Photobook competition
As you may be aware, Di, Ty, Gerry, Douglas, Trefor, Tony and I are entering the APS Photobook competition as a club. The theme that we have decided on is the 25th Anniversary of our camera club. We thought that this was too good an opportunity for us to celebrate such a great milestone AND to showcase the great work of our wonderful members.
One part of the Photobook is going to be a photo from each of our current members. Last week we got together and looked over all of the photos that received a 3 or more this calendar year of all of our current club members and we chose what we thought were your best images and the ones that would flow the best together as a cohesive book.
Below you will see a table with your name and the name of the image that we have selected to go into our celebratory photobook for this competition. What we would like from you please, is a high quality digital image of the photo that we have next to your name. Please feel free to make some small changes to this image if you would like, based on the feedback that you received from the judge on the night. (I know that I have to straighten my horizon).
We would also love you to just write one paragraph about your photograph, so that we can learn about it. Where was it taken? What was happening on the day? What this something special for you? Were you trying something new?
We need these high quality images (as large as you have) as soon as possible, so that we can get this work of art off to the printer and ready for the competition. We will need all your photos by Friday 15th July at the very latest.
John Reid | Morning Mountain Meadow |
Lara Irvine | Tea |
Ray White | Bush Stone Curlews |
Vern Irvine | Old Tool |
Mark Stewart | A Peaceful Moment |
Robert Gillingham | Look at Me |
kathleen Lulham | Brilliant Flower |
Ken Brooks | Currimundi Lake Sunset |
Troy Holland | Scooter Time |
Belinda kranz | Lighting the Way |
Sharyn Glur | Bubble Blowing Turtle |
Angela Stewart | Look Out |
Kelly Darby | Following the Stars |
Paul Mellick | Beach Days |
Lucinda Clarke | Early Morning Camel |
Colleen Brooks | Hiding in the Lane |
Helen Debnam | Three Faces of Mary McKillop |
Denise Organ | Angles and Levels |
Doug Battison | Washed up |
Ralph Brown | Lit Chook |
Ann Bryan | Reaching |
Alison Hall | Kayaking in Neko Harbour Antarctica |
David Bryan | David Bryan |
Gerry Gibson | Are we too late |
Trefor Ellacott | Climbing Frangipani |
John Organ | Gallery Catwalk |
Annette Scott | Life on the Lake |
Bill Ewen | Confused Reflection |
Ty Fox | Drinking photo – check the name |
James Ferris | Up in Flames |
Tony Allison | Misty Morn |
Bruce Atkinson | Breaking Out |
Jeff Heck | Problem with my Drink |
Clive Hammond | Read her like a Book |
Di East | Helicopter Muster |
Peter Hyndman | Tokyo Street Scene |
Could you please get your images to us via
- email directly to Di di.east1000@gmail.com
- via a dropbox link to Di
- bring it along on a memory stick next Wednesday night at club and we will copy it from your stick over onto one of ours.
We are excited to get this book together and to then show you all how it turns out at our Xmas party at the end of the year.
Thanks for your help with it all
by Lucinda Clarke, July 7, 2022
MACHINERY
The 2022 President’s Trophy should be open for entries when you receive this message. As is usually the case, this is a print competition open to all grades with a maximum of two entries per member.
This year the set subject will be: MACHINERY.
This could be:- Farm Machinery, Road Machinery, Minning Machinery, Machinery Around the House, Machinery at the Golf Course, Machinery at the Beach or any other Machinery.
The image is not to be a display of what the Machine is. Once you decide which Machine you are going to photograph, look for an artistic image of it.
We do not need to know what it is or how it works.
You will need to get close to it. Think of a composition containing – colour, lines, & textures (not added). The image should show all viewers that this is a machine, not say a spider who has taken up residence in the machine.
Make it as artistic as you like.
by Gerry Gibson, June 30, 2022
River City Print Competition 2022 – Please bring your prints in.
The images below have been selected to enter into the River City Print Competition on behalf of CCG. If any of yours have been selected, would you please bring the prints to the share night tonight or to the judging on 13th July. Please be sure that the outside measurement of the mat is no larger than 20inches by 16inches (CCG usual size) and that your image has your name on the back. We’ll attach CCG labels as long as we know who they belong to.
Please contact me on di.east1000@gmail.com if you need help or won’t be able to deliver your image on time – I know we have a few travellers at present…
Images Selected
Tony Allison – Cable Beach Sunset
Jeff Heck – Double Trouble
Trefor Ellacott – Maroochy River at Dawn
Belinda – Lighting the Way
Lucinda Clarke – Afternoon well spent
Gerry Gibson – No Name 34 (Chess)
James Ferris – Sunset GAthering
James Ferris – The Retro Look
Paul – Beach Days
Denise Organ – Red Canoe
Denise Organ – Point Cartwright
David Bryan – Buffalos Drinking
Ty Fox – Not in front of the Wife
Ty Fox – Kelly’s Beach
Peter Hyndman – Early Morning in the Inland
Peter Hyndman – Really
Clive Hammond – A Sad End
Di East – High Tide
Di East – The Selfie
Cheers, Di East
by Di East, June 22, 2022
Share Night 22 June
by Gerry Gibson, June 20, 2022
Coming or Going?
