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Minor Details
Copyright 2009 Steve Sierren
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About This Site
Welcome to the regional group homepage for the California
Nature Photographers! This group was established in April of
2003 as the Northern California Nature Photographers to
further expand the wonderfully diverse community offered by
the
Nature
Photographers Online Magazine.
In July, 2005, the group was expanded to include the entire
state of California.
Our primary goal is to build a regional community of
individual members who are interested in outdoor
photography, and who have a desire to share information,
ideas, questions, locations, photos, and an occasional field
trip or group gathering. The keywords are casual, friendly,
and open to all.
The only rule: "Play nice in the sandbox."
So put down the tripod, kick up the feet, pull up a
keyboard, and enjoy. If you find yourself enjoying this
site, please spread the word about our NPN regional group to
other local photographers and encourage them to take
advantage of a NPN membership.
How To Become a Member
Please send an email to one of the group moderators listed
below and request membership.
Contact Information
Your group moderators are Preston Birdwell
and Paul Breitkkreuz.
Please direct all membership, group activity, and current
event related questions and comments to the moderators. The
same applies for web-site related problems, updates, ideas,
and other site related topics. You may use the moderator's
e-mail links at the top of the CANP Forum page or post them
to the
group forum.
If you observe abuse of this site and/or posts that do not
meet the NPN posting guidelines, please e-mail the
moderators.
Thank you for your participation at NPN and CANP!
About the Cover Photo
This month's featured photograph "Minor Details", is by
Steve Sierren..
"I've been trying new things lately, and 6 months ago I decided to
try abstract photography in nature and with not much luck prior
to the day of this photograph. I was photographing the
typical sunset photography at the beach but noticed the
patterns galore below my feet. As artists / photographers
we sometimes get board and need some kind of spark to bring
back our faded passion; this was it for me. The abundance
of patterns in the shale really brought back the excitement
of when I first picked up a camera. The way the banded
light scraped across the scene made it easy to keep it simple."
"Steve is a professional photographer with an
adventurous soul and a passion for landscapes, nature, and
the wilderness. His work has been showcased many times in
national publications, including Outdoor Photographer
magazine. Steve has the ability to search out the most
dramatic landscape lighting and capture them with a his
unique skills. His influences are David and Marc Muench,
Carr Clifton and Philip Hyde. He is also an accomplished
photography teacher, leading many workshops and private
photo tours in the American southwest. One of Steve's
special techniques is night photography and light painting.
Steve shoots with what ever box he has available and enjoys
getting lost in the Mojave Desert and the Sierra Nevada."
~Steve
You can view more of Steve's work on his
web site .
Thank you for visiting NPN and CANP!
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