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October Newsletter Issue 9, 2018 Editor: Geoff Scrase Email: [email protected] Hutt Camera Club, PO Box 30537, Lower Hutt www.huttcameraclub.org.nz
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Opinions expressed in the newsletter are those of the articles’ authors and are not necessarily those of the club or the editor.
WE NEED YOU! At least, we need…
• Your vote. See nomination form and AGM notice at the end of this newsletter.
• Your images, see below and page 4.
President
I hope everyone is appropriately proud of our annual exhibition which ends this week. Thanks to everyone who submitted images and especial thanks to Iris Kauffeld and Chris Parkin who so ably curated a very fine exhibition. Thanks too to Maxine Edwards for the catering, and to Jim Martin of Martin Signs for his generosity in providing printing services for posters and catalogues. At the time of writing, there were at least four images sold. Congratulations to all concerned. There will be a formal notice, somewhere else in this issue, of the forthcoming AGM and a request for nominations for office
bearers and for any notices of motion. In each case our constitution is explicit, that nominations and motions must be received three weeks prior to the AGM. No nominations can be made from the floor on the day. As I write this, we still need a secretary and, in all probability, a few committee members. We have candidates thus far for President, Vice President, Treasurer, Competition Secretary and Membership secretary. Time for someone to step up to the plate as secretary? Please consider taking a turn. In the last three weeks, I have been privileged to be the judge for competitions in three different clubs. That in itself is a story of self-inflicted injury on my part (Note to self: check calendar before saying yes), but I have to say that I am made even more proud of the standards attained within our own club, and the excellent way our competitions have been managed by successive competition secretaries. In the last few issues, I have recommended some YouTube tutorials. A new one this month, that I like a lot is Simon Booth at https://www.youtube.com/user/jellybelly2009/featured. He is a pragmatic Lancastrian who does mainly British landscapes, and who shows you how he makes his excellent images. A month or two ago, I managed to damage my faithful Vanguard tripod. It gave up the ghost eventually and became a bipod. A landscape enthusiast without a decent tripod is severely handicapped in my opinion. I did a lot of Googling and was very discouraged by the price of the familiar brands endorsed by the big names (Manfrotto, Benro, Really Right Stuff, Three Legged Thing, Gitzo, etc). At last I found one called the Beike Q999H. It is aluminium, not carbon fibre, but the price was much lighter than many others. I found it was available on AliExpress freight free for NZD$127. I found it was available from a New Zealand retailer for a mere $299. As much as I would like to support the locals guess where I went. It is a very adequate and versatile tripod for a very modest price. I found an unsophisticated on-line review which gives a good overview. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bd-XlY0ne0 Elsewhere in this issue will be a request for candidate images for the annual Hutt/Karori Battle. We are having to extend the submission date for this since we got such a weak response to the first request. Please send your
Deadline for contributions: All members are welcome to contribute articles and interesting titbits to this publication. The deadline for all contributions is the 5th of the month or the first Friday whichever is sooner. Please send your contributions to: [email protected] Hutt Camera Club Committee: President: Brian Harmer Ph: 021 246 3588 Vice President: Phil Benge Secretary: Karen Thorne Mob 021 311 445 Treasurer: Paul Whitham Membership: Sandy Odell Newsletter: Geoff Scrase Competition Sec: Helen Westerbeke Committee: Greg Kane David Coxon
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candidate images to Helen ([email protected]) no later than 30 October. No more than two images from each member for each of the four topics:
1. Wellington - my city in ruins. This topic covers the greater Wellington area, so not just confined to the ruins of Wellington Central!
2. Seeds 3. Making music 4. SOOC (One click and you’re done!)
This topic specifies a technique rather than a subject. In this case, it’s SOOC – Straight Out Of Camera. You can set your camera up however you want – whatever white balance, exposure, flash, special effects, whatever… the only stipulation is that you can only press the shutter once and your image must be the resulting jpg. No cropping or further alteration allowed except for downsizing it to the maximum dimensions below. It would be easy to resort to our old friends LR and Ps but the challenge is to take a “great image” under these restrictions. You’re welcome!
