• 47 members and 2 guests attended our first meeting of the 2018/2019 season.
• President Jim Pollock welcomed new members and guests to the 83rd year of the Chatham Camera Club. The executive committee for current season was introduced.
• Rick McArthur gave a brief summary of his auditor’s report, in which he found The Clubs financial status to be in order.
• Tere Deslippe showed us how to self-critique our photos so that we may see our images as others might see them. For a review, see Tere’s Self Critique notes.
• Jim Pollock presented “Why Enter Our Monthly Photo Competitions” where he reminded the membership that our competitions are use to inspire us to move out of our comfort zone and photograph new and different things. He also gave us some guidelines on judging if we are asked to do so. Remember to not let your personal likes and dislikes enter into your scoring. How difficult an image was to capture, fancy borders and preferences for Black And White should not influence you.
• Jana Smith gave an excellent tutorial on How To Enter Our Photo Competitions. You can review her instructions by clicking this link to: CCC 2018/2019 Competition Themes.
• Mike Blazek and Carson Plant reviewed some of the excellent prints that were brought in for display. If you would like to show us a print of some of your favourite work, any size, any subject, your next chance will be on October 23rd. We’d love to see what you’ve been shooting.
• The evening was capped by What I Shoot by Jean De Bruyn, where she showed us some of the beautiful bird photos that she has been able to capture from her backyard and while on vacation. Well done Jean! We loved your show.
• Rick McArthur shared a bad experience he had with a Black Rapid strap breaking at the connecting joint, causing his camera and lens to fall to the ground. Rick advised us to use caution if you use this type of strap.
• Our next meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 9th when our guest speaker will be Fine Art photographer Wayne Fisher. You won’t want to miss this one.
Never delete one photo from your camera card. Always format the card after you have downloaded your pictures onto your computer and backed them up on a separate drive. Deleting one picture could corrupt files on your card.
The best images are the ones that retain their strength and impact over the years, regardless of the number of times they are viewed.
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