The Club welcomed a good turn out of members and four guests to our final “competition night” of the 2012 / 2013 season.
President Dave Noordhoff reported that the following have agreed to let their name stand for election to Club offices:
- Dave Noordhoff – President
- Vince Gagnier – Vice-President
- Chad Barry – Vice-President
- Carson Plant – Treasurer
- Melanie Denis – Secretary
- Angel Rublik – Secretary
- Tere Deslippe – Executive Assistant
- Chris Jorgensen – Executive Assistant
If there are any further nominations, please contact Chris J at:
chrisj@mnsi.net.
The executive have also appointed the following:
- Herman Giethoorn – CAPA Co-ordinator
- Les McCracken – Print Manager
- Margaret Chrysler – Welcoming Manager
- Dennis Skipper – Slide Projector and Film Manager
- Kathryn Parent – Facebook Manager
- Paul Schmoldt – Competitions Manager
- Gavin Stuart – Assistant Competitions Manager
- Jim Pollock – Web Site Co-ordinator
If anyone else would like to volunteer, please contact Dave at:
Dave@Noordhoffs.com
Treasurer Larry Kearns gave his year end financial report, audited by Chad Barry. The report was unanimously accepted with gratitude from the membership. Thank you gentlemen.
Our featured speaker of the evening was Gavin Stuart, who gave a well organized and thoughtful presentation on Shooting In Manual: How and Why
- Manual Mode is very useful in difficult shooting conditions
- Manual settings give a great deal of control over your exposure
- Start by deciding what you most want to control; depth of field or motion.
For stationary objects, decide on the depth of field you want and set the aperture accordingly. For moving subjects, choose a shutter speed that will freeze the action the way you want it to look - Select the lowest possible ISO to keep noise to a minimum
- Use your camera’s control dials to move the needle to the middle of the scale
Judging was held for the Novice group in the Movement category while the Intermediate and Advanced members entered Black And White photos. The scores from those entries will be revealed at our next meeting.
Our final gathering of the season is slated for May 14th when competition awards will be announced. A special presentation by Frank Vadovic is sure to be a treasured highlight. Don’t miss it!