Photo of the Month Gallery

This page features the winning photo from each monthly competition. For information about future competitions, click on the "Announcements" link in the above menu bar.

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October 2011: "Steel Maw", by Doug Lamb

Photo of the Month

Photographer: Doug Lamb
Title: Steel Maw
Theme: Creative Use of Aperture
Photo Date: Nov. 5, 2011
Camera: Nikon D300S
Lens: Sigma 150mm macro
Exposure Settings: 150mm F45, 1/10 sec, ISO 400
Location:

September 2011: "Me and Grampa", by Jodi Schulz

Photo of the Month

Photographer: Jodi Schulz
Title: Me and Grampa
Theme: A Walk in the Park
Photo Date:
Camera:
Lens:
Exposure Settings:
Location:

Summer 2011: "Fire Dancer", by Bill Bailey

Photo of the Month

Photographer: Bill Bailey
Title: Fire Dancer
Theme: Best of Summer
Photo Date: July 1, 2011
Camera: Nikon D700
Lens: Nikon 24-70 f/2.8
Exposure Settings: 38mm F8, 1/200 sec, ISO 200, with flash
Location: Canada Day at Ft. George Park

June 2011: "Cool Crisp Kokanee", by Llaesa North

Photo of the Month

Photographer: Llaesa North
Title: Cool Crisp Kokanee
Theme: Annual Nature Competition 2010-11
Photo Date: Sep 28, 2010
Camera: Sony A700
Lens: n/a
Exposure Settings: 250mm F8, 1/640 sec ISO 500
Location: small lake in the Caribou
The Kokanee salmon turn orange in the fall, and schools can be seen near the shore. She had been feeding her 'baby' who had spent the morning whining and demanding to be fed. This one was for Mum alone!

May 2011: "DON'T Move", by Doug Lamb

Photo of the Month

Photographer: Doug Lamb
Title: DON'T Move
Theme: Looks Like Trouble
Photo Date: May 7, 2011
Camera: Nikon D300S
Lens: Nikon 80-200mm f2.8
Exposure Settings: 200mm F2.8, 1/2000 sec ISO 640
Location: n/a

April 2011: "STOP Means STOP", by Doug Lamb

Photo of the Month

Photographer: Doug Lamb
Title: STOP Means STOP
Theme: Lessons Learnt
Photo Date: March 21, 2011
Camera: Nikon D300S
Lens: Nikon 17-55 f2.8
Exposure Settings: main image - 24mm F3.8, 1/500 sec ISO 100
(multiple bracketed exposures for HDR, plus separate image for Stop sign)
Location: n/a

March 2011: "May The Force Be With You", by Doug Lamb

Photo of the Month

Photographer: Doug Lamb
Title: May The Force Be With You
Theme: Something small made to look tall
Photo Date: March 7, 2011
Camera: Nikon D300S
Lens: Nikon 17-55 f2.8
Exposure Settings: 55mm F22, 1/2 sec ISO 160
Location: at home; some Photoshop manipulation done

February 2011: "Morning Surprise", by Vic Whorpole

Photo of the Month

Photographer: Vic Whorpole
Title: Morning Surprise
Theme: Oops
Photo Date: n/a
Camera: Sony A550
Lens: Sony 18-55
Exposure Settings: 55mm F11, 1/4 sec ISO 800
Location: at home

January 2011: "On the Edge", by Sandra Hay

Photo of the Month

Photographer: Sandra Hay
Title: On the Edge
Theme: Best of 2010
Photo Date: Apr 20, 2010 6:50 am (sunrise)
Camera: Pentax istDL
Lens: n/a
Exposure Settings: 43mm F9.5 1/350 sec ISO 400
Location: Bryce Canyon, Utah

October 2010: "Gecko", by Doug Lamb

Photo of the Month

Photographer: Doug Lamb
Title: Gecko
Theme: Local Colour
Photo Date: Oct 25, 2010 9:40 am
Camera: Nikon D300S
Lens: 18-200mm zoom
Exposure Settings: 200mm f8 1/250 sec ISO 400 ; subject distance 790 mm
Location: Kona, Hawai'i

September 2010: "(untitled)", by Vic Whorpole

Photo of the Month

Photographer: Vic Whorpole
Title: (untitled)
Theme: Hot Shot
Photo Date: Oct 8, 2010
Camera: Sony A350 DSLR
Lens: Minolta 75-300, f4.5-5.6,
Exposure Settings: 300mm f5.6 1/320 sec ISO 258
Location: at home

