52 members and 6 guests attended our April 14th meeting.
• President Vince Gagnier congratulated Club member Herman Giethoorn for his successful Ontario Nature photography show in Sarnia.
• We were reminded of the upcoming CCC Brunch on Saturday, May 23rd from 12 until 2 at Smitty’s Restaurant in Chatham. If you plan on going, kindly let Vince know.
• Paul Schmoldt announced the results of the most recent CAPA competitions:
– For the OPEN competition, the CCC finished 12th out of 24 clubs.
– In the NATURE competition we placed 18th out of 22 clubs.
– The LIGHT competition saw The Chatham Camera Club finish 15th out of 24 clubs.
Congratulations to everyone involved!
• In what has become a nearly annual event, professional photographer Don Martel visited The Club and presented his program on Visual Design. Don gave us advice on what to think about before you push the shutter button. He went on to discuss the benefits of different metering modes and the types of light we may encounter during any time of day. In conclusion, we were treated to some of his photographs from a recent trip to Africa. For those who would like to learn more, you are invited to attend Don’s workshop in London on May 9th. For more details, visit www.DonMartel.com.
The Chatham Camera Club wishes to thank Don and Evelyn Symons for their visit and we look forward to seeing them again in the near future.
• There were several excellent prints set up for viewing along the meeting room walls. We encourage all of our members to show the rest of The Club what you’ve been shooting by bringing in a print, any size, any theme, for display and discussion. Your last chance to do so during the 2014 – 2015 season will be on May 12th. Don’t be shy. Show us what ya got.
• Our next meeting is April 28th when Mike Blazek presents: How To Pose People For Formal And Informal Portraits and Dave Noordhoff will discuss the results of his Tech Challenge #3: Image Stabilization. In our final competition of the season, the Novice members will show their Urban Decay pictures while the Intermediate, Senior and Salon shooters will compete in the Open category.
Behind every successful photograph lies a string of failures.
Retaining control of the exposure by way of controlling ISO, aperture and shutter speed is what separates a snapshot from a photograph.