What we have going on…
Our speaker this month is member Brad Powell; the topic for his talk is “Sunset To Sunrise”
Brad is a Nanaimo photographer and a member of the Oceanside Photography Society and the Harbour City Photography Club. He really became interested in photography when he bought his first digitial camera in 1999. It was a 2mp Kodak DC280, and he got it for for the sweet sweet price of $750! But what really got him excited was the free version of Photoshop that came with his new camera! One thing lead to another and Brad soon realized that he loved photography and that he needed to learn more if he was going to get any better at it. So he joined the Harbour City Photography Club in 2001 when it had about 30 members and was meeting at the tiny Kin Hut. Brad took full advantage of all the benefits you can get from belonging to a photography club. He took a lot of inspiration from such talented photographers in the Club as Wayne Buhr and Kelli Etheridge. But probably the most important person in Brad’s photographic life at that time was his photographic mentor, the late Bob Goerzen. Bob Goerzen was an experienced photographer and was teaching photographic workshops and working as a newspaper photographer at the time. Bob was the first person to convince Brad to take his camera off the “P” setting and onto Aperture. But more importantly, Bob introduced Brad to night photography one fateful October night in downtown Nanaimo. Brad’s love of photographing in the dark hours started that night in 2002 and continues to this day!
This month, we are in the East hall at the Civic Centre.
Slideshows from the Action shots assignment, the field trip to Little Qualicum will be shown. And remember to bring your loonie for coffee!
loonie for coffee
The Seaside Cruizers Car Club hosts a weekend of events in Parksville & Qualicum culminating with the Father’s Day Show ‘n Shine in downtown Qualicum Beach. Our Sunday Show ‘n Shine is such a great event it was mentioned on the Oprah Winfrey Show as one of the 10 best things to do on Father’s Day. During the Show ‘n Shine the whole town is wired for sound and music from the 50’s and 60’
Lunch: Is at Deez Bar and Grill in Qualicum Beach, 12: noon. 3353 Island Hwy W, Qualicum Beach, BC V9K 2B4, Canada
Note: There is a change to the start time for this Field Trip. It will start at 10:00 Sunday morning.
Send a maximum of 5 photos to, Members Data Base, Assignments, Field Trips. Keep in mind the club’s size limitation for each image
Our speaker for our July meeting is Judy Holland.
Artist Statement – Photography, for me, is a spiritual practice, a way of drinking in and celebrating the everyday miracles to be found in the mundane. I travel very little, but rather focus on a deep appreciation of the everyday beauty that my life on Vancouver Island brings me. No matter where I am, I enjoy making photos to delight the eye and move the heart.
I am located in Nanaimo on beautiful Vancouver Island, BC, and am also available for photography teaching and one-on-one coaching.
HONOURS & AWARDS
– 1st place Canadian Association for Photographic Art gold medal, Harbour City Photography Club Photo Salon 2016, View Gallery at Vancouver Island University, May 2016.
– numerous 1st place awards at club competitions, Harbour City Photography Club, 2014-2016.
– “Voluptueux” published in PhotoNEWS Canada, fall 2016.
– Judy Hancock Holland
JHHphoto.com
Slideshows from our assignment, the field trip and favourites will be shown. And remember to bring your loonie for coffee!
loonie for coffee
Located on the East Coast of Vancouver Island, Canada. With beautiful views, Deep Bay Harbour is convenient to boaters traveling Georgia Straight, the Gulf Islands, and Baynes Sound, or on their way to and from Desolation Sound and points north. It is home to a commercial fishing and aquaculture fleet, and a large number of pleasure craft.
Note: There are plenty of opportunities for wildlife, seascapes and landscapes photography. Check out the wildlife at the end of the spit or wander the docks or just savour the scenery. The lunch restaurant is located on site which mean NO extra driving.
Special: Lorene has promised us a treat and great opportunity for wildlife photographers. Can’t say what it is but be their for the experience.
Lunch: Is at the Ship & Shore restaurant on the Deep Bay Marina 12:00. The reservation is for inside the restaurant, so if its hot, or windy or raining (heaven forbid) we’ll be comfortable.
Your field trip photos are now uploaded to the website using the upload in the members database. Up to 5 images can be uploaded.
