The Toronto Camera Club’s 127th International Salon will be extending the submission deadline from Nov 7 to Nov 10th. This is one of the oldest Salons in North America.
Nov. 2020 Competitions News
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2020 Nature – Wildlife Competition
The final report for this competition will be forwarded to all entrants by the end of next week. Shortly thereafter, the winning images will be posted to our website. This competition received a total of 903 images (237 from camera clubs & 666 individual camera clubs. This total exceeds last year’s competition of 900.
2020 Fall Open Competition
This competition is open and closes on November 15, 2020. You can check out the details of this competition here – https://capacanada.ca/2020-fall-open-theme-theme-libre/ Last year, this was our 2nd most popular competition.
2020 Smartphone Competition
This competition is open and closes on November 30, 2020. You can check out the details of this competition here – https://capacanada.ca/2020-smartphone/
2021 Creative Competition
This competition is now open and closes on January 15, 2021. You can check out the details of this competition here – https://capacanada.ca/2021-creative-creativite/
Question(s) Raised
Question #1 – Can I enter a panorama image into a CAPA competition?
Response – Yes you can. However, the width of the image must be 1400 pixels and the height can be any value1050 pixels or less.
Question #2 – I have a hard time separating abstract and creative. I looked at CAPAs last year’s winners and some were very difficult to classify. Can you explain?”
Abstract definition states “…macro image, oil & water, high-speed water drops, shapes…” If you can determine it is oil and water (which you can tell for almost all of them), and high-speed drops – is an actual capture of something concrete, that people don’t usually focus enough to see, but you can see that in real time – and you can see it is a water drop – how does this fit Abstract? I have always considered an image is abstract if you are not able to easily recognize it as something – macro of something so I can’t tell what it is – but not all macro images would be abstract. I often think of creative as being very open – can have concrete object that is recognizable, but not a record type image.
Response – No image will be disqualified if they have been entered into the wrong theme. Prior to the closing date of the competition, I will review the images and their assigned themes. If they do not appear to be in the right theme then I will make the necessary change in the theme. The purpose of this competition is for photographers to experiment or enhance their creative skills beyond the normal practice of just capturing an image.
Question #3 – Is there a restriction on the number of images that I can submit into a competition.
Response – With the exception of the Nature-Wildlife competition, you can enter all your images into a single theme or into multiple themes. For the Nature-Wildlife competition, we restrict the number of entries into a single theme as to avoid bird and animals in dominating this competition. Thereby increasing the opportunity of recognizing images that are botany, insect and landscape.
Novembre 2020 Nouvelles des concours
2020 Concours Nature – Vie sauvage
Le rapport final de ce concours sera envoyé à tous les participants d’ici la fin de la semaine prochaine. Peu après, les images gagnantes seront affichées sur notre site Web. Cette année 903 images ont été soumises, 237 par des clubs de photographie et 666 par des membres individuels. L’année dernière, 900 images ont été soumises.
2020 Concours Thème libre d’automne
Ce concours est ouvert et ferme le 15 novembre 2020. Vérifiez les détails du concours sur ce lien : https://capacanada.ca/2020-fall-open-theme-theme-libre/
L’année dernière, ce concours a été le 2ième parmi les plus populaires.
2020 Concours Téléphone intelligent
Ce concours est ouvert et ferme le 30 novembre 2020. Vérifiez les détails du concours sur ce lien : https://capacanada.ca/2020-smartphone/
2021 Concours Créativité
Ce concours est ouvert et ferme le 15 janvier 2021. Vérifiez les détails du concours sur ce lien : https://capacanada.ca/2021-creative-creativite/
Questions
Question #1 – Puis-je soumettre une image panorama dans un concours de l’ACAP ?
Réponse – Oui vous le pouvez. Toutefois, la largeur de l’image doit être de 1400 pixels et la hauteur doit être de 1050 ou moins.
Question #2 – J’ai de la difficulté à différencier l’abstrait et le créatif. J’ai regardé les dernières images gagnantes et certaines étaient très difficiles à classer. Pouvez-vous expliquer ?
Dans la définition de l’abstrait il est écrit ‘’ … image macro, huile & eau, gouttes d’eau à haute vitesse, formes…’’. Si vous pouvez déterminer qu’il s’agit d’huile & eau (c’est le cas dans la plupart des images), de gouttes à haute vitesse ou une image de quelque chose de concret que les gens ne regardent pas suffisamment bien pour le voir mais que vous pouvez voir en temps réel (vous pouvez voir tomber une goutte d’eau) , alors comment cela peut-il être abstrait ? Une image peut toujours être considérée abstraite si on ne peut pas facilement reconnaitre ce que c’est, une macro ou quelque chose qui peut être nommé. Mair toutes les images macro ne sont pas abstraites.
