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Thru The Lens March 2010
The official newsletter of Parklands Photographic Club
Our website www.parklandsphotoclub.org.au
Parklands Photographic
Club
Newsletter email [email protected]
Welcome to the start of Autumn and what an interesting one, weather-wise, it’s been! For our club, this month hasn’t finished yet – with two events coming up in the next week: we’re meeting on Thursday evening for our first ‘show and tell night’ and then we have the Hunt and Shoot day on Saturday. Details of both of these events can be found later in this newsletter. Welcome to our newest members – some of whom heard about us through the Sydney Road Street Party and/or the follow-up workshop. Again, a big thank you to everyone who helped out at Sydney Rd – and on the following Saturday when we held our second successful ’10 tips” workshop for the year. In case you miss it later on this newsletter, Clem needs to know ASAP whether you plan to attend a casual dinner after the hunt and shoot event THIS Saturday. Details below.
Monthly competition – March “Colours of Melbourne”
1st – ‘Melbourne’s Sporting Arenas’ – Clem Warren
2nd – ‘Church Balloons’ – Clem Warren 3rd – ‘Lattes’ – Kath Kelly
Highly Commended:
‘City lights’ – Paul Grinzi ‘Life in the lanes’ – Darce Cassidy
‘Veg’ – Alex Warland ‘Mixed Messages’ – Emi Taylor
‘WR R U. IM W8N’ – Paul Grinzi ‘Ugg Boots’ – Alex Warland
‘Hey Brother’ – Emi Taylor ‘Yarra Colours’ – Clem Warren
‘Flinders St Station & Eureka Tower’ – Katriona Fahey
‘Colourful people of Northland at play’ – Alicia Seijas
‘Federation Square’ – Kath Kelly
Club news
Club Meeting – 25 March Our next club meeting THIS THURSDAY we have our first ‘show and tell night’ – where every member is invited to bring along a print (or digital file) to display to the club and provide a little ‘back-story’, or ask for critique/help, etc. It’ll be non-competitive and designed to assist everyone with their photography in a non threatening environment. 7.30pm at the library, as usual. If you bring a file – it will be uploaded onto the computer at the start of the meeting. Only one image per member (but that could involve ‘pre and post’ versions, if that’s the ‘story’ you wish to tell!). Visitors welcome.
2010 “Hunt & Shoot” - Saturday March 27th at Fitzroy Gardens, East Melbourne Meeting time 10:00am at the Pavilion Café You will be advised of the 4 set subjects on arrival or by ringing Clem on 0409 439 023 after 10:00am If you are arriving later in the day. We have gone for an early start as there is a footy match on at the “MCG” and parking may pose a problem for those not taking public transport. If you are interested in dining together later in the evening, we are looking to book the “Coconut Palms Restaurant”, Vietnamese Cuisine which is located at 183 Smith Street, Collingwood. An average main meal is less than $15:00 and it is licensed or B.Y.O. Please R.S.V.P. as early as possible so Clem can book numbers. R.S.V.P. [email protected] or Tel: Clem 0409 0439 023 This is a chance to rub shoulders with fellow members and maybe even learn a few new tricks. Hope to see you all there!
We’ll be reviewing the photos from the day on Thurs 22nd April at the library, as usual.
Club Meeting – 8th April April’s meeting will be held on the 8th. The theme is ‘Black and White’. You have until this Sunday, 28th March to get your photos to Mat (see last 2 newsletters for Mat’s details). The judge’s topic hasn’t been confirmed yet. This will be a good opportunity to submit your entries for May’s ‘Open’ -themed meeting.
URGENT 2010 VAPS interclub – call for entries The VAPS interclub will be exhibited during the Muster (see below). We need to prepare our club’s entries for this inter-club competition. There is the information about sizes/categories etc included at the end of this newsletter. Novice – 2 prints/person, max size 5x7 photo on 6x8 matting Open – 2 prints/person, any size photo on maximum 16x20 matting. Digital File – 2 files/person to be projected Please provide your entries to Matt by Saturday’s Hunt and Shoot AT THE LATEST. You may submit your photos for either Novice or Open, but not both.
