• Meeting host Julie Faas introduced our guest speaker, Mike O’Conner.
Mike’s presentation was called the Bucket list Adventurer, where he explained how a photographer’s personal style impacts not only the photographs taken, but also the very nature of the adventure travel experience itself. He showed the Club his impressive collection of international travel photos and explained how he interacted with the local people before he photographed them.
The Chatham Camera Club would like to thank Mike for his excellent presentation. At Mike’s request, a donation will be made to the The Michael J. Fox Foundation For Parkinson’s Research in lieu of a speaker’s fee. As an added bonus, Mike donated a ThinkTank camera bag as a “door prize”, which was won by long-time member Jean DeBruyn.
• Kim Charron’s work was highlighted in our monthly feature, What I Shoot. Kim’s slideshow contained impressive landscape, scenic, birds, animals and people from Africa, Iceland and the Caribbean. She received several comments of high praise for her excellent photos. Thanks Kim!
• We reviewed the results from our March Photo Challenge. Top scores in the Novice Division for “Sunrays” went to Kim Charron – 23 pts, Penny Rintoul – 23.5 pts, Cindy Taleski – 23.5 pts. High Marks in the Intermediate/Advanced/Salon Division for “Frozen Nature/Ice” were achieved by Mike Blazek – 23 pts, Butch Dompierre – 23.5 pts, Jeff McDonald – 23.5 pts, Linda Pepper – 23.5 pts, Mary Craig 23.5 pts.
You can view these excellent photos on our Club Photos page.
• Our next meeting will be held on April 13th, when our guest speaker will be Wayne Simpson, who will give a presentation called Portraits Of Resilience (Portraiture And The Stories Behind Them).
A camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.
