HHCC – Interclub Results

Dear All, 

These are the results of the Interclub competition.  The acceptance mark this year was 10.  

Congratulations go to Nick Speyer who scored 13 in the Australian landscape dpi section, Marion Anstis (3 images), Jakki Foley (2 images) Sonia Conn, Dave Curtis and Corinna Lueg who all scored 12’s. 

Thanks to all members for their wonderful images. 

Results for Hornsby Heights Camera Club Inc. are as follows:

Competition	Title / Photographer	Results	Score
Open Colour Large Print	Daddys Jacket / Jakki Foley	Accepted	12
Open Colour Large Print	Lemonade / Sonia Conn	Accepted	12
Open Colour Large Print	Sunshine and Lollipops / Jakki Foley	Accepted	12
Open Colour Large Print	Flower Power / Martin Paul	Accepted	10
Open Colour Large Print	Tin City Sunrise / Jonathan Beckerleg	Accepted	10
Open Colour Large Print	Yellow Flourish / Marion Anstis	Accepted	10
Open Colour Large Print	Dump Trucks Kalgoorlie / Corinna Lueg		9
Open Colour Large Print	Ready to Swoop / Marion Anstis		9
Open Colour Large Print	Tulips in Low Key / Elaine Holliday		9
Open Colour Large Print	Red Hut / Jenny Anderson		8
Open Mono Large Print	Abandoned / David Curtis		12
Open Mono Large Print	History on his Shoulders / Corinna Lueg		11
Open Mono Large Print	Light and Shade / Sonia Conn		11
Open Mono Large Print	Stripes / Elaine Holliday		11
Open Mono Large Print	Pumping Tires / Corinna Lueg		10
Open Mono Large Print	The Net Effect II / Sonia Conn		10
Open Mono Large Print	Chevrolet 20 / Elaine Holliday		9
Open Mono Large Print	Khmer Children / Jonathan Beckerleg		9
Open Mono Large Print	Sunlight and Shadows / Jenny Anderson		9
Open Mono Large Print	Into Battle / David Curtis		8
Nature Large Print	First Flight / Marion Anstis		12
Nature Large Print	Uber Eats / Marion Anstis		12
Open Colour Digital	Afloat at Dawn / Marion Anstis		10
Open Colour Digital	Annoyed Cross Very Cross / Jenny Anderson		10
Open Colour Digital	Nikhil / Jakki Foley		10
Open Colour Digital	Trees in winter / Jon Holliday		9
Open Colour Digital	Chinese Junks / Corinna Lueg		9
Open Colour Digital	Dancing Petals / Elaine Holliday		9
Open Colour Digital	Pretty in Pink / Sonia Conn		9
Open Colour Digital	Blue Hour in Bruge / Bob Sendt		8
Open Colour Digital	Orange Turban / Corinna Lueg		8
Open Colour Digital	Triple Dutch / Bob Sendt		8
Open Mono Digital	Taj in Fog / Corinna Lueg		12
Open Mono Digital	Market Day / Nilmini De Silva		11
Open Mono Digital	Street Food and More / Jonathan Beckerleg		11
Open Mono Digital	Overshadowing / Jenny Anderson		10
Open Mono Digital	Body Beautiful / Sonia Conn		10
Open Mono Digital	First Catch / Nilmini De Silva		10
Open Mono Digital	Evening Rush Hour in Milan / John Sidebotham		9
Open Mono Digital	Late Afternoon Shadows / Elaine Holliday		9
Open Mono Digital	Escher Illusions / Louise Russell		8
Open Mono Digital	Glorious / Corinna Lueg		8
Nature Digital	Ready for Battle / Marion Anstis		12
Nature Digital	Guarding Dinner / Marion Anstis		11
Nature Digital	Life Death / Nilmini De Silva		11
Nature Digital	Feeding Time / Nilmini De Silva		10
Nature Digital	Ice Sheet / David Curtis		10
Nature Digital	Artic Musk Ox / Maureen Brew		9
Nature Digital	Blue Footed Booby / David Curtis		9
Nature Digital	Morning Snack / Sonia Conn		9
Nature Digital	Raindrops keep Falling / Elaine Holliday		9
Nature Digital	Who Me / Martin Paul		9
Creative Digital	April in Autumn / Sonia Conn		10
Creative Digital	Oli and Blood Moon / Corinna Lueg		10
Creative Digital	Trondheim / Jenny Anderson		10
Creative Digital	Balls Fade / Corinna Lueg		9
Creative Digital	Mysterious Forest / Elaine Holliday		9
Creative Digital	Wynyard Rush / John Sidebotham		9
Creative Digital	Buster / Bob Sendt		8
Creative Digital	Self Perceptions / Jenny Anderson		8
Creative Digital	In the Palm of My Hand / Nilmini De Siliva		7
Creative Digital	Gold Pastel Landscape / Jonathan Beckerleg		6
Australian Landscape/Seascape Digital	Twelve Apostles Dawn / Nick Speyer		13
Australian Landscape/Seascape Digital	Ancient Landscape / Jenny Anderson		10
Australian Landscape/Seascape Digital	Enchanted Walk / Nilmini De Silva		10
Australian Landscape/Seascape Digital	Somersby Falls / Tim Shilling		10
Australian Landscape/Seascape Digital	Wilderness / Jenny Anderson		10
Australian Landscape/Seascape Digital	Coomealla Morning Mist / Melinda Sexton		9
Australian Landscape/Seascape Digital	Sunrise at Govetts Leap / Elaine Holliday		9
Australian Landscape/Seascape Digital	Lake Mulwalla Sunset / Nilmini De Silva		8
Australian Landscape/Seascape Digital	Sunrise Forresters Beach / Sonia Conn		8
Australian Landscape/Seascape Digital	Footprints / Melinda Sexton		7

