May 13, 2013
In This Issue
Our next meeting· Shirley Fealy Award· Pittwater Challenge· For Sale· Public Officer· Vivid Sydney· Head On· Leica Portrait Day· SMH Photo 1440· Guringai Festival· Jeff Wall· Katoomba· Absence· Free· Competition Entry Form· Image Mounts· Calibration· Club Patron
Our Next Meeting
The next meeting of the Pittwater Camera Club will be held on May 20, 2013
This will be a presentation / workshop evening and our presenter will be Janie News
The topic for the evening will be ‘My eBook’
Janie recently released an ebook, Art of My Mind, demonstrating how she produced many of her fantastic images in Photoshop. Janie will show us on the big screen how exactly she did it. You can check our Janie’s work at http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=4529772
I have been talking to Janie and she has asked that everyone bring along their fully charged laptops, loaded with Photoshop or Elements, so that you can work along with her. The images she is using on the night will also be provided to you.
Janie will show us how to make good selections with exercises to create layers, then refine edges and save. Then we will learn how to create a montage and finally how to add creative borders. It sounds most exciting.
Our meeting will commence at 7.45pm for an 8.00pm start
We look forward to seeing you at:
BYRA
1842 Pittwater Road
Bayview
Shirley Fealy Award for Creative Photography
The winner for 2013 was our President, Peter Squires, with his beautifully crafted image of a sea breaking over a lighthouse.
The difficult task of choosing a winner from all the entries was determined by Bruce Baker.
Congratulations Peter.
Pittwater Challenge
Bruce Baker also had the unenviable task of determining the winner of the Pittwater Challenge for 2013 of ‘Missing’.
So it is congratulations to Mike West whose montage, Bruce felt, best captured the intent of the challenge.
And thank you to all our members who accepted the challenge, in 2014 we hope more of you will take up the challenge for a lot of fun.
For Sale
John Taylor has a Fuji X100 for sale.
Known as the poor mans Leica, the X100 has obtained cult status with Street Photographers, although it also very good for landscape and general photography.
Due to its fixed 23mm lens (35mm equiv in DSLR) and DSLR size sensor, image quality is outstanding. Only 7 months old and costing $1250 new, John is selling it for $600. The camera is in mint condition.
Contact John on 0418670501.
Do you have any photographic equipment for sale? Send me an email and I will include it in our next newsletter for you.
Public Officer
After many years of looking after the regulatory interests of Pittwater Camera Club, Bob Hunting has stood down from office.
Thank you Bob for your great service to us. Bob will continue as Points Steward so we are not losing him!
Our new Public Officer is David Naar. Welcome David, we know we will be in very capable hands with you.
Vivid Sydney
Vivid Sydney starts again on May 24 and continues through until June 10. So wrap yourself up in your winter woollies, grab your camera and tripod and head on down to Circular Quay any evening during that period. Be prepared to be blown away by the amazing light shows. The lights get turned on at 6.00 pm every night. For more info http://www.vividsydney.com/
Want to get more involved with Vivid? Pop along to this site www.thedigitalplayground.com.au for talks, exhibitions and workshops and best of all – they are all free.
Head On
The annual Head On for 2013 commences on May 17. For more details of this wonderful event please go to http://headon.com.au/
Click on the Exhibitions tab for details of the various exhibitions that are on all over Sydney during this period. You are sure to find something of interest to you. Click on the Events tab and you will also find various Workshops too.
Leica Portrait Day
John Wallace and our good friends at Foto Riesel invite you to spend some time with them shooting both studio and natural light portraits.
Learn about the Lightroom workflow for each system and how to get the most out of your prints.
Foto Riesel staff John Wallace, Colin Macdougall and Peter Lang will guide you through each stage of the shooting process.
Bring your own gear or try theirs. More info at http://www.fotoriesel.com.au/
Sydney Morning Herald Photos 1440
The Sydney Morning Herald Photos1440 Challenge is your chance to experience life as a photojournalist and win great prizes like a Canon EOS 5D Mark III Pro Kit (with EF24-70mm f/2.8L II lens) or an internship working with The Sydney Morning Herald photo department.
More info at www.smhshop.com.au/1440
Guringai Festival
Pittwater Council has issued an invitation to all members of the community and art lovers to attend the Guringai Festival that commences on May 26.
http://www.guringaifestival.com.au/
For events in Pittwater http://www.pittwater.nsw.gov.au/community/aboriginal__and__torres_strait_islanders/guringai_festival
Jeff Wall Exhibition
If you are anywhere around Circular Quay from now till July 28 there is an exhibition of photographs by Canadian Jeff Wall at the Museum of Contemporary Arts.
Feel like a weekend away?
