FREOGRAPHIC FEBRUARY 2016
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fREMANTLE cAMERA CLUB
FEBRUARY 2016
www.fremantlecameraclub.com
WeLCOME TO Fremantle Camera Club.
The club meets at 7.30pm on the first and third
Tuesday of every month (except January) at the
North Fremantle Community Hall: 4 Thompson
Road, North Fremantle (Harvest Road end). See
the map at the bottom of our homepage: www.
fremantlecameraclub.com.
The first Tuesday is an educational evening and
the third Tuesday is competition night. In addition
there are social outings organised to improve and
share our photography skills. See information in this
month’s Freographic and on the website. Guests are
always welcome. Become a club member today!
PRESIDENT’S REPORT
The AGM held earlier this month was reasonably
well attended and after some follow up we now
have a new committee for this year. The Education
evenings are being organised by Penny and Mary and
the Competitions by Ivor. I am especially pleased
that Dave Lester has agreed to take on the role of
Vice President and that Matt Landy will be Club
Secretary for the year. I look forward to working
with the committee to make the year’s program
interesting and enjoyable for all of us.
On behalf of the Club I attended the WAPF AGM
in Kalamunda on 7 February. It was interesting to
gain some insight into the running of this
organisation and we welcomed Kingsley Klau, from
the Rockingham Photographic Club, as the new
President.
Michael Taylor from the Busselton Camera Club
gave a presentation on the Interclub Event for this
year. He gave details about the program including
the visits, mostly early morning, they were planning
for some photography during the event. As you are
aware we are planning to take part this year and we
have established a sub-committee to organise our
entries to be sent in by mid-July. I have sent out a
message asking for your images for consideration
for inclusion in the 15 entries we can put forward.
Jeff Spickett
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MEMBER NEWS
COMPETITION news
CLUB FEES
A general reminder for those Members who have
not yet paid is that Membership fees for 2016 are
now due.
The fees for the year remain at $75.00 and can
be paid either in cash or by cheque at a Club meeting, or direct deposit into the Club’s Bank Account
at Westpac (Acc Name: Fremantle Camera Club;
BSB 036 022; Acc No 363931).
Would you please indicate if you are or are not
renewing membership for 2016.
Any Member who remains non-financial after 31
March 2016 will not receive any competition points
towards this year’s competition until outstanding
fees are paid.
Trevor Hite
Congratulations Ivor!
Holland International Image Circuit 2015
• 3 Open Colour 1 Monochrome 3 Travel
Ivor Metlitzky has received acceptances in
some well known international photographic
competitions over the past few months:
French Digital Tour 2015
• 2 Colour 2 Nature 4 Travel
Bristol Salon of Photography (UK) 2015
• 2 Nature and 3 Open Colour
International Sillian Organisation
• 1 Nature and 2 Open Colour
In My View Competition opens 10 January
Theme for 2016 is “Intimate Landscape”
www.inmyview.net.au
This competition is a great opportunity to find
an intimate landscape that tells a great story.
1, Register your interest now.
2, Select or take a great image with a strong
story, The Intimate Landscape isn’t a big vista
nor is it a macro image, but an image of a
subject in the area somewhere in between. In
the context of this competition, it might best
be defined as an image that is relatively simple
in its composition but powerful in its story
telling.
3 submit before the end of February to take
advantage of the early bird entry fee.
This competition combines the skills of
photographers with the skills of writers and
finishes with a limited edition book combining
the 20 top photographs and 20 top stores
written about these photographs. printed by
Albumworks.
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CLUB MENTORING
See our website or contact Kate Lowe, if you’d like to find out more
about either mentoring other members or be mentored.
Club equipment available for
all members to use:
• Matt cutter • Screen calibrator (Spyder)
To borrow equipment contact Penny Kirkland-Smith at
[email protected]
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EDUCATION NIGHTS
EDUCATION OFFICERS’ REPORT
At the AGM Mary and Penny were able to elicit
from the group a number of topics to feature on
Education Nights. They included panoramas and
how to take them and then merge in photoshop;
focus stacking; printing and how to prepare an
image for printing externally or printing on your
home computer; colour management, types of
paper to use, calibrating etc. Another evening of
BYO images for a group critique was also popular.
Outings and tutorials focusing on the competition
subjects was also suggested.
Following the AGM Paul and Jan gave a short
presentation on preparing images for competition
night, which was enlightening. Jan spoke from the
judge’s perspective: the image needs to stand out,
be different, sharp etc as opposed to a chocolate
box type of snap shot. She suggested putting a
white border of 3 pixels around an image so that
it stands out against the black background of the
projector. Also suggested getting folders ready at
the beginning of each year for the subject shots.
Try to only expect 2 or 3 good shots from each
shoot, then flag these to work on, leave them for a
few days and then go back with fresh eyes. Above
all don’t rush, take your time to only select images
with impact and these will win GOLD!
Paul will continue with the Tuesday group and
more details will come.
Mary Charlton and Penny Kirkland-Smith
EDUCATION NIGHTS AND FIELD TRIPS CALENDAR
Education nights are held the first Tuesday of each month.
