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Nov
1
Sun
November Assignment – Intentional Movement
Nov 1 @ 12:00 am – Nov 28 @ 9:00 pm

This month our assignment is INTENTIONAL MOVEMENT. I know that some of you may have tried it but for those who haven’t – Intentional Camera Movement (ICM) is a technique used to create a form of abstract art. Instead of using a tripod to keep the camera still, move the camera in a panning motion to create motion blur while the camera’s shutter is open.

You can submit 3 photos on the website-
1 color
1 black and white
1 digitally enhanced however you would like

Photos must be taken within the last three months (Sept 1 – Nov 28)

Feb
20
Sat
February Assignment Architecture: Any building interior or exterior, roof, supporting structures, walls etc. One image each Colour, Black and White, Digital Art. Due
Feb 20 all-day

Architecture:  Any building interior or exterior, roof, supporting structures, walls etc. One image each Colour, Black and White, Digital Art. Due February 20

Mar
2
Tue
March Assignment Light and Shadows
Mar 2 @ 9:10 pm – Mar 24 @ 10:10 pm

Light and shadows in any form and any source of light.

Note: we are voting on the assignment images again. Many members have requested that we re-start voting again, so we will try it. The reason we stopped voting was to determine if this affected the member of members participating in the assignments. Some members dropped out and others began participating.

So, participate.

Jun
5
Sat
June Assignment Sunrise and Sunsets
Jun 5 – Jun 25 all-day

June’s Assignment is an opportunity to lash out with colour and your imagination. Your choice or both a sunrise and sunset.

 

Jul
8
Thu
July Assignment “Symmetry in the image”
Jul 8 @ 8:12 pm – Jul 22 @ 11:45 pm

 

Symmetry in photography is achieved when two halves of an image hold the same weight and give a perfect balance between two sides of your photograph.

Symmetry in Photography – Killer Tips to Improve Composition — The School of Photography - Courses, Tutorials & Books

Mar
1
Wed
March Assignment Macro in Nature
Mar 1 – Mar 25 all-day

Macro in Nature

Get out, get close up and personal. Have fun. Hopefully the weather is better but there are numerous topics even in or because of the snow.

Due date for uploading the March assignment will be March 25th. Voting will be March 26th to 31

Apr
1
Sat
April Assignment ‘Action’
Apr 1 – Apr 24 all-day

‘Action’

Have fun finding people, objects, animals, birds, boats or whatever else that shows action.

When you go to enter your images, you will see a change in the naming of one of the categories. We have replaced the word “Digital” with “Creative” and feel that this will be less confusing.

Due date for uploading the April assignment will be April 24th. Voting will be April 25th to  April 29th.

 

Oct
1
Sun
October Assignment “Still Life”
Oct 1 @ 8:12 pm – Oct 23 @ 11:45 pm

This month’s assignment is ‘still life’.  Take advantage of the turning weather and set up your indoor studio.  Channel your favourite inner renaissance painter.  Flowers, fruit, veg, pumpkins, Hallowe’en corpses, vampires in coffins, etc.

Oct
4
Wed
Lions Gate Celebration of Nature 2023
Oct 4 @ 8:12 pm – Oct 23 @ 11:45 pm

This competition hosted by the Lions Gate Camera Club of Vancouver is fast approaching. We have to have images selected from your entries prior to this time and we will set the time when the entry category is added to the website. Although an individual may only have one of their images selected for submission, we are encouraging all members to enter one image in each of the four categories within our own club. The categories are listed below.
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 – 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.
Please check the criteria included in the last Contact Sheet as it is quite specific in what is required. .
You may enter your images in the usual manner on our website and voting will occur by our entire membership to chose the entries that will represent our club. As we will be voting on your submissions, do NOT put your name or any identifying marks on your image. We are looking forward to seeing your wonderful submissions Let’s get all four of your images into this contest….REMEMBER ONLY ONE OF YOUR IMAGES MAY GO ON TO THE FINAL COMPETITION AND THAT WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE TOP VOTE COUNT FROM YOUR FOUR ENTRIES…
We are allowed to enter 6 images as a club and we are looking for a broad choice in what our club will have to vote on and compete with in the Lions Gate Competition.

Oct
24
Tue
Voting – Lions Gate Celebration of Nature 2023
Oct 24 @ 8:12 pm – Oct 28 @ 11:45 pm

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 – 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.

You may vote for up to 6 images in each of the categories including your own image

The selection of the top 6 images has been explained by the President