Le créatif est très ouvert, il peut intégrer des objets concrets reconnaissables mais ne pas être une image capturée.
Réponse – Une image ne sera pas disqualifié si elle est soumise dans le mauvais thème.
Avant la date de fermeture du concours les images et le thème dans lequel elles sont soumises seront révisés. Si une image n’est pas dans le bon thème alors le changement approprié sera effectué. L’objectif de ce concours est d’offrir aux photographes l’occasion d’expérimenter ou d’améliorer leurs talents créatifs au-delà de la pratique normale ou de la simple capture d’une image.
Question #3 – Est-ce qu’il y a une limite sur le nombre d’images qui peuvent être soumises à un concours ?
Réponse – À l’exception du concours Nature-vie sauvage, vous pouvez soumettre toutes vos images dans le même thème ou bien dans plusieurs thèmes. Pour le concours Nature-vie sauvage, le nombre d’images pouvant être soumises dans un même thème est limité afin d’éviter que les oiseaux et animaux ne dominent. De cette manière on augmente les occasions de voir des images en botanique, d’insectes ou de paysages.
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Viewing Images
Monitor Calibration and Viewing Environment for CAPA Judges
Dr. Bob Ito, FCAPA, Hon FCAPA
CAPA Director of Photographic Imaging
Monitor “calibration” is somewhat of a confusing topic and is not well clarified by makers of “calibration” devices. In fact, the advertising hype for these devices is misleading as they imply that a bad quality device can be converted into a high-quality device, but this is impossible.
The default mode of most monitor calibration devices should be actually called “profiling” and attempts to measure the colour and tonal characteristics of a monitor. We can call the result – the “Monitor Colour Space (MCS)” The MCS space may be smaller, equal to or larger than the sRGB colour space.
If an image in the sRGB colour is sent directly to a monitor with a MCS smaller than the sRGB colour space, then the MCS of the monitor becomes the defacto colour space and this is bad for image judging as judges would not see the full range of colours of the sRGB colour space This also applies to user viewing and editing of images. Unfortunately, most PC monitors and laptop computers are in this poor-quality class unless one buys a better, stand alone monitor
If an image in the sRGB colour space is directly sent to a monitor with MCS equal to or larger than the sRGB colour space then sRGB becomes the defacto colour space, overriding the MCS characteristics, and this is why one wants a high quality monitor with a MCS equal to or larger than the sRGB colour space.
Some calibration devices (e, Spyder Elite) have an actual “calibration” feature that attempts to convert the apparent monitor colour space from the native MCS space to the sRGB colour space. This of course only works if the original MCS space is equal to or larger than the sRGB space – it definitely does not work if the MCS space is smaller than the sRGB space.
In “profiling” with or without the “calibration” feature the “white point” is set by setting the colour temperature. The default colour temperature for most “profiling”/”calibration” devices is 6500 K, but some people prefer a slighting warmer colour temperature of 5800K or 5500 K as outdoor daylight is typically closer to 5500K. Leaving the colour temperature at the default value of 6500 K is probably OK for most people using a profiling/calibration device.
In the sRGB specification, the gamma is not a constant value but has the approximate value of 2.2 over most of the usable luminance levels and this is the default value used by most profiling/calibration devices. Some profiling devices, such as the Xrite i1 Display Pro, allow one to specify the variable sRGB gamma curve for the profiling.
In monitor profiling/calibration, the black point is not specified as this varies considerably depending on the monitor and viewing environment. For judging/viewing photographic images the static dynamic range of a monitor, within its viewing environment, is important and ideally shout be 1000:1 (10stops) or better. Many monitors have difficulty in achieving 512:1 (9 stops) in a darkened environment and the apparent static dynamic range drops to 100:1 or less in bright environments. This is why a darkened environment is essential for editing and judging images.
Some profiling/calibration devices in the “dummy” profiling/calibration mode do the profiling/calibration at whatever brightness setting the display is set at. This is bad – one should use the “advanced” or “expert mode” that allows measurement and user adjustment of the monitor brightness. Alternatively, one could pre-adjust the brightness. The target brightness should be approximately 120 nits.
Key settings:
Monitor Colour Space: Equal to or larger in size than sRGB
Gamma: 2.2 or sRGB , if available
White Point/Colour temperature: 6500 K
Screen Brightness ( white screen); 120 nits
Static Dynamic Range: 1000:1 or greater
Black and White Photography – Finding Your Focus
By Doug Caplan
As one navigates around a scene or structure, the perspective and the relationships between the multiple facets and surfaces change, yet they always seem to remain complimentary to the structure as a whole.
In many ways, one can draw a parallel between perfection and non-perfection, both existing as two sides of the same coin, and can therefore be considered a single entity.
