3CT In Focus Website: www.3ct.org Camera Club Council Email to: [email protected] of Tennessee
Volume 8, Issue 7 Save the date! July 31, 2019 3CT Fall Event - See Page 7-8
The Photographic Society of Chattanooga 3CT Governing Board will host the event President: Jeff Roush October 4, 5, and 6 Vice President: Tommy Azbill Secretary: Sally Edwards https://www.chattanoogafun.com/ Treasurer: Pat Gordy Webmaster: Dave Reasons Education Director: Jeff Roush Social Media Director: Kay Crick Activities Director: Sally Edwards Newsletter Editor: Renee Day
Inside this Issue Chattanooga Downtown Skyline Pg. 1 Issue Contents/Photos
Pg. 2-4 Education Article
Pg. 5-6 Tech Notes Instagram Pg. 7 Member Club News Our 3CT Instagram account is maintained by Kay Crick, 3CT Pg. 8-9 3CT Fall Event Social Media Director. Pg. 10 PSA Councils Challenge On Instagram, go to “3ctorg” to see Kay’s Instagram posts. Pg. 11-12 Workshops, Expo, Etc.
Pg. 13-14 Member Clubs She shares the Facebook posts on your club page to the 3CT Facebook page. From there, she posts to the 3CT Instagram Pg. 15-17 Photo Locations account.
Pg. 18 Contacts, Extras If you have any questions or comments, please send an email to [email protected].
Color Temperature and White Balance
Jeff Roush—Education Director
Camera Council of Tennessee
In digital photography, the hues and tones of the captured image are significantly influenced by the color of the incident light. Incident light is the light that is currently present in the scene. This incident light can be described by its "color temperature", which represents a composite of the wavelengths of visible radiation of which it is composed. For photographic purposes, the most important sources of light commonly used and their color temperatures are shown below.
The white balance settings on your camera will cover most of the lighting types commonly experienced. These settings are usually indicated by symbols or icons. A representative set of such icons used by Nikon cameras are shown above and below, along with the white balances they represent. Other camera icons will often be the same or very similar, with some alternative symbols mentioned in the figure.
Many cameras also have additional white balance controls, which allow the photographer to set specific color temperatures in degrees Kelvin (see footnote for additional information on the Kelvin temperature scale). For example, if you wanted to use that capability, you could set your camera at the specific color temperature of 5500 °K rather than at "Daylight," and you should obtain approximately the same result.
The advantage of using this control is that if you would like your images to be just a little bit warmer or cooler, you can set your white balance to, say 200 °K higher or lower than the icon setting. As indicated in Figure 1, a higher temperature shifts the color towards the blue ("cooler") tones, while a lower color temperature shifts the color towards the red ("warmer") tones.
However, keep in mind that the camera control should be set at what the light is, to obtain neutral or non-tinted images. So, therefore, if I were to photograph something at night in the living room of my home with no supplementary light, just the incandescent light in household lamps, I would generally start with an Incandescent light icon setting. This corrects for approximately 3200 °K, which is the color temperature of photofloods and quartz/halogen photographic lighting. Probably the image would still be too "warm" (orange colored) because the color temperature of a 100-watt incandescent light is about 2850 °K. So, if I use the color temperature control on the camera and set the color balance setting to 2800 °K, I should be OK.
2 Color Temperature and White Balance—Continued To test that, shoot a white piece of paper and see if it now looks white, rather than yellow or orange. If you are using 60-watt or 75-watt incandescent lights, you will likely need to go down to perhaps 2500 °K in your setting because lower-wattage incandescent lights are more red in their color output. You should set the color temperature in the camera to what the lighting temperature is, for a first approximation and then modify the color temperature setting until it looks right.
Of course, you can also look in your camera manual for the method to set your custom white balance for any color lighting situation. Mixed lighting (e.g., both incandescent lighting plus outdoor window light) will usually require a compromise, making you choose which lighting to correct for. Often setting the camera to daylight (or perhaps a little bluer) for the window lighting, and letting the incandescent light be somewhat orange, would be the preferred compromise.
Different brands of cameras may have slightly different color balance settings for each icon, and different people may have different preferences for their images. For example, with my Nikon D3 camera when using Norman studio flash units, I prefer to set my white balance to the Daylight icon rather than the Flash icon because I like the slightly warmer image quality I get from that setting. Generally, flash units tend to be a little cooler than sunlight.
Fluorescent light is a different animal than both daylight and incandescent lighting. Both daylight and incandescent light are composed of continuous wavelength spectra, differing only in their actual wave- lengths which produce their very different color temperatures. Without going into too much technology here, let me just say that fluorescent light is composed of a number of specific wavelength spikes, due to the light being produced by particular atomic transitions between different energy levels of the mercury vapor and phosphor components of the fluorescent tube.
