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February 2015
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Basement –Howick Bridge Club, Pakuranga Rd, Pakuranga, Auckland. www.howickcameraclub.org.nz Meetings are 1st, 3rd and 4th Mondays at 7.45pm
Est. 1956
Welcome back to another year of photography fun and challenges. Personally, I have found our first subject of the year quite a challenge. Something I thought would be simple – isn’t, but that’s what the club is about, not only for enjoyment but to stretch ourselves to improve our photography. Congratulations to those who have moved up a grade. See these on p5 as well as all the end of year prizes and trophies. We would love to see many more entries in the C and B Grades this year, so please don’t be shy .Any of the A graders and judges would be very happy to help if you wish. Our first field trip will be great fun and a good way for members to socialise as well. See below for details On the second to last page of every newsletter, is the information for entering competitions such as size of image, and who to send them to. There is one address for our regular monthly comps and another for special Club comps. If you are unsure please check or ask for clarification so your images don’t go astray and not get entered in time. Lindsay Santa’s Gone AWOL Colin Tyler
What’s on in February 3rd
CLUB NIGHT – Print Comp
17th Digital Comp
Judge – John Clare Talk on Set Subjects & Tutor Group Judge – Doug Scott
21st Field Trip
Coastal Walkabout Meet at Howick Beach (Probably 12noon but time to be advised depending on tides). After printing 2 of your images at a commercial printers we will meet at a café/bar and judge the winning images together. You will need to shoot in jpeg. More details to follow later. . 24th Workshop
Long Exposure, Print Mounting and
Digital Sizing
Images of the Night November
October Light at the Dark End of the Street Jessica Budd Print – Junior
Red Woods Jenny Dowling Print– B Grade
Malborough Evening Shona Kebble Print – A Grade
Sunrise, Magazine Bay Les Motion Print – C Grade
New Year Celebration John Clare Digital – B Grade
Gone Fishing Jenny Dowling Digital – C Grade
A Slightly Alien Landscape Lindsay Murray Digital – A Grade
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Against the Tide Jessica Budd Digital - Junior
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Competition Results
November 2014
Print Judge – Glenn Bittle Image of the Night A Grade Shona Kebble B Grade Jenny Dowling C Grade Les Motion Junior Jessica Budd A –Print Open Honours Highly Com Merit Acceptance Set Honours Highly Com Merit Acceptance B –Print Open Honours Highly Com Merit Acceptance Set Honours Highly Com Merit Acceptance C –Print Open Honours Highly Com Merit Acceptance Set Honours Highly Com Merit Acceptance A –Digital Open Honours Highly Com Merit Acceptance Set Honours Highly Com Merit Acceptance B –Digital Open Honours Highly Com Merit Acceptance Set Honours Highly Com Merit Acceptance C –Digital & Junior Open Honours Highly Com Merit Acceptance Set Honours Highly Com Merit Acceptance
Digital Judge – Steve Harper Image of the Night A Grade Lindsay Murray B Grade John Clare C Grade Jenny Dowling Junior Jessica Budd
C Wong C Tyler, S Kebble G Hamblin
S Kebble L Murray J Dowling, D Walker
D Walker, J Dowling
Jessica Budd (jnr, )M Yu L Motion L Motion M Yu
L Murray S Williams, C Bolt,, B McCree, F Ciochetto J McCree, L Robertson, C Wong, S Kebble M Martin, H Arthur, D Spender S Williams, L Robertson, S Kebble B McCree, C Bolt M Martin, J McCree, F Ciochetto, L Murray, D Spender, C Wong
J Clare
S Lucas, J Clare, J Wattie
H Wang S Lu, C Gale, J Reynolds W Herbert, J Dowling J Smith, A Yau, T Neilson, D Mitchell J Budd(jnr) J Dowling S Lu, C Gale, P Corby, J Reynolds, J Smith, A Yau, T Neilsen, D Mitchell
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President’s Ramble Hi everyone and welcome to the first Shuttertalk for 2015. I hope you all managed to get a break of some kind over the festive season and if not, then maybe you are looking forward to a holiday fairly soon - especially when the kids go back to school and all those parents out there can breathe a sigh of relief - even if it is in the car, stuck in traffic on your way back to work, oh well. At least you have your camera, right? And you have been doing lots of interesting trips and things to inspire you over the break? Time spent with family and friends over Xmas and New Year is a good chance to capture some unforgettable moments, whether good or bad! Talking of inspiration, I was chatting to a friend of mine who is a very good artist and like most artists, reasonably critical of her work. She belongs to her local art group and was lamenting the fact that she felt uninspired with the group and was thinking of leaving. "What will you do?" I asked her. She shrugged and said; 'I don’t know I just need someone or something to inspire me." I then asked her why didn't she take her own inspiration and turn it around to bounce ideas off the group rather than just leave which would be a shame as she has a lot to offer. There might be some people in the group who are waiting for that kind of opening, who are afraid others, that appear to be stick in the mud types, might laugh off their ideas. Too bad; what if they work? Sometimes you just have to stick with something and give it a shake up just to see what falls out. What about joining the committee to have a say? Or if you are not into committees, have a say anyway. There are no stupid questions or suggestions, just good ideas in disguise, waiting for their chance to shine (unless the plan is to set fire to something!) With that in mind, please give a thought to our AGM in March when the new committee is elected. Consider giving it a go, it's fun and feisty and the workload is evenly shared. We need more people with fresh ideas to keep the club the place to come for all things photographic. Sheryl
