Around 18 members of The Chatham Camera Club got together for a Walk-About photo shoot at Petrolia Discovery, 4381 Discovery Line, Petrolia on Saturday.
You can see some of the images we captured on our Club Photos page. If you would like to share your photos, kindly send them to Jim at JimAndJillPollock@hotmail.com
If you are struggling with trying to find something to shoot during these difficult times, why not try your hand at macro-photography?
The top scoring shots from all divisions for our April Photo Challenge have been added to our Club Photos page.
Thanks to all who participated. All things considered, we had another great season! Let’s hope we can get together for a Walk-About soon. In the meantime, we hope that you will continue to photograph what you can, keeping the safety of you and others in mind.
Jim
Due to the ongoing situation with Covid-19 virus, the Chatham Camera Club executive has decided to cancel the rest of the 2019 / 2020 season. If things improve, we may be able to get together for a Walk-About or two during the summer. If not, we plan on regrouping next September if we are able.
Jim
The top scoring shots for the March 24th CCC Photo Challenge have been added to our Club Photos page.
Did you know that there is a pretty good photo editor included with Windows 10?
• 38 members and 2 guests attended our meeting.
• President Jim Pollock introduced our guest speaker, Chad Barry.
Chad is a former Club member and now a professional photographer who gave a presentation he calls The Rock – A Land Apart, an exploration of Canada’s most eastern province and its inhabitants. Chad showed some of the spectacular photos that he has taken in Newfoundland, including the Cape St. Mary’s bird sanctuary, small fishing villages, Gros Morne National Park, and some of the interesting characters he’s met along the way. The Chatham Camera Club thanks Chad for his entertaining and informative display and looks forward to seeing him again soon.
For more from Chad, check out his YouTube video on
Five Things You Can Do To Improve Your Photography.
• Our next meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 24th when The Sarnia Camera Club’s Ian Sanderson will be our guest speaker. With the rise in popularity of cell phone photography, Ian will teach us how to improve our efforts.
• Jana Smith will present her travelogue.
• We will review our March CCC Photo Challenge submissions.
(to be submitted by March 15th by 11:59 PM)
– Novice – Long Exposure (slow shutter photography involving long duration shutter speed to sharply capture the stationary elements of an image, while blurring, smearing or obscuring the moving elements. The long exposure could be either during daylight or night.)
– Intermediate, Advanced, Salon – Macro (extreme close up photography in which the size of the subject is greater than life-size)
• Members are encouraged to bring a print of any size, any subject for display and discussion.
Anyone can take a picture. A person with passion sees the photo before it’s taken.
39 members and 1 guest attended our February 25th meeting.
• The Club participated in something completely different for us when we held our first Do It Yourself Show And Tell night. Various members showed the rest of the group little tricks, tips and homemade gadgets that they use to make their photography experience a little easier. Among the things we saw were:
– hook your camera strap to just one side to keep it out of your eyes when shooting in portrait mode.
– use part of a pool noodle as a car window, camera rest
– use a business card or a piece of tissue to soften a pop-up flash.
– a home made softbox made of cardboard
– use a drink cozy to protect small lenses when transporting them.
– adjustable clips to hold flowers still outdoors
– a plastic bag can be used to protect your camera in the rain.
– a focusing rail to aid in macro, multiple exposures
– use an old Pringles can as a snoot for your flash.
– use hand wipes to clean the oil and dirt off of your camera.
– mount a stick and some bird feed on an old tripod to photograph birds
For a few more tips and tricks, check out this YouTube video
• We were treated to Patty Arsenault’s photographs of her missionary trip to Uganda in our What I Shoot feature.
Her pictures of the native children, their customs and other daily activities were quite impressive. Thanks Patty. We really enjoyed your presentation!
• Entries from our February Photo Challenge were reviewed with Pat Beaton ( 21 pts), Ryan Carrall (21 pts), and Bruce Hutson (21 pts), getting high marks in the Novice Division’s Windows And Doors category. High points in the Intermediate, Senior and Salon groups went to Wendy McDonald (24 pts), Tere Deslippe ( 24 pts) and Jana Smith ( 23 pts) for their Long Exposure shots. Great job everyone! We saw some excellent work. You can see some of the top scoring shots on our Club Photos page.