Tuesday
1 March
WORKSHOP ON COMPETITION SUBJECTS
Rear curtain flash (September comp.) with Tomas. Tomas has asked that
participants bring along their cameras, flash gear and guides. Also to familiarise
yourselves with the flash settings on your camera.
Triptych (April comp.) with Jan;
Double Exposure (May comp.) using Photoshop with Paul; Double Exposure
in camera with Phil.
Field Trip
Sunday 20 March
Subject for June: From a height.
Meet for coffee at 3.00pm at take-out kiosk near Frasers, then photograph
from Tree Top Walk, Synergy tower or from the War memorial.
Penny will be the contact person mob. 0400044835 or penny.kirkland-smith@
multiline.com.au
Tuesday 5 April
Printing
Weekend Away
29 April to 1 May
Balingup Heights Hilltop Forest Cottages - details to come.
Tuesday 3 May
Club Critique Presentation of images from weekend for other club
members to critique and ‘work over’ in Photoshop or Lightroom.
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COMPETITION NIGHTS
COMPETITION DIRECTOR’S REPORT FOR
16 FEBRUARY 2016
The subject for March is: Silhouette –the image of
a person, animal, object or scene represented as a
solid shape of a single colour, usually black.
May I again mention that when using Foam Core
for the backing of the prints, please use 3mm thickness. It is very difficult to mount and remove prints
from the display board using 5mm.
Ivor Metlitzky
Being a fairly well defined Subject for Febuary, and
the first competition of the year, entries were higher
than normal in both Print and Digital Images.
The judge for the evening was Glen Moralee who
repeated his last year’s good analytical approach. The
WAPF judges course seems to have spawned some
very acceptable judges.
SET SUBJECTS FOR 2016
The subjects for the monthly competitions have been set by the
Committee and are as follows:
Month
Subject
March
Silhouette –the image of a person, animal, object or scene represented as a solid
shape of a single colour, usually black.
Triptych – is a common style used in modern commercial artwork. The photographs
are usually arranged with a plain border between them. The work may consist of
separate images that are variants on a theme, or may be one larger split into three.
This can be done digitally also.
April
May
Double exposure – a photograph composing of two exposures that either compliment or contrast each other. Images ideally should be exposed in camera as opposed
to two exposures blended in editing software. For example: a cat double exposed with
a tiger, a person smoking and a skeleton.
June
From a height – Not for the acrophobic! A photograph taken from an aerial or
vertical perspective and looking down such as from walkover, top of a building, bridge
etc. An image taken from standing height will not do.
July
A season – capturing the essence or a key element of a specific season.
August
Mirrors – pictures that involves the reflection of an image bouncing in at least two
other surfaces
September
Rear-curtain flash – An image making use of the rear-curtain flash feature in the
camera settings.
October
High speed – a photograph of an event that would not normally be noticed by the
human eye captured in still motion. The image may be of a natural or staged event with
natural or supplementary lighting. Areas of interest should not portray motion blur
but rather be static such as a water droplet caught is space etc.
The mundane – a photograph of common item, common items or event that would
normally be considered mundane. The subject or scene could be placed in a studio,
staged or in real life. Think shopping isles, coins, driveways etc.
November
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COMPetitION reSULts 16 february 2016:
Subject: Coastal – a photograph where the subject matter is obviously
related to the coast.
Prints Open
GoldSteve CrockerMr Frog
GoldPat HalloranThe Dissension
GoldPaul FranklinWild Oats
SilverLawrie BeilinGreen Piece
SilverNadine HenleyChristmas Robin
SilverIvor MetlitzkyTurkish Lady
SilverPeterChalmersGolden Walk
SilverHelen Potter
Don’t Interrupt My Fun
SilverGeorge WoodwardNew York Library
BronzePhil BurrowsOwl
Bronze
Kathleen Franklin
Bill
BronzeMat Landy
Kolkata Train
Prints Subject
SilverLawrie BeilinCoastal Vignette Northumberland
Silver
Kathleen FranklinPebble Beach
SilverPat HalloranNatural Bridge
SilverGeorge WoodwardGlacier Bay Alaska
BronzeSteve CrockerSunset In Freo
BronzeHelen PotterThe Invader
BronzePaul FranklinStormy Beach
BronzeTrevor Hite
Kites A Plenty
BronzeTomas PradasThe Gap
Digital Open
Gold
Jan Robinson
Dancing
GoldTomas PradasMad Pot
SilverLawrie BeilinShowing Off
Silver
Phil Burrows
Morning flight
SilverPeter ChalmersEgg Flower
Silver
Jane FraserMeal Time
SilverSteve CrockerGum Nut Flower
SilverNadine HenleyReluctant Take Off
BronzeChristine Chester
Family Road Trip
BronzeMark DavidsonWhy Go The Easy Way
BronzePat HalloranAftermath
BronzePaul Franklin
Fast Flowing Stream
Bronze
Dave LesterThe Lost City
BronzeIvor MetlitzkyToo Close
Digital Subject
SilverWayne EddyOne Rock
SilverPat HalloranCape La Grand
Silver
Dave LesterElephant Rocks
Silver
Jan RobinsonAmazing Coastline
Silver
Jeff SpickettLand and Sea
SilverHelen Newnham
Deadvlei Namibia
BronzeLawrie Beilin
Before The Storm
BronzeMark Davidson
Follow The Waugal To Albany
BronzeMatt Landy
Under The Jetty
BronzePaul FranklinSurf Rescue
BronzeNadine HenleyCoastal Layers
Bronze
Dave Carter
Fraser Coast
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COMPETITION RULES
See the club website for the full competition rules and
responsibilities. In summary:
All financial members of the club are eligible to enter
monthly competitions to a maximum of one entry in
each of the four competitions (print and digital sections,
comprising open and set subject, in either colour
or monochrome). All images must be the original
photographic work of the member, but may be digitally
enhanced.
