Inspiring Photographers in the Triangle since 2007
Early Morning, East Bound - Don Ducey
Crossing the Fjord, Norway - John Lapp
41 Mercury - Nick Verna
Bolivian Matron - Harry O'Connor
Alligator River Barred Owl - Jim Jilson
A Quiet Stroll - Billy Stewart
Au Vieux Paris - Billy Stewart
Clara's Dream - Brooke Meyer
House of Dior - Michele Alias
Early Morning at Bond Lake - Phillipe Courtay
Butterfly - Jack Leavell
Persistence of the Gaze - Jo Bolton
Egret in Fall Flight - Irene Kuo
Elegant - Brooke Meyer
The Reckoning - Fran DeRespinis
Round House - Bob Culver
Feather Tips - Irene Kuo
First Frost - Mike Ligget
Omar Sosa - Will Robinson
Our Close Encounter - Jim Jilson
Panajachel Woman, Guatemala - Bob Blum
Philadelphia Skyline - Jeff Hopp
Portrait of an Elderly Eagle Hunter - Bob Blum
Prague Reflections - Bhinesh Patel
Haunted River - Lynne Necrason
Spring Greening on the Haw River just below the Dam - Jon Meyer
The Harbinger - Fran DeRespinis
Spring Greening on white Oak Creek - Jon Meyer
St Paul de Vence, France - Mike Weitzman
Streets of San Miguel - Steve Rebach
Sunset in the Badlands - Maurice Weaver
Tail Dip - Michael Cannon
Winter at Yates Mill - Bob Culver
CPA Meeting Dates -7:00- 9:00 pm
NOTE: Because of conflicts with Town of Cary events, we have had to alter the meeting schedule for July through December 2026. Please note that the October dates are flipped. ZOOM meeting is on the 2nd Wednesday and HYCC meeting is on the 4th Wednesday. Here are the new dates:
October 14 - ZOOM - Jennifer King
October 28 - Herb Young Community Center - Around the House Challenge
November 18 - Herb Young Community Center - Jamie Konarski Davidson
December 2 - Herb Young Community Center
(Holiday Celebration & Show and Tell)
Please remember that we only meet once in the months of November, and December. All of those meetings are at the Herb Young Community Center.
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From the President:
A cool morning. Wow! I am so glad to see the return of fall weather. Soon we will experience the change of season and see some color in the landscape. I want to encourage everyone to take advantage of the CPA critique at Click! On Saturday, 3 October, as well as the other Click! events. I am very proud of our Board of Directors and Secretary Mike Ligett in particular for developing this opportunity for our members. More information is available elsewhere in the Newsletter.
Recently, I switched camera systems and have been putting together a new lens lineup. I also discovered an article positing a “one-lens-for-all” philosophy and discussing the 50mm vs. 35mm choice as a main walk-around lens for street and casual photography. Although I’ve owned several 50mm lenses in the past, I rarely gravitated toward that focal length, preferring instead to pick up a 35mm. My favorite 35mm was an old Minolta Maxxum 35mm f2 that I used on my Sony a850 full-frame body. Not only was it sharp, but it possessed character and terrific color. [One of the best qualities of the old lineup of Minolta lenses was consistency of color across all lenses.] I eventually switched to Sony mirrorless FE mount cameras and lenses and purchased several Zeiss Batis lenses, one of which was the 40mm f2. I fell in love with that focal length; it became my most used lens. It not only possessed outstanding image quality, but seemed to frame the world in a way that connected with my vision. Since the first of the year, I have been shooting with a Q3 43 with its wonderful 43mm APO lens. Once again, I find myself grabbing this camera because the focal length fits my way of seeing the world. Composing with it seems effortless and natural. Therefore, I seem to have found my own answer to the question posed by photo writers. My journey led me to the 43mm. Maybe best of both worlds. Enjoy the article and my image. [By the way, the water wheel at Yates Mill has been reinstalled.