Award Certificates: You can generate award certificates to save or print out from the website click here.

Please note that due to the nature of this competition award certificates are not available..

Thank you for participating in our competition.

If you have an issue with your results please contact one of our competition managers:

Federation of Camera Clubs NSW – Interclub
The Competition Secretary
P.O. Box 49
Macquarie Fields 2564
NSW

by David Curtis, October 22, 2019

HHCC – October Workshop

Club workshop 29^th October 2019

*Bring your camera, tripod, a flash if you have one and a note pad and pen.

Join us for a hands-on workshop where we will have 5 stations set up around the room.

1.         Flash photography with Tom – Learn how to get the most out of your speed light with stations set up around the room.

2.        Portraiture with Jakki – learn how Jakki achieves her stunning portraits and have a play yourself (models not provided).

3.        Still life with Sonia – learn about still life photography. Sonia will provide a number of items for you to setup yourself or feel free to bring props of your own.

4.       Splash water photography with Sean – have fun capturing water splashes and objects being dropped in water.

5.        Lightroom & Photoshop with Dave and Elaine– Learn basic editing skills during a presentation. Feel free to bring along a raw/jpg image of your own on a USB to have a go yourself.

This is our last workshop of the year. We hope you can join us!

by David Curtis, October 19, 2019

HHCC – External Competition

Hi Members, The 38th Newcastle National Exhibition of Photography is jointly presented by the Newcastle Show and the Newcastle Photographic Society. This is a prints only national competition, approved by the Australian Photographic Society accreditation. Entries are made via the following address: https://newcastlenational.myphotoclub.com.au/. Entries close on 25 November 2019 and the exhibition dates are 06, 07 & 08 March 2020 at the Newcastle Show. Please direct inquiries to philwhiteman@gmail.com or rob.oyston@internode.on.net. Phil Whiteman is on +61 434 524 473 Newcastle National Exhibition of Photography Newcastle A. H. & I. Association Inc PO Box 53 Broadmeadow 2292 NSW Might be a good competition for members who already have mounted prints and would like to enter. Cheers, Dave

by David Curtis, October 15, 2019

HHCC – Outing Reminder!

Hi Members,

Just a reminder that the club has an outing this Saturday 19th October to Galston Gardens. We are meeting at the Vintage Pantry Garden cafe at 9:30am.

The flyer is attached for this event. If you plan on attending please send a note to Sonia Conn who is coordinating sonia.conn@gmail.com.

The flyer is here.

Best,

Dave

by David Curtis, October 15, 2019

HHCC – Competition Reminder

Hi Members,

Just a reminder that the competition for October closes this Sunday. As a few club members are away the submission time has been extended to 8pm on Sunday evening for all members.

Best

Dave

by David Curtis, October 11, 2019

HHCC – FCC October Newsletter

Hi Members,

The FCC newletter for October is now available – https://fccnsw.myphotoclub.com.au/f-stop-newsletter-october-2019/

by David Curtis, September 30, 2019

HHCC – Interclub Competition – October

Hi Members,

The FCC interclub presentation day will be next month on Sunday 13th October. The venue is Gosford Leagues Club on the Central Coast and will commence at 11am for prints and 1pm start for digital images. 

