Thru The Lens

Welcome!

Welcome to the July edition of Thru The Lens. A number of our

members have been able to get away during winter, so I look forward to

seeing some of their photos in the months to come!

Sarah Walker judged the recent ABANDONED BUILDINGS competition. It was great to see a large range of entries, since the topic was a little more challenging. Sarah also presented a mini-workshop on Lightroom and Photoshop skills.

Congratulations to the ABANDONED BUILDING winning images, they are displayed in this newsletter.

A reminder that print entries are to be delivered to Nerissa, while Gail and Phil are away. Keep an eye on the notifications you get in the newsletter, on email and Facebook regarding where to drop them off.

There are a few important dates also coming up in August, including submission dates for the Interclub competition with Preston.

Katrina shares some of her photos taken on her travels overseas. Also, congratulations to Clyde Scorgie on his recent achievement in the Capture Magazine Australasia’s Top Emerging Photographers competition.

You will also find ideas of events around town and surrounds.

Enjoy your month!

JULY 2018

IN THIS ISSUE

A word from the Vice President……2

Dates for your diary…...…………....2

Comp winners Novice – ABANDONED BUILDINGS…..……………….…..4

Comp winners Experienced – ABANDONED BUILDINGS….………….…….…..5

Moreland Community pages…......7

What’s on……………………..……10

And finally…………………………..13

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Welcome to the July Newsletter and as always, thanks to Gina for preparing it.

Can you believe it, another month and another competition in the rear view mirror. It seems that the “Abandoned buildings” theme was a bit of a challenge for some, congratulations to the winners and placegetters.

Things to look forward to in August are our next competition, “Open” on 13 August and the “Inspired by a painting” workshop presented by Emma Gillette on 21 August.

The workshop should prove to be very informative considering our last competition theme for the year is “Inspired by a painting”.

I would also like to also draw your attention to our upcoming annual Preston / Moreland interclub competition which will be hosted by Preston this year on 10 September. This will be the 1st one under our new club banner and I encourage everyone to put in your best images so we can endeavour to get the Moreland Camera Club name on the trophy. While this event is still a little way off, we need to compile our entries with enough time to get them to Preston and then onto the judge. As such, the closing date for submissions for the interclub is 13 August which coincides with the August Open competition.

As has previously been advised, while Gail is away Nerissa has offered to look after the Print Steward role, so print entries for regular competitions and for the Interclub should be delivered to her.

Another event I would like to give a mention to is our Melbourne Cup long weekend away which this year is to Geelong. Arrangements are well under way with accommodation booked and a deposit paid. There is still one more spot if you are interested.

Finally, I would like to remind everyone that we have two Facebook groups and a website which are available to all members to stay informed and showcase and share your photographs and ideas with your fellow members.

Stay motivated, stay creative and keep on snapping.

COMING UP IN AUGUST

August 13 (MONDAY) Competition Theme – OPEN

(COBURG LIBRARY)

Print and digital images for the Interclub Competition with Preston will also be collated on this night. Please see details below about submitting your images.

A word from the Vice-President Charles Scicluna

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August 21 (Tuesday) Workshop - Inspired by a painting

Guest presenter: Emma Gillette

This presentation will explore a brief history of Art and the different stylistic features of each Art movement since the early masters. It will show you examples of photographic appropriation and how to emulate the different styles of painting using photographic techniques and an appreciation of subject matter, lighting, model, pose, etc.

Biography of Emma Gilette:

- Double degree in Fine Arts and Education (majoring in painting and drawing) - Diploma of photography - Secondary Art/Photography teacher - 8 years. - Professional Portrait Photographer (specialising in families, newborn and weddings) - 5 years.

- Director of Training at the Australian Photographic Judges Association.

~ Don’t miss the opportunity to attend this workshop, as it will be great preparation in the lead up to the November Competition theme “Inspired by a painting”. The November competition will be a digital only diptych submission.

September 12 Competition Theme – Minimalist

(TEMPLE PARK SENIOR CITIZENS CENTRE)

Digital are to be lodged by 10pm on Thursday 23 August and print entries to be delivered to Nerissa by the same time. Nerissa will also accept print entries at the workshop on Tuesday 21 August.

