Jim Nagy new DR for Southwestern Ontario

Glenn Bloodworth, Ontario Zone Director, announces his appointment of a new DR for South Western Ontario - Area 1, effective October 29th. 

Unfortunately Gerry Alger has found it necessary to retire from this position. He will be greatly missed. Please welcome Jim Nagy. Jim is a serious amateur photographer who has been actively involved in the London Camera Club for the past 25 years. He has held positions on the club board and he assisted with organizing the Canadian Camera Conference in London in 2011. Having lived, worked, and photographed in South Western Ontario for much of his life, Jim has first hand knowledge of many of the communities that he will be representing in his new role. Jim’s email address is  jim.nagy@me.com

November 2021 Prairie Zone News

November 2021 Prairie Zone News

The Image West Photographic Association had spent much of the 2020-2021 year meeting via Zoom.

We enjoyed a BBQ in June for our wind-up meeting and set a couple of club outing dates for those that were able to attend.
In July, we enjoyed the Redcoat Trail, which included stops at Scotsguard, Eastend, stopping for a picnic at the Pine Cree campsite, and then off to Chimney Coulee to inadvertently crash a wedding. Also, we made our way to Jones Peak, which was very picturesque.
In August, the club members travelled northwest to the Great Sandhills near Scepter.

We have been getting together in small walking groups and totally enjoying learning and sharing ideas with each other. We have been very fortunate to resume “live” meetings at the local Art Gallery (of course with restrictions). That was truly amazing.
Another small tour was arranged to photograph a small car/truck collection. It was referred to by the club member as her uncle’s Field of Dreams as he is now 94. The tour was amazing and appreciated by membership.

The club is looking forward to the 2021-2022

Competition Updates – November 2021 – Nouvelles des concours

November 2021 – Competition Updates

2021 Nature/Wildlife Competition 

 

The final competition report has been approved for this competition and the winning images can be viewed: 

 

 

 

A total of 988 images were submitted into this competition (Club 249 & Individual 739). 

Thirty-one new individual CAPA members participated in this competition for the first time. 

 

Final competition report is no longer being sent out to entrants.  To view the report, entrant must first log into the CAPA website and select the Competition Reports from the Competitions dropdown menu.  Once the Competition Reports window is presented, the respective club or individual report can be selected for viewing. 

 

Reminder of Closing Competition 

 

 

 

Competitions Now Open For Uploading  

 

 

 

Expanded Competition Team 

 

We have increased the members of our CAPA Competition team to include: 

 

Assistant Director of Competitions – Cheryl Bramble  

 

Pre-screening Committee – Rod Trider, Cheryl Bramble and Sue Olsen 

 

Awards Preparation Team – Lois DeEll and David Voth 

CAPA Award Designer – Leah Gray 

Novembre 2021 – Nouvelles des concours

2021 concours Nature/Vie sauvage 

 

Le rapport final du concours a été approuvé et les images gagnantes peuvent être visionnées : 

 

 

 

En tout, 988 images ont été soumises à ce concours, 249 par les clubs et 739 par les membres individuels. Trente et un nouveaux membres individuels ont participé à ce concours pour une première fois. 

 

Le rapport final d’un concours n’est plus envoyé aux participants. Pour consulter un rapport, les participants doivent se connecter au site Web de l’ACAP et sélectionner ‘Competition Reports’ depuis l’onglet ‘Competitions’. Lorsque la page des rapports des concours (‘Competition Reports window’) s’affiche, sélectionnez le rapport, club ou individuel, du concours qui vous intéresse. 

 

Concours qui se terminent – rappel 

 

 

 

Concours maintenant ouverts au téléchargement  

 

 

 

L’équipe des concours s’est agrandie 

 

Nous avons augmenté le nombre de membres dans l’équipe des concours de l’ACAP : 

 

Directeur adjoint des concours – Cheryl Bramble  

 

Comité de présélection– Rod Trider, Cheryl Bramble et Sue Olsen 

 

Équipe de préparation des prix – Lois DeEll et David Voth 

Concepteur des prix de l’ACAP – Leah Gray 

Vernon Photography Club’s Outings

Vernon Photography Club's Outings

Outings have always been a very popular activity for the Vernon Photography Club (VPC). When COVID-19 struck we were a disappointed group but we made do with individual outing challenges (pick a theme and members found their own shooting locations) and Zoom slide shows. With the lifting of some of the Provincial Health restrictions and the ability to now hold in-person outings, the Outings Committee worked hard to provide members with a wonderful assortment of outings through the summer and into the fall.
In early July, members met in the Village at Silver Star Mountain and enjoyed a scenic gondola ride to the top of the mountain. After days of smoky skies from the BC wildfires, we had a reprieve with some clear vistas and we enjoyed a very pleasant hike down the mountain trails and back to the Village. The wildflowers and butterflies were great and we enjoyed watching the brave jumps of the downhill bikers.

We are fortunate to have an energetic and knowledgeable Outings Committee who work around the challenges of weather, locations and health restrictions.

It was a hardy bunch of photographers who braved rain and sleet to photograph the two remote small lakes, Dee and Island in mid September. Shivering, they struck out in kayaks and small craft to capture loons and a lovely assortment of lily pads, all in a moody and grey setting.

Images of the Milky Way have always had a special fascination for photographers and this certainly holds true for the VPC. These night sessions are always popular although they are often difficult to schedule as clear skies are required. The night before Halloween, a group of 16 photographers gathered in the dark at Kekuli Bay, along beautiful Kalamalka Lake. While the ambient light from Vernon and Kelowna made capturing great images of the Milky Way a challenge, it was delightful to get out with this group and work on our night photography skills.

Capturing various light sources is always a lot of fun and members gathered on an October evening to explore their creativity. Starting with night cityscape images of Vernon, the group then photographed vehicle light trails along the highway before setting up on a local beach. Here a variety of light sources were used – LED light stick, glow sticks and burning steel wool in a whisk. It was a fun evening, with an umbrella, the only casualty! 

In mid August Club members gathered at Craigellachie, the site of the Last Spike, before heading on to the 3 Valley Gap Ghost Town. After being closed on account of being on evacuation alert for several weeks, finally, this historic and photogenic tourist attraction had opened. Before heading home, the group stopped to check out and capture Crazy Creek Falls and Malakwa Suspension Bridge.

The North Okanagan is fortunate to have an organization, The Allan Brooks Nature Centre (ABNC), that promotes the enjoyment of nature and the awareness of habitat conservation. In late August the ABNC sponsored a Raptor show that brought in several species of raptors for demonstration and viewing. Members of the VPC were able to capture some great images of the majestic birds.

What a pleasant morning was spent at the Sparrow Grass Field & Flower Farm near Armstrong on a glorious day in early August, wandering along the rows of colourful flowers. The sunflowers were at their peak just brimming with cheer inviting the photographers to capture their beauty. The multitude of honey bees and butterflies were a special bonus.