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

SCUBA Diving the Coral Triangle: Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands
Lin Craft

The Indo-Pacific region of the southwest Pacific Ocean contains the most biodiverse marine waters in the world. At its heart is the so called Coral Triangle. I recently returned to SCUBA Diving and over the past three years I have had the good fortune to make diving expeditions to several locations, two of them within the Coral Triangle: Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.

This program, while focusing on sharing the incredible beauty and diversity of these relatively pristine areas as seen through the eyes of a marine biologist, will also mention the challenges and threats faced by our oceans, and by coral reefs in particular.

In Papua New Guinea we’ll visit the magnificent coral reefs and seamounts surrounded by the picturesque volcano dominated islands of New Britain. These remote coral reefs areas still teem with a diversity and abundance of life we invertebrates. We’ll explore the vertical walls of seamounts festooned with luxurious arrays of soft coral, and sponges and discover interesting interspecies relationships. We’ll also explore the islands and reefs of the Solomon Islands..Along the way, I will describe the unique challenges that are faced by the underwater photographer and the equipment that is needed. We may also briefly visit some of the native people that we encountered . I hope you will join me for this adventure.

Bio:

Lin Craft, FPSA, FSCACC
Now retired and living in Fallbrook, Lin has been a marine biologist and underwater photographer for over 40 years. Her love of the underwater world has taken her all over the world, including diving under the ice in Antarctica. Her photographic interests focus on wildlife and the natural world and she travels as much as she can. Her goal is to share not only the beauty of nature, but to foster a greater understanding of, and appreciation for, the interconnectedness of all living things.

Lin is very active in camera clubs and photo organizations both locally and nationally. She is the current President of the Fallbrook Camera Club and a past President of the Southern California Association of Camera Clubs (SCACC). A longtime, active member of the Photographic Society of America (PSA), Lin has served in many positions including as Chairman of the Nature Division. She is currently a member of the Ethics Review Board for PSA.

Lin judges regularly for camera clubs and photo competitions all over the US, including the San Diego County Fair, the Antelope Valley Fair and many PSA sanctioned International Exhibitions of Photography. Her photography has been exhibited and sold at local art venues and her images have been published in Books, Magazines, Calendars and Brochures.
She has presented over 250 educational slide shows for groups of all backgrounds and ages including more than 10 programs for PSA Annual Conferences.

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

Portraits Unplugged: Finding the Beauty in Natural Light
Bobbi Lane

Any time of day can work for flattering or effective environmental portraits provided you learn to “see” the light/shadow. The “Big Three” – direction, quality and depth of light are the key to describing your subject and setting the mood. We work with window light, backlight, open shade and garage door lighting. Reflectors and diffusers provide a tremendous amount of control in manipulating the light.

We will start with an instructional image presentation that covers the “rules” of Portraits Unplugged and various lighting situations for creative imaging. This will take your appreciate of light up a notch and help you make better and more meaningful portraits!

Bio:
Bobbi Lane, a Fujifilm “X” Photographer, is an award-winning commercial photographer specializing in creative portraits on location and in the studio. Lane’s multi-faceted approach to photography incorporates over 40 years of technical experience with innovative artistic interpretation. Her corporate and editorial work includes corporate websites, annual reports and hundreds of environmental portraits for a wide variety of magazines. As a dedicated photo educator, she brings insight and enthusiasm to her students in workshops held worldwide. She is widely known as the “Mistress of Light”, teaching portrait lighting techniques with both natural and artificial light. Combining her love of travel, photography and teaching, Bobbi also leads international photo travel workshops such as Venice Carnival and Iceland. Her dynamic workshops are always both education and entertaining!

Her websites:
www.bobbilane.com
www.bobbiandleesphotoadventures.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

Exploring Iceland
Paul Illsley

Join Paul on his 5-week, 7800 km journey around the beautiful island of Iceland. Located just below the arctic circle, Iceland is home to creeping glaciers, dormant and active volcanoes, sizzling geothermal vents, exploding guizers, cascading waterfalls and stunning black sand beaches.  Paul will be showing some of the images he recorded during his journey and giving his impressions of this spectacular country.  
 
Bio:
With over 40 years of photographic experience Paul’s work has been published by National Geographic, used by The Royal Canadian Mint in the form of a coin, by Canada Post in the form of a stamp and featured in a number of international publications.

Paul has served as imaging specialist on a NASA and National Geographic sponsored airborne laser (LiDAR) mapping project in the Peruvian Andes and as an instructor of Cartography, Remote Sensing, and Research Imaging on the NASA and National Science Foundation sponsored Juneau Icefield Research Program (JIRP) in Alaska. Paul is an award-winning graduate and former instructor of Remote Sensing, Airborne Imaging and Digital Mapping in the Cartography department at the Centre of Geographic Sciences (COGS) in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Paul has been a cartographic consultant for the Discovery Channel, underwater imaging consultant for the History Channel and processed satellite imagery for the Canadian Space Agency. He has recently been using his extensive photographic experience to create 360-degree panoramic tours of trails and natural places.

Paul is a retired airborne imaging specialist in the Applied Research department at COGS where he was responsible for piloting and maintaining advanced drones containing Viable Spectrum, Multispectral, Hyperspectral, Thermal imaging sensors as well as active LiDAR laser mapping systems. He holds an Advanced Operations drone pilot’s certification from Transport Canada.

In addition to his cartographic and research imaging experience Paul has served as a reconnaissance specialist with the Canadian Armed Forces Reserves and holds certifications in both parachuting as well as SCUBA diving. Paul enjoys free time activities such as kayaking, hiking and nature photography.

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.