PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE submitted by Howard Goodfellow€¦ · Photos captured and submitted by NPC ... Pentax SLR back in the 70s, but unlike many others in the club, did not ... recover

President Howard Goodfellow, Vice President Larry Keeley, Treasurer Bill Hornbostel,

Secretary Sandra Peters, Technician John Glover, Membership Chloe Craig,

Communications Bob Robertson, Program Patricia Calder, Outings David O’Rourke,

Outreach Jeannie Gane.

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

submitted by Howard Goodfellow

Spring and early summer have arrived and there are

many new photographic opportunities waiting for us.

Our NPC Facebook Group is very active with lots of images and

opportunities to share, learn and develop new skills in a supportive

environment that explores the creative and documentary potential of

photography. No surprises as this activity is completely in line with our

mission statement! It is encouraging to see how the NPC Facebook

Group has evolved over the last couple of years. On behalf of all of our

members, I would like to thank our past president, Elaine Amenta, who

started this Facebook activity during her term as president.

Topics under discussion at recent executive meetings and action

plans being developed for our members include the following:

Nominating committee report on executive positions for 2016-2017.

Event Funding for Cobourg (for Canada's 150th birthday in 2017).

Northumberland Went to War with Jeannie Gane taking a leadership

position on behalf of our club.

Financial Projections for year end and budget for next year. Detailed

discussions are planned for our May meeting to discuss an increase in

annual fees. We have had some extraordinary expenses this year for

our 20th Birdthday party, new projector, etc. For future years, we are

faced with the purchase of a new computer, increased fees for

speakers, etc and we need to rebuild our reserve.

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The nominations received to date for all open positions are President-

Ray Willliams, Treasurer- Stan Kicak, Program-Jeannie Gane,

Technical -John Glover, Secretary- Sandra Peters. Our Outreach

position is still open.`

We have streamlined the process for submitting images for the

members’ slide shows at our monthly meetings. Behind the scenes, a

new process for archival records of important club issues has been

implemented using Dropbox based on a detailed review of future club

needs and current technology. We have had a very active outings

program this year. We had a new format for our Christmas event which

was well attended. We were able to attract excellent presenters

covering many subject areas and aspects of photography for our

monthly meetings. We have purchased a new projector and computer

to ensure our club has state of the art technology. A special thanks to

the committee and volunteers who made our 20th

birthday celebration

at the Best Western on May 6th

an outstanding success. Michelle

Valberg is not only an outstanding and talented photographer but is a

great presenter.

It was also our pleasure to recognize at our celebration our founding

member, Bill Crowley, with a plaque and a lifetime membership in our

club.

Our NPC members were very active and successful in both local,

regional and national competitions and are to be congratulated on

their successes. Our annual show was held at the Capital Theater and

our club also had photos at the Lang Pioneer Village & Museum and

the Port Hope Library. Also, many members have had their own shows

or joint shows and have had photos in several galleries. We are also

proud of our newsletter, the Monitor. On the financial side, we have

drawn down some of our reserve cash for necessary upgrades to our

technology and to provide free attendance for our club members at our

20th

birthday celebration.


A decision has been made by your executive to increase our annual

membership fee to $50 to build up our reserve cash position and to

ensure our club has a strong financial position for growth and

sustainability for the future. Please contact me if you have any

questions or concerns prior to our AGM.

In closing, I would like to thank all members of the executive for their

contributions over the last two years. You can be proud of your

accomplishments and I am proud to have been a leader of such a

dedicated team. Our club would not be able to function without the

ongoing contributions made by all of the volunteers and I extend a big

thank you to each and every one of you on behalf of the NPC club. Of

course, our club depends on active participation of our members to

support our different club events. We very much appreciate your

support.

I am pleased that we have a strong executive team for the 2016-2017

season. Please plan to attend our AGM on June 6th

and enjoy the

members’ slide shows. All the best for the future.

Karen and Howard Goodfellow ``snaped``

at Victoria Hall on the evening Howard

received and accepted an award on behalf of

the Northumberland Photography Club.

Photos captured and submitted by NPC

member Bill Prawecki.


NPC FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER

I joined the NPC in

January, 2015 after moving to Cobourg from

Brighton in November, 2014. I am really

enjoying the group, with very friendly and welcoming people and some

highly skilled and innovative photographers,

and I enjoy the club outings.

Born in Glasgow, Scotland, I came

to Canada in 1970 first staying with

relatives in Sarnia, Ontario. I got a

job with Imperial Oil five days after arriving in

Canada and was employed with them for 32 years,

spending time in Sarnia, Edmonton, and Toronto,

until I retired in 2002. My wife had retired from

teaching/ administration in 2001 and we decided to

move out of the big city, to Brighton.

For most of my adult life, my chief artistic outlet

has been oil painting.


Photography was used mainly to record family gatherings, and

vacations, as well as to get subject matter for my oil paintings. I had a

Pentax SLR back in the 70s, but

unlike many others in the club, did not

get anywhere near a darkroom. My

first digital camera was purchased in

2003, a Pentax Otpio for our first big

(post-retirement) trip, 6 weeks in New

Zealand and 3 weeks in Australia.

