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Focus

COMMITTEE

Chairman Colin Hall 083 380-5480

Vice Chairman Dave Gordon 083 247 7646

Secretary Renata Cecchi 011 452-2250

Pr & Outings Coordinator Dave Gordon 083 247 7646

Judge Coordinator Heidi Broschk 079 886 8515

Prints & Salons John Coumbias 011 452-2514

Competition Secretary David Wolstencroft 083-229-8066

Magazine Editor Ted Kinsman 083 461-2350

Certificates & Awards Des Alexander 083 226 1452

Catering Giulio Cecchi 011 452-2250

Website David Wolstencroft

Judges and Speakers Shared

EDENVALE PHOTOGRAPHIC CLUB

NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 2016

MEETING PLACE : Edenvale Community Centre

Cor. Van Riebeeck Avenue & 2nd Street.

WHEN : 2nd and 4th Wednesday of Month

TIME : 18h30 for 19h00

POSTAL ADDRESS : Edenvale Photographic Club

P O Box 1978, Edenvale, 1610

WEBSITE : www.edenvalephotoclub.wordpress.com

FACEBOOK : Edenvale Photographic Club Group

WEBSITE : www.edenvalephotoclub.co.za

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COMPETITIONS ON CLUB EVENINGS

WINNERS: 10 Feb 2016 NAME TITLE

DIGITAL JUDGE Paula Rutherford

Best Digital 1 STAR COM NATURE Colin Mortimer The battle

Best Digital 1 STAR PICTORIAL Colin Mortimer Ninja

Best Digital 2 STAR NATURE Nil

Best Digital 2 STAR PICTORIAL Nil

Best Digital 3 STAR COM NATURE Adrian Style Tree Squirrel

Best Digital 3 STAR PICTORIAL Vadivelu Musician Portrait

Best Digital 4 STAR NATURE Bungbing Young Wildebeest 3575

Best Digital 4 STAR PICTORIAL David Wolstencroft Cape Town from the

Mountain

Best Digital OPEN COM NATURE John Coumbias Under my mommys belly

Best Digital OPEN COM PICTORIAL Ted Kinsman Lipizzaner study

Best Digital 1 STAR - Nature - Colin Mortimer “The battle” (COM).

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Best Digital 1 STAR - Pictorial - Colin Mortimer “Ninja”.

Best Digital 3 STAR - Nature - Adrian Style “Tree Squirrel” (COM).

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Best Digital 3 STAR - Pictorial - Vadivelu “Musician Portrait”.

Best Digital 4 STAR - Nature - Bungbing “Young Wildebeest 3575”.

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Best Digital 4 STAR - Pictorial - David Wolstencroft “Cape Town from the Mountain”.

Best Digital OPEN - Nature - John Coumbias “Under my mommys belly” (COM).

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Best Digital OPEN - Pictorial - Ted Kinsman “Lipizzaner study” (COM).

COMPETITIONS ON CLUB EVENINGS

WINNERS: 24 Feb 2016 NAME TITLE

DIGITAL JUDGE Heidi, Cathy &

Dave

Best Digital 1 STAR COM NATURE Renata Cecchi Busy bees in the water

lily

Best Digital 1 STAR COM PICTORIAL Antoinette

Bezuidenhout Beverly

Best Digital 2 STAR NATURE Nil

Best Digital 2 STAR PICTORIAL Nil

Best Digital 3 STAR COM NATURE Johann Harmse Malachite Sunbird

Best Digital 3 STAR COM PICTORIAL Lilly van Niekerk Water Drop

Best Digital 4 STAR COM NATURE Jorge Borralho Black-Chested Snake

Eagle 9

Best Digital 4 STAR COM PICTORIAL Marga Ley Warrior

Best Digital OPEN COM NATURE Dave Owen Giant Kingfisher take off

1472

Best Digital OPEN COM PICTORIAL Cathy Owen Closing Hibiscus 7995

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Best Digital 1 STAR - Nature - Renata Cecchi “Busy bees in the water lily” (COM).

