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Early Morning at Bond Lake - Phillipe Courtay

Portrait of an Elderly Eagle Hunter - Bob Blum

Spring Greening on the Haw River just below the Dam - Jon Meyer

Spring Greening on white Oak Creek - Jon Meyer

St Paul de Vence, France - Mike Weitzman

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
Opened on September 15th on CaFE
CaFE Deadline: October 16th

You have until October 16th to get your images entered into the 19th Annual Open Juried Photographic Exhibit. https://opportunities.wearecreativewest.org/opportunity/18042/CAFE. The 50 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. As usual, there will be two categories— MONOCHROME and COLOR - Prints Only! This is NOT a digital show. If you cannot get your entry to Cary, NC, do not enter. Only mounted and framed images will be judged. Prints must be delivered to the Cary Senior Center between 4:00 pm and 8:00 pm on Monday, October 19, 2026.

Cash Prizes will be awarded

Enter via CaFE here.

See entries and winners for last year at :

https://www.caryphotographicartists.org/cpa-open-juried-exhibitions
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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)

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 two images. Details on size, deadlines and submission procedures will be emailed to you and contained in the October Newsletter, but you can start now. 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!)

2026/2027 Dues payments - now being accepted!!!

Read the October, 2026 Newsletter

Read Newsletters from 2007- present

Renew Membership

Wednesday, October 14th, 2026 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Jennifer King

Zoom

‍Jennifer provided four topics for members to choose from. The members have voted on Image Design: Using the Principles of Design to Create More Dramatic Photos.

In her own words:

“Since 1994, I have worked as an art director, creative director, and director of photography. These roles taught me how ideas develop, how individual elements come together to strengthen an image, and how to guide someone toward a creative solution without taking away their own voice. That experience continues to shape the way I teach today. I don’t want to tell you what to photograph—I want to help you recognize what draws you to a scene and express it in a way that feels personal to you”.

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 24, 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.org
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.