This is an important concept I try to capture with my art and, to me, is the essence of black and white photography.
One of the key elements I always seek to exploit when composing my images, particularly in black and white, are patterns of repetition. Patterns do not exist in the universe; patterns “are” the universe, so when approaching a subject, keeping this thought helps me construct the image composition in my mind.
It’s important to know the images I capture are for the sole purpose of self-reflection or expression and are not created to convince anyone of anything. It’s just self-expression I choose to share.
In my opinion, many artists put too much value in how others view their work. To be viewed as authentic, the work should flow from the inner-self outward. Inner-self creates ideas and the ideas move outward to be shared or expressed. There is no right or wrong, good or bad. There is only an expression that exists.
Once you give yourself permission to create without expectation or the need for validation you will find that creativity flows more freely.
My monochromatic odyssey started about 25 years ago. I started to attend Ampro Photo Workshops in Vancouver so I could learn the art and science of photography. Building a fully functioning darkroom was priority number one, so I built one in my home and started developing my own black and white film and producing my own prints. I upgraded to a Mamiya 645 medium format camera and got down to business.
Looking back at my early work I can’t help but think to myself “What was I thinking??!!” I was missing the point completely. I had some good work, but I was missing authenticity. But not all was lost. I learned a lot about tonality, shape, composition, contrast and luminosity, all critical components of black and white photography.
It wasn’t a technical issue that left me with incomplete ideas. I failed to realize my efforts were focused too much on interpersonal communication and I lacked the awareness of myself. I needed to understand INTRApersonal communication.
Interpersonal communication is how you communicate with others. This is an important skill, but to express creativity, INTRApersonal skill needs to be developed. INTRApersonal means how you communicate with yourself.
Black and white photography is an excellent vehicle to develop your INTRApersonal communication skills. You can’t hide behind colour, poor composition or a lack of clarity. There is nothing to distract from what is expressed.
There is no right or wrong so the only way to view your work objectively from your own perspective is to view it from a different point of view. For me, a different point of view was from where I was currently but looking back to where I was formerly.
Life experiences and events force most people to look at things differently as time passes. Life doesn’t happen to us, life happens for us. It may be difficult to accept, but there is no built-in meaning to anything. We apply filters given to us by others to determine what is good or bad. You can only communicate INTRApersonally to someone who you truly value. From this vantage point your awareness will expand and your point of view will shift.
Simplicity is an expression of complexity. Conversely, complexity is an expression of simplicity. Lack of clarity or focus is the death of all potential. In other words, when you try to create something out of complexity, without clarity, you get a confused expression of creativity. Black and white photography, much more than color photography, distills this equation into the essence of what your creative expression is saying. Keeping your attention on the “simplicity” aspect of everything will yield clarity.
A message can only be understood if it is a cohesive and clear. If someone starts speaking to you using nothing but random words, you would have no idea what that person was trying to say to you.
Try this exercise. Pick your 10 best images. Print them and look at them all simultaneously. You can also do this on a computer monitor. Is there a creative expression that spans the 10 images or are they just random images? Is there something in those 10 images that says “This is an expression of me?” Where is the compass needle pointing?
One of the best photographic exercises I learned was to go out with a roll of black and white film and a camera with a fixed lens and then take 10-15 images on a single theme within a single linear period of time – by myself. This exercise forces you to apply “filters” to your creative thought process and to minimize any distractions.
The majority of my work is done in colour, but the years spent working in black and white photography forced me to learn how to communicate with myself. The years spent in the darkroom taught me the art of pre-visualization and how to translate my creativity into something that I felt was worth sharing.
My current camera is a Fujifilm XT2 with Fujinon lenses. All of my work is done in 16bit, from a 14bit raw file. I prefer to work from a raw image in 16bit to achieve maximum quality. Fujifilm XT2 raw files are about 50MB each and saved as 14bit @ 300dpi. Raw image files are unprocessed and uncompressed, which means that I have total control over virtually every aspect of the image and I don’t have to worry about image deterioration from any type of filter application or processing. Jpeg images are compressed and pre-processed 8bit images @ 72dpi, making them very prone to deterioration from any type of cumulative processing.
All of my work is done in Adobe Photoshop with Topaz and NIK filters.
Doug Caplan resides in Langley, B.C. His work can be seen at www.douglasedwardcaplan.com
CAPA Speakers Series – Summertime
Speakers Series
For the past three years CAPA has provided a monthly Speakers Series to our CAPA members. Participants have been inspired and motivated by exciting and innovative photographers who have shared their photographs and expertise via Zoom. Look for September’s speaker to be announced here in late August.
Canadian Camera Conference 2021
We regret to announce, due to the pandemic, the 2021 Canadian Camera Conference in Moncton is cancelled.
