Welcome!

We are a full service photography club providing social, cultural, and educational opportunities to all photographers from the early beginner to advanced amatures and professionals. Please plan to attend our next meeting at the Brick City Center for the Arts, 23 SW Broadway Street (map) and find out what we are all about! (read more...)

Thank You !

Thanks to everyone who helped to make Southern Exposures 2009 a huge success!

Whether you helped in organizing and managing the show, had your images hung in either the club show or the competition, or you were only able to stop by and see the show, it would have been a less successful event without your participation.

Upcoming Events

Next general meeting 7/7/09

Competition Theme: - NO competition this month

Program: Member Leroy Simon will be demonstrating how he photographs moths and caterpillars. Leroy will also discuss the macro equipment he uses to get these great images.

Come join us! Visitors are always welcome!

Next Board Meeting 6/30/09

July Field Trip:

Other Local Events

See calendar of events...

Al's Photo Tips

What is the difference between a $300 telephoto and a $1800 telephoto?

I went to the McIntosh Festival last Saturday. For those that ask "What is the difference between a $300 telephoto and a $1800 telephoto, here is the answer. 70-200 Nikon VR f2.8 at 200mm(wide open) This lens wide open has extremely narrow depth of field. This is a GOOD thing because you can isolate your subject from the background. The subject pops out. If you shot the same with a tele lens that had a f5.6 maximum aperture (like the 18-200VR $600) you could easily make out detail in the background. Of course you could fix that in Photoshop by isolating the subject and doing a gaussian blur on the background but...(more - with photos!)

See all of Al's Photo Tips as well as other archived Tools Tips and Techniques...

Featured Image

Cattle Egret in Flight
© 2008 Anis Shahmiri

(Featured Image archives)

Member Spotlight -
Leroy Simon

My name is Leroy Simon, currently your vice president. I am 75 years old and married to my wife, Veronica, for 46 years.

I became interested in photography when I was in the army at the end of the Korean War.  When I got out I joined the Toledo Camera Club, and I have been active in it and other clubs since.

I competed in international salons in the slide division where I achieved a diamond star in nature and 3 stars in color slides. (read more...)

(Member Spotlight archives)

New Competition Manual!

We have produced our new Competition Manual which will take effect immediately. This manual addresses the new print size requirements, the new "Novice" category, and other changes. Download your copy, or just take a look HERE!

New Members

Michael Morris
Alyssa Morris
Rita Pluta
Mike Quinley
Gary Alves

Website Links

Attention Members! We now have graphic web "buttons" for you to use when linking your personal website to the NCFPC site. You can find them on the "Sponsors & Links" page.