Our speaker for July is Jurgen Schwerdt. Jurgen is a macro photographer from Nanaimo.  His topic is “Macro Maniac” and will be very informative for all enthusiasts in the club.

As he says, “Macro photography gives me the ability to photograph at home or away in virtually any light and weather condition. That is one of the reasons it has become my favourite pastime.”

We will be showing our Favourites from June, our field trip outing and the Funny assignment.

Bring your loonie for a coffee.

loonie for coffee

I discovered this quite by accident but what a great photo op location.  There are several trails but the ones along the water are very easy and provide many photo opportunities.  You can see Shack Island from there and it is an area that was once used as a whaling station but when that closed cabins were built on it.  Many look very run down and are great photos but they are all still owned by descendants of the original owners

Lunch is at ABC Restaurant

809 Island Highway South

Across the street from Woodgrove mall

This is a reminder to upload your assignment photos to the member database by the 20th.

The Monthly Management Meeting is normally held on the second Thursday of the month in the boardroom of Qualicum Foods. If any members are interested in attending, please contact the club president.

This is a reminder to vote for the current assignment. Voting usually starts on the 21st of the month and continues until the 28th of the month. Vote in the member database and check the dates for the specific assignment.

Our speaker for August is former club member and President Randy Hall.  Randy will be talking to us about getting more out of your camera.

Randy is a Vancouver Island photographer, specializing in landscape and nature photography. A past member of the club, he started into a business venture about 5 years ago, taking part in local markets, craft and artisan shows and in 2016, joined TOSH as a resident artist.

Randy’s photography is described as “his interpretation of works of a true master… Mother Nature”. He firmly believes there are several tools involved in digital photography. Postprocessing software is one of those tools. Depending on the raw image and the desired output, its use could be a minor or major component. The camera is considered more important, in that it’s needed to capture the high quality raw material (image) you start with. Most important however, is the person behind the camera and in front of the computer, for imagination and skill.

We will be showing our Favourites from June, our field trip outing and the Lazy Hazy Days assignment.

Bring your loonie for a coffee.

loonie for coffee

This is a reminder to upload your assignment photos to the member database by the 20th.

The Monthly Management Meeting is normally held on the second Thursday of the month in the boardroom of Qualicum Foods. If any members are interested in attending, please contact the club president.

AUGUST FIELD TRIP LOCATION CHANGE!!!
We have had to change our location due to a rock concert at McLean Mill this weekend, Sorry for the short notice but this should be fun
New location is: Little River Nature park – Comox
1300 Wilkinson Road near the Little River ferry terminal
(detailed directions in a comment below)
At this time of year the water has lots of lily pads in it and draws, frogs, dragon flies, lots of plants and flowers and even some possible wildlife. I am sure you will find lots to photograph.
The parking lot is right beside the water and trail, You can walk around the pond or stay on one side for great photo ops
Lunch is at the Royston Pub
4000 Island Highway Royston BC. (on the old highway going back towards Parksville/Qualicum,

This is a reminder to vote for the current assignment. Voting usually starts on the 21st of the month and continues until the 28th of the month. Vote in the member database and check the dates for the specific assignment.