Summer 2010: "(untitled)", by Dana Schwehr

Photo of the Month

Photographer: Dana Schwehr
Title: (untitled)
Theme: Dazzling
Photo Date: June 13, 2010
Camera: Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Lens: built-in
Exposure Settings: 6mm f5.6 1/320 sec ISO n/a
Location: Wells Gray Provincial Park

May 2010: "Still - Nesting", by Bill Bailey

Photo of the Month

Photographer: Bill Bailey
Title: Still - Nesting
Theme: Animals
Photo Date: June 3, 2010
Camera: Nikon D700
Lens: Nikon 80-400mm
Exposure Settings: 330mm f11 1/800 sec ISO 800
Location: Eena Lake

April 2010: "Sunday Drive", by Peter Hovestad

Photo of the Month

Photographer: Peter Hovestad
Title: Sunday Drive
Theme: Movement - Slow, Fast
Photo Date: May 7, 2010
Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: Sigma 10-20 mm
Exposure Settings: 13mm f16 1/6 sec ISO 400
Location: Marine Drive winds its way along the coast from the Lions Gate Bridge and Park Royal to Horseshoe Bay and Whytecliff Park. It's the kind of road that motorcyclists, sports car buffs and lycra'd cyclists love to love on sunny Sunday afternoons. This panning shot was taken in the early evening at the end of a curve that requires the traffic to slow to near the posted limit of 30 km/hr. Minor cropping and basic adjustments to exposure, blacks and presence done in Lightroom.

March 2010: "The Boxer", by Doug Lamb

Photo of the Month

Photographer: Doug Lamb
Title: The Boxer
Theme: Black & White Portrait
Photo Date: Mar 11, 2010
Camera: Nikon D300S
Lens: Nikkor 24-70mm f2.8
Exposure Settings: 62mm f2.8 1/250 sec ISO 640
Location: boxing ring

February 2010: "Rock Face", by Doug Lamb

Photo of the Month

Photographer: Doug Lamb
Title: Rock Face
Theme: Nature imitating Man
Photo Date: Mar 3, 2010
Camera: Nikon D300S
Lens: Nikkor 80-200mm f2.8
Exposure Settings: 200mm f11 0.4 sec ISO 250
Location: at home

January 2010: "An Eye for Detail", by Richard Bruce

Photo of the Month

Photographer: Richard Bruce
Title: An Eye for Detail
Theme: An Eye for Detail
Photo Date: Feb 7, 2010
Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Nikkor 18-200mm
Exposure Settings: 200mm f5.6 1/30 sec ISO 100
Location: at home

November/December 2009: "Candle in the Wind", by Bob Steventon

Photo of the Month

Photographer: Bob Steventon
Title: Candle in the Wind
Theme: Hot Hot Hot
Photo Date: January 12, 2010
Camera: Nikon D700
Lens: PC Micro Nikkor 85mm 1:2.8 D (manual focus tilt-shift)
Exposure Settings: 85mm f/8 1/1000 sec ISO 800
Location: at home

October 2009: "Haunted Pumpkin", by Jodi Schulz

Photo of the Month

Photographer: Jodi Schulz
Title: Haunted Pumpkin
Theme: Halloween
Photo Date: Oct. 31, 2009
Camera: Canon EOS 50D
Exposure Settings: 85mm f/5.6 1 sec ISO 100
Location:

September 2009: "Burn Off", by Dan Moore

Photo of the Month

Photographer: Dan Moore
Title: Burn Off
Theme: Pollution
Photo Date:
Camera: Pentax K20D
Exposure Settings: 300mm f/11 1/250 sec ISO 100
Location:

Summer 2009: "Morning Mist at Ulan Danu Temple, Lake Bratan, Bali", by Sandra Hay

Photo of the Month

Photographer: Sandra Hay
Title: Morning Mist at Ulan Danu Temple, Lake Bratan, Bali
Theme: Photos taken on Aug. 5th
Photo Date: Aug. 5, 2009
Camera:
Exposure Settings:
Location: Bali, Indonesia

May 2009: "Crystal Clear", by Wayne Carlton

Photo of the Month

Photographer: Wayne Carlton
Title: Crystal Clear
Theme: Crystal
Photo Date: June 18, 2009
Camera: Canon EOS 30D
Exposure Settings: f5.6, 70mm, 1/6400 seconds, ISO 400
Location: at home

