by Anthony Bucci
Wildlife photography is more than just taking pictures. Thinking about conservation and the well being for all wildlife is always on my mind.
Focusing on Owls
Glass Works
by Marianna Armata
The foundation for the Glass Works Portrait Series germinated the first time I shot a portrait of someone peering through a glass object.
A few years ago, my son came to visit and found a cheap lens doubler among my photo gear “toys.” Hearing that it’s the worst lens I ever bought, he took it apart. When he did, we discovered one of the lenses inside was tack sharp, while the other was a useless piece of plastic. He pulled the good lens up to his eye and . . . bingo! It was love at first sight.
Glass Works by Marianna Armata
Speed in the Sky
In the distance you can hear the distinctive roar of the aircraft engines as the Snowbirds and CF-18 prepare for takeoff to practise their routines.
With the snow-capped Coastal Mountains to the east, the Beaufort Mountain Range, Comox Glacier
and Mount Washington to the west and the water gateway of the Georgia Strait in between, the photography begins.
Photographing Panama
Panamanians refer to their country as “The Bridge of the World,” where North and South America come together in one direction and the Atlantic and Pacific oceans in another.
ProFusion Expo 2018
ProFusion is a photo & video event taking place in Toronto this month. The location is at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Hall A, North Building from
Tuesday November 13th, 11am to 7pm – Wednesday November 14th, 10am to 5pm.
You can register for free tickets on their website.
November 2018 Competition News
Uploading of Image Size Requirements
We have received a message that an entrant could not upload their image despite the fact that the images did not exceed the maximum dimension of 1400 pixels by 1050 pixels. Our online competition system has been configured to only accept images provided that the maximum image size is 1400 pixels by 1050 pixels and that one dimension must be either 1400 pixels or 1050 pixels. If you are unable to upload an image or have a question about uploading, please email Sheldon Boles at seboles@telus.net
2019 Altered Reality Competition
The closing date for this competition is January 15, 2019. Competition is now open for the uploading of your images. The Scope of Competition remains the same as our last year’s competition. If you have any questions this competition, please email the Competition Host representative (Lance Gitter) at capa@rhcameraclub.ca
2019 Monochrome Competition
The closing date for this competition is January 30, 2019. Competition is now open for the uploading of your images. As you will recall, our 2018 Black & White Competition was extremely popular and we received more images than expected. Consequently, the hosting of the competition was quite demanding.
To offset the management of our 2019 Monochrome competition, we have created five different themes:
- Human Individual/Groups (street photography is included)
- Landscape/City-scape/Sea-scape
- Architecture (inside/outside)
- Flowers/Plants (wild or cultivated)
- Animals/Birds (wild or feral)
Depending on the volume of images received, we may need to have than one team to judge specific themes.
Questions
We had a few some questions about the Animals/Birds category:
- “does this mean, a bird or animal, say captured in a sanctuary or on a reserve is not included?”
There are no restriction on images being submitted. So photographers can submit images of a bird or animal captured in a sanctuary or on a reserve. - “does the no restriction includes all kinds of animals like domestic pets or birds? Or do we stick to wild or feral?”
All animals and bird are included.
Special Note
One point to remember for this competition is that entrants must enter at least 1 image in 2 different themes.
If you have questions about this competition, please email the Competition Host representative – Sheldon Boles at seboles@telus.net
Feb 2020 Competition News
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2020 A Series Of Four Photos Competition
This competition closes on February 15, 2020 at midnight Eastern Standard Time.
You can view the competition details page here – https://capacanada.ca/2020-series-of-four/. Please read the competition detail page prior to uploading you images into this competition.
If you have questions about this competition, please email the Competition Coordinator – Henry Schnell at hatschell@yahoo.com or myself at competitions@capacanada.ca
2020 Monochrome Competition
This competition closes on February 28, 2020 at midnight Eastern Standard Time. Please remember to first read the competition detail webpage prior to uploading your images into this competition.
