Our next meeting on May 30th is our Annual Dinner
You are all invited - and please bring your partner
This is a great opportunity for us all to relax and chat to everyone,
​which is not something we get to enjoy for long at our normal meetings
Tables have been reserved for us in the Peninsula Grill from 7.00 pm 

Our last meeting

We had a great night with Carol Gibbons, a local photographer whose passion is portraiture and pets.  Carol gave us heaps of tips on how to capture people in poses to make them look natural and at their best. Animals are another thing again, patience is required, also downloading various apps from the net can help get an animals interest. 
You can follow Carol on FB if you wish to keep in touch

May Birthday Draw

Our lucky winner for May was Al Purnell.  At his first meeting back with us this year after he and Ruth's travels for the last few months, he managed to pick up a voucher to attend a chocolate making course kindly donated to us by Lindsay & Edmonds, Warriewood. So welcome back Al and Ruth - we will be looking forward to tasting the chocolate samples. Lindsay & Edmonds have a small stall at Warriewood Square at the moment, just near Woolworths. Stop by and say hi from PCC.

Important Notice

As Mike and I will be away travelling beyond the black stump for the next few months some other kind members have stepped in to take over some of our jobs.  So please note...
Competition Images are now to be sent to Brian Smith at [email protected] - Brian will also be the projectionist on comp nights - Thanks Brian.
Most of the time I should be able to continue with the secretary stuff, depending on connectability.  If you have something urgent though, it would be best to contact Bill Roberts on [email protected] 

Eramboo Speaks

This sounds interesting...
Ku-ring-gai pH is an exhibition and residency project presented by Eramboo Artist Environment, Manly Art Gallery & Museum and National Parks and Wildlife Service NSW, and supported by Pittwater Council. Curated by Susan Milne and Katherine Roberts. 
​Collaborating artists and scientists involved with the innovative Ku-ring-gai pH: art + science project talk together in depth about the way Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park has informed and inspired their ideas about art and science as interrelated fields, and the scientific and creative concepts they are exploring for the exhibition at Manly Art Gallery & Museum in December 2016. 
Lots more info is in their flyer which can be found under the Workshops tab above.

Rules of Entry to Competition

Images may be entered in three competitions in total plus one (1) Images of the Year. However, a submission which is judged at 12 points or more, may then only be entered in one (1) additional Open or Set competition during the same year. 
And please, please, please keep your image names down to one or two words only, plus your name. Long descriptions of where the image was taken and the circumstances are irrelevant to the webmaster. Short and sweet please.

PCC Outing - Register Now

Our Social Secretary Brian is organising an outing for us to go motor racing.
The event is Sydney Retro Racefest to be held at Eastern Creek Raceway on Saturday, June 11th. We have all seen Darryl Bullock's great motor racing images - now you can find out how he does it - as he will be there to supervise.
This promises to be a great learning experience for us all.
​If you are interested please send an email to Brian.

Topshot 2016

Topshot 2016 will this year be held on Sunday, May 29th, at North Sydney Leagues Club, 12 Abbott Street, Cammeray commencing 12.00 pm. Please go along and see the best images from camera clubs in NSW and to support the FCC, our governing body.
​More info on Topshot and the FCC AGM can be found under the Notices tab above.

Head On Photo Festival

The festival is now open, plenty to see and do all over Sydney, just click on the logo above for all the info.

​As part of the Head On Festival, Luciano Vranich, a regular judge and presenter at PCC, has an exhibition 'Shadows' on at Penrith City Library, until June 17th. He says...Shadows, those dark shapes we create as a replica of ourselves, a phantasmagoria, the dark side of our existence.

Workshops, Tours & External Comps

Several updates for May have been added to the tabs above, including the City of Ryde's Women's Art Prize.
Christine Nelson, whom we all know, is holding a class on Luminosity Masks along with other classes in the next few months.  Several of our members attended her last class and really enjoyed her form of teaching.
Fancy a trip to Bhutan? Well if you do there is info above.
​Ken Duncan will be conducting a digital mastery class and there is also the 2016 Real Australia Landscape Awards on at the moment, with big $$$ prizes. Check it out.
Portfolio Group Reminder
Our next meeting will be held August 8th, at Pittwater RSL at 7.30 pm.

Our calendar

For all the latest things to do and places to go don't forget to refer to our club calendar which appears at the bottom of all newsletters and is also reachable via the club website.
If you already have a personal Google calendar - you can link our club calendar to yours.  Check out the how to's on Google.
Workshops, Tours, External Comps
For all the latest info please click on the tabs at the top of the page.
Links to all these notices, workshops, external comps and tours can now be reached directly from our club web site.
Other items of interest are also being posted directly to our Facebook page, so please like us and share with your friends.