Early notice: it’s just a few short weeks away, so I have booked the Speight’s Ale House in Petone (again) for our annual Christmas meal together. There are 30 seats available at $40 per head for a set menu dinner. Drinks extra. Partners welcome. This is not funded in any way by the club. First in first served. If you want to join in, send your requests to me ([email protected]) So ends my penultimate presidential rambling.
Brian
Coming up in October and Peeking into November Tuesday 9 October – Jo Moore We have made sure that this month’s guest speaker has remembered the booking. Jo specialises in Weddings and pet photography (see http://jomoorephotographer.co.nz/information-and-pricing-for-pet-photography/).
Tuesday 23 October – Judging for Ladder Round 4 We don’t always agree with our judges but they put a lot of effort into assessing our images and there is much to learn from their opinions. Judging sessions are well worth attending even if you didn’t enter. Entries are due on the 23rd for the Dorothy Comley and the Cliff Perry portfolio competitions. Each of these requires a set of six mounted prints which form a coherent set. Frames and glass are not permitted. The Cliff Perry is for people who have been a member for three years or less, who do not have any PSNZ Honours, are not professionals, have not won it previously and who have not won the beginner grade competition previously. Everybody is eligible to enter the Dorothy Comley competition. See http://huttcameraclub.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Hutt-Camera-Club-Competition-Rules.pdf page 7 for the exact rules.
Tues 30 October - submissions for the Hutt/Karori Battle Send images to [email protected].
Wednesday 13th November – Annual Hutt/Karori Battle This is always a fun night. This year, the Karori is host and they are out for revenge after two consecutive losses. We, on the other hand, want to establish a pattern, so come along to the Karori community centre prepared to yell and cheer in support of our entries. Karori is a very small club, so if you are coming, I know they would appreciate a contribution towards supper by way of a plate of food to share. Car-pooling is encouraged.
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Exhibitions Local photographic exhibitions and events.
Title Presenter Place Dates and price
Patrick Pound: On Reflection
City Gallery 101 Wakefield Street, Civic Square, Wellington
Current until 4 November 2018 10.00am – 5.00pm Admission free
Verdee Photography and Textiles Exhibition
Black Coffee 133 Riddiford Street, Newtown, Wellington
Thursday 6 December 2018 6:00pm – 9:00pm Admission free
Iconography of Revolt City Gallery Civic Square, Wellington
Current until 18 November, 10.00am-5.00pm Admission free Some works not suitable for children
Still Looking: Peter McLeavey and The Last Photograph
Adam Art Gallery
Victoria University, Kelburn Parade, Gate 3, Wellington
Current until 20 December 2018 11:00am – 5:00pm Admission free
Four x Five x Six Photospace Level 1, 37 Courtenay Place, Wellington
Current until 20 October 2018 Weekdays 10:00am – 4:00pm; Sat from 11.00am Admission free
Photography Exhibition - Bonjour Paris
Square Edge 47 The Square, Palmerston North
Tuesday 9 October 2018 6:30pm – 9:30pm Admission free
Iconography of Revolt City Gallery
101 Wakefield Street, Civic Square, Wellington, New Zealand
On now until Sun 18 November Open 7 days, 10am–5pm
A plug for one of our own…
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Competitions HCC – Karori Battle We still require submissions for the four topics set by Karori club:
• Seeds
• Making Music
• SOOC - Straight Out Of Camera
• Wellington, My City in Ruins Please have ago at these topics, Seeds in particular, or check your catalogue for candidate images and submit them to Helen Westerbeke at [email protected] or any other committee member, or just send them to [email protected] with a suitable caption by Sunday 28 October.
Portfolio and Ladder competitions – PLEASE return the trophies Would the holders of the Dorothy Comely, Cliff Perry and Ladder trophies please bring them along to the club night on 23 October, when the portfolios are due, or return them to a committee member sooner? Many thanks for remembering…
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2018 New Zealand International Salon - Now Open Enter Here!
