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Daniel Caron holds his exhibit piece that will be on display in the Belmont County Heritage Museum for the entire month of May.

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Area residents can look at life in the local area through a different lens on Thursday, when the Ohio Valley Photography Club hosts a reception at the Belmont County Heritage Museum.

The photography club is currently doing an exhibition at the Heritage Museum for the entire month of May that displays photographs taken in Belmont County. The exhibit features over 20 photographs of Belmont County from photographers of all levels of experience. The reception will take place from 5-8 p.m. Thursday, alongside the Art Walk presented by the St. Clairsville Main Street Small Business Association. Multiple pieces of the exhibit will be for sale, and light refreshments will be available to everyone in attendance.

“Members of our club have a wide range of talent and interests, subscribing to the idea ‘the best camera is the one you have with you,’” the club states in a release. “While we do critique each other’s work, if prompted, it is always with the understanding that each artist is developing a unique and individual style. Some members sell their work while others are strictly hobbyists.”

“The Belmont County Heritage Museum is hosting a photography exhibit by the Ohio Valley Photography Club throughout May, featuring images taken in Belmont County. Club members have captured the county’s beauty in various seasons from historic buildings to beautiful outdoor scenery,” according to the Belmont County Heritage Museum website.

“All these photos were taken in Belmont County. That was what we asked them to do, and I think it turned out great,” museum Manager Cathryn Stanley said.

Stanley added that this is the second year that the Ohio Valley Photography Club has exhibited in the Belmont County Heritage Museum but the third time they have collaborated together.

There will be over 20 St. Clairsville businesses participating in Thursday’s art walk. Its goal is to support local artists while supporting local businesses.

Among the businesses and artists taking part in the art walk are: Cedar One Realty with Creating Hope Art and Culinary Arts by Heidi Riley; Restore Yoga and Wellness with Tina Oxley Art, mixed media and watercolor; Zel Properties with Jean Fitzgerald and Yellow Sky Designs by Sarah; Fur Pet’s Sake with Bob Dombrowski Art; Giancinta’s Gelato and Cafe with music on the deck with Gerald; River Valley Designs with Permanent Jewelry; St. Clairsville Public Library with Susan Pogany.

Held throughout the historic district on St. Clairsville’s Main Street, the event is free of charge and anyone can walk from shop to shop viewing the artists’ wares.

The Ohio Valley Photography Club is a group interested in the art of photography. Meetings are held on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month in the Wheeling vicinity. If interested you can contact the Ohio Valley Photography Club on Facebook or email ohiovalleyphotoclub@gmail.com.

By Carolina Piras For Mailonline

Published: 18:59 EDT, 13 May 2024 | Updated: 19:02 EDT, 13 May 2024

Naomi Campbell exuded elegance in a black midi dress as she led stars at David Bailey and Mary McCartney’s DOUBLE EXPOSURE photography on Monday.

The supermodel, 53, posed alongside the photography icon, 86, as she sweetly hugged him. 

The fashion icon looked ageless as she stunned in the chic garment with shoulder pads teamed with stiletto heels, enhancing her slender frame.

Naomi beamed with her long-time pal and fashion photographer – particularly known for his role shaping the image of the Swinging Sixties.

The duo put on a very heartfelt display as the model embraced him, while David sat and seemed to enjoy a glass of orange juice.

Naomi also posed with the other star of the night Mary, 54.

The daughter of the Beatles’ icon Paul who is also a photographer and documentary filmmaker, looked classy in a bejewelled black blouse.

She teamed her look with smart trousers and open-toe chunky sandals, while carrying a vintage camera with her the whole time.

The pair also posed with Aman Resorts chief operating officer Roland Fasel. 

During the private exhibition – which took place at Claridge’s ArtSpace – the runaway queen rubbed shoulder with Katy Wickremesinghe, who looked gorgeous in a black sequinned jacket, white top and pleated fuchsia maxi skirt.

Naomi caught up with some other modelling icons including Marie Helvin, 71, and Penelope Tree, 73.

Penelope – who rose to prominence during the swinging sixties – sported a black and white argyle-patterned and classy black trousers with stiletto boots.

Meanwhile icon cover superstar Marie – who has been married to David from 1975 to 1985 looked stylish in all-black look with a shirt, flared trousers and sandals.

