Meetings held at:

JCC Library

7770 Croaker Rd.

Williamsburg, VA

757-259-7770

Community Room

C L U B O F F I C E R S

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P R E S I D E N T :

B A R B A R A H O U S T O N

V I C E - P R E S I D E N T :

C R A I G H I L L

S E C R E T A R Y / T R E S :

J U D Y E W A R T

W E B S I T E :

J E A N E T T E N A V I A

N E W S L E T T E R :

B A R B A R A H O U S T O N

R E F R E S H M E N T S :

J U D Y J O N E S

C O L O N I A L

N A T U R E

P H O T O G R A P H Y

C L U B

W E B S I T E :

C N P C V A . O R G

C H E C K U S

O U T O N

Next meeting is Monday, January 6th

at 6:30 PM at the Stryker Building

Volume 6, Issue 1 Dec/Jan 2019/2020

The 2nd annual end of year competition winners were announced

at the Holiday party on Dec 2nd. Congrats to all the winners. Full details inside.

2019 End of Year Winners!

Novice Group Champion

David Colberg

Experienced Group

Champion Dan Ewart

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As discussed at previous meetings, the library is be undergoing renovations that started in August.

Because of this, we will be relocating our upcoming meetings through January.

The January 6th meeting will be at the Stryker Building.

Please note location change.

January Meeting at

Stryker Bldg

January 6th meeting will be held at the Williamsburg Library Stryker Building. 412 N Boundary St

We are currently scheduled to be back in Toano for the February meeting.

Reminder: Club Dues are due on January 1st.

For 2020, dues will be $20 for the year.

Bring your dues to the next meeting or mail to:

CNPC PO Box 6971 Williamsburg, VA 23188

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Virginia State Parks

Photo Contest

Roderick Perkinson won Grand Prize in the recent

Virginia State Parks annual photo contest. His photo

entitled ‘Fossil Beach’ won grand prize and a $500

gift certificate. Awesome Roderick!

See all winners at: Va State Parks Blog

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December Photos - Contest Winners

Novice Group: Black & White Category

First Place - Sheila Ricca

2nd Place - Sandy Geiger

Novice Group: Birds Category

First Place - David Colberg

2nd Place - Mark Leckie

3rd Place - Carol Annis

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December Photos - Contest Winners

Novice Group: Flora Category

First Place - Rebecca Perry

3rd Place - David Colberg

2nd Place - Peggy Krapf

Novice Group: Landscapes

First Place - Rebecca Perry

2nd Place - Sheila Ricca

3rd Place - Ron Ricca

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December Photos - Contest Winners

Novice Group: Macro Category

First Place - Carol Annis

3rd Place - Jeanette Navia

2nd Place - Rebecca Perry

Novice Group: Wildlife

2nd Place - Rebecca Perry

3rd Place - Hank Hogge

First Place - Carol Annis

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December Photos - Contest Winners

Experienced Group: Black & White Category

First Place - Jean Fripp

2nd Place - Toni Johnson

Experienced Group: Birds Category

First Place - Judy Jones

2nd Place - Terry Moore

3rd Place - Roderick Perkinson

3rd Place - Archie Fripp

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December Photos - Contest Winners

Experienced Group: Flora Category

First Place - Toni Johnson

3rd Place - Roderick Perkinson

2nd Place - Archie Fripp

Experienced Group: Landscapes

First Place - Dan Ewart

2nd Place - Jean Fripp

3rd Place - Richard Hogge

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December Photos - Contest Winners

Experienced Group: Macro Category

First Place - Judy Jones 3rd Place -

Roderick Perkinson

2nd Place - Dave Reubush

Experienced Group: Wildlife

2nd Place - Dave Reubush

3rd Place - Judy Jones

First Place - Dan Ewart

Hon Mention - Richard Hogge

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Holiday Party Photos

Thanks to Richard Hogge for being the official event photographer for the evening!

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Holiday Party Photos

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Holiday Party Photos

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The meeting dates have been set for 2020. We will be at

the Stryker Center for January and hopefully back to the

Toano Library for February and the rest of the year. The

dates are listed below with the themes for each monthly

photo submission still to be determined. We hope to have

schedule cards available at the January meeting. Please

put these dates on your calendar.

January 6

February 3

March 2

April 6

May 4

June 1

July 6

August 3

September 7

October 5

November 2

December 7

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January Meeting Theme is:

Silhouettes & Shadows

Send your photos

to Craig by Saturday, January 4th

See Webpage for Sizing Guidelines

Welcome to Our Newest Members: Henry Hogge Peggy Krapf Maggie Winn Barbara Gaden Steve Grant Paul Mortensen Maria Chico Debbie Snyder Don Snyder Jeff Claypoole Dorothy Raskin Mia Swan Stephanie Billon Make sure to introduce yourself to the new members at the next meeting. Bring a friend to the next meeting!

Club Member Edee is looking for a companion to accompany her on a trip with Ken Conger

to Kenya in 2019. There are no buses! Only 2 individuals per land cruiser and Ken rotates to

The Colonial Nature Photography Club has a website for all club

members and guests. We have made a few changes to create a page

with items that are for club members only. This new ’Members Only’

page is a password protected page that has the member list with

emails and website links, newsletters, presentations, and more. The

password is lovepics (all lower case). Big thanks to Jeanette Navia for

keeping up our awesome web pages. Check it out! Please note new

NET extension.

WWW.CNPCVA.NET

We continue to have issues with the photos being submitted for

the monthly photo assignments. Please visit the CNPC website

and review the ‘Resizing Photos’ document if you are having issues,

or contact Craig Hill (gsetm@cox.net) for assistance.

