SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING UPDATE

Hi All,

Just a quick update for those who were not able to attend on Wednesday night 14^th September, which was a combined SGM and Competition night. An excellent roll up and thank you for all those who attended.

Also, thanks again to Barbara Brown for doing the judging. She made it a very entertaining night and hope we can have her back again. Her comments from an artist’s perspective, were very insightful and I think provided a lot of creative food for thought.

Many wonderful images and congratulations to Di East and Clive Hammond for the images of the night in the Print and DPI categories respectively.

Our President Gerry Gibson had called for the Special General Meeting (with endorsement of the Committee and in accordance with the Constitution), to consider a name change for our Club. The night commenced with the SGM and after reading of the proposal and some constructive discussion, a vote was taken by Financial Members, for the proposed name change to:

Sunshine Coast Photography Club Inc., or

Sunshine Coast Photographic Club Inc.

Two alternative names were required for the submission for registration of the new name to the Office of Fair Trading.

Voting on the night was:

25 Votes in the Affirmative

3 Proxy Votes in the Affirmative

1 Vote No; and 

1 Vote Abstain

The motion was subsequently carried.

The next stage will be to finalise the submission to the Office of Fair Trading for endorsement and registration of the new name. We will work on this as a priority, to ensure we have the approval before the end of year and report back as soon as we get confirmation or if there are any issues with the Office of Fair Trading.

As previously noted, we will not start using the new name until after the AGM, which will be scheduled for February 2023.

I have also included in the header to this note, the proposed new Club Logo. If you have any thoughts on how this could be improved, let me know, and we can discuss further through the remainder of this year.

Cheers

Bruce Atkinson

Secretary

by Bruce Atkinson, September 16, 2022

Results for competitions in SEPTEMBER 2022

There were 22 entries that gained our highest award(s).

Members can view all images and comment on them by following this link
View / Comment entries in SEPTEMBER 2022

click here to see a pdf catalog of all competition results

In Tandem Clive Hammond – 5 A Grade Set Subject Digital	Pride and Joy Di East – 5 A Grade Open Print
SMILE PLEASE Ty Fox – 4 A Grade Set Subject Digital	Low Down Bird Ralph Brown – 4 A Grade Set Subject Digital
The World At Our Feet John Organ – 4 A Grade Set Subject Digital	Ugly import Robert Gillingham – 4 B Grade Set Subject Digital
Eastern Water Dragon Denise Organ – 4 B Grade Set Subject Digital	St Johns Altar Ralph Brown – 4 A Grade Open Digital
Paper Daisy Gerry Gibson – 4 A Grade Open Digital	Bush Tucker Tony Allison – 4 B Grade Open Digital
Ready for Take Off Colleen Brooks – 4 B Grade Open Digital	Katrina Clive Hammond – 4 A Grade Creative Photography Digital
Stylalised Bruce Atkinson – 4 A Grade Creative Photography Digital	At The Creek Douglas Battison – 4 B Grade Creative Photography Print
I can still visualise my house Helen Debnam – 4 B Grade Creative Photography Digital	Crystal surfer Jeff Heck – 4 A Grade Creative Photography Print.
P8 Highland Games club John Organ – 4 A Grade Set Subject Print.	White toadstool David Bryan – 4 A Grade Set Subject Print.
Jet Ski Country Peter Hyndman – 4 A Grade Open Print	boat on the lake Jeff Heck – 4 A Grade Open Print
Can you read this Ann Bryan – 4 A Grade Open Print	Mostar – Old bridge rebuilt Alison Hall – 4 B Grade Open Print

by Alison Hall, September 14, 2022

Stanthorpe Trip

Thursday 27th to Monday 31st October, (stay longer or shorter if you wish).

If you’re joining us for this exciting long weekend away at Stanthorpe, you need to book your motel room or caravan/tent site as soon as possible. Accommodation is at the Top of the Town Tourist Park, phone 07 4681 4888. Let them know you’re with CCG and talk to Catrina if you have any issues. Please email Ann at abryan@bigpond.net.au once you’ve made your booking.

