October 12, 2021 - Canadian Association for Photographic Art

Photomotion 2021

Presented by: Pacific Digital Photography Club
When: November 13, 2021 to February 28, 2022
How: click on the link: pdpc.ca/photomotion-2021
Cost: Free with the option to make a small donation

For 16 of the past 18 years, we have held Photomotion at the Inlet Theatre in Port Moody. Unfortunately, like last year, due to Covid 19, it is not practical for us to use the theatre. We are therefore bringing you Photomotion in a virtual format again this year.

We have made connecting to the shows easy and seamless, simply go to the Photomotion 2021 webpage at: https://pdpc.ca/photomotion-2021 and click on the link provided.

Photomotion is the main financial event of the year for our club. Last year we presented Photomotion free of charge as our way of saying thank you for the support many of you have given us over the years. We are bringing it to you again this year free of charge however, we are giving you the opportunity to make a small donation to PDPC if you would like to support our club. Our PayPal link can be found at the bottom of the Photomotion webpage at: https://pdpc.ca/photomotion-2021/. There are 4 donation buttons available in the amounts of $5, $10, $15 or free form allowing you to enter any amount. If you enjoy Photomotion and can help us we are asking you to consider donating to PDPC so that we can continue to bring you shows like this. Everyone who makes a donation will be eligible to win one of two door prizes, either a Lowepro Pro Tactic BP250 AW Camera Bag or a Beau Photo Waterproof Dry Bag.

The shows will be available on November 13, 2021, and they will remain available until February 28, 2022, for you to watch at your convenience.

Please share the link to Photomotion with your friends and family.

Thank you for your past support and we hope you enjoy Photomotion 2021

Cold Steel, an Abandoned Photo Tour

The Prairie Zone, along with Robert Scott, offers Cold Steel, an Abandoned Photo Tour.

Cold Steel will take place in Medicine Hat on Saturday, October 16 from 11 am* until 10pm.

After a slideshow presentation, participants will be heading to see rows and rows of classic old vehicles for the afternoon. After the afternoon of photographing vintage vehicles, the group will leave for the night photography portion of the tour which will be located at the Beuhring House. The group will photographing the house for moon rise, sunset, nautical twilight and civil twilight. Robert Scott offers a unique approach to photographing abandoned homes. He will light the interior, making the home feel alive with a soft glow. Robert follows this up by lighting the house exterior by way of a drone. The idea is to capture the entire imagine with one photograph. Samples of his work can be viewed online at abandonedphototours.ca.

This workshop will adhere to Covid restrictions. Participants will shoot six feet apart. The currently scheduled 11 am presentation may be moved to a Zoom presentation depending on what’s happening with the latest restrictions. For more information or to register :

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/capa-and-abandoned-photo-tours-presents-cold-steel-a-photography-adventure-tickets-174346122947?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

High River Workshop

The Prairie Zone, along with Robert Scott, offers All Hallow’s Eve, an Abandoned Photo Tour. All Hallow’s Eve will take place near High River on Saturday, October 30 from 3 pm until approximately 9:30 pm.

Depending on current Covid regulations, there may be a Zoom meeting the day before the event.

At 3:00, we will meet at a TO BE ANNOUNCED location. We will meet at this predetermined location and go over the tour, sign waivers as well as our creative plan for each location. Robert Scott will discuss how we will be setting up for the Night Photography portion of the tour.

3:45pm – Ferguson Homestead. We’ll spend some time exploring this quaint old house where the widower James Ferguson homesteaded. There is a unique barn outback that usually is home to a couple of owls.

5:00pm – Frankburg House – Robert Scott is still in the process of researching this grand home. Apparently, it was built by a man for his wife who had written him a letter to tell him that she was leaving him. He lived in the home briefly before moving away. It has remained vacant ever since. The house is a perfect location for us to practice our night photography skills.

The group will be photographing the houses for moon rise, sunset, nautical twilight and civil twilight. Robert Scott offers a unique approach to photographing abandoned homes. He will light the interior at dusk, making the home feel alive with a soft glow. Robert follows this up with lighting the house exterior by way of a drone. The idea is to capture the entire imagine with one photograph. Samples of his work can be viewed online at abandonedphototours.ca.