The color temperature of the most common fluorescent lights has been a greenish tint, which used to be corrected with a magenta filter on film cameras before modern digital cameras had white balance correction capabilities.
Other fluorescent lights can sometimes have a reddish tint, and more recently they are often labeled as "daylight fluorescent" because they use several different phosphor components in the tubes to make the average light output close to 5500 °K, even though they are still wave- length spikes and not continuous wavelength sources of light.
Some of the compact fluorescent lightings that I have seen can come pretty close to daylight lighting, although usually somewhat cooler or warmer. In general, when photographing important subjects with fluorescent lighting, the best solution is to use a custom white balance setting made using the specific lighting to be used for the final photographs.
So, there you have it, a concise summary of color temperature and white balance settings, and how to use them for your photography. I hope that this is helpful to your understanding of lighting and color in your photography work and adventures.
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(Note: The Kelvin temperature scale is also known as the Absolute temperature scale, with 0 °K being the temperature at which all thermal motion of atoms ceases (= -273.16 °C and -459.67 °F), and 273 °K the freezing point of water. As a material (such as the tungsten metal in a light bulb filament) is heated it starts as a dull red, then a bright red, then orange, yellow and even white as it gets to very high temperatures. The visible wavelengths of light emitted from such a filament become shorter (more energetic) as its temperature rises, even going to blue-white and above.)
As always – comments and questions are welcome! [email protected]
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Dave Reasons, 3CT Webmaster
Have you ever wished you could take better images? If you have, I'm going to make 10 suggestions on how you can best improve your images without buying new equipment.
1. First and foremost, the best thing you can do is go out and take photographs of something you like to capture. Just get out and go somewhere with your camera and take photographs. You've always heard "Practice makes perfect!" Well, it's true. 2. Think about what you are taking an image of a. What are you trying to photograph? b. Decide what you want to achieve. c. Don't rush yourself, take a deep breath and look around. d. Remember it's Quality over Quantity. 3. Survey the location before taking your camera out of the bag or off of your shoulder a. DO NOT set up your camera and tripod when first arriving at a sight. b. Give yourself a moment to survey the area, so don't start shooting right away c. Be cognizant of your surroundings, the view, the sights, the sounds, and the smells. 4. Use the camera you carry everywhere first a. If you're like most photographers, you are never without a camera. The most used camera is your cellphone, so use it. b. Following the advice in item 3 above, as you survey the site, frame up interesting sights with your cellphone a take a couple of shots of each prospective scene. c. Then take a few minutes to go through the images you just shot on your phone and pick out a couple of the most interesting ones. d. Now get your big camera out and take a shot of the two views you selected. 5. When possible, always use a tripod. a. Using a tripod makes you slow down and consider the scene and the shot. b. Using a tripod will also allow you to take fewer photos that you'll have to delete later. c. Think about your settings before you hit the button.
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6. It's ALL about composition above anything else a. Again, refer to your cellphone images for composition. b. If need be, shoot the scene again using your cellphone before shooting with your dslr. c. If you're not sure about composing a scene, there are lots of tutorials on YouTube. 7. Try different points of view. a. Not all scenes should be shot standing up. b. Don't be afraid to get down and dirty. c. Always look for interesting foreground objects. d. Don't be afraid to move to the right or left. 8. Do Border Patrol before pressing the shutter button. a. Look through your viewfinder or live view and check around the edges. Is there a potential distraction? b. It's easier to adjust the camera to the scene and avoid distractions before taking a shot than it is to photoshop them out of the scene. c. Remember, more time composing a shot means less time in editing. 9. Photography gear a. Having expensive gear does not make you a better photographer without the knowledge to use it. b. Learn to use the gear you own, know how to adjust everything on your camera. c. Remember that for every adjustment you make with your gear, it will affect your image in some way. Knowing the way that it affects your image is the trick to learn. 10. Landscape, Portrait or Both a. Don't fall into a rut and take only Landscape mode shots. b. Some images beg to be shot in Portrait. Make them happy and do it. c. Consider getting an L bracket for your camera so that you can go from Landscape to Portrait without moving your tripod head.
Happy Shooting
6 Club and Council News and Events
Photographic Society of Chattanooga July 2019
PSC August 15th Meeting Speaker
Bob Copeland on "Ins & Outs of Travelling with Your Camera & Gear"
He will cover what to take and what to leave home. How to get around by plane, train and auto. How to research before you go. And he'll answer the burning questions - "Is the pizza really better in Europe?"
