Another full house
greeted our assembled presenters at Sunday’s meeting of the Prince
Edward County Photography Club. The night featured inspiring works
by 31 of our members.
The evening started
with a slideshow of our recent visit to the O’Hara Mills
Homestead. This is a very photogenic location, no matter what
time of year, but the colours of Autumn added a special glory to the
member images.
The audience was
graced with a visit from a special guest, Johnny Lam, who
treated us to sights and stories of his many documentary assignments
around the globe. Johnny explained his techniques from his
predominant use of 24/50mm prime lenses, to exploring his subjects
both up close as well as in the broader context of their environment.
His available light images were captivating and resulted in
compelling storylines. You can see more of Johnny’s work at his
website www.johnnylam.com and
on his Instagram page – www.instagram.com/johnnylam.
The second half of
the meeting began with an
insightful
presentation
by Larry Tayler
on
the topic of Contemplative
Photography.
This
past summer, Larry
attended a week long course on the subject at a Quaker gathering in
Minnesota. He talked about how his ability
to observe (and record) the world around him has been impacted by a
new awareness and expectant eye. You can see more of Larry’s work
at www.larrytayler.com.
Our third presenter
for the evening was Chris Ward who wowed us with his
techniques to produce unrivalled detail in images. His landscapes
from recent trips to the US southwest and Italy demonstrated
everything from multi-image, multi-level panoramas to busy city
scenes devoid of all human form, to time lapse blending, ... Chris’
work is really worth having a second look and you can see it at his
website – www.wphotography.ca.
The final slideshow
of the evening was our October theme challenge – Transitions.
Twenty-nine of us contributed images that explored the changing of
the season and all the glorious colour that has entailed. Member
slides from the October meeting have been posted to our public
Facebook
page for your viewing pleasure.
The themes for the
next 60 days were handed down – Abstract for November
and Your Choice for December. The club outing for
November will be held on Saturday Nov 12th in Picton at
the Firelight Lantern Festival (Crystal Palace).