April 2009: "Under The Catwalk", by Dan Moore

Photo of the Month

Photographer: Dan Moore
Title: Under the Catwalk
Theme: Over 50
Photo Date:
Camera: Pentax K20D
Exposure Settings: f6.7, 28mm, 1/6 seconds, ISO 100
Location: Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Bridge

March 2009: "Marbles Anyone?", by Doug Lamb

Photo of the Month

Photographer: Doug Lamb
Title: Marbles Anyone?
Theme: Toys
Photo Date: March 31, 2009
Camera: Nikon D80
Exposure Settings: f22, 150mm Sigma Macro, 1/20 seconds, ISO 125
Location: at home

February 2009: "Tulips in a teapot tied to the toilet with twine", by Peter Hovestad

Photo of the Month

Photographer: Peter Hovestad
Title: Tulips in a teapot tied to the toilet with twine
Theme: Alliteration
Photo Date: n/a
Camera:
Exposure Settings: n/a
Location: at home

January 2009: "Fiery Cross", by Dan Moore

Photo of the Month - Jan 2009

Photographer: Dan Moore
Title: Fiery Cross
Theme: Night Photography
Photo Date: n/a
Camera: Canon Powershot G9
Exposure Settings: n/a
Location: Lutheran Church on Ospika Blvd.

November/December 2008: "Leaving the Winter Light", by Bill Bailey

Photo of the Month - November/December 2008

Photographer: Bill Bailey
Title: Leaving the Winter Light
Theme: Black & White Landscape
Photo Date: January 9, 2009 3:35 pm
Camera: Nikon D700
Exposure Settings: f/16 @ 1/100 sec. ISO 800, lens Nikon 24-120mm f/ 3.5-5.6 shot at 90mm
Location: On the way to Giscome

October 2008: "The Race Is On", by Doug Lamb

Photo of the Month - October 2008

Photographer: Doug Lamb
Title: The Race Is On
Theme: Animals in Motion
Photo Date: October 29, 2008
Camera: Nikon D80
Exposure Settings: f5.6 at 1/2000 of a second using a 18-200mm lens shot at 84mm
Location: Cloverdale Race Track

September 2008: "The Early Morning Hunt", by Debbie Roberts

Photo of the Month - September 2008

Photographer: Debbie Roberts
Title: The Early Morning Hunt
Theme: Clouds
Photo Date: n/a
Camera: n/a
Exposure Settings: n/a
Location: n/a

Summer 2008: "Rainbow Road", by Wayne Carlton

Photo of the Month - Summer 2008

Photographer: Wayne Carlton
Title: Rainbow Road
Theme: Cheap Camera Challenge
Photo Date: (unknown)
Camera: Fuji disposable film camera
Exposure Settings: n/a
Location: (unknown)

May 2008: "(untitled)", by Bill Bailey

Photo of the Month - May 2008

Photographer: Bill Bailey
Title: (untitled)
Theme: Bent Light
Photo Date: n/a
Camera: n/a
Exposure Settings: n/a
Location: n/a

April 2008: "Evening Walk", by Bob Steventon

Photo of the Month - Apr 2008

Photographer: Bob Steventon
Title: Evening Walk
Theme: Photos at 8pm
Photo Date: May 6, 2008
Camera: Nikon D200
Exposure Settings: 155 mm, f/8, 1/500 sec, ISO 400
Location: Chesterman Beach (near Tofino) looking past Frank Island to the Leonard Light

March 2008: "Double Trouble", by Doug Lamb

Photo of the Month - Mar 2008

Photographer: Doug Lamb
Title: Double Trouble
Theme: Seeing Double
Photo Date: Apr. 4, 2008
Camera: Nikon D80
Exposure Settings: 75 mm, f/5.6, 1/40 sec, ISO 320

February 2008: "Back Off", by Doug Lamb

Photo of the Month - Feb 2008

Photographer: Doug Lamb
Title: Back Off
Theme: Keep it Simple
Photo Date: Mar. 6, 2008
Camera: Nikon D50
Exposure Settings: 360 mm, f/8, 1/160 sec, ISO 200

January 2008: "At One's Fingertips", by Dan Moore

Photo of the Month - Jan 2008

Photographer: Dan Moore
Title: At One's Fingertips
Theme: Powerful
Photo Date: Feb. 2, 2008
Camera: Canon Powershot G9
Exposure Settings: 25 mm, f/4, 1/5 sec, ISO 200

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