Our speaker this month is Parksville photographer, Bob Christopher who is a member of the Oceanside Photography Society.

He is going to share with us some of his photographs with his unique style and the some of the stories behind his photographs.

Bob’s biography and his fantastic website can be found at Bob Christopher – Official Website (pixels.com)

We will be showing our previous months field trip, assignment and favourites slideshows.

The Monthly Management Meeting is normally held on the second Thursday of the month in the boardroom of Qualicum Foods. If any members are interested in attending, please contact the club president.

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.

Here is a wonderful opportunity to enjoy the beach midweek. Hopefully not too congested.  Wednesday 14 July at 10:00 meeting around the coffee hut on the Beach. There are many opportunities to to shoot a variety of subjects from the seascapes to portraits or street photography.   People, cars motorcycles and boats in abundance, use your imagination.

Our general meetings are held on the first Wednesday of the month in the West Hall of the Qualicum beach Civic Centre from 7:00 pm until 9:00 pm. We normally conduct the club’s business, then review the slideshows from the previous month’s assignment, field trip and favourite shot of the month. The last half of the meeting is dedicated to having a speaker come and make a presentation or discuss some aspects of their photography

The Monthly Management Meeting is normally held on the second Thursday of the month in the boardroom of Qualicum Foods. If any members are interested in attending, please contact the club president.

Here’s a wonderful opportunity to participate in a walk or hike while photographing great vistas. Your choice of seascapes, forests or beaches. There may be some opportunities to do a little street photography. Either way we certain you’ll enjoy yourself.

Traditionally, the club has organized a group lunch after the Field Trip. During the pandemic most cafes and restaurants are reluctant to accept a large group, HOWEVER, there’s nothing to prevent you and your friends from going to lunch in a small group. Keep in mind new members and introduce yourselves. who knows you may make a new friend.

Submission deadline for your images is August 31.

Education Meetings until October 19 are cancelled due to public health directives and previous bookings. October 19, 2021 will be our first education meeting

Our general meetings are held on the first Wednesday of the month in the West Hall of the Qualicum beach Civic Centre from 7:00 pm until 9:00 pm. We normally conduct the club’s business, then review the slideshows from the previous month’s assignment, field trip and favourite shot of the month. The last half of the meeting is dedicated to having a speaker come and make a presentation or discuss some aspects of their photography

The Lions Gate Nature Competition is on again this year and there are a number of changes.  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 checklist for each category

Link to the Lions Gate specifications

Images have to be uploaded by October 25th followed by  voting.  You can vote for six images including your own image.  The top six 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.