31 Thursday Oct 2013
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Astrophotography image (c) Stephen Chadwick
Members may be interested to know about an Astrophotography Weekend, which is being run by the Horowhenua Astronomical Society on the weekend of 29 November to 1 December. Click here for full details.
One of the speakers is Stephen Chadwick, whose image is shown at the right. He’ll also be giving a free talk in Newlands on “How to Shoot the Stars” on Friday 8 November. Details here.
29 Tuesday Oct 2013
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Our judge for the KCPS 2013 Winter Salon last night was Lance Lawson. Attendance was a bit down (probably because it was Labour Day after all).
However, those who were present enjoyed Lance’s discussion of the images (very much a two-way discussion), as well as an insight into the commercial photography world when he talked about three of his recent assignments.
All 17 Highly Commended and Honours images can be seen in the 2013 Spring Salon Gallery which is now online. The three honours images are shown below.
Don’t forget that entries are due by 11 November for the Best of Year Competition, which will be judged by Simon Woolf at our End of Year dinner on Monday 25 November. There are no grades – each member can submit one print and one digital entry, based on entries which were made to the four salons this year. You can go direct to http://jotform.co/KCPS/bestofyear to find out more, and to submit your entry online. Bring your print entry along to the AGM on 11 November.
27 Sunday Oct 2013
Posted in Reminder
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I hope you are all enjoying Labour Weekend.
As well as the fourth Monday in October being Labour Day, this is also our regular date for judging of the Spring Salon. Come along at 7:30 pm on Monday at OBC to see the submitted images and prints, and hear from judge Lance Lawson.
We’ll also have tickets on sale for the End of Year Awards dinner and presentations, with MC and judge Simon Woolf. The event will be on Monday 25 November.
Tickets are just $30 a person for a sumptuous festive feast, accompanied by supplied wine and other refreshments. Get your tickets on Monday, or buy them from any KCPS committee member. You can also Direct Credit $30 a ticket to account 03 0732 0616548 000, including your name and EOY as reference.
18 Friday Oct 2013
Posted in Meeting Report, News
I’m pleased to advise that KCPS won the “Wanganui Cup” for the best set of eight projected images in the interclub competition, as part of the PSNZ Central Region Salon this year, run by the Stratford Camera Club.
The KCPS images were from Gavin Klee, Paul Kane, Shona Jaray APSNZ, Neil Gordon LPSNZ, Alison Viskovic APSNZ, Ian Linning, Carol Molineux and Hugh Scott. “Hillside on a Summer’s Evening” by Neil Gordon also won the Heney Cup for the best projected image from all the club sets. The KCPS set, together the sets from the 2nd to 4th placing clubs, will go forward for consideration for the national Wiltshire Cup next year.
“Essence of the Estuary” (c) Carol Molineux
Congratulations to Carol Molineux, whose print “Essence of the Estuary” was the Champion Individual Print, winning the Stan and Doreen Long Cup. Carol also placed second in the Individual Projected Image section with her image “Spoonbill Catching Flounder”.
Carol Molineux reports …..
There was a good turnout of members at last Monday’s KCPS meeting to hear Mary McEwan and Par Menzies give very informative talks on the history of the Waikanae Estuary Scientific Reserve and current conservation projects.
Hopefully this has inspired everyone to take images of the estuary for the KCPS exhibition in August 2014.
The months of October and November offer many opportunities for photographers. There are numerous nesting birds – the shags are particularly active and it is full swing for the white baiting season. We are wanting photos that shows the diversity of the estuary and seen through the eyes of many members not just a few.
We plan to set up a site for members to submit photos regularly so we can make a selection of approx. 50 photos in May next year. We also plan to have some field trips shortly to take photos and orientate those less familiar with the area.
10 Thursday Oct 2013
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At our next KCPS meeting – on Monday 14 October – we are fortunate to have two speakers to share their insights and knowledge on the Waikanae Scientific Reserve. With our club meeting rooms being located on the edge of the estuary, it has been an inspiration for many of the photographers in KCPS.
Mary McEwen, the daughter of Sir Charles Fleming (the founder of the Waikanae Scientific reserve) will speak first on the history of the estuary. This will be followed by Pat Menzies from Friends of the Waikanae Estuary, talking about current developments and conservation.
With this background knowledge, we hope members will be inspired to become involved in the KCPS Waikanae Estuary Project. This will result in images for an exhibition in the Paraparaumu Library Roderick & Gillian Deane Art Space Gallery, planned for 9 to 29 August 2014.
The objectives of the KCPS Waikanae Estuary Project are to:
We are particularly interested in highlighting issues pertaining to the Estuary – e.g., Pollution and Conservation.
Ideas for photographic guideline categories for the Exhibition are:
We hope to see you all on Monday night.
