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Selection Night – 25 June

23 Saturday Jun 2012

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Our regular meeting on Monday 25 June is a selection night for three competitions:

Wellington Interclub Print Battle

This will be held on 23 August. We need to choose one print for each of the following ten themes.  Please bring along prints for consideration. They need not be matted at this stage, but need to be large enough so they can be considered (i.e., don’t bring along small 10 cm by 15 cm prints).

  1. Panning
  2. Music
  3. Urban
  4. Animals
  5. Time
  6. Arrivals
  7. Three
  8. hands
  9. Red, green, blue
  10. Abstract

George Chance Landscape Print Interclub Competition

We need a set of four landscape prints – all from different KCPS members. Please bring along prints to be considered. The prints need not be matted yet.

These need to be a very coherent “set”, not just four unrelated images, so we may not be able to make a final choice on the night, but can all see what we have to work with. The judges commented last year that what they look for are:

  • Presentation
  • Matching tonal range
  • Colour consistency through set
  • Unison of size and shape of cropped images
  • Consistent borders
  • Sensitivity

Bowron Landscape Projected Images Interclub Competition

We need a set of four landscape digital images – again, all from different KCPS members. Please bring along (on a thumb drive) images to be considered.  Use the usual digital image size for our KCPS competitions (up to 1600 by 1200) for now. These also need to be a “set”, not just four unrelated images, so we may not be able to choose on the night.

(c) Rangiora Photographic Society – 1st, 2011 George Chance

“Shooters” – Waikanae Estuary – 3 pm Sunday 24 June

21 Thursday Jun 2012

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We will be holding a “shooters” event at the Waikanae Estuary this Sunday, 24 June. It’s a great place to photograph, and right on our doorstep.

The plan is to meet in the carpark at the end of Tutere Street, Waikanae at 3 pm. We have two hours until sunset around 5 pm. After the light has faded sufficiently we may wish to repair to somewhere for liquid refreshment, but that can be arranged on the day.

Hope to see you there.

Timelapses

05 Tuesday Jun 2012

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I’ve always been fascinated with time-lapse imagery – especially of clouds and weather, naturally.

I’ve dabbled a bit myself, with my most recent examples being of Comet Lovejoy last Boxing Day (I also posted a still image on our KCPS blog), and cloud over Kapiti Island in January.

Around then I was in touch with a friend of a friend from Taupo, Bevan Percival, who was just getting going on time-lapse photography. Boy has he got going.

I highly recommended you check out his “NZ Landscape Timelapse Volume 1” on Vimeo or YouTube. Do watch it in HD (1080p).  It’s a series of time lapses mostly around the central North Island, and just stunning.

Events – Monday 11 June and Thursday 14 June

02 Saturday Jun 2012

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We have been fortunate to have a special offer for a guest speaker on Monday 11 June. This will replace the critique session that was to be at that meeting on topics 6-10 of the Wellington Interclub Print Battle to be held in August. Selection for our club set for the Interclub Print Battle will still take place at the KCPS meeting on 25 June.

Our guest speaker is Debra Glasgow, who is a Wildlife Photographer and Cetacean Researcher. Debra has had 12 seasons in Antartica, on two of which she has over wintered.

She works on icebreaker research ships and has photographed around the entire waters of Antartica. She has been based in Australia for the past 25 years and has worked on documentation of whale species around this coast.

Should be a fantastic talk and images.

(Don’t forget you can always check the latest programme by going to EVENTS on the top menu of http://kcps.org.nz .)

Wellington Talk by Tony Bridge – Thursday 14 June

The Wellington Photographic Society has invited members of neighbouring camera clubs to join them on Thursday, 14 June, 7.30pm at the Loaves and Fishes Hall, Hill Street, Thorndon for:

‘New Seeing – Beyond the Pictorial’
Keynote address by Tony Bridge

$10 payable at the door for non-members of the Wellington Photographic Society. Supper provided.

The Topic
Tony will talk about photography as art, and also photography and art. All that holds us back now is our own imagination and a willingness to experiment and make mistakes. Each of us is the greatest resource we have. Tony will share his move beyond the ‘pure’ photograph, using software to help express his vision.

About Tony
Tony Bridge FPSNZ, ACPP (dist) is a professional photographer, digital artist and writer, who has taught photography for more than 30 years. He has been a teacher, curriculum developer and is a published author, including (amongst others) White Cloud, Silver Screen, Out There South and Out There North.

He has taught and exhibited both nationally and internationally, in New Zealand, South Africa and the United States. He is a fellow of the Photographic Society of New Zealand and has been a member of its Honours Board, as well as Chairman of the Judge Accreditation panel, a qualified member of the NZIPP, as well as holding a BA in foreign languages and a Diploma in Professional Photography with Distinction. He has been a Kodak Professional Mentor and a member of the PSNZ Honours Board. He also works as a beta tester in imaging software development.

