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Welcome to my Delta Photo Club Members Page!

I share and provide photography knowledge to anyone that asks and also provide help through articles and reviews. If you have any ideas, comments or suggestions on my own work in articles, reviews or photographs, please speak your mind. I appreciate any input and it is only through this type of dialog that we can all learn to become better photographers.

I only leave comments for people that add me to their friends list. If you do not want my opinnion, please do not ask me to be your friend. I look forward to meeting new friends here at the Delta Photo Club

I regularly Blog at www.eyesonphoto.com. See you there!

- Francois Cleroux

All Photos are Copyright 2008 and 2009 by Francois Cleroux. Please don't steal photos.

My Groups (Please Check Them Out)
Canon Users
Contests
Bird Photography

Recent Articles
Favorite On-Line Resources for Photography Products and Services - Four Parts
The Photographer on the Web - Seven Parts
Is My Lens Bokeh?
Bird Photography Tips
To Clean or Not to Clean? That is the question on Lens Cleaning.
Are Your Pictures Any Good? - Two Parts
Apertures, Shutter Speeds, ISO and Exposures Oh My!
*Updated - Start to Finish "Tack" Sharp

Favorite Photos
My Favorite Photos on this Site that I have found so far. If you think a photo belongs here, please let me know. These may change from time to time.
Best Children's Photo -
Best Self Portraits -
Favorite Photographer - I Will Never Tell
Favorite Artist -
Best Photojournalist Photo -
Best Sports Action -
Best Fashion -
Best Wildlife - Territorial Dispute by Paul Grant
Best Landscape - rock_01_VER by Frank Farrington
Best Cityscape -
Best Macro Photo -

Favorite Quotes
"Dodging and burning are steps to take care of mistakes God made in establishing tonal relationships." - Ansel Adams
"There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs." - Ansel Adams

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Francois Cleroux

White Balance (WB)

The Importance of White Balance

The importance of White Balance in the Digital Image Workflow is often overlooked. This is usually because of the lack of understanding of what White Balance is and how it affects the overall quality of your images, not just the color. Proper White Balance can add contrast, sharpness and detail to an image while proper color can make you images stand out from the rest.

Another misconception in the White Balance world is that since you shoot RAW, it’s not… Continue

Posted on December 6, 2009 at 11:58pm —

Francois Cleroux

Check out the Digital Image Night Themes.

I have posted the next five themes. They are on the MAIN page and can also be found in the events section. Check them out.

Posted on October 27, 2009 at 12:47am —

Francois Cleroux

New Group - PRINT NIGHT IMAGES

Check out the new group called PRINT NIGHT IMAGES!

You can comment on the images within the discussions. There will be a new discussion posted after every print evening.

Still need the 3rd Place Winning Image to be sent in to me.

Posted on October 27, 2009 at 12:30am —

Francois Cleroux

Back Soon.

I have just returned to Hubbard’s Beach after sailing onboard the Bluenose II in Lunenburg today. What a great day and a great trip this has been. Some good shooting opportunities and some missed ones. The Puffins are not around at this time of the year, the Moose have eluded us and the trees will not be red until the first or second week in October. So we will be returning to Cape Breton next October for the Fall Colours Festival. I will be returning to Vancouver tomorrow and look forward to se… Continue

Posted on September 16, 2009 at 7:38pm —

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Save some money on Lightroom or Photoshop!

I regularly purchase products from Amazon USA and I have the prodcts shipped to my U.S. address. As a regular customer I have been send a coupon code for Adobe Lightroom or Adobe Photoshop. Both these products are on sale right now at Amazon and the coupon gives you an extra $50 off lightroom or $100 off Photoshop. These coupons can only be used once and whoever wants to use them please do so. First come first served. Two deals available. Please use the links below. Details follow:

Heres the de… Continue

Posted on August 16, 2009 at 1:20pm — 1 Comment

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At 6:29pm on November 19, 2009, Rachel Evans said…
Hi Francois, I visited your club last night, and I enjoyed myself and would like to join the club….
I won’t be able to attend the next meeting as I’m in Toronto for a few days….but will come the week after….

Rach
At 12:43pm on August 8, 2009, Debby Thomas said…
Thanks for your welcome! If this is your first visit to Peggy's Cove, I'm sure you will find ample photo subjects in that cove and some of the smaller coves along the South Shore! After looking at your work (which is amazing!) I'm sure that a trip to Lawrencetown Beach- just outside Halifax would be a good trip. It is a local spot for surfers, never overly crowded and if the wind is right, great waves! I personally love the whole region- White Point Beach, Chester, Mahone Bay and of course Halifax are all just a short drive away. With three weeks I know you will get to see much of this beautiful province. September is normally a good weather month- still warm,crisp air and maybe some colour changes starting on the trees. Enjoy your stay and I look forward to seeing your photos.
Based on your bio, you may want to check out this website: www.hopeforwildlife.net; the facility is also on the Eastern Shore. There is a wildlife Park in Shubenacadie as well.
Debby
At 1:04pm on August 7, 2009, Dan Lantin said…
Merci Francois!
At 1:14am on August 7, 2009, Nicolette T. said…
Thank you for the welcome! I feel out of my element but I'll do my best to keep up!
At 10:42am on August 5, 2009, Shane Banks said…
Thanks for the welcome sir!
At 12:09am on March 7, 2009, Alan Johnstone said…
Yes one is a sandisk and one is a verbatim, the Canon card works, will check with london drugs in the morning.
At 9:52pm on February 24, 2009, Francois Cleroux said…
Yes, although the Restaurant was Uncle John's or some such thing at that time. I am now working on a new Avatar Pic.
At 9:17pm on February 24, 2009, Gordon said…
Just noticed that your profile pic was taken outside the Mexican restaurant in the centre of Ladner....right? :p
At 11:19pm on February 3, 2009, Ursula Easterbrook said…
great - thanks - then why doesn't it say that before one does it? that would be nice!
Ursula
At 9:16pm on February 3, 2009, Francois Cleroux said…
No, Everyone is meeting at 8:00 am at McKee House (Seniors Rec Centre) and then depending on how many people they as a group will decide how many cars to take and share. If some people need to come back early and so on they can form their own groups.