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Races behind Wind-6, Bondar Mikhail MFIAP PPSA EIIWF, Ukraine
The New Zealand International Salon 2018 (NZIS) is hosted by: The Photographic Society of New Zealand (PSNZ). This salon is conducted under the approved rules of the Photographic Society of America (PSA) 2018-414, and under the patronage of the Federation Internationale de l’Art Photographique (FIAP) 2018-
409 Award winners and acceptances will count towards PSA and FIAP ratings
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Tips and Snippets Remember
• Dorothy Comley and Cliff Perry competitions at the end of the year. Entries must be in by 23 October. See Helen Westerbeke if you need advice on putting your portfolio together.
• Shona McFarlane Exhibition is on weekend 26-28 Oct with the opening on Friday 26 Oct. If you intend to go to the opening, RSVP by 24 Oct using the invitation sent to you earlier by Karen Throne.
• As above, the PSNZ sponsored New Zealand International Salon NZIS is closing in two weeks. Enter here.
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Articles Finding my Photography by David Coxon I was very pleased to find that my first attendance at a PSNZ convention, the recent Central Regional held in Whanganui, was an enjoyable and inspiring experience. While I learnt some new tricks about Lightroom, saw some amazing photo essays and found out all about judging and going for PSNZ letters, it was the thinking that I did about my own photography that really added value to the weekend.
I have been involved in photography for about 50 years now, and in the club scene on and off for most of that time. However, it has only been recently that I have moved from a focus of wanting to take good personal memory photos, to asking myself why am I taking photos at all? A presentation at the conference on urban landscapes, by Antonia Sims, made me realise that she had an emotional connection to the gritty urban environment that I don’t have, but that I have a similar connection to the great outdoors. I also realised that I am not very interested in portrait or street photography because I have no real emotional connection to those subjects, especially images of people I don’t know. Conversely, I realised that people who can happily spend all day photographing random strangers on the city streets must have a connection to people in general that I lack.
So where does this leave me in terms of my thoughts of going for my licentiateship? One of the requirements of the portfolio is to show diversity – but am I sufficiently interested to focus on those genres that I have no connection to? Would doing so develop skills that were transferable to my interest in landscape photograph and the great outdoors or would I do better to follow the line of a number of presenters I heard over the weekend, who stated very positively that they worked in a specific genre that was defined by their interests, and that was their niche. In going for my PSNZ letters, would I simply be playing to my weaknesses to meet someone else’s expectations?
At this stage I really don’t know. Luckily there is plenty of time to mull this over and just focus on improving my photography. I think that next year I will make a small step forward by entering the club contests in the Open section and just see what happens. Perhaps that conference will be the catalyst for major growth in my photography.
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David Coxon
Blue and Gold and Places in Between by Brian Harmer Over the last few months, I have mentioned a number of people whose work on YouTube I admire as online landscape photography tutorials. One of the things they all seem to have in common is that their recorded shooting sessions are almost always in the blue hour (the hour prior to sunrise or after sunset) or the golden hour (the hour after sunrise or before sunset). It’s pretty rare for any of their images to be made in the middle of the day, and especially not if the sky is clear and blue. Usually, they are downright disparaging of daylight shots.
The fact that they are teaching, famous and making money whereas I am not, speaks volumes. That said, I cannot bring myself to waste all the daylight hours. If, for example, I am driving from Wellington to Auckland, should I stop taking photos after Waikanae and not resume until Pukekohe? I find that I am often in places where I want to make an image at other than the blue or gold hours. Should I refrain from making a picture because the time is wrong? It is simply not practical for me to visit every candidate landscape location at sunrise or sunset. On the other hand, there are many beautiful places stored in my list of places to visit at sunset sometime. Apart from thinking “I must go back there at dawn or dusk”, my other trick is to look for some small part of the whole. I look for something that represents an area without pretending to be the totality. The boat image above was shot at the Hikoikoi reserve at 9:43 am, well past the golden hour. The shot below of the boat sheds in same area was shot from the other side of the river a week later at 9:05 am. The final shot in this article was made at the superb Aston Norwood Gardens in Upper Hutt at 9:45 am on a rather flat grey day. I don’t suppose for a moment that any of these three images will get honours, but they each please me in their own way. I think they were worth making, and either way, I had a lot of fun making them.
