What we have
Our November meeting has moved to a different date for this month. We are very pleased to have Eiko Jones come and speak to us about his photography. The topic is Watershed Awareness – one photo at a time.
At times he is overwhelmed by the beauty of the world around us. He is passionate about sharing this Pacific Northwest environment with everyone. Through artistic and dramatic imagery, he endeavours to offer people a glance of that world, whether they live in a big city condo, or have no ability to experience the world below or out in nature. His work is all about drawing attention to the entire environment and watersheds, from the mountaintops all the way down, and into our vast, but fragile oceans.
Coffee service will be available so bring your loonie.
Please note: For this trip only the start time at the distillery is 12:00 noon and lunch will be at 1:00 pm
Shelter Point Distillery website
Shelter Point Distillery is, and always will be, an artisan distillery. Right from the start, the concept has been quality over quantity, coexisting with nature and sourcing locally. This local-first philosophy extends beyond just building materials. In fact, Shelter Point is one of only a handful of distilleries that grow their own barley and distill on the same site. Virtually the only things that aren’t local are our oak barrels, which were sourced from Kentucky bourbon distillers, and the massive copper pot stills which came from Scotland. As far as our methodology goes, well, when you wait five years for a whisky to mature, you can’t help but learn to be patient. As a result, nothing is particularly hurried here. We took our time to get the distillery right, and we’re doing the same with everything else.
Directions:
People who visit us say that the journey is almost as delightful as their stay with us, so please, won’t you stop in? We’re located just south of Campbell River off the “Oceanside Route” or the Old Island Highway that winds its way along the eastern side of Vancouver Island.
4650 Regent Road
Campbell River, BC
V9H 1E3 Canada
Lunch: Salmon Point Pub about 4 minutes away from the distillery.
Send a maximum of 6 photos to fieldtrip.opc@gmail.com. Keep in mind the club’s size limitation for each image.
This month is our Christmas social evening. We are taking a different approach this year, we are going to buy cookies/food items and will ensure that we have some Gluten free and peanut free items BUT we are instead asking something from you.
You know that we are trying to be more connected to the community and with that in mind we are asking that you, if you are able, bring a food item or two for the Food Bank
Most needed food bank items
Pasta (canned or dry) and pasta sauces.
Canned meats and fish.
Meat alternatives (peanut butter, soy, assorted nuts)
Canned goods (beans, soups, and stews)
Dairy (canned, and powdered milk)
Canned vegetables and fruit.
Whole grain cereals.
Infant foods and baby formula
Coffee and tea will be available so bring your loonie!!
We do not have a speaker and will have a short business review followed by slideshows of the field trip to the Shelter Point Distillery, the Old Buildings assignment. We will also show the Best of 2016 images that our members have sent in.
Robert Held Art Glass
708 E. Island Hwy
Parksville, BC, Canada
V9P 1T8
NOTE: This event is scheduled for Saturday 17 December between 10:00 and 12:00. There will be several glass artist on site during the tour giving demonstrations.
Lunch is schedule for Boston Pizza in Parksville at 12:00 Noon.
Send a maximum of 6 photos to fieldtrip.opc@gmail.com. Keep in mind the club’s size limitation for each image.
Have fun and see you SATURDAY 17 December.
Our speaker to start the year off is former club member Randy Hall. Randy has developed a style that shows enhanced colours and contrast. When many people think of contrast, they think colours and tones. There can also be contrast in content. An example of this can be seen in some of Randy’s early morning images of Parksville Bay. Towering or threatening clouds can instill the feeling of unrest, while the calm waters of the bay say serenity. “It’s this type of scene, and the incorporation of weather, that interests me the most”.
Fire in the Sky
Randy will be speaking to us about his style of photography and HDR. Click on Randy’s photo or the Fire in the Sky image to see more of his images.
Following our business portion of the meeting we will see the results of the Portraits and People assignment and the field trip to Robert Held glass works.
