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Running in the rain

Running in the rain

Torch Run North Delta

So here are a couple of photos taken this morning as the Olympic Torch went through North Delta…not prize winning photos but a great event none the lessImage00007Image00005Image00015

The Olympic Torch Relay has reached 100 Mile House, BC

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Photography Bucket List

I subscribe to a number of photo-related blogs. Mostly, I take a quick glance, make a mental note and delete. But, this is one article I want to remember, and hopefully, act on. In the article the author, Darren Rowse, says, “Like most of you, I got interested in photography after viewing so many other photos that I thought were beautiful, and I thought “I want to be able to do that!” So I started reading, and practicing, and getting a better camera, and upgrading my lenses… and I still haven’t been able to take any of those photos that I drooled over all those years ago.

But I do have a list – what I call my Photo Bucket List – of all the photos I hope to one day capture – no matter how cliche and overdone some of them are, I don’t care, I want them.”
See his list at: http://digital-photography-school.com/my-photography-bucket-list

So, do any of you have a photography bucket list?? What’s on yours?

Just saying hello

Just wanted to drop in and say hello….its nice to see that at least 3 members made it to the bug lab last Saturday, even though Mike and I couldn’t….the photos that you have posted are great….anyone else attend and want to share????
Also, its nice to see that Nancy has started her 52 week collection….anyone else started theirs yet?
I have been under the weather for over a week now, but hope to be back at it for our next meeting….one of my greatest regrets this year is that I have yet to take any photos…which is not like me at all……hopefully I will be back at it soon…..

Make sure you bring any photos you want to share and/or work on for our upcoming challenges to Tuesday nights meeting…..see you then…

Mary Ann

International Year of BioDiversity

To help celebrate 2010’s Int’l Year of Biodiversity (IYB), the UBC Botanical Garden has set up thematic months for educational programming at UBC Botanical Garden. They are hoping to link this to the Botany Photo of the Day – Daily Blog as well. They have set up monthly themes which are posted to their Flickr site. Favoured photos will be included in their blog (you get to keep all your rights, beyond their right to use it in the newletter). They have quite a large viewing audience, to if you want your botany photos to have a larger audience…. Here is a link to the discussion of the process.

http://www.flickr.com/groups/botanypotd/discuss/72157623030978109/

J: Resolutions for Biodiversity
F: Biodiversity and Sports
M: Biodiversity and the North
A: Urban Biodiversity – iybapr
M: Biodiversity & Botanical Gardens
J: Biodiversity and Culture
J: Biodiversity of the Pacific Northwest
A: Biodiversity of China
S: Tropical Biodiversity
O: Biodiversity and Food
N: Biodiversity and Health
D: Biodiversity Inspirations

Understanding the Elements of Visual Design

I came across this site and thought it may be of interest

http://photoinf.com/General/Robert_Berdan/Composition_and_the_Elements_of_Visual_Design.htm

Workshop on WHITE BALANCE – DELTA PHOTO CLUB

Time: January 18, 2010 from 7pm to 8pm
Location: McKee
City/Town: Ladner
Website or Map: http://www.eyesonphoto.com
Event Type: workshop
Organized By: Francois Cleroux

This workshop will be an Intermediate Level class.

This workshop will answer questions such as ‘What is White Balance?’, ‘White Balance or Color Balance?’, ‘Why is WB Important?, ‘How do you properly WB your images?’ and will have both Live Demonstrations of In Camera Custom White Balance and other White Balancing products (more information below).

We will also demonstrate how to properly “Post Process” for Color Balance in Camera RAW Import utilities, Lightroom and Photoshop. You’ll learn yet another reason why shooting in RAW is better than JPG.

The cost for non-members is $10.00; free for members

PHOTO CLASS

DAVID SMITHDigital Photo Classes at the Surrey Art Gallery by David Smith
Digital Photography – Unlocking Your Camera’s Potential
Sunday Jan. 10, 2010. 9:30am to 4pm $57.50
Surrey Art Gallery
13750 – 88 Avenue, (1 block east of King George Hwy. in Bear Creek Park)
Surrey, BC

Course no. 4196316 To Register 604-501-5100

Beginners learn basic digital camera operation,camera settings, use of flash and how to take better images. Includes demonstrations of software, simple image organization, easy editing and sharing techniques and multimedia presentations.
Comprehensive handouts are supplied. Bring your camera and manual