{"id":11498,"date":"2018-05-06T08:32:11","date_gmt":"2018-05-06T12:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/phsc.ca\/camera\/?p=11498"},"modified":"2018-05-05T14:06:09","modified_gmt":"2018-05-05T18:06:09","slug":"dale-barnes-cbc-stills-from-the-1950s-and-60s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phsc.ca\/camera\/dale-barnes-cbc-stills-from-the-1950s-and-60s\/","title":{"rendered":"Dale Barnes – CBC stills from the 1950s and 60s"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dale Barnes
by Robert Lansdale<\/p><\/div>\n

Toronto.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>In March, we were favoured with two delightful and interesting speakers, both photographers; one, long retired and the other still very active. Retiree Dale Barnes<\/a> offered a small sampling of his extensive work for the CBC. All his photographs are in the CBC archives<\/a> and only two decades (1950s, 1960s) have been digitized so far. From those Dale and his daughter, Jessica, selected and sequenced between 100 and 200 for our presentation.<\/em><\/p>\n

While the pictures of the famous and notable were in themselves a great walk down memory lane for many in the audience, the side stories made the evening. Dale<\/a> regaled us with his personal stories about taking stills, often in environments totally hostile to such endeavours – TV in those days was always live and no way could the lighting be adjusted for the lowly still photographer, nor could shots be retaken to his advantage. And flash was verboten!<\/p>\n

The stories Dale told beyond the staging for stills were delightful. For instance, on one occasion a follow up summer scene was needed to complement a TV show. Problem. It was January in Toronto. Solution – fly down and shoot in Florida. At night time. But. The local police chief (Captain Wainwright) suggested the park chosen was dangerous at night and would need his staff\u2019s protection – for a fee ($300 donation). Scene was shot with no policemen ever found. Later rushing to a second location in Daytona, Florida, Dale was pulled over for speeding. He mentioned Captain Wainwright\u2019s name and waited while the officer checked. Next thing he knew, he was given a fast police escort right to the location in Daytona. No questions asked. No ticket written. Well worth the donation (and receipt)!<\/p>\n

After the slide show there was a very active Q&A with Dale who seemed to thoroughly enjoy the questions. Dale had brought with him his wife Joyce, daughter Jessica, and a small entourage of friends from all over. Given his age and health, Dale and his guests left shortly after his presentation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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