November 9 2016

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”.

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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.

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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.

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The more ridiculous you look while taking a photo, the better that photo will probably be.

QuickTip

Have a look at Don Kormarechka’s discussion on photo stacking.