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Photo by Henry James Bents is a small ghost town buried in the heart of the prairies on central Saskatchewan. Local photographers are drawn to this place because it is secluded and still has memories of days gone by.  The area offers the beauty of the landscape of the fields and old architecture right down to old relics inside the buildings. There are NO AMENITIES there. Cell phones do work. WARNING – Please be aware of the dangerous, open cistern hole, behind, and to the left, of the General Store. Please watch your step, and be very cautious.

For this years Fall Field Trip we will be travelling to the ruined La Colle Falls Dam on the North Saskatchewan River east of Prince Albert. Courtesy of the P.A. Hera We will be meeting at the parking lot of the Lawson Heights Mall at the corner of Warman Road and Primrose at 9:00 am and travelling up together, with a quick stop at the parking lot of the Tourism office in Prince Albert to wait for stragglers and to grab a coffee. Once at the dam, we will park at the top of track leading down into it, walk in (about 1/2 mile). There are NO AMENITIES there. Cell phones will not work at the dam site. Bring your own food and drinks, toilet paper and anything else you think you might need in addition to your camera equipment (of course). Dress appropriately, with good shoes and outerwear. For the more adventurous, there may be a degree of clambering about and it behooves us to be careful at all times. Please note that we are all adults here and responsible for our own safety. The Saskatoon Camera Club is not liable for any misfortune which may befall anyone during this excursion. Below is a link to a map and driving directions: LINK TO GOOGLE MAP View Fall Field Trip: The La Colle Dam Project in a larger map Driving Directions Starting from Warman Rd Head north on Warman Rd Continue onto Wanuskewin Rd Take the  right onto Hightway 11 N Drive to Prince Albert Stop at Prince Albert & District Tourism (3700-2nd Ave. West) Turn right at Marquis Rd W Turn left at 15 Ave E Turn right at 15 St E (Highway 302) Turn left first grid road after S turn on highway (see below) Total: 180 km – about 2 hours 42 mins View Fall Field Trip: The La Colle Dam Project in a larger map

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The Saskatoon Camera Club display at the Circle at Center Mall will be held from October 18, 2010 to November 21, 2010. Guidelines Limit of 4 prints each Ready to hang No larger than 16 x 24 with the frame.  Include your name must be on the back of the print with the title of the print and the price if it is for sale.  Valerie Ellis will need the print information (name, title, price) by October 4th to forward it to the Mall Office. Email the information or phone Valerie at 978-8220. It would be appreciated if you could get the prints to the mall on set up day or make arrangements with Valerie to drop off your prints.

Did you miss the registration night on September 7th?   Don’t worry, we always accept new members.  Just come to our next meeting and sign up with Ron Lambert, our membership and money guy. Not sure if you want to join?  Come check out one of our meetings without any commitment to buy a membership. Feel free to ask other members about the club.  Take a look at our calendar to see the great events we have going on.  Most of all, it’s a great way to meet other photographers that have the same passion as you.

Please note the following changes to the file name and email address for images submitted digitally. File Names File name must include category, title of image, first name and last name. File Naming: Category-Title of Image-FirstName Lastname.jpgExample: TR-Pelican In Flight-John Doe.jpg Notes: Category: TR (Traditional Color), BW (Black and White / Monochrome), AR (Altered Reality/Creative)  Dashes between the groups Spaces between the words First and Last name Spelling doesn’t count Submitting You can only submit images via email.  We will not longer be accepting submissions on thumb drives or CD.  We have only one email address for all submissions.  Email digital submissions to:submissions@v1w.e6e.myftpupload.com