Life as Arte
Join us at our Share Night next Wednesday where Nikki Olivier will be our special guest, bringing her story of passion and purpose in her photography.
Of course there will be other special people speaking too, but you will have to come along to find out who!
by Peter Hyndman, October 20, 2023
Have you seen this person?
He or she has volunteered to help on every committee next year.
I checked our membership directory (you can too by clicking on the grey “MEMBERS” link on our website), and then on “MEMBERS DIRECTORY” link at the top left of the page that follows.
It turns out there are quite a few people who are so close to identical in appearance one could be forgiven for thinking they were clones, so I am going to nominate them all.
To avoid this fate and to help us just a bit, could you please add your profile photo as soon as possible.
And on the same very serious note, this is the time of the year when I start to compile the members directory for club distribution. (Phone number only)
While you are in there adding your photo (or updating it at least) could you please check that your email address and preferred phone number is current so that we can contact you to tell you what you have won.
by Peter Hyndman, October 15, 2023
Street is Neat – with some practice afterwards!
While next year’s set subject list hasn’t been finalised, a little birdy has been whispering that one of the subjects might possibly maybe involve Street Photography.
Just to be sure everyone is up to speed on what that might be, on Wednesday night we will welcome back our guest speaker Peter Mitchelson.
Like most of us, Peter’s equipment and techniques may have changed over time but his love of photographing the real world has remained. Many may call it “Street Photography”, he just think of it as “photography”.
He will take us through some examples of “Street Photography” from the days before hand held cameras through to the advent of the 35mm format and consider its impact on photography.
We will look at some different “styles” as well as what we can target when we get on the street. For anyone who can make it we will do a walkabout the Caloundra Markets this Sunday and try and put some of this into practice and see what we can see.
Just to be sure – that’s Wednesday next 27th September – hopefully we’ll see you in our clubroom then!
by Peter Hyndman, September 25, 2023
Breakfast at Stonebridge Gardens
Come with us to discover the Sunshine Coast’s latest special place. Lush gardens surround beautiful lakes and have eight separate areas each with its own character.
We have a Photographic morning booked for Saturday 9th September starting from 7am with breakfast at 9am. Please let us know by Wednesday 6th September.
There is a Café and Bar with seating overlooking the water, which offers a delicious selection of Breakfasts and Lunches prepared from local produce. GF, DF and Vegan diets are catered for.
29 Rifle Range Road, Palmwoods
Please contact Alison by Monday 4th to confirm your attendance (see your contact directory or the members link on the website for her details) to ensure that a reservation is made.
Note that we have made special arrangements for access before normal opening time so please don’t be late.
by Peter Hyndman, August 31, 2023
Humour me!
Perhaps the funniest thing I’ve done all week is to wait until just a few hours before it starts to send out a reminder of tonight’s share night!
OOPS!
And don’t forget the greatest, most anticipated competition of the year is closing tonight too. Even if your entry isn’t particularly funny, we’ll laugh at it, I promise!
CI YA tonight!
by Peter Hyndman, August 23, 2023
THE FUNNY BONE AWARD!
Announcing a VERY SPECIAL competition just for fun (and for selection as part of our club entry in the Tewantin Shield).
Now it’s your chance to bring us the sort of image you can never unsee, anything that gives us a giggle qualifies (as long as it’s suitable for kids).
One of the set subjects in the upcoming Tewantin Shield is “HUMOUR” and we have a dearth of images available for us to select.
There are fewer rules than usual, but the judges will also be less competent to make up for it.
That’s right folks – YOU WILL BE THE JUDGE
Here’s how it will go.
1) Upload your two most humorous images by the close of the competition (Share night 23 August)
2) We’ll have a proper judge assess them for selection, and you’ll be advised if your image is chosen, but no scores will be published.
3) JUDGING PROPER will take place over the three remaining share nights, in October, November and December and will take the form of a knockout competition judged by members present on each night.
The first round will comprise, images presented in random pairs and votes taken by show of hands for each image – the winner of each pair will qualify for the next round, which will proceed in a similar manner until only one pair remains and we find a winner!
Of course with such an opaque and prolonged process, there will be plenty of opportunity for lobbying and corruptly tempting your fellow club members for voting favours.
4) THE TROPHY
Because this competition is not to be taken seriously, your committee at zero expense has commissioned a useless plastic edifice to be known as “The Funny Bone Award”.
It will be a perpetual award in the sense that you won’t dare thrown it away lest you should cause offence to its maker and of course the winner will feature on the front page of our website holding it.
by Peter Hyndman, August 5, 2023
The Zen of Seeing and Photography
On Wednesday next, we will be welcoming a very familiar face as our guest speaker! Keven Hyde will join us to deliver what promises to be an enlightening and entertaining presentation. Come along and discover :
- How to unlock your creativity without thinking.
- Find out when a chair is not a chair.
- Find out what Zen is and how it assists us in connecting with what we are wanting to photograph.
- How to stay in the present moment and be still, to stop the chatter of our endless thoughts.
- The big secret about our mind and our unrelenting thoughts.
- Why does a watched pot never boil.
- This is a journey out of the mind, and into the potential of even better photos.
We hope to see you at our club meeting room, commencing at 7:00 pm on Wednesday next, 26th July.
by Peter Hyndman, July 22, 2023
PSQ ANNUAL BBQ
If you haven’t visited the Nudgee Beach Reserve, why not do it in company with a tribe of like-minded people at the Annual PSQ barbecue hosted this year by the Aspley Camera Club?
Don’t forget to book your tickets online to ensure that there’s enough food to go round!
Ahh yes, and don’t forget the insect repellent, just in case…
by Peter Hyndman, July 7, 2023
The Longest (Share) Night of the Year!
It seems only fitting that at the closest Share Night to the Winter Solstice we’ll be focussing on long photographs!
Edan Raw and is a landscape photographer based on the Sunshine Coast with an immense love for mother nature in all its forms, He usess photography as a means to capture and convey that love to others who may not have been fortunate enough to have visited the places he has seen.
He specialise in panoramic photography, stitched digital panoramas with multiple photos together to achieve unique perspectives and unparalleled resolution.
Come and meet Eden at our Share Night next Wednesday 28th June where he will be our featured presenter.
by Peter Hyndman, June 26, 2023
If you aren’t doing anything tonight…
We received rather belated notice yesterday of the official launch of the Graham Burstow Monochrome prize.
Tonight at 7:00 PM you can watch an online presentation by Graeme Watson EFIAP/d3 ESAPS GMPSA:
“In the steps of Graham Burstow.“
Graeme is a retired pharmacist who lives in Canberra, and has been a member of the Australian Photographic Society since 1963. He has been a Junior and Senior Vice President of the Management Committee of APS, and also a Chairman of the APS Nature Division. Hi is a current member of the APS Exhibition Services Subcommittee.
More information regarding the competition and full details of how to enter can be found HERE.
by Peter Hyndman, June 9, 2023
