The Mayor of Halifax Theme Competition “Canada Games 2011″ has been rescheduled from February 14th to March 20th , 2011. Just a reminder that this competition will accept images shot outside HRM boundaries e g at Wentworth.
Due to copious amounts of snow down and I will be in Cuba cycling in the warmth of the Carribean, this field trip will be cancelled. Maybe next year
Happy Groundhog day everyone! Here’s hoping that spring is just around the corner… 
The Winter issue of the Bluenose Focus is now available on-line at The Newsletter Page and you can view past issues by clicking on the newsletter link above.
In this wintry issue, we have several seasonal topics and even a detailed tutorial on skin retouching, photos from PGNS members and more.
Do you know a member who isn’t on-line? Please let me know so I can make sure they get a copy of the newsletter too.
Enjoy! See you in the spring!
The Eagle Watch field trip to Sheffield Mills has been moved from Sunday to Saturday, January 29th.
Plan is to meet at the car pool parking lot at 8:15 am and depart at 8:30 am. Hwy 101, Exit 4, turn left at the stop sign and proceed to the parking lot. We will then proceed to Grand Pre area, Wolfville, Port Williams and Church Street. From there we will go to Sheffield Mills and the Middle Dyke Road. Kindly have your Waivers signed and ready to turn in. Waivers are under Quick Links on the right.
Most people head out on their own and meet up later. Eagle Watch directions turn off the Hwy 101 at New Minas. Signs are displayed with an eagle head to Sheffield Mills.
LOCATION: Sheffield Mills Community Hall, 98 Black Hole Road (near Canning , Kings Co. N.S.), Directions: Take exit 12 off Hwy. 101 and follow the blue eagle signs or watch for turnoff signs from highway 1 at Greenwich, New Minas, or Kentville.
Eagle Watch weekend presents pancake breakfasts and entertainment for two weekends. Several communities are also planning various options to eat. All of these are fund raisers for the communities and charities for the local area. The upstairs hall in Sheffield Mills will have displays, videos, various artwork including photography and paintings, a native feather ceremony. An interest to photographers this year is the addition of a Photo Safari Workshops.
Check out web site at: http://www.eaglens.ca
Due to the number of people that will be on location at the Middle Dyke Road observing and photographing the activities of birds (and last year, coyotes), you are on you own for the rest of the day to roam around the local areas to photograph the raptors and such.
Kingsport is another favorite locations as is the church parking lot on Church Street, just outside of Port Williams.
If you are interested in meeting up at The Port pub in Port Williams at 5 pm ( http://theportpub.com/) for food, drinks and camaraderie, please let me know, so that I can give them potential numbers. If I got 10 or more responses, we can have a booking
Email me at: johnwmwebb(at)eastlink.ca.
The “Printing with New Media ” workshop scheduled for Monday, January 24th at Atlantic Photo Supply is canceled.
The field trip is canceled due to the weather forecast of rain and high winds.
Field trip to Eastern Shore {Clam Harbour Beach}
Saturday November 6th, 2010.
Meeting place on Saturday morning at 8:30 a.m. at Tim Horton’s Parking lot
84 Main St. Dartmouth.
Realease forms to be signed and map to area will be handed out.
We shall then leave for Clam Harbour Beach Park.
High tide at 8:30 a.m. With low tide at 3:15 p.m. , since best of photography is done on the outgoing tide, we may have time to stop and shoot subjects of interest along the way.
Road to be taken is Highway 7 to the Webbers/Esso Station turnoff to Clam Harbour.
{see area map.} Plan is to arrive at Park gate by 10:30-11:00 a.m. There are picnic
tables at the park so plan to bring a light lunch if you wish.
I plan to leave by 3:00-3:30 p.m. For those who wish to remain and then have supper on the way back, there is Marcus and Willy’s Pub and Sport Bar at the Forest Hill Shopping Center on Highway 7. ( this is about 16 kilometers from Webber’s turn off on the return to Dartmouth.)
I will be monitoring the weather for Saturday’s trip and will advise according of any potential change, i e cancellation. I am not having an alternate date on the Sunday due my being unavailable on that date and as there is also a Sunday evening meeting at the Guild.
Eugene Mio
Tel. # 422-0453
Hi folks,
The Field Trip will not proceed on Saturday October 16th.
Clarence advises that “if the weather predictions improve by
Saturday say around 5 p.m. we will reconsider putting it on for
Sunday. As of now it looks like a no go for both days.”
If the Field Trip proceeds on Sunday, notice will be sent via email to our Googlegroup and we will post particulars on this website.
Dean
As we gear up for a new season of competition with the Guild, the fall edition of the Bluenose Focus is now available for download at This Link.
The layout has changed to look more like a magazine and I hope you find it easy to follow and read. The file is also much smaller and should make for a much easier download at only about 3-1/2 MB while retaining full colour right up to the edge of the page and without sacrificing quality of the print.
Please let me know if you have any comments or suggestions for the January 2011 edition, just in time for the Canada Games in Halifax! Have you volunteered yet???
We have some great stuff lined up for this year! You can win Adobe Lightroom 3!
There will be two seminars in the morning and four field sessions to choose from in the afternoon.
Mike’s session is sponsored by the Photographic Society of America and Adobe. You can win Adobe Lightroom 3, a camera bag, an Adobe Lightroom T-shirt, 1 of 5 Adobe lens clothes or 1 of 5 Adobe Lugguage Tags plus Adobe goodies for everyone!
Burke Auditorium
Saint Mary’s University
Robie and Inglis St
Halifax, Nova Scotia
More sponsors coming soon!
