Jana Zachariou won third place in the Ladysmith bi-annual art show in the digital section for her image: "Oneness With Nature".  Most club members only show on island; most club members do not enter judged competitions.   Jana is not most club members.  She took the chance.  And it paid off.  We are a very talented group of photographers and now one more member has shown her talent behind our island shores.

Jana shows her talent all the time on our web site.  Yesterday she…

Today, I had the honor and pleasure of meeting Long Thanh, Vietnam's most famous photographer.  His website: www.longthanhart.com  Hundreds of images are on his site plus a bio.

Long Thanh says:

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Our Publicity Coordinator came in fifth in his age group in a big 8K race in Victoria over the week-end.

43 minutes; 16 seconds.  Way to go Mr. Speedy!!

What a wonderful first session in Simon's workshop.  I hope other participants concur.

There is a change of venue for Monday morning coffee gathering.  Harbour House has stopped serving breakfast on Mondays and Tuesdays.

The Salt Spring Inn (Lower Ganges Rd and Hereford) has kindly stepped up and we will gather there starting next Monday, September 21, at 10AM.  This will be a new experience for both the Inn and for us. Breakfast food and drink will be available from the menu.  We will experience one long table for 10 or so and then tables for 4-6.  We will…

Last night Avril Kirby, Judy McPhee and Jacqueline Sutton presented two or three of each of their latest photographic efforts.  Not only was the artistry wonderful, but the creative energy was marvellous.  Each of them put huge amounts of thought into their work.  Each of them took the time necessary to make their images work for the viewer.

“Where do you get the inspiration?” was a question asked but not answered.  Inspiration comes from deep inside each of us.  I did a little web…

This email came to me today.

Curt

Hello, I am part of the Competitions Committee for the Victoria Camera Club and we are looking for master or professional photographers to act as judges for 6 monthly competitions (Sept, Oct, Nov, Jan, Feb, March).

Each month we hold competitions in 8 different categories for three skill levels.  Novice comps are judged internally within the club but we like to have external judges for the intermediate and advanced levels to…

Putting the Art in Photography

Further develop your photography by enhancing your visual perception and knowledge of design.

This four session workshop explores the components of aesthetics and composition through presentations, and group interactivity.

A slide show of the workshop assignments will be reviewed in the final session.

The workshop will be presented by Simon Henson.

A few…

Our club has several members who do a photo of the day.  Note:  their skills and photography have grown as a result.   Here is an article encouraging you to take a photo each day.

http://digital-photography-school.com/take-this-picture-of-the-day-project-to-practice-and-help-you-grow-as-a-photographer/

Here are some tips for the beginner or for those who are not understanding their camera.  Some members will find some of the information confusing and want to discuss a point or two with another club member.  Bring up your question at Monday coffee or seek out a member at the monthly meeting and discuss pre or post meeting.

Confession: there are tips here that apply to me and I have been a club member since the beginning.…

Here are some good suggestions if you ever thought about shooting photos of silhouttes.

http://digital-photography-school.com/5-secrets-to-create-a-perfect-silhouette-portrait-outdoors/

For some new photographers, the concept of aperture is foreign.  Here is a basic article that may help.

http://digital-photography-school.com/aperture/

Also this DPS free emailed to you weekly articles may also prove useful.

I always find tips to work and play with.

Curt

http://digital-photography-school.com/11-tips-for-creating-stunning-photographs-of-cities-at-dawn/

This month's challenge.  Still time to shoot in Ganges in the wee hours of day break

Or grab a pre-dawn ferry and set up in Victoria.

For those who venture into Vancouver and are interested in a gallery dedicated to photography.

http://photohausgallery.com/

There next new show is:

Photohaus Gallery is proud to present: eros 2015 – an exhibition of nude and erotic photography.

Doug & Avril daily keep our website personal, active, interesting and a place I go daily, if for no other reason to read their comments and posts.

Thank you for the vital contribution to the SS Photography Club !!

As many of us love to take landscapes, I thought these tips might be good reminders.

http://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-get-super-sharp-landscape-photography-images/

Curt

Every once in awhile, I will post a link in the blog section for general photography education.

Todays link is:  http://www.shutterbug.com/content/macro-flash-close-lighting-techniques-0

Curt

Educ. Coord.

Enjoy the photography and music

https://www.youtube.com/embed/fdSVp9GFeS4

The challenge for the slide show at the December meeting.

Take a photo that tells a story and put some narrative to the photo.  It need only be a few lines and it can be poetry.

Being the holiday season month.... a Christmas photo/story  or something that says "peace" would be appropriate but not necessary.