For more information :

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/abandoned-photo-tours-all-hallows-eve-tickets-182796428037?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

Campfire with the Calgary Camera Club

On September 18, members of the Calgary Camera Club, Foothills Camera Club and a few individual CAPA members met at North Glenmore Park to enjoy a small campfire and catch up with local photographers in the area.

The weather was perfect for the small gathering. The attendance to the gathering was small as the provincial government released another round of Covid safety measures and restrictions that impacted the turnout.

The focus of the meet and greet was to announce two new activities in the prairies with Abandoned Photo Tours as well as discuss the opportunity of a judging course in Calgary.

It was a fun evening to catch up with photographic friends and enjoy the many cultures of Calgary that use the city parks.

Prairie Region announce My Country – My Pays Exhibit

My Country – My Pays Exhibit

from February 1 to February 15, 2022 at C Space King Edward, 1721 29^th Avenue SW, Suite 125 Calgary.

C Space King Edward is open Monday through Friday from 8 am until 8 pm and Saturday from 8 am until 5 pm.

A reception will take place on Friday February 4^th, 2022 at 6 pm.

The Canadian Association for Photographic Art will proudly exhibit the work from individual and club winners and honourable mentions. These images identify our unique Canadian identity, including cultural heritage, geographical uniqueness, historical events or locations, iconic landscape or cityscape, roughness of Canadian landscape, seasonal uniqueness, nature, wildlife specific to Canada, architecture and images that show symbols of caring, confidence, courage, encouraging, helping others, nurturing, pride, respect, self-sacrifice and trust.

Images include aircraft, animal, architecture, landscape, cityscape, objects, plants, sea mammals, trains, vehicles, vessels and each of Canada’s provinces and territories will be represented. These images exemplify the unique beauty of one or more themes from the perspective of either a resident or a visitor.

Volunteers Being Sought

We are seeking volunteers to join our Competitions Team:

Graphical artist who can assist us in updating and re-designing our current CAPA e-certificate template

2 to 3 volunteers to assist with the transposing photographer’s name, title of image and copy of image onto our e-certificates templates. Individuals should have some experience using layers in Photoshop or Photoshop Elements

An individual who has experience using the EntryWizard application and who would be interested in assisting with the setting up competitions as well as ‘re-consider-original-score’ process and ‘tie-breaking.’ Documentation is available which outlines how the EntryWizard application has been configured for our purposes.

Further details about these volunteer opportunities, you can contact Sheldon Boles (Director of Competitions) at competitions@capacanada.ca

Bénévoles recherchés

Nous sommes à la recherche de bénévoles pour se joindre à notre équipe des concours :

Graphiste pouvant nous aider à améliorer ou renouveler l’actuel gabarit de certificat-e de l’ACAP.

2 à 3 bénévoles pour aider à transcrire le nom du photographe, le titre de l’image et une copie de l’image sur notre gabarit de certificat-e. Les intéressés doivent avoir de l’expérience dans l’usage des couches dans Photoshop or Photoshop Elements

Une personne ayant de l’expérience avec l’application EntryWizard et qui est intéressée à aider à la préparation des concours ainsi qu’aux processus de ‘révision du pointage original’ (‘re-consider-original-score’) et de ‘bris d’égalité’ (‘tie-breaking’). De la documentation est disponible expliquant comment le logiciel EntryWizard a été configuré pour nos besoins.

Pour obtenir plus de détails sur ces occasions de bénévolats vous pouvez contacter

Sheldon Boles (Directeur des concours) at competitions@capacanada.ca

Oct. 2021 Competition News

October 2021 – Competition Updates

Reminder of Closing Competition

2021 Nature-Wildlife Competition – closes on October 15, 2021 – check out details of this competition here – https://capacanada.ca/2021-nature-la-nature/

The competition narrative for this competition has been updated to provide more concise requirements.

