Entry forms are now open for the Autumn Salon.
For entries, navigate to the Salon and Competition Entry menu page.
Submissions close on 23rd April for digital entries and prints are to be handed in at the meeting of the 24th April.
28 Tuesday Mar 2023
Posted Competitions, Reminder
inEntry forms are now open for the Autumn Salon.
For entries, navigate to the Salon and Competition Entry menu page.
Submissions close on 23rd April for digital entries and prints are to be handed in at the meeting of the 24th April.
03 Saturday Dec 2022
Posted Competitions, News
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This year the Interclub Print Battle was hosted by Johnsonville Camera Club and took place on 19 October at the Johnsonville Community Centre.
Topics this year were:
It was closely contested all the way, but in the end KCPS emerged victorious only 2 points ahead of our closest rivals. Results and points awarded for each topic are shown below, followed by KCPS entries in the same order.
Many thanks and congratulations to all our contributors – Roger Smith, Ian Yeoman, David Yockney, Eva Petro, Alison Viskovic, Carol Molineux, Hugh Scott and Nicola McGinty.
JCC | KCPS | PPC | WPS | |
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Misty Day | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
You Light up my life | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
View 100mm | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Danger | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
Night Life in the City | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Long Exposure | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Photojournalism | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
Sporting Action | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
B/W Landscape | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
Quote | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
25 | 23 | 27 | 25 |
03 Saturday Dec 2022
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This year our annual ceremony was held at Hungarian restaurant Anzil in Paraparaumu. Presentations for the winners and runners up for overall salon results were followed by the Best of Year competition judged by Bruce Girdwood.
Results for the salon winners and runners up in the Novice, Intermediate and Advanced categories:
Trophy | Winner | Runner Up |
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Novice combined Print and Digital | Chris Ford | Kath Ansett |
Intermediate Digital | Jenny Setchell | Ian Yeoman |
Intermediate Print | Ani McManaway | Warren Sutton |
Advanced Digital | Carol Molineux | Hugh Scott |
Advanced Print | Rhonda Billington | Hugh Scott and Eva Petro |
Congratulations to the winners and runners up and thanks to all submitted to the salons throughout the year.
The highlight of the evening was the Best of Year competition, where members submit their best images of the four salons in the Digital and Print categories for comment, feedback and ranking by the judge.
Best of Year winners and runners up:
Best of Year Award | Photographer | Image Title |
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Print Winner | Barry Culling | Feeding the Kids |
Print Runner Up | Margaret Low | Stuck at Home |
Digital Winner | Neil Gordon | Otaki River Mouth Outflow and Waves |
Digital Runner Up | Barry Culling | Spoonbill Flying with Fish |
Finally, some images from the night:
26 Tuesday Jul 2022
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Recent KCPS activities and achievements include entries in three PSNZ inter club competitions and the awarding of PSNZ honours.
KCPS was awarded second place in the Bowron Landscape competition with images from Greg Whitfield, Jacky Challis, Shona Jaray and Graham Lonsdale. Many thanks to Jacky Challis and Kelly Munro for contributions to the selection process.
This year thanks go to Eva Petro, Caroline Ludford and Ian Yeoman for compiling our entry to the Wiltshire Digital Image Cup. Images provided by Eva, Greg, Ian and Jenny Setchell.
Having won the Trenna Packer last year, and despite a very strong entry comprising images from Carol Molineux, Gavin Klee, Rhonda Billington and Jim Embury, KCPS didn’t make it into the top three. Thanks to Carol, Gavin and Rhonda for putting together the club entry:
Finally, warm congratulations to Ian Yeoman on achieving LPSNZ honours this year.
15 Friday Jul 2022
Posted Calendar, Competitions, Reminder
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A reminder that submission forms are now open for next year’s Calendar images and also for this year’s Interclub which will be held on the 19th October 2022, and hosted by Johnsonville Camera Club. The forms will remain open until 4th September for the Calendar and 31st August for the Interclub.
Go to the Salon and Competition Entry for links.
26 Sunday Jun 2022
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Entry forms are now open for the Winter Salon.
For entries, navigate to the Salon and Competition Entry menu page.
Submissions close on 24th July for digital entries and prints are to be handed in at the meeting of the 25th July.
27 Saturday Nov 2021
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KCPS rounded off another active year with the annual awards dinner, held at the Paraparaumu Golf Club. The presentations of the annual club awards for best overall salon results was topped off with the Best of Year competition judged by Chris Parkin.
The photographers who had most overall points across the four 2021 salons in each grade and category were:
Trophy | Winner | Runner Up |
Novice Combined Print & Digital | Ani McManaway | Malcolm Bayliss |
Intermediate Digital | Graham Lonsdale | Ian Yeoman |
Intermediate Print | Ian Yeoman | Eva Petro |
Advanced Digital | Jacky Challis | Carol Molineux |
Advanced Print | Carol Molineux | Greg Whitfield |
Congratulations to all the winners and runners up, and of course to the entire membership for creating such a great set of images over the year.
The highlight of the evening was the Best of Year competition, where club members submit their best print and digital image for commentary and ranking by the guest judge. In addition to deciding the winners and runners up, Chris included a few special mentions while delivering his comments:
And on to the winners and runners up:
Best of Year Award | Photographer | Image Title |
Print Winner | David Yockney | Into the Desert |
Print Runner Up | Barry Culling | Heron Pair |
Digital Winner | Carol Molineux | Godwits Return |
Digital Runner Up | Greg Whitfield | Office Construction |
The evening rounded off what has been a very active year for KCPS with field trips, salons, workshops, and a wider variety of speakers. Below are a few images from the night.
28 Thursday Oct 2021
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The 2021 Regional Print Battle this year was a very closely fought affair. Last years’s winners – KCPS – were joint runners up.
Judged by Bruce Girdwood FPSNZ, the battle was between the hosts Hutt Camera Club, Johnsonville Camera Club, Kapiti Coast Photographic Society, Wellington Photographic Society and Kapiti Camera Club. The format of the competition is that there are ten rounds, each of a different theme. Each club enters a photo in each round, and the judge orders them from best to least favourite. Points are given based on position – 1 point for 1st, 2 for second and so on. The club with the least number of points by the end of the evening takes the glory of winning the trophy.
The themes this year were:
As you can see from the scoreboard, it was an incredibly tight and exciting competition – only four points between first and last. The lead changed several times as each round unfolded.
Hutt and Johnsonville camera clubs took joint first place, the two Kapiti’s were joint runners up, with Wellington just one point behind. Bruce Girdwood commented that he had not seen such a strong set of fifty images all in one place for a very long time – all his decisions were very close.
A nice touch to round off the evening was with an impromptu pop up exhibition of all the entries across the clubs, giving everyone a good chance to browse some fantastic and inspiring images.
The committee had a tough time selecting images to represent the club from a large set submitted by the KCPS photographers. Our entries are in the gallery below, listing the theme and author.
26 Tuesday Oct 2021
Posted Competitions, Salon Results
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These are now available to view on the protected Salon Results page under the Salon and Competition Entry Menu page.
24 Sunday Oct 2021
Posted Competitions
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KCPS will be entering the Bowron Landscape Trophy and the Wiltshire Digital Image Cup in 2022. Online entry forms are now open for you to submit images to be considered for our entries.
The forms will remain open until 1 February. They both contain links to information relevant to the competitions.
Go to the Salon and Competition Entry page.