The Milton Canoe and Camera Club participated in the August 29 2020 Coast to Coast to Coast Paddle Challenge (#CKCPaddleChallenge) today.  The weather co-operated and a good time was had by all who participated.  
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Thank you to Canoe Kayak Canada for hosting this new virtual event.  

Thanks to all the MCCC Members & Canoe school participants who came out!

2 km Timed Paddle
Kristal & John D’Amato – Canoe - 20 minutes 40 seconds 
Ian Smith – Kayak - 20 minutes 47 seconds 
Lauri Flaquer – Kayak - 22 minutes 13 seconds 
5 km Timed Paddle 
Elise Johnston & Maurice Agar – Canoe - 42 minutes 40 seconds 
Adam, Jill, Blake (5 yrs) & Ivy (7 yrs) Leuschner – Canoe - 50 minutes 
Louise Lewis & Ruth Smith – Canoe - 51 minutes 17 seconds
10 km Timed Paddle 
Dave Lewis & Connor Agar – Canoe - 1 hour 9 minutes 19 seconds (5 km time 30 minutes)  
Mitchell Hatt & Kris Archibald – Canoe - 1 hour 9 minutes 36 seconds (5 km time 30 minutes 30 seconds) 
60 Meter Figure 8 Agility Course – Timed
Dave & Louise Lewis – Canoe - 50.67 seconds 
Adam Leuschner – Canoe - 47.47 seconds.
Adam & Blake (5 yrs) Leuschner – Canoe - 53.57 seconds 
Maurice & Connor Agar – Canoe - 1 minute 9.18 seconds 
Member Free-style Paddles
Rod Keirstead  
Bernard Hemeon

On behalf of the club I want to thank Keegan Oickle for getting us out on the beach and sharing his knowledge of photographing the night sky. We learned bit more about our camera settings and how to work those settings in a completely new environment. Thanks Keegan!
The photo in this post is one that Keegan shot of the Orion Nebula which is situated in the Milky Way.

With new camera members on board it is a good time for an update that on Thursday October 8th our photo challenge is different. Instead of uploading digital images, you’ll be printing your images and displaying them at the clubhouse for public viewing. We will setup our displays on Thursday October 8th, for public viewing on the evening of Friday October 9th.

The details of the Social Cause photo challenge is below. Please read the challenge and at our next meetup on August 27th Taryn and I will discuss it further and answer any questions that you may have.

We require a commitment from members as we are planning to advertise the event and have the community join us and select their best Social Cause photo series so we can award a couple of prizes.

If we don’t have enough interest we will continue with our regular photo challenges as usual. If we do have enough interest we will discuss presentation, printing techniques and any other Social Cause aspects at our regular meetup date, Thursday September 17th.

Photo Challenge 22
Social Cause:
One way to effect social change is with photography. Regardless of the nature of the cause, photography is very powerful in creating awareness. It can create a discussion that can raise the popularity of an issue and eventually effect social change, or at least create the driving force required to effect change.

Your photographs can act as a witness to a social cause – a documentary style of shooting that brings evidence to a cause such as littering, ocean trash or a public health issue. Whether it’s saving our local forests from clear cutting, the salmon farm expansion, rebuilding our community, COVID 19, buying local or anything else that’s important to you.

Select your best four images that you will print, mount and display no smaller than 11 × 14 inches in size. Title and/or write a short description of your social cause.

To help with this challenge we will discuss printing techniques on our regular meetup day (Thursday September 17th). These techniques will get your images print ready. We will also discuss different mounting options.

Prizes will be awarded.

Setup Date: Thursday October 8, 2020
Setup Time: 6:30 pm
Public Viewing Date: Friday October 9, 2020
Time: 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Location: Milton Canoe and Camera Club, 137 West Street, Milton
Format: Print – no smaller than 11 × 14 inch
Titling: Title and/or write a short description of your social cause.
Submission: Four photos 11 × 14 in. or larger, mounted and displayed in a way that best represents your social cause.