This webinar is part of the Fred & Edie Greene Speaker Series

Lost in Fog – Photographing the Foggy Landscape
Ed McGuirk

Fog is often referred to as the “Photographers Best Friend”, and is a wonderful element to include in landscape images. Fog has many moods that can add a lot of drama and emotion to images. Fog can be soft, delicate, and very ethereal looking. Or it can create very moody and mysterious looking images. Fog can simplify images by reducing distractions and softening backgrounds. It can also be used to isolate subjects, and create a sense of depth in compositions.

This program will cover the technical, creative and post-processing aspects of photographing foggy landscapes, including the following topics;

– What is fog, and what causes it to occur
– How to evaluate weather conditions to predict when fog is likely to occur.
– What are the different types of fog, and what places do they occur
– Simplifying compositions and backgrounds with fog.
– Using fog to create a sense of depth in compositions.
– Emphasizing light with fog (sunbeams and backlit fog).
– How to use fog to add mood, emotion and drama to your images.
– In-field shooting strategies to get better fog images
– Post-processing fog images using Lightroom

BIO:
Ed McGuirk is a Massachusetts based landscape and nature photographer whose work concentrates on New England. He belongs to the Sudbury Valley Nature Photographers and the Massachusetts Camera Naturalists. His work has earned numerous honors, including the Lynn Salon’s Videtta Award, NECCC Nature Image of the Year, Highly Commended in the USA Landscape Photographer of the Year, and NPN’s Nature Photographer of the Year in 2021. Ed’s work has been published in “Outdoor Photographer”, “Nature Photographers.net” and other publications. To see more of Ed’s work, visit his website at http://www.edmcguirkphoto.com

Non-members of the Photographic Guild of Nova Scotia can register for the presentation using the following link: Registration through Eventbrite

PGNS members can go to the members only page for the WebEx link to the meeting.

This webinar is part of the Fred & Edie Greene Speaker Series

A Canoe and Photographic Adventure in Canada’s Arctic
Jim Neale

In the summer of 2022, I was joined by colleagues from Japan, Singapore and the United States to spend 4 weeks canoeing from the headwaters of the Horton River to the Arctic Ocean. The 700 km journey took us through intimate watershed streams, vast tundra regions and 70 km’s of rapids surrounded by sheer canyons. The route was filled with spectacular scenery and intimate wildlife encounters. In this presentation I’ll be sharing some highlights and images of our adventure, my camera gear choices, waterproofing/packing suggestions and reflections on the photographic experience. I also look forward to discussions around the many questions and ideas that I hope will arise.
 
Bio:
Jim’s primary photographic interests are travel and sports of all kinds. He and his partner Donna travel about 6 months of the year, seeking out places and experiences that are unique and compelling. Sometimes he comes back with reasonable images but photography is not his primary reason for travel, nor do they ever do justice to the magic of the experiences.

Jim started his career leading groups in the wilderness for weeks at a time and has continued that practice throughout his adult life. Planning is currently underway to kayak the coast of Greenland for a month next summer. You preview some of Jim’s photography on his Flickr page.

Non-members of the Photographic Guild of Nova Scotia can register for the presentation using the following link: Registration through Eventbrite

PGNS members can go to the members only page for the WebEx link to the meeting.