By this time next week, all being well, I will be on the other side of the world getting on with my other life. That means that the knobs and buttons that drive our competitions are going to be half a day away at least from being pushed if there’s a problem. It’s the 21st century and that’s OK from a technical perspective, but from the Club’s perspective it’s probably not fair to have a committee member who intends to remain absent for much of the year.
I’m happy to keep doing the necessary tech stuff, but it would be great if someone could hold up his or her hand to actually co-ordinate things while I’m not here in the future, and we really do need more than one person to be familiar with the runnings of the Club competition portal.
Please think about whether that person is you between now and next year’s AGM! The training is free, the coffee is strong, and the seat is warm (actually no, it’s not, but I’d warm it for the right person.)
While I’m on a roll; you may have noticed a certain lack of co-ordination with our share nights and events in recent months. Little things like the odd date mix-up or notices that perhaps could have gone out a little earlier?
That’s because we don’t have co-ordinators for either of those functions either. They aren’t terribly onerous positions, but filling even one of them would make things ever so much nicer for us all!
by Peter Hyndman, June 19, 2022
Outings, Events and Adventures
The year has reached the half way mark and we have a packed programme of outings for the next few months, (and some planned beyond) so if you don’t want to miss out it may pay to make some marks in your calendar!
More detailed information will be circulated before each event, but if you need any information in the meantime please pull out your CCG Contacts Sheet and phone the person (or people) responsible for the event!
June 26th | Early Morning Point Cartwright | Contact Gerry |
July 2nd | Sir Henry Royce Foundation | Contact Clive |
July 17th | Photo Walk at Maroochy Bot Gardens | Contact Gerry |
July 23rd | Christmas in July | Contact Ty |
August 5th, 6th, & 7th | Redbrook Holiday Retreat | Contact Ken and Colleen |
September 8th,9th,10th, 11th,12th & 13th Or as long as you like | Stanthorpe Top of the Town Park | Contact Ann and David |
And still in the planning stages:-
Some time in October | Races At Caloundra | Contact Denise and John |
Some time in November | Morning Tea | Location to be Advised |
by Gerry Gibson, June 17, 2022
Looking for Something?
A couple of people have mentioned in passing that they have had trouble finding something they were looking for on our website. While it was nice to know they thought to look there, it wasn’t great to know they didn’t find what they were looking for!
I really love that feedback because without it I think all is well with the world, and do tend to rest on my laurels! There are some things that can’t be changed but if you think we can do better please let me know.
HOW TO FIND WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR
There are two reasonably reliable ways to find things – the obvious one is to use the SEARCH function which you’ll find just to the left of the main text. It’s not exactly Google, but it is pretty good at turning up things that have been sent out in notices, and it can be quite entertaining reading old stuff that bears no relation to what you are looking for. It does work well enough, but do check that you haven’t just downloaded a set subject list from 2018 when you were looking for next year’s.
The second is behind the secret “INFORMATION FOR MEMBERS” button. Just click on that and pretty much everything you need to know can be found there. If it’s not, let me know and I’ll add it.
Not everything is easy to find or logically filed, but that just makes it more fun than Wordle doesn’t it?
by Peter Hyndman, June 16, 2022
Have you saved the date?
There’s still time to cancel what you are doing on Saturday the 2nd July.
Clive has arranged this outing to coincide with “Cars and Coffee”, a monthly gathering of all sorts of car enthusiasts which starts around 7:00 so perhaps it will be worth arriving early to take advantage of
Any photographer would jump at the chance to photograph with models, but beautiful items which adorn these cars and then there is the colour!!!
SPOILER ALERT – you might find some inspiration for your President’s Trophy entry this year!
Please let Clive know that you will be attending.
by Gerry Gibson, June 15, 2022
Competitions in Hinterland Bushlinks are closing soon!
Competitions in Hinterland Bushlinks will close Wednesday, 15th June 2022, 11:00 PM.
Entries can be made in the following areas:
- Hinterland Bushlinks Photos
All members are encouraged to enter.
Results for competitions in JUNE 2022
There were 15 entries that gained our highest award(s).
Members can view all images and comment on them by following this link
View / Comment entries in JUNE 2022
click here to see a pdf catalog of all competition results
Are We Too Late Gerry Gibson – 5 A Grade Set Subject Digital |
The Selfie Di East – 5 A Grade Open Print |
A sad end Clive Hammond – 4 A Grade Set Subject Digital |
Early Morning on the Inland Sea Peter Hyndman – 4 A Grade Set Subject Digital |
I’ve seen drought, fire and rain. Paul Mellick – 4 B Grade Set Subject Digital |
Annaliese Ralph Brown – 4 A Grade Open Digital |
Mooloolaba Triathalete John Organ – 4 A Grade Open Digital |
Morning Mountain Meadow John Reid – 4 B Grade Open Digital |
Dont be greedy Colleen Brooks – 4 B Grade Open Digital |
Stop and smell the Roses Kelly Darby – 4 B Grade Open Digital |
Lighting The Way Belinda Kranz – 4 A Grade Creative Photography Digital |
Holi Day Festival Of Colours Douglas Battison – 4 B Grade Creative Photography Digital |
High Tide Di East – 4 A Grade Set Subject Print. |
The Old Farm Truck Belinda Kranz – 4 A Grade Open Print |
Evening paddle Alison Hall – 4 B Grade Open Print |
by Alison Hall, June 9, 2022