CAPA would like to thank the CCC Moncton team, FOCUS Camera Club for all the effort they put in in to what was sure to have been a great conference. We look forward to a future CCC in the Atlantic Zone.
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| Having organized the 27th CCC, here in Moncton – New Brunswick, back in 1997, FOCUS Camera Club is thrilled to host CCC for a second time. We are thrilled by the prospect of welcoming speakers, as well as fellow photographers, from all around Canada.
Join us June 25-27, 2021 and be inspired by A TIDE OF DISCOVERIES including renowned speakers and breathtaking locations! Experience the down east hospitality that Moncton and the entire province is famous for. Let yourself be carried away by the highest tides in the world when you visit us in June 2021. www.ccc2021.com CCC2021 Presents: |
André Gallant is a professional photographer who lives in Saint John, New Brunswick. Accomplished editorial photographer, Gallant travels the world in pursuit of expressive images.
André Gallant est un photographe professionnel qui vit à Saint John, au Nouveau-Brunswick. Photographe éditorial accompli, Gallant parcourt le monde à la recherche d’images expressives.
Denis Duquette is a commercial portrait photographer based in Moncton NB. His work has taken him to every province in Canada, the United States, Iceland and North Africa.
Denis est un photographe de portrait commercial basé à Moncton, au Nouveau-Brunswick. Son travail l’a mené dans toutes les provinces du Canada, aux États-Unis, en Islande et en Afrique du Nord.
Online Judges’ Training
Online Judges’ Training
Access to the following training modules are managed by Glenn Bloodworth – Judges Liaison Officer:
Abstract Module – Session #1 – (Course Participants)
Altered Reality Module – Session #1 – (Course Participants)
Creative Module – Session #1 – (Course Participants)
Fine Art Module – Session #1 – (Course Participants)
Open Theme Module – Session #4 – (Course Participants)
Web Manager Position Available
This is a part time, paid position. The CAPA web site was designed using WordPress themes. You will work with a great group to provide ongoing member support and to keep the site content current.
CAPA Website:
- Serve as Web Manager for capacanada.ca
- Develop and implement a year-round plan for ongoing fresh and relevant content
- Select and edit content for the website for relevance and appropriateness including updates to the CAPA Facebook page
- Work with the volunteers providing specialized content modules, specifically the Entry Wizard System for Competitions and the Paid Memberships Pro/WooCommerce system for memberships.
- Oversee and manage the Website Developers and other contracted businesses working on the website
- Serving as first responder to website users requiring help with logging in and access to website content
- Overall management of website and specialized module issues and updates
- Position reports to the CAPA Executive
Event Management
- Set up and manage paid CAPA events (Judging Courses) in the Events Module within the website
Technical knowledge of WordPress is required along with familiarity of CAPA.
To enquire contact Rod Trider, President CAPA at the following email president@capacanada.ca
Mon pays / My country camera winner Michael Winsor
The salon “mon pays / my country” was held at Musée national de la Photographie in Quebec for the month of January through March, 2020. 39 pictures were showcased to represent all provinces and territories in Canada. At the opening the judges selected top three pictures for the prizes provided by Olympus. And the 1st prize went to Michael Winsor for his image of “Magical Moment”, Newfoundland and Labrador (NL).
Michael Wiinsor is a CAPA Individual member and a member of Camera 35 that is a CAPA Club member. Michael lives in St. John’s and makes amazing photographs of the icebergs that appear around NL. One of his images was selected by Canada Post for a postage stamp. Michael is the District Representative of NL since October, 2019.
Congratulations!
New CAPA Judges
On Tuesday, Jan 14th, Rod Trider and Glenn Bloodworth presented CAPA Judging Certification certificates to 3 RA Photo Club members and 1 other Ottawa area CAPA member.
The new CAPA Certified judges are:
- Michael Vuckovic
- Mario Cerroni
- Bill McCloskey
- Manfred Mueller
Congratulations!
Le Focus Camera Club HM
Focus camera club received an Honourable Mention on the Fall Open competition (November 30th 2019)
Jacinthe Sam LeBlanc form Focus Camera Club, offered a workshop, on miniature people photography, many participants enjoyed creating funny scenario’s, it was also a great learning and creative workshop.
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Le Focus Camera Club a reçu une mention d’honneur lors de la compétition de l’Open d’automne (30 novembre 2019)
Jacinthe Sam LeBlanc, du Focus Camera Club, a offert un atelier sur la photographie de personnes miniatures. De nombreux participants ont apprécié la création d’amusants scénarios, ce fut également un excellent atelier d’apprentissage et de créativité.
A Weekend in Saskatchewan’s North
by Larry Easton
Saskatchewan is often referred to as the Land of Living skies, but if you journey to the northern half of the province and beyond it is also a land of boreal forest and 100,000 lakes. You can also be treated to some spectacular sunsets and sunrises in this province of Living Skies.
