At the Omemee Legion – Members free, Membership $25.00, Guests $5.00
Start is at 7:00 pm, doors open 6:30 pm
Come on out and join in the fun…..
Dave Ellis is a wildlife photographer from Omemee, Ontario. He grew up in the Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia and moved out west to Edmonton in 1979. That is where he bought his first 35mm camera, a Minolta SLR film camera. Over the years he learned the ins and outs of 35mm photography.
In 1981 Dave moved to Toronto. He rented a space in the Gould Street Vending Mall and ran a handcraft business on Yonge Street. He often used his 35mm camera to photograph his handcrafted leather goods and the sights on Yonge Street. When he moved on to cutting semi-precious stones and making fine silver and gold jewellery he again used the camera to promote his work.
After 20 years in the city Dave and his wife Astrid, whom he met in Toronto, moved to the Kawartha Lakes. They both agree it was the best move they ever made. After using several point and shoot type digital cameras over the years, in 2016 Dave made the switch to a DSLR (Digital Single Lens Reflex) camera. That is when he and Astrid started taking wildlife photos. It soon became a full time passion as they developed a unique understanding of the birds and animals they were depicting in their photographs.
You may know Dave’s work from his weekly column in the Peterborough This Week and Kawartha Lakes This Week newspapers. He began writing a wildlife photo column for them in 2018 and continued until the newspapers ceased publishing in 2023. His column and photos though, were moved over to the Peterborough Examiner where he still writes a column each week. His photos have also been featured in Outdoor Canada Magazine, Canadian Geographic Magazine, The Toronto Star, PTBO News Canada, and are featured in a John McQuarrie coffee table book. Each year Dave and Astrid publish a calendar featuring the wildlife of Kawartha Lakes.
Dave enjoys sharing his photographs and the stories that go with them at presentations all around the Kawarthas.
