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Checking out the Otaihanga Boating Club

31 Monday Oct 2011

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Almost 25 members and family turned up during Sunday afternoon to check out the planned new venue for our meetings – the Otaihanga Boating Club.

 

It was a glorious afternoon, with Ian on the BBQ churning out sausages and onions, which were happily consumed in bread with Karyn’s special sauces, and washed down with liquid refreshments.

The setting is impressive, and even comes with built-in photographic opportunities – just imagine the sunsets from here.

The interior is spacious and suitable for our meetings .. it even includes a built-in overhead projector. However some thought will be needed on how best to display prints for our salons.

It was a most enjoyable afternoon, and all those who came were very positive and supportive of the planned move to this venue next year.

KCPS Spring Salon Results

26 Wednesday Oct 2011

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Sincere thanks to Tracey Robinson MNZIPP, FPSNZ, Dip FA from Rotorua who kindly stepped in at the last minute to judge this salon.  Around 30 members were present at last evening’s meeting to hear Tracey’s emailed comments and ratings on the images in the salon.

The competition recognised 10 Honours (Hon), 13 Highly Commended (HC), 19 Merit (M), and 12 Acceptance (A) awards.  Well done to everyone who entered the competition, and congratulations to all those who achieved awards.

Special congratulations go to new member Michelle Tingey, who did very well in her first salon.

Below are the results.  A slideshow and gallery of all the images that rated as Honours or Highly Commended is also now available.

Novice Prints
Kiwi Spotting at St Arnaud Hon Michelle Tingey
Sasha HC Helen Moore
Shopper’s Therapy M Rod Carter
Tranquility Before the Storm M Helen Moore
Water Boat Men M Michelle Tingey
Sydney Street Scene A Rod Carter

"Kiwi Spotting at St Arnaud" - Honours, Novice Colour Print - ©Michelle Tingey

Novice Projected Images
Rosettes Hon Michelle Tingey
King of Leura HC Michelle Tingey

"Rosettes" - - Honours, Novice Projected Image - ©Michelle Tingey

Intermediate Monochrome Prints
Weathering the Storm Hon Carol Molineux
Was That You? HC Stephen Massey
Plugged In M Carol Molineux
Untitled A Stephen Massey

"Weathering the Storm" - Honours, Intermediate Monochrome Print - ©Carol Molineux

Intermediate Colour Prints
Longing HC Stephen Massey
3 am M Stephen Massey
Faith Gate M Bernie Fraser
Mystic Backwaters M Carol Molineux
Young Carpet Weaver M Bernie Fraser
Drowned Forest A Carol Molineux

"Longing"- Highly Commended, Intermediate Colour Print - ©Stephen Massey

Intermediate Projected Images
45 Hon Murray Woolcock
Ripples HC Carol Molineux
Walking the Wire HC Carol Molineux
Gull M Murray Woolcock
Objectify M Stephen Massey
Pink A Stephen Massey

"45" - Honours, Intermediate Projected Image - ©Murray Woolcock

Advanced Monochrome Prints
Sky Light Hon Neil Gordon
Wellington Library Pool Hon Ian Linning
Ornamental Fish in the Sun HC Peter Beddek
Rock Patterns HC Shona Jaray
The Long and Winding Road HC Neil Gordon
Osborne House Impression M Hugh Scott
Reaching Up M Shona Jaray
Wheels M Karyn Crocker
Buddha Head A Michael Anderson
Saddle Sore A Ian Linning
Sparkling Fountain A Peter Beddek
The Beach Sentinel A Karyn Crocker

"Sky Light" - Honours, Advanced Monochrome Print - ©Neil Gordon

"Wellington Library Pool" - Honours, Advanced Monochrome Print - ©Ian Linning

Advanced Colour Prints
From a Fantasy Forest Hon Hugh Scott
Gentle Arches Hon Shona Jaray
Go Forth and Drill Hon Neil Gordon
Highland Cows Shivering in the Snow HC Peter Beddek
Orkney Vista HC Neil Gordon
Strolling to Hardwick Hall HC Hugh Scott
Sun on Freesia M Peter Beddek
The Struggle to Survive M Shona Jaray
Ball and Chain A Karyn Crocker
Columns at Night A Michael Anderson
Ponte Vittorio Emanuele II A Michael Anderson