You can view this competition details page here – https://capacanada.ca/2020-monochrome/. If you have questions about this competition, please email the Competition Coordinator – Sheldon Boles at competitions@capacanada.ca
2020 Audio Visual Presentation Competition
This competition is being extremely popular with some outstanding images being submitted.
Competition closes on March 15, 2020 at midnight Eastern Standard Time.
Prior to submitting your presentation, you must read and comply with the details contained on the competition detail page here – https://capacanada.ca/2020-av/. If you have any questions about this competition and the processing of your submission, please email the Competition Coordinator Ann Alimi at anthie@hotmail.com or myself at competitions@capacanada.ca
If you like to receive some of the past winning presentations as example on preparing your presentation submission, please contact our CAPA Secretary at secretary@capacanada.ca
2020 Canada: My Country Competition
This competition is now open for uploading of images.
Competition closes on March 30, 2020 at midnight Eastern Standard Time.
You can view the competition detail page here – https://capacanada.ca/2020-canada-my-country/. If you have any questions about this competition and the processing of your submission, please email the Competition Coordinator at competitions@capacanada.ca
Février 2020 Nouvelles des concours
2020 Concours Une série de quatre photos
Ce concours ferme le 15 février 2020 à minuit heure normale de l’est (HNE).
Les détails du concours peuvent être consultés sur cette page : https://capacanada.ca/2020-series-of-four/. Lisez attentivement les détails de ce concours avant de soumettre des images.
Pour toute question, envoyez un courriel au coordonnateur du concours, Henry Schnell, hatschell@yahoo.com, ou à Sheldon Boles, competitions@capacanada.ca
2020 Concours Monochrome
Ce concours ferme le 28 Février 2020 à minuit heure normale de l’est (HNE).
Lisez attentivement les détails du concours avant de soumettre des images.
Les détails du concours peuvent être consultés sur cette page : https://capacanada.ca/2020-monochrome/.
Pour toute question, envoyez un courriel à Sheldon Boles, competitions@capacanada.ca.
2020 Concours Canada: Mon pays
Ce concours est actuellement ouvert à la soumission d’images.
Le concours ferme le 30 mars 2020 à minuit heure normale de l’est (HNE).
Consultez les détails du concours sur cette page
https://capacanada.ca/2020-canada-my-country/
Pour toute question sur ce concours ou sur la manière soumettre vos images, envoyez un courriel au coordonnateur du concours competitions@capacanada.ca.
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CAPA awards Sheena Wilkie
Sheena Wilkie was presented an Honorary Membership and Hon FCAPA. Over the 10-15 years, she continued her tireless efforts to promote digital photograph across Canada by:
- being a respected and highly sought after Certified CAPA judge by many camera clubs;
- promoted digital photography through 10 years of her training courses;
- being a member of the CAPA Board of Directors for many years and held the position of Vice President;
- 10 years as the editor-in-chief for the Canadian Camera magazine;
- wrote many articles the noted magazine;
- member of the organization committee for the 2015 CAPA Conference held at the University of British Columbia;
- key member of the 2016-2017 CAPA Website Renewal project
- filled the new CAPA webmaster role for 2017.
We salute the dedication and achievements of Sheena, she is an example to many photographers across Canada.
Sheldon Boles – FCAPA
CAPA Director of Competitions
Toronto Salon
The Toronto Camera Club is celebrating the 125th anniversary of the International Salon of Photography. There are special awards being offered, starting this year. The closing date is November 9th, 2018.
www.salon.torontocameraclub.com
email: salon@torontocameraclub.com
The Lighthouses of Passamaquoddy Bay
by Carol Behan-Sokolow
Located at the mouth of the Bay of Fundy and forming part of the international border between Maine and New Brunswick, Passamaquoddy Bay has some of the most spectacular scenery in the region.
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CAPA Conference in Calgary
Capture it Raw!
