K-W Highland Glen Camera Club

Outing: Hespeler Walkabout
2024-03-23 09:30 - 12:00 (America/Toronto) | Ernie’s Roadhouse, 7 Queen Street W, Cambridge, Ontario, N3C 1G2, Canada
Our March outing is to Hespeler to take in the sights along the river and dam area. Parking can be found behind Ernie’s Roadhouse at 7 Queen Street W, Cambridge (Hespeler) or along the streets in that area. We will meet up in the parking lot of Ernie’s Roadhouse.
People should dress according to the weather conditions.
Tri-pods would be useful along the dam area for long exposures images.

Easter Monday (no meeting)
2024-04-01

Theme: Reality Warped
2024-04-01 - 2024-04-30
April’s theme is Reality Warped. Image demonstrates a reality that is manipulated, distorted or altered. The effect can be achieved with editing software or by seeing naturally occurring distortions.

CAPA Canada: My Country Competition 2024: Images due
2024-04-11
This year we will be participating in five CAPA (Canadian Association of Photographic Art) Competitions as a club. For the last competition in the winter, the Board has selected the Canada: My Country competition. The club will select six images, which must be from different photographers, to represent the club.
Submit one digital image for consideration in the CAPA Canada: My Country Competition.
See CAPA Competitions under the Competitions menu tab for a brief description of the image themes, image standards, and file naming conventions. This year, Canada is divided into zones and the themes are:

Atlantic Zone (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland & Labrador & Prince Edward Island)
Pacific Zone (British Columbia & Yukon)
Prairie Zone (Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan & Northwest Territory)
Ontario Zone (includes Nunavut Territory)
Quebec Zone

Submit images using this online form. You must have an account on this website to access the form.
SUBMIT HERE

Highland Glen and Fergus Inter-Club Competition 2024
2024-04-15 19:30 - 21:30 | St. James Anglican Church, 171 Queen St. E., Fergus, Ontario, Canada
The Highland Glen and Fergus Inter-Club Competition is a friendly competition with the Fergus & District Camera Club. This year Fergus is hosting. The Fergus Camera Club meets in the fully accessible basement of the St. James Anglican Church, with the entrance on the west side off the parking lot. There is an elevator to the lower level if required.
Doors Open: 7:15 pm
Meeting Start: 7:30 pm
Lights off for judging: 7:45 pm
Snacks & refreshments to follow the judging while the results are being calculated.
There is limited parking in the church parking lot and on the south side of Queen Street across from the church.
There is additional parking close by behind the Municipal offices at 205 Queen St. to the east. There is also additional parking in the parking lot for the Fergus Marketplace on Queen St W.
The old Groves Hospital and parking lot is now closed and fenced off.

Outing: McGowan Falls (cancelled)
2024-04-27 | McGowan Falls, Durham, Ontario, 55HR+P6, Canada
Scenic McGowan Falls is one of the highlights of the Durham Conservation Area. The falls are set just below a small dam over which you can walk. The falls are low (3-4 m) and wide (12-15 m).
Directions for the meetup point and time will be emailed to members who sign up for the outing. This is a morning outing.

Theme: Let there be plants
2024-05-01 - 2024-05-31
The theme for May is Let there be plants.

AGM and Member Image Share & Critique Night
2024-05-06 19:30 - 21:30 | Coldwell Banker – Peter Benninger Realty, 508 Riverbend Drive, Kitchener, Ontario, N2K 3S2, Canada
Annual General Meeting

Agenda to be circulated closer to meeting.
Image Share and Feedback:

Bring or submit up to 4 digital images or prints to tonight’s image share and/or feedback session. Be prepared to tell us a little bit about your image. If you would like feedback on your image, please let us know.
For digital images, please use the image standards that we use for digital competitions as these work best with our projector.
You can bring your images on a USB stick. Come early to load the images on the club’s computer for presentation. Alternatively, email all images to submissions@highlandglen.ca preferably by dinner time on Saturday May 4th but no later than dinner time on Sunday May 5th. If you would like feedback on your images, please include that information in your email.
If you are submitting images from a phone, we have directions on how to resize your image for an iOS phone [pdf]. For those using an Android phone, directions would be similar; you could use the 3rd party app Photo & Picture Resizer.

Outing: Royal Botanical Gardens (cancelled)
2024-05-11 09:00 - 12:00 | Royal Botanical Gardens, 680 Plains Road West, Burlington, Ontario, Canada
Royal Botanical Gardens (RBG) has over 2,400 acres of gardens and nature sanctuary that spans Hamilton and Burlington Ontario. There are multiple entrances and parking areas. The venue address provided below is for the main building of the RBG. There will be admission charges and/or parking charges.
Meetup point to be determined. Date subject to weather conditions.

