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Ashe Camera ClubWelcome to the site of the finest camera club in the mountains of NW North Carolina!
The Ashe Camera Club is a group of mostly amateur photographic enthusiasts which was formed in the summer of 2009 with the hope of providing a fun environment where our skills can be honed and our experiences discussed with others who share our love of this hobby. The Club members vary from those just getting involved and feeling their way with "point and shoot" cameras to those experienced with the latest SLR cameras and lenses, whose skills are at the professional level. But all involved want to learn more about their equipment and how to get the most out of it.Even though the "Photo of the Week" series has been discontinued for the summer months, the previous "winners" and their photographs have been archived into a collection which can be accessed at will and reviewed at any time, along with the accompanying portfolios. The total collection available highlights 14 photographers from our talented group. Click here to access these photos .
If you are interested in becoming a member or would like additional information, simply send an email to gr@ashecameraclub.com. We have no dues, no officers, no by-laws and no formality whatsoever. All it takes is an interest in photography.
The summer has been warm and the flower blossoms full of color. Butterflies have been everywhere and numerous. Judy Benda captured this colorful shot showing a couple of Spicebush Swallowtails doing their thing and named it simply and appropriately, "It's Been a Butterfly Kind of Summer". Judy and Pete recently purchased a Nikon D5000 with a 55-200mm zoom and used the maximum zoom for this photo. The shutter speed selected was 1/125th of a second, pushing the limit for a handheld shot at 200mm. This relatively slow shutter speed was not able to completely stop the butterfly movement so there is a feeling of the motion of the wings as the creatures flit about. The light is late afternoon producing a very saturated color, 6:04pm and the date August 3 of this year.
