We finally managed to get in our August meeting that had been postponed due to a tiny critter infestation at our Library clubhouse. Well all had been thoroughly fumigated and our session went off without a (h)itch!
The meeting started
with a discussion of the Raw file format and why photographers prefer
to Shoot in the Raw. The material has been posted to our Youtube page.
The first slideshow
of the evening was actually an amalgam of four smaller club outings
that we had over the past several months but had not yet had chance
to view. It began with the macro workshop held at
Spindle Tree Gardens located near Tamworth. That led
into the Night Photo Shoot that started at the
Harbour and then migrated to Picton's main drag. Following that,
airplanes flew from the Trenton Air Show that was held
in late June and our initial show ended with Canada Day Fireworks
from various locations around the area.
We had another
instalment of our What, Why, How segment with Robert Logan and
Adam Nogrady doing the honours. The first half was closed out by Glen
Dobson who displayed all our club member submissions to the CliC
Photo Show that got selected for hanging. After tightening the
noose, he also showed the final 4 major category winning images.
The second half
started with our Presqu’ile Marsh Boardwalk outing
slideshow, which was attended by nine of our members. It was
followed by an introduction to the works of Six Contemporary
Master Photographers which Margaret & I collaborated on. The
six photographers we selected included Sebastiao Salgado, Annie
Leibovitz, Andreas Gursky, Steve McCurry, Cindy Sherman and Nick
Brandt. Each has a very different style and focus. Their images are
truely masterful!
The final slideshow
of the evening was our July theme challenge – Main
Street. We had submissions from over 20 members, who
demonstrated great street photography techniques and decisive
moment catches. All of the slideshows from our August meeting have
been posted to our public Facebook page for your viewing pleasure.
The themes for the next 60 days were handed down – Abandoned
for August and Horse Power for September. We also
discussed club outings for August which will be held on Wed
August 24th for a Night Shoot at the Picton Yacht Club and
on Tuesday August 30th for a Belleville Cruise Night
session.
Next month’s
meeting on Sept 11th will feature camera sensor cleaning
by Douglas Banks. This is great opportunity to get our sensors
professionally cleaned at an incredibly low price for all DSLR and
CSC camera owners.
Thanks to all who
came out and especially those who participated during the month in
our various club activities.
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