Victoria Day Holiday (no meeting)
2024-05-20

Year End Get Together (Cancelled)
2024-06-03 19:30 - 21:30
Come celebrate another year of successful photography.
Our year end get together has been cancelled.

Theme: Nature/Wildlife
2024-09-01 - 2024-09-30
September’s Theme is Nature/Wildlife as a prelude to CAPA’s Nature/Wildlife Competition .

For competition purposes, your image must fit into one of the following themes:

Botanical – wild plants photographed in their natural environment
Insects, Reptiles & Amphibians – such as: alligators, ants, bees, beetles, butterflies, crickets, crocodiles, dragonflies, frogs, gecko, hornets, iguana, lizard, mantis, mosquitoes, snakes, turtles, wasps, etc…
Landscape – subjects such as weather phenomena, geological formations, landscapes, seascapes and natural phenomena, planets, stars and astronomical events.
Nature – subjects such as living animals, birds and marine subjects – under the control and feeding of humans if not obvious – such as zoos, game farms, animal preserves, aquarium, etc…
Wildlife – only living and untamed wildlife mammals, birds and marine subjects.

NOTE: This competition has restricted subject and editing conditions. Typically, hand-of-man is not allowed or restricted. Read the detailed rules on the CAPA site!

Meeting: Sept. 16, 2024
2024-09-16 19:30 - 21:30 | Coldwell Banker – Peter Benninger Realty, 508 Riverbend Drive, Kitchener, Ontario, N2K 3S2, Canada
Welcome back:

Welcome and introduction of new members.
Review of what is in store for this season.

Image Share:
Bring or submit up to 4 digital images or prints to share in tonight’s share session. Be prepared to tell us about your image.
For digital images, please use the image standards that we use for digital competitions as these work best with our projector.
You can bring your images on a USB stick. Come early to load it on the club’s computer for presentation. Alternatively, email all images to submissions@highlandglen.ca preferably by dinner time on Saturday September 14th but no later than dinner time on Sunday September 15th.
If you are submitting images from a phone, we have directions on how to resize your image for an iOS phone [pdf]. For those using an Android phone, directions would be similar; you could use the 3rd party app Photo & Picture Resizer.

Outing: Mike Schout Wetlands
2024-09-22 09:00 - 12:00
Date: September 22, 2024
Time: 9 AM
Location: 28 Smith’s Creek Drive, New Hamburg, ON
Meeting Place: Parking lot. It is a bit odd, but the road into the parking lot is between two houses – there are signs. There is plenty of parking.
If the weather is too bad to be out, the alternate weather date is September 29.
A 1.6 km long raised boardwalk spanning multiple wetland ponds. Over 20 acres of pollinator meadows. Birdhouses, turtle nesting areas, Nith river, to name just a few attractions. This is a great location for a long telephoto lens or wide angle to capture the vast landscape and winding boardwalk.

Theme: Black & White
2024-10-01 - 2024-10-31
October’s theme is Black & White as a prelude to CAPA’s Black and White Competition .
For competition purposes, your image must fit into one of the following themes:

Candid Person(s) – image that captures candid moments that reveal the humor, irony, and drama of the human experience. Photograph people naturally, without poising.
Natural Surroundings – image featuring weather phenomena, geological formations, cityscape, landscapes, seascapes and natural phenomena such as planets, stars and astronomical events. Individuals can be included in the image provided that they enhance the perspective of the surroundings.
Dramatic Contrast & Shadows – is the focal point of the image. Explore low-key, silhouette, and selective lighting effects to create bold graphic image. Everyday spaces reveal geometric shadows cast by individuals, buildings, signs structures and wildlife.
Nostalgia – image that evoke echoes of the past, capturing scenes reminiscent of bygone eras. Examples such as, abandoned aircraft, boats, buildings, ships, still-life of antiques, structures, trains and vehicles. Composite image contrasting old and new are permitted in permitted in this theme.

CAPA Nature/Wildlife 2024 Competition Images Due Oct. 1
2024-10-01
This year we will be participating in four CAPA (Canadian Association of Photographic Art) Competitions as a club. For the first competition this fall, the Board has selected the Nature Theme competition. The club will select six images, which must be from different photographers, to represent the club.

Submit one digital image for consideration in the CAPA Nature Competition.
See CAPA Competitions under the Competitions menu tab for a brief description of the image themes, image standards, and file naming conventions.