After the Pentax, I purchased a

Kodak P&S, recommended by a

friend and at this time I was still

taking "snapshots," although

because of my keen interest in

painting, I was always aware of the

composition, contrast and colour aspects of

photography. I remember sitting on a boat

during our trip to Argentina and Chile in

2008, looking at someone across from me

with a Canon G9 and thinking, "I should get

one of these", having previously read about

this G line of cameras from Canon.


I bought a G10 after the 2008 winter trip. This was when I got more

into "taking control" of camera settings. Just before going on a trip to

Southern Africa, which included some safaris, I thought about buying a

DSLR for its zoom capability, but did not, thinking about the

inconvenience of carrying camera and lenses. The G10 was great,

except for the low zoom capability. Although it took two days to

recover from being soaked in the mist from Victoria Falls, I had to get

the flash replaced (warranty) and the screen was never the same after

that.

In 2012, I took the plunge and bought

a DSLR. A Canon 60D with 18-135mm

and 55-200mm kit lenses (I had always

missed the SLR experience). Well! This

is when I really got into photography! I

bought photography books and I was on

photography forums for hours, with a

serious case of GAS (Gear Acquisition

Syndrome). In less than a year, I had ditched the 55-200 and bought a

70-300 followed the year after by a

24-105 L lens and a 10-20mm ultra

wide angle which I loved. I had this

gear for a "Round the World" trip to

Hawaii, Myanmar, Sicily and Malta in

2013, and again for a 2014 trip to

Costa Rica, Panama, Uruguay, and

Argentina.


In 2014, I bought a full frame camera, a Canon 6D. In 2015, I bought a

Sigma 70-200 2.8 and a Sigma 2x extender for a Serengeti safari trip in

Tanzania.


I have since traded in my 60D

and 10-20mm lens for a Sony

RX100Miii (had to buy a 17-

40mm for my full frame 6D). The

RX100 is a great little camera

and the only one I took this

winter to Southern India and Sri

Lanka.

I bought and learned to use the Adobe Lightroom program about 4

years ago. It makes it so easy to quickly sort through pictures for

various reasons, usually to pick 300 pictures for a photo book out of

5,000 trip pictures.

My hobby is photography; my wife's is

travel planning. We try to combine

them both. Since 2002, I think we

have been in about 50 countries.

Photography interests and objectives?

I like it all! I like to try new types of

photography, to catch people at interesting moments, possibly in

motion. I'd also like to get more comfortable using flash. Lots to see,

lots to do, lots to learn - a continuing quest.

“When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When

images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence.”

— Ansel Adams


NPC Outing Images !!!

Above photo by Paul Macklin

Photos submitted by Bob Robertson

Diego Fabris....>

<.... David

O’Rourke

Isabel Veldhuis....>


Cobourg Outing images submitted by

Howard Goodfellow.

Bob Robertson received a Port Hope

Civic Award on Thursday,

April 21st

, for his St. John's Ambulance

Therapy Dog work.


Submitted by David O` Rourke

"These shots are from the Toronto Marlies - Bridgeport Sound Tigers

game of April 28, 2016. The Marlies have been fun to watch this year

because they feature 4 -5 players who will be playing for the Leafs

next year. At Marlies games, cameras with lenses over 75mm are

allowed, whereas at a Leaf game 75 mm is the limit. Also, during the

regular season you can get a great seat for $41 - where can you get

that in professional sports these days?

I have two go-to lenses for hockey: for the warm up when I am down

by the glass (at ice level) a 50mm 1.8 lens, and when I'm a few rows

up, a 85mm 1.8 lens. As a general

rule of thumb, I set my ISO at 640,

my white balance on auto, and use

shutter priority with 1/400 sec. for the

action." - David O'Rourke

Photos submitted by David O’Rourke


where items of interest to our NPC membership are posted.

Cobourg filmmaker pushes virtual-reality frontier

Cecilia Nasmith | Northumberland Today - May 17, 2016

A former Cobourg resident, now in the film industry, is preparing

to embark on what will be a first of its kind — the first expedition

film to take place in virtual reality, allowing the viewer to

experience the trek as if he or she were a member of the team.

Twenty-five-year-old Steve Henderson is the son of local

photographer Cindy Taylor, an alumnus of CDCI East and a

filmmaker with the BC-based production company Sherpas

Cinema. Henderson’s first forays

into film were comedy collaborations with friends in high school.

He went on to film school in Toronto at Ryerson University.

“As I progressed, I got more and more involved in the action,

adventure, sports, National Geographic-style expeditions,” he

recalled in a recent interview. SUBMITTED BY Bob Robertson

Congratulations to Bob Robertson, Doug Johnson

and Brian Tyson !!!

Bob Robertson received a Port Hope Civic Award on Thursday,

April 21st

, for his St. John's Ambulance Therapy Dog work. (See story

on page 15.)

> Brian Tyson won 2nd and 3rd prizes at the Spark Shadows juried

show in Peterborough. Doug Johnson won best in show and 1st prize.


Sometimes when you’re in a rut the best way to get out of it is to do

something completely out of the box and try something new – something a

little risky.

