MCC SNAPSHOT - JUNE 2014 - MCC MCC

MCC SNAPSHOT - JUNE 2014REMEMBERING ROYRoy Williams, celebrating his 90th birthday with his wife and son.Roy died on May 26, 2014. He was 93 years young!Roy Williams joined the Mississauga Camera Club in 1992. He was an active member,sharing his time and expertise. During the past 22 years, Roy served on the Executive asTreasurer for 8 years and GTCCC rep for three years. He was the Co-ordinator of Photographyfor Carassauga for five years.

Roy enjoyed photography, but he also enjoyed the fellowship that he received from members ofMCC. He was known for his clever wit, dry humour, as well as his jokes, and those close tohim found that warm heart which they treasure. When digital photography arrived in 2000, Royembraced the change and mentored others, introducing them to an on-line forum where hemade many friends from around the world.During his years with MCC, Roy voiced his opinions and was never shy to make a comment at ameeting. He enjoyed playing the role of club curmudgeon, but was always supportive ofchanges being made. Roy was proud of the recognition he received from the club for his bodyof work. This was most evident in the presentation he made to the membership three yearsago.In his final months, Roy's spirits were buoyed by the frequent visits of a few MCC pals. Helooked forward to those visits and the slide shows and videos of his beloved photographs. Thisseason, a Show-Off of his exquisite Winter images, and his Photo Essay were enjoyed by themembership.Roy was an inspiration to us all - still competing at age 93! He will be greatly missedThank you to Audrey, Bruce, Doug, Hilary Joyce for sharing their memories.CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR AWARD WINNERS 2013 - 2014The Digital Trophy winners:1)2)3)4)5)6)Ron Manning Trophy for Digital Beginner: Jim EvansRon Manning Trophy for Digital Intermediate: Karen CardozoRon Manning Trophy for Digital Advanced: Sandra HawkinsHerb Martin Trophy for Best in Nature: Sandra HawkinsHerb Martin Trophy for Best in Creative: Annette SeipHerb Martin Trophy for Best in Pictorial: Marty PinkerThe Print Trophy winners:1)2)3)Simmonds Print Trophy for Prints Level 1: Efraim PerlSoltys Print Trophy for Prints Level 2: Ina MiglinWilf Natrass Trophy for Best Print: Ina MiglinThe Club Champion, Robbie Robinson Trophy:Tony Paine

Maurice de Cunha AwardRobert Bateman for "Tulip The Last Curtain Call"Jim Cranston AwardAl Tilson for "Field of Gold in Monochrome"President's Choice Volunteer of the YearJennifer Fowler, Janet Martin, Efraim PerlFROM THE PRESIDENT . . .The 2014 Annual General Meeting of the Mississauga Camera Clubwill be held onThursday, October 16, 2014It was originally intended to hold the General Meeting earlier in October, but that plan waschanged to accommodate attendance of members who will be on the Arizona tour during thattime.Steve Balke, President

HELP US CELEBRATEThe 2014-2015 season will mark the 60th anniversary of the Club. A group of members hasalready started working on this endeavour - collecting memories, memorabilia, prints andslideshows. As a member of the MCC, you are also a member of this team. In the upcomingseason we will look back on 60 years of the Mississauga Camera Club.Audrey Cherevaty - audrey.cherevaty052@sympatico .caSHOW-OFF VOTED AN OVERWHELMING SUCCESS.Thank you to all who participated in SHOW OFF this season. The membership survey showedthat this has been a huge success. To continue this program, we need your slideshow!Over the summer, why not collect your favourite images to create a mini show (2-3 minutesmax) of any topic you choose. That entails anything from 10 to 40 images, with music orotherwise. Assistance in creating a slideshow is available for beginners.Please see Hilarie at the meetings or email: hilarie1@sympatico.ca with 'show-off' in thesubject line2014 BANQUET COMMITTEE REPORTWe are pleased to announce that we sold 96 tickets to the banquet this year and 91 membersattended. This was the best participation so far. As usual the Oasis catering staff prepared anexcellent meal.Presentations were shown of the Jim Cranston and Maurice deCunha competitions, the winningimages from all of the past year's print and digital competitions, members' favourite photoessays, and a review of some of the club's activities from the past year, as well as the trophywinning images.Pat Donaldson was the lucky winner of the raffle ticket prize of a 30 X 40 inch print on canvas ofan image of her own choosing.Door prizes were won by:Pradipta DattaMarty PinkerLinda LinHilarie McNeil-SmithMyra Jones & Judy StuartThe Banquet CommitteeSue AdorjanTeena StickelAnne GreschukCraig Stirton

GTCCC UPDATE . . . . . from Hilary Callin, your representative for the GTCCC - Greater Toronto Council ofCamera Clubs.Paul Sparrow, who provided a great presentation at the recent GTCCC Educational Day, isoffering a one day ProShow workshop on the topic of creating extraordinary slide shows. Theworkshop will be held on Saturday June 21st at the Burlington Arts Centre, cost is 100. Theweb link is available in the poster.

