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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1975-02-13, Page 22• 1 wiry 13, 1975— R P 'OTO FUN Study pictures at the shows By GILBERT HILL One of the best ways to learn to make better photo- graphs is to see good pictures — lots of them. It is fun, and can be ex- tremely enlightening, to study the work of others, whether photographs, paintings, etch- ings, or the dioramas and ex- hibits of museums. The goal is to figure out, if possible, why they are effective. Looking at pictures made by others can't help but in- fluence your own work. But neither the photographer nor anyone else gains when a photographer sets out to "duplicate" a picture he has seen. And while a few may get by occasionally, competent judges can recognize a forgery, or a,picture made of "someone else's art," and will . throw it out of an exhibition. This is not to mean that a photographer should not take pictures in museums and other often restricted places —if there is any way it can be done legitimately. Museum managements which, set up restrictions, of- ten obviously designed so that someone with a "concession" can sell low -quality pictures and slides of the same scene, are often short-sighted in not encouraging visitors to take pictures which they can. -show "back home" and encourage others to visit the museums. It could be good prOmotipn. The real forger, or plagiarist, will not be dis- couraged by such rules be- cause he can always find a • "reproduction" in some book which will serve his purpose well, or he can buy a "com- mercially available" repro- duction or slide. ut good photographers have all they need when they can learn a new trick which they can ap- ply to produce something dis- tinctly different and personal. Remember that the tougher the competition, the better the pictures must be, and the more that can be gained by studying them. The work of almost any photographer, even including some with con- siderable experience, seems to improve almost overnight after joining a camera club, particularly one which has regular competitions, for showing of prints and slides. But once a certain level has been reached in the club, progress — and sometimes in- terest in photography — seems to level out. So go see an international salon, or ex- hibition, in your area. There is one fairly close almost every year in virtually all sections of this country. Even better is to take the time to visit a "salon judg- ing," which ordinarily is 'held two to three weeks before the selected pictures are put on display for public viewing. Audiences are always wel- come, particularly at an ex- hibition operating under the rules of the Photographic So- ciety of America. Here can be seen hundreds of pictures, from all over the world, being sorted out by skilled judges trying to select a -"good show" of representa- tive photographs, the best in the world. -It doesn't take long for a visitor to begin seeing what the judges are seeing — and understanding why one great picture is "out" and the other "in" a particular show. So, have fun, study the work of others, and apply what you learn to your own work. FOR MORE CHEER RAID THE ATTIC AND SELL iT HERE PHONE 357-2320 FOR CLASSIFIED AD SERVICE WATER WELL DRILLING BT DAVIDSON WE HAVE JUST PURCHASED AN ADDITIONAL HIGH-PRESSURE ROTARY DRILL TO PROVIDE EVEN FASTER SERVICE FOR OUR CUSTOMERS! Free Estimates Anywhere in Ontario. Fast Service. Our Wells Exceed Provincial Government Standards. Modern F , v and Percussion Drilling. Strict Adherence to Environmental Regulations. 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Emphasis today has shifted to preventive from the corrective or restorative dentistry approach. There is a great deal of concern about "baby' teeth and the role they have to play in the develop- ment of the permanent teeth. Teeth are meant tp last a life- time. It's archaic to think that most people are supposed to lose their natural teeth by middle age and then wear artificial dentures. Adding to the life expectancy of teeth and other oral structures are new methods and materials for filling teeth, treating gum dis- eases, intelligent use of anti - 'biotics and a better under- standing of the dental role of nu- trition and vitamins. Use of fluorides, directly ap- plied, in dietary supplements or in the community's drinking water supply, is a