subjects you might find.  

CAP Hartford Architecture Field Trip Next Saturday

 CAP members, please join us for an outdoor field trip to photograph the numerous interesting buildings within walking distance of Bushnell Park in Hartford. This trip is next Saturday, November 6, 2021. Register now!

Details

• What: Hartford Architecture
• Where: Meet at the Bushnell Park Carousel (use 99 Trinity Street for your GPS)
• When: Saturday, November 6, 2021 at 8:00 a.m.
• Parking: Free metered parking along the perimeter of the park.
• Sign Up: Contact Linda Thomas (humbrd001@yahoo.com). Please include your cell number. You must be a paid CAP member to participate.

Map of the Area

Hartford Architecture Field Trip

CAP members, please join us for an outdoor field trip to photograph the numerous interesting buildings within walking distance of Bushnell Park in Hartford.

Details

• What: Hartford Architecture
• Where: Meet at the Bushnell Park Carousel (use 99 Trinity Street for your GPS)
• When: Saturday, November 6, 2021 at 8:00 a.m.
• Parking: Free metered parking along the perimeter of the park.
• Sign Up: Contact Linda Thomas (humbrd001@yahoo.com). Please include your cell number. You must be a paid CAP member to participate.

Map of the Area

Some Typical Photos of the Area