Frank Hinchcliff Result 2012

24 Tuesday Jul 2012

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John Boyd was once again kind enough to judge our annual Frank Hinchcliff competition.  This competition and trophy is in honour of one of the founders and first President of the Waikanae Camera Club, the forerunner to our Kapiti Coast Photographic Society. The July 2009 KCPS newsletter included an article on Frank Hinchcliff written by Hugh Scott, which is now available as a one-pager and well worth a read.

Last night, with an audience of some 30 people, including three of our newest members, John provided his usual helpful and wise comments on the 25 entries.

And the winner was … “Shadow Me”, by Shona Jaray.  Well done, Shona.  Here’s John presenting the trophy to Shona, and the image itself.

John presenting the Frank Hinchcliff Trophy to Shona

“Shadow Me” (c) Shona Jaray

The joint runners up were “Ancient but Current” by Bernie Fraser, and “Matterhorn” by Neil Gordon.

“Ancient but Current” (c) Bernie Fraser

“Matterhorn” (c) Neil Gordon

Laurie Thomas and North Shore Success

17 Tuesday Jul 2012

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Congratulations to KCPS members Shona Jaray, Hugh Scott, Michael Martin, Peter Beddek, and Neil Gordon, who have done well in two recent New Zealand national photography salons.

Peter, Michael and Neil had images accepted for the Laurie Thomas New Zealand Landscape Salon (Shona Jaray was one of the three selectors). There were 131 photographers who submitted 516 images, of which 143 were accepted.

Shona, Hugh and Neil had images accepted for the North Shore Salon of Photography, with Shona and Neil receiving higher awards.

Laurie Thomas

The following images from Peter, Michael and Neil were accepted for the Laurie Thomas Landscape Salon:

“Tree” (c) Peter Beddek, Accepted, Laurie Thomas

“Otago Harbour” (c) Michael Martin – Accepted, Laurie Thomas

“Bendigo Morning” (c) Neil Gordon – Accepted, Laurie Thomas

“Cape Foulwind Dawn” (c) Neil Gordon, Accepted, Laurie Thomas

“Morning near Lake Mapourika” (c) Neil Gordon, Accepted, Laurie Thomas

North Shore Salon

The following images were accepted for the North Shore Salon, with Shona receiving an Honours and a Highly Commended, Neil receiving a Highly Commended and an Acceptance, and Hugh Scott two Acceptances.

Coalpit Dam (c) Shona Jaray – Honours, North Shore Prints Open Colour

“Sun Setting on the Hawkduns” (c) Shona Jaray – Highly Commended, North Shore Digital Open Colour

“Munted” (c) Neil Gordon – Highly Commended, North Shore Digital Abstract

“Navigation” (c) Neil Gordon – Accepted, North Shore Digital Open Colour

“Strolling to Hardwick Hall” (c) Hugh Scott – Accepted, North Shore Digital Open Colour

“From a Fantasy Forest” (c) Hugh Scott, Accepted, North Shore Digital Abstract

What A Great KCPS Open Day

15 Sunday Jul 2012

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Wow. The weather may have been a bit miserable outside, but the atmosphere was warm and friendly inside.  People started arriving right on noon and kept coming. We had around fifty visitors during the afternoon, who all had the chance to meet some of our members, see and hear what we do, and get some advice on photography.

As a result, we already have five new members signed up, and I expect there will be more to come.  Welcome!

A big thank you to all those involved in organizing the event, and helping out on the day.  At the risk of missing someone out (sorry if I did – there were so many!) this includes Ian, Sandra, Karyn, Hugh, Debbie, Stu, Brian, Carol M, Carol S, Colin, Michelle, Rex, Scott, Marshall, Peter E, Peter B, Katie, Helen and Rod, as well as those others who submitted prints for the print display.

We’re also very grateful to Beach FM, the Kapiti News and Kapiti Observer for their part in promoting this successful, local community event. I think it would be well worth repeating, perhaps on an annual basis.