good way of fighting cavities. Although new advances have tielped the- dentist -to- help you-, a large gap still exists in- bringing you into the picture. Increasing educational use of television, radio and the press is helping to solve some problems, but much more has to be accomp- lished in motivating you to help yourself to better dental health. MORE WIDOWS Widows outnumber widow- ers by more than four to one, according to the Institute of Life Insurance, and about one in eight American women 14 years or older is now a widow, while about one in 38 men is a widower. —. CNS Channei 13 Entertainment THURSDAY, 12:00 MIDNIGHT ---"BACHELOR PARTY" starring Don Mu ray and B, P. .Marshall. FRIDAY, 7:30 p,m'- 000MPPANY OF KILLERS" starring Van Johnson and Ray Milliand. FRIDAY. 12;00 MiUNIGHT "IIIORDMAN OF ALCATRAZ' star- ring tarring Bart 1Luul4ster anti=Karl Malden. SATURDAY, 12:09 MIDNIGHT—"THE MAD BOMBER° starring Vince Edwards and Chuck Connors. SUNDAYd1 :00 p.m.—"DON'T RAiSE THE BRIDGE, LOWER THE RIVER' starring Jerry Lewis and Terry Thomas. SUNDAY MIDNIGHT --"A DEGREE OF MURDER" starring Anita Pallenberg and Hans P. Hallwachs. MONDAY MIDNIGHT --"THE FAMILY NOBODY WANTED' with Shirley Jones and James Olson. TUESDAY MIDNIGHT --'°KING KONG VS. GODZiLLA' starring Michael Keith and Harry Holcomb. WEDNESDAY, 8:00 p.m.—"KREMLIN LETTER' starring bi Anderson and Richard : oone. WEDNESDAY MIDNIGHT—"THE HANGED MAN' starring Rob- ert Culp, Edmond O'Brien and Vera Miles. S 0 .„._.,...... .... . tariob „ to meet in Suribury in the use of ow, natUratenviron- ment. The naelnber.ship includes management and research biolo- gists, teachers, interpretive naturalists, studenta and other specialists in resource Use. Non- professionals are included associate members. The society speaks for co-or- dinated management of environ- mental resources without ap- pearing to be a pressure group furthering narrow interests. It encourages contact between specialists of differing ecological disciplines and provides, an inte- grated and concentrated ap- proach to common problems. It expresses a sense of responsi- bility to future generations as op- posed to irresponsible short term interests such as industrial ex- ploitation or political advantage — both prevalent in our culture. District Manager, Dan Mansell O.M.N.R., Wingham, will be at- tending along with Regional Director Bill Charlton; Deputy Regional Director Art Holder; and Regional Fisheries Biologist Richard Loblaw, London. The Ontario Chapter of the. Canadian Society of EnvAron- mental Biologists (C.S.E.B.) will ► : holding its annual •meeting at Laurentian University, Sudbury, ' on . February 14 and 15. The C.S.E.B. was formerly called the Canadian Society of Fishery and Wildlife Biologipts which has been in existence since 1959. The C.S.E.B. is made up of ecologically oriented persons who through training and out- look, can present an informed viewpoint on Canada's problems op for handicrafts in Atlantic Canada. By Marlon Morrison Authentic souvenirs at next -to, nothing prices — that's th€ dream of every traveler in a strange land. ` Canada's four Atlantic provinces, New Bruns- wick, Nova Scotia, Prince Ed- ward Island and Newfoundland. boast a large number of shops specializing in Canadian handmade goods and, although the prices may be slightly more than next -to -nothing, they are reasonable. Shawls and sweaters, warm and richly patterned, from Newfoundland; apple dolls, with the wizened dried -apple faces of elderly men and women, from Nova Scotia; shell figurines from Prince Edward Island; and handwoven woolens in soft pastel colors from New Brunswick; are among the items sold, You can find them ,in shops anywhere — in a major hotel in one of the larger cities, in •a cottage by the side of a country road, inside one of the restored buildings in an historic site project, adjoining arestaurant or antige shop or in - a row of boutiques. The Handcrafts Branch of the Department of Tourism has a marketing program. Outlets for handcrafted goods are provided by the government in the Ad- miral Beatty Hotel in Saint John and at the Beausejour Hotel in Moncton. The wares of close to 200 craftsmen and wonien are sold at each. Among them are people like Martin Demaine, glassblower and proprietor of the Little Bartibog Glass Works near Chatham. In 1971, Martin and Sue Demaine built a' 60 -foot -long