At our meeting last night a few members talked about nearby places they like to visit for photographic purposes. Here are a few of those suggestions, subject to my memory.
Category: Photography
Tom’s Work on Display
Club member Tom Jenks has brought a taste of African wildlife to the Full Spectrum Gallery in the back of Foto Art. On display until the end of June, you’ll find a terrific array of images from Tom’s recent trip to Okavango Delta region of Botswana last December. You’ll find African Hunting Dogs hunting with willful intensity, a Yellow-billed Oxpecker playfully pecking, Elephants gorgeously lit in all their elephantine glory, and many more. From planning the trip, to taking the photos, to processing the photos for print, to framing the photos, to the wall, it’s a long journey of which the end results are something any photographer would be proud.
Botswana wasn’t Tom’s first African photo tour and happily a handful of images from his 2011 Tanzania trip snuck into the mix (including one of my favorites- a pack of well-arranged thirsty Zebras). You can also find some of his work on his gallery page, including a few from Africa and a few from Camera Club ‘theme nights’. Be sure to take the trip to check out the gallery display the next time you’re near Foto Art and escape from our May snowfall into the piece of Africa Tom brought back!
Tom will also be presenting a slideshow of images from his trip at the Camera Club meeting this Tuesday, May 14th, 7pm at Foto Art and is willing to do presentations to interested groups.
Updated Gallery Page for Bob Tucker
Bob Tucker’s gallery page has just been updated. You can see it here.
New Gallery Page
We have yet another new gallery page on the site! Check out the photos by Tom Jenks. Tom has some wonderful shots from a recent trip to Africa.
2013 Owen Sound Art Banners
The call for the submissions for the Owen Sound Art Banner Annual Exhibition has just gone up. The winners will have their work printed on a banner that will hang from lampposts around the harbour during the summer.
Find the submission form and more information at 2013 Banner Project Call to Artists and Donors
And be sure to check out the 2012 Banner Images, including one from club member Lynn Reket
iPhoneography? You bet!
Greg McMillan has just updated his Gallery page with some of his favourite iPhone photos. You can see them here.
Another New Gallery Page
Hello world! We have another new gallery page by Kim Calvert. Have a look here.
Cindie’s Work on Display
At the back entrance of Foto Art is the Full Spectrum Gallery, which features a rotating display of local photographers or camera clubs photos. Currently hanging for your viewing pleasure is club member Cindie Fearnall’s nature photography and some of her terrific pet portraits. Great skill coupled with the patience to use it on furry targets is evident in this work!
If you can’t make it to town don’t despair, you can find Cindie’s photographs online at www.photosbycindie.com or in the camera clubs Flickr group. Keep up the great work Cindie!
Indian River
Here’s another shot from our Indian River shoot. You can see more at http://on.fb.me/Saxcjh
iPhone 4s vs. Canon 60D
Yesterday a few of us went out to the Indian River to practice our veiling technique. As you know the iPhone takes great pictures and with all the apps out there available for shooting and editing I thought I’d try a little test. Out of the two photos below, numbered in the bottom right corners, can you tell which one was taken with the iPhone and which one was taken with the 60D? Sound off in the comments.
Now I must confess, one of them was edited to try to match the correct crop, colour and brightness/contrast, but it really didn’t need a lot of work. I think there is still a distinct difference between the two, don’t you?
Greg
Owen Sound Camera Club 