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Stephen Stephen Presenting in December

Stephen Stephen will give a presentation on the Mammals of Etosha National Park, Namibia on Friday, December 1st, 2023.

Stephen will introduce us to Namibia’s incredible Etosha National Park.  His
presentation will illustrate, through photos, what mammals can be seen there, during the dry season, on a self-directed safari drive.
Stephen has always been fascinated by nature’s wonders. He had been doing 35mm film photography for many years when he moved to digital photography in 2005.

His images may be found in publications including:

  • Second Atlas of Breeding Birds of the Maritime Provinces (2016);
  • Species at Risk in Nova Scotia (Identification & Information Guide (2nd Edition, 2015)
  • Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters (2014 poster calendar)
  • Lee Valley Tools sales catalogues
  • calendar for the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) Ottawa.
  • articles for the “Canadian Nature Photographer” online e-magazine.

He has given nature talks, featuring his photography, at numerous venues including the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) Ottawa, the Eastern Ontario Woodlot Owners Association, the Kanata Seniors Center Camera Club, the Kemptville and Gloucester Horticultural Societies, and numerous retirement residences here in Ottawa.

Stephen has also acted as a photography competition judge on a number of occasions for both the Camera Club Of Ottawa and the Kemptville Horticultural Society.

For more, visit his website, his Facebook page, and Canadian Nature Photography Articles here and here.

Lorraine Fernando Presenting in November

Lorraine Fernando

Lorraine Fernando will give a presentation on Painting with Light – Bending Pixels on Friday, November 3, 2023.

Lorraine has been photographing for about ten years. She has spent some time trying to find her photographic voice – what interests her, and what types of images she likes to create.

Lorraine’s approach to photography is experimental, and she enjoys creating images using many different techniques.  Her photographs range from traditional landscapes to impressionistic images. Lorraine is a self-confessed pixel-bender and her preference is to show what cannot be seen with the naked eye.  She sometimes bends her pixels in-camera, with various multiple exposure techniques. Other times, she will look through her existing catalog of images and select one that calls to her and gets to bending, adjusting, blending, and mixing, until she likes what she has. Either way, Lorraine gets her best images when she zones out and just plays!

Lorraine enjoys traveling and photographing places.  She has found that she sees and experiences a place very differently as a photographer, looking below the surface and capturing many details that she would never notice if she wasn’t looking through her viewfinder.

For more information go to Lorraine Fernando Photography

The Backyard Astronomer Coming to KSCCC

Gary Boyle, known as “The Backyard Astronomer”, will be speaking on astrophotography at our October 6th meeting.

For the past 58 years, Gary has had a passion for the night sky that started when he was eight years old. He is presently an astronomy educator, guest speaker, monthly columnist for the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada as well as a STEM educator. He has been interviewed on more than 55 Canadian radio stations as well as television across Canada and the U.S. His articles have appeared in numerous newspapers. In recognition of his public outreach in astronomy, the International Astronomical Union has honoured him with the naming of Asteroid (22406) Garyboyle.