August Newsletter from 2006

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A look at the history of the
Woodstock Camera Club
together of several people who sat in a circle
on the main floor at Craman’s on Springbank
Ave. There were actually 12 people in that
group - six of whom are still members of the
camera club. It was agreed at that little get to¬
gether that there was a desire to form a camera
club and away we went. The first meeting was
scheduled for the evening of October 9, 2002.
We created an agenda for that first meeting
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that had a total of nine items on it, one of which
was a questionnaire that was given to those at¬
tending the meeting. We even had a group of
three folks come to visit from the Tillsonburg
Camera Chib who offered some suggestions.
They preferred 35mm slide photography at
that time.
To attract interested people we printed off a
handout that was on the counter at Carman’s
and there was also the word of mouth from
the eady on members and the ebb grew
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from there. We have been most fortunate to
have had the basement room at Carman’s as
a meeting place - not to mention the sup¬
port that all the folks at Carman’s provided,
when they were talking to a customer, they
were also plugging the camera club as a place
to learn and at the same time to become a
better photographer. As of the summer of
2006 there were over 40 members of the
camera club and yes the members are better
photographers, there is no doubt about it.
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Now we are about to embark on the fifth
year with the 2006-2007 season and we
will learn what is before us for the 1st part
of the new year later on in this newsletter..
Welcome back
to the Woodstock Camera
Club to all our current and potential new
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Ralph Boniface reports
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Here is a guy who has an eye for
photography, his name is little Johnny..
Little Johmiy’s kindergarten class was on a
field trip to their local Police station where they
saw pictures tacked to a bulletin board of the
10 most wanted criminals.
One of the youngsters pointed to a picture and
asked if it really was the photo of a wanted
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want very badly to capture him.
Little Johnny asked, “Why didn’t you
keep him when you took his picture?”
Winners of the 2005-2006 Photo Contest
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Shown above are the winners in the Juried
part of the contest where the judging was
done by none camera club members.. In this
case the judges used a photography judging
type of criteria where they scored the photo¬
graphs based on a specific criteria..
Above from left to tight are Dave Feick - who
won 3rd. place. Philip Schmidt - who won 1st.
place. Colin Hignett - who won 2nd. place..
All of the camera club members who sub¬
mitted photographs (there were nearly 40)
must be commended on the quality of their
photography, it was simply outstanding. I and
I’m not alone with this have to say that there
has been vast leaps made in the caliber of the
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very evident with the members who have been
there since the club started..
new contests and I know there will be more
improvements
made..
We would be very- much in order and I know
I would be speaking for others, to thank
Carman’s for their allowing us to display our
contest photography in one of the main areas
of the store.. Thanks we appreciate it..!
Where our members went...
Shown above are the Peoples Choice winners
of the 2005/06 photo contest. This year there
were two tied for Second place and also two
ties for Third place and each won an award.
Shown above are the winners and they are
from left to right - Keith Thomson - tied for
3rd. Philip Schmidt - tied for 2nd.. Yvonne
Boniface - tied for 2nd. led McLauchltn placed
1st. Ralph Boniface - tied for 3rd. This event
a very popular one in terms of what the gen
eral public think and say about the photography, there were many votes cast and there were
also some great comments made.
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bank balance in the amount
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were some unusual expenses last year. We did
some decorating in the club rooms and as well
built a new case for our ever expanding library.
Once our new season starts the dues are paid
up we will be back to a more respectable
bank balance
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One of
the features that we want to introduce
this first newsletter and would like to in¬
clude in our future newsletters, is information
from members who went on a short trip to an
interesting location and shot some photos. If
the members(s) think this might be a destina¬
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tion that could interest other members we
would suggest that they put together a little
bit of information regarding this trip along
with a few photos, we would include some of
the information in our newsletter. Further to
this we can make a page or two available at the
club. Our hope would be to also include this
information on the web site.
