Saturday 9 March, after we left Presquile, we headed to Signal Brewery for their Festival. We had pre-purchased our tickets and headed out back to the booths. The booths were all set up along the Moira River behind the buildings. Signal Brewery was open as was Henry’s.
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What a great day we had Saturday. First, the weather was spectacular, I think it was only -8 celsius or thereabouts…………..the sky was so blue and the sun was shining. Wonderful day to get up at 6 a.m. and go photographing !
I was going through old photos the other day, from when we used to do a lot of back country canoe trips, or interior trips. For those that aren’t familiar, these are trips whereby you have to paddle a lake to a spot on the lake where you have to unload your canoe and then portage your canoe/gear from one lake to another and then set up camp. You can do one or several portages to get to your campsite. The portage trails range anywhere and everywhere from “Wow what a fantastic flat, wide nice” trail to “Holy Crap I’m going to die on this narrow, winding, all uphill, over rocks and stumps” trail.
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So this past weekend was pretty good, hectic though ! We had photos in one of our photography clubs photo display this weekend at the Quinte Mall. Photo-Nat photography club to be precise. Every year our members display their photos in the hopes of increasing our membership and to display our work. We also volunteer to man OR woman the display booth lol. The photos were all fantastic, a lot of talent in this group of people. It was a great weekend and I think we did acquire some new members but we will see when we have our next meeting, which is Wednesday 27 February. Our guest speaker will be Mark Raycroft who is an awesome speaker. He has written books on wildlife, more specifically moose and deer and also has a Podcast called Wild and Exposed.
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It’s that time of year again. One of our photo clubs, which is a naturalist club, is doing a photo show. No we aren’t nude…………..but you can only display nature photos, wildlife, landscapes, flowers, insects etc.
As they say, “No hand of man” may be shown in your photos. This is okay by me, it’s my favourite kind of photography.
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Off to the RCAF Museum at 8 Wing Trenton better known as the National Air Force Museum of Canada. We were to meet others from our Brighton Photo Group for our Field Day. Cameras – check; Tripods – check; money for lunch – check ! All ready to go – Check !
Our goal today, (other than have fun and go for lunch)………was:
“to use selective focus to isolate your image. And to add an extra dimension, you’ll be challenged to photograph geometric shapes of aircraft bits and pieces. For example, when looking at the “silver dart,” photograph the triangular shapes of the struts and supports, isolating them from the background to make a work of art.”
Have I mentioned how much we enjoy going to the Old Church? Maybe 3-4 dozen times? lol We headed there again last night to see a group that we have seen before but I really enjoy their music so here we are again.
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