Location: Your refrigerator, cupboards, or where ever you keep your fruits and veggies
Topic: Still Life
Description: This topic is very loose so you can have lots of fun with it. You can do a very traditional and serious still life or if you wish have fun and dress them up in things like sunglasses and hats. You can use cut, partially eaten, skins, or shells. You can add other items with it as long as your fruit or veggie stays the main feature. You are allowed to post five photos for field trips

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We will be hosting a field trip but doing it two different ways so everyone can take part and feel safe. For those who want to come and see others I will be there in the main parking lot Sunday July 12th at 10:30 am at Mount Washington with a focus on the boardwalk for Paradise Meadows.  We ask if you come to please respect social distancing. If you do not feel comfortable being in a group with social distancing then you can go on your own from now til June 28th

Topic and description: Photograph anything you would like there is no specific topic for this

Trail is rated as EASY

Entries: You are allowed to post five photos for field trips on the website

You are invited to join us for lunch but it is bring your own and your lawn chair so we can social distance

If you have any questions you can contact me at 250 937 8221 or president.opc@gmail.com

Looking forward to seeing many of you there

     Our field trips have had a good turnout the on the actual day with others going on their own time.  Prior to COVID a group of us planned for a fall kick off Scavenger hunt in Port Alberni.  We are going to go ahead with it as it is easy to social distance.
Below are the topics to try and find.    They are meant to be fun and as challenging as you would like to make them.  I will be bringing a list of the topics to  the meeting on October 7^th for those that would like to have a hard copy

Our meeting place is in front of the Port House (boat shop)  4527 Morton St.  There is free parking at the back

Try and find as many of the topics below as you can

Colors

Movement

Doors and Windows

Shadows

Architecture – anything man made

Skyline

Reflections

Geometric Shapes

Leading Lines

You can enter 5 of your favorites into the field trip category on the website and if you want more then you have room for three more into your favorites.

Have fun, and hope to see you there.

Our field trip this month will be at Wildwood Trail off the old island highway and McColl Rd, follow the road to the Evangelical Free Church and the trail is beside that church

Special for November”  Go on any trail of your choice and submit your 5 photos from that trail

If you do not feel comfortable meeting in the group you can go anytime from now until November 28th to be included.

You can submit 5 photos on the webpage for this event.

French Creek marina and estuary; 20 February, 10:30; Pub is open but no group lunch. Please remember the Health Directives.
For an extra challenge use a single focal length lens or a telephoto lens with a set focal length. Or if you are inclined, and in adventuresome mood, use your cell phone camera.

Maffeo Sutton Park is a water front location with plenty of opportunities for great images and afford members social distancing.

February’s  Field Trip, the club experience a great turnout with many members using the opportunity to catch up with old friends and socializing with other members which social distancing. We had a great time.

This is new for the club, as most members are retired, we are meeting on a Wednesday at 10am in Parksville Community Park. Open spaces, no enclosed areas and lots of activity. At present Chesipeek Shores is filming and most of their equipment is being stored behind the curling rink with lots of filming crew activity. Or you may see the ball players or Tia Chi practitioners or skateboarders.  Enjoy yourselves.

Remember the the health guidelines and safety protocols.

This is an interesting  Field Trip that Gail and Lynn have organized for June. We are touring around Qualicum Beach village on a Sunday evening at 7 pm, meeting at TOSH. Local and familiar, doesn’t get any better. See you there.

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.

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/