Our March 22nd meeting was attended by 49 members, 2 new members and 1 guest.
• President Vince Gagnier reminded us of the Year End Lunch slated for May 14th at Smitty’s Restaurant, 307 Grand Ave W. Chatham from noon until 2. If you plan to attend, please let Vince know by e-mail at vgagnier@teksavvy.com
• Elections Officer Chris Jorgensen spoke to the group about the upcoming elections which will be held at our May 10th meeting. Chris asked those assembled what they got out of The Camera Club and received several enthusiastic responses that included “Learning new techniques”, “It brought me out of my photographic shell” and “The fellowship of other members.” Chris then pointed out that none of these things would be possible without the hard work and dedication of The Club’s executive. If we are to continue to function, we need people to step into the vacant positions of President, Treasurer, Executive Assistant, Welcoming Manager, Print Manager, and Alternate Web Co-ordinator. If you would like to run for office or nominate someone else, let Chris know by e-mail at chrisj@mnsi.net.
Remember: This is your club. It cannot function without everyone’s participation. We urge you to take on whatever you can.
• Dave Noordhoff continued his excellent series photo tutorials by introducing many of us to “Back Button Focusing”, a technique where you can assign the focus function from the shutter button to another of your choice. For a review of Dave’s lesson, check out this page on Back Button Focusing.
• In March’s CCC photo competition the Novice group entered their Open: Colour shots, with Mary Craig, Glen Spooner, Bill Henry and Danielle Gagnier receiving scores of 22. Debbie Venn and Bob Miller each scored a 23 and Jana Smith continued to impress with marks of 24 and 25. The skill set of this group has grown by leaps and bounds over the past few months. Well done everyone. Your pictures looked great!
• The Intermediate, Advanced and Salon members showed their submissions for the Fill The Frame category. Chad Barry lead the way with two scores of 24, Linda Pepper and Jean Debruyn both received a 23 and Keith Blackwell and Gavin Stuart attained a 22.
• Herman Geithoorn was featured in our What I Shoot segment where he showed us his excellent collection of Flower, Insect and Bird photos. It takes a great deal of skill to master this type of photography and Herman has done just that. The whole gang appreciated your show, Herman. Thanks a lot!
• Kathryn Parent was our guest presenter for Twelve Photos In A Year Is A Great Crop, where she treated us to her incredible weather photos along with some Nature and Scenic shots. As always, great job Kathryn! We always look forward to seeing your work.
• Several interesting prints were on display before the meeting and during the break. Thanks to all of those who took part.
• Our next meeting will be held on April 12th when our guest speaker will be pro photographer and author William Cornies who will share some of his stunning photographs and techniques with us. This is a meeting you don’t want to miss.
Don’t practice until you get it right.
Practice until you can’t get it wrong.
It doesn’t matter if a place or subject has been photographed by nearly everyone you know. If you haven’t shot it, shoot it anyway and learn from the process.