57 Chatham Camera Club members welcomed four guests and one new member to our October 28th Main Meeting.
• Club President Vince Gagnier informed us that our own Dave Paddick has had one of his photos selected for the cover of Canadian Geographic’s Wicked Weather calendar. The issue is available wherever calendars are sold. Congratulations Dave!
• Mike Moynihan was the featured photographer in this month’s segment of What I Shoot. Mike’s collection included several species of ducks as well as a Blue Jay, a Cedar Waxwing, a Hawk, an Eagle, a Red Breasted Grosbeak, a Robin and an Owl. Following his presentation, Mike explained that he obtains his difficult to capture birds-in-flight shots by using a Canon 7D with a Canon 400 prime lens, hand-held, and selects manual mode at a shutter speed of 1/2500 and an ISO between 800 and 1600. When possible, he meters off of grass, then checks the histogram and makes any necessary adjustments. We extend our thanks to Mike for his thoroughly entertaining show.
• Treasurer Carson Plant gave us a report on The Club’s finances, which was audited by Kathy Davidson, in accordance with our constitution.
• Dave Noordhoff requested that anyone who has pictures from our North Buxton Museum walk-about to kindly bring them to our next meeting so that they may be included in the DVD which we will present to museum officials.
• There are forms available at The Club’s registration desk where members can suggest what topics you are interested in learning about during future workshops.
• Dave continued his Tech Talk segment on Metering Modes with an explanation of Exposure Compensation. Below is a similar lesson on how and when to use Exposure Compensation.
• Paul Schmoldt reviewed our recent CAPA submission. Entries by Andy Stockdill, Carson Plant, Gavin Stuart, Jean DeBruyn, Keith Blackwell and Reagan Smolders were selected for the Digital Fine Art competition. Our entries in the Nature category were submitted by Dave Stewart, Keith Blackwell, Mike Moynihan, Paul Schmoldt, Reagan Smolders and Jim Pollock. After a review, Paul offered a critique on how some of these shots could have been improved with a more attractive crop.
• Judging for the CCC competitions in the Open category for the Novice group and Barns And / Or Silos for Intermediate, Advanced and Salon members was held, with several excellent images receiving high marks.
• Our next meeting is on Tuesday, November 11th when our guest speaker will be Ted Kloske from Henry’s Photo, who will discuss Urban Decay And More. Members are reminded of the opportunity to bring in one of your favourite prints for display.
Once you become fully aware of the quality of light around you, you will become more curious with your camera.
The term “Shutter Speed” is mis-leading. The shutter curtains never actually change speeds, the only thing that changes is the time between when the first one opens and the second one closes.