APAC Photo Bites Newsletter October 2021

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APAC PHOTO BITE NEWS

October 2021

Dear <<First Name>>

Hard to believe it's already nearly October. With the weather getting cooler and the leaves changing it's a great time to put on a warm sweater and get outside with your camera to capture those gorgeous fall colours!

This year October is also Barry Brady month! Commercial & Fine Art Photographer Barry J. Brady will be joining us as a judge for our Exhibition night on October 4th and also will be giving us a photoshop training presentation on our Program Night on October 18th. We hope to see you there for both of these great nights!

With the current COVID-19 situation in BC we will be continuing to meet on ZOOM for the foreseeable future so watch for those ZOOM credential emails and please join us!

As always, inside this edition of Photo Bites you will find information about ongoing APAC initiatives, events, upcoming meetings, news about the club and maybe even something to inspire you.

You can always find more details too on our APAC Website.

In this issue:

2020/21 Awards & Medals
Competition Opportunities
October Exhibition Night Details
October Program Night Details
Abbotsford Arts Council recognizes one of our own

If you're receiving this newsletter it's because you are:

1. A current APAC member.
2. A former APAC member.
3. A friend of APAC that (we hope!) wants to hear from us.

Any questions or comments about this newsletter please drop us a line at socialmedia@apac.bc.ca . We would love to hear from you!

As always our sincere thanks for being an APAC member and supporter!

October 4th Exhibition Night

The Assigned Topic is Curves & Lines (CAPA) - Curved lines in a photograph create an effect completely different to that of straight lines. Curved lines have the effect of slowing the photograph down and suggesting time passing. Because a curved line takes longer to get from point A to point B, it suggests a tranquil, restful mood and having time to get there.

A reminder that entries into the Assigned Competition this month will be considered for our APAC entry into the upcoming CAPA Curves & Lines Competition in early 2022

Zoom will start at 6:30pm for socializing in breakout rooms.
Zoom info will be emailed to members in the afternoon.

Meeting will begin at 7pm

Reminder: Images need to be submitted by
Wednesday September 29th at 11:30pm

October 18th Program Night

Photoshop Training with
Commercial & Fine Art Photographer
Barry J. Brady

Join us for a night while one of our favourite photographers, adjudicators and presenters shares his knowledge of photoshop to help us all improve our post processing skills and gain insight from a judges perspective.

The APAC Annual Awards for the 2020/21 Year
were presented at our September 20th, 2021 Program Night

AWARD WINNERS


level 1	3rd	38.5	Vigurs, Rich
	2nd	69.5	Jaggernath, Ruby
	1st	119.5	McKinley, Sue

level 2	3rd	126.5	Aisenstat, Doran
	2nd	129.0	Teljeur, Anita
	1st	129.5	Chapman, Andrea

level 3	3rd	130.0	Legere, Vickie
	2nd	132.5	MacLeod, Rob
	1st	140.0	Friesen, Bob

level 4	1st	136.0	Dyer, Phil

Assigned	3rd	66.0	Johnston, Betty
	2nd	67.5	Dyer, Phil
	2nd	67.5	MacLeod, Rob
	1st	72.0	Friesen, Bob

Grand	1st	212	Friesen, Bob

MEDAL WINNERS


November 2020	Level 3 Bronze	Architecture	Sid	Clarke

June 2020	Level 3 Bronze	In Camera Effects.	Louise	Pollock
April 2021	Level 3 Bronze	Nature	Louise	Pollock

April 2021	Level 3 Silver	Urban/Rural	Betty	Johnston
May 2021	Level 3 Silver	Open	Betty	Johnston

January 2021	Level 3 Silver	Monochrome	Rob	MacLeod
January 2021	Level 3 Silver	Sports Action	Rob	MacLeod

February 2021	Level 3 Gold	Urban/Rural	Bob	Friesen
February 2021	Level 3 Gold	Creative Edit	Bob	Friesen

April 2021	Level 3 Gold	Portraiture	Vickie	Legere

Congratulations to all the recipients!!

We would like to congratulate our own Betty Johnston for being the 2021 Abbotsford Arts Council recipient of the Arty Award for Lifetime Achievement.

The Arty Awards recognizes outstanding artists and arts advocates in our community.

