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What we have

 

Feb
9
Sat
February Field Trip
Feb 9 @ 10:30 am – 11:45 am

Following another member suggestion we are going to the new Demex Wharehouse.  This is not the Demex store we went to previously but is on Price Road.  You can see it from the Alberni Highway and if coming from Parksville it is just before the Coop gas station.

We have over 20,000 square feet and two floors to explore.  The upstairs is set up with one main large area and several rooms off that area which are decorated in specific themes.

It should be a fun and very interesting

 

Lunch will be at the Bayside Bistro and Lounge at 12:00pm

240 Dogwood Street, Parksville BC

 

Feb
14
Thu
Monthly Management Meeting
Feb 14 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

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.

Feb
21
Thu
Assignment Voting is Underway
Feb 21 @ 12:00 am – Feb 28 @ 11:45 pm

voteThis 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.

Imagefest 2019
Feb 21 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Our friends at the Comox Valley club are hosting Imagefest 2019 in February.  It’s a two hour festival of images from club members and also a submission from students. The evening includes an exhibition of members’ prints in the lower gallery and door prizes donated by our local sponsors. 

 

Make an evening of it an head up to the area for supper and then make it to the show.  Buy your tickets in advance, follow this link

Feb
28
Thu
Photo Salon 2019
Feb 28 @ 2:00 am – 3:00 am

The Harbour City Photography Club is hosting Photo Salon again this year.  Your image(s) need to be submitted by the end of the month.

There are four categories – Nature, Black & White, Digital Art and Open.  The digital images submitted via email to be judged in each category.  Prints for selected salon images are required in May.  There is a $10 fee for each submission and a $10 hanging fee if your image is selected.

Full details for image sizes and print sizes, dates and timeline are on this link.

Mar
6
Wed
March Meeting
Mar 6 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Our meeting will feature Tofino photographer Christopher Pouget.  More info will be added when it is received.

Check Christopher’s fabulous website at this link

We’ll start with the club business, then see the results of the Motion assignment, the field trip to DemXX and our favourite shots from February.

There will be coffee and tea at $1!

loonie for coffee

Mar
10
Sun
March Field Trip
Mar 10 @ 10:30 am – 11:45 am

It is finally time – we are going outside to play.  Using another suggestion from one of our members we are going to head to Naniamo and Maffeo Sutton Park

I have gone to check it out and there is something for everyone here.

Our Landscape people have the water and its views plus New Castle and Protection Island

Our macro enthusiasts there are flowers blooming and lots of spots for close up photography

For our texture assignment there are so many things here that you will find it hard to choose only three.

I think it will be a fun and exciting trip for all.

 

        

Lunch is right next door at Lighthouse Bistro and Pub.

50 Anchor Way

You can walk from the from our field trip or move your car over to the parkade next to them.

For our gluten free members they actually have a special menu just for you

 

 

Mar
14
Thu
Monthly Management Meeting
Mar 14 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

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.

Mar
21
Thu
Assignment Voting is Underway
Mar 21 @ 12:00 am – Mar 28 @ 11:45 pm

voteThis 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.

Apr
3
Wed
April Meeting
Apr 3 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Our speaker for this month is TJ Watt , an award-winning nature and conservation photographer from Victoria, BC. He combines his passion for rainforest conservation with professional photography, TJ sheds light on BC’s endangered old-growth forests in an effort to help see them saved.  A self-described ‘big-tree hunter’, he can often be found driving rough backroads and exploring remote regions of Vancouver Island in search of the last old-growth giants. TJ is also a co-founder, campaigner, and photographer with the Ancient Forest Alliance, a non-profit organization that works to protect BC’s old-growth forests and ensure a sustainable second-growth forest industry.

TJ will present an overview of the ecology and politics of BC’s endangered old-growth growth forests and the role conservation photography plays in the fight to protect them. He will include photographs from across Vancouver Island and BC, including the spectacular Great Bear Rainforest.  Click here for TJ’s website.  Click here for the Ancient Forest Alliance.

We will show the slideshows from our field trip in Nanaimo, the texture assignment and our March favuorites.

There will be coffee and tea at $1!

loonie for coffee