2020 Can Am Photo Expo
Cancelled until 2021
The Can Am Photo Expo is sponsored by the Niagara Frontier Regional Camera Clubs
The Niagara Frontier Regional Camera Clubs (NFRCC) were established to be a unique bi-national photographic organization whose members include both amateur and professional photographers. The NFRCC is made up of 18 individual camera and photography clubs, in Western NY, Pa and Southern Ontario Canada. Some of these clubs belong to the Canadian Association of Photographic Arts (CAPA) and/or the Photographic Society of America (PSA).
- Over 70 educational class to choose from
- Hands on Workshops
- Photoshoots
- Print and Digital Image Competition Salons
- Portfolio Review sessions
- Trade Show
- Awards Celebration and Gala
- After Hours Party
Vernissage du salon « mon pays/my country »
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Vernissage du salon « mon pays/my country »
Trois gagnants des prix Olympus annoncés
Après un report initial pour cause d’intempéries, le vernissage du salon « mon pays/my country » a eu lieu au Musée national de la photographie Desjardins à Drummondville le dimanche 19 janvier. L’évènement a attiré de nombreux adeptes de la photographie, heureux de l’occasion de voir réunis à un seul endroit de si éloquents témoignages de la beauté du pays, de ses dix provinces et trois territoires. Cette exposition, une collaboration entre l’ACAP et le Musée national de la photographie Desjardins, a pu aussi compter sur le soutien de la société Olympus qui a généreusement offert des modèles de ses appareils photo comme prix aux trois meilleures photos en montre.
Un jury formé de Yannick Michaud, représentant d’Olympus, Jonathan Hugues Potvin, directeur général du Musée et Rod Trider, président de l’ACAP a évalué les trente-neuf photos pour en déterminer les gagnants. Ceux-ci ont été annoncés à la cérémonie d’ouverture : le premier prix à Michael Winsor (Terre-neuve et Labrador) pour « Magical Moment », le deuxième prix à Hong Zhang (Alberta) pour « Canadian Journey Through Land and History » et le troisième prix à Steve Donnelly (Manitoba) pour « Polar Bear Churchill ». Les photographes primés n’étant pas présents à Drummondville, leurs prix leur seront remis ultérieurement.
Le public pourra visiter le Salon au Musée national de la photographie, situé au 400 rue Hériot, Drummondville Québec (https://www.museedelaphoto.info) jusqu’au 29 mars 2020.
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Opening of the Salon “mon pays/my country”
Three winners of Olympus prizes announced
After initially being postponed because of weather, the Salon “mon pays/my country” was officially opened at the Musée national de la photographie Desjardins on Sunday 19 January 2020. The event attracted numerous fans of photography, delighted at the opportunity of seeing united in one place such an eloquent testimonial to the beauty of this country, its ten provinces and three territories. This exhibition, the result of collaboration between CAPA and the Musée national de la photographie Desjardins was also privileged to be able to count on the support of Olympus Corporation who generously donated models of their cameras as prizes for the three best photos on display.
A jury including Yannick Michaud, representing Olympus, Jonathan Hugues Potvin, general manager of the Musée and Rod Trider, president of CAPA, evaluated the thirty-nine photographs to determine the winners. These were announced at the opening ceremony: first prize to Michael Winsor (Newfoundland and Labrador) for “Magical Moment”, second prize to Hong Zhang (Alberta) for “Canadian Journey Through Land and History” and third prize to Steve Donnelly (Manitoba) for “Polar Bear Churchill”. Since the prize winners were not present in Drummondville, their prizes will be presented to them at a later date.
The public can visit the Salon at the Musée national de la photographie Desjardins located at 400, rue Hériot, Drummondville, Québec (https://www.museedelaphoto.info) from now until 29 March 2020.
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CAPA Speaker Series
March 17, 2021
Multiple Exposures
by Lynda Miller
There are many paths in a photographer’s creative journey. Here I have shared some of the ideas and experiences
of mine, and hope I have encouraged you to become engaged with your creative life through your camera’s lens. If you are looking to expand your creative vision give Multiple Exposure photography a try.
Nouvelles Zone du Québec – octobre
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Prix Focus
N’oubliez pas d’inscrire à votre agenda le gala du Prix Focus du Musée National de la Photographie Desjardins qui aura lieu le 26 octobre prochain à Drummondville. Ce sera l’occasion de fêter le talent des photographes québécois par la remise du prix Focus. La cérémonie débutera à 19 h 30 et sera animée par Jean-René Dufort. Pour vous procurer vos billets ou obtenir de l’information, consultez le site du musée à https://www.museedelaphoto.info
Salon Mon pays – My Country
Les préparatifs vont bon train pour la tenue du salon Mon pays – My Country qui ouvrira ses portes en janvier 2020. Les trente-neuf photos représentant les dix provinces et trois territoires du Canada ont été choisies et pourront être admirées lors de cette exposition au Musée national de la photographie Desjardins à Drummondville. D’autres annonces suivront pour vous tenir au courant de cet évènement important de diffusion de la photographie canadienne.
