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.
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!
Hi Everyone,
Dennis has received this from Terry Webb of the Pacific Digital Photography Club and forwarded it to me for distribution. From what I understand, the CAPA Slide Show Competition is really popular this year. Please let your clubs know of this competition. I hope there is lots of interest!
As you are aware, the PZ News is on hold until we can find someone to work with it. If any of you are interested in getting this news out to our clubs and members, please let me know. Please also ask your clubs if they have any aspiring editors in their membership.
I will also forward this notice to Kayla to include in the CAPA monthly newsletter. We can keep these news bits flowing there too.
I have one more piece of great news! Just this week I was delighted to welcome Cheryl Bramble as District Rep. to the Central Interior District. I know her passion and enthusiasm will be passed on to the clubs and members here.
Thanks for you help and enjoy this Spring weather and photo ops!
Don’t miss this Football Photography Opportunity:
There are still spaces available for our photographers at the BC Lions vs Hamilton Tiger Cats Football game September 22, 2018!
Aaron Martin from the B.C. Lions has made purchasing a ticket simple: The price is $56.00 initially, but when you actually choose a seat/s, it goes down to $50. each. There’s a $2.00 fee on top of the $50 all-in ticket price, so people are paying a bit more for the ease of buying through the link:
. Please contact Lynda Miller for the discount code. Purchasing this way allows Aaron to track the ticket holders and make sure they get all the information about timing and details of this game.
This year there are no restrictions on lens size or equipment. The caveat is that you must not get in the way of other football fans or anyone else. Everyone who comes to the game and photographs must also realize that these images are for personal use, not for sale!
You can call Aaron at 604-930-5454, if you have questions, although it is easiest to use the link above. I know everyone is to have fun photographing and watching this game!
David Bromley has completed the development of powerpoint presentations for all of the 2017 – 2018 winning competition images.
CAPA members and camera club can request a copy of these presentation by contact our CAPA Librarian – Henry Schnell via his email address of secretary@capacanada.ca
We have some updates for our CAPA Competitions:
Our CAPA’s online system is now in a bilingual form. We encourage you to check it out and let us know what enhancements are required.
Many thanks to Quebec Zone Director Alain Dubeau for providing us with the French translations and to our new CAPA webmaster Leah Gray for the new design of our webpages to incorporate a bilingual format.
Our CAPA Eligibility Criteria webpage serves as our ‘terms and conditions’ in participating in a CAPA competition.
We have updated our CAPA Eligibility Criteria webpage to include:
You can review the updated here Eligibility Criteria here.
Under the Editing Criteria of each competition detail page, there is a reference to and a hyperlink to the Eligibility Criteria.
For this competition cycle, we have refined some of our traditional competitions and added some new competitions:
With the exception of our A Series Of 4 Photos, all our competitions will be run as ‘remote-judging’ and all images will be previewed to ensure only images that meet the Scope of the Competition are presented on the ‘day-of-judging.’
Two to three months prior to the ‘closing-date’ of a competition, each competition will be opened up to permit the uploading of images.
Closing Comments
If you have any questions or concerns relating to our competitions, please email me at competitions@capapcanada.ca
Sheldon Boles, FCAPA
Director of Competitions
For this competition, CAPA was required to select 80 images from different photographers and image appropriate for inclusion into one of four categories: Nature (15 images), Monochrome (15 images), Open (35 images) and My Country (15 images).
The 50 to 75 images from each of our 2017-2018 ‘Club’ & ‘Individual’ competitions were shortlisted and re-judged by a separate team of Certified CAPA judges. Based on their scoring, the top 80 images were selected as CAPA’s submission to this competition.
In mid-August, we received official notification that CAPA placed 1st in this competition. You can check out the details on the 2018 competition here.
CAPA has put together a PowerPoint presentation containing all the 80 CAPA submitted images to the Four Nations competition. CAPA members and camera clubs can request a copy of this presentation by emailing Henry Schnell (CAPA Secretary) at secretary@capacanada.ca
In 2019, CAPA will be hosting the Four Nations Competition. We will be using the same selection processes as we did in 2018.
With regards to communicating the individual scores for this competition, the guideline and rules states as follows:
To maintain the spirit of this competition in that it is primary an “Inter-Society Competition” and not an individual event, each participating society will keep the scores confidential and will not distribute the scores to their 80 members who submitted their images.
Despite the fact that we are not permitted to distribute the individual scores from this competition, we have included below the 80 CAPA image titles, photographers and camera clubs the respective photographer is a member of.
Many thanks to these dedicated photographers who permitted us to include their outstanding image in this competition and to represent Canada.
As outlined above, CAPA has now won this competition for the 5th consecutive year.
