The first part of the meeting will be a presentation by Les McLean on using ‘dodge and burn‘ in Photoshop.  This will be followed by a practice session for us to try motion, zoomba and bubble shots

• PS Elements – Sharpening methods:  Explore the many kinds of sharpening possible
  within Elements.  We’ll discuss which is best used for what purpose and
  perhaps see some methods demonstrated. Read more: http://www.texaschicksblogsandpics.com/top-10-methods-of-sharpening-using-photoshop-elements/
• Landscape -Panoramic images, horizontal or vertical.  Discussion topics could include choice of  `stitching` software, creative possibilities and technical challenges of panoramic shots.  Read more at:http://photographylife.com/panoramic-photography-howto
• Wildlife – Bring a shot of a bird taken during the month of June with a request from peers about how the shot might be enhanced.  Bring images as prints, on laptops or on a flash drive. Read more: http://www.slrphotographyguide.com/birdphotography.shtml
  http://www.exposureguide.com/photographing-birds.htm
• Macro – A macro outing is scheduled for Buckerfields on the 25th

Contacts for SIG groups:

• PS Elements: Frieda Van der Ree – friedavdr@gmail.com
• Landscape: Sucha Ollek – sucha.ollek@gmail.com
• Wildlife: Levonne Gaddy – vpexhibits.opc@gmail.com
• Macro: Jack Harynuk – jbharynuk@gmail.com

Arts Cafe Exhibition at 147 Harrison Avenue, Parksville, November 17 through December 31st.  (Arts Cafe hours are Monday – Friday from 9  to 4.) Ten members of the OPC are exhibiting twenty-five (25) photographs of varying sizes at this pre-holiday show.
Membership of OPC consists of over one hundred photographers from novice to professional.

Bread and Honey Food Company wants approximately ten (10) pieces with the theme “French Country” to show for six months at their business location

Please submit your image files to Levonne by Saturday, August 2nd.

The exhibit will start in January

The show is on and it looks great!

Several of our members are exhibiting over 40 images at TOSH during January.

Celebrating the 25th anniversary of Brandt Festival (also known as the Nature Festival) at the Bayside starting Saturday, March 7.

Contact Levonne for details about the silent auction and submissions.

North of LA,  South of the Bay

by Debra Kuzbik

There’s an expanse of California coastline that stretches from Los Angeles to San Francisco that is wild, beautiful, rugged, and mostly untouched.  My family and I have enjoyed a number of winters there, exploring the beaches, the little art communities and the inland rolling hills of wine country.

The pace of life is slow and it is easy to imagine that you have stepped back in time to the 60’s.   The ice cream parlors, surf shops, Volkswagen mini-vans, woodies with surf boards on top and the ever-present music of The Beach Boys, The Ventures, The Mamas and The Papas, and the Surfaris can easily transport you to younger days.

Quirky, eccentric, unique and occasionally bizarre—the Californians who call the Central Coast home live in cautious harmony with a sometimes dangerous land.  Earthquakes, wildfires, drought, and the occasional hurricane occasionally wreck havoc on their idyllic, laid-back, beach lifestyle—but the siren call of the surf promises a perfect ride!

There is an open exhibit during the month of July, details to follow

Contact Levonne for details about the silent auction and submissions.

The Oceanside Photography Club has an open exhibit for the members.

Contact Levonne for more details.

A reception will he held on August 8th from 1:00 to 3:00

Please attend

Shelley and Jack are sharing an exhibition at the MAC during August.

Shared Vision sums up the love we share for photography.  We go somewhere to take photos and discover that we see the same things in completely different ways.  We hope that this exhibition will show you some of the beauty we have found on our travels.

There is an opening reception on August 8th from 1:00 to 3:00

Living on the Edge: Vancouver Island’s Wild West Coast

Photography by Debra Kuzbik

Although we think of the west coast of Vancouver Island as foggy, rainy and grey (and it often is), there is a colourful world that reveals itself when the tide recedes.

I have decided to interpret the wild west coast through the colours of the sea creatures at low tide.  Purple, coral, green, ochre and blue creatures abound and share their world for a few hours, until the ocean returns to envelop them in mist, fog and a mono-chromatic world of grey.