Simon Woolf Lighting Presentation 9 July

07 Saturday Jul 2012

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Simon Woolf in typically dynamic form

We have another treat in store at our regular KCPS meeting on Monday 9 July, with Simon Woolf giving a presentation on lighting.  He’s an excellent photographer and teacher, so this will be well worthwhile attending.

Entries are also due that night for the Frank Hinchcliff Trophy.  You can submit one or two prints, of images captured within the last two years.

At the start of the session we’ll also have a brief presentation of images from the Waikanae Estuary Photoshoot from two weeks ago. Those who took part are welcome to each bring along no more than six images that they want to share, on a thumb drive.

RECENT MEETINGS

The Development Group meeting last Monday went very well. Carol reported:

There were 11 people who attended. Peter Ellis gave a power point presentation of the history of photography and the different processes over the years. These included the Dagurerrotype, Ambrotype and Tintype processes. He illustrated these with personal family photos showing the original and the restored photo he had done. He then restored a scanned damaged photo using layers in photo shop and some of the processes used included cloning ,blurring and increasing the contrast. Hugh Scott then showed his work set up which involved photographing the original photo in RAW using a macro lens. It was a very informative evening.

Six KCPS members went up to the Horowhenua Print Battle in Foxton last Wednesday 4 July. There were around twenty people in total who were split randomly into four teams. We had a really fun evening with lots of banter, and spot quizzes as well as print competitions.  Thanks to Sandy Carter and the rest of the Horowhenua Camera Club for putting on a thoroughly enjoyable night.

KCPS Open Day Sunday 15 July

04 Wednesday Jul 2012

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We’re going to hold our first ever Open Day from noon to 3 pm on Sunday 15 July, to welcome members of the community, and share our passion for photography. Below is a flyer advertising the event. Please contact Hugh Scott if you are able to assist on the day, and do encourage friends and family to come along.

Meetings 2 and 4 July

29 Friday Jun 2012

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Monday 2 July – Development Group

On Monday 2 July 7:30 pm the Development Group will meet, with the topic of restoring old photos.  Peter Ellis and Hugh Scott will be explaining some of the techniques.  Peter will have a scanner and laptop available, so feel free to bring along an old photo or two to see what can be done with it.  Below is an example of an image “before” and “after” (a work still in progress, says Peter)  to show the flavour of what can be done.

Daisy (before)

Daisy (after)

Wednesday 4 July – Foxton Print Battle

This will be a fun night, hosted by the Horowhenua Camera Club. It starts at 7 pm at the Salvation Army Hall, Avenue Road, Foxton.  We’ll be carpooling up – please meet at 6 pm at the small car park on the western side of Marae Lane, Waikanae.

The rules for the print battle are simple:

  • Each person to bring 4 printed images for the competition (choose a variety of subjects!)
  • People are placed randomly into teams, with up to 5 teams for the evening
  • 10-12 categories will be read out during the night
  • Each team chooses the image that best suits that category
  • Images will be awarded points from 1-5, with 5 being the best match for the category
  • Teams may accompany the image with an explanation/story as to why that image was chosen
  • Images can only be used once throughout the evening
  • Random points will be awarded throughout the evening for quiz questions, and at the judges’ discretion. Judges can be swayed with bribery.

Supper will be provided.
Please remember to bring your prints and your sense of humour.

Waikanae Estuary Photoshoot

24 Sunday Jun 2012

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Around a dozen KCPS members turned up this afternoon to the Waikanae Estuary.  The weather was perfect and we all had a great time wandering around and taking advantage of the many photo opportunities.  Here’s a few of my images to give the flavour of it.

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Also, a reminder that for Monday night’s meeting, as well as the images for our competition selection night, please can you bring along up to three matted prints to be considered for display at our Open Day which will be held on Sunday 15 July from noon to 3 pm.  More details at the meeting.

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.