Many thanks to the three international judges who volunteered to view and score all the submitted images:
The 2019 Four Nations competition was hosted by the Canadian Association For Photographic Art and was coordinated by Sheldon Boles – Director of Competitions.
Now for open to all Individual CAPA Members. CAPA now has a new Theme Discussion Group on Line.
Under the Members Tab – scroll down to the “Photo Forum Tab” to find the theme and all instructions as to how to look at, submit and comment on photographs.
This is not a competition – just a way for members to submit up to 3 images on a theme and then all members who are also submitting can give comments on the image.
This is intended to be fun and a learning experience – no medals – no certificates or awards of any kind – just the fun of photography and a discussion with fellow photographers. We invite all new members and members who would enjoy the thrill of shooting a specific subject and submitting it for discussion by other members. Do not worry if you are experienced or not – this is for fun. You may want to try different techniques and need feedback as to whether or not these techniques add to your image. There is no need to be embarrassed or worry about whether or not your image will qualify – this is for fun and learning!
Our new Theme for this September to December is “WE WELCOME FALL”. If you have questions or comments, please email carolcoleman@shaw.ca.
We have updated our CAPA Competition Standards to streamline our processes and incorporated the new role for a Competition Chair Person for each competition.
A Chair Person will oversee and work with a Competition Host to ensure the smooth running of a competition by:
If you are interested in becoming one of our Competition mentors, please email our Director of Competitions at competitions@capacanada.ca for more details.
We have several activities this summer to give our members the opportunities to photograph event chosen from a wide list of themes by members. These activities would not be possible without the intensive passion from our executive. Learning experience and opportunities all around the clock.
Here is some outing already done this summer.
Report by Isabelle Levesque
Focus Camera Club
by Jane Smith (http://www.photofredericton.ca )
Our year at Photo Fredericton got off to a great start with Fran Harris as our guest speaker, she shared photographs with us in her African presentation on Tanzania & Botswana.
Later in January we had our monthly competition in a CAPA Theme of Altered Reality, many great entries were put forth by our members some real talent and imagination.
February started with a wonderful guest speaker from UNB – Joy Cummings-Dickinson –Media Services @UNB who shared many images she takes for UNB publications and some of her techniques she uses in difficult lighting situations.
Later in the month it was another competition; Competition Night – CAPA competition, Spring – open. Once again with many amazing photographs by our members.
In March we hosted NB College of Craft and Design Photography Students, always a great turn out to hear the students show off their work and their new and innovative ideas.
At the end of the month we tried a change of pace from competitions and tried a critique night the theme was Macro work, all those interested in bringing in Macro photo to get some constructive critique did so and it was a nice evening with out the pressure of competition encouraging more discussion on the photographs.
April saw Fran Harris a sports photographer for Team NB and an official photographer for the Canada Games show us a great array of her images from the games as also shared with us tips and techniques for getting great actions shots in the field.
After the success of March’s critique night we hosted a second one on Theme People/portraits.
May our guest speaker was Karen Ruet a photography instructor from the College of Craft and Design who gave us a wonderful talk on making a story in a photo a journalistic approach.
Year competitions, two additional awards were given out. Terry Carroll and Wally Hayes were given special recognition for their work in digitizing and archiving founding member Tim Randall’s extensive collection of historical Nova Scotia images. Mervyn Kumar-Misir was also acknowledged for his 50 years of service to the club.
The Photographic Guild held several fieldtrips before breaking for the summer to work on the next season’s program. Members went to Jerry Lawrence Provincial Park and photographed the song birds returning from their spring migration in May. In June, club members explored the Avondale Trail System and the Avon Sky Winery and practiced their macro photography in the lovely gardens of Maria and Laszlo Podor.
PGNS: Report by Joyce Chew (https://www.photoguild.ns.ca)
Saint Croix Click is a small group of photo enthusiasts based in St. Stephen, New Brunswick. There are around twenty four members, a core group of which actively attend the monthly meetings. There’s a larger following of over 100 people on Facebook.
Meetings consist of a constructive criticism of five photos submitted by members each month, followed by a presentation by a guest speaker, or a member. Presentations have included topics such as understanding of aperture and depth of field, macro photography, capturing movement, tips on taking really sharp photos, light and composition, post-processing and editing. There have also been interactive presentations on the use of studio lighting to practice portrait and macro photography.
We’ve also had a full day session on the basics of using a digital camera, which was an excellent refresher course for some, and a chance to learn new tips and procedures for all.
The club has occasionally joined with Fundy Camera Club from Saint John on joint field trip outings, to Ministers Island in St. Andrews and to the Kingston Peninsula.
