Glebe Collegiate Institute - Lux Glebana Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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UX GLEBANAGHQ- QHDALERE FLAMMAM C A M ERA CLU B by ART Fox, 5-D H0710YHVyPT'C'5id97lf,Mf-V-N-BfUCC,B-A-SC- tends to draw the interest away from the Preridevzr ..... Arthur M. Fox E Sleeping Njammyviv Covmizzttee . jean Dewar, Ted McDonald osT GLEBE students have, at some time or another during their school life at Glebe, undoubtedly heard of that mysterious place, known around the school only as the dark room , but we feel that the greater part of these have a very vague idea as to what and where the dark-room is and what one does there. This room, far from being a place of total darkness as the name might suggest, is fitted with a system of safe-lights that might be the envy of any advanced photographer. Here, is situated the necessary equipment for the de- veloping, printing, enlarging, washing, drying, and trimming of negatives and prints. The members of the Club may use the dark-room during spares, after school, at noon-hour, and on Saturday mornings. Besides the equipment in the dark-room, the Camera Club also possesses for the use of its members: three cameras-a Graflex, a Zeiss, and a copy camera, light standards for indoor por- traiture, a movie projector, and various books and periodicals. Annual competitions have been a feature of the Club almost from its inception. This year the pictures were very ably judged and criti- cized by Mr. Harold Kells of Ottawa who has won high distinction in the realm of photo- graphic art both here and abroad. VVe would like to express our thanks to him here, for the trouble he has taken in judging and criticizing the entries. This year's competition was divided into three sections and the following are the winning pictures, which are repro- duced on the opposite page. Extracts from Mr. Kells' criticism are given below each. Portraits and Figure Studies First- Sleeping Mammyn, by Ted Mc- Donald. The attitude of the figure well expresses the title, and the lines of the composition all lead to the central interest. However, we are inclined to believe that if the author were to trim some oi? the right side of the print, the picture would be strengthened. The iron grill work of the gate adds nothing to the theme of the picture, and the fact that it possesses a beauty of its own tl 93 Second- A Portrait , by E. C. F resque. This is a very fine portrait of a pleasing sub- ject. The lighting used is well enough chosen to suit the subject, particularly where the brim of the hat has to be contended with. Lfmdscfrpes fmd Snofw Seewex First- Wind-blown Snow , by Ted Mc- Donald. The author is on the right track as far as understanding the fundamental requirements of a pictorial photograph, for he has followed along simple lines, and this is necessary before the beginner can hope to handle subjects of a more intricate nature. This print is very fairly done from a technical standpoint but in a sub- ject of this nature we would like to see the tex- ture of the snow in the foreground more clearly defined. The lines are very pleasing and the masses well placed. However, it is to be re- gretted that the author did not choose a time when the sun was shining more brightly, to give more contrast to the print. The bright patches of snow on the dark foliage of the back- ground which attract the eye detract from an otherwise good composition. Second- Grimes,', by Art. Fox. This is technically a good print, but from Z1 pictorial standpoint the print suffers because of the horizontal lines running across the upper left. The lower half is perhaps the more in- teresting because the lines lead into the picture as they should. The bald, white sky is bad and we are inclined to think the print would be presented to better advantage if an inch were trimmed off the topfl , Miscellaneous First- Western Skies , by Keith Jackson. VVhile suffering from several defects, this print has a decided pictorial interest. We feel that some show of detail in the foreground would improve this print. lt is to be regretted that the most interesting silhouette forms are incorrectly placed in their present position, and should appear against the sun and brightly lighted cloud forms. The print wins because of the beauty of the excellent sky and we have seldom seen one of greater beauty than the one represented. VV e feel that the print could be greatly improved by trimming about three- EW lfjontinued on Page 130

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