Our speaker this month is Cim McDonald who is coming up from Chemainus where she is the Curator of the Chemainus Festival of Murals Society. She is a fine art photographer and artist who has won many awards. Her topic for our meeting is the relationship of line and colour to art. For more information about Cim visit her website cimmacdonald.ca here.
Following the business of the meeting, we will show our slideshows from the Deep Bay field trip, the July favourites and the Canada 150 assignment.
Remember to bring your loonie for coffee at the break.
loonie for coffee
If you would like to spend more time reviewing the images, go to the Galleries in the menu above.
Rosewall Creek Provincial Park is south of Fanny Bay consist of a river, and old growth trees covered in beautiful mosses which create many opportunities for great landscapes. The trails are easy to walk in a circular route around the parking lot. Parking and toilets are available on-site. Link to map of park . The park is exactly 27 km north of Parksville and 27 km south of Courtenay on Highway 19A (scenic coast road). If you are taking the upper highway then use the deep bay turn and then left onto the old island highway and it is less than 2km.
Lunch will be at the Fanny Bay Inn, a short drive up the coast towards Courtenay, at 12:00 noon.
Send a maximum of 5 photos to, Members Data Base, Assignments, Field Trips. Keep in mind the club’s size limitation for each image
September is much like the start of a new year and we’re preparing for our new year. Richard is leading a discussion for everyone
Discussion Points
1. We have no Director of Exhibits. Does this mean Society members do not see the value in exhibiting work in the community? If so how should we promote our work in the community?
2. Online presence for selling photographs. Explore club options. Smugmug etc.
3. Photography competitions – club and open competitions like Lions Gate.
4. Use of technology for exhibiting photography. Liaise with Shaw cable and Lefty’s etc. to show images through their facilities.
5. Should we have a Director of Communications / Public Relations? Is someone willing to step forward?
Lions Gate Nature Competition
Jack will take us through the new approach that we’re following for our participation in the club this year.
Interclub Photo Competition
Jack will introduce selected aspects of an invitational photo competition to be held early in the new year. The theme, categories and judging aspects are all open for discussion. Assistance with the planning activities is needed.
Following the coffee break, we will be showing the Lions Gate 2016 show.
Bring your loonie for a coffee.
loonie for coffee
Our speaker this month is portrait photographer Lisa Graham. Her interest in fashion and lifestyle photography on land slipped into the underwater realm where few photographers venture. She specializes in the niche market of underwater fine art portraits and she loves how water adds a surreal touch to everyday elements
Lisa is going to share her some images from her “Impossible Worlds” collection and talk about some of the aspects of an underwater photo shoot.
You can check Lisa’s website on this link
We will be showing our Favourites from September, our field trip outing and the Inspirational assignment
Bring your loonie for a coffee.
loonie for coffee
Photos taken by Vina Johnson
The Raptors offers a compelling interactive experience with amazing birds of prey. Get closer than you ever imagined to these exciting, intelligent birds and learn about their world and how we all benefit when they survive and thrive. This will an opportunity to see and photograph some of those birds you have never seen or have never been able to get close enough for that one good photo.
There may be some carpooling available.
Lunch will be at the Shipyard Restaurant and Pub about 8 minutes from the Raptor Centre
6145 Genoa Bay Rd-Maple Bay Marina
Directions via Herd Rd and Genoa Bay Rd
Head east on Herd Rd toward Pioneer Rd – 4.1 km
Turn left onto Maple Bay Rd- 120 m
Turn right at the 1st cross street onto Chisholm Trail- 550 m
Turn left onto Genoa Bay Rd – Destination will be on the left -1.9 km
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS MEETING IS ON NOVEMBER 8th!
Our speaker for November is Gordon Howe. His presentation is “From Sea to Sky- A natural history journey from British Columbia to the high deserts of the American southwest.”
Gordon is a prize-winning photographer who has lived all over British Columbia. He currently resides near Nanaimo on Vancouver Island.
He attended the School of Modern Photography and has worked professionally as a Portrait and Wedding Photographer. Throughout his life Gordon has always had a camera in hand but his love of photography was shared with a love of horticulture and landscape design. Both of these disciplines share a need for a comprehensive understanding of light, colour and composition. Training in both fields has served to complement each other.
We will be showing our Favourites from October, our field trip outing to the Raptor Centre and the Fall Colours assignment
Bring your loonie for a coffee.
loonie for coffee