What we have
The Harbour City Photo Club has organized a multi club event at VIU.
View Gallery is building 330. We have been told that we can park in lots H and G, normally reserved for employees.
Best entry to the hall is 5D off 5th st.
Photo Salon 2017 – Awards:
Honourable Mention: “Last Glimpse” by Jack Harynuk
Honourable Mention: “Tide’s out” by Rosemary Ratcliff
Honourable Mention: “Smoke Break” by Mike Woodworth
Third Place: “Volutes” by Jacqueline Bonneau
Second Place: “Farrier Visit” by Inge Riis McDonald
First Place: “Karen Woman” by Mike Woodworth
Judges Choice:
Cim: “Rinzen” by Nicole Ta
Kelli: “Indian Portrait” by Wayne Buhr
David: “The Burning Violin” by Judy Hancock Holland
This is a very exciting opportunity for all club members, plan on attending
Schedule
June 24th : Judging
June 25th : 1 – 5 pm
Show Opening
Open House
Award Ceremony
June 26th to July 13th (not on weekends)
Gallery show
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.
This is a reminder to vote for the current assignment. Voting usually starts on the 21st of the month and continues until the 28th of the month. Vote in the member database and check the dates for the specific assignment.
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
This is a reminder to vote for the current assignment. Voting usually starts on the 21st of the month and continues until the 28th of the month. Vote in the member database and check the dates for the specific assignment.
We are participating again this year and we’re taking a slightly different approach. You’ll be able to upload 3 images in any of the categories. Also, voting will be open until early November and you will be permitted to vote for your own image. Since only one image per member may be submitted, there will be some additional judging to choose the top 8 images.
As a club we did well in 2016 and placed third in mammals. We’ll try to do better this year.
The categories are:
- – Birds
- – Mammals
- – General (not 1 or 2)
Look through your shots and be certain there is no ‘hand of man’ in the image. Images have a maximum width of 1400 pixels and maximum height of 1050 pixels. Images have to be uploaded by October 21st.
Lions Gate Camera Club of Vancouver, British Columbia
When the current year rules are prepared, they will be added. Click on the image or here to see the rules
This is a unique opportunity for the photography produced by your members to be judged by some of the best nature photographers in Canada.
The Results are In
Click on Wayne’s image to see the Lions Gate Results
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
This is a reminder to vote for the current assignment. Voting usually starts on the 21st of the month and continues until the 28th of the month. Vote in the member database and check the dates for the specific assignment.
