Happy Thanksgiving to All of You!

Who can doubt that we live in one of the most beautiful places on earth? I spent a couple of days last week on the Duffey Lake Road, the highway between Pemberton and Lillooet. It was one of those rare occasions when I was able to get away, alone, and explore with my camera. Even though I had seen it many times before, I was continually astounded at the striking beauty of the area. Conversations with others along the way confirmed: it's all here!

Later, I asked a friend who has lived in Horseshoe Bay for almost 40 years, if he had ever been on the Duffey Lake Road. Although he has travelled many times to Africa, Europe, Russia, Mexico and more, he had never travelled two hours north to see the beauty in our own back yard.

One of benefits of our passion for photography is that our eyes open a little more and we see and look for the things often not recognized by others. I am thankful for the beauty around us and the chance to use my camera to celebrate the gift.

Cayoosh Creek. Photo by D. Ducklow

With sincere best wishes,
Dennis

The Annual Awards Night

Thanks to all of you who attended our "classy affair" On September 29. It was a most successful evening, highlighted by the new Judy Daniels Award of Excellence and the presence of Kelly, Judy's daughter, (and of course Judy's dog, Rosie).

A huge thanks goes to two individuals who stepped in when they were needed and redefined the vision for the event, met several times with a committee and then put it all together. Tena Andersen and Joy Gerow worked for many hours on statistics, certificates, prizes and more to create an evening we can be proud of. From all of us, thank you for your hard work.

The proud recipients of the first ever
Judy Daniels Award of Excellence.

Below is a recap of the certificate recipients who were honored for their achievements.

Highest Scoring Images
Colin Scotter, Fly on a Leaf: 30 pts
Detlef Klahm, Summer Heat: 28
Rianna Stackhouse, I'm Coming Home: 27.5
Rianna Stackhouse, Relic of Yesteryear: 27.5
Jim Hatch, CheckMate: 27.5

Highest Aggregate Scores (In House)

1. Jim Hatch
2. Paul Baker
3. Arnold Richardson
4. Paul Sharpe
5. Rianna Stackhouse
6. Kathy Neudorf
7. Rob Hopkins
8. Dennis Ducklow
9. Glenn Mackenzie
10. Colin Scotter
11. Marion McCristall

Most Improved Photographer
Kathy Neudorf
Paul Baker, runner up

Judy Daniels Award of Excellence

1. Dennis Ducklow
2. Jim Hatch
3. Rob Hopkins
4. Rianna Stackhouse
5. Paul Baker
6. Paul Sharpe
7. Tena Andersen
8. Glenn Newby
9. Marion McCristall
10. Joy Gerow
11. Anita O'Connor

Highest Aggregate Scores (Outside)

1. Dennis Ducklow
2. Tena Andersen
3. Rob Hopkins
4. Glenn Newby
5. Jim Hatch
6. Rianna Stackhouse
7. Joy Gerow
8. Paul Sharpe
9. Paul Baker
10. Steve Poschner

Top Three New Members

1. Barbara White
2. Michele Broadfoot
3. Angela Desaulniers

Outstanding Service to the Club
Russ Desaulniers

Freeman Patterson is Coming!

We are excited to host Canada's most famous photographer, recipient of the Order of Canada, author of many books and leader of countless workshops, next January. Freeman will present two workshops:

On Friday, January 21, he will lead a group of ten advanced photographers in a half-day session. Participants will be led on a photo shoot with Freeman in the morning. Later in the day, each participant will have three images displayed and discussed by Freeman. This session is open only to members of the Langley Camera Club and will cost $100. If more than ten members sign up, a lottery will be held to select ten.

On Saturday, January 22, an all-day workshop will be held at the Chief Sepass theatre in Fort Langley and is open to anyone interested. Tickets for this event are $75.00 but members of the club may obtain them for $50 if purchased prior to October 15. Freeman will use his own work to discuss many aspects of a successful photograph.

Thanks to Paul Baker who has made contact with Freeman and taken the lead on organizing this event. Please refer to his email of September 1 for details on tickets.