Best Digital 1 STAR - Pictorial - Antoinette Bezuidenhout “Beverly” (COM).

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Best Digital 3 STAR - Nature - Johann Harmse “Malachite Sunbird” (COM).

Best Digital 3 STAR - Pictorial - Lilly van Niekerk “Water Drop” (COM).

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Best Digital 4 STAR - Nature - Jorge Borralho “Black-Chested Snake Eagle 9” (COM).

Best Digital 4 STAR - Pictorial - Marga Ley “Warrior” (COM).

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Best Digital OPEN - Nature - Dave Owen “Giant Kingfisher take off 1472” (COM).

Best Digital OPEN - Pictorial - Cathy Owen “Closing Hibiscus 7995” (COM).

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DIGITAL COMPETETITION

SET SUBJECT : Skin 24 February 2016

NAME POINTS TITLE

WINNER John Coumbias 38 Roof Skin

Hans van der Walt 34

Lilly van Niekerk 34

Marga Ley 34

David Wolstencroft 34

Hanli Smit 32

Giulio Cecchi 30

Colin Hall 25

Phumlani 10

Set Subject - Skin - John Coumbias (Winner) “Roof Skin”

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JUDGES AT EVENING COMPETITIONS

2016

EPC club night

Judge Name Comments

27 January 2016 Neil Lane Alberton Photo Club

10 February 2016

Paula Rutherford

GetPix Photog. Principal,

Boksburg Club

24 February 2016 EPC

Heidi, Cathy & Dave

Tony Stacy did not arrive, mixed up

dates

11 March 2015 Jack Helfon Jabula CC

23 March 2015 EPC

Colin, John & Dave

Anne d’ Oliviera

Judge did not arrive.

13 April 2015 Errol Wagg Boksburg Club

27 April Martin Barber Alberton Camera Club

Presentation on Altered Reality

PSSA SALON RESULTS

Congratulations to the following members who have received Awards in recent Salons.

Please Note that these results have been extracted from the PSSA website

allocated to Edenvale Photographic Club. Therefore, any member entering as an

Independent or under another club will not be shown.

Results 10th Krugersdorp National Salon 06-02-2016 Category Name Award Photo Title Lastname Firstname

