What we have
Island Photography Workshop – Hudson Henry
IPW is pleased to present a day with Hudson Henry. Click on the image to see all the information.
It’s certain to be a valuable learning experience.
Our coffee meeting is the last Friday of the month.
An email will let us know the location
Hope to see you.
We are participating again this year. Upload your best image, pay close attention to the rules. Voting will be open until early November and you will be permitted to vote for your own image. There may be some additional judging to choose the top 8 images.
The categories are:
- – Birds
- – Mammals
- – 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 17th.
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.
Our friends from the Nanaimo club are hosting an all-day event of sharing / learning / friendships. Our experienced and excellent members will teach and share exciting topics.
Presenters 2018:
- Brad Powell: Exploring Dance through stroboscopic photography
- John Young: How to prepare for travel and sharing your experiences in a blog.
- Wally Roth: Playing with Panoramas
- Doug Bell: Exploring Creative Opportunities with Intentional Camera Movement and Multiple Exposures
- Wayne Buhr: Travel photography
- Bill Saffin: Digital Photography Basics for Beginners
- Sucha Sollik: Luminosity Masks
Each presentation will be 75 minutes except Brad’s, which will be a full morning (covering two time slots). You will be able to choose between presentations. I am attaching the sign-up sheet so you can pick your sessions and let us know.
Our friends at the Comox Valley club are hosting Imagefest 2019 in February. It’s a two hour festival of images from club members and also a submission from students. The evening includes an exhibition of members’ prints in the lower gallery and door prizes donated by our local sponsors.
Make an evening of it an head up to the area for supper and then make it to the show. Buy your tickets in advance, follow this link
The Harbour City Photography Club is hosting Photo Salon again this year. Your image(s) need to be submitted by the end of the month.
There are four categories – Nature, Black & White, Digital Art and Open. The digital images submitted via email to be judged in each category. Prints for selected salon images are required in May. There is a $10 fee for each submission and a $10 hanging fee if your image is selected.
Full details for image sizes and print sizes, dates and timeline are on this link.
Club members Brad Powell and Inge Riis McDonald are principals of Island Photography Workshops and are bringing another talented international photographer to the Island for a seminar.
John Barclay is an award winning freelance photographer based in Bucks County PA. He is a passionate and enthusiastic workshop leader. His work has been published in a number of magazines and books and has been used by Nik Software, Topaz Labs and Lensbaby in their advertising campaigns. John is also an inspirational speaker sharing his program Dream – Believe – Create to audiences around the Country.
Look at the IPW site here for links to get ticket information and further information.
The Lions Gate Nature Competition is on again this year and there are a number of changes. There are new categories, 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 rules for each category
Link to the Lions Gate specifications
Images have to be uploaded by October 20th followed by a week of voting. You can vote eight images including your own image. The top eight 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.
The Harbour City Photography Club is hosting Photo Salon again this year. Your image(s) need to be submitted by February 15th/2020.
Photo Salon is part of a worldwide system of recognized forums to showcase the commitment, achievement and outstanding work of photographers in the region. It is open to club and non-club members on Vancouver Island. A panel of judges adjudicates the digital entries and, if accepted, the photographs are printed, hung and evaluated for 1st -, 2nd -, and 3rd -place recognition. There is also a ‘People’s Choice’ award. Photo Salon is hosted by the Harbour City Photography Club in Nanaimo and is endorsed by the Canadian Association for Photographic Art (CAPA), the prime photography group in Canada.
Full details for image sizes and print sizes, dates and timeline are detailed in INVITATION-INFORMATION 2020.
French Creek marina and estuary; 20 February, 10:30; Pub is open but no group lunch. Please remember the Health Directives.
For an extra challenge use a single focal length lens or a telephoto lens with a set focal length. Or if you are inclined, and in adventuresome mood, use your cell phone camera.