The Katoomba Winter Magic Festival will be held on June 22. This is an annual event up in the mountains with heaps of fun things to do for all ages. For more details http://www.wintermagic.com.au/
Absence
Mike and I are taking off this week for approximately 10 weeks out in the Kimberley and other equally exotic places.
Therefore in Mikes absence Digital Images are to be sent to Fenella - [email protected] who will be our projectionist.
All other club matters are to be sent to Peter Squires, who will also be putting together this newsletter.
Free to a good home
Martin Hirst, son of our late member David Hirst is offering the following items for free to anyone who is interested.
Voigtlander Vito II, Nikon F55 with Nikon AF Nikkor 28-80mm lens, Topcon RS with RE Auto-Topcon lens, Topcon RE Super with RE Auto-Topcon lens, Topcon [model] case, Pentax Asahi case, Olympus OM 2n with Tamron 35-70mm lens,
Olympus OM 10 with Olympus OM-System Zuiko, Exakta Ihagee Dresden Varex IIa with Pancolar 2/50 – with additional viewfinder – needs shutter cloth (deteriorated), Durst Automatica with Durst lens, Baldina with 3 element front cell focusing lenses in Prontor shutters, Fujica Half, Vivitar 357PZ Quartz Date Vivitar Series 1, Nikon RF, Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P72 Digital Camera, Olympus AFL Quick Flash, Canon Powershot A520, National C-510 AF, Ricoh 35 ZF.
Please contact Martin on [email protected]
Competition Entry Form
Don’t forget to download your ‘Competition Entry Form’ to store on your computer and print out when required. Just Ctrl + click here
Image Mounts
Peninsula Reflections at Warriewood very kindly supply mat boards to the club at prices that cannot be bettered anywhere. If you wish to purchase boards at any time just talk to Brian at the door.
If you are unsure how to mount an image just go to our web site, click on Resources or Ctrl + click here
Calibration
Calibrating your monitor is an essential part of ensuring that the image you see on your monitor at home closely resembles what the judges and members see up on the screen on a competition night. Correct calibration also helps to ensure that your printed image closely matches what you see on your monitor.
The club has a calibrator that we lend out to members to assist with this.
Please talk to Peter, Brian, Bill or myself if you wish to borrow the calibrator.
Club Patron
Brent Pearson inspires with his photography and techniques. His love of photography and his passion for sharing his knowledge serves as a great role model for fellow photographers. Visit Brent's website - Ctrl + click here
In This Issue
Our next meeting· Shirley Fealy Award· Pittwater Challenge· For Sale· Public Officer· Vivid Sydney· Head On· Leica Portrait Day· SMH Photo 1440· Guringai Festival· Jeff Wall· Katoomba· Absence· Free· Competition Entry Form· Image Mounts· Calibration· Club Patron
Our Next Meeting
The next meeting of the Pittwater Camera Club will be held on May 20, 2013
This will be a presentation / workshop evening and our presenter will be Janie News
The topic for the evening will be ‘My eBook’
Janie recently released an ebook, Art of My Mind, demonstrating how she produced many of her fantastic images in Photoshop. Janie will show us on the big screen how exactly she did it. You can check our Janie’s work at http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=4529772
I have been talking to Janie and she has asked that everyone bring along their fully charged laptops, loaded with Photoshop or Elements, so that you can work along with her. The images she is using on the night will also be provided to you.
Janie will show us how to make good selections with exercises to create layers, then refine edges and save. Then we will learn how to create a montage and finally how to add creative borders. It sounds most exciting.
Our meeting will commence at 7.45pm for an 8.00pm start
We look forward to seeing you at:
BYRA
1842 Pittwater Road
Bayview
Shirley Fealy Award for Creative Photography
The winner for 2013 was our President, Peter Squires, with his beautifully crafted image of a sea breaking over a lighthouse.
The difficult task of choosing a winner from all the entries was determined by Bruce Baker.
Congratulations Peter.
Pittwater Challenge
Bruce Baker also had the unenviable task of determining the winner of the Pittwater Challenge for 2013 of ‘Missing’.
So it is congratulations to Mike West whose montage, Bruce felt, best captured the intent of the challenge.
And thank you to all our members who accepted the challenge, in 2014 we hope more of you will take up the challenge for a lot of fun.
For Sale
John Taylor has a Fuji X100 for sale.
Known as the poor mans Leica, the X100 has obtained cult status with Street Photographers, although it also very good for landscape and general photography.
Due to its fixed 23mm lens (35mm equiv in DSLR) and DSLR size sensor, image quality is outstanding. Only 7 months old and costing $1250 new, John is selling it for $600. The camera is in mint condition.
Contact John on 0418670501.
Do you have any photographic equipment for sale? Send me an email and I will include it in our next newsletter for you.