log cabin• on a 65 -acre tract of land and established the first and, so far, only commercial glass works enterprise in New Brunswick. Mr. Demaine specializes in color, the most difficult process in the field, and his work is fast gaining world wide recognition. The Museum of Fine Arts in Montreal and the Museum of South Africa have • purchased . Demaine products. Visitors are welcome at the Little Bartibog 'Glass Works. -Craftsmen. flourish with the kind of encouragement they receive in .New Brunswick. And, as the availability of quality handcrafted goods grows, so does •the demand for them. Un- doubtedly, public awareness is increasing in this province. Nova Scotia, like New Bruns- wick, has many , shops featuring handcrafted items at reasonable prices.. Here too, craftsmen are encouraged by means of a variety of programs. Several of Nova Scotia's many historic sites and museums have gift shops featuring items hand- crafted by the local residents. For example, The Bull Wheel is the name of the gift shop at the Miners Museum at Glace Bay on Cape Breton Island. Most of the items sold are made by miners and their families living in the area. Similarly, at the Sher- brooke Village Project, an historic village now being restored, the post office house a handcraft shop, which serves as an outlet for artisans in the district. Craft displays of such skills as rughooking and braiding, quilting, Indian basketry, macrame, lapidary and snowshoe making are held at various times throughout the province. A directory of shops carrying a stock of Nova Scotia handcrafts is available at provincial tourist information centers. It includes places like the Elf Studio at Bedford, not far from Halifax, where Edgar and Olga Fox make and sell pottery, paintings, copper enamelling and sandcast candles. The Apple Barrel at Grand Pre features hooked wall hangings, apple dolls, sheepskin rugs, stuffed animals and other toys, quilts, macrame, local polished stones, jewelry, woodcarvings, pottery and needlework. In Nova Scotia, field teachers from the . Department_ of Education travel to communities throughout the province giving concentrated course in weaving, silver jewelry, textile decoration, rug hooking and pottery to groups of six to eight adults. Shops in the province of Prince Edward Island feature such items as serving dishes formed from, the maple trees of Prince County and clever ornaments made from discarded lobster shells. As elsewhere, the best place to admire the work of the craftsmen is at the workshop: Whether it's in a man's back yard or in one of the co-operatives that groups of artisans have organized, let your nearest tourist information center be your guide. Away of life. for skiers As any •skier will tell you, and as the Austrians have known for decades, skiing is a lot more than pointing the boards in a generally downhill position. Mountains and snow are of course the prime prerequisites, and Austria's brilliant sunshine and excellent ski school aug- ments, its abundance of both. Variety is important and there are few countries that offer the choices in degrees of difficulty (or ease) , length and types of snow conditions as Austria does. There is literally a custom made slope for every skier. Hut there is one• more prere- quisite to the "total ski package" that Austria manages better than any other nation. They call it "Gemuetlichkeit"—we call it, letting your hair down. The stiff- ish formality found elsewhere is non-existent in Austria, and it is so foreign to the essence of the nature that. the traditionalists had better stay at home. "Skiing Is a Way of Life", offered by the Austrian National Tourist Office free of charge, spells out the special character- istics of a number of well known ski areas such as the Montafon Valley, the Arlberg Area, the spectacular Oetz Valley, Inns- bruck, with the Olympic runs already in use, Kitzbuehel, Mayr- hofen, Kaprun, Zell am See, Bad- gastein and many more. - Cross country skiers will find a paradise of well marked trails and a fresh new vista of Alpine scenery at every turn. Seefeld, together with Innesbruck, site of the Olympic Games in 1976 is just one of the many beautiful ex- amples. Canada's newest sport has yet to discover the absolute in' cross country enjoyment that Europeans have known for years. A sleek systems of roads and trains, with airline connections, make it