The Kanata Seniors’ Centre Camera
Club is run completely by volunteers and needs your help.
We are looking for a couple more
members to sit on the executive committee, as well as, members that can assist
with other club activities. Many different types of skills and abilities
are required, however, for some activities (e.g. backup the webmaster) computer
skills are required. It is not necessary that you be an expert in
photography and training can be provided.
Without volunteers the Kanata
Seniors’ Centre Camera Club would not exist. Please consider
volunteering and, depending on the activity, the time commitment can be less
than a few hours a month.
If you are interested, or want additional information, please send an email to contact@ksccc.ca, or speak to one of the executive members at the next camera club meeting on February 1st.
Thank you
The Kanata Seniors’ Centre Camera Club Executive
Robert Allan, a new club member sent along this link about photographing the upcoming total lunar eclipse on Sunday evening January 20th. He also provided a link to this page which shows the local start, maximum and end times.
To plan your photography, remember that The Photographers Ephemeris – available for web, Android, and iOS – will show you moonrise and set azimuths for your location.
If you get any images of the eclipse that you want to share with the club, email them to us here and we’ll put them on the website.
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Ko Fung sent a link to this Global news item on the eclipse which includes a time lapse video of a lunar eclipse and explains why this is a super blood wolf moon.
The feature speaker at our meeting on January 4th will be Denis Rule who will speak on composition.
Denis’ Biography
For more than 40 years Denis Rule has had a passion for photography. He started his professional career as an underwater technical photographer in 1980 and now operates a successful commercial studio in the nation capital. Specializing in advertising, fashion, dance and portraits.
For the past 10 years Denis, a training partner for Olympus America, has divided his time between photographic assignments and conducting workshops for amateurs and professional photographers alike.
For more on Denis including examples of his photography, take a look at his website.
Phil’s Tip of the Day on Mirrorless Cameras vs. SLRs
Review of Chosen Photos
Member’s Corner
Announcements and Closing Remarks
Your images for the assignment must be emailed by noon on Friday, December 28th to be included in the slide show. For details on how to submit photos including formats and titles go to our Pictures/How to Submit page.
The next assignment is What is it and pictures from this assignment will be shown at the February 1st meeting.
Now that the winter weather has finally arrived, it’s time to grab your camera, head outside and take some fantastic winter photographs of blowing snow, frozen water and dim light. Maybe not! Perhaps you would rather cozy up to a nice warm fire with a cup of hot chocolate. Then why not grab your camera and explore the fascinating world of indoor photography.
This year we are offering a Biweekly Photo Challenge. This Challenge is open to all KSCCC Members. You are all encouraged to participate. Any type of camera and any type of post-processing technique can be used.
Topics (see the Winter 2019 Photo Challenge table below) can be photographed either indoors or outdoors. Each topic addresses a unique subject. Each topic may inspire you to take a photograph in a different way using different techniques.
All you need to do is photograph one subject in a two-week period and send your one photo to us by the due date. If you can’t send in a photo for a particular two-week period, try to send us what you can during the course of the Challenge. The goal is to try something new that may inspire you.
In the subject line (where # is replaced with the appropriate photo number).
Photo challenges are a great way to look at new subjects in unique ways and to try different techniques. Inspiration can often be found in the most mundane subject.
During the Challenge period, all submitted photos will be posted in special galleries linked from the Winter Challenge page under Pictures on our website. At the end of the Challenge, photos will be compiled into a video that will be shown at our meeting.
If you have any questions, please contact me by email.
At the Camera Club’s October 5th meeting Gillian Johnston introduced us to the Beaverbrook Library Digital Lab and said she’d follow up with an announcement when the lab was available for bookings.
Here’s her recent announcement:
I’m writing to let you know the Digital Lab at the Beaverbrook branch of the Ottawa Public Library is now open for booking. We mentioned this room during our last visit, or, you joined us for a tour. The room focuses on preserving and/or converting your memories.
We have more information on our website, including details about the equipment and bookings.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at this email.
You can see pictures of some of the gear available at the lab here.
Your images for the assignment must be emailed by noon on Friday, November 30th 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 Kitchen Abstraction and pictures from this assignment will be shown at the January 4th meeting.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: All members must subscribe to the Kanata Seniors’ Centre Camera Club website (ksccc.ca) by January 1, 2019 to receive further emails from the club. Instructions on how to subscribe can be found on the Get Help page. If you have any questions or problems send an email to Contact@ksccc.ca.
The featured speaker at our meeting on December 7th will be Ginny Fobert.
ARTIST BIO My past has taken me in many different directions. From Real Estate and Interior Design, to desktop publishing, writing and editing, home building, project management, and event organizing to name a few. I have always wanted to be a photographer. One boring rainy day in 2011, I ventured out and purchased my first DSLR and just started pushing the shutter button.
M-Y-N-D in Icelandic means photo or image. ‘MYND’S I’ is the name of my photography site. I like that a photograph is made, not taken. It is made in your own mind and with your own eye, and it is slow and considered in its making. I believe that anyone can take a photo, but it takes a discerning eye, a sense of what is around you and a comprehension of how everything is reacting to the surrounding light sources to make a picture. Without light, photography would not exist. In fact light is the true subject of every photograph.Continue reading “Ginny Fobert”
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