The May meeting was
another attempt to push the boundaries of our photographic exploits.
For the first time, we addressed Flash Photography with an
introductory workshop by Glen Dobson. We delved into the types of
off-camera flash units and how they could be utilized in various
lighting conditions. Glen got some assistance from Wile E. Coyote
who aptly demonstrated the differences between front vs rear sync
flash.
Our quick topic for
the evening was
Panning and members were asked to try the
technique for the upcoming month's theme challenge which is
Movement.
Continuing
with the evening's theme of “P” words, we delved into how to make
a Panorama
or Wide Format Photography. We discussed the difference between using
horizontal vs vertical images for the stitching process. Then we
demonstrated how easy it is to utilize a program from Microsoft
called Image Composite Editor (ICE). It is freely available for
Windows based machines and can be downloaded from this url:
http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/redmond/projects/ice/
. Be sure to give it a whirl – it is very easy to use.
This month, we
decided to break down the various individual composition elements and
deal with them one at a time. Margaret kicked that
process off with a discussion of Lead-In
Lines
as one key compositional tool to improve the overall
imact
of our images.
Of
course, there was more to the meeting that work! We were entertained
by Caspar's Wildlife
slideshow, along with shows for the Trenton/Mt
Pelion
Club Outing and the April Theme Challenge of Perspectives
– Looking at the World Differently.
Images from these two member sllideshows have now been uploaded to
our Facebook page for your viewing pleasure.
Our
outing for May will be Chisholm
Mills and the Vandermeer Conservation Area.
It will be held on Saturday
May 9th -
we'll meet near the Mill at 2PM.
We plan to have a member Print
Exhibit
at our July club meeting – each member will be asked to bring along two unframed prints of at least 8x10” in size. So please start
looking through your collection – preferably taken within the past
2 years and not previously shown in “print” form at one of our
club meetings.
Also want to remind everyone that the current month's theme challenge
is Movement (images will be due in by end of May) and
that the challenge for next month (June) will be Renewal.
We are pleased to have one of the world's premier Rock 'n Roll photographers, John Robert Rowlands, as the special guest speaker at our meeting on Sunday June 7th. John started his photographic career early and at the age of 18 he was already touring with the Dave Clark Five, The Rolling Stones and the Beatles. He
has worked with Elvis, Dylan and Springsteen and most other icons of
the music industry over the past 5 decades. John has recently returned to Canada after living for over 30 years in the Palm Springs area which gave him unique access to many entertainment stars of stage and screen. His images have been shown in numerous publications, newspapers, magazines and books. Not only did John photograph such stars, but he also got to know them personally and has many cherished stories to recant.
