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Nov
14
Thu
Monthly Management Meeting
Nov 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.

Nov
16
Sat
NOVEMBER Field Trip
Nov 16 @ 9:00 am – 5:45 pm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                  

 

For the field trip we are going to leave our island and join up with the  Gabriola Photo Club to explore Gabriola Island.  For those of you who would like to we can walk on the ferry and meet up with our host on the other side. Others who want to drive are able to do that and once off the ferry can and follow one of our host cars.   They are going to take us to the beaches and do a circle route of the island.  We would like to have lunch or a snack on a beach (weather permitting) – bring your own snacks.  Lunch will be between 3- 5 and then back on the 5;50 pm ferry

I would suggest that we car pool to the ferry for easier parking.  I am trying to get London drugs to give us some of their spots so they don’t object to  us spending the day.

Lunch will be confirmed later – it will either be at one of two restaurants on Gabriola or we will chip in $5.00 each and one of our hosts has offered to provide the food at her home

This event will be rain or shine so watch the weather.  You may want to bring rain gear

The costs will include: walk on ferry= 9.70 each way  Total 19.40

Car if you want to take your own  = 22.70

Lunch if not in a restaurant = 5.oo

I think this should be lots of fun

 

 

 

Dec
4
Wed
Dec 2019 Meeting
Dec 4 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Our speaker this month is Courtenay photographer, Boomer Jerritt. His presentation on his Antarctic travels is not to be missed.

Boomer’s biography can be found at Strathcona Photography

His full website can be found at https://strathconaphotography.com/ 

At coffee time there will be a jar available for cash donations to the foodbank as our Christmas gift to them.

We will be showing our 2019 Lion’s Gate and the results of our field trip, assignment and monthly favourites slideshows.

Dec
12
Thu
Monthly Management Meeting
Dec 12 @ 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.

Dec
15
Sun
DECEMBER FIELD TRIP
Dec 15 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm

Photo is from the Milner Garden website

 

Our next field trip is going to be a little different and will be in the evening.  We will be going to the family festival of lights and music in Milner Gardens on Sunday Dec 15th.  The time with Oceanside Photographers will be from 5pm til 6:30pm  but you are welcome to stay longer.  The grounds close at 8:30.  You can walk through the trails that have lots of lights on them.  If you want to go inside there is the Teddy Bear Cottage, the gift shop and the tea room each with their own specialty.  There is Santa’s den but I am not sure if that is inside or out.

The cost for this event is by donation but they suggest $5.00

Bring your tripods and enjoy some incredible Christmas lights.

This should be a fun time with some very beautiful lights

 

Jan
8
Wed
Jan 2020 Meeting
Jan 8 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Our speaker this month is Vancouver Island photographer, Laura McGlone.

Laura’s biography can be found at ABOUT LAURA:

Her full website can be found at https://www.lauramcglone.com/

We will be showing our 2019 Lion’s Gate entries, our November and December field trips, assignments and favourites slideshows. We also plan to show the ‘Best of 2019’ favourites.

Bring your loonie for a coffee.

Jan
9
Thu
Monthly Management Meeting
Jan 9 @ 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.

Jan
19
Sun
JANUARY FIELD TRIP
Jan 19 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Many of you have asked to go to this local distillery and now here is your chance. It was established in 2011and is located on 380 acres in Oyster River (near Campbell River) We will be meeting with the staff for photographic tour of the facility and farm. They will be touring us through the farm in vehicles with lots of photographic stops. It is going to be a fabulous day. Because of distance I will have car pooling sheets available at the next meeting

It should be a lot of fun as we have the entire place to ourselves except for staff

Lunch location is the Driftwood Restaurant at noon- 1329 S Island Highway . It is only 2.8 km from the distillery.

 

Feb
1
Sat
Photo Salon 2020
Feb 1 @ 12:00 am – Feb 15 @ 1:00 am

The Harbour City Photography Club is hosting Photo Salon again this year.  Your image(s) need to be submitted by February 15th/2020.

Photo Salon is part of a worldwide system of recognized forums to showcase the commitment, achievement and outstanding work of photographers in the region. It is open to club and non-club members on Vancouver Island. A panel of judges adjudicates the digital entries and, if accepted, the photographs are printed, hung and evaluated for 1st -, 2nd -, and 3rd -place recognition. There is also a ‘People’s Choice’ award. Photo Salon is hosted by the Harbour City Photography Club in Nanaimo and is endorsed by the Canadian Association for Photographic Art (CAPA), the prime photography group in Canada.

Full details for image sizes and print sizes, dates and timeline are detailed in INVITATION-INFORMATION 2020.

Feb
5
Wed
Feb 2020 Meeting
Feb 5 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Our speaker this month is Nanaimo photographer, Brad Powell who is long time member of this society.

He is going to share with us  – Exploring The Pep Ventosa Technique.

It is a unique and exciting technique and I am sure all of us will want to try it when we go home.  

 

Brad’s biography can be found at THE FOTOGRAFER

His full website can be found at http://www.bpfoto.ca/

We will be showing our previous months field trip, assignment and favourites slideshows.

Bring your loonie for a coffee.