About Bob
Bob attended Brooks Institute of Photography in the 1970's and obtained a degree in Industrial and Scientific photography. Since graduation he made his living as a medical photographer and later in portraiture. Photographing stock images of medical, business and landscapes he has sold images throughout the world through Westlight and Corbis stock agencies.
For over 30 years he used 4x5 and 2 1/4 cameras in my photography. Then in 2004 he purchased a digital camera, the Canon 1Ds and now uses the Canon 5D Mark2. After purchasing an Epson 9600 ink jet printer in April 2005 he donated all of his traditional darkroom equipment to the local university and he is now totally digital.
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Field Trips and Programs (Subject to Change)
Summary
The Photographic Society of Chattanooga (PSC) will host the 2019 Fall Event for the Camera Club Council of Tennessee, October 4-6, in Chattanooga. PSC will conduct field trips, presentations and programs for all 3CT member clubs and Life- time Members. The focus will be on photography education including photo opportunity outings and presentations. You and members of your local clubs will NOT want to miss this event. Come for one, two or all three days.
Where to register and to select field trip choices: https://3ct.org
What to bring: camera(s), variety of lens, tripod, on or off camera flash, flashlight (if you want nighttime light painting).
Schedule of Events
October 4, Friday:
11:30 AM -3:00 PM Early Bird Photoshoot Southern Belle Riverboat Fall Foliage Lunch Tour. Participants need to make and pay their own Southern Belle Riverboat reservations as soon as possible as this is a popular sightseeing cruise. Reserve at https://chattanoogariverboat.com/ . Tickets are $29.95 – cruise, no meal and $40.95, cruise with meal included. Must arrive by 11:30 AM for the noon cruise.
1:00 PM-4:00 PM Chattanooga Riverfront Walking Tour. This is a moderate walk of about two miles on both sides of the river. Public bathrooms are at the carousel. Bring water.
6:00 PM-8:30 PM Meet and Greet at Reception at Blackwells and Photo Exhibit. Questions and answers about the multiple field trips for Saturday’s and Sunday’s schedules. Members will sign up for the field trips and presentation. Minimum of 8 people required for all field trips.
8:00 PM-10:00 PM Nighttime Riverfront Walking Tour. This is a moderate walk of about two and a half miles. Public bathrooms are at the carousel. Bring water.
October 5, Saturday:
7:00 AM-10:00 AM Photo safari/Raptor Show w/Naturalist. Wildlife Photography, Nature Scenes. Bear Trace Golf Course at Harrison Bay. (To be Determined)
8:00 AM-6:00 PM Tennessee Valley Train Museum/Chase the Train Tour. The Summerville Steam Special is scheduled to depart the depot at 9:00am. We will leave the depot at 8:30am. Plan to carpool. Limit to 10 cars. Suggested equipment: Wide Angle and telephoto lenses, waterproof boots (for wet grass). Bring snacks and water.
8:00 AM-11:00 AM Chattanooga Riverfront Walking Tour. This is a moderate walk of about two miles. Public bathrooms are at the carousel. Bring water.
12 Noon-2:00 PM Georgia Avenue Walking Tour. This is a moderate walk. No public bathrooms available. Bring water.
4:00 PM-5:00 PM “Beauty of Flight”. Presentation by Tom and Pat Cory at St John United Methodist Church, 3921 Murray Hills Drive, Chattanooga, TN 37416.
5:00 PM-5:20 PM Roll Out Sequatchie Valley Overlook Sunset Shoot. Lens/Filter recommendations: Wide angle, medium range and telephoto lens are good choices. You will need a ND filter for this shoot if things go right. Tripod is a must. This is a 30-40 minute drive.
6:00 PM-7:30 PM Dinner at Rib and Loin in Hixson or Logan’s. (To be Determined)
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October 6, Sunday:
4:15 AM-8:00 AM Snoopers Rock Sunrise Shoot. Lens/Filter recommendations: Wide angle, medium range and/or telephoto lens are good choices. Graduated ND filter or similar recommended. Tripod is a must. This is a 30-40 minute drive.
8:00 AM-11:00 AM Village at Hawk Creek. The village is a collection of authentic log buildings, all built between 1830 and 1850, meticulously disassembled and rebuilt on the property of the late Tom Newman. There is also a covered bridge, spring house, blacksmith shop, church/schoolhouse and several wagons.
Hotel information will become available soon.
Sequatchie Valley Overlook at Sunset Southern Belle Fall Folliage Lunch Cruise
Dome Bldg on Georgia Ave.
