Sharp Images & Filters

A word about filters. There is disagreement about the benefit of filters. There are photographers that leave a Skylight or UV (ultra-violet) filter on all the time reasoning that the filter protects their lens. I believe that filters should only be used when it offers a specific benefit for a specific shot. The exposure you have (no pun intended) of leaving them on all the time is that you have introduced a component that will affect the sharpness of your image, and not necessarily for the better! When you install that filter and can’t see its benefit, remove it. All filters degrade the image quality somewhat depending on the quality of the filter. “UV Filters don’t affect my images and there’s no light loss” you say; well, go ahead and leave it on. I am not opposed to filters per se. You buy good lenses costing hundreds, perhaps thousands of dollars to get good sharp images and then install a $15.00 filter. Perhaps I exaggerate but you get the point. Filters are designed for specific applications.
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EQUIPMENT & PHOTOGRAPHIC SOURCES
(Processing/Prints/Supplies)

BALL PHOTO
WNC's oldest, largest Photographic Supply House
85 Tunnel Road -- Innsbruck Mall (lower level)
Asheville, NC 28805
Tel: 828.252.2443
Hours: M-F 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. -- Sat. 10 a.m. -5 p.m.
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IRIS PHOTO+DIGITAL IMAGING
Asheville's Full Service Camera Store
110 Merrimon Avenue, Asheville, NC 28801
Tel: 828.254.6103
Hours: 9:00-6:00 Monday-Friday 10:00-4:00 Saturday
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MATTING/FRAMING/MATERIALS SOURCES

Your Business Name*, address, telephone & web site address listed here.

DIGITAL ACCESSORIES/MATERIALS

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CAMERA CLUBS

f/32 — Asheville, Contact: Helen Kehoe 281-2098

Hendersonville Camera Club — Contact: Bob Stormont 693-3648

CAMERA REPAIR

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EXHIBIT SPACES
(Print sales)

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AREA PHOTO WORKSHOPS

Earth Song Photography (Don McGowan) 235-8898

Backyard Photography (Gary Carter) McLeansville NC 336-621-1049

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US GOVERNMENT OFFICES/
ENVIRO-GROUPS/PHOTO HOT SPOTS

Botanical Gardens at Asheville, Sandee Yost 828-252-5190

Blue Ridge Parkway Patty Lockamy 271-4779 X241

Carolina Raptor Center Ann Blanchard 704-875-6521

Cradle of Forestry Cindy Carpenter 828-877-3130

GSM Nat.Pk. (Sugarlands) Dan Hand 865-436-1208

NC Arboretum Cindy Blankenship 665-2492 X216

NC DENR Nann Guthrie 251-6208

Roan Mountain (Rhody bloom times) 828-682-6146

The Nature Conservancy Margaret Jordan 919-403-8558

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Gary Peeples 258-3939 X234

U.S. Forestry service/NC Terry Seyden 257-4202

REFERENCE BOOKS

Local Area

Wildflowers of the Southern Appalachians (includes photo guidelines) Kevin Adams & Marty Casstevens

NC Waterfalls Kevin Adams

NC Wildlife Viewing guide (state publication)

General

John Shaw books (6) Informative and well written

Photography and the Art of Seeing Freeman Patterson

Understanding Exposure Bryan Peterson

Photographing Patterns in Nature Gary Braasch

Complete Guide to Wildlife Photography Joe Mc Donald

VIDEO TAPES

John Shaw series (6) available individually

Basics of Nature Photography Bill Fortney www.gapweb.com

Waterfalls of WNC (includes booklet)

Sugarcreek Productions Weaverville NC 626-2485

WEB SITES

CNPA Web Site (has many links to photographic web sites)

CNPA Member Web Sites

MAGAZINES

Outdoor Photography

Nature Photography

Shutterbug

Nature’s Best

Our State

OTHER USEFUL SOURCES/MATERIALS

Photograph America newsletter Robert Hitchman

(detailed photographic and logistic info on each of 80 “Hot Spots”)
415-898-3736 (Novato CA) www.photographamerica.com

John Shaw’s Pocket Field Guide (compact flip-card format)

Frank Hughes Productions 1-800-782-2988

Frank Flaw’s Guide to 17 Common Mistakes David Middleton

(excellent article-informative and entertaining!)
See G. Ramig for free copy

Hyperfocal Distance Chart (pocket-size, laminated)

See G. ramig for free copy

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RESOURCES

Carolinas Nature Photogrpahers Association: http://www.cnpa.org — Asheville Region: http://www.cnpa-asheville.org

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