News 'n Notes
February, 2012, Issue of Close-Up Posted
The February, 2912, issue of Close-Up is now available via our Newsletter page. Note that there are highlighted hot links to various e-mail addresses and url's, including those of our advertisers.
Also, continuing this month, there is a printable version of Close-Up. The format will enable printing, folding and stapling into a booklet. Feedback on the utility of this feature would be appreciated by e-mail to editor@victoriacameraclub.org.
(posted on January 27, 2012)
VCC November, 2011, Competition Gallery Posted
See the winning images from the VCC November competition on our Club Competition Galleries page. Thank you to all who participated and congratulations to those whose images are featured there!
(posted on January 10, 2012)
VCC November, 2011, Competition Results Posted
The full results of the club's November, 2011 competition have now been posted to the website. They provide a great opportunity to read through all the judges scores and critiques at your leisure. The login to the page is found here: http://www.victoriacameraclub.org/results/club-competitions-results-2011-12.html.
If you have misplaced the password or require it for the first time please contact me via webmaster@victoriacameraclub.org.
(posted on January 8, 2012)
VCC Now a Member of the Community Arts Council of Greater Victoria
The Victoria Camera Club has recently become a member of the Community Arts Council of Greater Victoria. Links to the CAC's website have been added to this website's About > Our Club and our Links pages.
(posted on December 22, 2011)
"Wildlife Photographer of the Year" Close-Up Special Supplement Posted
The Royal BC Museum is currently hosting the only North American exhibition of the "Wildlife Photographer of the Year" competition run annually by London's Natural History Museum and the BBC Wildlife Magazine. Our Close-Up editor, Richard James, was able to preview the show and has brought us this most informative supplement, complete with a sampling of the exquisite images that fill the exhibition hall. See the supplement here. A must see show!
(posted on December 17, 2011)
Carole Valkenier & Ian Pope's Punch Recipes Posted
Throughout the years VCC members have enjoyed the fine triplet of punches prepared by Carole and Ian for the annual Christmas Social. This year was no exception - but there is more. Carole and Ian have offered up their recipes and those are now posted to our Social Galleries page. A big thank you to Carole and Ian!
(posted on December 12, 2011)
VCC "President's Challenge" Video Now on YouTube
The video presentation produced by the first group to win the President's Challenge is now available for your viewing pleasure on the newly established Victoria Camera Club YouTube account. You can follow the links on the About Us > About > Awards page or go directly to YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vn2ugrsjdmw.
(posted on December 10, 2011)
CAPA Nature Club Competition - Fall 2011 - Results Posted
The results of our VCC entry to the CAPA Nature Club Competition for Fall, 2011, have now feen added to those for the Open competition on our Galleries > External Comps page. Follow the link to the new 2011-12 section.
VCC came out in a tie for 8th place among the clubs which entered. Kudos to the members whose images went forward and, especially, to Mike Wooding for his top ranked "Band-Tailed Pigeon" image!
(posted on December 10, 2011)
"Shoot and Show" Field Trips and Club Galleries
On the second Tuesday and the following Monday of each month, January to May, 2011, our Field Trip schedule features a two part "Shoot and Show" outing. On the shoot, participants pursue a theme put forth by Jack Copland, our Field Trip Coordinator. On the show, participants have the opportunity to present their favourite images and to enter into a lively, friendly exchange
Club members are invited to check out the Calendar for the details on upcoming "Shoot and Show" events and to come out and share in the fun.
The most recent "Shoot and Show" followed a "Grab Bag" theme. Items were exchanged in a random draw. Those objects became the subjects in the shots of the day. Following the show, a gallery was established to which participants are invited to post their images. First postings are now up in our Club Galleries at http://www.pbase.com/vcc/field_trip_grab_bag.
(posted on December 6, 2011)
CAPA Open Club Competition - Fall 2011 - Results Posted
The results of our VCC entry to the CAPA Open Club Competition for Fall, 2011,are now available via our Galleries > External Comps page. Follow the link to the new 2011-12 section.
In this, our first CAPA competition of the new club year, the VCC placed fourth out of 36 clubs and garnered an Honourable Award Certificate. Thanks to Ian Faris for facilitating our entry. Congratulations to all who contributed to this successful venture!
(posted on December 6, 2011)
Michael Lambie - Nature's Best Category Winning Image
Former VCC member and Competitions Chair, Michael Lambie, is the 2011 winner of the Nature's Best Photography competition in the Endangered Species category. Follow this link to the image, Proboscis Monkey, or visit the Nature's Best website. Regarding the image, Michael's comment, from the Nature's Best website follows: "I was able to watch several troops of monkeys at the Labuk Bay Sanctuary. This was an unusual scene; it seemed the two juveniles were being brought to heel after incurring the wrath of an adult male."
Congratulations to Michael!
(posted on November 28, 2011)
Frank Turner Award - New Page Posted
A new page, linked to from the website's About Us > About > Awards page has been created to present the background to the VCC's most prestigious Frank Turner Award and to further honour the 2010-11 recipients, Carole Valkenier and Ian Pope.
(posted on November 26, 2011)
Scavenger Hunt 2011 Results Posted
The annual VCC Scavenger Hunt took place in downtown Victoria on October 2nd. The organizers introduced several innovations in the format. Twenty-three participants enjoied the camaraderie of the pursuit. Photographic results of the hunt are now available via a pointer on the Social Galleries page. Well done by all who took part!
(posted on November 18, 2011)
President's Challenge - The Team Challenge Award
The newly established President's Challenge, with it's Team Challenge Award, has now been added to our website's About Us > About > Awards page. See all the details there. The first VCC team to take home the pink-slipper trophy included Wayne Swanson, Blair Ross, Gordon Simpson, Penny Codding and Doug Ambridge. Congratulations to each of them and a special thank-you to VCC President, Ed Moniz, for bringing this initiative to fruition.
(posted on November 17, 2011)
VCC Wins Photographic Society of America Awards
The Victoria Camera Club recently placed third in this year's Photographic Society of America website and newsletter competitions. The awards were announced at the September 2011 PSA conference in Colorado Springs, CO.
The club website placed third among 41 entries from organizations with 75 or more members. The judging criteria included design and layout, navigation and ease of use, and content. Through the effort of Garry Schaefer, our club webmaster, and his assistants Lois Burton and Nick Watkins, the website is kept current and informative.
The club newsletter won third place out of 19 entries in the large club category. The May/June 2011 issue of Close-Up was submitted as our selected issue. The production team included Close-Up Editor Richard James, with the assistance of John Coenraads, Anne So, Ragnar Eeg, and Mike Hofmann. Recognition also goes to the authors of the articles in that issue and the makers of the competition and other images.
The club is a member of the PSA, a non-profit society based in the US, which was founded to promote the arts and sciences of photography.
You can check out the other
award-winning websites:
Large Clubs
1st place - Loveland
Photographic Society,
NE Colorado
2nd place - Fotoferia
Club, Poland
Small Clubs
1st place - Photochrome
Camera Club, Yerba Buena Chapter, California
2nd place - Dundalk
Photographic Society, Ireland
3rd place - Greater
Bridgeport Camera Club, Connecticut
The winning newsletters were produced by Images Alberta Camera Club (Edmonton) in a tie for first place with the Lancaster (CA) Photography Society.
(posted on October 4, 2011)
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