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If you enjoyed Dr. Peter Dang’s presentation at our September meeting, here’s a chance to see him again in his environment and to meet some of the “critters” he was talking about:

 

The featured presenter at our meeting on September 1st will be Dr. P.T. (Pete) Dang, Ph.D

• President and Founder of Biodiversity Conservancy International
• Director, National Capital Sand Dune Conservation Project
• Founder of the internationally renowned quarterly scientific journal “Biodiversity”
• Research Scientist (Entomologist), specializing in Microlepidoptera specifically the leafrollers, budworms and budmoths, mosquitoes and other biting flies, and ladybird beetles
• Former scientific staff of the Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
• Former Chair of the Curatorial Committee for the Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes (AAFC)

We hope you all had a great summer and really enjoyed all the Canada 150 activities and other opportunities to take lots of photos.

Join us for our next Camera Club meeting which with be held on Friday, September 1st at 9:15 AM.

Our meeting will include:

• Slide show of Member Images from the Canada 150th Assignment
• Phil’s Tip of the Day on Lens Filters
• Presentation on Insect Photography by Dr. Dang
• Review of Chosen Photos
• Announcements and Closing Remarks

The Mentors will be available before the meeting to help you with any technical or creative questions you have about photography.

Your images for the assignment must be emailed by noon on Friday, August 25th to be included in the slide show. For details on how to submit photos including formats and titles go to our Galleries page.

The next assignment is:

• It’s a Small World
• For the meeting on October 6th
• Submit by noon on September 29th
• Macro or small-scale photography of any subject.

See you on September 1st.

Your Camera Club Executive

Henry’s is putting on a two-session course that challenges students to think outside of the class room and put all their knowledge to use in this travel/street photography based event. Three hours of dedicated shooting will be followed later with a 3-hour session to edit, review, and print photos. People can bring their own laptops, or Henry’s can provide computers with the software. As of Thursday August 17th there are only seven of the twelve seats remaining so, if you’re interested, act fast! The $150 fee covers both sessions.

Contact Henry’s 613-836-1016 or by email for more details and to enroll.

Level – Intermediate/Advanced

Two-session time & date:

• Photowalk
  • MosaïCanada
  • Jacques Cartier Park,
  • September 27th, 4pm-7pm (rain date TBD)
  • 4 Henry’s Instructors
  • map here
• Editing session
  • Henry’s Kanata, 501 Hazeldean Rd, Kanata, ON K2L 1V6
  • October 1st, 9am-12pm
  • 7 Henry’s Instructors
  • map here

Course Outline, Photowalk:

• Seeing composition in changing environments
• Custom white balance
• Exposure compensation ( + bracketing)
• Close up & macro photography ( + focus stacking)
• Techniques to shoot water (use of ND filters, flash)
• Long exposures
• Choosing the right lens/creative techniques when limited to one focal length
• Dealing with shadows and harsh light (Flash photography, bending natural light with reflectors

Course Outline, Editing:

• Simplifying composition
• Converting to black and white
• HDR
• Smoothing blemishes, removing distracting elements
• Stitching panoramas
• Stitching focus stacked and/or bracketed images
• Lightroom organization
• Colour correction
• Optimizing for printing
• All students leave with one 13×19 print of a photo taken and edited on this course

Who should attend:

Individuals who would like to take their photography to the next level with the guidance of several instructors while learning how to not only think and shoot creatively, but also learn how to optimize their work flow and editing habits.

What to bring to class:

• Your camera, and lens(es)
• Fully charged battery + extra batteries
• Memory card
• Comfortable walking shoes
• Weather appropriate attire
• Notebook + pen (editing session)

In case you missed the last insect macro photography event at Pinhey Sand Dunes there is another guided tour this Sunday. For location details see the previous post.

If you missed the July 16th event at Pinhey Dunes and would like a chance to take some spectacular macro images like Amy Lo shot, here is a list of the remaining 2017 public tours of the Pinhey Sand Dunes put on by Biodiversity Conservancy International:

• August 06
  Sand Wasps & Macro Photography
  Watch the super sand diggers
• August 20
  Giant Robber Fly & Macro Photography
  Observe the 4-5 cm voracious hunters catching prey in flight
• September 03
  Antlions, Doodle Bugs & Macro Photography
  Observe sand swimmers leaving wiggly trails, building pitfall traps and capturing prey
• September 10
  Antlions and Giant Robber Fly & Macro Photography
  Last glimpse of 2017 dune biodiversity
• October (date to be determined)
  Ottawa-Gatineau Geo-Heritage
  Pinhey Sand Dunes System is one of Ottawa Gatineau Geoheritage sites
• November 05
  Dune Walk (6 km) & Season End Dune Maintenance
  Meet the Pinhey Dunes Watch Group at work

All events start at 10:00. For more information email Biodiversity Conservancy International.