Pre-screening Committee of CAPA Judges will be:

Rod Trider – Past CAPA President
Cheryl Bramble – Assistant Director of Competitions
Sue Olsen – Richmond Photo Club

Competitions Now Open For Uploading

The following competitions are now open for uploading your images:

2021 Open Competition – closes on November 15, 2021 – check out details of this competition here – https://capacanada.ca/2021-fall-open-theme-theme-libre/

2021 Smartphone Competition – closes on November 30, 2021 – check out details of this enhanced competition here – https://capacanada.ca/2021-smartphone-telephone-intelligent/

Octobre 2021 – Nouvelles des concours

Concours qui se terminent – rappel

2021 Concours Nature-Vie sauvage – ferme le 15 octobre 2021 – vérifiez les détails du concours sur ce lien : – https://capacanada.ca/2021-nature-la-nature/

Le descriptif de ce concours a été mis-à-jour afin d’offrir des exigences plus concises.

Pré-sélection du comité des juges de l’ACAP :

Rod Trider – Ancien president de l’ACAP
Cheryl Bramble – Assistant directeur des concours
Sue Olsen –Club photo de Richmond

Concours maintenant ouverts au téléchargement

Les concours suivants sont maintenant ouverts au téléchargement de vos images :

2021 Thème libre d’automne – ferme le 15 novembre 2021 – vérifiez les détails du concours sur ce lien – https://capacanada.ca/2021-fall-open-theme-theme-libre/

2021 Téléphone intelligent – tablette – ferme le 30 novembre 2021 – vérifiez les détails du concours sur ce lien – https://capacanada.ca/2021-smartphone-telephone-intelligent/

From Engineer to Photography, Paintagraphy with Sharon Tenenbaum

The Nova Scotia Photographic Guild is pleased to invite you to join us for our webinar series. The majority of our webinars are free, but there are a few where the cost for PGNS members and guests is $ 5 (+ Eventbrite fees).

From Engineer to Photography, Paintagraphy with Sharon Tenenbaum will take place on Monday, November 8, 2021 at 7:30 p.m. AST. Artist, photographer and educator, Sharon Tenenbaum will share with us her journey from engineering to her passion as an art photographer. Come learn how she further enhances her black and white images to meet her artistic vision.

To register for Sharon Tenenbaum’s presentation, please use the following link:

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/from-engineering-to-photography-paintagraphy-with-sharon-tenenbaum-tickets-174824263077

La “Photographic Guild” de la Nouvelle Écosse est heureuse de vous inviter à se joindre à nous pour notre série de webinaires. La majorité de nos webinaires sont gratuites, mais il y a quelques-unes où le coût pour les membres et les invités de PGNS est de $5 (+ frais Eventbrite).

From Engineer to Photography, Paintagraphy with Sharon Tenenbaum se prendre place le lundi 8 novembre 2021 à 19h30 AST. Artiste, photographe et éducatrice, Sharon Tenenbaum partagera avec nous son parcours de l’ingénierie à sa passion en tant que photographe d’art. Venez apprendre comment elle améliore davantage ses images en noir et blanc pour répondre à sa vision artistique.

Pour vous inscrire à la présentation de Sharon Tenenbaum, veuillez utiliser le lien suivant:

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/from-engineering-to-photography-paintagraphy-with-sharon-tenenbaum-tickets-174824263077

Juneau Icefield Alaska with Paul Illsley

The Photographic Guild of Nova Scotia is pleased to extend an invitation to join us on Sunday October 24, 2021 at 7:30pm ADT for Juneau Icefield Alaska with Paul Illsley

Join us on a photographic journey across Alaska’s remote and pristine glacier systems. Paul spent eight summers as an instructor of research imaging, remote sensing, and photogrammetry with the National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) sponsored Juneau Icefield Research Program (JIRP). Paul’s talk will include images of his adventures as well as views of the beautiful pristine glacial landscape that Alaska is famous for.

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/juneau-icefield-alaska-with-paul-illsley-tickets-172921872977

La “Photographic Guild” de la Nouvelle Écosse est heureuse de vous inviter à se joindre à nous pour notre série de webinaires.

“Juneau Icefield Alaska with Paul Illsley” se prendre place Dimanche Octobre 17, 2021 à 19h30 ADT.

Rejoignez-nous pour un voyage photographique à travers les systèmes glaciaires isolés et vierges de l’Alaska. Paul a passé huit étés en tant qu’instructeur en imagerie de recherche, télédétection et photogrammétrie avec la National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA) et le Juneau Icefield Research Program (JIRP) parrainé par la National Science Foundation (NSF). On va voir des photos de ses aventures ainsi que des vues sur le magnifique paysage glaciaire vierge pour lequel l’Alaska est célèbre.

