60 Years of Fellowship Through Photography

Season 60, Issue 3

March 2015

KLIK

OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF

THE MISSISSAUGA CAMERA CLUB

0 6 YEARS

KITE BOARDER – FLORIDA

DAVID SIMMONDS

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Director of Competitions Report

In my brief time as your Director of Competitions I have come to understand a few

things about competitions within the Mississauga Camera Club. Although there is a significant amount of time and energy devoted to competitions just over 50% of the

members actively participate in Digital and approximately 10% in Print competitions

many of whom do both. I believe that many of the newer members are apprehensive about making submissions while some of our most experienced photographers do not

participate for various other reasons.

As you are aware this year has been difficult as we transitioned from in house judging sessions for digital to the on-line process. I believe that we have made a very good

start to this process but it needs to be reviewed to see where improvements need to occur.

VOLUNTEERS:

Most of the image data input, manipulation, and management responsibilities are being

handled; however, the following responsibilities need volunteers for next year: Review of non-technology tasks involved in the digital competitions, which

include:

Team Leader

Theme selection * ( * only need to done once a year)

Competition Handbook updates *

Preparing content for “Competition Info” on website

Budgeting *

Selection of judges *

Preparing slides and presenting information about digital competitions at meetings (generally in the Fall)

Coordinating the review of new member images for level placement (Omar was kind enough to review the actual images) *

Reviewing submitted images for errors or inadmissible content and contacting members about corrections (by far the most time-consuming job)

Communication with judges during the competition

Communications to members (competition update emails, competition information for Klik or Snapshot)

Presenting on results night

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If we decide to continue with Print Competitions, a similar team is needed but adding

technology input manipulation as well as print organization.

These teams needs to be in place by May so that the planning and preparations for next

year are in place for September. Some volunteers could do more than one job. Ideally it would be good to have back-ups for the ongoing responsibilities.

OVERALL REVIEW OF MCC COMPETITIONS:

I believe that it would be beneficial for the club to do a thorough review of competitions

and the awards associated with these competitions which is a significant function at the annual Banquet.

For this purpose I am seeking volunteers to join me in doing an analysis of competitions.

My goal is to have a mix of experienced and new members, competitive and non-competitive participant members who are also members of other camera clubs, GTCCC

rep, members who are certified judges and past competition directors. Please send me

your name that you are interested in participating. director_comp@mississaugacameraclub.ca

I will speak to my planning for next year’s competitions at the April 2nd meeting. I ask

that you come to the meeting to learn more.

The first ever SIG of the Club …..

Was formed in 2005/2006 to understand the Nikon D200, the 10.2 megapixel DSLR

released in November 2005. Janet Martin tells us that the group included:

Peter Martin, Janet Martin, Joyce Brant, Sandra Roemer, Rob Kennedy, David Simmonds, Karen Simmonds, Juri Vosu, Fred Dixon, Janet Dixon, Raymond Hsu, David

Penty, Bruce Kennedy, Stephen Stefanoff and John Sutherland.

However, not all were interested in the travel idea when the ‘Locations’ Group started

in Nov 2009.

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Our Intrepid Travel Photographer – David Simmonds

David is a senior member of our club and we asked him a few questions to explore his interest in Travel Photography and how it had changed over the years.

1. We are told that you are one of the founder members of the ‘Travel Group’ in the

Club. When did you start this and how did it evolve? How did it nurture your interest in Travel Photography?

The ‘Travel Group’ or ‘Locations Group’ was a spinoff of the Nikon D200 study group

which initially met at Janet Martin’s place to go over the finer functions of this Nikon camera. The ‘Locations Group’ started in

November of 2009. The idea was to have 1 or 2 members present images and information

pertaining to their trip. Importance was placed on the planning and travel arrangements,

accommodations, the pros and cons of the trip, and photographic opportunities. Points of

interest and timing of travel were discussed. These presentations provided me with

information on travel to various parts of the

world. I learned about the geography, the people, the history and the customs of the area

that was presented by the group member. Little emphasis was placed on the camera equipment

or the mode of presentation of these travel images.

2. How much does your interest in photography drive your choice of a travel destination and your daily plans once you are there? Do you like travelling with a group of

photographers? Name some of your most satisfying trips and some of your disappointments.

I retired in 2007 and by that time had already formulated a “bucket

list” of places that I wanted to visit in the world. On the top of this list

were visits above and below the

Arctic and Antarctic circles respectively. My interest in

photography did not necessarily drive my choice of travel

destination. I just wanted to go there; photography was the icing on

the cake. Since some of these destinations had a travel itinerary, I

didn’t have much say in the places

DAWSON CITY,

YUKON

PENGUIN FAMILY-

ANTARCTICA

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that we photographed. However, on our self-drive trips, we had greater freedom on

where and what we photographed.

