Brandon Camera Club

Welcome to the New Year. Bring on 2021 and all things GREAT--photographically and otherwise. The first BCC meeting of the year will be Monday, January 4th. Watch for Zoom Join Meeting instructions via email from Jodie around 6:30'ish. The meeting will kick off with Pat guiding us with his teaching skills on Keeping it Black, Keeping it White. A guide to good exposure.... There are two Challenges: 1) Covid (your interpretation) and 2) Open--Show us anything you want. Submit up to 4 images for each Challenge to Jodie using the sizing and naming guidelines provided previously, use the email subject BCC. Sunday is the day to submit. Monday, January 11th--Zoom Planning Meeting 7 pm. Anyone who is interested is welcome to attend. Please bring your ideas with you, or submit them beforehand to any Executive member.

Merry Christmas to all members of the Brandon Camera Club. It will be a time for reflection and making new memories on our quiet COVID Christmas 2020.

Get your jingle on for the final camera club meeting in 2020. The Zoom meeting will start at 7:00 on Monday, Dec. 21. There will be a presentation by Marlene Smith on Horizontal Vs Vertical Shooting. The photo challenge is Copycat pictures where you re-create pictures/paintings by the masters. Send those pictures (4 of yours plus the original pictures) by email to Jodie along with 4 images of Christmas. Just a reminder to keep an eye out for the Christmas Star from now until the 21st. If we have clear skies, it should be visible in the southwest just after sunset. See you Monday. Ho Ho Ho

Join us virtually for the first Brandon Camera Club meeting of December when we will: Get tips and tricks from Stino on the use of the Back Focusing Button View a video regarding filters-thanks to Brian, followed by a club discussion/insights Vote on the Challenge--Black and White Photography. (send up to 4 B&W images to Jodie on Sunday-remember to use the sizing tips). New members are always welcome. ... What a great way to keep connected. "See" you then. See more

It looks like these guys are the only ones flying south this winter. But the Brandon Camera Club will be meeting via Zoom all winter long. Give us a Like and join us for a varied program. This Monday, Nov. 16th, brings a look at file organization in Lightroom with Andrew March and in Photoshop with Pat Stone. Jodie Dunbar will do a Copy Cat presentation which will be a future challenge. You can submit up to 4 images for each of two challenges this week: Challenge 1 is In...tentional Camera Movement. Challenge 2: Photos from the Wild Goose Chase at Whitewater Lake See you virtually on Monday at 7:00 pm. See more

The annual Wild Goose Chase outing to Whitewater Lake takes place this Saturday, October 24. If you’re already a member, check your email for all the details sent out in a message from Patrick Stone. This is a flock of Canada and Snow geese that I took last year in that area. If you’re interested in joining the club, we’ll be happy to sign you up. Just send us a message.

The October 19th meeting is fast approaching. Here's a rundown of the program for Monday night's ZOOM meeting at 7:00 pm. 1. "Help Me Out" - send in up to 2 photos and we will discuss ways you can improve those photos. 2. Gadgets & Gizmos-Marlene Smith has a new Gizmo to show - or is it a Gadget?? I've had a sneak preview and it's good. 3. Portraits-a video on taking great people pictures will be shown. 4. Photo Challenge - "Digital Motion". Send up to 4 photos showing an act...ion series. One will be chosen to move into the "pot" for judging at the end of the year. If you're interested in joining the club, membership is only $40 for the year. We have lots of teaching sessions, tip 'n tricks and a monthly outing. It's easy if you send us a message here and we'll get you enrolled.

Enjoy the Thanksgiving weekend and watch for details about the upcoming meeting.