Portrait photographer Sean Tucker changed things up recently but setting

out on a landscape photography road trip.

He videos the experience and I think the result is fascinating – both to see

how he approached his landscape photography but also to hear his insights

on stepping outside his comfort zone to approach a new type of photography

for him.

I like what he wrote in his blog about the experiment:

“There was no guarantee the trip wouldn’t be a waste as I’m not a

professional landscape photographer by any means, but I think the best

creativity will always come out when you are taking risks.”

Grab a cup of your favourite beverage and settle down to journey with Sean.

The end results are at the end of the video.

Have you ever stepped out of your normal type of photography to try

something new like Sean did?

Submitted by Bob Robertson

“Photography for me is not looking, it’s feeling. If you can’t feel what

you’re looking at, then you’re never going to get others to feel anything

when they look at your pictures.”

— Don McCullin

http://www.seantucker.photography/

http://www.seantucker.photography/blog/2016/5/2/learning-to-risk-again-a-landscape-photography-trip


Steve Levinson @ the Engine Gallery

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UPCOMING EXHIBITION A Boy and his Camera: Steve Levinson @ the Engine

You are invited to view the exhibit and to meet the artist at a wine and

cheese reception on opening night, June 11th, 2016 from 5-9pm at the

Engine Gallery.

Steve’s work is magical in nature, taking the viewer on a visual journey between

colorful fantasy abstracts and serene and majestic landscapes. His use of natural

light gives his work a dreamy feel that traps the imagination. Apart from adjusting

the natural color saturation and contrast of his images, his photographs are just as

they were captured; the images have undergone very little if any digital alterations.

His photographs are spontaneous, candid, and painting-like, and have been called

“atmospheric and romantic.”

Steve Levinson’s upcoming solo exhibition, a collection of favorite works and new

works selected by the artist, will be held at the Engine Gallery, 32 Walton St, Port

Hope, and will run from Saturday June 11th- Saturday July 2nd 2016.

This event should not be missed! Submitted by Susanne Pacey

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My Therapy Dog Story.

Submitted by Bob Robertson

My dog, Franky, is a Coton-de-Tulear, sometimes

people just call them "Cotton dogs".

as Coton is the French spelling for cotton.

Franky is a real "Ladies Man" but the guys in the photo are quite "with

it" and were able to give verbal consent to using their mages.

George Penfold has an extremely Green Thumb, and grows terrific

orchids as well as other flowers

in a south facing activity room at Extendicare in Port hope.

George Penfold wanted flower pictures for the wall, so I gave him a CD

with 60 flower images to make a selection and Jeff Donovan, the

home's Administrator, had 5 large prints made on canvas for the

activity room. This is the largest display of my photographs in one

place at one time EVER.

104 years young, Lloyd Patterson, had a Bichon before he came to

reside at Extendicare, and he loves to see and hold Franky, as it

reminds him of his dog. He always wants 10 lb. Franky on his lap.

As a St. John Ambulance Therapy Dog, Franky takes me with him

when he tours the Nursing home and visits the residents, usually three

times a month.


Back about 13.7 billion years ago, when some of us were

buying our first cameras, our universe began with a Big Bang!

Now, according to recent cosmologists’ reports, new techniques have determined

the cosmos is expanding 5 – 9 % faster than previously believed, at a rate of 45.5

miles per second per megaparsec. At this rate, research teams tell us, the distance

between cosmic objects will double in another 9.8 billion years. Something you

might want to think about some nights if you are having difficulty drifting off to

sleep.

Okay. Coming back to earth, our camera club is also expanding, albeit not so rapidly;

fast enough, however, that certain decisions must be made in order to control what

our club will become. Our membership, now 110 + and growing monthly, will soon

have a new president, as well as new executive members and a host of new ideas to

work on. Building on the strengths of the past two years as well as in previous

years, our club has the potential for some significant achievements. Bob Robertson,

for example, a long-time member, has been using his dog, as well as his images, to

enrich the residents of a local seniors’ home. Health studies confirm the beneficial

effects of photographs displayed in hospitals. Photography courses in schools

provide students with opportunities to develop artistic expression as well as future

careers, and several of our members have shared their photographic expertise with

high school students in our club’s outreach activities. With so much to offer, our

club is in a unique position to expand the importance of photography throughout our

community. Something else you can think about on nights when sleep won’t come.

OPP Precision Motorbikes. By John Draper on Jun 03, 2016 08:30 pm

At 5pm June 3, D’Arcy street north of the Community Centre was closed for the OPP

Golden Helmets team to perform. There were 14 riders on 14 Harley-Davidson Police

Bikes and they gave quite a show. The occasion was to kick off the Community

Connections Expo being held at the Community Centre until 8pm Saturday (more

below). There were maybe a bit more than 100 people – disappointing for such a

good show. We will no doubt hear about it in the media after the fact but many will

say “I didn’t hear about it”. But did they look on my Calendar, or listen to local Radio

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE submitted by Howard Goodfellow€¦ · Photos captured and submitted by NPC ... Pentax SLR back in the 70s, but unlike many others in the club, did not ... recover