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
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
Our speaker this month will be Rick Leche on the topic of ‘MidJourney Digital AI and our photos‘.
An avid photographer living in Black Creek (on Beautiful Vancouver Island), British Columbia.
You can take a peek at his MidJourney Digital photographs on his Facebook or his 500px Galleries.
We will be showing our slideshows from the previous month (assignment, favourites and field trip).
Bring your loonie for a coffee.
loonie for coffee
Our speakers this month will be Clay and Gill Ross on the topic of ‘Travels in India‘.
Clay and Gill are two of our own members and you will have seen many of their photographs in our monthly slideshows.
You can take a peek at their extended galleries and biographies on their personal website (CGI Photography).
We will be showing our slideshows from the previous month (assignment, favourites and field trip).
Bring your loonie for a coffee.
loonie for coffee
Our speaker this month will be Stan Novotny on the topic of ‘Wildlife Photography‘.
Stan Novotny is a talented photographer, videographer, and workshop leader who has made a significant impact in the field of visual storytelling.
You can take a look at his extended biography and fantastic photography on his personal website (STAN NOVOTNY).
We will be showing our slideshows from the previous month (assignment, favourites and field trip).
Bring your loonie for a coffee.
loonie for coffee
For March we are putting together a series of short 10-to-15-minute member discussions.
Ricke Horte, Jack Harynuk and Bob Christopher will each present.
We will be showing our slideshows from the previous month (assignment, favourites and field trip).
Bring your loonie for a coffee.
loonie for coffee
The meeting will consist of slide shows of the Favourites and Field Trips prepared by Jack Harynuk and the assignments prepared by John Potter. Thank you to both for your efforts in preparing these for our members viewing pleasure. John will also conduct the voting on the assignments.
John Kinos will give a presentation on the website and how we will be able to utilize it.
Rick Horte will give a presentation about making a slide show so if you have not done yours yet or have done one and it still needs a bit of tweaking, there will be information that will assist you. The Deadline is coming up soon – April 22, 2024.- three weeks away! These can be submitted by WeTransfer to technical.opc@gmail.com
Bring your loonie for a coffee.
loonie for coffee