PAGE 4, T4HURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1973, WHITBY FREE PRESS BIRD 'S EYE VIEW -JIM OUA Il "NOW SAY SEXI" Shame on you! lhe only reason you started reading this column is because the word 'sex' was in the headline and this week I am not going to talk about sex at all but rather about photography. Well now that we have gotten rid of all the readers who are hung up on this sex thing we can get down to the basics of photography. The reason I said in the headline, "Now say sex" - please, is because whenever I see somebody taking a picture of another person that's what they always say or "cheese" but I have noticed that the word sex seems to induce more of a twinkle to the eye. When you are out behind the business end of a camera every day you sort of forget what people who have used a camera very few times are going through to take a few pictures. One of the first things I notice is that the photographer spends no end of time trying to get the sun to fall over his left shoulder so the light will be just right on his subject. In doing this there are a lot of acrobatics before the subject winds up in front of the lens. The sun is coming over the left shoulder of the photo- grapher and he is happy so he goes to take a picture and to his horror discovers that his subject Is now standing in front of a whole pile of garbage cans. At this point I usually break out laughing and am forced to leave before the photographer decides to give me five on the lip. I'm not sure if it was Kodak or not but years ago one of thelilm companies suggested this sun over the shoulder bit and it has sure screwed up a lot of picture takers. Even the term taking a picture is wrong because if you do it right you're actually making a picture. Of course I have also seen people taking pictures who obviously hadn't heard of the sun over the shoulder and I have seen them taking a picture with the sun streaming right into the camera lens. When the film comes back from the drugstore most of the pictures are black, or what I refer to as 'a lovely shot of a sunset in Port Perry'. Besides not looking at the background behind the sub- ject or allowing light to shine right into the lens I have also seen picture takers who didn't know how much of what they saw in the viewfinder would actually appear on the film. I have seen some marvellous shots of Aunt Gladice without hair on the top of her head and other shots of the family with Uncle Harry missing his head. And there are. always those beach shots of the sexy girl who has no legs or feet. Perhaps the one thing that bugs me is when I show some of my work to a person who is not a professional photo- grapher and they say, "My isn't tbat nice! You must have a good camera." To me it's like saying the worst idiot in the world could take beautiful pictures if he had a good camera. If you ever enroll in a school of photography they will give you an assignment where you have to make a camera with some cardboard and a pin and glue and you bave to take good pictures with that cardboard camera. While I was learning the art of making pictures one of my teachers told me to treat the camera lens with respect because on a good camera the lens was worth almost half the cost of the camera. He also said the glass in a camera lens is softer than window glass in a bouse and therefore wben it got dirty you were not supposed to whip out your shirt tail and give it a good going over because you would scratch the lens. I like taking pictures because I feel there are so many things happening on joyous days like Christmas that I can't trust my memory to remember them ail so I depend on the camera. I look for moments of spontaneous feeling wheth- er it be joy or misery, make sure I frame the subject properly with an eye to the background and light and then I sImply capture the memory. When I go out making pictures, that is looking for scenic pictures in the country, my friends abandon me because I have been known to disappear for hours at a time. Once in the badlands of the U.S. I almost disappeared permanently while taking pictures and my camera still bears the scars of that trip. Anyway, as i mentioned in the beginning of ail this, when you want to take sornebody's picture, don't ask them to say cheese, or sex or may Hitler get a twig in his ear - just have your subject look relaxed and natural and capture the moment forever. REPORT During the week of Nov. 26 - Dec. 2nd, 1973, officers of Whitby Detachnient logged approximately 15,660 miles patrolling Provincial Highway, County and Twp. roads in the area. During the week officers investigated approx. 