Program 2010-2011

If any member (or even website visitor) has an idea for inclusion in the program, like a particular location for a group meet-up or something in particular for an evening meeting, do not hesitate to contact a committee member.

Date

Event

Venue

Remarks

Sunday 23 May

Summer Program - Photo Meet 1

Presqu'ile Park, Near Brighton (website)

Our first location and, after a dull start, the weather turned out to be perfect..... but made photography a bit difficult with the brightness and contrast to contend with. Ten members met at the Park and Ride, but only eight actually got to the park - no idea what happened there. It was a longer drive than I expected but well worth it, though I had a feeling that, as photographers, we'd have preferred to have been there at either dawn or dusk, especially along the "Marsh Boardwalk". I thought we'd have to go trekking to find interesting subjects but the most interesting birds seemed to be happy to stay around the Lighthouse information centre (and BBQ). So, a good day out and, more than anything, a new venue for the members and perhaps some will return.... I think it needs an overnight stay, for the evening and dawn shots.

car park at far end of park, near lighthouse area, 10.30 - 10.45am

Wednesday 26 May

Summer Program - Photo Meet 1A

Barriefield Rock Garden.

Well, that was different - we managed to choose the only stormy evening of the week (and the darkest evening of the month). Try as I may, I still failed to capture any lightning, even with very long exposures - and I lost count of the number of times my shutter had just closed when the sky suddenly lit up! Those that found it for the first time now know that it's a great little venue, though it wasn't as 'blooming' as it can be.

Wednesday 2nd June

Summer Program - Photo Meet 1B

Wolfe Island

Disappointing light on a cloudy evening, light rain. All I can say is that it was a pleasant thing to do on a dull evening. Five of us made the trip but, due to a late ferry we didn't get over there until nearly 7.30pm and it was pointless staying past 8.30 due to the light. Easy enough to try again some time. Though I wish the island had a hill somewhere so you could get a decent perspective on the windmills.

Sunday 6 June

Summer Program - Photo Meet 2

Arranged by the "Algonquin to Adirondacks" Group for us. "Lost Lake"

Well we had a wonderful afternoon.... only one problem - we went in the morning! The rain didn't let up until we were on our way back around 1pm, having got a thorough drenching. This is a great location for naturalists, macro specialists, landscapers, all sorts. Not all that far to drive and what should, on a nice day, be an interesting location. Very scenic lake views. In the words of Arnold - we'll be back. The Reserve is open all the time, but check details first, with either me or Emily Conger, the A2A president. Two pictures from Joe Furtado sum up the conditions.

Tuesday 8th June

Summer Program - an Extra 2b

Barriefield Rock Garden - Another Try

Going by the weather forecast, Tuesday looks as if it will be far better than our last attempt!

Well, a definite improvement since our last visit. Very pleasant evening - not a spectacular sunset, and a lot of the flowers have come and gone again, better than nothing though.

Saturday 19th June

Summer Program - Photo Meet 3

SpindleTree Gardens

Success!! Good weather - humid but with a thin cloud layer, giving an ideal soft light. Plenty to see and photograph, with flowers, insects, woods, bushes, water, ponds, and insects. Really good afternoon out, with about three hours of photography, including the insects. Like anywhere, it would have been interesting to see it at dawn or dusk, but the soft light made us bit more creative. Several insects. A pleasant tea and scones to finish. Did I mention insects? Slideshow now on Galleries Page.

Saturday 24 July

Worldwide Photowalk, Kingston

I haven't seen a full report on this but lots of pictures, including some from our members, have been posted on Flickr.

Potential Locations

Sundays:

• Gananoque in the morning and then 'BalleyCanoeCo' a little further East for the afternoon. I'm going East to PEI and NS between June 27 and July 11, so if somebody else would like to coordinate this I'm sure there would be quite a few interested. As an even bigger day out, you could even add the "Creepy Motel on Hwy2", then Gan, then the Canoe Co.

Midweek suggestions include

• A Walkabout around the 'Victorian' area of Kingston to the East of City Park, (maybe the World PhotoWalk takes care of this one).
• A longer visit to Fort Henry
• An evening cruise on the 1000 Islands cruise boat!
• The stretch of the Cataraqui Trail between King St West and Bath Road
• Le Moine Point
• Kingston Mills
• McBurney Park
• Doug Fleur Park

......the list goes on.... so many places, so little time! Plenty of other places for photo opportunities (Buskers Festival, Poker Run etc) but I'm just going for 'group meetings' for now. At this point, it may be worth planning a meeting for every Sunday and every midweek!

Program 2010-2011

A very basic outline of the program so far, all subject to amendment. Unless otherwise indicated, all meetings are held in Room 215, Dupuis Hall, Queens University, corner of Union St and Division St (map above)

Three Club Competitions, eight monthly online competitions, three Image Clinics and an exhibition - that could take a lot of pictures, inspiration and effort. So how do you get the creative urges going again?

Here are some ideas....

