21 Wednesday Sep 2011
Posted in Reminder
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Our camera club friends to the south – the Kapiti Camera Club (for Porirua and surrounding areas) – are holding an exhibition on 1, 2 and 8 October 2011 in Plimmerton. See details in the flyer.
18 Sunday Sep 2011
Posted in Gallery, Salon Results
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Here’s a slide show and gallery of all the available images that rated either Honours or Highly Commended in the recent KCPS Winter Salon.
18 Sunday Sep 2011
Posted in Meeting Report, 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.
| 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
| 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
| 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", Hon, Intermediate Colour Print, (c) Katie Beddek
| 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", HC, Intermediate Monochrome Print, (c) Carol Molineux
| 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", Hon, Advanced Projected Image, (c) Shona Jaray
| 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", HC, Intermediate Projected Image, (c) Colin McKenzie
14 Wednesday Sep 2011
Posted in News
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"Gentle Arches" by Shona Jaray
"Front Row" by Peter Beddek
Every year there is a Four Nations inter-society digital image competition between New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and Canada.
This year, the eighty images put forward by PSNZ included “Gentle Arches” by KCPS members Shona Jaray, and “Front Row” by Peter Beddek. They performed admirably, and helped NZ make second place, just behind Canada.
Well done, Shona and Peter.
12 Monday Sep 2011
The second Tuesday of the month is rolling round, so it’s time for our regular meeting at the Presbyterian Hall, 43 Ngaio Road, Waikanae.
The highlight will be a presentation by Bruce Girdwood. Bruce is well-known to us as one of our regular judges. He will show some of his excellent images. Check out his site – this image is just one example of the quality of his work.
06 Tuesday Sep 2011
Posted in Meeting Report, Useful Links
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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:
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.
05 Monday Sep 2011
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The next post-processsing and tutorial group session is on Tuesday evening 6 September at 7:30 pm. See the Calendar of Events for details, and come along to learn and have fun.
31 Wednesday Aug 2011
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Reminder: Just over 9 weeks until entries close
Entry into this competition is open to all PSNZ members and members of clubs affiliated to PSNZ, which includes KCPS.
Winning entries will be shown at the PSNZ National Convention 2012 in Invercargill.
See the PSNZ website for more information and entry forms. And check out this PSNZ help sheet for guidance on making AVs: 
29 Monday Aug 2011
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This year the Stratford Camera Club is hosting it. 
Don’t forget to register by 8 September 2011.
27 Saturday Aug 2011
Posted in Meeting Report
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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
Kapiti Coast Photographic Society 