Betty received the Lifetime Award for excellence in her photography and her volunteer work as a photographer at many community events.

Congratulations Betty!!

COMPETITION OPPORTUNITY

APAC is planning to enter the Nature and Wildlife Competition that will be put on by the

Lions Gate Camera Club. A gallery for submission has been set up on our website.

Please add any images you would like to have
considered for entry in that gallery by October 12th.

A document called CAPA Nature-Wildlife Competition Checklist outlining the criteria is located on the APAC website in the Documents and Files to Download section for reference and download. Please review and ensure that anything you add to the gallery fits the specifications.

We look forward to seeing what is submitted.

Happy shooting!

For further information please contact Rita Newbold

This is a last friendly reminder that your membership dues are due.

If you are not paid up by October 1st you cannot submit images to the October Exhibition Night and you will not receive the Zoom login info going forward.

Your membership dues can be easily paid right on our website with Paypal
using the link at the bottom of the Membership Page

Along with your participation dues are the other lifeblood of our club
and we really appreciate you getting them in!

Thanks in advance!

APAC MEMBER'S ONLY
DISCUSSION FORUMS

We love photography
We love to talk about photography
We love to talk to each other about photography

Keep the conversation going in our 3 new Forums on the APAC Website

SHOW & TELL – Just like a Show & Tell Program Night this forum enables members to upload images for other members to discuss and critique and provide helpful positive constructive feedback. This forum will become especially useful if you like to use the opportunity for feedback as a pre-cursor to images you want to submit on Exhibition Night

APAC General Discussion – Here APAC Members can open up topics about anything they want to discuss

BUY & SELL – Self explanatory forum for Members that have gear and other items for sale.

How to use the Forums

You can find the Discussion Forums on the APAC Website under the Organization Menu. It is recommended that you watch the short video located there to give you an overview of how the Forums work on Visual Pursuits. But, you can dive right in to the 3 new forums and subscribe to them, or start your own topics, or get engaged around what others are talking about!

It’s easier than ever to join APAC.

With our meetings on Zoom there’s no commute

and no geographical barriers!

New members are always welcome!

Join our club of passionate, vibrant and enthusiastic photographers. We come from all walks of life and ages and photography experience. We invite you to join us for an evening of photography.

Membership benefits include:

Opportunities to submit digital images and prints to monthly club competitions
Opportunities to submit digital images and prints to external competitions entered by the club
Opportunities to display your images with the club at external and online events.
Educational opportunities, information sessions, critiques, workshops and presentations
Participate in club outings, events and exhibitions
Discounts on photo processing and with local retailers.

We normally meet twice a month, on the first and third Monday from September to June and sometimes through the summer.

Membership fees are due annually in September, but new members can join at any time of the year and the fees are prorated.

You can find all of our Membership Information on our website!

Join Now

During the pandemic all of our meetings are held on ZOOM. We send out our Zoom login details for each meeting in the afternoon of the meeting.

We typically open our meetings for socializing at 6:30 with breakout rooms as necessary.

We begin the formal meeting at 7:00pm.

Friendly reminder: For the best possible Zoom experience please make sure that you are on the latest version.

For info on how to update please see this Zoom Support article on updating.

10% off for APAC Members

Carmel Studios is the in-house photo lab at Carsten Arnold Photography, capable of digitizing and reproducing any size of supplied original. Carsten has been scanning and restoring photos, slides, large transparencies, and original artwork for over 30 years in his career in printing, publishing and digital media.

Photos and graphics are printed on your choice of paper, canvas, acrylic, metal, wood, and even as a wall mural of any size. Gallery quality custom canvas framing is also available.

They also offer a full editing service for photographers who want to take their images to the next level.

Request Pricing

For Sale

Nikon D750 - shutter count 42,596 (life expectancy 150,000 shots) $900

Nikon D500 – shutter count 58,564 (life expectancy 200,000 shots) $900

Nikon 16 – 35 mm f/4 VR II $300

Nikon 24-70 mm f/2.8 $900

Nikon 80 – 200 mm f/2.8 $300

TOTAL $3,300

Total $3,000 if you take everything.

I’ve switched to mirrorless so it’s time to part with my old favourites.
This equipment has been maintained as needed and is in good working order.

For further information contact:

Betty Johnston

bettyjoh49@gmail.com

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