Pour vous inscrire à la présentation de Paul Illsley, veuillez utiliser le lien suivant:

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/juneau-icefield-alaska-with-paul-illsley-tickets-172921872977

Portraiture with Glyn Dewis

The Photographic Guild of Nova Scotia is pleased to extend an invitation to join us for the next talks in our webinar series. While the majority of our talks are free, there are a few where the cost for PGNS Members and Guests is $5 (+ Eventbrite fee).

Portraiture with Glyn Dewis is on Sunday October 17, 2021 at 7:30pm ADT. UK Photographer, Author and Educator, Glen Dewis is well known for his presentations at Photography Conferences like “The Photography Show” and “KelbyOneLive”and his YouTube tutorials on Photography and Post Production techniques. Join us as he shares with us his project of honouring, remembering and educating the public about the UK’s surviving World War II veterans.

To register for Glyn’s presentation, please use the following link:

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/portraiture-with-glyn-dewis-tickets-179290421477

“Portraiture with Glyn Dewis“ se prendre place Dimanche Octobre 17, 2021 à 19h30 ADT. Photographe, Auteur, et Éducateur britannique, Glen Dewis est bien connu pour ses présentations lors de conférences sur la photographie comme « The Photography Show » et « KelbyOneLive » et ses tutoriels YouTube sur les techniques de Photographie et de Post-Production. Rejoignez-nous alors qu’il partagera de son projet qui honore, de souvenir et d’éducater le public sur les anciens combattants britanniques survivants de la Seconde Guerre mondiale.

Pour vous inscrire à la présentation de Glyn Dewis, veuillez utiliser le lien suivant:

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/portraiture-with-glyn-dewis-tickets-179290421477

CAPA Club Services Award 2021

Due to Covid 19 our club continues to meet online, however we were able to hold one field trip outdoors. In September, during the Macro field trip at the gardens of Maria and Laszlo Podor, the CAPA Club Services awards for 2021 were presented to Darryl Robertson and Laszlo Podor for their many years of dedicated service to PGNS and the critical role they played in last year’s transition to a program entirely online.

A Member of the Photographic Guild of Nova Scotia since 2007, Laszlo Podor has served as statistician from 2008-2011, vice-president from 2009-2011, president in 2011-2015, and is currently serving his third term (2020-2022) as President. During 2020-2021, he worked tirelessly to ensure a seamless transition to the online platform. In addition to setting up all the online WebEx meetings, he meets with each presenter to ensure their presentation will run smoothly and has setup the Eventbrite registrations for the meetings.

Darryl Robertson joined the Photographic Guild of Nova Scotia in 2011. He has been the Guild’s Webmaster since 2013. In the summer of 2019, he completely revamped the competition portion of the website to deal with the latest WordPress updates which had rendered the coding for the online competition uploads obsolete. During 2020-2021, due to the necessity to moving the Guild’s Program and Competition Judging completely online his workload has more than tripled and he was an integral part of making the 2020-2021 season a success.

