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.
As mentioned in our last post about the June Social, we had a photographic “Scavenger Hunt” organized by Lynn Reket. The results are highlighted in the following YouTube video.
Today the club got together for a photo scavenger hunt and a barbecue. We had a pretty good turn out with almost twenty members in attendance including Peter and Christine Finnie from Tottenham. Peter has become a good friend of the club since his speaking engagement with us in April.
I’d like to thank Lynn Reket for organizing the scavenger hunt and a big thanks to Maureen Elliott for hosting the gathering and BBQ where we presented and discussed the images we took in the “hunt”. And finally, thanks to Randy O’hara for taking charge of cooking the burgers and hot dogs, and to all those who brought salads, snacks and desserts to make the feast a delicious one.
The scavenger hunt was comprised of five categories: Depth of Field/Visual Mass, Negative Space, Rule of Thirds, Door, and Dot in Space. Each member submitted five images, one for each subject, and it as very interesting to see the various interpretations of these subject matters. The following are my (unedited, straight from the camera) selections for each category to give you an idea of how I interpret them:
Depth of Field/Visual Mass
Negative Space
Rule of Thirds
Door
Dot in Space
We have one meeting left for the 2013-2014 season where we’ll be sharing our four best photos from this season, plus there will be a “Swap Shop” where members can bring and photographic equipment we don’t want or need and maybe find that one piece of gear that we’ve been missing. That meeting is on June 10 and the public is certainly welcome.
Thanks,
Greg McMillan,
President, OSCC
Have a peek at Bob Dolphin’s Gallery Page. With the look of the web evolving to a more flat, less cluttered look, I think as members send in photos to update their pages, I’ll leave the borders off the images to give things a simpler look. It’ll give more attention to the photos and less to the esthetics of the page itself. And of course, comments are always welcome on the Gallery Pages or anywhere on the site.
~Greg
OSCC President and Webmaster
Once again, Camera Club member Tom Jenks played the role of intrepid explorer. Having already conquered parts of Africa, this time he turned south, way south, and last November he joined the Polar Pioneer vessel on an expedition to the Antarctic peninsula.
We’ve come to expect a visual treat from Tom whenever he returns from abroad, and this is no exception. You can find photos from his journey in the Full Spectrum Gallery at the back of Foto Art until the end of June. Cool off from the summer heat (it’s coming!) by perusing stunning icebergs, chilly penguins, and blubbery seals in a dazzling array of photos you can almost walk into for a dose of refreshing cool.
The gallery display will leave you wanting more, and if you come to the next meeting (May 13th, 7pm, back entrance of Foto Art), you’ll be sure to get it! Tom will be presenting a slideshow to the club of his adventures. We’ll get to hear about the somewhat unseasonal weather he encountered, the logistics of photographing in (and even coping with) the harsh environment, encounters with penguins, and other stories behind some of the frosty images.
It promises to be another great night and we hope to see you there!
Member Bob Farla sent me this link to an interesting YouTube video where camera metering and histograms are discussed. At recent meetings the members talked about how digital cameras meter everything to an 18% grey so I think you’ll find this video quite interesting, especially at about half way through when the gentleman demonstrates the histograms in an image of a black card, a grey card, and a white card. The results may surprise you.
~Greg
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:
When was the last time you read your camera’s manual, if ever? Could you even find it if you needed it? They can be dry, coma-inducing reading, but are often handy as a reference. Especially in the early days of camera ownership when all the buttons are shiny and new or during foggy memory days when you just can’t remember how to change that setting (or if you even have that setting available to change).
The video from the February meeting is on YouTube. The theme is First and Last, where the members are to convey their interpretation of the first and last part of whatever they wanted. It could be an editing process, a span of time, etc.
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.
Owen Sound Camera Club 