Steam Train Leaving the Tennessee Valley Coolidge Park Fountain Railroad Museum 9 2019 PSA Councils Challenge
Congratulations to Bob Ellis who earned an Honorable Mention on behalf of 3CT in the 2019 PSA Councils Challenge! His monochrome image entitled “Nature’s Stark Beauty” is the submission that placed.
Soon you may view all images that placed in the Councils Challenge online at https://psa-photo.org/ index.php?councils-challenge-overview and click on the 2019 video.
Bob Ellis “Nature’s Stark Beauty”
10 Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont
Autumn Brilliance Photography Workshop
“Smokies” by Conrad Tinney
October 18–21, 2019 $688 (Includes instruction, meals AND lodging at one great price.)
Live and learn inside Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Unlike many photography workshops, our price includes meals, lodging and instruction by one of the finest teams of photography instructors anywhere in the country. Combine that with the location inside Great Smoky Mountains National Park and it is a real steal. There will be demonstrations on Photoshop techniques, close-up techniques, and wildlife photog- raphy. And, of course, the concluding critique session of work completed during the workshop. In ad- dition to the presentations and demonstrations, there will be an emphasis on photographing in the field, one-on-one interactions with instructors, free-time for those who want to do some work on their own, and an optional photographic trip to Cades Cove. The workshop is designed for all levels of expertise, from serious beginners and beyond. Program lasts from Friday afternoon to Monday mid-morning.
For more information and to register: http://gsmit.org/event/autumn-brilliance-photography-workshop/
11 Midsouth Photo Expo
Saturday, Aug 17—Monday, Aug 19 | Cool Springs Marriott
Cool Springs Marriott 700 Cool Springs Blvd Franklin, Williamson County 37067 USA [email protected]
(615) 255-3456
Welcome to the first ever Midsouth Photo Expo. All the vendors you love, hosted by a brand you trust. Dury's of Nashville is proud to bring you three days where you can shoot, shop and learn. Get your tickets today!
https://www.midsouthphotoexpo.com/event-info/midsouth-photo-expo-1
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If you are not a member of any of the clubs listed Digital Lunch Bunch: below, sign up for a 3CT Individual Lifetime Email Larry Perry - [email protected] Membership for $25.00 and be eligible to participate in all of 3CT’s events, contests and to receive the award-winning monthly newsletter. Dyersburg Photographic Society: https://3ct.org/membership/individual- https://m.facebook.com/groups/ membership-details/ DyersburgPhotographicSociety/
Camera Club Council of Tennessee: Giles County Camera Club: https://3ct.org/ http://gilescountycameraclub.org/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/ cameraclubcounciloftennessee/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/ GilesCountyCameraClub/ Instagram — 3ctorg https://www.flickr.com/groups/gccc/ Flickr - https://www.flickr.com/search/groups/? text=3ct Great Smoky Mountain Institute at Tremont:
http://gsmit.org/ Camera Club of Oak Ridge: https://www.facebook.com/GSMITremont/ http://oakridgecameraclub.org/ http://www.facebook.com/groups/ Huntsville Photographic Society: cameraclubOR/ http://www.huntsvillephotographicsociety.org/
https://www.facebook.com/ Clarksville Friends of Photography: HuntsvillePhotographicSociety/ https://www.facebook.com/clarksvillefop/
Jackson Photo Club: Cookeville Camera Club: http://www.jacksonphotoclub.org/ https://www.cookevillecameraclub.com/ https://m.facebook.com/groups/155119344018 https://www.facebook.com/Cookeville-Camera-
Club-182373583284/ Lawrenceburg Photographic Society:
https://m.facebook.com/groups/365370508658 Crossville Camera Club https://www.facebook.com/crossvillecamclub/ Life Through The Lens Photo Club [email protected] Columbia, TN, Maury County
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LeConte Photographic Society: Plateau Photography Club: http://www.lecontephotographic.com/ http://www.ppcuginc.com/PhotoClub/2015/ home.htm https://m.facebook.com/groups/150834268285095 https://www.facebook.com/Plateau-Photography- Memphis Camera Club: 45015157860/ http://www.memphiscameraclub.org/ https://www.flickr.com/groups/2700169@N25/ https://www.facebook.com/MemphisCameraClub/ Southern Appalachian Nature Photographers: http://sanp.net Nashville Photography Club: https://www.nashvillephotographyclub.com/ Twin Cities Photo Club https://www.facebook.com/ https://www.facebook.com/TWIN-CITY-PHOTO- nashvillephotographyclub/ CLUB-103987542210/
