A season high 64 members and 3 guests attended our November 8th meeting.
• Our guest speaker was award winning landscape photographer and author Don Komarechka who presented “The Universe At Our Feet”.
Don revealed some of the methods he uses to capture his amazing images of insects and snowflakes by using a macro lens, extension tubes, a ring flash, a tripod, a spray bottle, and a lot of patience. In place of this equipment, we could also use close-up filters, a reversal adaptor or a long telephoto lens.
His advice for emulating his outstanding compositions included:
– Tell a story
– Find lines, shapes and colours
– Avoid all distractions
– Get close to your subject
– Concentrate on the “fascination factor”
– Rotate your images to find the most pleasing orientation
To learn more about this intriguing style of photography, check out Don’s book,
Sky Crystals: Unraveling The Mysteries Of Snowflakes, available at SkyCrystals.ca.
The Chatham Camera Club thanks Don for his extremely enjoyable tutorial. We learned a lot and had a great time doing it!
• Our next meeting will be held on November 22nd when Chad Barry and Keith Blackwell will explain How And When To Use Mirror Lock-up. Bring your camera to the meeting if you want to learn this simple but effective method.
The more ridiculous you look while taking a photo, the better that photo will probably be.
Have a look at Don Kormarechka’s discussion on photo stacking.