Morrell Nature Sanctuary

Morrell Nature Sanctuary is a privately owned nature reserve. It is leased and managed by the Morrell Sanctuary Society for Environmental Education, a non-profit organization managed by volunteers who maintain the park and organize many programs for school children and the public.

The website can be visited at http://www.morrellnaturesanctuary.ca/

Get to Know Your Camera

If you are well-versed in your model of camera, please consider volunteering to help on March 21st for the Education meeting. Vivian will be moderating an evening of learning about your cameras and will NEED to have people to help beginners or others just wanting information about the operation of their camera model.

Our speaker this month is Ron Brandner a member of the Port Alberni photo club.  The purpose of his talk is to discuss how the hobby of photography has enhanced both his physical and mental health. As a senior, health issues are becoming more and more prevalent and he is finding photography is becoming more of a medication than a hobby.
He has been making images for over 60 years and over that period has garnered a lot of useful information from a great number of sources that have helped him adjust his practice of photography to suit his changing needs.
He is grateful to those who have shared their wisdom with him and has compiled a list of the more important ideas.  Hopefully there will be some that will be of benefit to Oceanside photographers.

We will be showing our slideshows from last month’s assignment, the favourites and the field trip.

Bring your loonie for a coffee.

loonie for coffee

Hand of Man Museum

http://handofmanmuseum.com/

6759 Considine Avenue, Maple Bay, BC

Museum of Natural History, Cultural Arts & Conservation

Donation suggestion of $15.00. Lunch is at 12:30 at the Shipyard Restaurant 6145 Genoa Bay Road.

Photos can be submitted to April 28th. Up to 3 images may be submitted

Ryan Tidman

After finishing school in 2017, Ryan spent over three years working with National Geographic photographers Paul Nicklen and Cristina Mittermeier and their ocean conservation non-profit, SeaLegacy. During his time with SeaLegacy, he developed a deep understanding of documenting the natural world, sharing conservation issues, and, most importantly, conveying science communication effectively through photography and film. Fortunately, as part of the expedition team, he had the opportunity to travel the world documenting ongoing conservation efforts.

Since 2020, he has split his time between photography and cinematography. He recently completed projects in our Great Bear Rain Forest and also in the Antarctic.

Visit Ryan’s website to see some of his amazing photography https://www.ryantidman.com/

We will be showing our slideshows from last month’s assignment, the favourites and the field trip.

Bring your loonie for a coffee.

loonie for coffee

Our speaker this month is Cindy Powell a long time member of the Comox photography club. She has been involved with photography for many years and enjoys a wide variety genres from wildlife to action to closeup. She has been a contributor to her club’s annual Imagefest show at the Sid Williams theatre. You can see some of her photography on her website – https://cindypowell.zenfolio.com/

We will be showing our slideshows from last month’s assignment, the favourites and the field trip.

Bring your loonie for a coffee.

loonie for coffee

Our speaker this month is Glen Halverson a member of the Comox photography club.

Inspiration, creativity for what’s in front of my lens is the discipline I use which brings happiness to the eye.
Exploration of photography daily.

You can see some of his photography on Facebook (Glen Halverson Photography) or Instagram (glen halverson photography).

We will be showing our slideshows from the summer months (assignments, the favourites and field trips).

Bring your loonie for a coffee.

loonie for coffee

Our speaker this month will be Brian Argyle on the topic of ‘Christmas Portraits‘.

Brian is a Canadian freelance photographer based on Vancouver Island, in beautiful British Columbia.

You can find his bio and gallery at his website argylephoto.com.

We will be showing our slideshows from the previous month (assignment, the favourites and field trip).

Bring your loonie for a coffee.

loonie for coffee

We will head to the Big Qualicum Fish Hatchery to take in the annual salmon run.  Most of the hatchery will be accessible for a self guided tour, taking in the various facilities where young salmon are bred and released.  In addition, there are a number of walking paths around the river and spawning channels that should be spectacular in their fall colours.  Fishing is allowed on the river above the hatchery so there is also an opportunity to catch fishers catching fish. We will meet in the hatchery parking lot at 11:00 am and follow that up with a lunch at Micky J’s at the Arrowsmith Golf Club.