What we have
Got a favourite shot or two that you’ve taken this year? We are taking two of your favourites and putting them into a slideshow for our December meeting. The images have to be sent in by November 15th
Select two of your favourite images, attach them to your message and send them to :
bestof2014@
Please keep the sizes within the normal ranges for assignments (1600 X 1200)
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.
We’ve been invited to come to Buckerfields and play with our cameras on the 25th. There are assignments associated with this outing and we’ll see if we can arrange a review session in early July. An Education upload will be available for your shots.
Here’s some criteria for your shots, you’ll want to use a tripods for some of your shots.
- Aperture – try a wide open shot (as wide as your lens permits) and a closed shot (f16 or greater) to see the difference in the depth of field
- Focal Point – pick different focus points on the same shot, the top and then lower section of a flower
- General Composition – use some negative space in a shot and rule of thirds.
Digital Photography School has some suggestions for macro shooting (click here)
Any questions? Send me an email.
It’s up to you to pick something you really like. Be creative, be you. Just remember to use a recent photo and to follow the rules for assignments shown on the assignments page.
Brad Powell
Our speaker for the upcoming meeting is our own Brad Powell. Brad is an enthusiastic speaker and this month he will be talking to us about Landscape Photography – My Favourite Tips And Techniques. Should be very exciting. Click here to see his great website.
After the club’s business we will have slideshows of our field trip outing to the Raptor Centre and our assignment for Birds! Should see lots of feathers!
We all enjoyed a great presentation from Brad and all learned something about photography. Brad was kind enough to share his presentation with us. Click on the image below and it will be downloaded
Brad Powell’s Landscape Presentation including all images
At Craig Bay Heritage Site and Museum it’s all about the details: both the buildings and the items within them invite examination through a camera lens. Photography from 10am until noon, then lunch at Boston Pizza in Parksville. Please let Sally know if you’ll be coming to lunch so she can reserve enough seats.
The BC Summer Games will be held in Nanaimo from July 17 to 20th in Nanaimo and surrounding areas. Several of our members have volunteered to participate as photographers for various events and medal presentations. Click on the image to connect to the BC Games website.
Over 3,000 volunteers are needed to make the games a success.
Do you love Lavender? Well, this is the event for you! Taking place over 3 days in Lavender farms of the Olympic Pennisula, it is a great opportunity to photograph that lovely purple plant at several farms.
The Heritage Lavender Farm Tour™ features unique and iconic lavender farms, representing the heritage and future of lavender, including two of the founding farms of the lavender movement. Each farm is visually distinctive and reflects the vision of its owners and the surrounding environment. The farmers share their techniques for cultivating, harvesting, drying and using lavender. Each farm is a festival all its own with fields of lavender, hundreds of lavender products, workshops, demonstrations, u-cut lavender, crafts, food, beverages, music, and more. Visit the farms at your own pace, relax, and take in the aroma of lavender that fills the air.
You can travel as a foot passenger (or take a car) on the Black Ball ferry service to Port Angeles, then take the shuttle bus (if foot passenger) to the farms offering the tours.
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.
Faces – You see them everywhere, on the street, in statues – send in your best. See the rules on the assignment page.
