The Kanata Seniors’ Centre Camera Club (KSCCC) 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
Links Page Update
The links page of our website is a list of online resources submitted by club members.
It has been reorganized, several new links have been added, and all links have been verified.
If you have any online photography resources that you find useful why not share them with the rest of the club? Email a link to us here.
Anthropocene
If you are a fan of Edward Burtynsky‘s beautiful large format images be sure to see Anthropocene at the National Gallery Of Canada before it closes February 24, 2019. The show includes over 30 large prints and several photo murals. It also features film installations by Jennifer Baichwal and Nicholas de Pencier.
Admission to the gallery is free on Thursday evenings from 5 to 8 pm.
The show catalogue, published by the Art Gallery of Ontario, can be borrowed from the Ottawa Public Library. There is also a Studio book ANTHROPOCENE, featuring reproductions of photographs by Edward Burtynsky which will be released later this month.
The documentary film Anthropocene: The Human Epoch is currently being shown at the ByTowne theatre.
Burtynsky talks about his technique in this interview from 2017.
October Gallery Now Online
The gallery of images from October’s Dominant Colours assignment are now online here.
Photography Under Adverse Conditions
Here are some videos with tips on photography under adverse conditions presented at the November 2nd meeting.
- Rain Photography by Corel Discovery Centre
- 4 Simple Ways to Keep Your Camera Dry by Digital Camera World
- Tips, Lenses, Filters, Compositions for Foggy Forests by Photo Tom
- Landscape Photography: Shooting in Bad Weather with High Wind & Rain by Thomas Heaton
- iPhone Puddle Photography Tutorial by Jessica Meckmann
For Winter Photography, please see my November 2017 Tips Cold Weather Photography
Phil Tughan
Thank You Kanata Seniors Council
The Kanata Seniors’ Centre Camera Club would like to thank the Kanata Seniors’ Council for funding our website for the 2018/2019 season. The support of the Council is really appreciated.
Your Camera Club Executive
New Exhibition
Diane Helmus, Thomas Illing, Qing Mao and Pat Newton are exhibiting their photographs for the next couple of months at the Kanata Seniors’ Centre.
Sue Cary
November Camera Club Meeting
The next Camera Club meeting will be held on Friday, November 2nd at 9:15 a.m.
Our meeting will include:
- Slideshow of Member Images from the Dominant Colours Assignment
- Phil’s Tip of the Day on Photography under Adverse Conditions
- Presentation by Sandra Sharkey on Horses Wild and Free
- Review of Chosen Photos
- Member’s Corner – Slideshow by Mary Milito
- Announcements and Closing Remarks
Your images for the assignment must be emailed by noon on Friday, October 26th to be included in the slide show. For details on how to submit photos including formats and titles go to our How to Submit page.
The next assignment is Wet and pictures from this assignment will be shown at the December 7th meeting.
See you at the meeting.
Your Camera Club Executive
How I Got The Shot
I was asked how I took this photo:
which I submitted to the September “Breakin All the Rules” challenge and was shown at the October 5th meeting.
Here are the instructions that will get someone started in panning trees (or other vertical subjects). The head movement is the key. As you can see white birch trees make a nice image however I have done dark trunks against a blue sky and it was awesome.
- TV Mode with shutter speed 1/20 -1/30
- ISO 200-400
- Autofocus
- Adjust tone by overexposing by 1+
If shooting in MANUAL MODE then set your speed then aperture according to meter
The above settings are a starting point. You may have to make adjustments to suit the lighting.
Now the technique to shoot !!
Compose your shot then, while camera is still next to your eye, START moving your head up and down. Using a count of 10 this is how it goes:
Compose……Move your head up and down 1-2-3-4-Press shutter button—6-7-8-9-10.
Do not stop head movement to click the camera on 5 . It is a nodding head movement all the way through the count of 10.
Move 1-2-3-4 ”CLICK” 6-7-8-9-10.
Ask Anne Jones or Marg Jackman to demonstrate.
Have fun with it .
Shirley LeClair
Sandy Sharkey
The featured speaker at our meeting on November 2nd will be Sandy Sharkey.
Sandy is a former Ottawa radio announcer who is now pursuing her favourite passion: photographing wild horses. She has photographed horses in Mongolia, Costa Rica, and France. In 2018 Sandy embarked on a 67 day road trip to capture images of wild mustangs in the American southwest. She is immensely proud of our Canadian wild horses, having visited Sable Island five times to photograph the iconic horses off the coast of Nova Scotia. In conjunction with Help Alberta Wildies, Sandy documented the magnificent horses living wild and free in Alberta’s Rocky Mountain foothills.
Sandy’s limited edition prints of wild horses can be found in homes and businesses throughout North America, and can be custom ordered at her website. You can also follow Sandy on social media at Facebook, Twitter (@sandysharkey), and Instagram (sandysharkeyphotography).
Mounting Photos
Thanks again to Jim Walker for his very interesting presentation on mounting techniques for our photos.
You can review his PowerPoint slides here.
