Interested in seeing the year end results and awards presented at the Gala, check here: July 2010 Newsletter.
On the 30th June, Dave Feick, Jerry, Ralph and I went to Niagara, We got up early to leave at 4:00 AM. No we are not nuts, we just wanted to catch the light and miss the crowds. We arrived by 6:00 AM and found the Falls with just 5 other people to share them with.
Within 30 minutes there were about another 100 people.
After a couple of hours at the actual Falls, we moved on to Dufferin Islands for a walk around the nature trails. That park is a little known area in the city. We then had to check out a local restaurant for breakfast. Perry’s Place (Restaurant) on McLeod Rd fit the bill, a local eatery that makes a good breakfast.
We moved on to another local secret, the Glen, and walked down and down all the way to the river. It was cool along the parkway but the wind disappeared as we walked down. It became very warm.
The jet boats were in operation when we got to the river’s edge. The passengers and crew seemed to be having a great time. It does appear that there is a bit of moisture in the air when you travel on the river.
There are a couple of details you should know before you go down the Glen, Walking is treacherous in places, hiking boots would the preferred footwear. It is a long way up and the elevator is missing.
BoB
On the 21st. of June, Linda Feick and myself attended a meeting of the Brooksdale 4H club to give them a little bit of information about photography.
I did a presentation on Aperture, Shutter Speed and ISO and how it related to point and shoot cameras.
Linda talked about lighting and how she uses it in the pictures she takes. She then went on to show some of the reflectors she uses while I tried them out to lighten the dark areas of her face.
We had fun and got a few laughs from our audience, a worth while trip.
BoB
On the 18th of June the Local “Relay for Life” was again held at CASS. I understand it was a successful year and was completed without rain.
It is an emotional time and a time to realize that Cancer can be beaten. It takes a fighting spirit and the support of many. Those that took part should be proud of their efforts.
The Woodstock Camera Club again attended to make a small contribution. Once again we took pictures of the teams. Shoppers Drug Mart, East End, this year took up the challenge and printed a copy of the team members picture for each member of a team. It is a little reminder of the part each team played in the fight against Cancer.
We had four team photographers, a number of roaming photographers and more support people to track teams and assign them to photographers. We had fourteen members and took 864 pictures which will be provided to the Cancer Society for future use.
Another job well done! Thanks team,
BoB
Our contest committee has been very busy and they have the photography contests ready for the Next Camera Club Season.
They like to get them chosen and out to the current membership as soon as they can so "You have from now till the various contest due dates to get your photos ready". This means all summer folks so have fun – shoot some great images and get them ready for the contest deadlines..
I was just reminded about this contest today.
BoB
