What we have going on…
NOTE: This month the field trip is on a Sunday
Spring at Tiger Lily Farm is such an exciting time with the birth of lambs, calves, pigs, and sheep providing us with fantastic photo opportunities.
Not into the animals?? There are many other things for you to see and photograph from inside the store, the old and new farm machinery and tools plus so much more
This is a field trip that will have something for everyone.
As a special for the photo society they are not going to charge us but ask if there are any photos you that you really like the way they turn out if you could share them with them for their website and Facebook page. They will give you full credit for your work. You can make a donation if you would like but it is not compulsory.
Lunch will be at Trees
1385 Alberni Hwy, Parksville BC V9P 2B8
(across the street from the Coop service station on the highway)
Our Annual General Meeting night is on Wednesday May 3rd.
Elections for our new management team will be held at this meeting. Richard will offer his final message and we will hear from each of the management team. Our slideshows from the month of April will be run and then Richard will announce our photographer of the year and conduct the elections.
Remember that all positions are open, we are all volunteers on the board and we all welcome the opportunity for new members to join us and bring their new ideas. Once the new team has been voted in, announced and introduced we will have a social evening.
As a BC Society, we are required to review the rules under which we operate (check here). Take this opportunity to meet with the new group and discuss any changes that you think would offer improvements to any aspect of the club’s activities.
We have been couped up with all the rain and now it is time to get some outdoor time. Spider lake is a beautiful lake with a sandy beach and will be perfect for some great opportunities for landscape shots.
Directions from Horne Lake road on the upper highway then head northeast on Horne Lake Rd toward Thorpe Rd S go 650 m
Turn right onto Spider Lake Rd go 3.1 km; Turn right in 600 m; Continue onto Lakeview Rd for700 m; turn right -Destination will be on the left
Lunch will be at the Sandbar Café at noon and is located on the old island highway in Qualicum Bay
At the lights for the upper highway continue going straight to the old island highway, turn left and the destination is on the right
Our speaker for June is member Wayne Buhr. Wayne is an award winning photographer who has traveled the world capturing amazong images.
As he says, “Photography is my passion and language of choice. It allows me to communicate a personal perspective of my life experiences. I have tried to capture the common denominators of humanity and the similarities in the lives of ordinary people. Street photography gives me that opportunity.”
Click on the image or this link to visit his website
We will be showing our Favourites from May, our field trip outing and the Four or More in a Row assignment.
Bring your loonie for a coffee.
loonie for coffee
There is so much more to Mount Washington that just winter sports. Come and join with us as we explore the beauty of the mountain in springti
You will be able to walk on trails if you like or stay close to the Alpine Centre and you will be sure to find many things to trigger that camera shutter finger
Hope to see you all there
We will be having lunch in one of the two restaurants at Mount Washington and will be confirmed closer to the day
Our speaker for July is Jurgen Schwerdt. Jurgen is a macro photographer from Nanaimo. His topic is “Macro Maniac” and will be very informative for all enthusiasts in the club.
As he says, “Macro photography gives me the ability to photograph at home or away in virtually any light and weather condition. That is one of the reasons it has become my favourite pastime.”
We will be showing our Favourites from June, our field trip outing and the Funny assignment.
Bring your loonie for a coffee.
loonie for coffee
Our speaker for August is former club member and President Randy Hall. Randy will be talking to us about getting more out of your camera.
Randy is a Vancouver Island photographer, specializing in landscape and nature photography. A past member of the club, he started into a business venture about 5 years ago, taking part in local markets, craft and artisan shows and in 2016, joined TOSH as a resident artist.
Randy’s photography is described as “his interpretation of works of a true master… Mother Nature”. He firmly believes there are several tools involved in digital photography. Postprocessing software is one of those tools. Depending on the raw image and the desired output, its use could be a minor or major component. The camera is considered more important, in that it’s needed to capture the high quality raw material (image) you start with. Most important however, is the person behind the camera and in front of the computer, for imagination and skill.
We will be showing our Favourites from June, our field trip outing and the Lazy Hazy Days assignment.
Bring your loonie for a coffee.
loonie for coffee
AUGUST FIELD TRIP LOCATION CHANGE!!!
We have had to change our location due to a rock concert at McLean Mill this weekend, Sorry for the short notice but this should be fun
New location is: Little River Nature park – Comox
1300 Wilkinson Road near the Little River ferry terminal
(detailed directions in a comment below)
At this time of year the water has lots of lily pads in it and draws, frogs, dragon flies, lots of plants and flowers and even some possible wildlife. I am sure you will find lots to photograph.
The parking lot is right beside the water and trail, You can walk around the pond or stay on one side for great photo ops
Lunch is at the Royston Pub
4000 Island Highway Royston BC. (on the old highway going back towards Parksville/Qualicum,
Our speaker this month is member Brad Powell. Brad has been doing a lot of night photography over the summer and will talk to us about his adventures. He has some amazing shots and great stories to share.
There have been questions on voting for images and Jack Harynuk will review how that is handled.
We will be showing our Favourites from August, our field trip outing and the Abstract assignment.
Bring your loonie for a coffee.
loonie for coffee
Come and join with us as we find photographic treasures at Demxx on the Alberni Highway.
This month we are going to add to our usual photographic event by inviting you to take part in our scavenger hunt.
Each person will be given a list of items or item styles that they can go and look for on site and then take a photo of it as creative as you would like
You don’t have to take part in the scavenger hunt but I think it will add an extra fun twist to our day
Lunch will be at Trees Restaurant on the Alberni Highway (across from the Coop gas station) at noon
Demxx has asked that we don’t have an excessive amount of cars to leave room for customers as well as us. If you could car pool that would be great
Hope to see you all there