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MCC SNAPSOT - February 2014
APPLAUSE, APPLAUSE !
To MCC Member, Nigel Roberts, winner of the Art Gallery of Mississauga Curator's Award
at Visual Arts Mississauga 36th Annual Juried Show of Fine
Arts !
Visual Arts Mississauga's 36th juried show continues at the Art Gallery of Mississauga from to February 22. The Jurors received 209 entries from across Ontario and selected 52 artists to be a part of the show. This entry from Nigel Roberts was then selected for the Art Gallery of Mississauga Curator's Award.
Nigel Roberts, Strata, Digital Photograph on Metal, 51 x 71 cm
The following is taken from an interview with Nigel, as posted in the AGM Blog: I definitely wanted to capture the surreal beauty of this desolate inhospitable environment that continually changed every 10 km that we travelled. The salt flats had the appearance of snow and there was a heat haze over the valley floor. Either side of the valley mountains rose and it was the eastern side of the valley that I capture my image. It was the beginning of April and already 100 degrees Fahrenheit in the valley. From the moment of seeing this scene, which was at the top of a ridge I knew that I had to try printing this image on metal, the results were even better than I expected. I found that the air had a haze to it requiring some slight processing to bring out the blues to provide more of a contrast between the earth and the sky.
Congratulations Nigel !
FROM THE PRESIDENTYour Club Executive and Competition Team have picked the best of about six software programs for on-line competition. Speaking with other Clubs about their competition experience has helped us to narrow the selection. We will soon start a test set up and evaluation. I will report one the group's progress next month.We did get an inventory of Club equipment and will evaluate some older projectors and laptops for possible re-introduction to active or back up status. I spoke with Kathryn Garland, Digital Arts supervisor for the City of Mississauga, at our competition results evening. She was very gracious and understanding of the direction our Club has taken, and encouraged the new executive to use the City resources to continue to enjoy photography through fellowship. Larry Jewett, President.
PROGRAM NOTES
FEBRUARY 6, 2014: PETER HIGDON,
Collections Curator at the Ryerson Image Centre Since 1978, Peter Higdon has built the RIC's collections, and managed its diverse holdings. The collection of photographs was begun in 1968 at the School of Image Arts, and now continues to expand at the Ryerson Image Centre, the new research and exhibition facility designed by Toronto's Diamond Schmitt Architects on the Ryerson campus. Collections at the RIC include a survey of original works, significant in the history of photography; the archives of four artists; and the Black
Star Collection of some 292,000 photojournalistic and documentary photographs. Peter's presentation will focus on the Centre's major acquisitions, with particular emphasis on the Black Star Collection.
History, World War I: A wounded English aviator, [prisoner] is taken away by German soldiers.
Photographer unknown; Location unknown. c. 1915. Reproduced from the Black Star Collection, Ryerson University.
FEBRUARY 20, 2014: ON SAFARI IN KENYA AND
THE MASAI MARA
MCC MEMBERS JERRY SOLTYS, HILARY CALLIN AND ALAN MUNRO
Lead by renowned, international photographer, Paolo Torchio, our Member presenters, Jerry, Hilary and Alan, captured amazing images of wild animals in their natural environment. Join
us for an evening of breathtaking images from Africa and hear about their experiences in this unique and beautiful part of the world!
SATURDAY WORKSHOPS
Saturday, February 8 2014 (9 - 11:30 a.m.): Macro Photography with Larry Jewett.
This workshop is to define the terms commonly used for Macro photography and to understand what these terms mean in planning and obtaining images. We will see a variety ways to achieve different levels of magnification and then discuss the drawbacks of each.
Also, working within the restricting demands of macro will be addressed. We will show how to achieve your desired depth of focus in the image, by choosing small apertures, positioning a tilted plane of focus, layer blending and image stacking in software. Incremental focus adjustments are achieved in two ways. The last consideration will be lighting and how to use it in a homemade macro setup box. NB: The Layers workshop with Doug Johnson, previously listed for this date, will take place on March 22.
FROM THE MEMBERSHIP Are you interested in Studio Photography?Last year, I arranged for some MCC members to participate in a special studio photo shoot event. The participants enjoyed a unique photographic opportunity. There may be other members who would be interested in participating in a studio shoot: portrait, fashion, glamour and fine art figure events.If this interests you and you would like the opportunity to learn about studio photography, please send me your name, email address, your availability during week and/or weekends and the area(s)/genre(s) of studio photography that you would like to pursue:If there is sufficient interest within the membership I shall start making arrangements. Craig Stirton [email protected]
Street Photography Special Interest Group Outing: Yorkville Ice Fest
Saturday February 22nd, details to follow.
Contact: Claude Barras [email protected]
LOOKING AHEAD TO THE MAY BANQUET . . .
This year's banquet will be on May 29 (the last Thursday of the month). We would like your feedback and suggestions to make the evening even better than ever. We plan to send out a brief survey in the next
few weeks. If you have any suggestions that should be covered in this survey, please send them to: [email protected] before Feb 14 and put "banquet survey" in the subject line.
GTCC NEWS THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION!Hilary is working on our club's submissions to the annual GTCCC Interclub Competition, and has received approximately 90 submissions from 14 members. Questions can be sent [email protected] The awards night will be April 26th. This is a great evening to celebrate all of the wonderful photography around the GTA. More information to come soon about the tickets and other GTCCC events.
OUTINGS & EXHIBITIONS BARRIE - WINTERFEST February 1 & 2, 2014. Heritage Park & Memorial SquareSaturday & Sunday - 10:00am to 5:00pm
Ice mazeHorse-drawn wagon ridesSnow sculpture & slides (weather permitting)Dog sled rides ($2 per person, weather permitting)Helicopter rides ($50 per person)Winter midway
Ice Sculptures: Saturday 10:00am to 9:00pm, Sunday 10:00am to 5:00pm This year's icy wonderland theme is Fire & Ice - ice creations spectacularly lit on Saturday evening.
Lumberjack Show: Saturday & Sunday - 12:00pm, 1:30pm, and 3:00pm
http://www.barrie.ca/CULTURE/FESTIVALS/Pages/Winterfest.aspx
KEARNEY DOG SLED RACES FEB 8 & 9, 2014. http://www.kearneydogsledraces.ca
WATERLOO STEAM TRAIN. Family Day weekend. Check the website for details re: timing and fares . http://waterloocentralrailway.com
GO WILD ! The Royal Ontario Museum presents the North American Premiere of Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2013 until March 23, 2014.For further information and to join in by submitting your best photos, visit the ROM website:
NINE RIVERS CITY: PHOTOGRAPHING TORONTO'S EXTRAORDINARY WATERWAYSJune 21, 2013 - June 01, 2014 at Harbourfront Centre Photographic exhibition of Toronto's 9 rivers.http://www.harbourfrontcentre.com/visualarts/nineriverscity
WINTER DRIVING YOU STIR CRAZY? WHY NOT JOIN THE SELFIE EXHIBITION . . .
The MCC's Got Talent committee is hosting an exhibition (not a competition) of Selfies. The first selfie's are now posted on the MCC Facebook page. You'll find a bunch of familiar and amusing faces.Add yours before February 28, by sending them to:[email protected] Bonus Category: We also invite selfies of your pet, providing that you first submit a selfie of yourself.
For complete details, visit the MCC Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.570013756419043.1073741834.2288924#0531178&type=3
Do you recognize these members. . ??
COME OUT OF HIBERNATION - SHOW-OFF YOUR STUFF !