100 occurrences of a general nature. These included i theft, ' assault, 4 disturbances, 2 occurrences of malicious damage, 2 impaired drivers, 14 alledged violations of the Liquor Control Act in which 7 charges were laid, 7 traffic complaints, and recovered I stolen auto. Traffic accidents were down considerable from normal. There were only 24 collisions as compared to 40 for the previous week. 10 persons were injured and vehicle.damage amounted to $16,700 dollars. During the week officers laid a total of 289 charges under the Highway Traffic Act for motor vehicle violations. OCCURRENCES OF INTEREST On Monday Nov. 26th, 1973, at 9:00 a.m., a report that Whitby YMCA The Whitby Family YMCA announces the 1974 Winter- Spring Program. SATURDAY SWIM INSTRUCTION: Hedi at the Vanier & Centennial Pools in Oshawa. Three classes, instruction in YMCA 5 Star Graded Swim tests plus Sixth Star which is an introduction to Diving, Speed and Lifesaving. Ages 6 yrs. and up. Starts Jan. Sth to March 9th. Bus 10 cents each way, Brooklin 15 cents. Registra- tion December 18th to 20th for Y swimmers. New swim- - mers may register after that date. GYMNASTIC CLUB: An introduction to the growing popularity of gymnastics and apparatus work. Designed for boys and girls or young adults who wish to learn tumbling or basic apparatus, pyramids, etc. Saturday mornings at Henry High, 9:30 - 11:00. BeginsJan. Sth. SENIOR GYMNASTICS: Coaching in the more advanc- ed elements of gymnastics and apparatus work. Saturday mornings at Henry High. I1:00to 12:30. BeginsJan. 5th. FLOOR HOCKEY: Enter, Y Floor Hockey League at Henry High, Dr. R. Thornton and Meadowerest School gyms. Resumes Jan. Sth. Enter Y tournaments to Y championships. Team play 9 a.m. at each school. SATURDAY GIRL'S PROGRAM: Variety program at Dr. R. Thornton school. 10:30 - 12:00 noon. A lot of fun on the gym floor for girls. Begins Jan. 5th. BASKETBALL COACHING FOR BOYS: Henry St. Higli Gym, Wednesdays, Begins Jan. 9th. Junior - grades 7, 8, 9 from 6:45 to 8:15 p.m. Senior - High School stu- dents and adults 8:15 to 10:00. JUNIOR BADMINTON: Saturday mornings at Henry St. High gyn. 10:30 to 12:00. Top'coaching for children up to the age of 12 yrs. Racquets and birds provided. Starts Jan. 5th. Limited registration. Meadowcrest School on Fridays after school. INTERMEDIATE BADMINTON: Henry St. High for ages 12 to 19. Instructed by Bob Smith Sunday afternoons, starting Jan. 6th. Meadowcrest School for ages 14 up on Saturday mornings. Begins Jan. Sth. Y JUDO CLUBS: St. John's instruction for beginners and advanced. Boys and girls. Saturday mornings 10:00 to 12:00 noon. Leader Don Watson. Resumes Jan. 5th. St. Paul's Judo on Garrard Rd.Instruction for boys and, girls. Instructor Charlie Formosa. 2 classes 9:00 and 10:30. FREE PRESS BUSINESS DIRECTORY J 4 mailboxes at Lot 5 Conc. 11 Reach . Twp., had been damaged. It was revealed that a total of 6 mailboxes had been damaged by shotgun pellets at that location. On Tuesday Nov. 27th, 1973, a break-in was reported at the Goodwood Go-Cart Track on the 2nd Conc. of Uxbridge Twp. $15. worth of change and merchandise and 3 carts valued at $600.00 were taken in the break-in. The 3 Go-Carts were recovered from a nearby location. The investigation by Const. Harold Hawkins is continuing. Early Thursday morning a report of a garbage can being thrown through a plate glass window was received from 103 Kingston Rd. W., Pickering Village. Charged with Wilful Damage is Gerald Wickens, age 49, of 62 Shuter St., Toronto, Ontario. The incident was investigated by Const. Jim McKenzie of Whitby Detachment. WARNING TO OSHAWA 401 AREA RESIDENTS On a number of occasions in recent months people have been observed crossing Hwy. 401 at the Ritson Road, access ramps at Drew Street. Many of these persons are small children. On one occasion a 7 yr. old girl was taken out of the median by an O.P.P. officer after she became stranded by heavy traffic and on another occasion a paperboy with his bicycle was observed crossing the high- way at this location. • Both the O.P.P. and the Oshawa P.D. Safety Dept. are looking into this situation and signs forbidding pedestrians have been posted at this location but parents living in the area who have children are urged to make sure their childrei are crossing Hwy. 401 only on the bridges and underpasses provided for that purpose. Begins Jan. Sth. VOLLEYBALL INTERSCHOOL TOURNAMENTS: Gr- ade 7 & 8 and High School. Begins Jan. 9th. Henry St. High new gym. WOODCRAFT: An after school program for boys & girls held at Palmerston, Dundas, Meadowcrest, Westminster United Church. Build yourself a bird house, models, etc. ODD JOB EMPL'OYMENT: For young people age 14 and up. Persons phone in an odd job they want done and we, in return, refer a student for employment. Phone 66F 6868. SPRINGFIELD MILL: A YMCA Youth Activity Centre situated near the four corners for Whitby's young adults. INDOOR TENNIS: Carry on your favourite sport into winter at Henry St. High. Starting in March. Limited registration. BADMINTON: Join the Y Badminton Club. COBA Tournaments for advanced players. Six courts in Henry St. High new gym. Play Mondays, Thursdays and Sundays. Inquire details. A very active, well organized club for all level of players. BABY SITTING COURSE: Register now for the new baby sitting course. Starting date to be announced. .m 1 00 1 SESVICE i mist ers CleýlllerS power tools mixers 'frv palis ýkcttlcs WHI'1-13Y,,%lALL LOWI,"IZ LEVEL 'Illickson Rond & 723-01 1