President: Howard Goodfellow, Vice President: Larry …poppies. She emailed the mayor of Cobourg,...

President: Howard Goodfellow, Vice President: Larry Keeley,

Treasurer: Bill Hornbostel, Secretary: Sandra Peters, Technician:

John Glover, Membership: Patricia Calder, Communications: Bob

Robertson, Program: Alasdair Gillespie. Outings: Allan Short, Outreach

: Elaine Amenta, Member At Large: Chloe Craig

A collection of some of our

members best summer shots

captured while out roaming

with their cameras.

Bryan Marjoram Photo

July

2014

The Monitor Northumberland Photography Club Newsletter 2

Editor’s note: This has been a great summer for capturing images, either

while travelling, at the cottage, walking the dog, hiking, a day at the beach,

Canada Day celebrations, on biking trails, an almost endless variety of

activities available to us throughout our region and beyond. In this summer

edition of our newsletter, we have a compilation of NPC members “summer

shooting.” Enjoy!

More from Bryan Marjoram


The assassination of Austria’s archduke, Franz Ferdinand, on 28 June

1914 is widely regarded as the flashpoint for the start of the First

World War. 2014 marks the centenary of the ‘war to end all wars.’

(Newspaper article)

Teresa Glover never set out to be a campaigner – but the retiree from

Cobourg, Ontario is quickly making a name for herself as the force

behind a nationwide movement to mark the 100th anniversary of the

start of the First World War. It all began in February, when Glover’s

husband, John, casually mentioned the war anniversary while going

through some family genealogy.“I said then that we should plant

poppies all over our garden to honour this important centenary,”

Glover says. “By morning I thought I would run it by the mayor of my

town.”

Glover was somewhat surprised by the mayor’s immediate,

enthusiastic response to the idea.


The mayor, Gil Brocanier, agreed to plant 100 red poppies close to the

beach along Lake Ontario and place a small plaque to let people know

why they were planted. Inspired by this initial positive response,

Glover decided to email more mayors across Canada, urging them to

do the same in their towns. To date, 85 towns and cities – from

Newfoundland to British Columbia – have notified her of their intention

to participate in the initiative.

Glover also contacted garden clubs, asking them to encourage their

members to plant poppies in their own gardens. Her hope is that

thousands of people will make the effort to plant the little red flower

that has come to symbolize all those who fought in the Great War.

“I had a vision of poppies growing across the country this summer, and

of people being able to see them as they drive around Canada,” says

the 64-year-old, who moved to Cobourg from Richmond Hill with her

husband after they retired over a year ago.


‘It was a simple yet powerful idea. Plant 100 poppies in 100 cities to

mark 100 years since the First World War began. And retired librarian

Teresa Glover started the project in her own yard.

“My feeling was that there was such a huge loss in that war that it

must have touched every village and town in Canada,” Glover says.

“So maybe we could do something very simple just to show we didn’t

forget.”

Glover decided to email mayors all over Canada to see if they would be

willing to plant 100

poppies. She emailed

the mayor of Cobourg,

Ont., her hometown,

and received a reply

the next morning

saying he liked the

idea.

She wrote to over 100 mayors and received replies from 84 saying they

would plant the poppies. Many of them have promised pictures and any

articles written about the planting. Glover’s favourite story so far is

from Abbotsford, B.C., where a Grade 2 class and veterans from the

local legion planted the poppies together.


Glover’s drive has

also garnered

support outside

cities.

Horticulture

groups have

jumped on board,

and Glover says a

group in Sault

Ste. Marie, Ont.

purchased

300,000 seeds to

distribute for free in the area.

Though it’s nearing the end of poppy planting season and she’s

currently around 16 cities shy of her goal of 100, Glover says she

hasn’t given up. “Spring is the best time, so another couple of weeks

will be too late, unless they just plant

perennials from the garden centres.”

Floral photography captured and

submitted by John Glover.

http://ssmhortsociety.com/2014/04/16/the-flanders-poppy-seeds-are-in/


Bob Robertson submits the following: Lunenburg, NS. This is probably

Canada's oldest Anglican Church.