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So, can I make worthwhile landscape images in the middle of the day? I believe I can, whether or not judges agree with me. I concede that they would probably be better images if they were made in the blue or gold hours. On the other hand, I recall working for an electronics company where it was often said “perfect is the enemy of good”. Can I still make a daytime image that gives me pleasure? Yes, of course I can and so can you. You don’t have to leave your expensive equipment idle except at sunrise and sunset.
Brian
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Members’ Gallery
From Chris Crawford…
f5.3, 1/200s, ISO100, 36mm
f5.6, 1/250s, IS)180, 179mm
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From Derek Reeves… Photos from Singapore Building symmetry
f2.8, 0.4s, 12mm Bridge symmetry
f8, 10s, 17mm
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From Chris Crawford…
f6.3, 1/2000s, ISO1250, 139mm
f5.6, 1/2000s, ISO2000, 92mm
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From Reg Weeks…
From Brian Harmer… Welcome home Captain George
f6.7, 1/500s, ISO100, 300mm
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Also from Brian Hamer… Rock pools at Tarakena Bay
Wind across the pond at Aston Norwood: f20, 13s, ISO200, 14mm.
Flannel plant
f8, 1/3s, ISO200, 60mm
f18, 40s, ISO200, 14mm
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Programme for 2018 (subject to change at any time)
Month Date Event Comment
October Tuesday 9th Jo Moore
Tuesday 23th Judging – Ladder 4 Entries due for Dorothy Comley and Cliff Perry competitions
Tuesday 30th Images due for Hutt Karori Battle
November Tuesday 6th Committee
Wednesday 13th Hutt/Karori Battle at Karori
Tuesday 27th AGM and portfolio competitions
December Tuesday 4th Committee New committee
Tuesday 11th Prizegiving and Christmas
Thursday 13th Optional Christmas Dinner at Speights Ale House, Petone $40 per head fixed menu.
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Annual General Meeting
Notice is hereby given pursuant to section 23 of the Constitution, that the 2018 Annual General meeting of
Hutt Camera Club Incorporated will be held on Tuesday 27 November 2018 commencing at 7.30pm in the
clubrooms of the Hutt Valley Tramping Club, Birch Street, Waterloo, Lower Hutt.
The meeting will consider the following items:
1. Receive the President’s report of the club for the year ended 30 September 2018.
2. Receive the financial report of the club for the year ended 30 September 2018.
3. Elect Officers and the Management Committee.
4. Set the subscriptions for the ensuing year.
5. Appoint an auditor to review the club’s financials for the ensuing year.
6. Decide on any resolution made to the meeting that falls under section 28.2 of the Constitution.
(Signed) Karen Thorne, Secretary
Nominations for committee positions and any resolutions for consideration at the meeting must be received
by the Secretary by 8.00pm 5 November 2018.
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Nomination for Office of the Management Committee of
Hutt Camera Club Incorporated
I, (full name of proposer): ________________________________________________________
nominate
Candidate (full name): ______________________________________________________________
Please circle role(s) which you are willing to fill:
President Vice President
Secretary Treasurer
Competition Secretary Membership Secretary
General Member
Note:
The Constitution allows for a committee of Officers (President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and
Competition Secretary) and between four and seven elected committee members.
I, (full name of seconder): ________________________________________________________
Second the above nomination
Acceptance by Candidate
I, (full name of candidate): ________________________________________________________
accept the nomination for office of the management committee of Hutt Camera Club Incorporated as shown
above.
__________________________________________________ _____________________________
Signature of candidate Date
__________________________________________________ _____________________________
Signature of proposer Date
__________________________________________________ _____________________________
Signature of seconder Date
To be received by the Secretary of Hutt Camera Club Incorporated by 8.00pm 5 November 2018.
Post to: 17 Matai Street, Woburn, Lower Hutt
Email to: [email protected]