Public Officer
After many years of looking after the regulatory interests of Pittwater Camera Club, Bob Hunting has stood down from office.
Thank you Bob for your great service to us. Bob will continue as Points Steward so we are not losing him!
Our new Public Officer is David Naar. Welcome David, we know we will be in very capable hands with you.
Vivid Sydney
Vivid Sydney starts again on May 24 and continues through until June 10. So wrap yourself up in your winter woollies, grab your camera and tripod and head on down to Circular Quay any evening during that period. Be prepared to be blown away by the amazing light shows. The lights get turned on at 6.00 pm every night. For more info http://www.vividsydney.com/
Want to get more involved with Vivid? Pop along to this site www.thedigitalplayground.com.au for talks, exhibitions and workshops and best of all – they are all free.
Head On
The annual Head On for 2013 commences on May 17. For more details of this wonderful event please go to http://headon.com.au/
Click on the Exhibitions tab for details of the various exhibitions that are on all over Sydney during this period. You are sure to find something of interest to you. Click on the Events tab and you will also find various Workshops too.
Leica Portrait Day
John Wallace and our good friends at Foto Riesel invite you to spend some time with them shooting both studio and natural light portraits.
Learn about the Lightroom workflow for each system and how to get the most out of your prints.
Foto Riesel staff John Wallace, Colin Macdougall and Peter Lang will guide you through each stage of the shooting process.
Bring your own gear or try theirs. More info at http://www.fotoriesel.com.au/
Sydney Morning Herald Photos 1440
The Sydney Morning Herald Photos1440 Challenge is your chance to experience life as a photojournalist and win great prizes like a Canon EOS 5D Mark III Pro Kit (with EF24-70mm f/2.8L II lens) or an internship working with The Sydney Morning Herald photo department.
More info at www.smhshop.com.au/1440
Guringai Festival
Pittwater Council has issued an invitation to all members of the community and art lovers to attend the Guringai Festival that commences on May 26.
http://www.guringaifestival.com.au/
For events in Pittwater http://www.pittwater.nsw.gov.au/community/aboriginal__and__torres_strait_islanders/guringai_festival
Jeff Wall Exhibition
If you are anywhere around Circular Quay from now till July 28 there is an exhibition of photographs by Canadian Jeff Wall at the Museum of Contemporary Arts.
Feel like a weekend away?
The Katoomba Winter Magic Festival will be held on June 22. This is an annual event up in the mountains with heaps of fun things to do for all ages. For more details http://www.wintermagic.com.au/
Absence
Mike and I are taking off this week for approximately 10 weeks out in the Kimberley and other equally exotic places.
Therefore in Mikes absence Digital Images are to be sent to Fenella - [email protected] who will be our projectionist.
All other club matters are to be sent to Peter Squires, who will also be putting together this newsletter.
Free to a good home
Martin Hirst, son of our late member David Hirst is offering the following items for free to anyone who is interested.
Voigtlander Vito II, Nikon F55 with Nikon AF Nikkor 28-80mm lens, Topcon RS with RE Auto-Topcon lens, Topcon RE Super with RE Auto-Topcon lens, Topcon [model] case, Pentax Asahi case, Olympus OM 2n with Tamron 35-70mm lens,
Olympus OM 10 with Olympus OM-System Zuiko, Exakta Ihagee Dresden Varex IIa with Pancolar 2/50 – with additional viewfinder – needs shutter cloth (deteriorated), Durst Automatica with Durst lens, Baldina with 3 element front cell focusing lenses in Prontor shutters, Fujica Half, Vivitar 357PZ Quartz Date Vivitar Series 1, Nikon RF, Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P72 Digital Camera, Olympus AFL Quick Flash, Canon Powershot A520, National C-510 AF, Ricoh 35 ZF.
Please contact Martin on [email protected]
Competition Entry Form
Don’t forget to download your ‘Competition Entry Form’ to store on your computer and print out when required. Just Ctrl + click here
Image Mounts
Peninsula Reflections at Warriewood very kindly supply mat boards to the club at prices that cannot be bettered anywhere. If you wish to purchase boards at any time just talk to Brian at the door.
If you are unsure how to mount an image just go to our web site, click on Resources or Ctrl + click here
Calibration
Calibrating your monitor is an essential part of ensuring that the image you see on your monitor at home closely resembles what the judges and members see up on the screen on a competition night. Correct calibration also helps to ensure that your printed image closely matches what you see on your monitor.
The club has a calibrator that we lend out to members to assist with this.
Please talk to Peter, Brian, Bill or myself if you wish to borrow the calibrator.
Club Patron
Brent Pearson inspires with his photography and techniques. His love of photography and his passion for sharing his knowledge serves as a great role model for fellow photographers. Visit Brent's website - Ctrl + click here