I enjoy traveling with groups of photographers. A large majority of these people are avid photographers and share both travel and photographic knowledge with me.

Some of my most satisfying trips have been to the Arctic, Antarctica, Australia, New Zealand, Iceland, the Canyon lands of the Southwest USA, European river cruise,

Patagonia, Chile, Alaska, Southern Ireland [many times], Haida Gwaii, [an adventure in itself], Newfoundland [again

many times ] and last but not least Lake O’Hara in the

Canadian Rockies [possibly my favourite ]. I have not had a

major disappointment in my travels since retirement. In part

this relates to the fact that on every trip I have been fortunate

to have Karen along for female guidance. I have gone on many

outings organized by the MCC

plus local outings with Fred and Robbie, a time when we solve the

problems of the world at Tim’s. I’m not sure much gets

accomplished in a photographic sense.

3. What nature of research do you undertake ahead of a trip to identify locations, timing

of festivals and events, conditions, etc.?

Besides attending meetings with the Locations Group, I use the following websites to acquire additional information before a trip. At Wikipedia I can research material about

my destination. This information can be printed so that future reference can be made to it. [You may not have an Internet connection at your destination]. Google maps,

Google images and Google street view can provide you with information on places to

photograph. If you don’t have on site Wi-Fi, you will have to make notes before your departure. Flickr can provide image information that can lead you to contact the

photographer that posted the image. However this requires that you actively pursue the information concerning your destination.

The website airbnb.com allows you to search for accommodations on line. This is

cheaper than booking hotels and often you can rent a fully equipped apartment. David duChemi’s latest eBook titled ‘SEE THE WORLD- 20 LESSONS FOR STRONGER TRAVEL

PHOTOGRAPHS’ covers many aspects of travel. If not on a group tour, give serious consideration to hiring a private guide and driver. In Santiago, Chile we gained access

AFTER THE HIKE-

LAKE O'HARA

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to areas of the city, which were inaccessible without a driver and a guide. In the Yukon,

without the generosity of Robbie’s sister as a guide, we would have missed many historical as well as the photographic opportunities.

4. What equipment do you carry? Do the airline baggage rules inhibit you?

I presently carry the Nikon D7100 and D610 bodies. I have 3 lenses--80 to 400 mm, 16 to 35 mm and the 28 to 300 mm. This equipment is shared between Karen and

myself. I also have a 1.4 extender that can fit on the 80 to 400 mm lens. So far the baggage rules have not prevented us from traveling with this equipment. However with

advancing age we will most likely change to lighter equipment

5. How do you balance the enjoyment of the trip as a ‘tourist’ versus that of an avid ‘photographer’? Would you like to share some difficult choices you had to make?

Perhaps you had to miss an exotic dinner because you wanted to capture a sunset followed by some night photography!

The balance of enjoyment of the trip as a tourist versus avid photographer depends

upon the photographic interest of your travel companions and family. When traveling with people that are not interested in photography your opportunities are limited i.e.

trying to shoot before sunset or sunrise. Once on a river cruise we had to make the

decision to photograph on our own or take the tour. More often than not we choose the tour rather than an independent photo excursion on our own. This relates to the time

restraints of the tour itself.

However, on the Arctic and Antarctic tours our

sleep and meals were interrupted on a regular

basis by changing photographic

opportunities. On a circumnavigation trip

around Newfoundland a wakeup call came at

6:00 am notifying us

that whales were spotted off the port side

of the ship. We jumped out of bed, grabbed our

cameras and started photographing the

whales. When on tour with other photographers expect to photograph day or night.

ANTARCTICA

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6. Over the years, has your approach to travel photography changed in what you plan

to capture i.e. a must have local tourist attraction or event, a spectacular view, a unique image, people, street scenes etc.? Please provide us some images to illustrate.

Over the years my approach to travel photography has changed. No longer do I take a

SLR camera when engaged in sporting activities i.e. skiing. No longer do I hike the

upper trails at Lake O’Hara. Due to the aging process my approach to travel photography has undergone some changes but I still plan to capture similar images but

in a less risky part of that environment. The images shown below illustrate how my photography has changed over the years.

7. Where were was your last trip and what did you expect to photograph? Were you

successful? Where do you plan to go next?

My last trip was to Florida in January-February of this year. I expected to photograph birds and kite boarders. I accomplished both since they were readily accessible on foot

or by automobile. The images below represent attempts at this subject matter. My future trips will be to the familiar areas of Newfoundland and Lake O’Hara. The

environment will be the same but the pictures will be different. One has to remember that travel photography is mainly about the experiences and memories that remain with

you following the trips. The images captured during these trips enhance these

experiences and memories.

KITE BOARDER -

FLORIDA

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Down Memory Lane To celebrate its 50th year, the Club held an exhibition at the Art Gallery of Mississauga.