About photographing stained glass

windows. I didn't have a tripod with me

so I had to improvise - like trying to

balance the camera on the back of a

pew, or forming a tripod configuration

with my arms and body.

After downloading the camera card, I

had to brighten or darken some of the

glass images, consequently there are

some duplications so you can see the

effect various exposure settings

deliver. I used a wide angle zoom lens,

turning the camera for some of the

shots.


Hi....from Cindy Taylor!!

“I came back from a surreal trip to china in May where I captured

some amazing shots.”


More of Cindy’s China trip photos.......


........ And they have horses in

Newfoundland, too! Here are

some of the photos Pat Calder

captured on her trip to one of

Canada’s island provinces.


Louise Weldon sends

us a photo of her

beautiful dog, Ramona,

enjoying summer at the

cottage!

Chris Cromien captured this photo of

an old truck near Paris, ON.

Call for volunteers for September.

As part of our Outreach program we teach classes to youth at The

Northumberland YMCA.

For 45 minutes on Mondays, starting at 4pm for 8 weeks.

We start with the basics and give weekly assignments and go outside

to shoot for a bit. Mostly point and shoot.

If anyone is interested in teaching one or two classes please contact

Elaine Amenta at [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]


“Hey Larry...here are some photos for the

Monitor.” Submitted by Elaine Amenta

Music Man from the House and Garden

tour, a butterfly from the butterfly release

at New Amherst park .........

........ And ghostly trees:

v

Hi gang. I have booked Doug Banks to clean cameras at our first

meeting in September. $20 per camera, in a ziploc bag. No lens, just a

cap. (Elaine Amenta)


The Northumberland United Way’s new We Live Here 2015 book

is to be published in the fall of 2014 and we are looking for

Northumberland based photographers to submit works for

consideration in the book. As you may be aware, with assistance

from the NPC, the first book raised over $17 000.00 for the United

Way and we would like to repeat that success.

Submissions can be made right now and up until September 26,

2014. Please see the Call For Works and the Conditions

attachment provided. Contact Stephe Della Casa for more

details.

Stephen Della Casa Innkeeper, The Woodlawn Inn

420 Division St., Cobourg K9A 3R9 Tel 905-372-2235 ext.112

NPC Technical Assistant

One of our Technical Assistants from last year will not be returning to the

club in September so we are asking for a volunteer to step up and help. The

role is to assist with the setup of the A/V equipment for the monthly meetings

prior to the start of each meeting and for the breakdown and return to

storage at the end of the session. Most of the equipment is stored in the

basement of our facility at the Salvation Army Church, 59 Ballantine Rd,

Cobourg, therefore some lifting and carrying up stairs is required. You would

need to be at the facility by 6pm and be able to stay behind until all

equipment is returned to storage. We are usually finished by 10:45pm.

This role is key to the success of our meetings and it is important to have

this in place prior to the first meeting in September. Please contact me by

email at [email protected] or call me at home at

289-252-2259 asap.Regards,John GloverTechnical Director

tel:905-372-2235%20ext.112

mailto:[email protected]

tel:289-252-2259


Equine photographs from

Newfoundland submitted by Pat Calder

Pearl Crescent butterfly -- at

Orono Crown Lands. Butterflies can be

easy or difficult to capture, depending

mostly on how long they decide to alight

on a flower, and being close enough to

you for a shot.

Tank Day -- Roll-past at the Oshawa

Regiment Tank Day in July. I

tried to capture an action shot as

this tank was kicking up the dust.

Battle is on! (Bob Bell photos)


Seagulls -- I tried to capture the sky full of seagulls that this

young boy scared up at Darlington Provincial Park. A second or two

earlier, while he was running, would have made a more interesting

shot. Timing is everything sometimes. (Bob)

“To the complaint, 'There are no people in these photographs,' I

respond, There are always two people: the photographer and the viewer.”

― Ansel Adams

“A great photograph is one that fully expresses what one feels, in the

deepest sense, about what is being photographed.”