A 10 Step Guide to Superb Minimalist Photography https://photography.tutsplus.com/articles/a-10-step-guide-to-superb-minimalist-photography--photo-4487

When Less is Really More: Minimalism in Photography [70+ Examples] https://photodoto.com/when-less-really-more-minimalism-photography-70-examples/

COMING UP IN AUGUST

September 10 (MONDAY)

Interclub with Preston Photographic Club

This year Preston is hosting this event. In the lead up to the night we need to collate prints and digital images for our Moreland Camera Club entries. This will be sorted at the OPEN Competition night on 13th August. We want a selection of images across all members, so please submit your images via:

DEADLINE: Digital images

- Digital images to be submitted the club website by SUNDAY 12 AUGUST – 10PM

Submit your digital images in the same way you do for a competition. Select the “PRESTON/MORELAND INTERCLUB” tab.

DEADLINE: Print images

- Please bring prints along to the Open Competition Night on MONDAY 13 AUGUST (or give to Nerissa Turner beforehand).

All submissions will be collated on Monday 13 August. If there are more prints and digital images submitted than what is required, there will be a selection process after the Open competition. We want to include images from as many club members as possible, so make sure you get your prints and digital images in!

https://photography.tutsplus.com/articles/a-10-step-guide-to-superb-minimalist-photography--photo-4487

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ABANDONED BUILDINGS: Novice winners (July)

1st Place print: A sign of the tides Steven Lankshear

1st Place digital: RCH comes down Kath Kelly

2nd Place print: Freddy’s basement Simon Haber

2nd Place digital: Flax mill

Nina Zuccolo

3rd Place print:

The postman used to ring twice

Steven Lankshear

3rd Place digital:

Who broke it?

Nina Zuccolo

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ABANDONED BUILDINGS: Experienced winners (July)

1st Place print: Jesus has left the building Nerissa Turner

1st Place digital: APM Jannette Blennerhassett

2nd Place print: This old house

Clyde Scorgie 2nd Place digital: Long gone

Gail Crennan

3rd Place print: Trapped by reality, freed by imagination

Nerissa Turner

3rd Place digital: Bradmill – Industrial landscape Peter Mollison

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Some interesting articles …

David Malin Awards: Milky Way over Tasmanian wilderness tops astrophotography competition

http://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2018-07-14/milky-way-over-tasmanian-wilderness-wins-david-malin-awards/9971136?pfmredir=ms

This Photographer Didn’t Let Stage IV Cancer Stop Him from Shooting

https://petapixel.com/2018/07/24/this-photographer-didnt-let-stage-iv-cancer-stop-him-from-shooting/

These Are the Best iPhone Photos of 2018

https://petapixel.com/2018/07/19/these-are-the-best-iphone-photos-of-2018/

Just for laughs….

Nature Photography’s Stuffed Anteater Scandal

https://www.picturecorrect.com/tips/nature-photographys-stuffed-anteater-scandal/

ABANDONED BUILDINGS: Experienced winners (July)

3rd Place digital: Gun emplacement – Point Lonsdale

Peter Mollison

HC print:

The final siren has sounded

Fiona Woods

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Places I’ve been….

by Katrina Gouramanis

When Gina asked me to send her some photos for the newsletter, I sifted through my collection and it dawned on me just how lucky I am to have been to the places I’ve been. I’ve travelled extensively through Europe, Eastern Africa, quite a few countries in Asia and most recently I’ve travelled to South America. Here’s a little snippet of the photos I’ve taken.

The first photo of the orange clouds is in Malawi, at the time, this was the seventh poorest country in the world, but rich in beauty, culture and character.

The photo of the lion cub, I believe was taken in Botswana, in a ‘lion park’, where they are trying to build up the population of lions. One of the best places to visit in Africa is the Okavango Delta, an inland delta full of wildlife.

The Annapurna mountain range in Nepal can be seen in the third photo. The Nepalese are really cheerful people, and the colourful flags you can see are just everywhere through the country.