Upcoming Club Zoom meeting: Monday, Oct. 5th, 2020--7 p.m. Watch your email for sign-in instructions. Darlene Perkin will demonstrate how to use a Lens Ball. Doug Derksen will present Intentional Camera Motion. Photo Challenge is Prairie Skies send in 4. ... Strut your Stuff--time allowing and should you wish, up to 4 images. The Club website is accessible but is currently under construction. Interested and new members are welcome to join the Club by sending a message through this Facebook page. Annual membership fees of only $40.00 are now payable. See more

Fall brings the first meeting of the Brandon Camera Club on Monday Sept. 21. Due to Covid, our meetings will continue to be held on Zoom which worked really well for our Spring meetings. The meeting will start at 7 (sign on to Zoom anytime after 6:30) using the information that will be sent in an email to you. The program is exciting with a show of last year’s challenge selections. The winners of the yearly competition will be revealed at the end. There will be a presentation on Digital Motion by Pat Stone as well as two challenges to view and vote on. One challenge is pictures from our wind up in June at Crow’s General Store. The second challenge is pictures from your summer. See you Monday night.

The Brandon Camera Club is once again preparing for the upcoming season. Over the past years the Club has met at the Crocus Plains School Lecture Theatre in Brandon on the first and third Mondays of the month. Starting in March of 2020 the meetings were held over the Zoom platform and they ran very smoothly. Teaching sessions, Tips and Tricks, Shows and Challenges were highly inspirational. We will be continuing along the same lines over the next months. New members along with previous members are welcome. So while we won't be meeting in person for the meetings, we still have a lot to offer. Stay tuned and keep on shooting. "See" you in September.

Canola season is quickly coming to an end. If you haven't been out to see this yellow glory, you'll need to act quickly. Blue skies, yellow canola - what a great way to show summer in Manitoba

While the Brandon Camera Club is on hiatus for the summer, photo outings are always a possibility throughout the summer months. We are always out with our photo gear. So many amazing skies to capture. Here is one of my images depicting the amazing Prairies. "See you in September"..... Marlene Smith

The last challenge of the 2019-2020 year was Animals. These bear cubs got the nod to move into the finalists of the year. I’ve waited years to capture cubs up in the tree tops and am very happy with this shot of these little gaffers. There were many inspiring images of animals shown - terrific work everyone.

Can you believe it, we are at the final BCC formal club meeting on Monday June 1st? (Zoom meeting). Jodie will send an email just prior to the meeting with the sign-in information. Monday, June 15th was the date that we had planned on doing our Season Finale? The original plan was to do the annual Sip n Shoot, having supper at The Dock, and then shoot around The Riverbank Discovery Centre. Of course, times have changed since that original plan. We want to have everyone ...feel as comfortable as possible as well as take social distancing into consideration, so please consider the following options so that we can make our decision at Monday’s meeting: a) Make a reservation for inside dining somewhere, such as The Dock, or Montana’s (it’s close to the RBDC), followed by a shoot b) Make a reservation for patio dining somewhere such as The Dock, Montana’s, Canad Inn (I am just looking for a place with a bigger patio), followed by a shoot c) Have a picnic at the RBDC and then shoot d) Do a photo outing to somewhere, perhaps on a different day. e) Any other ideas? If we are making a reservation somewhere, we would need to know who is planning on attending in order to meet the Provincial criteria so keep that in mind. I would think a reservation for anywhere would have to be made in good time. The program is as follows: Monday, June 1/20 Via ZOOM Tips n TricksStino Show and TellLogos/Signatures Presentation/InstructionStino will take us for a spin, giving us insight into Air Show photography including Do’s and Don’ts. ChallengeAnimals/Birds4 images (submit at 72 dpi via email to Jodie prior) ChallengeOpen/Your Choice4 images (submit s/a) Strut Your Stuff Monday, June 15/20 Original Plans: Sip and Shoot meet at The Dock at 1133 Princess Avenue at 6 PM for supper. We will then head to the Discovery Centre for a shoot. Open for discussion. Pick up for your pictures at The Art Gallery is Wednesday, June 3, 1-4 pm.

Today’s lovely images come from Trudy Curtis showing how varied the Manitoba landscape can be.