The CCC2019 website is up and ready for registration! Go to www.ccc2019.ca to see who our speakers are and what they’ll be presenting at the conference. Follow the social media and website links on the speaker pages to learn a bit more about them and see some awesome images. We believe we’ve assembled a wonderful and varied group of photographers who you will learn from and be inspired by at CCC2019. More information
CAPA members can get their $50 discount code by logging in and checking for the code under the Members tab. Please note this code is for CAPA members only.
CCC 2019 Summary (.pdf)
Burnaby 2019 Showcase
To all admirers of excellent photography:
This year the Burnaby Photographic Society celebrates 23 years of presenting to the public our high-quality slide shows put to music. Our 23rd Annual Showcase will take youaround the world with an evening of slide shows set to music on 26 January 2019 and a dramatic print display during the previous week. Showcase will sweep you off to exotic places and cultures, and bring you up close to wildlife, fine art, and visual surprises. Tickets come with a chance to win valuable door prizes. Also, the free print display in the Shadbolt Centre’s lobby will run all week from Monday, 21 January through Saturday 26 January 2019.
Slide shows set to music: Saturday, 26 January 2019, 7:00 PM, at James Cowan Theatre in the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, 6450 Deer Lake Avenue, Burnaby. For tickets ($20), contact Brian Maskell at either showcase@bpsphoto.ca or phone 604-318-9369. You can also visit bpsphoto.ca.
New District Rep for Pacific
I would like to announce a New District Representative who will represent CAPA on the Sunshine Coast. Please welcome Janet Slater to this role. She is responsible for the Sunshine Coast Shutterbugz, a new CAPA club.
Janet has been a long time member of the Langley camera club as well as an individual member of CAPA. She and her husband have recently retired to this community from Langley. At the moment they are living in their 5th wheel awaiting the arrival of a new grandbaby, and a move into their new home around Christmas time.
Lynda Miller
Pacific Zone Director
October 2018 Competition News
2018 FINE ART
We have received two email messages seeking clarification about the new Scope of Competition for the 2018 Fine Art competition. The points raised and the clarification provided is outlined below.
The key elements of the Scope of Competition are state:
Fine art photography has no universally agreed upon meaning or definition. However, fine art photography does go beyond just capturing an image and cropping. Therefore, an image must not be submitted into this competition if it would have qualified for a CAPA competition with a Restricted Editing Criteria such as: Nature, Photo Journalism or Wildlife.
The goal of fine art photography is in creating a fine art image is to use subjects and techniques as vehicles in the process of conveying a strong message, idea, vision and/or emotion.
So the question has been raised – “can a nature or wildlife image be submitted into the Fine Art competition with the above noted key elements?” Yes – however the image must go beyond mere capturing of an image, cropping and making minor changes to the image.
Another question raised was “can I submit a ‘once-in-a-lifetime amazing nature photo’ in the 2018 Fine Art Competition? “ No. However, this photo can be submitted in the 2018 Nature and/or the 2019 Open Theme competitions.
Why were these changes made? Over the past year, we have received many complaints that nature and wildlife images have dominated the Fine Art Competition while others felt that these images did not meet the Scope of Competition.
The emphasis in our CAPA competitions is to provide an equal opportunity for all photographers and encourage them to enter competitions when their images meet the Scope of Competition.
In reviewing the past three years of CAPA Fine Art competitions, it was discovered that:
- It appears that the competition hosts did not pre-screen the submitted images to ensure only images that met the Scope of Competition were presented on the ‘day-of-judging’
- Selected judges had a strong background in nature/wildlife photography
To correct this situation and ensure an equal opportunity for all photographers, the following steps have been implemented:
- refinement of the 2018 Fine Art Competition Scope of Competition
- three judges have been selected who are all Certified CAPA Judges and have extensive experience with the topic of Fine Art
- updated the CAPA Competition Standards to include support for the Competition Host:
A Review Committee of two or more Certified CAPA Judges may be appointed by the Director of Competitions or the Competition Chair Person to preview images/presentations submitted to a CAPA competition to ensure all the images/presentations comply with the competition details webpage and will advise the Director or the Competition Chair Person of their findings.