So far, the following people have their names down: Ann & David, Ralph & Barb, Ken & Colleen, John & Denise, Alison, Di & Geoff.

It would be great to have a few more people coming along as there is a lot to do in the Stanthorpe area and Ann has some fun events planned.  Ralph is going to contact Stanthorpe Camera Club and see if we can get together with them while we are there.

by Di East, September 9, 2022

SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING

WEDNESDAY 14TH SEPTEMBER 2022, 7PM

Hi All,

As you may be aware, a small Sub-Committee group was invited by the Committee earlier this year to review the potential for a name change for the Caloundra Camera Group Inc. This group comprised a number of members including Ray White, Di East, Ken Brooks, Ann Bryan, Ty Fox, and Gerry Gibson, and were requested to report back to Committee with recommendations and proposals for a potential transition to a new name, which included any hurdles that a name change might present.

The Committee first considered this proposal earlier this year, and voted by majority to consider a name change to the Club.

The intention is a means of transforming our Club into an organisation that may better represent the Sunshine Coast by geographic boundaries, rather than by the City of Caloundra. 

The Committee considered that, after 25 years since the Club’s inception, the current name was not representative of the spread of the current club membership. It was also considered that, given the reduction over time in club membership, a name change might also attract a wider spread of new applicants to the club.

The recommendation of the Sub-Committee was to proceed with a name change and the following names were suggested:

• Sunshine Coast Photography Club Inc. 
• Sunshine Coast Photographic Club Inc.

Two names must be considered as application for incorporation with the Office of Fair Trading, will require an alternative name is proposed, (if a similar name has already been incorporated). It was also recommended that the Club Logo is updated with the new name and to include “Founded in 1997”

It is envisaged that this process of a name change would be timed to formally coincide with the date of our Annual General Meeting, in February 2023. It is also understood that minimal costs to the club for incorporation will be necessary.

In order to commence this process, a Special General Meeting will be called on Competition Night, Wednesday 14th September 2022 at 7pm, to allow Members to vote on this proposal. A formal notification will be sent out shortly to all Members individually, and will also include a Proxy Form for those who are unable to attend.

The Committee would encourage all Members to attend if they are able to make it on the night, or submit a proxy form as applicable. It is hoped the meeting will not impact significantly on the judging night, but will need to start at 7pm sharp.

Cheers

Bruce Atkinson

Secretary, Caloundra Camera Group, Inc.

by Bruce Atkinson, August 26, 2022

Annette finally gets to Africa

The presentation will mainly be around travelling with camera gear and sharing some wonderful experiences.

I have been lucky enough to convince Andrew Goodall to come along and share his wisdom about travel photography and also share some of his amazing photography. I will also share some of mine. We want to run it like a Q and A session so if you are thinking of hitting the road or the air, this is the share night for you.

There will chocolates involved for those who can answer all the questions at the end.. Yes I am bribing you to come along. ?
You will need to bring your phone and hopefully we can get enough service to run the program I need.

Look forward to seeing you there….. 

7 pm at our Hall 

by Gerry Gibson, August 23, 2022

Come to Stanthorpe with us…

We are planning a four day trip to Stanthorpe and surrounds at the end of October – arriving into Stanthorpe on Thursday 27^th and leaving Monday 31^st October 2022. 

The plan will be to stay in one of the local caravan parks, where cabins are also available.  Excursions to Wallangarra Station, Girraween National Park and Donnellys Castle are planned, together with visits to local wineries, the cheese factory and other local produce suppliers.  

Please email Ann Bryan on abryan@bigpond.net.au if you are interested and are available at that time to come and join in the fun!

by Di East, August 11, 2022

Results for competitions in AUGUST 2022

There were 30 entries that gained our highest award(s).