Visit our Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/saintcroixclick/
The following CAPA members have been awarded Honorary Membership, MCAPA, ACAPA, FCAPA or other awards in CAPA
Merle Ace
Colin Angus
Allen Bargen
Reginald Beach
Michael Breakey
Larry Breitkreutz
Jack Bright
Fred Chapman
Rosemarie Culver
Val Davison
Joyce DeMeester
Joh Friedrich
Karl Glockemann
Gordon Graham
Michael Grandmaison
Bruce Gunion
David Haggarty
Bill Inglis
Leona Isaak
Robert Ito
Jaques Mailloux
Mufty Mathewson
Frankie Ng
Jack Normandale
Freeman Patterson
John H. Patterson
J. G. Roberts
Pierre Rochon
Henry Schnell
Charles Stahl
Len Suchan
Myrna J. Sweet
Rod Trider
Thomas A. Walters
Sheena Wilkie
Jim Ainslie – 2009
Certificate of Recognition
Allen Bargen – 2014
Distinguished Service Award
Michael Breakey – 2009
Certificate of Honour
Andre Cabuche – 2009
Certificate of Honour
Fred Chapman – 2019
Distinguished Service (posthumously)
Natalie Chapman – 2009
Certificate of Honour
Judy Daniels – 2009
Certificate of Appreciation
Joyce DeMeester – 2009
Certificate of Honour
Juraj Dolanjski – 2020
Certificate of Appreciation
Ursula Easterbrook – 2010
Certificate of Recognition
Michael Grandmaison – 2012
Certificate of Photographic Achievement
Bruce Gunion – 2009
Certificate of Honour
Bob Ito – 2013
Distinguished Service
Bill Lloyd – 2011
Honour Service Award
Joyce McDonald – 2011
Honour Service
Freeman Patterson – 2013
Distinguished Service Award
Chris Sheffield – 2007
Distinguished Service Award
Cheryl Swain – 2021
Certificate of Appreciation
Jop Tao Tse – 2009
Certificate of Recognition
Pierre Vezina – 2021
Certificate of Appreciation
Virginia Stranaghan – 2021
Certificate of Recognition
Rod Trider – 2021
Certificate of Appreciation
Ann Alimi – 2022
Certificate of Appreciation
Michael Breakey – 2022
Certificate of Appreciation
Michiko Nishijima – 2022
Distinguished Service Award
Natalie Coats – 2022
Certificate of Appreciation
Jonathan Ward – 2022
Certificate of Appreciation
Jordan Cait – 2022
Certificate of Appreciation
Lance Gitter – 2022
Certificate of Appreciation
Leo Alain – 2014
Betty Andres – 1999
Mehrdad Bakhtiar – 2010
Allen Bargen – 2007
Paul Bingham – 1999
Frans Bowers – 1999
Larry Breitkreutz – 2010
Michele Broadfoot – 2021
Kenneth Cheng – 2002
Joyce Chew – 2011
Francois Cleroux – 2013
Hilary Cline – 2003
Carol Coleman – 2011
Norah Corbet – 2014
Gordon Cornwall – 2014
Janet Crawford – 2018
Robert Deluca – 2003
Eileen Depeel – 1999
Dan Dr. Dorotich – 1999
Farzad Emami – 2010
Randall Epp – 2021
Flip Eyolfson – 1999
Darianaz Mohammad Gharibani – 2010
Herman Gliethoorn – 1999
Ray Goddard – 2013
Nelson Harrison – 1999
Derek Hayes – 2018
Judy Higham – 2009
Ed Higham – 2009
Doug Hoyt – 2002
Sheila Hoyt – 2002
Paul E. Jean – 1999
John Kalley – 2021
Richard Knotts – 2012
Jan Lasteen – 2011
George Lo – 1999
Peter MacLean – 2018
Albert Mok – 2003
Soran Abdulla Nakshbandi – 2010
Lazlo Poder – 2016
Kimia Rahgozar – 2010
Nancy Ricker – 2011
Daryl Robertson – 2016
Jalal Sepehr – 2010
Sahar Seyedi – 2010
Jane Smith – 2020
Daniel Soheli – 2010
Len Suchan – 2009
Jop Tao Tse – 2010
Farhad Varasteh – 2010
Patrick Wall – 2002
Toni Wallachy – 2013
Sheena Wilkie – 2009
Jenny Wong – 2002
Homeira Yaseri – 2010
George Lo – 1999
Randall Epp – 2021
Shiree Jetha – 2024
Jim Ainslie – 2011
Shaikh Amin – 2009
Allen Bargen – 2008
Sam Bhattacherjee – 2009
Michael Breakey – 2009
Larry Breitkreutz – 2010
David Bromley – 2015
Terry Carroll – 1994
Kenneth Cheng – 2004
Joyce Chew – 2011
Francois Cleroux – 2013
Val Davison – 2002
Bill DeMeester – 2008
Eileen Depeel – 2008