The tree that is swallowing the ancient ruins is in Siem Reap, Cambodia. (I should have put this one in for the abandoned buildings comp!)

The next photo is of a proboscis monkey taken near Sandakan in Borneo, Malaysia. Apparently this is a really dangerous place to go (particularly when travelling solo). Lucky I didn’t know that at the time.

MORELAND CAMERA CLUB COMMUNITY

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I’ve been to Vietnam twice and I have found that everyone seems happy for you to take photos of them. The elderly couple here were still working their farm just outside of the ancient city of Hoi An. The lady in traditional head gear was from Sapa, the northern, mountainous part of Vietnam that has been made into rice paddies.

The next two were taken on Isla de San Cristobal (my favourite of the Galapagos Islands), the first is of a baby frigate and the second is two blue footed boobies. This island had lots of wildlife and not so many people. Last photo is of the Andes mountains along the Inca trail on the way to Machu Picchu, the ruins of the Inca people. The fog made it seem so mysterious.

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Congratulations

Clyde Scorgie

Clyde achieved a Highly Commended in the Capture Magazine’s Australasia’s Top Emerging Photographers competition - Landscape category. Below are his series of Landscape images.

Well done Clyde !

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Members' Wildlife Photography Competition

Fancy yourself as a wildlife photographer? We want to see your best photos!

Melbourne Zoo is giving members the chance to have their photograph exhibited in our outdoor gallery during an exciting exhibition. Simply enter your best photo of Melbourne Zoo animals and you can go into the draw to

have your photo exhibited and win some great prizes!

Members can enter their photos in the Under 18 Years category or the Adult category. From these two categories, 20 photos each month will be selected to appear in a monthly exhibition running throughout spring. There will also be a People’s Choice category, consisting of the 60 best members' photos selected for exhibition, with the winner announced as the most 'liked' photo on Facebook. To be a valid entry, all photographs must be taken at Melbourne Zoo in 2018.

There are some great prizes to be won for each category:

Under 18 years and Adult categories – each category Major Prize Winner will receive a $1,000 camera store (Michaels or Teds camera store) voucher, and one Zoos Victoria family membership renewal (valid for 12 months).

Every winner – one framed print of their winning photo (valid for 60 winners), up the value of $100.

People’s choice – the Major Prize Winner will win ‘Walk the Zoo,’ a personalised photography tutorial with National Geographic photographer, Doug Gimesy, valued at $500.

The Competition closes at 8.00pm on Monday 22 October, 2018

https://www.zoo.org.au/melbourne/whats-on/national-geographic-member-photography-competition?utm_content=photocomp&utm_term=button&_cldee=Z2F1Y2llbGxvQG9wdHVzbmV0LmNvbS5hdQ%3d%3d&recipientid=contact-cfcb1acf1d6fe51181150634928792fd-b5da842770874ea0b7ef339a73da3b7f&utm_source=ClickDimensions&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=July%202018%20member%20e-news&esid=79f1b107-a37d-e811-813f-0634928792fd

OptiKA 2018 is now open for applications! Formerly known as Lens Mist, this reinvigorated photographic award

encourages bold and diverse participation through new award categories and a dynamic theme. In celebration of

its 10-year anniversary, the award has evolved with its audience and participants and, for the first time, will feature

a video entry category.

We hope you will find the 2018 theme, Architecture, Space and Home inspiring, and that the new award categories will give you plenty of room for exploration. To enter, and for full competition details please visit our website below: http://www.kingstonarts.com.au/PUBLIC-PROGRAMS/OptiKA-Entries Entries close 1 October, 5pm

WHAT’S ON AROUND TOWN AND SURROUNDS

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Dark Room Exhibition – Victoria Police Museum

14 July to 31 December

Dark Room: Photographs and Stories from Victoria's 1930s Crime Scenes' explores some of Victoria Police's 20th Century crime scene photography archive, documenting crimes from the 1920s through to the 1940s. Although the events behind many of these photographs are unknown, recent research has unveiled some mysteries and secrets... Dark Room features images, stories and objects from some of these mysterious crimes.