Next Club Outing: Reifel Bird Sanctuary

Please join us for the outing to Reifel Bird Sanctuary in Ladner on Sunday, October 31. We hope to see the snow geese that are due to arrive in mid October. We are also trying to arrange a special tour with OWL (Orphaned WildLife), a nearby bird rehabilitation facility. More details to come.

Meet on Sunday, October 31, 9:00 am outside POCO Military Supplies near Willowbrook Mall.

Paul & Kathy

Learn to Cut Mattes

Max Jamieson is offering to teach members the art of mounting pictures into mattes your create yourself. Max is a long time print maker and knowledgeable about matte cutting. He has a large meeting room at his home in Langley City, an ideal setting the classes. Please contact Max directly at Maxwell@telus.net or 604.533.0939.

Aura McKay, Presenter for October

Photography comes from photo=light and graphy=writing. As photographers we are light writers. One of the unique characteristics of photography as an art form, is our ability to capture gestures and moments. When working with subjects that don't have 'expressions' how can image makers use this
to create images with more impact and creativity.

Join Aura McKay on October 27 as she shows examples of using the gesture implicit in light and shadows for travel and street photography and discusses the key properties of light. You can also preview her work by going to www.auramckay.com.

Freeman Patterson News Flash

This is to let you know that CBC "Ideas" (Radio One) will be broadcasting a wide-ranging, hour-long interview with Freeman Patterson entitled Shamper's Bluff on Wednesday, October 13 at 9:00 p.m. local time in all time zones. Please note that CBC archives their programs and this will also be available afterward.

The Competition Page

Details of Coming Outside Competitions

The following is a list of coming competitions that the club is entering. All members are strongly encouraged to submit images to our club. Then, our club entry is finalized and submitted.

Prints (CAPA):

• Colour or B&W images, firmly backed, matted black or white, with image dimension no smaller than 80 sq inches and not to exceed 16x20 inches.
• Theme: Open
• Submit by no later than the October 20 meeting. Earlier submissions encouraged.

Digital Images (Choose one, two or all three)

• CAPA Fall Open
• CAPA Fall Nature (images must show no hand of man)
• Lions Gate Celebration of Nature. Categories: birds, mammals and general.

For all of these, the deadline for you to submit images for the club entry is October 17, 2010. Submit images to comps@langleycameraclub.com. Format the images the same as for LCC competitions. Please indicate in the subject line which competition it is intended for.

Individual Competitions:
Members may submit images to ArtShots, hosted by the Delta Arts Council. Deadline for submission has been extended to October 15, digital only. Information is here: http://deltaartscouncil.ca/. ArtShots also includes a series of workshops which are described on the website.

Questions about any competition? Contact Joy Gerow or Max Jamieson (prints);
Glenn Newby or Tena Andersen (digital) or Anita O'Connor (any competition).

October Competition Night

Just a reminder that the deadline for this month's theme, bokeh, is Thanksgiving Monday, October 11. And, about our theme, bokeh is not a photographic technique, rather it is the subjective quality within the "out of focus" background in an image. The appearance of 'bokeh' differs from lens to lens due to contributing factors such as different manufacturers, focal length, aperture setting, etc. The 'spirit' of our theme is to have an image with a background that is out of focus in a manner that is effective for the subject.

Also, please remember to go to http://www.langleycameraclub.com/submissionInstructions.html to use the Image Naming Utility when submitting your images.

New Projector

We are now using a new projector for competition nights (thanks to Steve Poschner for making this happen). Effective for November submissions, please size your images 1400 pixels wide and maximum 1050 pixels high. Up until now, you have been using a maximum of 1024 x 768 px.

Need a Little Inspiration?

Here are some websites that have meant a lot to me in the last while.

• Craft and Vision. This is a website by local photographer and author David Duchemin. There are 20 ebooks available there for $5 each! It's hard to go wrong for $5 and even if you only get one idea, you've got your money's worth. Go to http://www.pixelatedimage.com/blog/2010/07/new-craft-vision-site/
• The Mindful Eye (http://www.tmelive.com/) offers detailed critiques of images. This is a website that is rich in learning opportunities and definitely worth some serious time.
• Check out this photographer's macro work at http://jalbum.net/browse/user/album/597959/. These are stunning images by an Australian photographer. And while you're there, explore Jalbum.net. It's worth a view.