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Volume 6 Issue 1
Inside this issue:
Next Meeting 1
Monthly Themes 2
Events and Happenings 2
Events and Happenings 3
Websites 4
Barrie Photo Club Photos 5
Bruce Caves
Greg Taylor’s Blog
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January
2013
Executive Committee
President
Don Komarechka
Vice-President
Eric Drumm
Treasurer
Rosemary Gillan
Secretary
Joanne Nolte
Director - Events Co-coordinator
Melvina McCaw
Director - Public Relations
Joe Pearson
Director - Archivist
Melvina McCaw
Newsletter
Bill Minten
Webmaster
Chris O’Driscoll
Next General Meeting
January 31, 7:00pm
Southshore Community Centre
January’s Meeting
Ian MacIntosh
http://www.iangmcintosh.com/
Abstract and Fine Art Photography
February's Meeting
TBA
Monthly Themes:
If you are having photographer’s
block, try these ideas.
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Monthly Themes for 2012
February - Architecture
March - Food Photos
April - Raindrops on windows
May - Repetition
June - Night shots
July & August - Beach
September - Wildlife
October - Nature
November - Ground Level
December - Candle Flame(s)
January - Self Portrait
Here are some additional Ideas
Cold - Breakfast - Macro
Tired - Sleep - Body Parts
Romance - Spirit - 28 Vegetables
Underneath - Spring - Autumn
Planning - Fools - Excitement
Work - Growth - Trees
Mother - Up - Anger
Temptation - Looking in - Party
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Each month during our general meetings,
we will present photos from our members.
Please use the new upload feature on our
website:
www.barriephotoclub.ca
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Luca Ragogna is sponsoring the
February Professional Photographers of
Canada meeting in Barrie on Monday
February 25 via his photo lab company,
PicFoundry.
It's a special meeting for a number of
reasons.
1. It's in Barrie! Trying to get these guys
up north is like pulling teeth :)
2. It's more of a workshop this time than a
regular PPOC meeting. Jose Paulo will
be speaking on selling and the business
of photography.
3. Luca has been able to get them to drop
the regular non-member price from $99 to
$60 for this workshop
This is a great opportunity to learn and it's
a great opportunity to experience the
benefits that the PPOC has to offer. Do
NOT miss out, seating is limited! Details
and registration are here -
http://www.eventbrite.ca/event/5328866784
Events and Happenings
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Events and Happenings
Membership Dues
As a reminder, 2013 Club fees are due each January at the club meeting. Membership remains valid for twelve months.
Membership fees are: $50 annually (single), $35 per additional member from same family at the same address. This fee also applies if you join throughout the year.
If you cannot attend January’s meeting on Thursday January 31, 2013, you can e-mail Rosemary Gillian at [email protected] to make arrangements for payment via cheque/cash. Thank you to the Club Members who have already paid their 2013 dues.
Outing to Wye Marsh
DATE Saturday February 16th 2013
MEETING at the Canadian tire gas bar on Bayfield Street. TIME8.45am
BRING dress appropriately for weather
COST Adult $11.00 + HST Seniors and Students (13+) $8.50 + HST
Questions should be directed to Chris at [email protected] If you plan on coming, please let Chris know as we will try to arrange car
pooling, if you need a ride - the earlier you let Chris know, the better he can arrange it. Those that carpool, we would like to suggest that you contribute to
the gas cost of your driver.
Remember this is YOUR club, help us make it all it can be!
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Websites
Please forward your favorite to [email protected] for inclusion.
*NEW* www.PhotoshopCAFE.com
http://digitalphotobuzz.com/10-quick-lightroom-tips
www.photolife.com
Photoscape: http://www.photoscape.org
New York Institute of Photography: http://www.nyip.com
DYI Photography: http://www.diyphotography.net
Digital Photography School: http://www.digital-photography-school.com/
Canadian Geographic: http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/
Ethan Meleg - Nature Photography Blog: http://ethanmeleg.blogspot.com/
Outdoor Photography Canada: http://www.outdoorphotographycanada.com/
Popular Photography: http://www.popphoto.com/
Animoto – Animated videos from photos: http://animoto.com/
A simple program for creating collages: www.shapecollage.com
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Newsletter Submissions
We invite all members to submit stories, photos and biographies for your
newsletter. This is your newsletter and I want to make sure we have a wide
variety of content to appeal to all levels of photographers.
Do you have a question about photography, your camera or places to shoot?
There is no such thing as a dumb question! Let us help you find the
answer.
Send your questions to:
Remember this is your newsletter, help us make it the best is can be!
Page 5 January 2013
Photos From the Barrie Photo Club Website
Show and Tell...by Suzanne Minten Last year around this time a small group of peo-
ple and I went out for a day trip to the Bruce
Caves http://www.wiarton.ca/caves/. The caves
are a short walk back from the parking. With
snow thawing and draining down into the cave
there were some great icicles and photo opportu-
nities.
We then stopped for lunch at The Green Door
Cafe
http://www.thegreendoorcafe.com/
Looks can be deceiving so don’t let the outside of
the building put you off. After waiting for a table
we had a great lunch and can’t wait to go back.
Greg and Eva Taylor share the memories of meeting their sponsored child…
As part of a tour of Central America that wrapped up in Antigua, Guatemala, my wife Eva and I
arranged to meet our sponsored child, Maria Elizabeth.
I had a feeling that she lived in a mountainous area, and I was right. We had about a 90-minute drive with a World Vision Guatemala staffer through very windy and rugged terrain. We learned
a great deal along the way about Guatemala and the work that World Vision is doing there.
One thing that many sponsors don’t realize is how large an area development project (ADP) can be. Our sponsored child’s ADP, Asodisa, includes 10 communities that are well spread out. We drove and drove up hills, went through a small urban centre, and then onto a dirt road. Finally, we were told we would have to walk from that point. As it turned out, Maria’s home was right around the corner. Six year-old Maria and her family are Mayan. She lives with her parents as well as two younger siblings in a two-room house made of mud, wood and metal. Her father is a day labourer with inconsistent work, and is well-regarded in the local community. Her mother stays home and sews – a common practice among
Mayan women.
Fortunately, Maria’s family is able to support themselves through her mother’s and father’s work as well through a family treasure – a lush vegetable garden. The family has
100 tomato plants that they harvest each year as a source of revenue.
The first person we spotted was Maria’s mother, followed by our sponsored child, Maria Elizabeth. Not surprisingly, she was very shy when she first spotted us. It’s unclear whether she had ever met anyone from outside the country before, so it’s entirely possible that we could have ap-
peared as a couple of aliens to her!
I crouched down to get eye to eye with Maria, and reached out to hold her hand in an attempt to make her feel more comfortable. By the end of the visit, it was clear that this girl wasn’t shy at all, as she really opened up and helped us
understand the world that she lived in.
The family provided us with a tour of their home. The two-room structure was very basic with a small kitchen and one bedroom where the family slept. We spent about an hour and a half at the home and asked lots of questions. During this time Maria started to form quite a bond with my wife, Eva, including showing
Eva her bed.
– Contributor, child sponsor Greg Taylor