Dennis Ducklow – 2015
Larry Easton – 2009
Ray Goddard – 2013
Bill Hall – 2015
Jan Lasteen – 2011
Isabelle Levesque – 2019
Frankie Ng – 2002
Clarence Nowlan – 2002
Valerie Rampone – 2012
Lorna Scott – 2019
Masoud Sohelli – 2010
Kasandra Sproson – 2015
Bob St. Cyr – 2010
Kayla Stevenson – 2015
Virginia Stranaghan – 2014
Len Suchan – 2009
Jop Tao Tse – 2011
Heather Thompson – 2002
Patrick Wall – 2003
Sheena Wilkie – 2012
Mike Wooding – 2014
Carla Hamilton – 2021
Cheryl Bramble – 2024
Stella d’Entremont – 2024
Tanner Sussi – 2024
Shiree Jetha – 2024
Manfred Mueller – 2024
Jim Ainslie – 2011
Ann Alimi – 2018
Shaikh Amin – 2010
Betty Andres – 2009
Allen Bargen – 2009
Don Berthman – 2016
Judy Berthman – 2016
Glenn Bloodworth – 2020
Sheldon Boles – 2017
Michael Breakey – 2009
Larry Breitkreutz – 2011
Jim Britton – 2012
Clifford Chow – 2017
Carol Coleman – 2015
Val Davison – 2006
Joyce DeMeester – 2010
Bill DeMeester – 2010
Eileen Depeel – 2013
Alain Dubeau – 2018
Ursula Easterbrook – 2010
Larry Easton – 2009
John Elliott – 2014
Peter Ferguson – 2014
Lance Gitter – 2018
Leah Gray – 2020
Tracy Harper – 2013
Chris Harris – 2014
Judy Higham – 2013
Ed Higham – 2013
Leonie Holmes – 2019
Bill Inglis – 2006
Detlef Klahm – 2017
David Laronde – 2015
Frantisek Latal – 2008
George Lo – 2015
Cim MacDonald – 2015
Jaques Mailloux – 2009
Mufty Mathewson – 2012
Lynda Miller – 2012
Frankie Ng – 2006
Michiko Nishijima – 2017
Freeman Patterson – 2007
Kaveh Rasouli – 2014
Henry Schnell – 2018
Lorna Scott – 2022
Rick Shapka – 2012
Janet Slater – 2020
Mark Southard – 2011
Kayla Stevenson – 2019
Virginia Stranaghan – 2019
Len Suchan – 2010
Jop Tao Tse – 2011
Jean Timmermeister – 2009
Rod Trider – 2015
Jonathan Ward – 2021
Sheena Wilkie – 2013
James Yip – 2012
Stella d’Entremont – 2024
Dan Sigouin – 2024
Merle Ace – 2011
Shaikh Amin – 2010
Allen Bargen – 2011
Michael Breakey – 2009
Larry Breitkreutz – 2018
Fred Chapman – 2007
Rosemarie Culver – 2011
Val Davison – 2011
Joyce DeMeester – 2010
Bill DeMeester – 2010
Ursula Easterbrook – 2010
Louise Elder – 1999
Michael Grandmaison – 2011
Fred Green – 2007
Bruce Gunion – 2011
David Haggarty – 2011
Bill Inglis – 2012
Robert Ito – 1999
Jaques Mailloux – 2011
Mufty Mathewson – 2012
John H. Patterson – 2007
Freeman Patterson – 2013
Pierre Rochon – 2007
Otto Stevens – 2014
Len Suchan – 2010
Rod Trider – 2021
Keith Vaughan – 2002
Thomas A. Walters – 2011
Sheena Wilkie – 2018
Len Suchan – 2021
Henry Schnell – 2023
Congratulations to all winners!
Special Kudos go to:
Wilf Schubert of the Manitoba Camera Club of Winnipeg, for capturing the CAPA Gold medal for High Aggregate score of his images in all three categories.
Steve Donnelly of the London Camera Club was awarded Best of Show for his image “Polar Bear”.
For a complete showing of winners go to the attached Link for a Gallery of winners.
http://www.redriverex.com/photo-salon-2/
– Don Berthman CAPA MB. DR
These individual CAPA members list have been 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.
Lance Gitter
CAPA Member
Henry Schnell
CAPA Secretary
Jim Hatch
CAPA Member
Janet Crawford
CAPA Member
Peter MacLean
CAPA Member
The Focus Camera Club (Moncton, NB) and CAPA Atlantic Zone hosted a CAPA Judging Course in Moncton on June 16. We had Rod Trider as the course instructor with 32 participants including some from Nova Scotia. At very friendly atmosphere we shared comments and questions, and mingled to talk at the lunch buffet. I would like to thank the Focus Camera Club team, Rod, and all the participants for making it happened.
Michiko Nishijima
CAPA Atlantic Zone Director