Wildlife - Colour Acceptance leopard study Coumbias John

Wildlife - Colour Acceptance my mommy is looking after me Coumbias John

Wildlife - Colour Acceptance action leopard Coumbias John

Wildlife - Colour Acceptance Lookout Durand Lourens

Wildlife - Colour Acceptance Get out of my way Gordon Dave

Wildlife - Colour Acceptance Bee-Eater Takeoff Kinsman Ted

Wildlife - Colour Acceptance Mid-air refueling Ley Marga

Human Portraits -

Colour Acceptance young portrait Coumbias John

Human Portraits -

Colour Acceptance Egbert Ley Marga

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Human Portraits -

Colour Acceptance Purple Eye Shadow Smit Hanli

Human Portraits -

Colour Acceptance Flower girl Smit Hanli

Photojournalism

and Sport - Colour Acceptance last lap Coumbias John

Photojournalism

and Sport - Colour Acceptance No.34 Kinsman Ted

Photojournalism

and Sport - Colour Acceptance going sideways Tyler Trevor

Photojournalism

and Sport - Colour Acceptance dust cloud Tyler Trevor

Scapes - Colour COM misty forest Coumbias John

Scapes - Colour Acceptance Silver Mist Lakes 4 Borralho Jorge

Scapes - Colour Acceptance in the forest Coumbias John

Scapes - Colour Acceptance morning light Coumbias John

Scapes - Colour Acceptance Overberg in Green and Gold Gordon Dave

Scapes - Colour Acceptance Dead Vlei Tree Gordon Dave

Scapes - Colour Acceptance Beach Scene with Rocks Kinsman Ted

Scapes - Colour Acceptance

sunrise at mankwe dam

pilanesburg Tyler Trevor

Open - Colour

Best Image - PSSA

Silver Medal Luminous Yellow Durand Ricky

Open - Colour Acceptance new year sunrise Coumbias John

Open - Colour Acceptance LemonTime Durand Lourens

Open - Colour Acceptance The Red Lantern Gordon Dave

Open - Colour Acceptance Old Harp Kinsman Ted

Open - Colour Acceptance Body Work Smit Hanli

Open - Colour Acceptance rose symphony Tyler Trevor

Open - Colour Acceptance Wembley Warburton Ken

Monochrome -

Open Acceptance Goodyear Flyby Kinsman Ted

Monochrome -

Open Acceptance Beach Sunrise Kinsman Ted

Monochrome -

Open Acceptance Waiting Ley Marga

Monochrome -

Open Acceptance Stoker Ley Marga

Monochrome -

Open Acceptance Emerging Smit Hanli

Monochrome -

Open Acceptance Origami Smit Hanli

Results 3rd PSSA National Digital Salon 22-02-2016 Category Name Award Photo Title Lastname Firstname

Open - Colour Acceptance mosque interior Coumbias John

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Open - Colour Acceptance attractive look Coumbias John

Open - Colour Acceptance Girl in the Mist Gordon Dave

Open - Colour Acceptance Cold walk to work Wolstencroft David

Open - Monochrome Acceptance Battling Duo Mono Borralho Jorge

Open - Monochrome Acceptance Whiskered Tern Flight 2 Borralho Jorge

Open - Monochrome Acceptance playing with style Coumbias John

Open - Monochrome Acceptance unique style Coumbias John

Open - Monochrome Acceptance young group Coumbias John

Open - Monochrome Acceptance study time Coumbias John

Open - Monochrome Acceptance Forgotten Gordon Dave

Nature - Colour COM among the others Coumbias John

Nature - Colour Acceptance Youthful Play Borralho Jorge

Nature - Colour Acceptance The Leopard and the Porcupine Gordon Dave

Nature -

Monochrome COM Whiskered Tern Flight Borralho Jorge

Nature -

Monochrome COM Back Scratch Wolstencroft David

Nature -

Monochrome Acceptance Jackal Focus Mono Borralho Jorge

Nature -

Monochrome Acceptance Spoonbil Portrait 2 MONO Borralho Jorge

Nature -

Monochrome Acceptance

White-Fronted Bee-Eater

MONO Borralho Jorge

Nature -

Monochrome Acceptance mothers cover Coumbias John

Nature -

Monochrome Acceptance Dusty Durand Lourens

Nature -

Monochrome Acceptance Mother and Child Gordon Dave

Our Country

PSSA Silver Medal

Category Winner country dam Coumbias John

Our Country Acceptance Early Dawn Borralho Jorge

Our Country Acceptance Stormy Free State Borralho Jorge

Our Country Acceptance in the forest Coumbias John

Our Country Acceptance Cape Town from the Mountain Wolstencroft David

Our Country Acceptance Paternoster sky Wolstencroft David

Special Theme -

Spring Season Acceptance spring outing Coumbias John

Special Theme -

Spring Season Acceptance Quiver Trees Gordon Dave

Special Theme -

Spring Season Acceptance Wild Flower Lagoon Gordon Dave

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EPC MEMBERS RANKING AND POINTS RECORD