― Ansel Adams

http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/12115.Ansel_Adams




Two images of the Cobourg Waterfront Festival. Submitted by David O’Rourke

A slow summer start so far as photographs go but here are three shots for

the Monitor.

Submitted by Richard Looye


Flowers and insects photos submitted by

Russ Donaldson

Congratulations to

Allan Short for

placing first in the

Altered Reality

category at the

CLIC Show and Sale

in Picton.


Highlights of NPC Executive Meeting June 16, 2014

The outgoing and incoming executive members were present. Patricia

Calder, Howard Goodfellow and Alasdair Gillespie had previous

commitments. The meeting was called to order by Larry Keeley at 7:04 p.m.

The President, Vice President and Treasurer will have signing authority on

the club bank account.

At the monthly meetings, Photo Evaluation and Tech Talks will be alternated

monthly. September will have a Photo Evaluation session and October will

have a Tech Talk.

The current member at large position on the executive, held by Chloe Craig

will continue to be a non- voting position.

Bob Robertson will be in charge of creating a committee for organizing the

Christmas party.

Chloe Craig will set up a committee to organize the spring workshop. The

Salvation Army building has been booked for the first Saturday in May 2015

for this.

The contract for the Salvation Army meeting room runs until June 2015.

Negotiations to renew it will start early in 2015.

Elaine will look into booking another camera cleaning session.

The problems encountered with Power Point slide shows during the May

meeting was discussed. Members need to be given more information

regarding sending these files.

The September meeting will be held on Monday, September 8, at the

Salvation Army Church Hall, in Cobourg. The guest speaker will be Brian

Hart.

Upcoming Exhibitions – Lang Pioneer Village in August (set up date July 30)

and the Northumberland Art Gallery on Queen Street in Port Hope. Take

down date is August 30.

Formal outings will resume in September. Allan Short will provide some

information about various photographic opportunities throughout the

summer. Meeting adjourned at 9:10 p.m.


The Last Page(s)!

The Monarch

This is the second

summer we have noticed

a scarcity of Monarch

butterflies in our

backyard. Up until last summer, we usually

had dozens of these colourful erratic-flying

beauties flitting from one clump of blossoms

to another in Dawn’s flower beds. Total, so far

this summer: one!

Monarch butterfly photos submitted by Dawn Knudsen.

A few weeks ago, we discovered a Monarch

caterpillar, clinging to a milkweed leaf. Because

milkweeds are a favourite food source for Monarchs,

this plant is mostly selected as an incubation site for

the next generation of this species. Wanting to

protect this caterpillar from predators, we clipped

the leaf and placed it in an aquarium where it

voraciously ate the milkweed leaves we had

provided. A few days later, it cocooned and, within a

few more days, emerged as a fully formed, although

slightly damp, Monarch butterfly. We set the

container outside where it could dry its wings and

marvelled as it took its first flight around our back

yard. What a precious sight this was!

A number of conditions account for the

drastically declining numbers of this

beautiful life form. Chief among them is the

destruction of their favourite food, the

milkweed. As farmers and property owners

eradicate this so-called noxious weed from

their fields and gardens, less and less food is

left each year to sustain new generations.

The resulting demise is now estimated to be

in the millions!!


And with the current global economic and political turmoil such as it is,

scant attention is being focussed on this calamity. The Monarch may soon

join the Dodo bird on the list of extinguished species unless something is

quickly done to curb its decline.

The base population of the Monarch butterfly is still large enough for its

numbers to return to former levels. Efforts are being made by various groups

to provide areas where milkweeds can flourish. Even small garden plots with

clusters of these plants can play a vital role. To that end, we now have many

milkweed plants growing in our back yard. Hopefully, if enough similarly

concerned people get involved, the future for the Monarch butterfly will be

much brighter.

Putting together this summer edition of the newsletter was a lot of fun.

Seeing the pages come alive with members’ photos made the effort well

worthwhile. Many thanks to those who submitted these photographs.

The next edition of our newsletter will be available on the 25th, or

thereabouts, of August. Members wanting to submit materials should plan to

send this to me by the 20th of each month. Hope you enjoy the rest of this

lovely summer!

Farmland Near Keene. LK Photo

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