44 members attended our April 23^rd meeting.

• Ted Kloske of Henry’s Camera in Windsor will be running a Speedlight Basics course called Show Me The Light on June 2^nd in Chatham. Some of us have attended Ted’s programs in the past and we can guarantee that you will come away a much more knowledgeable photographer.

• Club President Jim Pollock reminded the membership that there will be Club executive positions open at the end of next season. The current executive will be stepping down, although they will still be available to help anyone interested in filling these positions. If you’d like to see The Chatham Camera Club continue, please consider helping out next year. We need folks to help plan our meetings, contact guest speakers, get the coffee ready, and run the meetings. If you have even a little time to spare, kindly let us know. We’d love to have your help.

• Ric Aarsen was featured in our What I Shoot segment, where he talked about his methods of taking some of his favourite photos. Thanks Ric! We loved your unique approach to this project.

• Competition manager Jana Smith showed us the entries from out final Photo Challenge of the season. The scores and final results with be revealed at our May 14^th meeting.

• Jana also announced the Photo Challenge categories for next season. In no particular order, they will be:

Macro
Long Exposure
Ruins/Crumbling Buildings
Perspective/Leading Lines
Windows/Doors
Open Black and White

• Mike Blazek and Keith Blackwell commented on some of the excellent prints that were brought in for display and discussion. Thanks to all of those who participated in this series over the course of the past season. We saw some wonderful images and we look forward to more next year.

• Mike Blazek presented an excellent tutorial called Demystifying Flash where he showed the group some on-camera flash basics. After Mike’s lesson, we broke up into small groups and tried out some of our new skills. Great job, Mike! We all took a giant step forward in our photography journey.

For a review, check out this YouTube video on Speedlight Basics

• Our final meeting of the season will take place on May 14^th when our annual Photo Challenge Awards will be announced. Those finishing first, second or third in their division will be presented with a certificate. Awards for high scoring photos and Photo Of The Year will also be handed out.

Beauty can be seen in all things. Seeing and composing the beauty is what separates the snapshot from the photograph.