 

Mary enjoyed the company of her younger brother James, 46, as the pair beamed happily celebrating the photographer’s milestone success.

More of the talented family came around for the special exhibition, as the Beatles’ brother Mike, 80, who is also himself a musician, was in attendance.

David’s wife and former model Catherine (neé Dyer), was also in attendance to support her beloved husband.

She looked effortlessly stunning in a smart black co-ord with fitting blazer. 

The couple has been happily married since 1986.

Sculptor and designer Daniel Lismore ensured to catch the eye in a typically quirky ensemble made of different fabrics tailored together, with a turban and a metal crown, while posing with Mary.

Famous English socialite Henry Conway was also in attendance of the event as he sported a white shirt, cream trousers and a tailored coat.

Elsewhere, designer and influencer Pegah Pourmand looked effortlessly chic in a black blazer with white details and grey snake-skin knee boots.

By Bethan Edwards For Mailonline

Published: 18:55 EDT, 13 May 2024 | Updated: 19:08 EDT, 13 May 2024

James McCartney seemed in good spirits as he joined sister Mary at a photography exhibition at Claridge’s ArtSpace in London on Monday evening. 

The lookalike son of the rocker legend Sir Paul McCartney, 46, dressed cool at the event in a black leather jacket and checked shirt. 

The musician added a pop of colour to his outfit with a pair of eye catching blue metallic boots as he posed for photos.

Meanwhile his older sister Mary, 54, looked stylish in a smart black blouse, tailored trousers and a pair of sandals. 

The siblings were in good spirits as they mingled with friends and posed with their uncle Mike McCartney. 

Elsewhere at the event, supermodel Naomi Campbell showcased her incredible figure in a sleeveless black midi dress which she teamed with coordinated heels. 

After largely shunning the limelight, even working as a waiter in Brighton, James later followed in his father’s musical footsteps.

His first two-and-a-half years were spent on the road with his parents as they toured with their group Wings.

He later played guitar on Sir Paul’s records Flaming Pie and Driving Rain as well as The Light Comes From Within – a track he recorded with his mother before her death from breast cancer in 1998.

He released his debut single Available Light in 2010 before releasing his first album Me in 2013 and his second, The Blackberry Train, in 2016 – both co-produced by his father.

He previously said he had aims to be ‘better than the Beatles’.

‘When I got to a certain age, I realised that I was somewhat better than other kids at school at guitar and took pride and enjoyment in that,’ he told the BBC in 2012.

‘I then dreamt of being better than The Beatles. I’m not sure if I can do that. If anything, I would love to be equal to The Beatles – but even that’s quite tough.’

He also revealed he was considering forming a group featuring the offspring of the Fab Four, including Ringo Starr’s son Jason, 54, Lennon’s youngest son Sean, 46, and George Harrison’s only son, Dhani, 43.

As well as James, Paul is also father to three other daughters with late wife Linda – Heather McCartney, Mary McCartney, Stella McCartney.

The rocker then welcomed daughter Beatrice, now 19, with Heather Mills, who he was married to from 2002 to 2008.

Paul has been happily married to Nancy since 2011.

Toronto’s Contact Photography Festival has lost more than a dozen exhibitors as artist opposition grows against its title sponsor, Bank of Nova Scotia, for a subsidiary’s stake in a major Israeli arms manufacturer during the Israel-Hamas war.

The group Artists Against Artwashing has been contacting photographers, lens-based artists and venues for months to alert them to a Scotiabank asset manager’s roughly US$400-million stake in Elbit Systems Ltd., whose products includes military drones and artillery ammunition. Some have joined the cause, while other artists have independently left the festival.

Sophie Sabet, a past winner of Contact’s Gattuso Prize for featured exhibitions by early-career artists, said she withdrew from a festival residency this year over the Scotiabank connection, declining the associated compensation despite the precarity of living as an artist. “Knowing that any work that I do for my practice would be linked to this genocide, I wouldn’t be able to wrap my head around that,” the installation video artist said.

These pullouts have left Contact, one of the world’s biggest photography festivals, facing a double bind over the bank that has funded much of its budget for a decade and a half.