No. Member Star As at 10/02/2016

1 Adrian Style 3 8 Points

2 Andrew Stephens 5 106 Points

3 Antoinette Bezuidenhout 2 8 Points

4 BungBing 4 210 Points

5 Carolyn Masterton 2 136 Points

6 Cathy Owen 5 H 137 Points

7 Cecil Mayhew 3 169 Points

8 Clifton Hack 2 44 Points

9 Colin Hall 5 H 894 Points

10 Colin Mortimer 1 13 Points

11 Dave Gordon 5 H 130 Points

12 Dave Owen 5 H 149 Points

13 David Wolstencroft 4 153 Points

14 Derek Rushton 3 51 Points

15 Des Alexander 4 109 Points

16 Dino Bottega 5H 116 Points

17 Dirk Boshoff 4 114 Points

18 Esli van Niekerk Sr 3 448 Points

19 Franco Sesamo 1 78 Points

20 Francois Meyer 3 94 Points

21 Frank Haymann 5 H 342 Points

22 Gordon Payne 4 305 Points

23 Guilio Cecchi 5 H 130 Points

24 Hanli Smit 5 H 108 Points

25 Hans van der Walt 4 145 Points

26 Heidi Broschk 5 H 381 Points

27 Ivor Sarkis 4 62 Points

28 Joe Hamman 3 17 Points

29 Johann Harmse 3 195 Points

30 John Coumbias 5 H 1157 Points

31 Jorge Borralho 5 20 Points

32 Jose Caldeira 1 8 Points

33 Joss Shaff 3 56 Points

34 Ken Warburton 3 215 Points

35 Kim Batchelor 2 36 Points

36 Liesl Gous 1 62 Points

37 Lilly van Niekerk 3 400 Points

38 Lynn Francis 3 8 Points

39 Lofty Behr 4 116 Points

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40 Lourens Durand 5 142 Points

41 Louwrens Minnie 1 40 Points

42 Lucy Stevens 5 136 Points

43 Marga Ley 4 173 Points

44 Mario Bracco 5 H 923 Points

45 Micha Hannemann 4 362 Points

46 Moira van Heerden 3 512 Points

47 Nathan Reyneke 1 20 Points

48 Paul Lees 5H 94 Points

49 Phumlani Khumalo 3 150 Points

50 Pierre Mouton 3 53 Points

51 Renata Cecchi 2 9 Points

52 Reiner Burk 5 H 425 Points

53 Richard Bennett 4 77 Points

54 Ricky Durand 4 9 Points

55 Rob Baigent 3 27 Points

56 Rowan Ambrose 4 226 Points

57 Roy Batchelor 2 18 Points

58 Ruth Smit 3 71 Points

59 Shiralee Minnie 1 32 Points

60 Ted Kinsman 5 620 Points

61 Trevor Tyler 4 37 Points

62 Vadivelu 3 63 Points

63 Vanessa Mouton 2 80 Points

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EDENVALE PHOTOGRAPHIC CLUB

2016 Calendar

Second Wednesday Fourth Wednesday Outings/Workshops

January 27th Club Meeting

February 10th Club Meeting 24th Club Meeting Set Subject: Skin

March 9th Club meeting 23rd Club Meeting

April 13th Club Meeting Freedom Day

May 11th Club Meeting 25th Club Meeting

June 8th Club Meeting 22nd Club Meeting Set Subject:Made of Steel

July 13th Club Meeting 27th Club Meeting

August 10th Club Meeting 24th Club Meeting Set Subject: Geometry in Nature

September 14th Club Meeting 28th Club Meeting 30th Annual Competition Closing Date

October 12th Club Meeting 26th Club Meeting Set Subject: Empty Rooms

15th CERPS

November 9th AGM 23rd Club Meeting

December

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Specifications for Submission of High Definition “E: Photography”

Maximum Pixel Size = 1920 x 1080

Maximum Data File Size = 1,500 Kilobytes (jpg)

Two Catorgries 1 Nature “na”

2 Pictorial “pi”

Naming Conventions are as follows:-

Star Rating_Category_Image Name_Person’s Name

Example: 2_na_hornbill_john doe (all lowercase)

Entries must be handed in by no later than 19h20 on the night

RECOMMENDED PROCEDURE

1. Select Canvas (Frame) Size under the heading “Image” in Photoshop if you wish to add a

boarder to the image and make your adjustements. If you do not wish to add a boarder, go to

Step 2.

2. Select Image Size under the heading “Image” in Photoshop. Tick the following boxes: Scale

Styles, Constrain Proportions and Resample Image.