When entering the next competition remember that
Gold and Silver award images may not be re-submitted
in either digital or print format at another monthly
competition. Similarly, images that come very close to
resembling a previous Gold or Silver award entry are
ineligible for entry in any section. Bronze and other
entries may be converted to a higher standard based
upon the judge’s comments and only re-submitted in
one subequent competition.
Digital images are to be submitted to the
Digital Images Coordinator by emailing them to
[email protected] by 12 noon on the
Sunday nine days prior to competition night.
Prints: Maximum print size is 40 x 50cms, including
matt and backing. There is no minimum size. Maximum
thickness of entry is 5mm, including print, matt and
backing. Any print that does not fit within these
maximum sizes may not be accepted for competition.
Prints may be produced either commercially (i.e. a
printing service) or by the member. Print entries must
be properly secured to an appropriate backing of either
cardboard or foam core. Members must not submit
prints that may potentially damage other entries when
packed or during transport.
Each print must be labelled with the following format:
Image Title; Open / Subject; and Competitor Number
e.g. Raindrops; Open / Subject; 151, on the reverse side
of the print in the top left hand corner of the mount
board.
Digital Images: Maximum digital image size is 1920
x 1080 pixels. A different ratio may be applied to the
digital image (e.g. square or ‘letterbox’), provided the
maximum sizes are not exceeded. There is no limit on
resolution.
Prints must be provided to the Competition Director or
assistants at Club meetings by being placed face-down in
the tray appropriate to the competition entry.
Points will be allocated in the monthly competition on
the following basis:
a.Gold
5 points;
b.Silver
3 points;
c.
Bronze
2 points; and
d.Non-winning entry1 point
Each digital image must be submitted as a JPEG file
(*.jpg) and in sRGB profile and must have the following
file title format: Digital Image Title_Open / Subject_
Competitor Number.jpg e.g. Snowflakes_Open /
Subject_151.jpg.
Print oPEN – Gold and Silver
Gold Steve Crocker Mr Frog
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Print oPEN cont.
Gold Paul Franklin Wild Oats
Silver George Woodward NewYork Library
Silver Peter Chalmers Colden Walk
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Print oPEN cont.
Silver Ivor Metlitzky Turkish Lady
Silver Nadine Henley Christmas Robin
Silver Lawrie Beilin Green Piece
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Print SUBJECT – Gold and Silver
Silver Kathleen Franklin Pebble Beach
Silver George Woodward Glacier Bay, Alaska
Silver Lawrie Beilin Coastal Vignette Northumberland
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Digital OPEN – Gold and Silver
Gold Tomas Pradas Mad Pot
Gold Jan Robinson Dancing
Silver Steve Crocker Gumnut Flower
Silver Phil Burrows Morning Flight
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Digital OPEN cont.
Silver Peter Chalmers Egg Flower
Silver Jane Fraser Meal time
Silver Lawrie Beilin Showing off
Silver Nadine Henley Reluctant take-off
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Digital SUBJECT – Gold and Silver
Gold Helen Newnham Ice Beach Iceland
Silver Pat Halloran Cape le Grand
Silver Wayne Eddy One Rock
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Digital SUBJECT cont.
Silver Dave Lester Elephant Rocks
Silver Jan Robinson Amazing Coastline
Silver Jeff Spickett
Land and Sea
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COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Jeff Spickett
President
Trevor Hite
Treasurer
Dave Lester
Vice President
Matt Landy
Secretary
Jan Robinson
Digital Image Director
Ivor Metlitzky
Competition Director
Mary Charlton
Education Officer
Penny Kirkland-Smith
Education Officer
Jane Fraser
Communications Officer
SPONSORS
The club’s annual competition prizes are generously sponsored by the
following companies. Please show them your support by visiting them
when you’re next looking for equipment or advice.
Camera Electronic
230 Stirling St, Perth WA 6000
Phone:(08) 9328 4405
www.cameraelectronic.com.au
Team Digital
268 Lord Street, Perth WA 6000
Ph: (08) 9328 3377
www.teamdigital.com.au
PRA Imaging
63 Newcastle St, Perth WA 6000
Ph: (08) 9225 4677
www.praimaging.com
Valentine’s Camera House Fremantle
83 Market St, Fremantle WA 6160
Ph:(08) 9335 6464
www.valentines.camerahouse.com.au
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