Cours de jugement de l’ACAP en français.
Voici un rappel de la tenue du premier cours de jugement photographique en français qui sera donné le samedi 30 novembre 2019. Organisé par le club de photo L’Oeil qui voit, le cours aura lieu aux locaux du club au 2060, rue Holmes, local A2-A3, Saint-Hubert Québec J4T 1R8.
Pour vous inscrire ou pour obtenir plus d’informations consulter :
https://capacanada.ca/events/judging-course-saint-hubert/
Québec Zone News – October
Focus Award
Don’t miss out on the Focus Prize Gala of the Musée national de la photographie Desjardins which will take place on 26 October in Drummondville. The event will showcase the best of Québec’s photographic talent with the announcement of the Focus prize. The ceremony will begin at 7:30 PM and will be hosted by television personality Jean-René Dufort. For tickets and information, consult the Museum’s website at https://www.museedelaphoto.info
Salon Mon pays – My Country
Planning is well advanced for the organization of the Salon Mon pays – My Country which will open in January 2020. All thirty nine photographs representing Canada’s ten provinces and three territories have been selected and will be on display at this exhibition to be held at the Musée national de la photographie Desjardins in Drummondville. More information will be available in the coming weeks to keep you informed of this important event publicizing Canada’s photographic talent.
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Nouvelles Zone du Québec
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Prix Focus
Un ou une membre de la zone du Québec de l’ACAP recevra un Prix Focus lors du gala du Prix Focus du Musée National de la Photographie Desjardins le 26 octobre.
Les personnes en nomination sont :
Ilina Block, Montreal Camera Club
Lorraine Deslauriers, Montreal Camera Club, District Rep Montreal
Jocelyne Feizo, Club photo impression
Marg Foley, Lakeshore Camera Club,
Yves Keroack, Club photo impression
Benoit Larochelle, Club photo évasion.
Félicitation à tous.
Atelier Noir et blanc
Si des membres individuels ou des membres d’un club de l’ACAP seraient intéressés par cet atelier, communiquer avec Alain Dubeau à l’adresse quebec@capacanada.ca. Le premier atelier aura lieu le 26 octobre et pourrait être redonné soit en français ou en anglais.
Pour plus de détails sur l’atelier, consulter :
https://capacanada.ca/quebec-may-news/
Cours de jugement de l’ACAP en français
Organisé par le Club de photo l’oeil qui voit de Saint-Hubert, ce cours sera donné le samedi 30 novembre 2019 à un maximum de 40 personnes et se remplira rapidement. Le stationnement est disponible sur place. Le lunch sera la responsabilité des participants. Il y a plusieurs endroits pour manger aux alentours mais on peut aussi apporter son lunch, ce qui donnera plus de temps pour des discussions. Le manuel de jugement complet de l’ACAP sera fourni. Tout ce qu’il faut, c’est un stylo et un esprit ouvert.
Pour plus d’information consulter :
https://capacanada.ca/events/judging-course-saint-hubert/
La société de promotion de la photographie du Québec (SPPQ)
Conférence dans la série Matinée-rencontre de la SPPQ, donnée par Heidi Hollinger le 15 septembre 2019.
Pour plus de détails consulter :
https://sppq.com/v3/index.php/actualite/531-matinee-rencontre-du-15-sept-2019-avec-heidi-hollinger
Exposition de Photographie
Exposition des photos d’Antoine Desilets jusqu’au 27 septembre au :
400 Rue Hériot
Drummondville, Québec J2B 1B3
Pour plus d’informations, consultez :
https://www.museedelaphoto.info
Zone du Québec
La Zone du Québec dénombre présentement 124 membres individuels, 11 clubs et un musée membre.
La Zone est divisée pour le moment en trois districts avec un représentant ou une représentante pour chaque district.
Montéregie
Club photo de Boucherville
Club photo évasion, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
Club photo l’oeil qui voit, Saint-Hubert
Les Photo capteurs, Granby
Représentante, Francine Raymond
Montréal
Club photo impression,
Montreal Camera Club
Lakeshore Camera Club
Représentante, Lorraine Deslauriers
Capitale nationale, Chaudière, Appalaches et Centre du Québec
Club photographie amateur des sources, Asbestos
Club photo dimension inc, Québec
Club photo drummond, Drummondville
Club photo horizon, Victoriaville
Représentant, Pierre Vezina
Il serait souhaitable que chaque membre vérifie l’exactitude de l’information dans la base de données de l’Association afin d’y apporter, si nécessaire, les corrections requises.