3. The maximum size of the image must not exceed 1920 pixels wide by 1080 pixels high.

4. When resizing a horizontal image (Landscape) enter 1920 pixels in the Width Box and the

vertical size will be adjusted automatically if you have ticked the “Resample Image” box. If

the vertical size is 1080 pixels or less, the resizing is correct. If the vertical adjusts to a value

more than 1080 pixels (say 1096 pixels) then adjust the vertical size to 1080 pixels and the

horizontal size will automatically reduce to below 1920 pixels if you have ticked the

“Resample Image” box.

5. When resizing a vertical impage (Portrait) enter 1080 pixels in the Height Box. The value in

the Width Box will change automatically to match the original image if you have ticked the

“Resample Image” box.

6. The maximum image data file size is 1,500Kilobytes in the JPEG format. Note that if a border

is added to the image, this must be added before resizing and reducing the file size to a

maximum of 1,500 Kilobytes to ensure that the image remains within the specified 1,500Kb.

7. It is recommended that the image be displayed in the sRGB Colour Profile. This can be

selected in the camera or changed in Photoshop under Edit/Convert to Profile.

NOTES FROM THE EDITOR

1. Members must please provide details of all Salon Acceptances and Awards to be

sent to Heidi Broschk (heidib@uj.ac.za), David Wolstencroft (epc@webmail.co.za)

and Ted Kinsman (tkinsman@global.co.za).

2. Anyone not able to attend a club evening can send their images by e-mail. The images

must be e-mailed to David Wolstencroft (epc@webmail.co.za) a MINIMUM of 1 day

before the evening.

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3. Please see our website for further news and information at

www.edenvalephotoclub.wordpress.com or simply Edenvale Photographic Club.

4. Anyone wishing to sell or buy camera equipment and advertise in this Newsletter

can contact Ted Kinsman.

5. If you have any information concerning photographic sites that you wish to share

with other EPC members please contact Ted Kinsman.

6. Please get details of Photo Opportunities under “Places” listed under “Club

Information” on Edenvale Photographic Club.

7. If anyone wishes to protect their images against copyright, the required information

must be entered into the Metadata information for each image prior to submission for

club judging. If required I can place a Copyright Watermark symbol over an image

to prevent copying from the newsletters. Members to advise Ted Kinsman if required.

8. FOR SALE

No. Description New My Price (Neg)

1 Vanguard PH-3-4 Window Camera Mount R1,200.00 R715.00

2 JJC White Balance/Grey Card (2 Pack 8 x 10) R225.00 R135.00

3 2 x Sigma 70 – 3—mm 4-5.6 mm lenses R1,499.00 Each R900.00 Each

4 Canon 2x Extender EF (Old model) R6,840.00 R600.00

5 Canon EF 400mm 5.6 lens R19,395.00 R10,000.00

6 Calmax Primax 190 Tripod R1,450.00 R870.00

7 Canon 18-55 mm EFS 3.5 – 5.6 lens R3,995.00 R2,300.00

Contact

Ricky 084 652 7367

Lourens 083 703 5872

Ted Kinsman (083 461 2350)

tkinsman@global.co.za

PHOTOGRAPHIC COURSES AND OPPORTUNITIES

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From: Johann van der Walt [mailto:johann@vdwalt.net] Sent: 19 March 2016 02:33 PM

To: John Coumbias Subject: China Tour

Hi John,

Eventually I have the tour planned. It took much negotiation and deliberation, with rework because of lost

in translation...

I promised to let you know when I have it.

Please send on to other Edenvalers, maybe there are somebody who will be interested.

Click on this link to read about it: http://johann.vdwalt.net/articles/articlenews.php?p=32

Regards

Johann

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NOTE, I will send full details separatly from the news letter.

HUMOUR

Marketing tips from the past.

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UNUSUAL PHOTOGRAPHS

A ship towing an iceberg off the coast of Newfoundland to prevent the iceberg from

hitting an offshore drilling platform.

It appears that this group of Gibbons are singing together. Perhaps they’re singing “The

Lion Sleeps Tonight”.

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