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The latest/most current version of Lightroom CC

is v3.0 and Lightroom Classic CC is 9.1 with

a new update that came out in November.

The December 2019 release of Lightroom

Classic (version 9.1) provides support for

new cameras and bug fixes.

Visit the Keep Lightroom up-to-date

page to see details and see latest versions.

• Canon firmware updates available at

the CanonUpdates page.

Nikon has announced software updates for the following:

11/21/19 - Z6/Z7 Firmware Updates

11/19/19—CoolPix Firmware Update

Photoshop CC is Version 21.0.1 - New Release

Adobe Camera Raw is 12.0 - New Release

The November 2019 release of Camera Raw adds

new panorama features and support for new cameras

and fixes issues. PS 2020 adds cloud documents, preset

upgrades, selection tool upgrades and more.

Adobe DNG Converter is 12.0 - New Release

Visit the Keep Photoshop up-to-date page for details and see latest versions.

CreativeLive has many free classes coming up over the next several weeks. Visit the On-Air page to see other classes that are available.

www.creativelive.com/onair/photography

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New president and vice-president positions were nominated and approved at the December meeting:

Club Officers Elected

Photography looks like

pictures but it's really

ideas, and they're your ideas. - Joel Meyerowitz

•Current –PRESIDENT: BARBARA HOUSTON –VICE-PRESIDENT: CRAIG HILL –SECRETARY/TRES: ROSE BAKER –WEBSITE: JEANETTE NAVIA –HOSPITALITY: JUDY JONES

•New –PRESIDENT: Terry Moore –VICE-PRESIDENT: Bob Shea – NEWSLETTER: Barbara Houston –SECRETARY/TRES: Judy Ewart –WEBSITE: Jeanette Navia –HOSPITALITY: Judy Jones

You cannot carry nature with you, but

you carry images of nature. - Frederick Sommer

Consulting the rules of

composition before taking a photograph

is like consulting the laws of gravity before going for a walk. -

Edward Weston

New officers will take effect in January.

Join us at the January meeting for official

introductions.

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Upcoming Classes, Events, Shows & Contests

Have an item that you want to sell or trade? Advertise it

here. Send info to Barbara by the 12th of each month.

December:

Christmas - Have a GREAT holiday!

January:

Winter Wildlife Festival - Va Beach - Jan 24-26th - Multiple locations - Details

Hunt’s Photo . If you have any photo needs, please contact Alan Samiljan at 781-462-2383 or email at

asamiljan@huntsphoto.com . He is in the store Mon, Tue, Fri, and Sat 8:30-5:30 but you can leave a

message anytime.

Quick tip of the month

Holiday Photos Making sure you’re ready to capture any planned event is

part of the key to a successful shoot. Getting yourself ready

but also the location of your shots is worthwhile.

Pack the camera – goes without saying? I forgot mine last

year in the rush to get the car packed.

Make sure your batteries are charged and you have

extras and/or the recharger packed.

Pack extra memory cards – have them empty and ready to fill up

Put someone on ‘photos’ – our family has someone on drinks, main course, dessert – why

not put someone on ‘photos’ so that in the craziness of the day they don’t get forgotten.

Consider the light in the room that you’ll be photographing in. Is there enough light? Will

you need a flash? Are the backgrounds too cluttered and distracting?

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For Sale: Wendy Nelson has the following items available for sale. All items are original owner except the

Tamron lens) $800 Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS ; $400 Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro;

$300 Tamron AF 18-270mm F/3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD with Piezo; $700 Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3

USD DI for Canon; $400 Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon She has a couple of flashes as

well. Contact her at vawendy at gmail dot com for more information.

For Sale: Nikon D800 body with extra battery grip, 36 MP, battery and memory card included. Excel-

lent condition, functions perfectly, never dropped or malfunctioned. Price: $595 (battery for grip not in-

cluded) Contact Lyle Eesley at leesley@earthlink.net

For Sale: Canon mount Sigma 180 mm 2.8 EX Macro DG HSM - asking $800; Sigma 150 - 600 mm

f/5-6.3 DG PS HSM Sport - asking $1,300 OBO; also Profoto studio lights and and equipment. Contact

Grace Kellogg 804-337-7760 or email at gkellogg at gmail dot com.

President: Barbara Houston

Rinksyd@gmail.com

Vice-President: Craig Hill

Gsetm@cox.net

The Colonial Nature Photography Club is a Williamsburg-based nature photo group founded

by Ken Conger in 2007. The group meets monthly in the James City County library to share

pictures, presentations, knowledge, and friendship. All levels of photographers are welcome.

Colonial Nature Photography Club

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Have an idea for the Newsletter?

Send your notes, comments, upcoming events, suggestions, or ideas to Barbara Houston.

All feedback is appreciated!

• The group usually meets the first

Monday of every month at the

Williamsburg– James City County

Library in Croaker.

• Meetings start at 6:30 PM and

typically run 1.5 to 2 hours.

• Please have one to three pictures

submitted by the Saturday prior to

each meeting.

• Send pictures to Craig at

gsetm@cox.net.

Please make sure images are sized at

4X6 inches and 200 PPI resolution

Meeting Schedule & Themes for 2020

Secretary/Tres: Judy Ewart

j.ewart@cox.net

Website: Jeanette Navia

jnavia@gmail.com

Refreshments: Judy Jones

jjones184@cox.net

Take nothing but photographs; Kill nothing but time; Leave nothing but footprints.

January theme listed above. We will discuss other months at January meeting. Please send January photos to Craig Hill.