We are participating again this year and we’re taking a slightly different approach.  You’ll be able to upload 3 images in any of the categories.  Also, voting will be open until early November and you will be permitted to vote for your own image.   Since only one image per member may be submitted, there will be some additional judging to choose the top 8 images.

As a club we did well in 2016 and placed third  in mammals.  We’ll try to do better this year. 

The categories are:

1. – Birds
2. – Mammals
3. – General (not 1 or 2)

Look through your shots and be certain there is no ‘hand of man’ in the image.  Images have a maximum width of 1400 pixels and maximum height of 1050 pixels.  Images have to be uploaded by October 21st.

Lions Gate Camera Club of Vancouver, British Columbia

When the current year rules are prepared, they will be added.  Click on the image or here to see the rules

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

 The Results are In

Click on Wayne’s image to see the Lions Gate Results

We will meet in the main park parking lot,  take the Alberni highway to the Errington turn off, straight past the four way stop and continue on this same road to the park entrance.  You will first see a turn for the campground DO NOT turn there but keep going into the main parking lot for the park.

Situated along the pristine Englishman River north of Nanaimo, Englishman River Falls Provincial Park features two stunning waterfalls cascading along the descending riverbed into a deep canyon. This picturesque destination, set amid a lush old-growth and second-growth forest of Douglas fir, cedar, hemlock and maple, is an ideal location from which to explore and appreciate the incredible of the area.  With the shortage of rain you may see the falls in a way you have never seen before.

There are pathways for very easy and moderate walking.  You can select your own favorite style.

Lunch will be at Trees Restaurant and Bakery  at noon.  The address is 1385 Alberni Highway Parksville (across from the Coop service station and Oceanside Community Church)

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.

The Victoria Camera Club is bringing photographer Bryan F. Peterson to Victoria for a special two day event in September 2017.  If you’re not familiar with Bryan’s work – he has written nine books on photography, including Understanding Exposure, which is the number one best selling photography book on Amazon; and over half a million people subscribe to his photography series on Adorama TV.  The group organizing this promise that you will come away entertained and inspired.

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

Our speaker this month is portrait photographer Lisa Graham.  Her interest in fashion and lifestyle photography on land slipped into the underwater realm where few photographers venture. She specializes in the niche market of underwater fine art portraits and she loves how water adds a surreal touch to everyday elements

Lisa is going to share her some images from her “Impossible Worlds” collection and talk about some of the aspects of an underwater photo shoot.

You can check Lisa’s website on this link

We will be showing our Favourites from September, our field trip outing and the Inspirational assignment

Bring your loonie for a coffee.

loonie for coffee

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

Photos taken by Vina Johnson

The Raptors offers a compelling interactive experience with amazing birds of prey. Get closer than you ever imagined to these exciting, intelligent birds and learn about their world and how we all benefit when they survive and thrive.  This will an opportunity to see and photograph some of those birds you have never seen or have never been able to get close enough for that one good photo.

There may be some carpooling available.

Lunch will be at the Shipyard Restaurant and Pub about 8 minutes from the Raptor Centre

6145 Genoa Bay Rd-Maple Bay Marina

Directions via Herd Rd and Genoa Bay Rd

Head east on Herd Rd toward Pioneer Rd – 4.1 km

Turn left onto Maple Bay Rd- 120 m

Turn right at the 1st cross street onto Chisholm Trail- 550 m

Turn left onto Genoa Bay Rd – Destination will be on the left -1.9 km

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 major exhibit of the year opens officially on November 1st with a reception at 2:00 pm. There are about 40 images on display from our members.

Ron Hadley, who is a regular with Tosh’s Sunday music, will be playing piano during the reception.

Encourage your friends and neighbours to come out and visit this very exciting exhibit for the club.