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December 7 Photo Walkabout: Drumbeg Park

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Gabriola’s beautiful Drumbeg Park is the subject of our next Photo Walkabout.

Plan to meet at 9 am on Saturday, December 7. Bypass Drumbeg’s main entrance and instead, park at the very end of Stalker Rd. (You’re in the right place if you see a large ornamental lighthouse on your starboard side as you face the water.)

Our plan is to follow the shoreline loop trail, returning through the forest.The entire trail is well maintained and easy walking. 

It’s a picturesque place and you should be able to find plenty of photographic subjects, including fir, arbutus and Garry oak trees, winding trails, the sandstone shoreline and various views and landscape possibilities – perhaps even some wintering birds. Along with the big picture scenes, try to narrow down your focus for some detail photography.

Drumbeg is not a long distance walk, so we’ll take our time and really try to observe things we might normally walk right past.

Dress accordingly for what will likely be damp and/or chilly weather. Option to meet afterwards for coffee and lunch at either the Ground Up, Mad Rona’s or the Golf Club.

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November 24: Fall Show Time!

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Gabriola Photography Club’s Fall Show & Sale will take place this year on Sunday, November 24. It’s our annual opportunity to share our work with the rest of the Gabriola Island community – and a great antidote to the dark days of late fall!

A Great blue heron standing on a dock beside the water, with its beak wide open, asking "Wanna talk photography?", with details of date, time and place of the 2024 Fall Show & Sale by Gabriola Photography Club.

This fun, free event takes place from 12:00 to 4:00 pm at the Rollo Centre (685 North Road, in the Village, across from the school).

In addition to all the gorgeous prints, greeting cards and photographic gifts that you’ll find there, the Show is a good opportunity to meet some of the folks involved in the Gabriola Photography Club and learn more about our group, which welcomes new members.

November 5 Photo Walkabout: Old City Quarter

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We’ll be heading to Nanaimo’s Old City Quarter for our next Photo Walkabout.

Meet on Tuesday, November 5 at 8:30am at the Gabriola ferry terminal, to take the 8:45am sailing to Nanaimo as a walk-on passenger.

From the Nanaimo side, we’ll pass by the Port Theatre in downtown Nanaimo and head up to the Old City Quarter. This photographically rich area was originally the economic heart of the city, and is nowadays a favourite shopping destination, housing an eclectic mix of independent shops and businesses, revitalized heritage buildings and newer development.

Photo opportunities should be diverse, as the area includes plenty of interesting buildings, architectural details and graffiti. Street photography and panning moving subjects should also be possibilities – in short, anything that catches your eye.

As we move along we’ll establish some specific meeting points so the group can stay together. There will be an option to meet for lunch afterwards at either Gina’s Mexican or The Vault Cafe. 

Photos by Romeo Rossi. Click to enlarge.

“My Journey in the Audio-Visual World” – October 16

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With special guest presenter, Colin Harrison (UK)

Our next speaker, Colin Harrison, is a well-deserved recipient of many international photography awards over the years – and is always an entertaining and engaging presenter.

Colin gave two very well-received zoom presentations to our club in 2020 and 2021, on his creative work in digital exhibitions and flower photography – presentations he made to clubs in 16 countries, raising nearly £4500 for cancer charities around the world.

This time he’s back with a presentation entitled “My Journey in the Audio-Visual World”, featuring some of the AV sequences he has produced over the past three years. We’ll be seeing a variety of photographic subjects including Death Valley, the Grand Canyon, creative flower photography and ghost towns. The presentation will also include his latest AV, based on a musical story of an American trucker.

Colin says his AVs are mainly short and light-hearted, and his mission statement is “to entertain the audience”. He was recently awarded silver medals in the UK and Poland for his AV sequences.

Colin oversaw the Cheltenham International Photographic Salon for a number of years and has judged camera club competitions and salons at home in the UK and abroad, including Norway, Turkey, Australia, Nepal, Montenegro and India. To learn more about him and see some of his images, you can check out his website at www.colinharrisonphotography.uk

The meeting will be held via Zoom, on Wed. October 16, at 10 am PDT. The link will be sent by email to all Gabriola Photography Club members on the weekend before the meeting. Make sure your membership is up to date (paid for 2024) so that you receive this info.

A note to non-members of our Club: you are welcome to attend this event as a guest; contact us by October 14 to sign up.

Sat. August 24: Great Gear & Gadgets Sale

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This event is open to the public and takes place outdoors, in the Village – an easy walk from the Gabriola ferry terminal for anyone coming from Nanaimo as a foot passenger.

We’ll have a wide variety of lightly-used photographic equipment on offer, in exchange for a donation to Gabriola Photography Club. Hope to see you there!