Northwest Tennessee Photography Club http://nwtnphotoclub.com/ Virginia Highlands Camera Club https://www.facebook.com/ NorthwestTennesseePhotographyClub/ West Tennessee Photographers Guild: Paris Photography Club: http://www.westtennesseephotographersguild.org/ https://sites.google.com/view/paristnphoto/home https://www.facebook.com/ WestTennesseePhotographersGuild/ https://m.facebook.com/groups/408318365955275
West Tennessee Shutterbugs: Photographic Society of Chattanooga: http://www.facebook.com/groups/wtnshutterbugs http://chattanoogaphoto.org/ https://www.facebook.com/chattanoogaphoto/ We would love to get updates about your club events Email: [email protected] and information about your next club meeting. Does your club sponsor an annual event/contest? We will let the rest of the clubs and lifetime members know about your club’s local events and happenings. Club Membership Send your $40.00 to: Email articles, updates, and photos to the
Pat Gordy, Treasurer 3CT 3CT Newsletter Editor: 7424 Edgefield Dr. Chattanooga, TN 37421 [email protected]
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Seven Islands State Birding Park https://tnstateparks.com/parks/seven-islands The diverse natural landscape of aquatic and grassland habitats makes Seven Islands State Birding Park a premier birding destination with more than 190 species of birds sighted. The park encompasses 416 acres along the French Broad River in Knox County, approximately 19 miles 478 Happy Hollow Lane east of Knoxville. This peninsula of land features Sevierville, TN 37876 more than eight miles of natural trails, rolling hills and views of the Smoky Mountains. In addition to http://deerfarmzoo.com/ being a wildlife refuge popular for hiking and
wildlife observation, the park is a research and educational facility for schools and other groups and a demonstration area for land use and habitat management techniques. Songbirds, hawks and waterfowl can be seen along the meadow trails and several old barns are a favorite refuge for Barn Owls. For paddlers and anglers, there is a small canoe/kayak launch that provides access to the French Broad River. Murfree Spring Wetlands
https://www.murfreesborotn.gov/187/Murfree- Spring-Wetlands
Ijams Nature Center https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review- g55138-d146693-Reviews-Ijams_Nature_Center- Knoxville_Tennessee.html Cannonsburgh Village 312 S Front St, Murfreesboro, TN
http://www.murfreesborotn.gov/164/Cannonsburgh -Village
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Old Stone Fort State Archaeological Park
732 Stone Fort Drive Manchester, TN 37355
Renaissance Park https://tnstateparks.com/parks/old-stone-fort 100 Manufacturers Road Chattanooga, TN 37405 https://www.chattanoogafun.com/listing/ Tennessee Safari Park renaissance-park/1133/ Open Year Round
618 Conley Road Alamo, TN 38001
https://www.tennesseesafaripark.com/
Stones River National Battlefield
3501 Old Nashville Hwy Murfreesboro, TN 37129 https://www.nps.gov/stri/index.htm
The Museum of Appalachia
A living history museum — a pioneer mountain farm-village that lends voice to the people of Southern Appalachia through the artifacts and stories they left behind. Founded in 1969 by John Rice Irwin, the Museum is now a non-profit organization, and a Smithsonian Affiliate museum. We offer self-guided tours, and are open every day Cheekwood Estate and Gardens of the week. Location: 2819 Andersonville Hwy. Clinton, TN 1200 Forrest Park Drive 37716 Nashville, TN 37205 http://www.museumofappalachia.org/ https://cheekwood.org/
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http://www.bigrivercrossing.com/home
Ocoee Whitewater Center The Ocoee Whitewater Center, near Ducktown, Tennessee, United States, was the canoe slalom venue for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, and is the only in-river course to be used for Olympic slalom competition.Wikipedia
Address: 4400 US-64, Copperhill, TN 37317 https://www.fs.usda.gov/generalinfo/cherokee/recreation/generalinfo/?groupid=71012&recid=35096
Email ideas for photo locations to [email protected]
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National Park Foundation “Share The Experience Photo Contest”
https://www.nationalparks.org/our-work/ campaigns-initiatives/share-experience- www.psa-photo.org/ photo-contest https://psa-photo.org/ index.php?psa-calendars
The Photo Society
Telling the World’s Stories Through Pictures
http://thephotosociety.org/ about/ https://us.web.leica-camera.com/World-of- Leica/Leica-Women-Foto-Project/Leica- Women-Foto-Project-Award/Official-Award- Rules
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3CT Fall Event Let us Hear From You! Have suggestions? Drop us a line! The Photographic Society of Chattanooga Email articles, updates, and photos to the will host the event 3CT Newsletter Editor: October 4, 5, and 6 [email protected] https://www.chattanoogafun.com/ https://3ct.org/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/ cameraclubcounciloftennessee/
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