The Globe and Mail first reported in March that Scotiabank gave notice last year that it would stop its roughly $500,000 sponsorship after this year’s festival, which runs all of May. Contact has yet to find a replacement, creating deep financial uncertainty for one of the country’s most influential promoters of photography as an art form. But the sponsorship’s pending end has done little to dissuade artists opposed to Elbit from departing Contact, diminishing the festival’s size as it already faces significant restructuring.

“Knowing the connection between Contact and Scotiabank, I am not willing to participate or take funding from an organization that basically is funding genocide,” said Umber Majeed, a New York-based multidisciplinary visual artist, who hosted a virtual exhibition of her project Dil Dil Trans-Pakistan after initially planning to participate in Contact.

Hamas militants killed about 1,400 Israelis and took approximately 250 people hostage in an attack on Oct. 7; the death toll of Palestinians in Gaza since Israel declared war on Hamas has since surpassed 35,000, according to Gaza’s health ministry.

Contact chief executive Darcy Killeen said about 15 of the planned 140 exhibiting venues and partners have pulled out, adding that he understands that many artists don’t feel comfortable being affiliated with Scotiabank.

The festival is now working out new funding guidelines for future editions, which will seek “to provide a safe, equitable space for current and future exhibiting artists and partners,” according to a recent e-mail that Contact organizers sent partners.

But the end of the Scotiabank sponsorship also means that Contact expects revenue to fall 65 per cent in 2025. It’s beginning a four-year restructuring that has included laying off two of the festival’s six full-time staff. “It’s been very difficult for everybody,” Killeen said in an interview.

The festival’s own gallery on Spadina Avenue has gone dark this year, too, after the artist Laura Margaret Ramsey, an imaging specialist and photographer, decided to pull her exhibit. Called DAMNED, it uses beavers’ living structures to examine notions of home and safety. Ramsey was not available for comment, but Killeen said he was told that given the theme, the installation “cannot exist at a time when many others cannot enjoy the same privilege of safety.”

Artists Against Artwashing began rallying artists to push back against Contact since before the festival’s exhibit-registration deadline and said that it convinced numerous people to avoid registering at all. The organization has since been pushing participants to withdraw, to write Contact organizers to push them to press Scotiabank to divest from Elbit, or to draw attention to the bank subsidiary’s Elbit stake in their installation.

“We don’t want any of our labour going toward arms manufacturing – so that’s why our call is about divestment,” said Mitra Fakhrashrafi, one of the group’s organizers.

Toronto Metropolitan University separately postponed the annual Scotiabank Photography Award ceremony, which has historically offered winners a slot at the next year’s festival but is not directly a part of Contact. The gala for the $50,000 prize was scheduled for last Tuesday, but the university said in an e-mail to The Globe that it was among many events cancelled “out of an abundance of caution, given demonstrations at university campuses and organizations across Canada.”

Elbit is one of Israel’s biggest defence companies and reported 7.9-per-cent year-over-year revenue growth in its most recent quarter, to U$1.6-billion, in part owing to “material increased demand for our products and solutions from the Israel Ministry of Defense.”

Filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission show that 1832 Asset Management, the Scotiabank subsidiary, was once one of Elbit’s biggest shareholders, at more than 5 per cent, though its stake had dropped to just over 4 per cent at the end of 2023. Artists have also protested this investment in connection with the bank’s major sponsorships of both the Scotiabank Giller Prize and the Hot Docs documentary festival.

Scotiabank declined to comment for this story.

News On 6’s Oklahoma Weather Experts said it was a rare event for people across the United States to see the northern lights. A few things had to happen to have a great view: clear skies, a camera and tripod, and patience.

The Friday night sky glowed with color, bursting with purple, pink and green. Kristie Killer captured the stars piercing through a velvet red sky in Peggs. At the Tallgrass Prairie Preserve, Mark Robinson’s photos remind us to slow down. In Barnsdall, the view above offered Cody Shaw a break from tornado damage. Stephanie York sent us a picture from Coffeyville, showing her husband, their kids, and grandma.

“To have them as vibrant as they were Friday night – that is very rare, that does not happen very often,” News On 6 Meteorologist Stephen Nehrenz said.

Nehrenz said a camera was needed to get the full effect.

“Usually around here, you’re still not gonna see it with the naked eye or you might see it very faintly on the horizon when you get outside of the city lights,” he said.