"From a Fantasy Forest" - Honours, Advanced Colour Print - ©Hugh Scott

"Gentle Arches" - Honours, Advanced Colour Print - ©Shona Jaray

"Go Forth and Drill" - Honours, Advanced Colour Print - ©Neil Gordon

Advanced Projected Images
Angry Skies Hon Neil Gordon
Hills Creek Farm HC Shona Jaray
Crop and Cloud M Hugh Scott
Spiral M Neil Gordon
St Bathan’s Tree M Shona Jaray
The World of Balliol M Hugh Scott
Green, White and Blue A Peter Beddek

"Angry Skies" - Honours, Advanced Projected Image - ©Neil Gordon

KCPS Success at Central Region

07 Friday Oct 2011

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Shona Jaray and I are at the PSNZ Central Region Convention – Expect the Unexpected – being hosted by the Stratford Camera Club.

We were thrilled to learn this evening that the KCPS Print Set won the inter-club competition for prints.  Congratulations to the following six Kapiti Coast Photographic Society members:

  1. Shona Jaray – “Sparsely Populated”
  2. Katie Beddek – “Blue, Green and Wharf”
  3. Hugh Scott – “Pastoral Panel”
  4. Carol Molineux – “Tarn Ridge”
  5. Peter Beddek – “Harbour Sunbeams”
  6. Neil Gordon – “Orkney Vista”
KCPS didn’t do quite so well in the interclub Digital Image competition. The new Aotearoa Philippines Photographic Society had a well-deserved win in that competition, with some stunning images.
But wait, there’s more. We have also had some individual successes:

Neil Gordon's "Orkney Vista" won Champion Print for the Interclub Print Sets competition.

Shona Jaray's "Catching the Light" won 1st prize for the Open Prints Section.

Shona Jaray's "Coalpit Dam" won 1st prize for the Open Digital Image section

Neil Gordon's "Arctic Tern" came 2nd in the Nature Digital Images.

KCPS 2011 Winter Salon Results

18 Sunday Sep 2011

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Winter Salon Results

Many thanks to Lance Lawson, NZIPP, who judged the Winter Salon at our meeting on Tuesday 23 August 2011.  Lance is a commercial photographer in Wellington and we are grateful for the time he put in to considering the large number of entries, and for the insightful feedback he provided on the images at our meeting.

The competition recognised 10 Honours (Hon), 10 Highly Commended (HC), 21 Merit (M), and 13 Acceptance (A) awards.  Well done to everyone who entered the competition, and congratulations to all those who achieved awards.

Advanced Colour Print

Harbour Sunbeams Hon Peter Beddek
Sparsely Populated Hon Shona Jaray
Catching the Light Hon Shona Jaray
Pastoral Panel Hon Hugh Scott
Incoming Hon Neil Gordon
Tree Lane Hon Peter Beddek
The Red Centre M Hugh Scott
Afternoon Shadows M Michael Anderson
Oioi Saltmarsh A Michael Anderson
Wade Bridge A Neil Gordon
Bromeliad A Kāryn Crocker

"Harbour Sunbeams", Hon, Advanced Colour Print, (c) Peter Beddek

Advanced Monochrome Print

Kirk Michael Hon Neil Gordon
Floors Castle HC Hugh Scott
Lockups HC Peter Beddek
Horse Manure M Peter Beddek
Keeping in Touch M Shona Jaray
How to Fill My Day? M Shona Jaray
Soaring M Neil Gordon
Hayfield Vista A Hugh Scott

 

"Kirk Michael", Hon, Advanced Monochrome Print, (c) Neil Gordon

Intermediate Colour Print

Blue, Green and a Wharf Hon Katie Beddek
Repetition Hon Bernie Fraser
Searching for the Stars HC Brian Gray
Incoming Tide M Carol Molineux
Torn Ridge M Carol Molineux
Lake Rotoiti, South Island A Katie Beddek
Thoughtful A Bernie Fraser
Blue, Green and a Wharf