- all CAPA competition detail webpages contain a Special Note at the bottom which states: Questions about the scope of the competition and/or the editing criteria should be directed to the Competition Coordinator prior to the closing day of the competition. For the Fine Art Competition – the Competition Coordinator is Derek Hayes (Certified CAPA Judge & recognized fine art photographer and author) – derek@derekhayes.ca
A post-competition review will be undertaken to determine if further refinements are necessary for our Fine Art competitions.
Opening Competitions for Uploading of Images
We have only opened up the three competitions for this fall because we are expecting to receive then upload the new enhancements to our online competition system.
To minimize any disruptions and the risk of loosing submitted images, we will be opening up the competitions in stages as follows:
- November 1, 2018 – Altered Reality Competition and Monochrome Competition
- January 1, 2018 – 2019 Open Theme Competition and 2019 A Series of 4 Photos Competition
- February 1, 2019 – Portrait Competition
- March 1, 2019 – 2019 Canada: My Country Competition
- April 1, 2019 – 2019 Annual Photo Challenge Competition.
Noted open dates are 1 to 2 months prior to the closing date of the competition.
2019 Audio Visual Presentation Competition
The previous Special Note – For a club submission for this competition – at least two people must be involved in creating the audio visual presentation” has been revoked and replaced with:
CAPA individual members and camera clubs are limited to one AV submission. For a club submission for this competition, the audio visual presentation can be from 1 or 2 club members.
Monochrome Competition
- Question: Is a sepia image admissible into the Monochrome Competition?
Response: The definition for Monochrome is what is defined by FIAP and is included below:
A black and white work fitting from the very dark grey (black) to the very clear grey (white) is a monochrome work with the various shades of grey. A black and white work toned entirely in a single colour will remain a monochrome work able to stand in the black and white category. On the other hand a black and white work modified by a partial toning or by the addition of one colour becomes a colour work (polychrome) to stand in the colour category.
Sepia is defined as “a tone added to a black and white photograph in the darkroom to “warm” up the tones (though since it is still a monochromatic image it is still considered black and white).”
Therefore, a sepia image is permitted because it is a single colour which remains a monochrome work able to stand in the black and white category.
- Question: Is there a limit on the age of photos submitted?
Response: Based on the recent rule changes for the 2019 Four Nations Competition, we have revised our CAPA Eligibility Criteria to include:
#10 – “I will endeavour to submit a current image for CAPA competitions”
We will NOT be strictly policing this point by verifying the data contained in the image’s metadata details. However, we encourage photographers to consider this new revision.
It is CAPA’s intention to offer services to its members in both English and French. With this in mind, we are working to the best of our abilities on French translations of the website’s main pages. This is a demanding task and will require some time to achieve. We appreciate your patience.
Octobre 2018, nouvelles des concours
BEAUX-ARTS 2018
Nous avons reçu deux courriels demandant des éclaircissements sur la nouvelle portée du concours beaux-arts 2018. Les points soulevés et les éclaircissements fournis sont décrits ci-dessous.
Les éléments clés de la portée du concours sont :
La photographie de beaux-arts n’a pas un sens ou une définition acceptée universellement. Cependant, la photographie de beaux- arts va bien au-delà de la capture d’une image et de son recadrage. Par conséquent, une image ne doit pas être soumise à ce concours si elle se qualifierait à un concours de l’ACAP avec des critères de post-traitement restreints tels que: nature, photo journalistique ou de la faune.
L’objectif de la photographie de beaux-arts est d’utiliser des sujets et des techniques comme moyens de transmission d’un message fort, d’une idée, d’une vision et/ou de l’émotion.
