Cliff Anderson is having a Black & White exhibit at Craig Carmichael’s Island Exposures Gallery.  The exhibit will contain flowers and landscapes.  Cliff is a wonderful photographer and was our Club’s photographer of the year in 2015 based on the winning votes he received throughout the year’s assignments.

Be certain to stop by the Gallery and enjoy Cliff’s photography.

Our education meeting will feature Brian Argyle a well known local photographer.

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.

Remember to upload your favourite photo for this month in the member database.

Annual General Meeting

Elections for our new management team will be held at this meeting.  Richard will offer his final message, announce our photographer of the year and turn the meeting over to Vivienne Bearder to conduct the elections.  Once the new team has been voted on, announced and introduced, we will have our slideshows from the Weather assignment, the field trip to Cowichan Bay and our favourite shots from April.

Our speaker for the month is Thomas Dawson, a travel and landscape photographer from Victoria. His main objective is to capture beautiful and inspirational moments in time at some of the most amazing places on Earth. His travels have taken him to a diversity of places such as China, Thailand, Colombia, the Canadian Rocky Mountains, several locations in the US, Cambodia plus many others.

He has been involved with art and playing musical instruments since being young, however, photography is his main passion. He loves to visit and capture grandiose scenes with vivid colours but his goal is to show the world far more than just iconic locations. On Vancouver Island, where he lives, Thomas has diligently searched for and found locations out in the forests and mountains that no other photographer has ventured to and these photos are part of his ‘My Secret Paradise’ series.

Many people comment how there’s a spiritual, relaxing appeal to many of his photos and this is reflective of his inner nature. He loves the outdoors, promotes a healthy lifestyle and hopes that people feel a sense of joy and peace when viewing his photos.

This is a reminder to upload your assignment photos to the member database by the 20th.

Our field trip this month is to Elk Falls Provincial Park.  We’ll meet about 10:30 in the parking lot and wander about the trails, falls and check the suspension bridge.  There has been construction and trail rebuilding at the park recently and it may be finished by the time we visit.

The park is on Hwy 28 on the route to Gold River near Campbell River.  We will head back to Campbell River for lunch, the place will be determined.

Once you have finished with your photos, send up to 6 to fieldtrip.opc@gmail.com, they will be included in the slideshow.

We are pleased to have Adam Gibbs join us for a special meeting to talk about his photography and travels. Many of you will have seen hundreds of Adams photos in Gardens West magazine when he was their professional photographer.  Here is a link to Adam’s website
Adam enjoys photography, and especially the opportunity to experience the subjects. The act of hiking to a location and simply setting up a camera and taking a few images is what he enjoys about photography. To watch beautiful light on a snowbound peak or camp in an alpine meadow surrounded by wildflowers are the things that draw him to photography, not the other way around. For him, photography is an extension of the outdoor experience, nothing more, nothing less.

Be certain your membership is up to date for free admittance.

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.

Our friends at the Harbour City Photo Club are hosting and exhibit in The View Gallery at VIU. This is intended to be an annual event for the club and several members who participate in both clubs will be presenting images – Wayne Buhr, Glennys LaRose, Ken Meisner and Inge Riis Mcdonald

Please refer to the poster below for more information.