‘Hunt and Shoot” review- 22nd April
Usual time (7.30pm) and place (Coburg library). If you participated in the Hunt ‘n Shoot, please bring along one (1) photo from the day for each topic (ie total of 4 photos per member).Rules: The photo must be of one of the four topics/subjects. It must have been taken on the day. For the first time, any post-clicking image modifications are allowed/encouraged.
Thank you! – from Paul Grinzi:
Thank you to all members who supported by fundraising efforts for the Leukaemia Foundation’s World’s Greatest Shave’ – I ended up raising us over $1500 which trumped any of my previous efforts.
Fancy some animal photography?
A photography opportunity for animal lovers to combine a trip to a farm and photograph some animals...for free! Edgar’s Mission Farm Animal Sanctuary is hosting an annual open day called Compassion Art Day www.edgarsmission.org.au/Events.htm where animal themed photos are displayed...and they could be yours! Photographers are welcome to come out to the farm near Kilmore before the event on Sunday April 18 to take photos. Edgar´s Mission is a lovely place with access to many friendly rescued animals. Members are encouraged to get together for an outing (or two) to see this – let me know if you are interested and I’ll put you in touch with anyone else that is planning on going too.
2010 VAPS Muster May 22-23 VAPS (Victorian Association of Photographic Societies) have an annual weekend conference which includes lectures, workshops, entrance to the print display, Interclub slide presentation and the VAPS Annual Dinner. This year’s Muster is held at Apollo Bay in the Otways. Keep these dates free and we will be organizing our trip soon.
Exhibitions, Events & Competitions
Trainspotting – The Powerhouse Museum Photo Competition
Enter Trainspotting: the Powerhouse Museum Photo Competition 2010 for a chance to win $5,000 (Australian dollars) and be exhibited in the Powerhouse! Share your passion for trains, railways and photography. Enter a photograph you have taken which captures railway infrastructure or locomotives powered by steam, diesel electric or electric. www.powerhousemuseum.com/photocompetition/ Photos need to be in by 31st March 2010.
The EPSON International Pano Awards
Announcing a call for entries for The EPSON International Pano Awards,dedicated to the art of panoramic photography. Please find attached a PDF Flyer for your information and for distribution to your members. We would love to see Parklands Photographic Club members entering the competition...and doing well! Entries close 30th April. Visit The EPSON International Pano Awards website for more details.
iconPHOTO 09 At the Australian Photographic Society’s (APS) annual conference, APSCON 09, in Victor Harbor, South Australia, Iconic Images International launched Australia’s most valuable photography competition for amateur photographers. This new Australian competition has one open category and entry is by uploading to the Iconic Images International website. The preparation of prints is not required except for the winning images selected for display at APSCON 2010. There are a total of ten prizes, valued in excess of $17,000.00. Details of the individual prizes and “How to Enter” are available on the “Competitions” page at http://www.iconicimagesinternational.com Closing date: 31 May 2010
Photography Tours VAPS organises a number of photography tours each year. They are
considering a tour to Turkey in September. If you are interested, contact Fred Everett – [email protected] for more information.
Websites of the month
http://www.hughes-photography.eu/?page_id=44
This photographer ‘adds to’ photographic scenes with toy versions. Quite an interesting creative process.
http://www.start3d.com/ – An interesting site where you can create and
upload your own 3D images – which your ‘normal’ camera. http://photofocus.com/2010/01/06/seven-waterfall-photo-tips/ - tips on
better waterfall shots
Member of the month –Ray Tucker
Member since: Mid ‘08 Ray has been a member for 18 months and joined with his daughter. He has just returned from a VAPS Photography Tour to Vietnam. Ray said it was a great experience and he learnt a lot about the culture there and photography from his fellow traveller’s. He said there was some good street photography and markets everywhere. He particularly enjoyed Hoian and the temples there. The group was constantly on the move seeing different sites. The downside was that he found it hard to have time to change his lens all the time. Ray said that next time he would just take a single multipurpose lens. He also said that one aspect of travel photography that can be frustrating is the tour keeps moving. So, if the weather’s bad, you rarely get the opportunity to re-shoot another day. Overall, Ray had a great time with an experienced guide and found it well priced. Ray is heading out to Alaska in August hopefully armed with a multipurpose lens.
