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It’s that time of year again when we get together with friends, family and co-workers to celebrate this holiday season. It’s a time of rest, joy and reflection on the past year, a time of new beginnings and opportunities, and a time of peace.
On behalf of the Owen Sound Camera Club, I wish you all Happy Hanukkah, Feliz Navidad, Joyeux Noel and a Merry Christmas in whatever your native tongue may be. Stay safe for the holidays, and don’t forget to take some pictures to capture those precious moments.

Greg McMillan
President, OSCC

We have a new addition to our Gallery Page. Carol Harris has some photos up so head on over and have a look. You can see them here.

Pleased be advised that our November meeting will be at a different time and place. We will be gathering at the New Life Centre located at 201 4th Avenue West at 7 pm on Tuesday, November 4th (doors open at 6:30 pm). This is one week earlier than our regularly scheduled meeting.

At this point, this is a one time change but please keep an eye on the site or our Facebook Page for any further scheduling changes.

~ Greg, President, OSCC

Hi all,

Just a note to let you know we have a new addition to the Gallery Page. Kim Angel has just submitted some of her work and you can check it out at http://wp.me/Pa7nH-oG.

The 2013-14 season is a wrap. The theme for our final meeting was Our Four Best Shots, four of our best, or favourites, since the end of last season. There were quite a few submissions which makes for a video of almost nine and a half minutes. The images could be from any photos we shot, not necessarily from any of the themes we did over the season.

The meeting was “all about the photographs”, as were the songs used in the video. Have a look, and listen.

We had a great evening tonight, with guest speaker Peter Finnie filling us in on the subject of composition. Several of the rules of composition were discussed, complete with clear examples of how and why they were used and also examples of how and why they can be broken. It’s always valuable to get a peak inside the thought process of a creative like Peter, and he’s given us all lots to think about.

After his presentation, he stayed for a very friendly discussion and stressed the importance of photographers valuing their creative works. I expect after tonight, we’ll all be able to add just a little more value.

Much thanks and appreciation go to Peter for the informative and inspirational talk!

You can find out more about Peter below:

• Commercial photography: http://www.biffspandex.com/
• Wedding photography: http://www.peterfinnie.com/
• One of his ebooks is available here: http://www.photographersmentalgear.com/

We have been asked to share the following so I thought I would oblige. ~Greg

The Marc Ekins Trio will be performing in the Bay Room at the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre in Owen Sound on Friday January 24th, 2014. An eclectic mix of country, rock and celtic to bring your spirits high in the long month of January. Tickets are available at the Bayshore Box office for $20 each http://www.attackhockey.com/page/marcekinstrio, with proceeds going to Bruce Grey Child and Family Services. To listen to Marc’s music visit www.reverbnation.com/marcekins. The show will open with an acoustic guest performance from local recording artist Tommy Gilham www.tommygilham.com. The bar will be open and tabled seating. We look forward to seeing you there.

We are really enjoying the member participation with our monthly themes. At our meetings there are lots of submissions that we look at and certainly don’t mind seeing more. If you are not a member of the Club you can still share your version of the themes by posting them on our Facebook page or in our Flickr Group.

The theme we’re working on now is City Lights. It can be in an actual city or a small village but the images must contain lights of some sort. Some tips for successful images will include using a tripod and getting to know your camera settings for long exposures. Have fun with it and Good luck.

~Greg