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To my absolute amazement I recently won a photo contest.

A little background first. Ottawa Golf provides local golfers with up to date information on our local courses (any deals etc.). Further the Ottawa Golf web site runs a monthly photo contest and I thought I’d give it a go with my first ever submission . It’s open to amateur photographers with emphasis on golf landscape shots.

In September I was golfing at the Gatineau Golf Course and had my new portable Panasonic Lumix ZS 50 with me. The picture I submitted was taken at the Par 3 12th hole; I angled the shot for a bit of foreground to make it look different from most landscape golf shots. It seemed to work. Of the almost 50 September entries, this photo was chosen and I’m still in shock. Definitely a confidence builder and it certainly suggests we shouldn’t hesitate to expand our photo horizons. I think my picture taking is getting better but my golf is going the other way.

Ed Lascelle

The next Camera Club meeting with be held on Friday, November 3rd at 9:15 a.m.

Our meeting will include:

• Slide show of Member Images from the Simplicity Assignment
• Phil’s Tip of the Day on Camera Safety Under Adverse Weather Conditions
• Ron’s 30-Day Challenge Video
• Presentation on New Camera Equipment by Alexandra Leask from Henry’s
• 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, October 27th to be included in the slide show. For details on how to submit photos including formats and titles read How To Submit Photos.

The next assignment is  “Stormy Weather” and pictures from this assignment will be shown at the December meeting.

See you at the next meeting on November 3rd.

If you enjoyed Dr. Peter Dang’s presentation at our September meeting and would like to support him and Pinhey Sand Dunes, please go to the Great Places in Canada web site and vote for it under the category of 2017 Great Public Space. Voting ends on Friday October 27th.

 

As part of the Ottawa 2017 celebrations, each evening from October 6th to November 5th, Chaudière Falls will be illuminated (map). This should be an excellent chance for some really interesting images. Remember to bring your tripod!

For more details including the hours of operation go here.

Ron Pierce

The next Camera Club meeting with be held on Friday, October 6th at 9:15 AM.

Our meeting will include:

• Slide show of Member Images from the “It’s a Small World” Assignment
• Phil’s Tips of the Day “Simple Ways to Improve Your Photography” and Tips for Next Month’s “Simplicity” Photo Challenge
• Presentation on Creativity by Janice Street
• Slideshow on Camera Conference by David Haggarty
• 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 “It’s a Small World” assignment must be emailed by noon on Friday, September 29th 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  “Simplicity” and pictures from this assignment will be shown at the November 3rd meeting.

See you on October 6th.

Your Camera Club Executive

On Tuesday September 12th, Bruce Di Labio will be giving a presentation on Birds of the Ottawa Region as part of the Probus Club of Western Ottawa monthly speaker series.

For our first meeting in the fall we are delighted to have renowned birding expert Bruce Di Labio talk to us about the birds we can find in the Ottawa region.

A native of Ottawa, Bruce Di Labio formerly wrote a weekly column on birding in the Ottawa Citizen. His passion for birds and birding began at the young age of 7, and he has had a life-long passion and career in the field of birding. The early 1970s was an exciting time in Ottawa birding. There was lots of friendly competition and weekend birding, which was quickly replaced by birding seven days a week! It was during this time that Bruce began leading field trips for the Ottawa Field-Naturalist’s Club.

During the 1980’s he worked for the Canadian Museum of Nature in ornithology, and then The Canadian Nature Federation as Staff Naturalist. After leaving this post, Bruce began environmental consulting and branched out in his role as teacher and tour leader for beginning birders. Locally he regularly gives presentations at schools, Nature organizations, and birding conventions.

Bruce specializes in birding tours to many Canadian destinations, including the Alberta Rockies, Yukon, Churchill, Point Pelee National Park, Moosonee and James Bay. Internationally he has lead birding tours to Costa Rica, Ecuador, Australia, South Africa and a number of Caribbean destinations.

In addition, over the decades Bruce has authored numerous articles for Nature Canada, Ontario Birds, OFNC’s Trail and Landscape, Canadian Field-Naturalist, Birders Journal, ABA’s Birding, and Ontario Birding News. Bruce has been a member of many successful international championship birding teams.

Click here, for more information about Probus and about Bruce’s presentation.

Amy Lo and Marilyn Martin

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