La question qui a donc été posée: « une image de la nature ou une image de la faune peut-elle être soumise au concours beaux-arts avec les éléments clés mentionnés ci-dessus? » Oui-cependant l’image doit aller au-delà de la simple capture d’une image, de son recadrage et de l’application de changements mineurs.
Une autre question posée était: «puis-je présenter une photo de nature étonnante, une photo d’une fois dans la vie dans le concours beaux-arts 2018 ?» Non. Cependant, cette photo peut être présentée dans le concours nature 2018 et/ou les concours à thème libre de 2019.
Pourquoi ces changements ont-ils été apportés? Au cours de la dernière année, nous avons reçu de nombreuses plaintes alléguant que les images de la nature et les images de la faune ont dominé le concours de beaux-arts, tandis que d’autres estiment que ces images ne répondaient pas à la portée du concours.
Les concours de l’ACAP visent à fournir une opportunité égale à tous les photographes et à les encourager à participer à des compétitions lorsque leurs images répondent à la portée du concours.
En examinant les trois dernières années du concours beaux-arts de l’ACAP, il a été découvert que:
– les responsables du concours n’avaient pas préalablement examiné les images soumises pour s’assurer que seules les images satisfaisant à la portée du concours étaient présentées lors de la «journée de jugement»
– les juges sélectionnés avaient une solide expérience en photographie de la nature et de la faune.
Pour corriger cette situation et afin d’assurer une chance égale pour tous les photographes, les étapes suivantes ont été mises en œuvre:
– raffinement des règles du concours beaux-arts 2018
– trois juges ont été sélectionnés qui sont tous des juges certifiés de l’ACAP et qui possèdent une vaste expérience sur le thème des beaux-arts
– les normes des concours de l’ACAP ont été révisées afin d’y inclure un soutien à l’hôte du concours :
Un comité de révision de deux ou plus juges certifiés de l’ACAP peut être nommé par le directeur des compétitions ou la personne responsable du concours pour prévisualiser les images/présentations soumises à un concours de l’ACAP et s’assurer que toutes les images/présentations sont conformes aux règles sur le site WEB; il avisera le directeur ou le responsable de la compétition de ses conclusions.
– au bas de toutes les pages des règles de concours de l’ACAP s’affichera la note spéciale suivante: Les questions concernant la portée du concours et/ou les critères d’édition doivent être soumises au coordonnateur de la compétition avant le jour de clôture du concours. Pour le concours des beaux-arts, le coordonnateur est Derek Hayes (juge certifié de l’ACAP, reconnu comme photographe beaux-arts et auteur) – Derek@derekhayes.ca
Suite au concours une évaluation sera initiée afin de déterminer si d’autres améliorations sont nécessaires pour nos concours beaux-arts.
CONCOURS OUVERTS POUR LE TÉLÉCHARGEMENT DES IMAGES
Seulement les trois concours de cet automne sont présentement ouverts en attendant de recevoir des mises à jour des logiciels pour améliorer le téléchargement en ligne.
Pour minimiser les perturbations et le risque de perdre des images soumises, nous allons ouvrir les concours par étapes comme suit:
– 1er novembre 2018- le concours de réalité altérée et le concours monochrome
– 1er janvier 2019 – le concours thème libre et le concours une série de quatre photos
– 1er février 2019 – le concours portrait
– 1er mars 2019 – le concours Canada : mon pays
– 1er avril 2019 – le concours défi photo annuel 2019
Les dates d’ouverture indiquées sont de 1 à 2 mois avant la date de clôture du concours.
LE CONCOURS DE PRÉSENTATION AUDIO-VISUELLE 2019
La condition précédemment annoncée : « Pour une présentation de club à ce concours, au moins deux personnes doivent être impliquées dans la création de l’œuvre audio-visuelle » a été révoquée et remplacée par ce qui suit :
Les membres individuels et les clubs de l’ACAP sont limités à une seule soumission audio-visuelle. Dans le cas de la soumission d’un club à ce concours, la présentation audio-visuelle peut être celle de 1 ou de 2 membres du club.
