1. Our first spring meeting had 42 members and three guests in attendance. The
meeting began with Tim going through the announcements that included:

a. A reminder that the attendance fee for guests is $5.00 per meeting;

b. A reminder that members are permitted only one picture for critique, whether
it is for the theme or other;

c. Doug Banks will be at the May meeting for sensor or lens cleaning. The cost
is $20.00 per camera, $10.0 per lens. If you didn’t pre-register you can still
get your name on the list by visiting the web page and sending an email;

d . On Saturday and Sunday, April 15 and 16, Picton Rotary will again sponsor
waterfall tours at two locations. Further details may be found at
https://portal.clubrunner.ca/1145/Event/waterfalls-tour

2. Tony Crocker spoke briefly about the Spark Photo Festival and the photographs
displayed at various businesses in Campbellford. Some of our members have their
work on display. More details may be found on our club website
http://brightonphotogroup.org/spark-photo-festival

3. Our guest speaker today was Leslie Abram, who gave a very informative
presentation on photographing owls. Complemented with numerous pictures, she
spoke about best times to view owls, their behaviour, and signs to watch for
that suggest owls are in the vicinity (crows, jays, and chickadees making lots
of noise). She also suggested numerous local areas where owls are prevalent from
mid November to April. Among them: Jobe’s Woods and the circuit drive at
Presquile, beaches and Gull Island for the Snowy owls, Amherst Island, Wolf
Island, and the banding station in the County. If you’re always looking high in
the trees, set your sights down lower to straw bales, fence posts. Owls tend to
sit about 8 -10 feet up.
To read more on her amazing photography go to Leslie’s web site
http://leslieabram.com

4. A total of 26 photos were on display: 14 for the theme “What Is It?” , Three
for general critique, four from field trips, and five miscellaneous. Leslie did
the honours for the theme and Bill carried on with the remainder. The theme
photos showed an abundance of imagination with photography talents.

5. Sam McKinnel won the 50/50 draw and went home $25.00 richer.

The theme for
next month is “Wild and Free” 

Meeting date:  Tuesday, April 4th, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.

Location: King Edward Park Community Centre, 75 Elizabeth St., Brighton
Parking at the back of the building

Guest Speaker

Leslie Abram will again be with us, sharing her extensive photographic knowledge.

Her presentation will be:

Searching for Owls

Agenda

After the break and the 50/50 draw

The display theme will be Guess What?

Camera Cleaning

On Tuesday, we will collect money for camera and lens maintenance.
This will be done again in May by Douglas Banks.
Only $20 per camera, $10 per lens.

Don’t wait till May — We must have a certain amount of work prepaid for Douglas Banks to come from north of Napanee.
Henry’s no longer provides this service. Vistek in Mississauga charges

1 Hour –while you wait- Sensor and lens cleaning	$79.99
Mail in Sensor cleaning	$55
Lens cleaning	$20
Average Camera repair	$180 plus parts

Let Douglas catch developing flaws before they become expensive repairs.

Announcements:

Lewis Parker welcomed everyone and explained the restructured
meeting, because the February meeting had to be cancelled.
Twenty- eight members and one guest attended last Tuesday’s meeting.  

Presentation

Brighton Digital Archives presented their vision for documenting
images of local barns along with a history of the structures. The call was made
for 10- 12 photographers to volunteer their talents to assist with the project.
A sign up sheet was available, but anyone who missed the meeting can view the
concept at www.vitacollections.ca/brightonarchives.  Telephone contacts for
assisting are Catherine at 613-475-1323 or Fletch at 613-475-4427

Website

Mike Gaudaur gave a detailed overview of the club’s website. Emails on new posts
and notices will be sent automatically to those who sign up through the stay
informed button. Although member’s galleries are not functional yet, images can
be loaded to the theme gallery with the club password (lighthouse —– please
do not share the password with non-members). Images should be 800 pixels wide,
no larger than 2Mb, and should have a title. At this time, images can only be
uploaded one at a time.