"Blue, Green and a Wharf", Hon, Intermediate Colour Print, (c) Katie Beddek

Intermediate Monochrome Print

Arranged HC Carol Molineux
Thank God Its Friday HC Katie Beddek
Abstracted Points M Katie Beddek
Bottled Light M Carol Molineux
Sheer Bliss M Brian Gray
Arranged

"Arranged", HC, Intermediate Monochrome Print, (c) Carol Molineux

Advanced Projected Images

Coalpit Dam Hon Shona Jaray
St. Bathans HC Shona Jaray
Evening Storm Approaching HC Hugh Scott
The Home Meadow M Hugh Scott
Kodak Moment M Peter Beddek
A Window or Two M Peter Beddek
Balloon Prep A Scott Stevenson
Greenie A Scott Stevenson
Skyline A Neil Gordon
Evening Stroll A Neil Gordon
Gordonia Flower A Kāryn Crocker
Coalpit Dam

"Coalpit Dam", Hon, Advanced Projected Image, (c) Shona Jaray

Intermediate Projected Images

Titahi Bay Surf HC Colin McKenzie
On Track HC Colin McKenzie
A Night at the Opera HC Stephen Massey
Untitled-1 M Stephen Massey
Winter’s Carpet M Carol Molineux
Rising Mist M Carol Molineux
Beach Party M Brian Gray
Fading Light M Peter Knapp
Thistle Time M Peter Knapp
Out of Service M Katie Beddek
Bubble Bubble A Katie Beddek
Me and My Friend A Brian Gray
Titahi Bay Surf

"Titahi Bay Surf", HC, Intermediate Projected Image, (c) Colin McKenzie

Report on Postprocessing Meeting 6 Sep 2011

06 Tuesday Sep 2011

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We had another successful session, with a lucky thirteen members along.  Much of the evening was spent discussing how best to create good images.

This can start with something that catches your eye, but then making a good image out of it means capturing and conveying what you found attractive about it to start with.  This should be photographed clearly, without distracting or cluttered backgrounds.

A good  image will be:

  • meaningful and tell some kind of story
  • well composed
  • good technically (e.g., without blown highlights or poor focus)

In terms of composition, we worked through and discussed an excellent set of 10 Top Photography Composition Rules – bearing in mind that rules are really only guidelines, and are sometimes there to be broken. The example shown from that site illustrates the well-known “rule of thirds”.

Another useful link discussed was an online calculator  for calculating depth of field and hyperfocal distances for many different cameras.

All in all it was a very informative session.  Thanks to Rod, Murray, Peter and Hugh who are doing an excellent job organising these sessions.

The next meeting on Tuesday 4 October will be a photoshoot session in downtown Waikanae (Mahara Place).  Stay tuned for more details, which will be available soon on the Events Calendar.

Wellington Interclub Print Battle 2011

27 Saturday Aug 2011

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Three of our members made it to the Karori Arts and Craft Centre on a cold winter’s evening (17 August, just after the big snow) to represent KCPS at the annual Wellington Interclub Print Battle. What we lacked in numbers we made up for in enthusiasm. Our Society was doing great after the first six of ten categories, with a clear lead in first place. Unfortunately, after that we faded, and finished up in fourth place out of six clubs.

Wellington Photographic Society won, with a total of 27 points (low is good). The next few places were very close. Kapiti Camera Club and the Karori Camera Club tied for second place with 33 points. We were just one behind with 34 points, followed by Hutt Camera Club on 36 points. This was the first year that Aotearoa Philippines Photographic Society joined us. They only competed in four of the categories (doing very well in those) and ended up with 48 points.

Thanks to Karori Camera Club for hosting the event, and to Bruce Girdwood who was an excellent and thoughtful judge as always.

Finally, here are the two images that did best for us.

Arrivals and Departures by Carol Molineux from KCPS came first in the "Cosmopolitan" category

Market Street by Neil Gordon from KCPS topped the "Shadow" category