Tony has a unique teaching style and an ability to communicate concepts and ideas effectively. He is known for his ability to inspire and enthuse his students, as well as Introducing new approaches and attitudes to photography.

Gaia 1. (c) Tony Bridge. From http://www.thistonybridge.com/gallery/canto-i-archetypes

2012 Autumn Salon Results

30 Wednesday May 2012

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“On the Ridge” – Highly Commended, Intermediate Digital Image – ©Carol Molineux

Many thanks to Tony Whincup for his judging of our Autumn Salon last Monday.  Around thirty members heard his insightful and constructive comments on our images.  He stressed the importance of how images should communicate.

Carol’s image “On the Ridge” was accidentally left out of the judging on the night, but was later reviewed by Tony and given a Highly Commended rating. It was pleasing to see many entries from our newer members, and to have them well received by the judge

The gallery of the 19 images that received either honours or highly commended is now available. (See also the GALLERIES menu item at the top of the page, to access all the salon galleries for 2010, 2011 and 2012, as well as earlier images).

Tony made the very good point in his own presentation that, since photography is about communication, then one of the best ways of making sure your communication is heard is to exhibit. He related his own experiences of exhibiting his “Playgrounds” series at the Ballarat International Foto Bienale in 2011, and how this triggered a series of further opportunities for his photographic art to be more widely appreciated.

All in all it was a very interesting and rewarding meeting, thoroughly enjoyed by those who were able to be there.

KCPS Autumn Salon Judging Monday

27 Sunday May 2012

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Come along Monday evening 28 May – 7:30 pm at the Otaihanga Boating Club – to see and hear Tony Whincup judge our Autumn Salon images.

Some of Tony’s own work can be seen on his site here.

Report on PSNZ National Convention 2012

It was a wild and very rainy night for our last meeting on 14 May, which kept attendance down. The report on the Invercargill convention was well received by those present, with lots of discussion about some of the more contentious issues such as Chimping, judging of images, and Tom Ang’s views on using JPEG rather than RAW images.

The presentation has now been posted on the RESOURCES page for those interested, and includes lots of links. Do plan on attending the 2013 PSNZ convention which will be in Wellington from 1-5 May 2013 – check it out now at http://positivelyphotography.org.nz/.

No Development Group Meeting Next Week

Because Monday 4 June falls on Queen’s Birthday weekend, there won’t be the usual “first Monday of the month” Development Group meeting.

Happy 108th Birthday Peg

26 Saturday May 2012

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Congratulations to Peg Griffin, who turned 108 this week.

We’re proud to have Peg as an honorary Life member of KCPS, and she is very likely the oldest member of any NZ camera club or photographic society.

The photo shown here, which includes her daughter Meg (another KCPS member), is from an article in today’s Dominon Post.

Tonight – Report on PSNZ National Convention

14 Monday May 2012

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Shona

Brave the weather and come along this evening to hear all about the convention that took place a few weeks ago in Invercargill.  Candid photos of some of the goings on are available online, including our new PSNZ President, Shona, weighed down by the burdens of office.

As we’ll hear, there’s lots to learn and do at these conventions – start thinking now about attending next year’s one – Positively Photography Wellington.

Wanted – Your Images

10 Thursday May 2012

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There are four opportunities coming up very soon for you to show off your images.

1. KCPS Autumn Salon – 14 May

Entries are due in the usual way by Monday 14 May for our autumn salon, which will be judged on 28 May by Tony Whincup.  Please use the online system to provide your entry details and digital images, and bring prints along to the meeting on Monday evening.

2. Trenna Packer Nature Competition – 15 May

There’s only a few more days to submit your entries for consideration for this – they are due with us by 15 May.  Details are in this blog post. Please help out – we need a lot more to be able to do a club entry.

3. Laurie Thomas Landscape Competition – 18 May

The 16th Laurie Thomas Landscape Competition is accepting entries until 18 May. You can enter up to four digital images for the cost of $20, and it can all be done online.

4 North Shore Salon – 25 May

Entries are open until 25 May for the 2012 North Shore Salon of Photography. Check out the full details at their salon website.

Focus on Focal Length

06 Sunday May 2012

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Ever been faced with a photographic opportunity and wondered what lens you should use? Telephoto? Super wide? (The images below are for the same scene at 17 mm and 300 mm.)

Our KCPS Development Group meeting on Monday night 7 May at 7:30 pm will cover the use and characteristics of various focal lengths. Come along, and learn, and share your experiences.

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