MembershipWe are accepting applications from the public for membership in MCC for the 2014-15 seasonfrom June 1st until July 31st, 2014. Details and application forms are available on the MCCwebsite by clicking on the Becoming a Member tab. Application forms and a cheque for theappropriate membership fee should be forwarded before July 31st to:Linda Hilliard2132 Devon Rd.Oakville, ON. L6J 2N2Any other membership inquiries should be directed tomembership@mississaugacameraclub.ca.Linda Hilliard is taking over responsibility for membership issues for the 2014-15 season. Wewould like to take this opportunity to thank Linda Wiesner who has worked so hard and donesuch an excellent job on membership for the past seven (!!!) years, particularly over the last twoyears when our membership increased by 50%. We are sure Linda W. will enjoy having morefree time to pursue her photography hobby.Linda HilliardMembership ChairCAPA JUDGING SESSIONThe tentative date for the CAPA Judging Session is October 25, 2014. Members on the mailinglist will receive a confirming note when the date is official. Other members will have anopportunity to consider taking the session when our MCC program meetings resume inSeptember.Robbie RobinsonKLIKKLIK , our on-line magazine, continues to need material for forthcoming issues. Please sendarticles, images, new techniques, information on forthcoming events, interesting web sites,items for sale - just about anything related to photography that would be of interest to ourmembers.Please submit your text content in an editable format - like an MSWord document - and not in a"read-only" file like a PDF document. Images should be jpeg files, embedded in the document,or sent separately.Please send your submissions to: KLIK@mississaugacameraclub.ca

WANTED! DIGITAL CAMERAS . . .I am working on a major project involving impoverished, remote First Nation youth struggling tostay alive. Some of the highest suicide rates in the world exist in their communities right here inCanada. Part of the project is to place cameras into the hands of the youth so that they may telltheir stories and find a voice of expression and hope. If you, or someone you know, might havea working digital camera you/ they wish to donate, please know that your contribution will touchand impact many lives.THANK YOU for your consideration and for the support of others. You truly will make adifference.Sherry PrenevostFor further information, or to donate equipment, please contact Sherry at:905-569-0189 or 416-570-8315 or by email at: prenevost@mac.comPHOTO OPS - JUNE to AUGUST, 2014MIDWEEK CYCLING CLUB: Bicycle races every Tuesday evening during summer:www.midweekclub.caWATERLOO CENTRAL RAILWAY: July 1 Canada Day Excursion to ElmiraCivic Holiday Weekend Monday Excursion to Elmira: www.waterloocentralrailway.com/steam/JUNEJune 6 - 8, BREAD 7 HONEY FESTIVAL, Streetsville - Parade, entertainment, vendorshttp://breadandhoney.ca/June 7 - 8, PEONY FESTIVAL, Oshawa: spJune 7 - 8, RE-ENACTMENT OF BATTLE OF STONEY CREEK, Stoney pJune Weekends, IRIS & PEONIES, Royal Botanical Gardens: http://www.rbg.ca/eventsJune 13, FRIDAY THE 13TH, Port DoverMotorcycles, motorcycles & more motorcycles; great opportunity for people watching: http://www.pd13.com/

June 13, ILLUMINAQUA, WellandUnique blend of music, fire and fountains set on Welland's waterways: www.illuminaqua/site/homeJune 13 - 15, MISSISSAUGA WATERFRONT FESTIVAL - entertainment, shows, vendorshttp://www.themwf.com/June 19 - 28, TORONTO JAZZ FESTIVAL, 40 locations across the city: http://torontojazz.com/June 21 - 22, ABORIGNAL FESTIVAL, Midland - Music, drumming, June 21 - 22, TORONTO DRAGON BOAT RACES, Toronto Centre Island: http://dragonboats.com/June 30, CANADA DAY FIREWORKS, Harbourfront Centre: http://www.harbourfrontcentre.com/JULYJuly 1, CANADA DAY CELEBRATIONS, Mississauga Celebration Square - Concerts tionsquare/July 8 - Aug 4, CARIBBEAN CARNIVAL TORONTO - entertainment, parade on August ust 2, COBOURG SANDCASTLE FESTIVAL: http://www.cobourgtourism.ca/sandcastle/August 9 & 10, HEAVY HORSE FIELD DAYS & OLD TIME FAIR, Country Heritage st6 15 - 16, BRACEBRIDGE HIGHLAND GAMES - music, dancing, t 15 - 17, PORT CREDIT BUSKER FEST: http://portcreditbuskerfest.com/August 15 - Sept 1, CANADIAN NATIONAL EXHIBITION: http://theex.com/August 21 - 24, TORONTO BUSKER FEST: http://torontobuskerfest.com/August 23 - 24, POW WOW 2014, Rama: http://ramafirstnation.ca/powwow/

Editor's note . . .Snapshot will be on vacation for the month of July, but will return mid-August with all the newsabout the 2014 - 2015 Anniversary Season. Have a super summer !

The 2014-2015 season will mark the 60th anniversary of the Club. A group of members has already started working on this endeavour - collecting memories, memorabilia, prints and slideshows. As a member of the MCC, you are also a member of this team. In the upcoming season we w