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| Welcome |
This is the Web site of New York City Audubon's Camera Club--an online resource for members who are interested in wildlife photography. You must be a member of New York City Audubon in order to access the advanced features of this site. It's easy to become a NYC Audubon member--just click here and fill-out the online membership form.
If you are interested in wildlife photography the Camera Club is for you. We offer a variety of programs both online and "in-the-flesh" t...
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| Save the Birds |
The Federal Migratory Bird Act is coming up for a vote in Congress. You can tell your representatives what you think by clicking here. I urge you to do so. All you have to do is enter your address and the letter below will be automatically forwarded to your representatives. "As a supporter of the National Audubon Society, a constituent, and someone who cares about protecting the world's migratory birds, I strongly urge you to cosponsor S 690/HR 2213 to reauthorize the Neotropical...
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| Member Profile |
 Camera Club member Bill Ray has just published "My Life in Photography " a large format limited-edition book covering his career as a Life magazine photographer and beyond.
Bill Ray was a staff photographer for Life magazine, based in New York, Beverly Hills, and Paris. From these bureaus he traveled the world covering major events, wars, and great personalities. Since Life's demise, his work appeared in many major publications, such as Smithsonian, Archaeology and Fortune, includi...
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| New Meeting Locale |
The Coffee House has graciously allowed the New York City Audubon Camera Club to use their facility for its monthly meetings. Thanks to Bill Ray , member of both the Camera Club and Coffee House, our meetings will now be held in the Coffee House located in the historic Mechanic's Building at 20 West 44th Street on the 6th floor. The Coffee House is one of the oldest private clubs in New York City and we are very grateful for their kindness. Meetings start at 6 pm sharp.
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| Tripod News |
October 28, 2007 New York Times By DIANE CARDWELL Amateur photographers and independent filmmakers looking to chronicle bird life, take snapshots in Times Square or capture the distinctive thrum of New York’s streets will not need to obtain permits or insurance under new rules being proposed by the Bloomberg administration.
The rules, to be released on Tuesday for public comment, would generally allow people using hand-held equipment, including tripods, to shoot for...
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| Shop for Audubon! |
You can also help support NYC Audubon when you Shop! NYC Audubon is registered on Maatiam (formerly FreePledge). Now, when you shop at your favorite online stores such as Amazon, Apple, Macy's, ebay, and Netflix, a percentage of your purchases can directly benefit NYC Audubon at no extra cost to you! All you have to do is go to http://nycaudubon.maatim.org before you make online purchases and click on the store of your choice. Some stores donate more than 10% of each dollar that is s...
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| News Feeds |
Check out the "News Feeds" section of the site for the latest photo news, digital camera reviews, and digital darkroom tips and tricks. Also take a look at our "Links" section while you're at it. If you have any links to suggest let us know.
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Please join our mailing list if you would like to be informed of upcoming events and specail offers. You can join the list and manage your account by clicking on the "Mailing List" button on the main menu.
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| Meetings | There will be no more meetings of the New York City Audubon Camera Club until further notice.
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| Photo Trips | 
Photo Safari to Southwest Florida March 17-21 2010 Instructor: David Speiser Explore South West Florida with our photo trip focusing on the Sanibel Island and Fort Myers Beach Area. We will focus our photography efforts on waders and shorebirds. Since we will be travelling in mid-March we look for migrating Passerines as well. With side trips to shoot Burrowing Owls and the opportunity to walk the boardwalks of Corkscrew as well. We will be spending most of our days in the field, where fie...
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| Ethics Department | National Association of Nature Photographers of America Ethical Guidelines
PRINCIPLES OF ETHICAL FIELD PRACTICES
NANPA believes that following these practices promotes the well-being of the location, subject and photographer. Every place, plant, and animal, whether above or below water, is unique, and cumulative impacts occur over time. Therefore, one must always exercise good individual judgment. It is NANPA's belief that these principles will encourage all who participate in the enjoyment ...
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| September Follow-up |
In response to questions about which stock photo sites John Anderson (our Sept. speaker) uses, he kindly sent along this list:
- istockphoto.com
- shutterstock.com
- alamy.com
- bigstockphoto.com
- fotoplia.com
- dreamstime.com
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| Editor\'s Desk |
 I have recently been corresponding with Milton Heiberg. For those who are not familiar with Milton's work you can view his Web site at: www.miltonheiberg.com
Milton is the founder of the Photo Committee at the New York City Audubon Society and served for four years on their Board of Directors. He has taught nature photography courses at New York City Audubon Society and various other institutions within New York City from 1980 until he moved to Orlando, Florida, in 1998. He currently ...
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| Past Meeting Department |  The April meeting of the Camera Club that was held on Tuesday, April 21, was Member's Night where members submitted up to five examples of their work. Members voted on the entries with top honors going to Helen Pine's photograph of a Northern Gannet in flight. Second prize went to Avi Lewis and third prize was won by Stephen Feingold . Check out all the entries at the 2009 Member's Night Gallery.Helen received a free Camera Club class for her winning effort.
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| Past Meetings Department | 
On Tuesday, March 17th, renowned photographer Tony Sweet presented "Seeing in the Digital Age," an examination of the techniques and processes he uses in the creation of his stunning images at the monthly Camera Club meeting. With the advent of cogent professional software and plugins, hardware and software have equal prominence in the picture making process. As one becomes more facile with software, one begins to imagine an image in terms of how the image can be optimized and furt...
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| Save the Earth Department | Cut the Catalogs If you're like me, vast numbers of catalogs start arriving in late October and early November, filling my mailbox and recycling bin to capacity. I do all of my shopping online so rarely, if ever, do I look at a catalog. Besides, catalogs are an environmental nightmare. According to catalogchoice.org , - Over eight million tons of trees are consumed each year in the production of paper catalogs.
- Nearly half of the planet’s original forest cover is gone today. Forests ...
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| Meeting Department | There will be no more meetings of the New York City Audubon Camera Club until further notice.
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