Laszlo Podor

Darryl Robertson

Competition Winners – 2021 Pacific Zone ‘Open’ Individual

Merit Award Winners

1st Merit Award - Norm Dougan - Mating Dance

2nd Merit Award - Nick Delany - Bald Eagle Capture

3rd Merit Award - Joe Pate - Wildfires Charging Into Battle

Gold, Silver & Bronze Medal Winners

Gold Medal - Norm Dougan - Forest Patrol

Gold Medal - Norm Dougan - Little Hunter

Silver Medal - James Xiang - Another Home

Silver Medal - James Xiang - Bridal Veil

Silver Medal - James Xiang - Hidden Throne

Silver Medal - James Xiang - Mountain Root

Honour Awards

Honour Award - Christy Grinton - Bearscape

Honour Award - Christy Grinton - Grizzly Kisses

Honour Award - Christy Grinton - Low Tide Splendor

Honour Award - Christy Grinton - Owlet Trio

Honour Award - Heather Loewenhardt - Bands Of Gold

Honour Award - Heather Loewenhardt - Mystical Flight

Honour Award - Heather Loewenhardt - Rusty Ladies

Honour Award - Heather Loewenhardt - Watchful Eye

Honour Award - Laura Ranallo - A Hero S Smile

Honour Award - Laura Ranallo - Connected

Honour Award - Laura Ranallo - Morning Rituals

Honour Award - Laura Ranallo - The Threads Of Winter

Honour Award - Randall Epp - Finding A New Home

Honour Award - Randall Epp - Troubled Waters

Honour Award - Randall Epp - White Wings Of Winter

Honour Award - Rick Leche - Eight Spotted

Honour Award - Rick Leche - Mellow Yellow

Honour Award - Rick Leche - Sooty Grouse

Honour Award- Rick Leche - Symybiotic Colours

Merit Award Winners

1st Merit – Norman Dougan – “Mating Dance”
2nd Merit – Nicholas Delany – “Bald Eagle Capture”
3rd Merit – Joe Pate – “Wildfire, Charging into Battle”

Medal Winners

Gold Medal – Norm Dougan
Silver Medal – James Xiang
Bronze Medal – Sen Yang

Honour Awards

Richard Leche
Christy Grinton (Martin)
Laura Ranallo
Heather Loewenhardt
Randall Epp

Congratulations to the winners.

Competition Winners – 2021 Pacific Zone ‘Open’ Club

Merit Award Winners

1st Merit Award - Lorna Scott - Langley Camera Club - West Coast Beach

2nd Merit Award - North Shore Photographic Society - Geoffrey Shuen - All Alone

3rd Merit Award - Surrey Photography Club - Gail Stephan - Workshop Portrait

Gold, Silver & Bronze Medal Winners

Gold Medal - North Shore Photographic Society - Neil Bennett - Strawberry Moon

Gold Medal - North Shore Photographic Society - Gabriele Stein - It Must Be Fall

Gold Medal - North Shore Photographic Society - Geoffrey Shuen - All Alone

Gold Medal - North Shore Photographic Society - Gordon Cornwall - Old Growth

Gold Medal - North Shore Photographic Society - Kathryn McGarvey - A Sailor's Best Friend

Gold Medal - North Shore Photographic Society - Steve Wilson - Steamy Coyote

Silver Medal - Surrey Photography Club - John Kalley - Star Moon Sunset Lovers

Silver Medal - Surrey Photography Club - Maria Devers - White Rock Pier

Silver Medal - Surrey Photography Club - Arlene Hope - Devastation

Silver Medal - Surrey Photography Club - Carol Jackson - South Surrey Armada

Silver Medal - Surrey Photography Club - Gail Stephan - Workshop Portrait

Silver Medal - Surrey Photography Club - Helmut Gruntorad - Canada S Pacific West Coast

Bronze Medal - Crescent Beach Photography Club - Hafeez Mian - Sunset

Bronze Medal - Crescent Beach Photography Club - Leo LeCouteur - Quietude

Bronze Medal - Crescent Beach Photography Club - Mike Strong - Evening Calm

Bronze Medal - Crescent Beach Photography Club - Rob Donaldson - Abandoned

Bronze Medal - Crescent Beach Photography Club - Ronald Kelman - A Partnership Of Love And Trust

Bronze Medal - Crescent Beach Photography Club - Sheldon Boles - Hidden Butterfly

Honour Awards

Honour Award Chilliwack Camera Club Al Brown Dragonfly

Honour Award - Chilliwack Camera Club - David Gillespie - Murtle Lake Dawn

Honour Award Chilliwack Camera Club -Jason Polesello - Tranquilty

Honour Award - Chilliwack Camera Club - Nicole Diewold - Best Friends

Honour Award -Chilliwack Camera Club - Stephen PeelI - Im Not In The Mood

Honour Award -Chilliwack Camera Club -Tracy Friesen - Into The Hills

Honour Award Shuswap Photo Arts Club Florence Thompson Dancing On Water

Honour Award Shuswap Photo Arts Club Henry Schnell Am I Grumpy

Honour Award Shuswap Photo Arts Club Len Lazzarotto Aberdeen Columns

Honour Award Shuswap Photo Arts Club Richard Kyllo Wild Ride

Honour Award Shuswap Photo Arts Club Susan Stilling Talking On A Rock