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Confusion in the hood—it’s important to get the hood on the lens it was created for.
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J U L Y ’ S S P E A K E R
David Johnston
David Johnston is a landscape, adventure, and human-
itarian photographer as well as an educator. Photo-
graphing incredible light and rarely-seen moments are
what drives David to capture nature at its best.
When David is not shooting, he’s writing and teaching
photography on his website and through a podcast called
Photography Roundtable. There he interviews other profes-
sionals and delivers helpful tips. He writes periodically for
Dreamscapes as part of their landscape and wildlife photogra-
phy team.
David also leads photography workshops, often in his fa-
vorite National Park—Great Smoky Mountains National
Park—among other locations around the United States.
davidjohnstonar t .com
E D I T O R ’ S N O T E :At “press” time photos were not available of Mr. Johnston’s work for use in this newsletter. Please visit his website or the NPC website to see his photos.
Getting Pensive About Lens Hoods
If you’re like me, you’ve got more than one lens and lens hood. You’ve also found that things pack easier into your bag if you separate lenses from their
hoods. And if you’re not like me, take my word for it—they do. Either that or you’ve got much roomier camera bags than I do.
But each lens has a specific lens hood designed for it and it’s important the correct hood gets back on the lens it was intended for. So how can you figure
out which hood goes with which lens once you’ve separated them? You can look up the hood’s part number online each time you separate the hood from the lens, but it’s far easier to mark the hood with the focal length of the lens with a Pilot Silver Marker before separating them. Let the ink dry overnight or longer to make sure it doesn’t smear.
Marking the hoods also makes it easier to choose from your lenses when they are sitting on a shelf—tv
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E L E C T E D O F F I C E R S
Steve Mabry, PresidentRoger Pruitt, President-Elect
Tom Giese, SecretaryBeth Brown, Treasurer
Louann Dyer, Assistant Treasurer
B O A R D M E M B E R S
Dana Barrett, James Frazier, Pat Hollander, and Bill Scott
V O L U N T E E R O F F I C E R S
A N D C O M M I T T E E S
Charity Event Leader Jamie Bruner
Exhibit CoordinatorWayne Wilkerson
Hospitality Committee Adriane Mealor
Membership Virginia Gregory-Kocaj
Newsletter Tom Ventress
Website Committee Shelly Rosenberg (Webmaster),
Tom Oakley (Club Pbase Gallery Editor)
F O C U S G R O U P S
Adventure Brent Wright, Bob and Jeanette Ellis
Basics Bill Kotas, Joe Fizer, Jim Bruner,
Roger Pruitt & Rod Shean
Digital Steve Choatie
Nature Lisa Powers
Nashv i l l ePho tographyClub .com
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U P C O M I N G T H E M E Sj u l y : Shadowsa u g u s t : Stairss e p t e m b e r : Opulento c t o b e r : Vices or Habitsn o v e m b e r : Eye Glasses
R U L E S1 You must be a member with dues paid up to
date.2 Photograph must pertain to the Monthly Theme
(i.e. July’s theme is Shadows).3 Image size limits: Minimum 4"x 6" to
Maximum 12" (long side).4 Place ONE photo in the Folder at the table
along the wall. 5 Photograph needs to be taken within the three
months prior to the contest month.6 You must be present to win.
FIRST PLACE: Janis Tomanek
SECOND PLACE: Tom Ventress
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Nashville Photography Club Calendar of Events U P C O M I N G A D V E N T U R E G R O U P A C T I V I T I E S
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A D V E N T U R E G R O U P : F I R E W O R K S A N D P O T L U C K
Monday, July 4, 7:00PM (show up earlier, if you want) The top of the St Thomas Midtown Hospital (formerly Baptist Hospital) Parking Facility, 1906 State Street, Nashville Bring chairs, food, snacks, and water for yourselves, and something to share. We’ll have a makeshift tailgate party to pass the time away while we wait!NO ALCOHOL, or we’ll be escorted out of the garage!
C L U B M E E T I N G
Tuesday, July 19, 6:30pm • Dury’s—701 Ewing Avenue, Nashville s p e a k e r : David Johnston, Landscape Photography davidjohnstonart.comp h o t o o f t h e m o n t h t h e m e : Shadows
D I G I T A L F O C U S G R O U P
Tuesday, July 26, 6:00pm • Fifty-Forward Madison—301 Madison Street, Madisonf o c u s i n g o n : To be determined
C L U B M E E T I N G
Tuesday, August 16, 6:30pm • Dury’s—701 Ewing Avenue, Nashville s p e a k e r : David Bean, Vision and Creativity visualreserve.comp h o t o o f t h e m o n t h t h e m e : Stairs
A D V E N T U R E G R O U P : V I N T A G E B A S E B A L L A T S A M D A V I S H O M E
Sunday, August 21
D I G I T A L F O C U S G R O U P
Tuesday, August 23, 6:00pm • Fifty-Forward Madison—301 Madison Street, Madisonf o c u s i n g o n : To be determined
C L U B M E E T I N G
Tuesday, September 20, 6:30pm • Dury’s—701 Ewing Avenue, Nashville s p e a k e r : To Be Announcedp h o t o o f t h e m o n t h t h e m e : Opulent
D I G I T A L F O C U S G R O U P
Tuesday, September 27, 6:00pm • Fifty-Forward Madison—301 Madison Streetf o c u s i n g o n : To be determined
NPC meets at 6:30pm on the third Tuesday of each month January through November at Dury’s, 701 Ewing Avenue, Nashville. The Digital Group meets at 6:00pm the fourth Tuesday of each month, March through October at Fifty-Forward Madison, 301 Madison Street, Madison.
M O N D AY, J U L Y 4 Fireworks and Pot Luck
S U N D AY, A U G U S T 2 1 Vintage Baseball at Sam Davis Home
Big balloons bring big
crowds and big fun,
which is what the NPC
Adventure Group had at the
39th Alabama Jubilee Hot-Air
Balloon Classic Memorial Day
weekend. The crowds were
huge, the traffic insane, the
balloons magnificent, the
Decatur roads a maze, the
food abundant, the
photographic opportunities
limitless, and the good times
spent with fellow Nashville
Photography Club members
priceless. It was one of those
adventures that just made you
happy to be there.
—Brent Wright
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A L F R E D T. PA L M E R
Operating a hand drill at Vultee-
Nashville, woman is working on a
“Vengeance” dive bomber, Tennessee ( F E B R U A R Y 19 4 3 )
Alfred T. Palmer (1906–1993) was
a photographer best known for his
photographs depicting Americana
during World War II. He worked
as an Office of War Information
photographer in 1942 and 1943. After
the war he was a photographer for
National Geographic and became
interested in film-making, which
consumed the balance of his career.
P A R T I N G S H O T