Our favorite meeting of the year is October. It is our first meeting of the new season, and features What I did during my Summer. Images may be sent to us for inclusion in the program. They can be sent to our Dropbox account at https://www.dropbox.com/request/yxhdqCATN5a5xUHxkAQr or sent to Alan Musy. Please use your name… continue reading »
Setting sun through a cottonwood grove © Bruce Herman People have authored many sayings concerning the significance of the familiar. Here are two: Familiarity breeds contempt. Attributed to Aesop. Familiarity breeds contempt only when it breeds inattention. George Santayana What do these have to do with photography? I personally believe they are quite relevant. I… continue reading »
Among all your photographic tools, two of the most crucial are the lens on your camera and the monitor on which you edit image files. Digital image processing is done visually, using a monitor, display, or screen, and the capability of that monitor to show all the colors captured in the file accurately and consistently… continue reading »
Take a visual journey through one of the world’s most iconic destinations for landscape photography with Colin Tyler. Colin has visited Iceland three times and leads tours there annually with Nat Expo Tours, where they take groups around the country on the famous Ring Road and explore the East Fjords, the Troll Peninsula, and… continue reading »
Carl Johnson gave a presentation highlighting the National Parks Artist Residencies program. There over 50 National Park Service units with artist-in-residence programs open to a variety of artistic disciplines. But how do you find out about these residency programs? What does it take to submit a successful application? Join ASONP member Carl Johnson as he… continue reading »
The Sodbury & Yate Photographic Club in Great Britain provided a special online presentation for ASONP members on Saturday, April 9, 2022, entitled “A Road Trip Through Britain: The Western Side.” The presentation was a “virtual road trip” through the western parts of Britain. From the extreme South West of Britain, through Wales, and then… continue reading »
How do I get into AlaskaWILD? The secrets of impactful images. Juror Michael DeYoung will also share stories of photographic failures, successes, biased jurors and how the pieces for AlaskaWILD 2022 were selected. After Michael’s presentation, ASONP will show two slideshows: alaskaWILD 2022 All Images Submitted and alaskaWILD 2022 Selections by our juror, Michael DeYoung…. continue reading »
QT Luong spent a quarter of a century through over 300 trips documenting all national parks in the United States with a large format camera. His efforts were even featured in Ken Burns’ documentary “The National Parks: America’s Best Idea.” Join QT as he shares the story and images of this epic project, published in… continue reading »
There are few wildlife destinations like Botswana. The country is home to places like the Okavango Delta, Chobe National Park, and the Central Kalahari Reserve. Fairbanks-based photographer, David Shaw has made several journeys to Botswana in Southern Africa, while guiding photographers, birders, and naturalists. His presentation summarized the travel and photographic experience in Botswana, what… continue reading »
Travis Novitsky presented his images of the night sky taken from his home state of Minnesota, near the Canadian border and Lake Superior. After Travis’ presentation, images from members were shown.