Back after another unplanned interruption, 40 members, including 3 new ones, and 1 guest attended our February 27th meeting. Our room access problems appear to have been solved.
• Vince Gagnier introduced long-time member Nelson Harrison who presented an excellent tutorial on How To Photograph Butterflies.
The key points from Nelson’s presentation were provided to those in attendance in the form of a hand-out. The Club wishes to thank Nelson for his time and efforts and we look forward to more in the near future.
• Pat Beaton was featured in our What I Shoot segment where she showed us some of her favourite photographs. Her collection of landscape, nature, scenic, architecture, flowers and people photos revealed just how accomplished Pat has become in just a few short years. Congratulations Pat! We loved your show.
• Scores from our latest CCC Photo Competition were announced, with the Novice group showing their Rack The Lens creations. The top scoring shots were entered by Wendy McDonald (23.5 pts), Jeff McDonald (22.5 pts) and Bill Henry (22 pts). The Intermediate, Advanced and Salon members competed in a category called Give Me Space where Paul Schmoldt (24 pts), Jim Pollock (24 pts), and John St. Pierre (23.5 pts) were given the top marks. Tere Deslippe (23 pts) Carson Plant (22.5 pts) and Gavin Stewart (22.5 pts) also scored well. You can see these photos on our Club Photos page.
• With only nine prints brought in, our discussion about them was brief, but favorable. Our next print display will be held next March 27th. Remember, prints can be of any size and subject and we’d love to see one or two of yours. As our most senior member, Les McCracken is so fond of saying, “It’s not a picture until it’s printed.”
• Our next meeting will be held on March 13th when Dave Noordhoff will present Understanding The Exposure Triangle. Mostly aimed at newer shooters, this tutorial will also be of interest to the more experienced photographers as well.
Ansel Adams may have said it best,
“The whole key lies in first visualizing the image you want,
rather than just snapping away.”
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