People should share gasoline costs.

Perhaps you could come to a meeting before then to meet people on this or next Wednesday evening. No costs for guests.

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Primary Camera Brand
Canon
Primary Camera Type
Film SLR
About Me
I started doing photography in grade eight when three of us (Arne Hermann, Andrew Kuprat and Myself) started a Photography Club at school. We convinced our science teacher Mr. Wong Moon to donate a small storage room to us that had a sink in it. It was perfect to get a darkroom setup. We pooled some money and acquired some supplies. When the teachers in charge of putting together the School Annual found out about the club, they asked for our help. We ran the club all three years we were there from grade eight to grade ten.

In Senior High School they actually offered a Photography Course. Even better, they offered a Special Double Block Photography Course. Everyone involved in that course helped out with the School Annual. We also had free access to the schools excellent Dark Room which had Beseler 23c’s in it. Our photography teacher Dietmar Waber, was one of the best teachers I ever had in my life. He influenced me and he is the one that encouraged me to help others. He noticed I got bored very easily and always challenged me and got me involved with teaching others. I owe a lot to him.

While in High School I ended up doing sports photography for some of the local papers including the Richmond Review, the Vancouver Sun and the Province. I even worked with Province Photographer Gary Karmann who still works for the paper today.

Once out of school I did fashion work and moved on to Nature and Landscape photography. I did some work for the Western Canada Wilderness Committee where I helped put together a Slide Presentation that was shown across Canada and Shown in the House of Commons in Ottawa. I worked for Minolta Canada during Expo 1986 in Vancouver and stopped doing photography shortly after that.

I have a Graphic Arts background. I have since owned my own computer company and I am just now getting back into photography to relax and to create art. I have recently gotten involved in Bird Photography and more recently involved in helping birds out through different groups and associations.

I have recently started a new Organization that will soon be a Registered Non-Profit Organization called “Nature By Photo”. Nature By Photo’s motto is “Saving Birds, Animals and the Environment One Photo at a Time!"

Nature By Photo will allow photographers to donate the use (limited rights) of their photos to other Registered Non-Profit Organizations that are involved in helping Birds, Animals and the Environment. Photos can be used on Web Sites, in print on Post Cards, Posters and Advertising Material or even In Calendars and Books.

Organizations benefit by having the best quality photos available for their use at no charge and the photographers gain by having their work published with full credits.

You can get involved soon!
My Equipment
Camera - Canon EOS 40D Body w/ BG-E2N Battery Grip

Lenses - EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM Wide Angle, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM Standard Zoom, EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM Compact Telephoto Zoom, EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM, EF 85mm f1.2L II USM Portrait, EF 400mm f/5.6L USM Super Telephoto, EF 1.4X II Extender

Lighting - Speedlite 580EX II Flash w/ Sto-Fen OMEY Omni-Bounce Diffuser

Filters - 58mm & 77mm Rodenstock HR Digital UV and 58mm & 77mm Rodenstock HR Digital Polarizing

Accessories - Tamrac Expedition 7 Bag, Lowepro Slingshot 300 AW Bag, Giottos 8660 Carbon Fiber Monopod, Slick Ultralight Tripod w/ Giottos MH 1002-652 Head, Gitzo GT2530LVL 6X Carbon Fiber 2 Series 3 Section G-Lock Levelling Tripod w/ Giottos MH1000-500 Head, Canon Media Storage M80 and HyperDrive ColorSpace Media Storage, Phottix Wireless Remote Trigger, LensPen

Computer & Software - Custom 64Bit PC with 8 Gigs of Memory w/ Windows XP 64Bit Edition, Adobe CS3 Master Collection, On1 Plug-in Suite 4 Pro, Image Doctor 2

Wish List - WFT-E3A Wireless File Transmitter, MT-24EX Macro Twin Lite Flash
Website
http://eyesonphotography.blogspot.com
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Francois Cleroux

Phone: 604-779-7099
E-mail: photo@cleroux.com
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All photos are Copyright 2008 and 2009 by Francois Cleroux and are not to be used without expressed written permission of Francois Cleroux. Please do not steal photos.

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