Successful Open Evening

02 Wednesday Mar 2016

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And what a beautiful evening it was.

22nd February 2016 BBQ & Exhibition Open Evening

About 30 members and 19 visitors enjoyed a sausage sizzle and nibbles at our second meeting of the year. We were really pleased that lots of local publicity drew so many visitors, and already seven of the visitors have joined the club.

This evening also saw the first use of our new set of print easels, made for us by Kapiti Menzshed, to show examples of work brought along by members. Alison got all the exhibitors up to introduce themselves and say a little about their images – one of the visitors said later it was the friendliness and variety of work shown that made her decide to join.

Four of the prints shown, with a steam train theme, were the club entry for the Bledisloe Interclub competition – but we won’t show them here till after the judging!

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Kāpiti Coast Photographic Society Open evening – visitors invited

17 Wednesday Feb 2016

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22 February 2016 7pm

A friendly reminder to all club members about our open evening next Monday.

If you have a friend or family member who is interested in Photography you are more than welcome to bring them with you.

Please bring some printed images with you so we can have them on display.

We will be providing some sausages for the BBQ but we would greatly appreciate if you could bring a plate of nibbles to share.

Looking forward to catching up with you all on Monday.

Picasa on the Way Out

13 Saturday Feb 2016

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I know a number of KCPS members have used Picasa in the past as a free editor/organiser for photographs, and may still do. So you know …

Google has just announced that Picasa will be retired over the next few months.  They will concentrate on Google Photos instead. Details are here.

Happy New Year – EOY Dinner

24 Sunday Jan 2016

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Hi to everyone and Happy New Year.

2016 is shaping up to be a busy and interesting year for KCPS members.
First of all, we celebrate the winners of awards presented at our end-of-year dinner last November:

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Salon Grade results:

Intermediate Prints: 1st Rhonda Billington, Runner-up Susie Whelan
Intermediate Digital: 1st Susie Whelan,  Runner-up Roger Smith


Advanced Prints: 1st Carol Molineux, Runner-up Alison Viskovic

Advanced Digital: 1st Johanna Goudsblom, Runner-up Carol Molineux

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“A Pair Plus One” – Best of Year Print- ©Johanna Goudsblom

Kotare with mud crab

“Kotare with Mud Crab” – Runner Up, Best of Year Print – ©Gavin Klee

Emily

“Emily” – Best of Year Digital- © Susie Whelan

 

Big Sister

“Big Sister” – Runner Up, Best of Year Digital – ©Rachel Stevens

What’s coming up this year?

We hope you are all seeking out images of Kapiti for the mid-year exhibition at the Paraparaumu Library. The theme is “Kapiti – Our Place” so that covers anything from land- and sea-scapes to people and activities that are typical of Kapiti. Some good opportunities coming up include the Kapiti Heritage Weekend, Sat 23 and Sun 24 January. All the museums from Otaki to Paekakariki will be open and many will have special displays and activities. Then the Waikanae Garden Trail is on Sat 30 and Sun 31 January.
Our main programme starts on Monday 8 February, when the main speaker will be Gavin Klee on his nature photography.  This year’s club brochure will be available that evening.

Monday 22 February

We are having an open evening – visitors invited, and there will be a sausage sizzle. Members are each asked to bring a plate of finger food, and a print to display on our brand-new easels.

Monday 7 March

Is the first Development Session, focussing on use of camera controls – bring your camera, and be prepared to try things afterwards out in a small project we’ll set you!

Monday 14 March

Will be a Member Exhibition night, with three members showing images and talking about their photography. Closing date for Summer Salon entries.

Monday 28 March

Will be Summer Salon (just open, no set subjects this year!)

Looking forward to seeing you around with your cameras, as well as at our meetings.
Cheers from Alison and the Committee

PSNZ Central Regional Salon Success

17 Tuesday Nov 2015

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Overall as individuals KCPS members did exceptionally well.

Unfortunately we didn’t get a club set placing, New Plymouth getting first place for their print set and Wellington winning the digital set. There were no other placing’s given for second and third due to the small number of club sets received.

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Gavin Klee received the Stratford cup for champion print from the club sets entered into the interclub print competition. 

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Carol Molineux received the Bruce Harding cup for champion nature projected image entered in the central region individual salon.

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Also 3rd place for nature print, a highly commended and a commended.

2 commended images in Open print

1 commended digital image in People

 

Alison Viskovic

3rd place Open digital projected images and a highly commended

People 1 commended digital image

 

Rhonda Billington

Highly commended digital nature

 

All entries sent were accepted and shown at the convention salon.

 

It was a very stimulating programme with interesting speakers. Tony Carter spoke of his experiences photographing the people of Ohura and shared insights in to their lives. We had a telephone link to Scott base in Antarctica following Anthony Powell’s pre recorded presentation so we could ask him questions. He was back down there for the summer season as communications officer. He showed us some delightful footage of problems doing time lapse photography from ice melt (the tripod falling over), to Adele penguins being very inquisitive and kicking the camera.

Other highlights were Jeremy Beckers, David Sinclair and Leith Robertson showing us some stunning low light and astrophotography images. Thomas Busby showed us how he processed some of his award winning photographs in Lightroom which was very educational. We were also enlightened on Drone photography and the increasing regulations relating to the use of these. Trevor Pinfold gave two informative workshops on nature photography and showed us images of his trip to photograph Orangatans in Summatra.

 

The weather was great for our 5.30 am shoot at the Te Rewa Rewa bridge in New Plymouth. Overall it was a really interesting convention.

AGM for 2015

10 Tuesday Nov 2015

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Last night’s AGM was all over in 13 minutes – a record time.  That doesn’t mean that important decisions weren’t made. The following is based on a summary kindly provided by Alison Viskovic, who was re-elected President.

Reports had been pre-circulated, and no major issues arose. The subscriptions for the coming year will remain unchanged.

A highlight was the unanimous vote that Hugh Scott be appointed a Life Member, recognising his many years of service on and off the committee, and the enthusiasm and stimulation he always brings to the club.

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Hugh being presented with his new  “Life Member” badge by Alison

Neil Gordon has retired from the committee after a number of years as committee member, president, past president and guardian of the blog and website functions.  The meeting thanked him for all his contributions to the club.

The committee for the coming year is:

  • President – Alison Viskovic
  • Treasurer – Jo Goudsblom
  • Membership Secretary – Carol Molineux (Jo and Carol are also sharing vice-president duties)
  • Immediate Past President – Ian Linning
  • Committee members – Karyn Crocker, Gavin Klee, Rachel Stevens, Craig Burleigh, Roger Smith.

Following the AGM we had some good discussions about themes for next year’s Kapiti project.  We also viewed the print set which came second in the Bledisloe competition, as well as club and successful individual entries for the Central Regional Convention, on in New Plymouth this coming weekend.

We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible at our end-of-year dinner, Monday 23 November. We need to confirm numbers next week, so please do your online payment soon if you have not done so already.

2015 Spring Salon Results

27 Tuesday Oct 2015

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Our judge for the KCPS 2015 Spring Salon last night was Fred Wotton APSNZ.

The images which received either Highly Commended or Honours can be seen in the 2015 Spring Salon Gallery which is now online.

Special congratulations to brand new member Alison Wills-Olsen, who gained a Highly Commended in her first salon entry with the lovely image below.

“White Ballerina” – Highly Commended, Novice Digital Image – ©Alison Wills-Olsen