Jim Pollock started our meeting off by showing us a slideshow about “Why Enter The Photo Challenges”, where he explained that the reason we have the challenges is to get us shooting out of our comfort zone and photograph subjects that we wouldn’t normally shoot. The camera we own is not a factor in the quality of pictures we can produce and the scores are merely someone else’s opinion. We hope that our members will consider submitting some of their favourite shots this year.
Dave Noordhoff showed us YouTube videos that explained how to make better sky selections, straighten lines and resize adjustment brushes.
Better Sky Selections
How to straighten buildings in Photoshop and Lightroom
David Barr spoke about the late Ric McArthur. Ric was a long time member of the Chatham Camera Club and an enthusiastic nature photographer who lived in Rondeau Park. We viewed a series of some of Ric’s best work that he put together in a slideshow just weeks before he passed away. His talent and patience shone through in a collection of pictures featuring birds, bugs, snakes, turtles and insects. It was a fitting tribute to our dear friend.
We reviewed the entries from our October Photo Challenge: Nature.
The top scoring shots can be seen on our Club Photos page.
Congratulations to Linda Pepper, who scored a 28.5, the highest score in recent memory.
Mike Blazek and Dave Noordhoff discussed several of the prints that were brought in. Your next opportunity to display some of your printed work will be at our November 25th meeting.
Our next meeting will be at Grace Church on November 11th at 7 PM when club members Keith Blackwell, Mike Blazek and Jim Pollock will lead us through a flash workshop. Both studio strobes and on-camera flash will be discussed and demonstrated. Bring you camera to the meeting.
“In the end, photography is just an excuse to get to know the world.” – Graciela Iturbide