Glenn Bittle
SHhhh ….Santa’s Asleep Lindsay Murray
How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that!" - Anonymous s
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Trophies for 2014 Prints Junior Grade – Gift and Certificate Molly Herbert C grade Open –Points Trophy – Warren Herbert C Grade Set – Points Cup – Warren Herbert B Grade Open – Wilkinson Cup – Jenny Dowling B Grade Set – Morgan Cup – Jenny Dowling A Grade Open – Leese Cup – Shona Kebble A Grade Set – Webster Cup – Shona Kebble C Grade Print of the Year – Colour Cup & Miniature – Warren Herbert B Grade Print of the Year – Barracuda Cup & Miniature – Dorothy Walker A Grade Print of the Year – President’s Cup & miniature – Lindsay Murray Champion Print of the Year – Miller Tray & Miniature – Warren Herbert Chambers Landscape Cup – Sheryl Williams Ciochetto Tray – Liz Robertson Stonex Natural History Cup – Shona Kebble Simcock Rosebowl – Shona Kebble
Digital Junior Grade – Gift & certificate – Molly Herbert C Grade Open – Lenny Cup – Jeff Smith C Grade Set – Tyler Cup – Jeff Smith B Grade Open – Singleton Cup - John Clare B Grade Set – Longstaff Cup – John Clare A grade Open – Dickson Cup – Shona Kebble A Grade Set – Young Cup – Shona Kebble
Warren Herbert Champion Print
C Grade Image of the Year – Bittle Cup & Miniature – Jeff Smith B Grade Image of the Year – Points Cup & Miniature – John Clare A Grade – Image of the Year – Shona Kebble Champion Digital image of the Year – McCracken Cup & Miniature – Shona Kebble Maslen Portrait Cup – Chris Wong McCree landscape Cup – Chris Wong Audio Visual Kebble Trophy – Shona Kebble Kelly Natural History cup – Shona Kebble Percival Cup – Bob McCree
Shona Kebble Champion Digital Image
Promotions for 2015 Prints - C Grade to B Grade Warren Herbert, Les Motion
Digital - C grade to B Grade Jeff Smith, Jenny Dowling Warren Herbert Josh Reynolds
Prints – B Grade to A Grade Jenny Dowling
Digital - B grade to A John Clare 5
Christmas Party
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Photography – Bob McCree
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Profile
Jessica Budd
I have a Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1 and share about ten lenses with my Dad. The GX1 is a mirrorless MFT (Micro Four Thirds) CSC (Compact System Camera). I edit my photos using Adobe Photoshop CS5, Lightroom 5.7 and other plugins such as Nik Filters. If money wasn't problem I don't think my photography gear would change much. A Full Frame camera might be nice but a hassle to carry around, an MFT camera is comparatively tiny and easy to take with you. I have a small, comfortable bag which is high quality and I don't feel I would need to replace it. Any lenses I want, I have access to, so nothing would change there. The only thing I can think of is upgrading to Photoshop CC. My Dad has always been interested in photography and film so from a young age I've been round cameras, Photoshop and video production. I started taking photos around the age of eight, at the age of ten I started using Photoshop Elements and took a course on it. After that I have been working with Photoshop, Illustrator and similar programs very often. In the middle of 2013 I got my GX1, my first CSC, and began using Lightroom I joined the Howick Camera Club in March last year. I most prefer taking pictures of animals as they are often unaware that you are taking pictures of them, and even if they do they don't care or put their hand in front of their face. Animals also don't pose, at least not most of them, so they always have a natural feel about them. They are also animate objects which are alive, and convey emotion and movement. Humans do to but I find it less comfortable taking pictures of most of them. One of my favourite images, because I can't have only one, is my picture of a Pied Shag on the Whitford Estuary. I like this image because I think it's a good head shot of the bird showing the detail of beak and feathers. Also the background is yellow (my blurred kayak behind it) which by chance is the same colour as the spot beside the shag's eye. Jess
Quik Printz 81 Picton St, Howick Quick Printz print images on Fuji photographic paper from 6x4 up to 10x15 They also process colour film, scan negatives and slides to digital format. If you need mattes cut for club competitions, Quik Printz can do this as well. Pop in and get your images printed here. Don’t forget to mention you are from the Howick Camera Club.