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Bob Bembridge and his
very talented committee of
Ruth Ann Rule and Yvonne
Boniface have a great first
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for us. The first segment
will go from the meeting
dates September 13 which is the first meeting
through to the November 8th meeting. From
the looks of it we have an exciting time ahead
of us this year.
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What do they have planned.
September 13 Meeting...
Don’t forget to bring your “Summer F.xcitement” photographs to this meeting! The pho¬
tos should be standard 4x6 and do not need
to be identified.
The topic for this meeting will be
“How Pictures are Judged”
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There will be a discussion on the criteria used
by photo contest judges. .
What do judges look at when judging photo
graphs ? Can we use this information when we
take photos, when we submit photos and when
we look at photos taken by others.?
The members present will then use this
formation to judge the “Summer Fxcitement” photographs. From this judging there
will be three photographs chosen and placed
up on the gallery wall in the club room
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This is a great way to share and learn from
others..
Something new..
Bob and his committee have arranged their
program this year to have a number of assign¬
ments throughout the year and the idea is to
choose three photographs from each of those
assignment and show them on the gallery wall.
The next Photo Assignment for the Oct.
11th meeting “Tree” in 4x6 size
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Guest Speaker Night. .
J ason J enmngs will share his knowledge on
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areas such as Centre of Visual Impact, Lines of
Power, Rule of Thirds, Linear Perspective and
Framing the Image in the View Finder.
Jason is a talented photographer and a verygood presenter so don’t miss this meeting
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The next Photo Assignment for the Oct.
25th meeting - ‘Tall Scenery” in 4x6 size.
October 7th. Field Trip to Chesney Bog
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Time 8:30 am to Noon. We will all meet
at the Chesney Bog location..
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Directions: Exit the
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Go west about 3 km. to the intersection with
County Rd. 22. Look for the gate just past the
corner. It is open each day from dawn until
dusk.
Description: The central feature of this
Conservation Area is a true sphagnum bog
unusual in this region. The paths around the
property travel through many successional
stages from old-field to mature forest.
Points of Interest: The bog contains a
typical sphagnum mat and associated plants,
including arathusa and showy lady’s slipper
The surrounding mixed forest is rich in spring
wildflowers and ferns. Hawthorn scrub on the
northern edge of the property has been home
to blue-winged warblers.
October 11 meeting..
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can be used as a Christmas gift. We will also
explore other gift ideas and other methods of
using or displaying your photographs. Let your SB
family and friends see your creative side
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three photographs will again be displayed on
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8th. meeting is - “ Fall Activity People”
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Because our members are quite varied in their
October 25 Meeting
“Do you SEE it all”
A session on “Subject, Lighting and Contrast”
We will look at all types of light, natural and
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Be sure to bring your Fall Scenery photos to
this meeting.
As with other assignments we will critique the
Fall Scenery Photographs at this meeting and
three chosen photos will be placed on the gal¬
lery wall for display.
Halloween is Coming
Come and celebrate Halloween at our October
25th meeting. Costumes are always welcome
and don’t
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skill level with PhotoShop Elements some tips
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when they are using this editing program
There are other editing programs and more
coming out every day but Adobe PhotoShop
Elements is likely one of the most powerful
with the best editing tools there are available.
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The next Photo Assignment for the Nov.
22nd. meeting is - A photo of a subject
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winter photographs. Club members will learn
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There are no refreshments available at the
site other than what you take. It would be a
pleasant spot for a picnic. There are portable
washrooms just by the entrance.
They would suggest extreme caution if you
follow the trail along the gorge bank. The
sides of the gorge are very steep and undercut. The gorge itself has numerous areas of
wet slippery clay to complicate walking and
climbing.
All around good photo opportunities in this
area and well worth the drive.
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with Iim 1 lorton’s coffee in band at 4:00 am
heading to the Bluffs of Scarborough. Some
had been there before but we wanted to be
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as Fergus on the way home we had some great
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excellent photographs. Just a few
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