Members can view all images and comment on them by following this link
View / Comment entries in AUGUST 2022

click here to see a pdf catalog of all competition results

Oz Tag Taggle John Organ – 5 A Grade Open Digital	I love Bluey Di East – 5 A Grade Set Subject Print.
The busker and his mate Clive Hammond – 4 A Grade Set Subject Digital	Flower Head David Bryan – 4 A Grade Set Subject Digital
Beach Walking Gerry Gibson – 4 A Grade Set Subject Digital	The Meeting Place Di East – 4 A Grade Set Subject Digital
Whats My Lesson Annette Scott – 4 A Grade Set Subject Digital	Heavy Shower Bruce Atkinson – 4 A Grade Set Subject Digital
Amelie Paul Mellick – 4 B Grade Set Subject Digital	Kelly Hill Cave Guide Ken Brooks – 4 B Grade Set Subject Digital
BUBU or Grandmother Vanuatu Tony Allison – 4 B Grade Set Subject Digital	First tribal dance Helen Debnam – 4 B Grade Set Subject Digital
F Cancer Denise Organ – 4 B Grade Set Subject Digital	In the hood Kelly Darby – 4 B Grade Set Subject Digital
Little Golden Book Belinda Kranz – 4 A Grade Open Digital	Just a weed Paul Mellick – 4 B Grade Open Digital
Vanilla Lilly Denise Organ – 4 B Grade Open Digital	Bushfire John Organ – 4 A Grade Creative Photography Digital
THE LAKE Ty Fox – 4 A Grade Creative Photography Digital	Stairway Bruce Atkinson – 4 A Grade Creative Photography Digital
The Hanging Tree Tony Allison – 4 B Grade Creative Photography Digital	Magnolia 2 Denise Organ – 4 B Grade Creative Photography Digital
Butterfly in the grass Jeff Heck – 4 A Grade Creative Photography Print.	Masai Maiden Alison Hall – 4 B Grade Set Subject Print
Not Harry Peter Hyndman – 4 A Grade Set Subject Print.	Colleen David Bryan – 4 A Grade Set Subject Print.
Best in Show Jeff Heck – 4 A Grade Set Subject Print.	Catacombs Bruce Atkinson – 4 A Grade Open Print
B and W sunrise Jeff Heck – 4 A Grade Open Print	I spy with my little eyes Alison Hall – 4 B Grade Open Print

by Ann Bryan, August 11, 2022

Cover photos for our entry in the APS Inter-club Photo Book Competition.

Thanks very much to those who have sent us your wonderful images for our cover photo. We’d like to have some more to choose from and of course, we’re looking for an image that screams Sunshine Coast and can cover either the front and back covers of our square album or wide enough to wrap around both. We didn’t receive many sunrises or sunsets in the first batch so we’re keen for those as well.

If you have a photo that you’re happy for us to use could you please send it to Di at di.east1000@gmail.com 

We’re happy to receive your photos in any size at this point but may ask the maker of the final image/s for a larger format.

It would help if you could send your images by this coming Friday evening (12th August).

Thanks for your help.

PS: This book is starting to look AMAZING!!!

by Di East, August 8, 2022

Call for photos!

As you all know, there are a group of us putting together a Photobook for the APS Photobook awards this year. The book is coming together really well, thanks to the amazing photos and words you have all sent in so far – thanks so much!

We have one more request of you all please. To top off the book, we need an amazing cover photo for our book. We are looking for a photo that screams “Sunshine Coast”. If you have a photo that you think is perfect and are happy for us to use could you please send it to Di at di.east1000@gmail.com

We have a few formatting requirements to make sure that your photo looks as amazing as possible on our cover. Any photo you send must be

• 5000 x 3500 pixels (at a minimum)
• as high a resolution as possible
• one that you would be happy for us to crop a little if we need to

We will need these photos by this Friday (5th August) at the latest. Thanks in advance.

by Lucinda Clarke, August 2, 2022

Invitation to Judging

River City Print Competition 2022 has now closed and your prints have been delivered. Judging will be carried out on Saturday 30th July from 1pm to 5pm.

We’ve been invited to take a small delegation of members to the judging and would like to hear from anyone interested in being involved and seeing how interclub judging is done.

This will be at Space Hall, cnr Branton street and Pale Street, Kenmore Hills (Brisbane) so we would try to arrange to travel together.

Can you please email me at di.east1000 or phone 0417 070 989 if you’d like to be included?

by Di East, July 21, 2022