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Town and Around Photo Laundry Silo Park, Wynyard Quarter
31st Jan – 4pm – 8pm
Gareth Watkins - Composed in Light from 3rd Feb Pah House, 72 Hillsborough Rd Sculpture Trail -
Waiheke
Auckland Lantern Festival Albert Park
Open until 15th February 27th Feb – 1st March, 5pm – 10pm
External Competitions Natex competition Entries close 27th February Canon Online Entries close 25th February Check the PSNZ site for details for these comps
New Year Fireworks at Pauanui Sheryl Williams
Print Competitions Prints must be labeled correctly on the back. Put your grade, whether set or open, a title if you have one, and your name, It is preferable to have a matt frame and a firm backing so they don’t bend. *FOR SPECIAL COMPETITIONS REFER TO THE CLUB RULES Digital competitions Digital images must be sent by 6pm on the Thursday before the Monday night digital comp. Send to
[email protected] Image size: Maximum 1620 pixels wide x 1028 pixels high. This is also the size for PSNZ Comps. Please name this way Example: B Grade_set_ocean waves_Joe Bloggs (if you don’t have a title just put – no title) *FOR SPECIAL COMPETITIONS REFER TO CLUB HANDBOOK
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Important email addresses Monthly Comps For our regular monthly digital competitions.
[email protected] Special Comps These are for our special club competitions
[email protected] Newsletter Send images, news items, queries etc.
[email protected] Website Club rules, gallery, workshops, calendar, Back-dated newsletters and much more. www.howickcameraclub.org.nz
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FEBRUARY
MARCH
APRIL Long Exposure
2 16 21 23
2 15 16 23 30
6 Print Competition 19 Field Trip: TBA 20 Digital Comp: 27 Workshop:
Gears
Print Competition Digital Comp: Field Trip: Shoot Out! Workshop: Print mounting And digital sizing
Body Parts Print Competition Field Trip: Digital Comp: AGM & Digital Poker
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MAY
JUNE
JULY
4 17 18 25
31 15 21 22 29
6 19 20 27
Church or Graveyard Print Competition Field trip: Digital Comp: Landscape/Portrait comp
Rough
Passing of Time
Print Competition Digital Comp: Field trip: Workshop: TBA
Print Competition Field Trip: TBA Digital Comp: Set of 6 and AV comps
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
3 Print Competition 17 Digital Comp: 24 Natural History Comps
7 Print Competition 21 Digital comp 28 Workshop:
5 11 19 26
Low Key
Brown
Fiery
Print Competition Field Trip: Digital comp: Workshop:
NOVEMBER
Season of Spring 2 Print Competition 16 Digital Comp: 23 Simcock/Percival Comps
SUBSCRIPTIONS Full Family Junior
December 7
Christmas Party End of year comps
$55 $80 $20
CLUB DIRECTORY Digital Selections
Bob McCree FPSNZ Mary-Anne Lenny APSNZ Webmaster/Speakers Colin Tyler LPSNZ Front of House Heather Arthur APSNZ Special Comps Points Liz Robertson LPSNZ Judges Bob McCree FPSNZ Workshops John Clare APSNZ Field trips Michael Lucas Catering Dorothy Walker Newsletter Lindsay Murray Digital Comps End of Yea trophies Sheryl Williams
PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT PAST PRESIDENT TREASURER SECRETARY COMMITTEE
Sheryl Williams Michael Lucas Colin Tyler Glen Bittle Jenny Dowling Lindsay Murray John Clare Bob McCree Liz Robertson
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