Quote of the month
“I like photographers—you don’t ask questions.
- Ronald Reagan
NEWSBRIEF March 2010
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PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION
“70 YEARS (OVER) EXPOSURE TO PHOTOGRAPHY” Bert Hoveling Ph.D.
AFIAP FAPS SSAPS SSVAPS To celebrate his 70th Birthday on the 4th April 2010, Bert is holding a photographic exhibition, together with pres-entations to members and visitors at the Melbourne Camera Club. Bert is the current Vice-President of Camberwell Camera Club, and is Immediate Past President of the Australian Photographic Society, Immediate Past President of VIGEX International Salon of Photography, and a Past President of the VAPS. He is also a member of the Photographic Society of America, the Photographic Society of New Zea-land, and the Victorian Nature Photography Group. Bert has also been on the Melbourne Committee of the recent “Ballarat International Foto Biennale”. Bert retired from his professional career as a Senior Lecturer in Applied Chemistry at RMIT University in December 1999. His photographic judging invitations have been at VAPS Club Level, National and International levels, including the “2007 International Colour Awards” and the “2008 SONY World Photography Awards” Bert’s photographic exhibition and presentations will include some personal reflections with family and personal historical photos in addition to a selection of his acceptances in National and International Salons, and images from his other photographic exhibitions from 1995 to 2010. LOCATION: Melbourne Camera Club, corner of Ferrars and Dorcas Streets, South Melbourne.(Melway Ref 57 F2 ) DATES AND TIMES:
Thursday 1st April – 8.00 pm – 9.30 pm: Lecture and AV Presentations to the Melbourne Camera Club members – visitors welcome.
Saturday 3rd April – 10.00 am – 5.00 pm: Exhibition open to the public – with “floor talk/AVs” from 2.00 pm – 2.45 pm – followed by tea/coffee
Sunday 4th April – 10.00 am – 5.00 pm: Exhibition open to the public – with “floor talk/AVs” from 2.00 pm – 2.45 pm – followed by tea/coffee
John’s Farewell - 23 February
16 March 2010 MEDIA RELEASE (Visual Arts) For immediate release
The Natural Camera Pinhole photographs by David Tatnall
Fine art photographer David Tatnall draws on the mysterious beauty of images from the low-tech world of lens-less pinhole photography to create an exhibition of intriguing and sensual photographs. The silver gelatin prints in the exhibition have a tonal quality only achievable from hand processed and toned darkroom prints. David Tatnall’s work is published and exhibited locally and internationally. Public institutions including the National Gallery of Victoria, the State Library of Victoria and Monash Gallery of Art hold Tatnall’s work in their collections.
The natural camera is a nineteenth-century description of the pinhole camera.
Worldwide Day of Pinhole Photography for 2010 falls on Sunday 25 April. For further enquires please contact: David Tatnall 0419 569 160 or [email protected] Russell Shayer 9672 2222 or [email protected] Exhibition current from: 26 March – 29 April Viewing hours: Monday – Thursday 9 am – 6 pm, Friday 9 am -9 pm, Saturday 9 am – 5 pm, Sunday 11 am – 5 pm. Closed public holidays. Artist’s talk: Thursday 22 April 1 pm – 2 pm. Location: Michaels Alpha Gallery. First floor, corner Elizabeth & Lonsdale Streets Melbourne. More information: www.davidtatnall.com www.michaels.com.au
