The Lions Gate Nature Competition is on again this year and there are a number of changes.  The rules have been clarified inline with CAPA and there is a image size limit of 1.8 MB.

There are four categories in this competition:

•  01 – Botanical – subjects such as wild flowers, plants, trees, fungi and algae. Germinated and grown without human assistance.
•  02 – Nature – subjects such as animals, birds, insects, reptiles and marine subjects – under the control and feeding of humans if not obvious – such as zoos, game farms, animal preserves, aquarium, etc…
•  03 – Landscape – subjects such as weather phenomena, geological formations, landscapes, seascapes and natural phenomena, planets, stars and astronomical events – no hand of man.
•  04 – Wildlife – ONLY living and untamed mammals, birds, insects, reptiles and marine subjects – no hand of man.

Link to the CAPA checklist for each category

Link to the Lions Gate specifications

Images have to be uploaded by October 25th followed by  voting.  You can vote for six images including your own image.  The top six images will be forwarded to the Lions Gate club by November 1st.

Look through your best shots, be certain there is no ‘hand of man’ in the image, ensure it is less than 1.8mb and submit it.  Images have a maximum width of 1400 pixels and maximum height of 1050 pixels. 

This is a unique opportunity for the photography produced by your members to be judged by some of the best nature photographers in Canada.

Our general meetings are held on the first Wednesday of the month in the West Hall of the Qualicum beach Civic Centre from 7:00 pm until 9:00 pm. We normally conduct the club’s business, then review the slideshows from the previous month’s assignment, field trip and favourite shot of the month. The last half of the meeting is dedicated to having a speaker come and make a presentation or discuss some aspects of their photography

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.

Our general meetings are held on the first Wednesday of the month in the West Hall of the Qualicum beach Civic Centre from 7:00 pm until 9:00 pm. We normally conduct the club’s business, then review the slideshows from the previous month’s assignment, field trip and favourite shot of the month. The last half of the meeting is dedicated to having a speaker come and make a presentation or discuss some aspects of their photography

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.

Our speaker this month is Rick Horte His presentation is on photography projects.

We will be showing our 2021 Best of Year and the results of our field trip, assignment and monthly favourites slideshows.

Our general meetings are held on the first Wednesday of the month in the West Hall of the Qualicum beach Civic Centre from 7:00 pm until 9:00 pm. We normally conduct the club’s business, then review the slideshows from the previous month’s assignment, field trip and favourite shot of the month. The last half of the meeting is dedicated to having a speaker come and make a presentation or discuss some aspects of their photography

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.

Our general meetings are held on the first Wednesday of the month in the West Hall of the Qualicum beach Civic Centre from 7:00 pm until 9:00 pm. We normally conduct the club’s business, then review the slideshows from the previous month’s assignment, field trip and favourite shot of the month. The last half of the meeting is dedicated to having a speaker come and make a presentation or discuss some aspects of their photography

This month’s meeting is cancelled due to the outbreak

Our speaker this month is Nanaimo photographer, Gordon Howe.  Gordon has spoken to our members previously and we were very impressed with his photography expertise.

This presentation is a travelogue of an area mostly untapped by British Columbian tourists, the Northwest. It is an area rich in indigenous culture, history, spectacular mountains and some of Canada’s great rivers such as the Skeena, Nass and the Bulkley.

In addition to photos Gordon will share tips on how to capture this rich indigenous culture in an appropriate and sensitive manner. Learn how to photograph totem poles within their environment for better impact.

The Northwest wildlife, scenery and culture is spectacular in any season as this multi-season presentation will demonstrate

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