CONCOURS MONOCHROME
Question: une image sépia est-elle admissible dans la compétition monochrome?
Réponse: la définition de monochrome est celle définie par la FIAP et est incluse ci-dessous:
Un montage en noir et blanc partant du gris très foncé (noir) et allant au gris très clair (blanc) est un travail monochrome avec les différentes nuances de gris. Une œuvre en noir et blanc teintée entièrement d’une seule couleur restera un travail monochrome capable de se tenir dans la catégorie noir et blanc. D’autre part, une œuvre en noir et blanc teintée partiellement ou modifiée par l’addition d’une couleur devient un travail de couleur (polychrome) et devrait être présentée dans la catégorie de couleur.
Sépia est défini comme « une teinte ajoutée à une photographie en noir et blanc dans la chambre noire pour “réchauffer” les tonalités (considérant que l’image est encore une image monochromatique, elle est toujours considérée comme noir et blanc).
Par conséquent, une image sépia est autorisée parce qu’il s’agit d’une seule couleur qui reste un travail monochrome capable de se classer dans la catégorie noir et blanc.
Question: Y a-t-il une limite à l’âge des photos qui peuvent être soumises?
Réponse: Sur la base des changements récents des règles du concours des 4 nations 2019, nous avons révisé nos critères d’admissibilité pour les concours de l’ACAP pour inclure:
#10 – « Je m’efforcerai de soumettre une image récente pour les concours de l’ACAP. »
Nous n’allons pas strictement surveiller ce point en vérifiant les métadonnées de l’image. Cependant, nous encourageons les photographes à tenir compte de cette nouvelle approche.L’ACAP veut offrir à ses membres des services en français et en anglais. Avec cet objectif en tête, nous travaillons au meilleur de nos capacités à traduire en français les principales pages du site. Cela représente un important défi et prendra un certain temps à réaliser. Merci de votre patience.
CAPA Award to Larry Breitkreutz
Larry Breitkreutz was awarded the Honorary Fellow CAPA Award for his dedicated support for CAPA over many years. In the past, he was the President of the Crescent Beach Photography Club, CAPA Zone Director for the Pacific Region and the national President of CAPA. In addition, he lead the organization committee for the 2015 CAPA Photo Expo held at the University of British Columbia. CAPA Director of Competitions Sheldon Boles presented Larry with the award on behalf of the CAPA Board of Directors. The presentation was made at the Crescent Beach Photography Club on September 19,2018.
Gerry Kelly
CAPA District Representative Virginia Stranaghan presents Gerry Kelly with a 2018 Four Nations Gold Medal for his image entitled “Tranquil.” The medal was awarded as being the highest scoring image in the Our Country category of the 2018 Four Nations competition. See the results from this competition here.
Rick McKenzie Merit Award
CAPA District Representative Virginia Stranaghan presents Rick McKenzie with his Gold Medal and Merit Award ribbons for the 2018 Close-Up ‘Individual’ Competition. In this competition, Rick received the Gold Medal for his four submitted image in this competition and two of these images received the 1st and 2nd Merit Award Ribbons. A great recognition for a great photographer See all of the other award winners here.
Gold Medal for the Toronto Club (TDPC)
Jonathan Ward presented the Toronto Digital Photography Club (TDPC) with the Gold Medal for the CAPA 2018 Club Closeup Competition. The ladies receiving the medal were Luba Citrin (middle) and Diana Noriel (right) who are the club CAPA Competition Chairs.
FCAPA Award
Lance Gitter recently received the Fellowship Award (FCAPA) at the Toronto Digital Photography Club on September 11th, 2018.
There were five members in the 2017/18 year approved by the Honours Committee for distinctions. Honours Awards are granted for photographic accomplishments; service to the Canadian Association for Photographic Art or equivalent international organizations and for their contribution to photography. Click here for more details about CAPA Honours and Awards.
Congratulations!
Ann Alimi