Here are some memories provided by Audrey Cherevaty

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The Winning Image:

Surprise Early Winter by Ursula Tweddle

Our next Photo Essay Evening is on April 16, 2015

KLIK: November 1975

Ernie Barrie from Brantford was our guest for the evening. His topic was Photo Essays and we were given many ideas for our own essays. Some of the essays shown were individual effects while others combined the ideas and photos of a group. One essay took the song "Talk to the Animals" and illustrated it appropriately. Another was a humorous story put together from photographs of road signs. Mr. Barrie

showed us that parts of a holiday, bees in an outdoor hive and candid shots of photographers can all be worked successfully into photo essays. We are limited only by our imaginations. We thank Mr. Barrie for his entertaining and informative instruction.

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3rd Competition Results

1st MaryAnn Rowsome Hawk 22 1st Jon Clarke Girl With A Mona Lisa Smile 23

2nd Bashar Darghawth A Veteran 21 2nd Ina Miglin Village In The Steppe 23

3rd Liz McNally On The Horizon 20 3rd Raymond Hsu Water Lily 23

HM Sue Adorjan Hosta After Rain 20 HM Warren Davis South Pacific Bound 21

HM Tony Paine Saskatoon Rain Magic 21

1st Lori Metcalfe Great Horned Owl 24

2nd Ingrid Liem Jumping Gentoo 24 1st Raymond Hsu Long Billedthrasher 24

3rd Pat Donaldson Rain Day At Yellowstone 23 2nd Bob Hawkins Horned Grebe 24

3rd Bob Hawkins Red Necked Grebes 23

HM Tony Paine Mule Deer Fawn 23

1st Ingrid Liem Kings Going For A Swim 23

2nd David Stronghill Determination 21

3rd Pat Donaldson Motion In The Park 20 1st Ina Miglin Sky Above My Campsite 26

HM Raymond Eng Lets Race 20 2nd Robert Bateman Cattails In The Wind 22

3rd Adela Tivadar On The Move 22

HM Kevin Chan Tokyo Rooftop Driver Training 21

1st Chuck Hammill Prairie Farmhouse 23

2nd Chuck Hammill Evening With Et 22

3rd Misbah Ali Barber Paper Mill 21 1st Tony Paine Forsaken To The Elements 26

HM Lori Metcalfe Not A Good Place To Be Stranded 21 2nd Sandra Hawkins Out To Pasture 21

3rd Stephen Balke Abandoned But Undaunted 21

HM Robbie Robinson Abandoned Barn 21

1st Jim Evans Secret Passage In Fort Felipe 25

2nd Rob Thorne Oh There You Are 25

3rd Efraim Perl Reflection Of Sunrise 21

1st Craig Stirton Practice On Point 26

2nd Mark Fenton Port Isaac Cornwall 24

1st Donna Miller Squirrel 21 3rd Vincent Filteau Prince Rupert Posing 24

2nd Jennifer Fowler Canada Geese With Chicks 19 HM Sue Adorjan American Lady Feeding 23

3rd Sophie Matta Deer In Woods 19 HM Chantal Chapdelaine Winter Sunset 23

HM David Field Bee On A Cold Round Flower 23

HM Craig Stirton Dehavilland Mosquito Runup 23

1st Craig Stirton Exhaltation 25

2nd Chantal Chapdelaine Strawberry Bomb 22

3rd Rob Thorne Red Tailed Hawk Landing 22

1st Tony Paine Backwoods Shack 25

2nd Sandra Hawkins Cooper'S Hawk With Prey 25

1st Donna Miller Abandoned House 22 3rd Rob Thorne Red Tailed Hawk Slowing 25

2nd Chantal Chapdelaine Ruins Of Metal And Wood 22 HM Ina Miglin Stormy Day In Khiva 24

3rd Janet Dixon By Gone Times 22 HM Marty Pinker Sunrise At Days Cottages 24

HM Donna Miller Pots 21 HM Stephen Balke Beautiful In Its Own Way 23

HM Marty Pinker A Frigid Morning 23

1st Rick DaSilva Sunset Cruise 21

2nd Craig Stirton In Pursuit 21 1st Al Tilson The Red Baron Returns 25

Pictorial Pictorial

Season 2014 - 2015

Ribbon WinnersThird Competition - March 2015

Digital Beginner Digital Advanced

Nature

Nature

Digital IntermediatePictorial

Motion

Motion

Abandoned

Creative

Creative

Abandoned

Motion

Abandoned

Prints Level 1Pictorial

Nature

Prints Level 2Pictorial

KLIK: September 1959

IF YOU HAVE ANY IDEAS FOR OUR CLUB, LET US KNOW

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Sue Adorjan 77 Craig Stirton 66 Tony Paine 70 Craig Stirton 49

