NSB Photo Walkabout
Sunday, June 25 from 9 to 11 a.m.
Meeting Point: Broadway
Beach
Free & Open
to All
We will walk from Broadway Beach to Hallock Landing Beach
and back to
Broadway via Soundview Drive. Pace will be slow with frequent
stops for photo tips and photo taking. Approx. 3 miles.
“The real voyage
of discovery consists not in seeing new landscapes, but in having new
eyes.”
Take a leisurely Sunday stroll with us as we explore the splendor of North
Shore Beach with new eyes.
See how your perspective on nature, with the subtle
changes in light and color, and man’s influence on the landscape can
surprise and delight you when approached with an open mind. The world begins
to speak a unique language of shapes, shadows and shimmering reflections
when you are willing to slow your pace, quiet your mind and observe.
It doesn’t matter what kind of camera you have, all levels from beginner
to advanced are welcome. Photo enthusiasts without cameras, and those thinking
of buying a camera or wanting to know more about the camera you have, are ALL
welcome to join in. Kids are especially invited. Don’t forget, we need
entries for the Shutterbug category for kids under 15.
Photographer and Long Island native, Marylou Stewart will lead the walkabout.
She has been living in Rocky Point for 9 years and has been photographing the
Long Island waters since she took up her first camera at age 11. She will give
us photo tips and tricks on the following topics:
• composing and framing your shot,
• working with changing and challenging light
conditions,
• learning more about the manual settings on your
camera
• finding out how different camera settings can
create specific effects and moods,
• arranging found objects in creative ways to
convey ideas or create thoughtful still-lifes,
• getting tips on how to take your photographs
of friends and family to the next level by using different angles, perspectives
and setups,
• learning ways to have more fun with your camera
by experimenting with moving the camera during long exposures, taking photos
without looking through the viewfinder and pointing the camera at the sun
against silhouetted objects in the foreground, etc.
“Wandering
re-establishes the original harmony which once existed between man
and the universe.”
Marylou Stewart
You are hard-pressed to find Marylou without a camera (or two or three!)
on any given outing. Stewart received a Degree in Photographic Technology from
SUNY @ Farmingdale. After years of working in Advertising, Electronics/Government,
in 1983 she began her position as Photographer, Media Services at Stony Brook
University. She has photographed open heart surgeries, doctoral awards ceremonies,
celebrity press conferences and special events, scientific research materials,
portraits for annual reports, as well as local archeological dig specimens
and dinosaur bones from Madagascar for National Geographic. Marylou also attended
School of Visual Arts, received a Bachelor of Arts in Business Management at
Empire State College and a Masters in Human Resource Management at Stony Brook
University.
Looking forward
to journeying with you Sunday!
REMINDER: You have 4 more weeks to
take your winning photos for the North Shore Beach Photo Contest deadline of
July 25th!