Due to technical difficulties for THIS COMPETITION ONLY – you need to submit your images via email to submissions@highlandglen.ca.

Meeting: Oct. 7, 2024. In-Person ONLY - No ZOOM available
2024-10-07 19:30 - 21:30 | Coldwell Banker – Peter Benninger Realty, 508 Riverbend Drive, Kitchener, Ontario, N2K 3S2, Canada
Join us for an evening of learning.
This evening a member will review the History of Photography.
Plus a member will introduce us to Joal Sartore for our first Influential Photographer talk. Joel is an American photographer on a mission to photograph every species in human care around the globe with his project Photo Ark.

CAPA Black & White Competition Fall 2024: Images Due
2024-11-01
This year we will be participating in four CAPA (Canadian Association of Photographic Art) Competitions as a club. For the second competition this fall, the Board has selected the Black & White competition. The club will select six images, which must be from different photographers, to represent the club.

Submit one digital image for consideration in the CAPA Black & White Competition.
See CAPA Competitions under the Competitions menu tab for a brief description of the image themes, image standards, and file naming conventions.
Submit images online at SUBMIT HERE.

Outing: Shade's Mills Conservation
2024-10-20 09:00 - 11:00
Join us for a fun morning photographing one of Grand River Conservation Authority’s premier locations.
Trails, water, beach – what more could we be looking for. The terrain is pretty easy for most of the area – with a few areas a little more challenging from rocks and hills. Hopefully the leaves will still be on the trees for some great fall colour.
Date: Oct. 20, 2024 (backup date is Oct. 27 if too wet)
Time: 9 AM
Fee: $8.50 adult (13-64); $6.75 seniors (65+)/people with disabilities; or use your GRCA yearly pass if you have one; if no attendant – each car is $17
Location: 450 Avenue Road, Cambridge
Meeting Location: Trailhead Kiosk (see map showing parking and arrow to the meet location)

https://www.grandriver.ca/outdoor-recreation/conservation-areas/shades-mills/

If you have questions, contact Tina directly.

Guest Speaker: Randall Romano
2024-10-21 19:30 - 21:30 | Coldwell Banker – Peter Benninger Realty, 508 Riverbend Drive, Kitchener, Ontario, N2K 3S2, Canada
Our first Guest Speaker of the season is Randall Romano.

Join us to learn about Documentary Street Photography. Randall will share his experience and images to help you become a better and more confident street photographer sharing techniques to help you succeed on the street.
Foot Traffic is a photographic series about legs and feet in motion and at rest on the streets of Toronto.

Toronto is the largest financial center in Canada and the second largest in North America, after New York City. At the peak of commuting it was estimated 250,000 people came into and out of the financial district on a daily basis. By using documentary, still photography, my goal with this project was to experience as many aspects of the commuter life as possible and understand how it felt, to work and temporarily exist in the realm of tall office buildings.In a Canadian context the existence of a concentrated financial district and the related influx of daily workers is unique. In particular the temporary nature of humanity inhabiting the workday office buildings, surrounding streets and courtyards. By documenting the nature of this unique phenomenon, my hope was to preserve a pictorial history, reflecting the current times.

Grand Valley Image Battle (GVIB) 2024 - Images Due
2024-11-01
The Guelph Photographers’ Guild (GPG) is hosting this year’s GVIB. The GVIB will be digital and the final presentation of results will be done virtually by Zoom, date and time to be announced.
Entries:
– The GVIB is an open category competition. Any subject, in camera and post-processing technique is allowed.
– Digital images only.
Submit up to three digital images for the Grand Valley Image Battle (GVIB).
See the description of the Grand Valley Image Battle under Competitions for the image standards, i.e. how to name your work and the correct size for images.
Images will be submitted online. You must have created a login for the website.
SUBMIT HERE

Theme: Blurred Lines
2024-11-01 - 2024-11-30
November 1 – November 30
November’s Theme is Blurred Lines. Interpretation is up to you – let’s get creative here!
Our private Mighty Networks sight is a great place to share your creations, or bring your images on an image share night.
Happy Shooting.

