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October 2016 Newsletter

Club News.

Well everyone Marilyn is away overseas at the moment so you have me (Bron) doing the newsletter, so I hope I can do it justice. Marilyn is a hard person to live up to!! We have several people that have either just gone overseas (Marilyn for a river cruise, Jill for a conference in Montreal after some time in Hong Kong.) and others who have just returned (Leigh who visited several European countries). Now we expect to see some amazing photos from these trips.

For the rest of us stuck at home we had to make do with a trip into Melbourne, last week.Nathan, Andrea, Christine and myself braved the weather to take some shots along Southbank. We enjoyed dinner at the Crown foodhall. As it was still raining when we came out of Crown we called ot quits and vowed th return another night.

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September Competition Results.

This month’s judge was Deborah Mullens, a distinguished photographer who has won several awards.

Deborah didn’t award many honours but provides us with plenty of constuctive feedback, helping us to find ways to inprove our photography. Deborah bought along some of her award winning images as well as books that showcased her photography. Deborah in showing us her images also showed us what a difference different papers can make to an image.

Thank you Deborah.

The books were printed through www.photobookshop.com.au They are situated at 239 Separation Street, Northcote Victoria 3070.

Keep an eye out for specials!!!!!

Advanced A Group EDI’s - Set Subject - Macro Honour Award

Bzzz - Eric Bunn

Merit Awards

Clothesline - Mattie Page Pink Petals - Andrea Enver


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Pollination - Mattie Page Sampling the Nectar - Nathan Stanley

Tic Toc -Eric Bunn

Water Tipped - Nathan Stanley Where’s the Spider? - Gary Green

Advanced A Group - Prints - Set Subject Monochrome

Although we had no Honours awarded we had 3 Images all with the same high score.

Mathoura Crntre Sculpture - Glenn Carpenter

Once in a Blue Moon - Gary Green

Roaring Lion - Glenn Carpenter


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Advanced B Group - EDI’s

No Honour’s awarded but here are some of the amazing images presented.

Fruity - Leigh Cruickshank Singapore Orchid - Marilyn Prime

Tendril - Leigh Cruickshank

Advanded B Group - Prints

Merit Award to Leigh Cruickshankfor “The Road to Nowhere”


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Regular Group - Prints

Ann Preston entered 2 print for the 1st time. Well Done Ann!

Beach Creature

Before My Time

Print of the Night

By an unanimous vote the honour this month went to Glenn Carpenter for “Roaring Lion”.


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What’s Coming Up????

October 16th - Workshop This is a light painting workshop that Glenn will be doing. So bring along your CAMERA & TRIPOD. There will also be the opportunity to ask questions about your camera and if you have questions about editing software someone will try and assist you. This is such a fun experience so DON’T MISS IT!!!

October 27th - Competition Night (This is a THURSDAY).Subjects are EDI’s - “Aged”Definition - Your interpretation of “Aged”, any subject.

Prints - LandscapeDefinition - Landscape Photography shows spaces within the world, sometimes vast and unending, but other times microscopic. landscape photographs typically capture the presence of nature but can also focus on man-made features or disturbances of landscapes.

EDI’s must be sent to me at [email protected] by 16th October please.

Wednesday November 16th - Field Trip into Victoria MarketMore information will be available closer to the night and Event will be posted on FaceBook.

Wednesday December 14th - Christmas BreakupNathan has kindly offered to allow us to hold it at his place again. This year we will do a Secret

The Syllabus Committee will be meeting on the 10th October to start organising the syllabus for next year. If you have any suggestions that you would like included please let us know before that date.


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Hints for Landscape Photography1. Maximise your Depth of Field

The simplest way is to choose a small Aperture setting (a large number) as the small your aper-ture the greater the depth of field in your shots.

2. Use a Tripod

As a result of the longer shutter speed that you may need to compensate for the small aperture, a tripod will ensure that your camera remains still. Also a cable or wireless shutter release can assist in extra stillness for your camera.

3. Look for a Focal Point

All shots need a focal point and in landscape this could be a building/ structure, a striking tree, a boulder or rock formation, a silhouette etc.Think about where you place the focal point. The Rule of thirds is an option.

4. Think Foregrounds

Place points of interest in the foreground, this gives a way into the image and creates a sense of depth in your shot.

5. Consider the Sky

A dominant forground or sky can stop you image from becoming a mundane shot. If the sky is boring then reduce it to upper third ( but make sure foreground is interesting). If sky is dramatic then lower the horizon. Use post production or filters to enhance the sky.

6. Lines

Foreground can lead you into the shot but DON’T FORGET leading lines, they will give depth, scale and can also be a point of interest.

7. Capture Movement

Where landscapes can be calm and serene, they can also capture movement like the wind in trees, birds, waterfalls and even moving clouds (this can create drama). A longer exposure is needed in these instances so either use a filter or shoot in low light.

8. Work with the Weather

Look for variations in the weather not just bright sunny days. Look for storms, wind, mist, dramatic clouds, sun shining through dark skies, rainbows, sunrises and sunsets.

9. Work the Golden Hours

The Golden Hours are around dusk and dawn due to the golden light that comes at that time. The angle of the light can also impact a scene with interesting patterns, dimensions and textures.


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10. Think about Horizons

* Is it straight?* Where is it compositionally? Are you working with the rule of thirds for your horizon?

11. Change your Point of View

Look around don’t take the standard shot, go for a walk, get down low or go up higher.

BE CREATIVE !!

Some websites you may find of interest!

www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photo-tips/landscape

www.slrphotographyguide.com/landscapes.shtml

digital-photography-school.com/landscape-photography-tips

These are from Marilyn, as she knows how you all enjoy the tips and videos.

http://digital-photography-school.com/digital-photography-tips-for-beginners/

http://www.picturecorrect.com/tips/landscape-photography-techniques-and-tips/

http://www.picturecorrect.com/tips/how-to-clean-a-camera-lens/

Video -

http://www.picturecorrect.com/tips/how-to-use-a-softbox-and-photoshop-for-retro-style-portraits/

http://www.picturecorrect.com/tips/hdr-photography-how-to-do-it-and-why/


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Changes for October competition!Our Judge will be Andrew Sampson - and the night of the competition has been changed to Thursday 27th October. Your EDI’s for Prints ( Landscape is the set subject) and also EDI’s ( set subject Aged) must be sent to me on or before the 12th October. An email will be sent to Members with the email address to send them to during September. Please make sure that your images are sent to me in time.

Thank you everyone for reading my newsletter, it’s not as extensive as Marilyn’s because she has such a way

with words.She is not allowed to go away again she is too valuable and does an amazing job for the club, it has taken 2 of

us to do what she does.We have an incredible lady as our secretary!!!


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