Québec Zone News
Focus Award
A member of the Quebec Zone who is a member of CAPA will receive a Focus Award at the Musée National de la Photographie Desjardins gala on October 26th.
The nominees are:
Ilina Block, Montreal Camera Club
Lorraine Deslauriers, Montreal Camera Club, District Rep Montreal
Jocelyne Feizo, Club photo impression
Marg Foley, Lakeshore Camera Club,
Yves Keroack, Club photo impression
Benoit Larochelle, Club photo évasion.
Congratulations to all.
Black and White Workshop
If individual members or members of a CAPA club would be interested in this workshop, contact Alain Dubeau at quebec@capacanada.ca. The first workshop will take place on October 26th and could be given again in French or in English.
For more details on the workshop, see:
https://capacanada.ca/quebec-may-news/
Photographic exhibition
Exhibition of Antoine Desilets’ photos until 27 September at the
400 Rue Hériot
Drummondville, Québec J2B 1B3
For more information, consult:
https://www.museedelaphoto.info
Quebec Zone
The Quebec Zone currently has 124 individual members and 11 member clubs as well as one member museum.
The Zone is currently divided into three districts with a representative for each district.
Montéregie
Club photo de Boucherville
Club photo évasion, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
Club photo l’oeil qui voit, Saint-Hubert
Les Photo capteurs, Granby
Representative, Francine Raymond
Montreal
Club photo impression,
Montreal Camera Club
Lakeshore Camera Club
Representative, Lorraine Deslauriers
Capitale nationale, Chaudière, Appalaches et Centre du Québec
Club photographie amateur des sources, Asbestos
Club photo dimension inc, Québec
Club photo drummond, Drummondville
Club photo horizon, Victoriaville
Représentant, Pierre Vezina
It is requested that each member check the accuracy of the information in the Association’s database in order to make, as required, the necessary corrections.
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2019 Four Nations Win
CAPA was awarded 1st place in this competitions for the fifth consecutive year in a row. Our placement in this competition was attributed some outstanding images which collectively received the highest scores in each of the four categories.
To learn more about the Four Nations Competitions, click here.
CAPA placed first overall with a total score of 1896.
The Photographic Society of South Africa had 1861.
The Australian Photographic Society had 1843.5,
The Photographic Society of new Zealand had 1811.5
1st place Open Monochrome. Individual awards were:
- Salk Institute Plaza by Fern Gitter (Honour),
- The Artist by Marg Foley (Honour)
1st place in Nature. Individual awards were:
- The Lilac Breasted Roller and the Bee by Ilana Block (Honour)
1st place in Our Country. Individual awards were:
- Northern Lights in Yellowknife by Yung Niem (Gold),
- Canadian Pacific by Hond Zhang (Honour),
- RockSolid 50 Point by Dave Evans (Honour),
- Peggys’ Cove by Dave Van de Laar (Honour)
1st place in Open. Individual awards were:
- Belted Kingfisher with beetle juice by William Bickle (Honour)
To read the competition report, click here
2020 Four Nations Results / Résultats Du Concours Quatre Nations
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The Australian Photographic Society is the winner of the 2020 Four Nations Competition. Congratulations to our colleagues in Australia.
Many outstanding images were submitted for this competition by all participating photographic societies.
OVERALL SCORES
Australian Photographic Society – 1072 – Gold Medal
Canadian Association For Photographic Art – 1042
Photographic Society of South Africa – 1027
Photographic Society New Zealand – 1001
INDIVIDUAL CATEGORY AWARDS
Monochrome
Australian Photographic Society – ‘Watchmaker‘ by Barry Feldman – Gold Medal
Canadian Association For Photographic Art – ‘Take Care‘ by Nancy You Sim Lam’ – Honourable Mention
Canadian Association For Photographic Art – ‘Space Traveller‘ by Kathryn McGravey – Honourable Mention
Photographic Society of New Zealand – ‘Clear Cut Concentration‘ by Jo Curtis – Honourable Mention
Nature
Australian Photographic Society – ‘Jackal With Sandgrouse‘ by Johan Botha – Gold Medal
Australian Photographic Society – ‘Got You‘ by Colleen Price – Honourable Mention
Photographic Society of South Africa – ‘Duiker vir ete‘ by Mietsie Visser – Honourable Mention
Canadian Association for Photographic Art – ‘Dawn At Cerro Torre‘ by Katherine Wong – Honourable Mention
Open
Photographic Society Of New Zealand – ‘Greensward In The Sun‘ by Jiongxin Peng – Gold Medal
Australian Photographic Society – ‘Sister‘ by Yong Zhi Li – Honourable Mention
Photographic Society of South Africa – ‘Noshia‘ by Linza van Aswegen – Honourable Mention
Photographic Society of South Africa – ‘Electric Landscape‘ by Alexius van der Westhuizen – Honourable Mention
Our Country
Photographic Society of South Africa – ‘Cape Point Lighthouse 2‘ by Russel James – Gold Medal
Canadian Association For Photographic Art – ‘Slippery Slope‘ by Wendy Royer – Honourable Mention
Photographic Society of New Zealand – ‘Mob On The Move‘ by John Ford – Honourable Mention
Photographic Society of New Zealand – ‘Key Summit‘ by James Gibson – Honourable Mention
All images submitted for this competition were viewed, scored and awards assigned by the following members of the judging panel:
Buket Özatay – EFIAP/p, GMPSA, APSA, ARPS (CYPRUS)
Agatha Bunanta – GMPSA, EFIAP/p, GPU-Cr4, GPU-VIP3 (INDONESIA)
Eduviges Y Huang – Chair Federation of Philippine Photographers Foundation (PHILIPPINES)
Barabara Schmidt – EFIAP/b, MPSA, GPUCr3 (GERMANY)
We thank Pia Jessen for coordinating this year’s competition and the Australian Photographic Society for hosting the competition.