• Surf the Web - A few minutes spent on Google Images, Flickr and other gallery sites will help get the photographic urge back. Pictures rather than words stimulate the creative thoughts, but looking for simple photographic topics can often lead to good ideas. Lots of links here.
• Exhibitions/Galleries We're lucky – living in Kingston means there is always a range of galleries showing pictures from all manner of photographers, nearly all free. An hour or so spent looking at someone else’s shots as big prints, rather than on a computer screen, always inspires. Check out the various galleries listed on the website.
• Books The bonus of libraries is that there’s no bookshelf space dilemma at home and they’re free! You can always fill in a suggestion card for new titles – a few months after asking for "more photography books, please!" you may find a nice fresh little stock appearing on the shelves: if you don’t ask, you don’t get! And don't forget the club's very own library of books and magazines - the books are only a couple of dollars for the loan. If there's something special you want to find out, send your question to me first - I don't know all the answers but I can certainly get them for you and/or point you in the right direction. Don't forget the website has a 'Question and Answer' page, but you can send questions to me direct.
• Change your Daily Routine Always walk the same way to work? Take the same bus or train? Comfortable in the same Saturday morning routine? Introduce a change. Find a new area or some different streets to roam during your lunch break. Check out a part of the City you don't get to very often and see what your lens comes across.
• Submit Photographs, Enter Competitions It’s always helpful to get feedback on your shots via sites like Flickr, but nothing beats the buzz of seeing a picture you took in the local paper or short-listed for a competition. When you know you’ve done well, you can’t fail but want to do more and better! Local papers often look for pictures from your area and most nationals run regular competitions, both in paper and online. A quick search of the Internet may bring up some interesting and inspiring opportunities. Why not give it a whirl – you may be pleasantly surprised! Local competitions often appear on the club website but I can't cover all of them, so keep your eye out.

Introductions and Speaker

Matthew Manor

Photojournalism and its application to sports

Matthew is the creative director of the CornerStone Creative Group and his company was chosen as "Official Event Photographers for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics Men’s & Women’s Ice Hockey". (Website)

Multi-Club Meeting with Napanee - venue TBA

Speaker

Douglas Banks

A practical evening covering camera care and cleaning,

followed by a Q&A session. If you'd like your camera inspected and cleaned (sensor/lens), Douglas will do that for $20 per item. Let Elizabeth know beforehand whether you wish to take advantage of this offer - obviously not everybody can be catered for. Either way, bring your camera - and its manual if possible - so you can follow along with Douglas's advice.

While Douglas is doing the cleaning (for which we may need another room) let's have a

Members' Show and Tell session

- about 10mins per person, up to around five or six, preferably new members. Again, let Elizabeth know beforehand so we can get a list made up.

Image Clinic (Digital only)

Napanee Photo Club presents.....

André Gallant

9am to 4pm. A chance to join a seminar covering "EXPRESSIONISM Digital Dreamscapes and other Techniques" with this famous Canadian photographer. $85 for the day, including lunch. Full details on this website including Registration Form and instructions.

An extra day's seminar/workshop will also be held on Monday October 25th, all day, with room for just 12 participants. $110. Contact as above.

EAPA Club (Brockville) Presents.....

André Gallant

Expressionism - Digital Dreamscapes and Other Techniques

Update Aug 30th..... Tickets are now available for the Andre Gallant Presentation sponsored by EAPA in Brockville. All interested should place orders through EAPABROCKVILLE@GMAIL.COM or MARYFREAMO@GMAIL.COM. Tickets are $25.00 each.

see Poster

Mieke Van Geest

Creativity in Photography: what's it about and how do you get there.

Mieke teaches classes in creative photography at St. Lawrence College. She will give a talk and slide presentation on creative process in photography, using some of her own work and that of her students at the college (some of whom are also your fellow club members).

Deadline for Competition No.1 Submissions.

Please use the new, 'fillable' (2010-11) Competition Entry Form - Complete the Form and print it out to accompany your prints or digital images. Please study the revised Competition Rules 2010. You will find many useful hints on the Competitions page.

(Provisional) Deadline for Exhibition Print Submissions.

(Provisional) Selection of Exhibition Prints at Agnes Etherington Centre

Competition No.1 Results and Review.

Return of Exhibition Submissions and selection list.

Janice Van Dijk

"The Histogram – Your In-Camera Photo Tutor"

Bring your camera's manual!

Krysia Spirydowicz

"Tracing the Light: Early Experiments in Photography".

Also - CAPA night, with Bruce Gunion

Wine and Cheese

Delivery of Prints for Exhibition, Installation and Opening Evening

Opening Evening Speaker - Jan Allen (of the Agnes Etherington Gallery)

Image Clinic (Digital Only)

Deadline for Competition No.2 Submissions.

Please use the new, 'fillable' (2010-11) Competition Entry Form - Complete the Form and print it out to accompany your prints or digital images. Please study the revised Competition Rules 2010. You will find many useful hints on the Competitions page.

Speaker/Members Night

Competition No.2 Results and Review.

Speaker (not on the Monday - Family Day) TBA - currently one of three options.

Image Clinic (Digital Only)

Deadline for Competition No.3 Submissions.

Please use the new, 'fillable' (2010-11) Competition Entry Form - Complete the Form and print it out to accompany your prints or digital images. Please study the revised Competition Rules 2010. You will find many useful hints on the Competitions page.

Speaker

Hans Backer, of Amplis

Speaking on the products of Tamron, Gitzo, Manfrotto products, and Kata bags

Competition No.3 Results and Review.

Our Star Speaker

Richard Martin

Annual General Meeting

Awards Night

Speaker - Peter Coffman with 'Anglicana Tales'