World Trade Centre; 637 Flinders Street (enter via Siddeley Street) Melbourne

Mon – Fri: all day

https://whatson.melbourne.vic.gov.au/Whatson/Exhibitions/HistoryandHeritage/Pages/e254791f-34bf-4244-b292-30e0895aa3f9.aspx

Melbourne Art Fair – Southbank Arts Precinct

2 – 5 August

Melbourne Art Fair returns 2-5 August [Vernissage, 1 August]. The 2018 edition will present 40 leading galleries and showcase works by some of the

newest and most exciting contemporary artists from Australia, New Zealand and the region.

As the main event of Melbourne Art Week (30 July to 5 August), the Fair will take place across two venues within Southbank Arts Precinct; Vault Hall and Riding Hall alongside the iconic Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA).

https://melbourneartfair.com.au/

2018 Travel Photographer Society Exhibition

14 September until the 28 October 2018

Port Pirie Regional Art Gallery is thrilled to be hosting the first international exhibition of the 2018 Travel Photographer Society Awards photographs.

The exhibition comprises of the 60 final photographs, from the 10 Categories of the Travel Photographer Society Awards. The categories include; Street; People; Landscape; Wildlife and Animal; Black and White; Architecture/Landscapes; Sports; Fashion; Wedding; and Stories (Documentary). These photographs are from amateur and professional photographers all over the world and include the Overall Winner, and second and third place photographs.

The exhibition will be on display at the Port Pirie Regional Art Gallery from 14 September until the 28 October 2018, with an entry fee of $10.

The exhibition, at the Port Pirie Regional Art Gallery – 3 Mary Elie Street, Port Pirie – will be accessible during opening hours – Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm; Saturday 9am – 4pm; and Sunday, 10am – 4pm.

Contact: Glen Christie, Manager Tourism & Events on 8633 8726 or gchristie@pirie.sa.gov.au

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APSCON 2018 GOLD COAST

11 - 16 September 2018

This year the convention will be held on the Gold Coast Queensland at the

Home of the Arts (HOTA), formerly known as the Arts Centre Gold Coast,

135 Bundall Road, Surfers Paradise Queensland. We are very excited to

deliver such an interesting and diverse program. Please visit our other

pages for detailed information about presenters, program, workshops and tours.

THE THEME – Photographic Art – a new concept?

Program has a high conceptual content

A move away from competitions to exhibitions

Encompassing new technologies

A virtual speaker from the USA

A nature speaker from NZ

Caring for nature in the city flavour

https://www.a-p-s.org.au/index.php/apscon

Michaels Lunchtime Seminars

Four Seasons in a Day - Photography and the Elements

Thursday 9 August

1:10 to 1:50pm – no booking required

Come rain, snow or sunshine we still want to take photographs but getting

consistently good results under different or changing conditions can be

difficult, especially with Melbourne's "4 seasons in a day" climate.

Free

https://michaels.com.au/pages/free-lunchtime-seminars

Kyneton Daffodil and Arts Festival

30 August to 9 September 2018

Each year in September, Kyneton comes alive in a

celebration of spring - showcasing magnificent gardens,

our wonderful local food and wine industries, a vibrant arts

culture and our proud community spirit.

http://www.kynetondaffodilarts.org.au/

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Moreland Camera

Club

We are a vibrant, welcoming camera club based in the Moreland area and meet twice a month in the McCrae Blackburn meeting room at the Coburg library for photo competitions and workshops. One of our aims is to welcome, encourage and nurture new members, especially novice photographers.

Moreland Camera Club is a member of the Victorian Association of Photographic Societies Inc and participates in VAPS’ activities including its annual competition and exhibition.

Details of our meetings and activities, and examples of members’ work and recent newsletters can be accessed on our website and Facebook page (Moreland Camera Club). You can contact the Club at enquiries@parklandsphotoclub.org.au, or, even better, come to a club night and meet us.

Member’s contributions to Thru The Lens newsletter are very welcome and a great opportunity to share with the Moreland Camera Club community. Please send any details, photographs and articles to Gina at: thruthelens@parklandsphotoclub.org.au

AND FINALLY….

Keep smiling…

and happy snapping!