Depth of Field

Tim Whitehouse gave a short presentation on the mysterious depth of field
complemented with numerous examples. The two must remember points of his talk
were that depth of field is really a “block of sharpness” and that it primarily
controlled by aperture setting. (The larger the number, the greater the block of
sharpness)

Interactive Critique

Lewis Parker led an interactive critique of all photos on display. Eleven photos
were shown with the theme “ Food for Thought.” Four general critique photos,
four from field trips, and ten others completed member’s submissions. Next month
the theme will be “What Is It”

Finally, the 50-50 draw was won by Sam McKinnel who went home $19.50 richer.

Harry Kranenburg is a great help doing the wrap-ups lately. Thank you!

Hello Everyone:

Our next meeting date:  Tuesday, March 7th, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.

Location:          King Edward Park Community Centre, 75 Elizabeth St., Brighton   
                                          Parking at the back of the building

Our February meeting was cancelled because of imminent freezing rain; therefore, our March meeting will be an assortment of items, as Lewis Parker will outline at the introduction.

The Brighton Digital Archives

will discuss the participation of the Brighton Photo Group in the former’s efforts to assemble a record of area barns. A number of barns have been destroyed lately by fire or decay, and the Archives wish to create a permanent record of the historical aspect of Brighton Township.

 Depth of Field Presentation – Tim Whitehouse

The BPG Website Explained – Mike Gaudaur

A Questions & Answer Period by Ron Visockis & Tim Whitehouse had been planned for March. Due to last month’s cancellation this was not relayed to the membership — if anyone has a question regarding photography, equipment, papers, printing, etc., please present them in writing to Ron or Tim. (Depending on time to be expanded in the future)

Monitor/screen calibration will be examined by Bill Murtha and Harry Kranenburg

Field trip slide shows. Please bring 3–5 pictures on a memory stick- attach your name- and David Lawler will assemble for future showing.

Tips & Tricks – by Ron Visockis is always an interesting subject — time permitting.

DIY Equipment – Clint Guy & Harry Kranenburg — time permitting.

We hope to be ‘on track’ (sorry, Ron) very soon again, as more members participate.

After the break, pictures to the theme ‘Food for Thought’ should be an interesting subject.

The theme for April will be Guess What?

Camera and lens maintenance will be done again in May by Douglas Banks. 
We will start taking names and $$. Only $20 per camera, $10 per lens.

The first meeting of 2017 started with a smaller, but enthusiastic group of 26
members. Tim welcomed all present and led the announcements/discussion on
various activities:

• The Royal Ontario Museum is featuring a wildlife photography exhibition until
March 19, 2017.
• In February, there will be a field trip to Amherst Island. The majority
elected to take a guided tour with a naturalist (hopefully guaranteeing owl
sightings). Marie will co-ordinate the details. Watch the website for details.
• Mike spoke briefly on the website. The member galleries are not running
properly yet, but everything is functioning well. Members were reminded that the
password “lighthouse” is required to upload photos to the monthly theme
galleries.
• There is a mixed media display, including photography, at Victoria Hall in
Cobourg until January 16.

The meeting format was changed to do the theme critiques first while technical
difficulties were sorted out.  This month’s theme was “Black and White.” Members
displayed 15 theme photos, 8 general for critique, 6 from field trips, and 12 in
the “others” category.  The variety of photos displayed was quite extensive,
demonstrating the talent of the members. Mike conducted the critique and
discussed photos in a “teaching” style by emphasizing principles such as shape,
texture, tone, dynamic range, exposure compensation, cropping, and centre of
interest. The exchange of information suggested this was a very worthwhile
critique session.

Meanwhile, David Lawler came to the rescue and went home to pick up his Windows
laptop, which sorted out the technical issues. (Take heed all of us Mac users….
Not for the platform but for the connectivity in the room). After refreshments
served by Marilyn Pickel, Gilles Bisson gave an informative presentation on
Black and White photography along with the conversion process from colour: shoot
in colour in Raw and convert in post processing, using filtration to achieve
desired effects. It was regrettable that the tech difficulties prevented a more
in depth presentation of the actual conversion process in Lightroom. He
complemented his presentation with two short slide shows.  For more examples of
his work, visit his web site: www.gbissonphotography.com

The December 50/50 winner of $18.00 was Sam McKinnel.  The winner of $14.00
today was Tim Whitehouse.

The theme for February is Shadows.    Happy Shooting!!