Henry Rinne, President
19th Annual Open Juried Photographic Exhibit
The mounted and framed, juried images will hang October 20, 2026 through December 18, 2026 in the Cary Senior Center, 120 Maury Odell Place, Bond Park (off High House Road), Cary NC 27513. See entries and winners for last year at :
https://www.caryphotographicartists.org/cpa-open-juried-exhibitions
Stay tuned for 2026 images to be uploaded in the next week
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Let’s have some Fun
Wednesday, October 28, 2026 – 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm (Social time starts at 6:30 pm)
Where: Herb Young Community Center 101 Wilkinson Ave in Cary. (In person only)
The October 28 meeting will have a fun event that we are asking you to join. It will be a challenge contest asking you to photograph something INSIDE the doors of your own home. No exotic locations. No travel required. No gas money. No hiking boots. You don’t even have to change your pajamas!
Look around and find something worth photographing. We are encouraging creative but artistic viewpoints that emphasize shape and shadow over "this is a vase," "this is my cat" type of images. Make the ordinary look extraordinary; challenge the viewer to figure out what is shown or how the photo was produced. CASH PRIZES will be awarded. YOU will have a vote on which photos win. The contest will view digital images, but you have to be there to see and vote. You can enter 2 images. So, grab your camera, look around your house, and remember: Great photographs may be hiding right under your nose. (And if you’re lucky, your nose might even be in the photograph!)
Deadline is Sunday, October 25th, 2026
Wednesday, October 28th, 2026 - 7:00 - 9:00PM
Around the House Challenge
In Person - Herb Young Community Center
The October 28 meeting will have a fun event that we are asking you to join. It will be a challenge contest asking you to photograph something INSIDE the doors of your own home. No exotic locations. No travel required. No gas money. No hiking boots. You don’t even have to change out of your pajamas!
Look around and find something worth photographing. We are encouraging creative but artistic viewpoints that emphasize shape and shadow over "this is a vase," "this is my cat" type of images. Make the ordinary look extraordinary; challenge the viewer to figure out what is shown or how the photo was produced.
CASH PRIZES will be awarded. YOU will have a vote on which photos win. The contest will view digital images, but you have to be a dues paying member and be there to see and vote. You can enter two images.
So, grab your camera, look around your house, and remember: Great photographs may be hiding right under your nose. (And if you’re lucky, your nose might even be in the photograph!)
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:
Deadline for submissions will be October 25th, 2026 at midnight, Cary time. Later submissions WILL NOT be accepted even if your MAC eats your Windows, hurricane Zelda blows your roof off or CHATGPT hallucinates you into a different time zone.
Your images must be in JPG format.
We suggest SRGB color space.
Your images can have any dimensions, but we suggest something approximately 2000 pixels on the long edge. Smaller images may not fill the display screen. Very large images might find restrictions from your email provider. All images with be inserted into a consistent slide show for voting. No cropping or adjustments affecting appearance will be performed.
Email your submission(s) as attachments to: cpa.inbasket@gmail.com
cpa.inbasket@gmail.com
Submissions will be acknowledged. The last week of submissions, we will monitor daily. Earlier submissions might experience a couple of days before reply.
Wednesday, October 28th, 2026 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Jamie Konarski Davidson - Exploring Simple
In-Person - Herb Young Community Center
In a world filled with busy and clutter, it can be challenging to simplify a scene or subject to include just what’s necessary to tell the story of what made us stop. It is an exercise in subtracting what doesn’t belong or what doesn’t add to why we stopped, and including only what matters for the specific image we’re creating.
Whether you seek simple in a landscape, portraits, still life or florals, the more you remove, the more you clarify and strengthen the image. In this program, Jamie will provide some history of simplicity and minimalism in art & photography, approaches for seeing subjects differently, and share a variety of ways to remove visual distractions and create simple images.
Bio :Jamie is an award-winning nature photographer and Lensbaby Ambassador based in Greenville, NC. She is a visual artist & educator with an interpretive style & passion for nature, art, wabi sabi, all things unique and beautiful, and a decades long love of Lensbaby. Her teaching philosophy is to educate, encourage and inspire. Learn more about her work, location workshops and more at https://www.newlifephotos.com.