Guest Speaker: Todd Murrison
2024-11-04 19:30 - 21:30 | Coldwell Banker – Peter Benninger Realty, 508 Riverbend Drive, Kitchener, Ontario, N2K 3S2, Canada
Todd Murrison will be presenting to us in person.
Todd will present “Architecture and the Art of Seeing Things Differently”.
From the sample images Todd provided, we are in for a treat.
Please join us at Coldwell for an evening of immersive and social time together. Plus you get to see Todd’s amazing images on the big screen. You are always welcome to join in from home via ZOOM.
Here are a few sample images from Todd:
https://highlandglen.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/ToddMurrisonSample_images-1.pdf

CAPA B&W 2024 - Image Selection
2024-11-06
Please help us select the 6 images that will represent our club in the CAPA Black & White 2024 competition. Please select one of the two following images.
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Grand Valley Image Battle 2024 - Image Selection
2024-11-06
Please help us select the 20 images that will represent our club in the Grand Valley Image Battle 2024 competition.
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OCCC Open Challenge Awards
2024-11-10 09:00 - 12:00
As members of the Ontario Council of Camera Clubs (OCCC) all HGCC members are invited to attend the 33rd Annual Awards Show. The presentation is on November 10, 2024. The show is available live and virtually.
Registration is required. For additional information and how to register visit the OCCC website. www.O3C.ca
The Ontario Council of Camera Clubs provides support and resources to the leadership of YOUR local photography club in order to facilitate the advancement of photographic arts to individual members.

Email: sponsors@o3c.ca
Website: o3c.ca
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1417451565455688
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/C3AzRK9sWda/

Meeting: Nov. 18, 2024
2024-11-18 19:30 - 21:30
Join us for a fun evening exploring photography.
Member Presentation:
This evening, HGCC member Rob Phillips will share how he makes his creative and fun images – “Combining Multiple Images to Create Something New – Digital Picture Composting.” Rob will present a number of examples of his composite images and explain the key elements needed for making them photo-realistic, the tools to do so and some tips/tricks within Photoshop.
Influential Photographer:
Additionally an HGCC member will present for our Influential Photographer series Philippe Halsman, an American portrait photographer.
Image Share:
Bring or submit up to 4 digital images or prints to share in tonight’s share session. Be prepared to tell us about your image. For digital images, please use the image standards that we use for digital competitions s these work best for our projector. Images must be resized to maximum 1920 pixels wide and maximum 1080 pixels high. Therefore a horizontal image can be no larger than 1920 wide by 1080 high and a vertical image can be no larger than 1080 wide by 1080 high.
You can bring your images on a USB stick. Come early to load them on the club’s computer for presentation. Alternatively, email all images to submissions@highlandglen.ca preferably by dinner time on Saturday Nov. 16.

Outing: Bingemans Gift Of Lights
2024-11-24 18:30 - 20:30 | Bingemans Gift of Lights, 425 Bingemans Centre Dr., Kitchener, ON, Canada
Bingemans Gift of Lights
Come on out to get into the holiday spirit. Each year Bingemans has a wonderful light display that is usually a drive through experience – but on a few special nights they only allow walking through the displays. Perfect for getting photographs. As an extra bonus, 50% of the ticket price will be donated to a charity – for the night we are going the donation will be to the Family & Children’s Services

Date: Sunday, November 24
Time: 6:30 PM
Where: 425 Bingemans Centre Dr. Kitchener. Enter at the conference centre entrance.
Meeting Location: Pond
Cost: Online advance purchase $12.95 + HST; at the door $15.95 + HST
Advanced Tickets Link
There will be parking attendants directing parking. There will be parking at the bottom of the hill behind Marshall hall and parking up top near Boston Pizza/Funworx. Our meeting point will be at the pond which is a pretty noticeable landmark.
Approximately 2.5 km walk
Remember to dress for the weather.
If you have questions, or want to let Tina know you are coming please email her directly or program@highlandglen.ca.

Theme: On The Street
2024-12-01 - 2024-12-31
December 1 – December 31
December’s Theme is ON THE STREET.
Great time to capture the hustle and bustle of the season, lights, people on the streets or architecture.
Our private Mighty Networks site is a great place for members to share your creations, or bring your images on an image share night. If you are a HGCC member and not on Mighty Network then contact us for someone to “invite you”. Best way to contact is with an email to submissions@highlandglen.ca.
Happy Shooting

Guest Speaker: Terrence Parker
2024-12-02 19:30 - 21:30
Join us for a meeting with Guest speaker Terrence Parker, who will join us either in person or by Zoom, depending on weather.
For his presentation “30 Years of Reflection” (As a Canadian Wildlife Photographer)”, Terry will share images and stories of his decades of photographic pursuits of iconic wildlife from the Rocky Mountains, Barren Grounds, and Alaska to his many visits throughout the NWT and Yukon remote wilderness.

See more by Terry:
Website: terry parker.ca
Facebook: Terry Parker Wildlife Photos
