February 23, 2010
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by Jenny Fritshaw |
Parkland Photo Club met in the Doghide Gallery on
Tuesday, February 23 with twelve members present and President Anne
McIntosh chairing the meeting.
Secretary-Treasurer Darlene McCullough reported that
since there were no members still on dial-up Internet service the
resolution for photos used in the newsletter would be increased.
This makes a larger file but it can be handled by high-speed
service. Ivy Wilson of the Tisdale Recorder has requested that
the members email her some images taken in North East Saskatchewan
that she can use in the banner of the Review.
Anne McIntosh reported that she had made presentations
of the club photo show in Melfort at Diefenbaker Place, Caskey, and
Assisted Living. Glenn Galloway had assisted at two of these.
Lina Brisco, a photographer from Zenon Park, has agreed
to show some of her work at the April club meeting. Since
we have a presenter for the April meeting, the project of shooting ten
photos from a 2 meter square in 24 hours will be extended to the May
meeting.
The club will invite Tim Shire to attend our March
meeting when he can give us some tips on what he expects when photos
are submitted for web sites. It is hoped that each member can have a
page on the club web site where examples of his/her work can be
viewed.
Jenny Fritshaw shared some interesting photos that
she had taken of a coyote in a spruce tree which is near her
front window. It seems the coyote had stored some
crabapples there and had now returned for a feed of these. This
was the second time that Jenny had seen him do this.
Neil Anderson and Lia Boxall told the members about a
Canon digital camera that they had found very useful on their
recent trip to Mexico. It uses a SD card, is waterproof to 35
meters, and is sand proof. It is very convenient and user
friendly. The price is about $400.
Since the "lines" theme shoot judging
scheduled for the January meeting had been left until this meeting,
the judging of this theme was done first. There were six entries
with first going to BJ Madson, and a tie for second place between
Albert Orban and Alan Caithcart. The February theme shoot was "
take a mundane subject and make it interesting". First went
to Lia Boxall, second to Jillian Anderson and third to Hannah
Anderson.
Thanks to Alan Caithcart for supplying the lunch for
this meeting.
The next meeting will be held in the Doghide Gallery at
7 PM on Tuesday, March 23. The theme shoot will be
"shadows".
Submitted by Darlene McCullough
873 - 2030