The 2021 Four Nations Competition will be hosted by the Photographic Society of New Zealand.
To learn more about the Four Nations Competitions, click here.
2020 RÉSULTATS DU CONCOURS QUATRE NATIONS
La Société australienne de photographie ( Australian Photographic Society ) est le gagnant du concours Quatre Nations 2020. Félicitations à nos collègues de l’Australie !
RÉSULTATS EN RÉSUMÉ
Société australienne de photographie – 1072 – Médaillle d’or
Association canadienne d’art photographique – 1042
Société de photographie d’Afrique du sud – 1027
Société de photographie de Nouvelle-Zélande – 1001
RÉSULTATS POUR CHAQUE CATÉGORIE
Monochrome
Société australienne de photographie – ‘Watchmaker‘ par Barry Feldman – Médaille d’or
Association canadienne d’art photographique – ‘Take Care‘ par Nancy You Sim Lam’ –Mention honorable
Association canadienne d’art photographique – ‘Space Traveller‘ par Kathryn McGravey – Mention honorable
Société de photographie de Nouvelle-Zélande – ‘Clear Cut Concentration‘ par Jo Curtis – Mention honorable
Nature
Société australienne de photographie – ‘Jackal With Sandgrouse‘ par Johan Botha – Médaille d’or
Société australienne de photographie – ‘Got You‘ par Colleen Price – Mention honorable
Société de photographie d’Afrique du sud – ‘Duiker vir ete‘ par Mietsie Visser – Mention honorable
Association canadienne d’art photographique – ‘Dawn At Cerro Torre‘ par Katherine Wong – Mention honorable
Open
Société de photographie de Nouvelle-Zélande – ‘Greensward In The Sun‘ par Jiongxin Peng – Médaille d’or
Société australienne de photographie – ‘Sister‘ par Yong Zhi Li – Mention honorable
Société de photographie d’Afrique du sud – ‘Noshia‘ par Linza van Aswegen – Mention honorable
Société de photographie d’Afrique du sud – ‘Electric Landscape‘ par Alexius van der Westhuizen – Mention honorable
Notre pays (Our Country)
Société de photographie d’Afrique du sud – ‘Cape Point Lighthouse 2‘ par Russel James – Médaille d’or
Association canadienne d’art photographique – ‘Slippery Slope‘ par Wendy Royer – Mention honorable
Société de photographie de Nouvelle-Zélande – ‘Mob On The Move‘ par John Ford – Mention honorable
Société de photographie de Nouvelle-Zélande – ‘Key Summit‘ par James Gibson – Mention honorable
Toutes les images de ce concours ont été vues et évaluées et les prix attribués par les membres du jury suivants :
Buket Özatay– EFIAP/p, GMPSA, APSA, ARPS (CYPRUS)
Agatha Bunanta– GMPSA, EFIAP/p, GPU-Cr4, GPU-VIP3 (INDONESIA)
Eduviges Y Huang– Président de la Fondation de la Fédération des photographes des Philippines (PHILIPPINES)
Barabara Schmidt– EFIAP/b, MPSA, GPUCr3 (GERMANY)
Nous remercions Pia Jessen pour la coordination du concours de cette année ainsi que la Société australienne de photographie qui en a été l’hôte.
En 2021 c’est la Société de photographie de Nouvelle-Zélande qui sera l’hôte du concours Quatre Nations
Pour en savoir plus sur le concours des Quatre Nations, cliquez ici, cliquez ici.
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