Ingrid Liem 66 Jim Evans 64 Ina Miglin 69 Mark Fenton 46

Lori Metcalfe 66 Donna Miller 64 Bob Hawkins 67 Sue Adorjan 45

Pat Donaldson 63 Chantal Chapdelaine 63 Raymond Hsu 67 Vincent Filteau 44

Chuck Hammill 63 Rob Thorne 63 Sandra Hawkins 64 Chantal Chapdelaine43

MaryAnn Rowsome 62 Rick DaSilva 61 Robbie Robinson 63 David Field 43

David Stronghill 59 Efraim Perl 61 Adela Tivadar 63 John Moore 42

Misbah Ali 58 Alan Munro 59 Stephen Balke 62

Bashar Darghawth 58 Janet Dixon 57 Kevin Chan 62

Raymond Eng 58 Doug Johnston 57 Vincent Filteau 62

Tetyana Boronylo 57 Jennifer Fowler 56 Robert Bateman 61 Tony Paine 48

Liz McNally 53 Linda Hilliard 53 Warren Davis 61 Al Tilson 48

Tom Snow 51 Myra Jones 53 Alan Gray 61 Marty Pinker 47

Jean Girard 15 Sophie Matta 51 Jon Clarke 60 Rob Thorne 47

Paul Ewington 60 Stephen Balke 46

Robert Mongrain 60 Sandra Hawkins 46

David Penty 59 Ina Miglin 46

Bruce Peters 59 Bob Hawkins 45

Al Tilson 59 Robbie Robinson 44

Fred Dixon 57 Leonie Holmes 43

Marty Pinker 57 Rainer Rothfuss 43

Linda Wiesner 56 Myra Jones 41

Marcus Miller 20

Level Two

Season 2014 - 2015Third Competition - March 2015

SCOREBOARDDIGITAL PRINTS

Beginner Intermediate Advanced Level One

KLIK: March, 1963 Samuel S. Speaking

(Editor's note: this approach to photography is offered without comment, other than that it does not necessarily represent the view of the management.)

Sammy, Sammy, tell us Sammy,

What does your picture show? "Abstraction, sir! A studied blur,

Of - garbage thrown on snow."

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Lori Metcalfe 191 Efraim Perl 202 Ina Miglin 211 Vincent Filteau 135

Ingrid Liem 186 Jim Evans 195 Bob Hawkins 210 Craig Stirton 135

Sue Adorjan 185 Rick DaSilva 192 Raymond Hsu 205 David Field 133

David Stronghill 184 Craig Stirton 190 Tony Paine 204 Sue Adorjan 130

Misbah Ali 183 Chantal Chapdelaine 189 Vincent Filteau 202 Mark Fenton 91

Raymond Eng 183 Doug Johnston 186 Stephen Balke 197 Annette Seip 60

MaryAnn Rowsome 182 Alan Munro 186 Adela Tivadar 195 Chantal Chapdelaine 43

Tetyana Boronylo 177 Donna Miller 183 Robert Bateman 194 John Moore 42

Pat Donaldson 177 Jennifer Fowler 178 Warren Davis 194 David Stronghill 20

Liz McNally 176 Janet Dixon 173 Sandra Hawkins 193

Bashar Darghawth 175 Sophie Matta 168 Al Tilson 193

Jean Girard 131 Juri Vosu 112 Kevin Chan 192 Tony Paine 145

Chuck Hammill 111 Myra Jones 111 Jon Clarke 191 Al Tilson 141

Tom Snow 106 Mark Fenton 64 Paul Ewington 184 Marty Pinker 138

Maggie Knight 69 Rob Thorne 63 Robert Mongrain 184 Sandra Hawkins 135

Hani Anton 61 Linda Hilliard 53 David Penty 182 Stephen Balke 134

Eleonora Roberts 59 Nigel Roberts 53 Marty Pinker 182 Leonie Holmes 130

Judy Stuart 59 Angela Murphy 44 Fred Dixon 180 Ina Miglin 129

Gwen Caudle 58 Bruce Peters 178 Robbie Robinson 128

Wendy Mullinder 52 Linda Wiesner 170 Myra Jones 120

Vinod John 48 Annette Seip 137 Marcus Miller 91

Gerard Foraie 47 Bob Warren 135 Rob Thorne 90

Holly Lumley 44 Alan Gray 123 Bob Hawkins 85

Maureen Rodrigues 40 Leonie Holmes 123 Rainer Rothfuss 85

Evarist DSouza 34 Robbie Robinson 121

Marcus Miller 87

Laurie Fenos 64

Kay Woollam 61

Janet Brazier 59

Season 2014 - 2015

SEASON LEADERBOARDMarch 2015

DIGITAL PRINTS

Beginner Intermediate Advanced Level One

Level Two

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