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“Essentials of Time-Lapse Photography” – March 5

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With special guest presenter, Silvana Della Camera

Time-lapse photography can produce stunning images that give viewers a glimpse of the world as they rarely see it, With digital photography now a daily part of our lives, this art of capturing change over time has become more accessible than ever before. In this presentation, Silvana will demonstrate how anyone can do this now, with gear they already own.

Silvana is passionate about photographing what the eye can’t perceive. A software engineer by trade, her fascination with photography began at a very early age and grew into a lifelong obsession as her view of the world evolved.

Silvana has received many photography awards, has had images published in a number of magazines and has presented and judged at camera clubs and art associations throughout North America. She has authored three books on photography, and offers photography workshops, photo walks, photo tours and private instruction,. Her presentations to camera clubs focus on the topics she is passionate about, including infrared, Milky Way, black & white, nightscapes and deep space photography as well as time-lapse.

Silvana believes here is much more in a scene than what is visible to the human eye, and challenges photographers to tap into the power of their cameras to discover it.

Below are a few of Silvana’s images (click to enlarge). You can learn more about her and see more of her work on her website.

The meeting will be held via Zoom, on Wed. March 5, 2025, 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 so that you receive this.

A note to non-members of our Club: you’re welcome to attend this event as a guest; be sure to contact us by March 3 to sign up.

2024:  Our Year in Review

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2024 was a good year for our Club! A few of the highlights…

Membership:
27 members in January 2024—38 in December 2024 (40% increase)

Members who displayed prints in our shows:
13 (34% of club)

15 in-person events:

  • 10 photo walkabouts
  • 2 field trips
  • 2 gear sales
  • Annual Fall Show

Learning & Inspiration at our 19 Zoom meetings:

  • 4 guest presentations – one more postponed to 2025 due to internet outage
  • 3 presentations by club members
  • 1 presentation from CAPA
  • 10 themed photo assignments
  • 16 members shared about 950 images from assignments & walkabouts

Amount of budgeted revenue raised:
253%. This was made possible thanks to generous donations of used gear by three Gabriola Islanders. Our heartfelt gratitude to each of them!

Website:
1200 visitors, 3200 views in 2024.

  • Passed milestone of 10,000 all-time views since site began in Nov. 2018.
  • Added video site, so as to upload all shared photo slideshows and recorded presentations from Club meetings (over 20 such items now accessible from password-protected Members page).
  • 32 new posts (club news, speakers, events, shows etc) & many additions to existing pages.
  • Top 5 posts in 2024 (# views):
    • Remembering Sharron” (103)
    • “She’s Messing Around Again” – Diane’s show (88)
    • Photo Walkabout – Decourcy Loop” (78)
    • “Stalking Shadows & Stealing Light” – Sher’s show (63)
    • “Gear & Gadgets Galore” – Gear Sale (63)

Best wishes from the Executive to all Club members, for a wonderful 2025, filled with many more exciting opportunities for learning and growing creatively!

Linda, Sally, Corinne & Laurie

Two New Club Exhibitions – on now, until early spring 2025

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As an ongoing project, Gabriola Photography Club curates the art display space downstairs at the Gabriola Medical Clinic on Church Street, Gabriola Island. Club members take turns having solo exhibitions or taking part in group exhibitions.

The coming of the new year turns out to be a busy time for Gabriola Photography Club! Eight or our members are displaying their work in two separate print exhibitions here on Gabriola Island.

Downstairs at the Medical Centre on Church Street, a new exhibit hosts a variety of prints – both colour and monochrome – by club members Linda Blokhuisen, Sally Bullas, John Konovsky, Laurie MacBride and Joan Owen. The show is on now and will run until February 20, Mondays through Fridays during daytime hours.

Meanwhile, over on North Road, patients of Gabriola Chiropractic will be in for a visual feast, with 32 prints on display from January 1 until March 31 during business hours. Seven club members are involved, including Linda, Sally, Laurie and Joan, along with Sher Falls, Corinne Flaws and Steve Struthers.

Headshot of Linda Blokhuisen
Dark background image of woman behind camera
Headshot of Corinne Flaws
Headshot of Laurie MacBride

“Adventures in Photography” – Upstairs until Jan. 10/25

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Four gannets flying together, with wings outspread.
© Corinne Flaws

While our club continues to show our work downstairs at the Gabriola Medical Centre, this month you’ll find a new exhibit by one of our members upstairs as well.

“Adventures in Photography” is a new show by Corinne Flaws, a visual artist and photographer who specializes in landscape, wildlife and abstract imagery.

Corinne has always had a passion for nature and for capturing its beauty. It inspires her to share what she sees, through her photographs and her other art. As well as producing beautiful photographs, she enjoys capturing images with her camera to use as inspiration for her paintings.    

Corinne moved from Winnipeg to Gabriola Island in 2020. This show includes a collection of her favourite images captured right here on Gabriola and on Vancouver Island, as well as from Manitoba and her travels in Utah and Oregon, and the Shetland Isles.

The exhibit will be on display upstairs at the Medical Centre until January 10, 2025.

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.