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The Kanata Seniors’ Centre Camera Club (KSCCC) normally meets once a month at the Kanata Seniors’ Centre in Kanata, Ontario.  To find out more about the club and how to join click on About Us.

Monthly Challenges 2026/27

The list of our Monthly Challenge topics follows:

June /July/August – Abstracts in Nature

For the meeting on September 11th – Submit by September 4

  • Interesting shapes, tones and colours abound in nature. Photograph items to emphasise the abstract without revealing the actual subject (e.g. colours of a bird’s wing, abstract shapes in rocks, designs in wood, flower petals).

September – Structure

For the meeting on October 2nd – Submit by September 25

  • Structure is everywhere – skeletal structure, organization structure – manmade or natural.  It supports us and sometimes frustrates us.  It provides a framework we can operate under.  If your image contains “structure” – natural or manmade, it can be included.

October – Hats – with or without hair

For the meeting on November 7th – Submit by October 30th

  • Old hats, new hats, large hats, small hats, baseball caps and all of it.  If it covers your head (but is not a scarf nor a wig), it is a hat.  Focus on manufactured objects that cover our heads, either partially or completely, with an emphasis on shape and texture.

November – Water – Water, water everywhere and all

For the meeting on December 4th – Submit by November 27

  • Water makes up most of our bodies and is present in some amount in just about everything.  We need it to live – but not too much.  All states of water can be included in your image – ice, steam, vapour, snow, etc..

December – What’s Old is New Again (Repurposed Things)

For the meeting on January 8th – Submit by January 1

  • Photograph items that have been repurposed and given a new life (e.g. flowerpots made from old tires, furniture made from used metal or wood, old windows that are now new art pieces).

January –White – or white-ish

For the meeting on February 5th – Submit by January 29

  • Show images emphasizing white or nearly white detail. Examples: fog in the early morning, a blaze of sunlight, objects that are pure white, or of mixed colours with white overtones.  White subject with white background.

February – Creative Processing 

For the meeting on March 5th – Submit by February 26

  • Try some rarely used editing technique.  Experiment, explore, go for it.  Includes in-camera techniques, special filters or open up the Photoshop book and experiment to your heart’s content.

March –Favorite Things/Guilty Pleasures

For the meeting on April 2nd – Submit by March 26

  • Those things in life that appeal to us – stuff you love and can’t get enough of.  Showcase those things in your life that most appeal to you, like rich cheese, gooey chocolate, creamy ice cream, naughty books, fine wine, etc.

April – Street/Alley

For the meeting on May 7th – Submit by April 30

  • Those interesting streets and back alleys that have their own special appeal (or not).  Consider a “time lapse” composite – before and after collection, changes over time.  Snow melt, wet to dry, etc.

May – Complementary Colours

For the meeting on June 4th – Submit by May 28

  • Colour combinations that occur in nature and by design that work together.  Do a Google search for “complementary colours” to get some ideas.  Show harmonious colour combinations from opposite sides of the colour wheel, e.g., blue with yellow, red with cyan, green with magenta.

June 2026 Monthly Meeting

Seasons of the North – Fall Leaf Collecting to Winter by Paula

The next monthly meeting will be held on Friday, June 5th starting at 9:15 a.m.

Your Monthly Challenge images and Selfie Challenge images must be emailed to contact@ksccc.ca by noon on Friday, May 29th to be included in the meeting. Indicate clearly in your email that your images are for the Monthly Challenge or Selfie Challenge. You may send up to three images for the Monthly Challenge, and three images for the Selfie Challenge and you may nominate one image from either for the Photo Review. Please follow the naming guideline for your pictures as outlined here (Photo Title by Your Name.jpg).

NOTE: If you do not receive an email confirming that your images have been received, send a follow-up email to contact@ksccc.ca.

For details on how to submit photos, including formats and titles, go to our Pictures/How to Submit page.

For this month, you can also bring prints to show (up to 10, any size) that you can stand up either with an easel/stand that you bring. Please come 15 minutes early to get them set up. Also bring a name card to put in front so people know who took the pictures – it can be as simple as a folded piece of cardboard with your name written on it.

The agenda for the meeting is:

  • Opening Remarks
  • Member’s Slideshows
  • Coffee Break for 30 Minutes – Photo Print Display (participating members to stand by their prints)
  • Slideshow of Member Images from the Challenge on “Visions of Canada”
  • Yearly Photo Challenge (Selfies)
  • Photo Review
  • Introduction to next year’s monthly challenges
  • The next Meeting will be on Friday September 11th
  • The theme for the Monthly Challenge will be “Abstracts in Nature“, photos to be sent by noon Friday September 4th. Interesting shapes, tones and colours abound in nature. Photograph items to emphasize the abstract without revealing the actual subject (e.g. colours of a bird’s wing, abstract shapes in rocks, designs in wood, flower petals).
  • Concluding Remarks

See you at the meeting.

Alberta Presentation Follow-up

During the presentation Debbie talked about the wild horse support group HAWS (Help Alberta Wildies Society). For more information you can go to there website here, or their Facebook page here. Did you know that most of the wild horses have been named, and there are quite a few famous ones.

For those interested in seeing Debbie’s and Amy’s videos again here are the links:

Debbie Wild Horses

Amy Wild Horses

Debbie DPP

Amy DPP

June Monthly Meeting Prints Reminder

For the June monthly meeting we are going to have tables set up around the room so people can bring prints to show (up to 10, any size). If you are bringing prints, please come 15 minutes early to get them set up. If possible bring prints that you can stand up either with an easel/stand (see example below) or in a frame.

Also bring a name card to put in front so people know who took the pictures – it can be as simple as a folded piece of cardboard with your name written on it. We want people to be able to walk by and enjoy the prints during the coffee break.

May Monthly Meeting

The Bog by Georgette Mueller

The next monthly meeting will be held on Friday, May 1st starting at 9:15 a.m.

Your Monthly Challenge images must be emailed to contact@ksccc.ca by noon on Friday, April 24th to be included in the meeting. Indicate clearly in your email that your images are for the Monthly Challenge and which one you would like to submit for the Photo Review. You may send up to three images for the Monthly Challenge, and you may nominate one image for the Monthly Photo Review. Please follow the naming guideline for your pictures as outlined here (Photo Title by Your Name.jpg).

NOTE: If you do not receive an email confirming that your images have been received, send a follow-up email to contact@ksccc.ca. For details on how to submit photos, including formats and titles, go to our Pictures/How to Submit page.

The agenda for the meeting is:

  • Opening Remarks
  • We are in need of new executive members. A quick presentation on the roles and responsibilities.
  • We need more slideshows/videos for our June Member’s meeting
  • REMINDER: Our year-long “Selfie” project
  • Presentation “Alberta Photography Trip” by Debbie Pinard, Amy Lo and Jane Phipps
    • Coffee Break
  • Slideshow of Member Images from the Challenge on “Colour Splash”
  • Monthly Photo Review
  • The next Meeting will be on Friday June 5th
  • The theme for the Monthly Challenge will be “Visions of Canada“, photos to be sent by noon Friday May 29th. Images that say, “That’s my Canada”.  Could be food (poutine, beavertails, Sugar Shacks), events, locations.
  • Fix My Pic submissions
  • Member Slideshow if time permits
  • Concluding Remarks

See you at the meeting.