• Mike Blazek and Keith Blackwell reviewed some of the prints that were brought in for display and gave high praise to several of them. Our next print display will be held on March 24th and we would love to see one of your favourite prints, any size, any subject.
• Jim Pollock reminded everyone that his term as Club President will expire after the May meeting and that someone else needs to step into the position. The main duties involved are hosting the meetings, bringing the laptop and projector, and signing a few cheques. As President, you are free to assign some of these duties to any willing participant. Remember, the meetings are laid out by the scheduling committee and the current executive will still be around for help and advice. If you have an interest in keeping The Club going into our 85th season next year, please give some serious thought into volunteering.
• Our next meeting will feature pro photographer Chad Barry who will provide another of his educating and entertaining photography lessons called “The Rock – A Land Apart.” An exploration of Canada’s most eastern province and it’s inhabitants.
Not everything in every light and at all moments will translate into a great image.
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• 40 members, including 1 new one, attended our February 11th meeting.
• President Jim Pollock introduced our guest speaker, Juraj Dolanjski.
Juraj’s topic this evening was Designing A Photograph, in which he explained that successful photos are not accidents. There is a creative process that is used in the design of such a photograph, in camera. Careful planning, proper exposure, interesting framing and even the weather, all play a vital role in the success or failure of a photograph. The Chatham Camera Club would like to thank Juraj for making the trip from Ancaster to Chatham. Several of our members commented on how much they learned from his presentation.
• Our next meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 25th when we’ll have some fun with our Do It Yourself Show And Tell, where we’ll have several of our members show us their home made flash modifiers and other gadgets and gizmos that can improve our photos and save us money. If you have something that you’ve made or a quick tip you’d like to share, let us know before the meeting and we’ll fit you in. After the presentation, we will have some time to try out some home made flash modifiers, so bring your camera and a flash to the meeting. If you do not have a flash, we’ll have a couple that you can borrow.
• Patty Arsenault will be our featured presenter in What I Shoot.
• We are asking everyone to bring in a favourite print for display and discussion. Any size or subject matter will do. If you show me yours, I’ll show you mine.
• We will review the submissions to our February Photo Challenge.
Novice – Windows / Doors
( Interesting images of windows and doors, either in combination or individually)
Intermediate, Advanced, Salon – Long Exposure
(Slow shutter photography involving long duration shutter speed to sharply capture the stationary elements of an image, while blurring, smearing or obscuring the moving elements. The long exposure could be either during daylight or night.
All entries are to be submitted by Sunday, February 16th 11:59 PM
The subject of the picture is always more important than the picture.
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41 members and 3 guests attended our January 28th meeting.
• Dave Noordhoff presented a tutorial on memory cards.
Dave explained what all those numbers and letters on a memory card mean.
For a review, check out this article on Memory card symbols explained – how to understand the info on your new card
• Chris Jorgensen’s photographs were featured in our monthly presentation of
What I Shoot.
Chris’ collection of rodeo, nature, landscape and model photos showed us how much fun a diversified portfolio can be. Thanks Chris! We loved your show. It was one of the best in recent memory.
• Entries from January’s CCC Photo Challenge were reviewed with Bruce Huttson (24.5 pts), Debbie Venne (23.5 pts), and Erica Spotton (2 x 23 pts), getting top marks for the Novice Division’s Crumbling Buildings and Ruins category. High scores in the Intermediate, Senior and Salon groups for their Doors And Windows shots went to Linda Pepper (23 pts), Mike Blazek (23 pts) Dave Noordhoff (23.5 pts), and Jim Pollock (24 pts). Thanks to all who entered. We hope you had fun tracking these photo-ops down. The top scoring shots can be found on our Club Photos page.
• Mike Blazek and Keith Blackwell reviewed some of the prints that were brought in for viewing and discussion. Our next print display will be held on February 25th and we encourage everyone to show us what they’ve been shooting.
• Our next meeting will be on February 11th and will feature eleven star master photographer Juraj Dolanjski who will speak to us about Designing A Photograph. This should prove to be a very interesting and informative meeting. Don’t miss it!
Every time someone tells me how sharp my photos are, I assume that it isn’t a very interesting photograph. If it were, they would have more to say.