Lensmen focus their efforts on the coast's many charms

OCEAN PINES -- With its long shoreline of beaches overlooking the Atlantic and its classic towns like downtown Berlin, Worcester County is, without a doubt, picturesque, and the Ocean Pines Camera Club focuses in on all of the coast's many charms.
According to Gail Philippi, secretary of the camera club, there are about 25 members that come together to discuss photography and shoot the many aspects of the county.

"The main purpose of the club is to get out, shoot pictures and share our love of photography with one another," she said.
"But we also help one another improve our skills by giving friendly critiques and meeting each month to discuss different topics involved with photography."
According to Philippi, the club meets each month to choose a new photo topic to shoot, and to share and discuss the previous month's topic.
For example, one topic was the Worcester County Veterans Memorial, another was to take a photo of anything that could be considered an Ocean City icon and this month's topic is architecture and abandoned houses, she said.
Once the group chooses a topic an informal field trip is usually planned to get members out and taking pictures.
"It's really interesting because we choose one topic and then a bunch of us go out and shoot different takes on that topic," Philippi said. "And it's neat to come back together and see all of the different perspectives of the club members."
The group is made up of a wide range of different interests and skill levels. Philippi said some are beginners, while others are semi-professional. It is for this reason that there is a speaker at each month's meeting who presents his or her viewpoint on a photography related subject.
She said everything and anything photography related can be discussed, such as abstract photography, which was February's subject and techniques in developing a formal slide show, which is the subject for March.
According to Philippi, the club acts as an outlet from which photography lovers can learn new things through the presentations and feedback from fellow photographers.
"For instance, with everything going digital today, the club gives those photographers, who are used to only working in a darkroom with film, the opportunity to learn about some of the more modern ways photography is being done."
For camera club member Catherine Halligan this could not ring anymore true.
Halligan said she joined the club in January after making a permanent move to the community. She has been interested in photography since she was 16 years old and has used a Nikon SR with film for many years.
"I actually went digital after my first time out with the club," Halligan said.
"We were out shooting and almost everyone had a digital except for me and I ended up running out of film. So, afterwards I gave it some thought and felt digital was something I wanted to try and I'm really enjoying it so far."
Philippi said she has been dabbling in photography for 25 years.
"I tend to like taking pictures of landscapes as opposed to portraits," she said. "But, that's what's nice about the club, we get to dab in a little bit of everything. And we get a mix of people who like to shoot different things and it makes it fun to see others work."
Philippi said the camera club is always encouraging new members to join and they hold free meetings that are open to the public on the second Monday of each month.
Reach Amber McDonald at 410-213-9442, Ext.19, or
amcdonald@dmg.gannett.com
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