In Bartlesville, Michael Bryan’s pictures show the colors shining down like rain. A planned trip to Iceland a few years ago to see the lights, was canceled because of COVID. Turns out all he needed was a visit to his own backyard.

“The bucket list came to Bartlesville,” Bryan said.

He sometimes uses a windmill, putting it in just the right spot, to capture what happens in his corner of the world.

“Makes ‘em a little more interesting, and to me, it says, ‘Oklahoma,'” he said.

But it’s what he can’t control, where he finds beauty.

“I’ve got a motto. It’s ‘Reflections of Design.’ What I see out here is God’s creation,” Bryan said.

It’s hard to say when we could see the northern lights here again; it’s not the same as predicting a solar eclipse.

Bryan and other photographers keep an eye on an app called “Aurora,” that will alert you when there is a likely chance you’ll see the northern lights.

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DxO has announced the latest edition of its photo editing suite, Nik Collection 7.

The seventh update to the popular Photoshop/Lightroom plugin tool introduces advancements for Nik Color Efex, better U Point local adjustment technology, workflow improvements, and several other improvements.

According to DxO, Nik Collection 7 adds options for ellipses, polygons, and luminosity masks to the U Point technology, as well as a significant speed boost to the suite “across the board” that includes 30% faster performance, instant switching between plugins, and more.

“Nik Collection exists to accelerate visual creativity in any photography workflow. With version 7, not only have we maximized performance, but we’ve introduced new selection tools that deliver a remarkable level of control,” says Boris Oliviero, Product Director. “As an upgrade, users get creativity, speed, and flexibility like never before.”

One of the standout features is the familiar U Point local adjustment tool has been expanded by three new tools. The upgrade adds a Polygonal Tool that allows users to quickly mask odd or irregular shapes, while standard Control Points can now be stretched or compressed into any elliptical form.

In addition, a new colour picker tool allows users to choose a hue and tone for the adjustment to target, independent from the placement of the adjustment itself, and Luminosity Masks can be used across the suite to target levels of brightness. 

Additionally, the update allows users to quickly and effortlessly switch between plugins without returning to the host program (Photoshop), allowing for a smoother editing workflow.

Another new feature is the new Quick Search tool that allows custom presets and filters for faster access and a convenient Quick Export option for fast output of images from within a plugin.

The Nik Collection 7 is available now from the DxO website for $159 USD ($240 AUD) and $89 USD ($134 AUD) for those upgrading from the previous version. A free 30-day trial is also available.

Having a zoom lens trinity is the most common approach to making sure that you have all the necessary ranges covered. But what if one lens can let you significantly lessen the amount of gear you bring?

The reason why camera brands, tripod brands, and other accessory brands put so much focus on coming up with dedicated “travel gear” is because traveling, specifically the act of physically exploring new locations, entails so much unpredictability. If you’re a photographer and your goal is to find unique scenes and breathtaking sceneries in every place you visit, it would most likely mean that you should be able to photograph anything you find interesting no matter how big or small, no matter how close or far, and regardless of the lighting conditions. Unlike most kinds of photography that we are able to do from the comforts of the general area of our homes, the challenge is to be able to bring everything that you might need while also making sure that you’re still mobile enough to move around. Regardless of whether you need to fit all your cameras and lenses in a small carry-on luggage or pack them along with three days’ worth of camping supplies, the challenge is finding the sweet spot between being prepared and efficiently packed.

Traveling With a Zoom Lens Trinity

The most common advice you’d find online, not just for travel photography but for most kinds of photography, is to have a set of three zoom lenses. This means bringing a standard zoom lens, an ultra-wide angle zoom, and a telephoto lens. Of course, there is an infinite number of alternatives to this combination but generally most of what you need to cover can be within the three zoom lens ranges. Yes, there are lenses with wider ranges of focal lengths but most of them are either limited in low light or have inconsistent optical performance across the range.