This month we will be meeting in the lower parking lot at 10:00am to walk the beach and many forest trails. There’s plenty of wildlife, birds and scenery to photograph.
Float Fairies – Keep your eyes open while on the beach or while beach combing for the glass balls. Over the eight-month period, “float fairies” will be hiding these glass floats along the coast for people to find and keep. Some of the floats will be starred and can be taken to the Parksville Visitor’s Centre to win prizes donated by local merchants. Those without a star can still take their floats to the centre to enter a prize draw.
Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park is located 3 km south of Parksville on Hwy 19a, on central Vancouver Island. Take exit #51 from the Inland Island Highway (Hwy #19) and follow signs to the park. The closest communities are Parksville, Qualicum and Nanaimo.
Lunch: Confirmation: Is at the Cedars restaurant in Tigh-na-mara Seaside Resort at 12:00 Please note there is an automatic 15% surcharge attached to the meal bill to cover gratuities.
Your field trip photos are now uploaded to the website using the upload in the member database. Up to 8 images can be uploaded
We are going to have an exciting evening. Wally Chinn and his wife Alison will be offering his photo-travelogue presentation on exploring the polar bear domain in the Churchill, Manitoba region.
As the marquis animal or symbol for Canada’s northern wildlife, the Polar Bear has little rival. As the largest land carnivore in the world, Canada is home to more than 60% of the world’s polar bears, an animal species that has attracted much interest, curiosity and concern. Wally & Alison have made a few presentations to the OPS in the past, and through another of their narrated photo presentations, they will focus on their recent experiences in northern Manitoba. As opposed to their previous presentations that were directed at distant lands such as Africa, Antarctica or the Galapagos Islands, this showing will be directed somewhat closer to home, examining wildlife and geography with a particularly Canadian perspective, including the realities of polar bear life and some of the lighter sides of their behaviour.
The club business will get underway first and we will review the Table Top assignment, the field trip to Rathtrevor and our January favourites.
Milner Garden Sunday Hours are from 11:00 to 3:00 NOTICE: February 12th Field Trip is postponed until February 19th due to snow at Milner Gardens. Other trip details remain the same.
This months field trip is to Milner Gardens for the early blooms. Meeting at the gardens at 10:00am. There is a small charge of $5.25 as an entrance fee. Milner Gardens members and current VIU students with card free admission. Onsite golf cart shuttle for mobility challenged. Garden open 11:00am to 3:30pm, last entry 3:00pm
LUNCH at 12:00 is at Qualicum Beach Memorial Golf Course club house, Thalassa Restaurant.
Your field trip photos are now uploaded to the website using the upload in the member database. Up to 8 images can be uploaded
Our speaker for March is Bryn Tassell from Ladysmith. Bryn is planning on sharing and talking about the images he has captured on various trips, some of the challenges along with some tips and tricks he has learned along the way.
Bryn Tassell is a photographer who been pursuing a passion of documenting nature for 10 years. He has combined his passion for out door adventure with capturing the natural beauty of the locations he visits. His passion has taken him to remote areas on Vancouver Island to tropical jungles and desolate landscapes of Iceland. More info about his work can be found on his web site at www.BrynTassell.ca
We will have slideshows for the assignment, the field trip to Milner Gardens and the February favourites.
Be certain to bring a loonie for a coffee, can’t get a better deal than this…
loonie for coffee
In keeping with the Wildlife theme for the month, the field trip is to the North Island Widllife Recovery Center. Located in Errington, BC on Vancouver Island in Canada, the North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre is a world class wildlife rehabilitation facility specializing in the rehabilitation of black bears and raptors.
Notes
I’ve written to the NIWRC requesting that a volunteer raptor handler be present to show us the birds outside enclosures, so that we might get some unobstructed shots. I’ve yet to hear back as to whether their have managed to find a volunteer. However, I’m excited about the prospects.
Also, there is a small charge for entry to the Center.
Lunch is planned for Cuckoos Restaurant for 12 noon. Cuckoos is in Coombs at the Old Country Market