possible to take an a la.. carte sampling of these, at prices that make sense to today's pocketbook. One shop that rates a visit is Cook's Cove in Charlottetown, capital of Prince Edward Island. It's located in the historic and restored Owen Connolly building built in 1864 and includes a craft . workshop, gift and hobby shop and a museum. The Seven Brothers- Museum is not a collection of artifacts, but a series of displays in miniature, featuring ship models and hand - carved dioramas depicting scenes from Island history. In Newfoundland, much of the credit for the handcrafted goods available must be given to the Newfoundland Outport Nursing and Industrial Association, more commonly known as NONIA. The Association was founded in 1920 to provide nursing and medical care for the people of the isolated fishing villages of Newfoundland, from the sale of "woven and pitted goods made by . women in their homes. Work is Sent to about 400 people in 60 -settlements and NONIA operates a shop on Water Street in St. John's where the goods are sold. In addition to the traditional knitted and woven goods, the shop now sells hooked wall plaques, Labradorite jewelry, pottery, sealskin souvenirs and other items. FOOD FACTS Q. Is it true that certain food combinations are dangerous and can cause digestive upsets and serious illnesses, e.g. milk with fish, buttermilk with cabbage, ice cream with shellfish? A. The above is an old wives' tale which probably originated before the days of adequate home refrigeration and proper - food handling techniques. Any combination of food if taken in••a moderate amount, and if it is taken uncontaminated or un- spoiled should not harm the normal, healthy individual. Q. Is yogurt a low -calorie food? A. Plain yogurt - the un - flavoured, unsweetened type - is similar in calorie value to the equivalent amount of milk. In Ontario most plain yogurt is made from 2 per cent milk. Commercially prepared flavoured yogurt is lower in calories than pie or iced cake, but it is quite high in calories com- pared to plain 2 per cent milk or a serving of fresh fruit. In Ontario 4 ounces of commercial flavoured yogurt ranges from 150 to over 200 calories. One orange provides 40 calories and 4 ounces of 2 per cent milk gives 50 calories. • Modem Etigett. By Roberta Lee Q. When attending a very large dinner. is a guest supposed to wait until all the other people have been served before he begins to eat? A. No. Q. 1 am soon to be the "father of the bride." Will it be one of my duties to stand in the receiving line at her wedding reception? A. This is optional. The father of the bride may "receive" if he wishes, or he may mingle with the guests. Q. Is it proper to say "Thank you" to a waiter, and if so, when? A. Certainly...for any courtesies you may think "above and beyond. the call of duty." It is not necessary to thank him for the proffering of dishes, however. Q. May 1 properly have' both a matron -of -honor and a maid -of - honor at my wedding? A. Yes, if your wedding is to be a vet -y large and formal one. Q. 1 am invited to a birthday par- -- ty in honor of a girl friend, and am to bring my boy friend who does not know this girl. Would it be•proper for me to include his name on the card enclosed with my gift? A. Not necessary, but you may do so if you wish. Q. Is one expected to tip the hotel doorman who summons a taxicab for one? A. No. Q. While I .was a guest recently at a large banquet, 1 accidentally turn- ed over my glass of tomato juice. No waiter was around. What should I have done? A. Spread a napkin over the spot, with as little fuss as possible. Q. A good friend of mine is giving a stork shower in my honor. Should 1 phone her the following day to thank her, or should i write a note? A. Verbal thanks are usually enough, but there is nothing wrong w ,th a personally written note of thanks too, if you -wish. Q. Would it be all right for me to take my, three-year-old daughter to the wedding of a friend, if 1 cannot possibly procure the services of a sitter? A. Yes, if you are absolutely cer- tain you can keep her quiet during the ceremony. UNCLUTTER YOUR CLOSET Sell No Longer Needed Items WITH A WANT -AD PHONE 357-2320 FRANCE ITALY SPAIN MOROCCO FROM 599 v�us TAN"PR/CES �il/A1�4/YTFED THE 81a NEW PRICE BREAKTXI e01/4y Fao1" 5Lieno'Crj/gWs TWO WEEKS CRUISE.... 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