For more experienced photographers, or alternatively for those who know more than enough of what to expect to photograph, these lenses can be swapped for prime lenses depending on the photographer’s preference. Personally, I sometimes switch my 16-35mm ultra-wide zoom for a 20mm f/1.8 prime lens specifically if I anticipate that my need for a wide angle lens would be to shoot nighttime landscapes. Other photographers can work with an all-prime setup, or entirely without either a wide lens or a telephoto lens. The key to finding your reliable set of lenses would be knowing your own style of photography and the kinds of compositional approaches that you prefer to take. However, for anxious travelers like myself, there’s so much comfort you can get from knowing that you have a zoom lens trinity in your bag. The downside is, there is also very likely a physical discomfort that comes with it.

How Shooting With a 35-150mm Lens Can Change How You Travel

During a recent weekend trip, I tried out what changing up my set of lenses can offer, but this time, with a relatively new zoom lens option in the form of the Tamron 35-150mm f/2-2.8 Di III VXD in combination with an ultra-wide angle lens. To make impact of this change more palpable, I chose to bring the Sony 20mm f/1.8 G as my ultra wide angle lens knowing full well that it would remain inside my bag for most of the trip.

The Tamron 35-150mm definitely offers a unique set of perspectives. Walking around and exploring a new place, I don’t particularly shoot wide, so the difference between having a 24mm and a 35mm as my widest option was not significant. Instead, what was more apparent was that I had more reach because of the lens’ ability to go all the way to 150mm which, in my usual set of lenses, would mean I’d have to change lenses. Though I do this kind of shooting usually during the day, the difference of an f/2.8 opening compared to what I would have with an f/4 walk-around lens was visually noticeable. Even if the lens is bulkier and heavier, the difference subjectively seems less significant compared to what’s in the bag you’re carrying.

The Tamron 35-150mm f/2-2.8 Di III VXD is widely known for being a heavy piece of glass. It weighs 1.165 kilograms (2.6 lbs), 158mm (6.2 in) long and 89.2mm (3.5 in) thick. The barrel also extends as you zoom in but much of the weight remains to be on the more proximal end. In comparison to 70-200mm f/2.8 lenses, this is 125 grams heavier than the Sony 70-200mm f/2.8 GM II (1045g) and 315 grams lighter than the Sony 70-200mm f/2.8 GM version 1 (1480g) so it can be safe to say that this lens weighs roughly the same as a 70-200mm f/2.8 in general.

However, given the difference in range, it greatly intersects the ranges of a standard zoom (24-70mm) lens and a telephoto zoom (70-200mm). If we’re to look at the lens regardless of other lens choices then it would be easy to say that it is heavy and bulky. However, if you’re coming from the perspective of someone who would replace a standard zoom and a telephoto zoom with this lens, then it would result in having a heavier lens but generally carrying less gear and less total weight because it combines the functionality of two lenses into one.

I particularly always travel with an ultra-wide angle lens, a standard zoom, and a telephoto zoom (unless I know what to expect and which ones I won’t need). Of course, we all know that most of the time the bulk of the weight is coming from the telephoto lens. The usual dilemma while packing would be whether to bear the weight or to live with the possibility of missing out on a shot because the lens that would have been perfect for it was left at home. Of course, this does not apply to every kind of photographer, there are people who have a preference towards certain focal lengths regardless of where they’re going but for someone like me, there might be a lot of benefits coming from being able to fuse the two zoom lens ranges into one piece.

If that’s the case and I end up using it as a walk-around lens, then potentially the only lens left in my bag would be the ultra-wide angle lens that can range from 373 grams (Sony 20mm f/1.8) to 680 grams (Sony 16-35mm f/2.8 GM) for me. While the lens on my camera might be heavier, the overall weight of gear is significantly less.

Alongside the benefits of this unique range, the Tamron 35-150mm does have excellent optical performance. It seems to do very well at the widest aperture and continues to have great sharpness up to f/11 where it begins to slightly soften.

Being able to shoot at 35mm f/2 on its own is a notably pleasant experience knowing that you wouldn’t have to change lenses to achieve it. Subjectively I can say that it focuses very well and accurately with sufficient light but (though I’m not able to quantify) it seems to be less capable in very dark situations. On top of everything, while I generally like using this lens, my only qualm about it is that it does not come with a tripod collar to support the front-heavy setup.

What I Liked

• Unique range with f/2-2.8 widest aperture
• Great image quality

What I Didn’t Like

• Front heavy
• No tripod collar

You can purchase the Tamron 35-150mm f/2-2.8 Di III VXD here.