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Meetings are free and open to everyone. Arrive 30 minutes early for the social time.
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Flagpole Photographers Camera Club Posts
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"Light Painting" Program - Share Your Photos
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The recent Illuminating the Night: A Light Painting Program was a resounding success, bringing together over 20 attendees—including a few welcome new faces - for a highly interactive evening of photographic creativity. Please upload your best photos from the evening to the club gallery on the this page. We look forward to seeing your results from the three hands-on stations. …
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Photos from Flagpole Workshop Day 2026
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The 2026 Workshop Day was a success, with photographers of all skill levels coming together to learn and capture the character of Newtown and Sandy Hook. Despite the earlier forecasts, the rain held off and provided a nice day for everyone to practice their fundamentals and motion techniques outdoors. Lunch at Ralph’s Sandy Hook Cafe was one of the highlights …
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2026 Annual Competition Results
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1. Congratulations to our winners!
2. Results
3. Video of the Judges Discussing the Photos
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May 2026 - Flagpole Photographers Newsletter
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May 2026 – Flagpole Photographers NewsletterDownload
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Mentor Night: Photo Review & Processing Support
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WHEN WHERE Click to Join Online Meeting Add to Calendar Share Your Work & Get Feedback! Mentor Nights are focused on interactive photo review and editing support. Bring your potential competition entries for constructive feedback before you finalize them. If you are stuck on a specific edit, struggling with a post-processing technique, or just want to see how to take …
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Ideas for our Assigned Subject - White on White and Monthly Challenge - Sunrise or Sunset.
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Note - the monthly subjects' meaning is always open to your interpretation, don't allow these ideas to impact your creativity.
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White on White
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The Challenge: Since you can't rely on color contrast, you must rely on texture and shadow. The goal is a "clean" white (not gray or muddy) that still retains detail.
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- Food/Kitchen: Eggs (cracked or whole) on white tile floor, or white mushrooms on a white plate.
- Paper Abstracts: Folded printer paper. Use a side light to cast shadows that define the shape.
- High-Key Portraits: A person or pet in white clothing against a white wall or sheet.
- Exposure Compensation: Your camera’s meter wants to turn white into gray. Dial in +1 to +2 stops of Exposure Compensation to make the whites look bright.
- Watch the Highlights: Enable your camera's "Highlight Alert" (Blinkies). You want the photo bright, but if the screen blinks, you’ve lost the detail. Back off the exposure slightly until the blinking stops.
Sunrise or Sunset
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The Challenge: To elevate a sunset photo beyond a "snapshot," you need a strong foreground element.
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- Anchor the Photo: Don't just photograph the sky. Look for a silhouette of a tree, a dock, a building, or a rock in the foreground to give the eye a place to land.
- Reflections: Water is the classic partner for sunsets. Look for local lakes or ponds where the sky color is doubled.
- Bracketing (HDR): Sunsets have high dynamic range (bright sky, dark ground). Use Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB) to take 3 shots (-2, 0, +2) and merge them later in post-processing.
- Sunstars: If the sun is still visible, stop your aperture down to f/16 or f/22. This creates a sharp "starburst" effect from the sun’s rays.
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