Put it in your diary and we hope to see a lot of you there.

Best,

Dave

by David Curtis, September 20, 2019

HHCC – October Outing to Galston Gardens

Hi Members,

We have an outing on Saturday 19th October to Galston Gardens. The flyer is attached for this event. If you plan on attending please send a note to Sonia Conn who is coordinating – sonia.conn@gmail.com.

The flyer is here.

Best,

Dave

by David Curtis, September 20, 2019

HHCC – External Competition

Hi Members,

Another external competition for you all …

Association Loi 1901
20 rue du Chevalier de la Barre
80142 ABBEVILLE Cedex, FRANCE
+ 33 3 22 24 02 02
 contact@festival-oiseau-nature.com

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by David Curtis, September 5, 2019

HHCC – Street Photography Info

Members,

Here is some street photography photos and information from Alan Logan who was our presenter for our Street Photography workshop and judge for the Photo Rally.  

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2019/jul/01/masters-of-street-photography-in-pictures
Eric Kim https://erickimphotography.com/
Jesse Marlow. Street Photography. http://www.jessemarlow.com
Lynn Smith. Street Noir Workshops at Australian Centre for Photography, Sydney
Valérie Jardin. Street Photography. http://valeriejardinphotography.com/

Anonymous
HOW TO SHOOT STREET PHOTOGRAPHY WITHOUT REVEALING YOUR SUBJECTS

Misconceptions about street photography

After years of teaching the art of street photography in many countries and giving presentations at various conferences, it is clear that people have a misconception of what street photography is. For many, the genre is associated with the concept of being in people’s faces, and not in a nice way. Many photographers who are interested in trying their hand at ‘shooting street’ believe that it requires a great deal of boldness and audacity. It is true that the “up close and personal” approach is not for the faint of heart.

When done well, getting very close to your subject will result in some very powerful photographs. It is important to note that it is not the only way to tackle the world of street photography and, thankfully, not the way every photographer approaches it. Can you imagine if every street photographer decided to bring their camera within inches of people’s faces? Although some do it well and in the most respectful manner possible, many are quite aggressive and would undeniably give the rest of us the worst possible reputation and eventually make the beautiful craft of street photography impossible to practice.

Whenever people ask me how they should approach street photography, I always tell them to do it in a way that fits their personality. They should enjoy it, not dread it. What’s the point of doing something that turns you into a nervous wreck? First, how enjoyable would that be? Second, imagine the negative vibes you would communicate to your potential subjects if you dreaded every minute of the experience? It’s one thing to step out of your comfort zone to grow in your craft, it’s another to do something that is entirely against your true nature and ethics.

“It’s one thing to step out of your comfort zone to grow in your craft, it’s another to do something that is entirely against your true nature and ethics.”

“You can be quite far from your subject and still make powerful photographs.”

From In-Public
WHAT IS STREET PHOTOGRAPHY?

Photograph (Verb) From the Greek, phõtos, light, and graphein, to draw, together meaning ‘drawing with light’.
Candid (Adjective) From the Latin, candidus, pure, impromptu, unposed, unrehearsed.
Public (Adjective) From the Latin, publicus, from populus, the people. Able to be seen or known by everyone, open to general view.

At its most basic, street photography is candid photography made in public situations. In photographic terms “street” is not limited to roadways as the word might suggest. It is a stand in for any public setting. Photographers like Helen Levitt, Garry Winogrand, Tony-Ray Jones, Raghubir Singh, Daido Moriyama and Joel Meyerowitz have pioneered a variety of street based approaches, and over the last few decades the phrase has come to mean a great deal more. Recent outlets like Street Photography Now, HCSP, Instagram, and the online street community have expanded the territory in ways still being understood, and the sense of community engendered by the Internet generation has sent street photography soaring to new heights of popularity. Opinions and approaches vary, but fundamentally street photography is a depiction of real life infused with an awareness of visual aesthetics.

Many street photographers look for scenes which trigger an immediate emotional or visual response, especially through humor or a fascination with ambiguous, odd, or surreal happenings. A series of street photographs may show a crazy world. Perhaps it’s a dreamlike world. Or edgy, or dark, or elegant, or mysterious. The paradox that these traits might apply to scenes found in the most everyday and real location —the “street”— is endlessly fascinating.

Street photography is not reportage. For the street photographer there is no duty to document specific subject matter. The chief concern is life in general, and its reduction into frames that stand alone and visually work. This requires a careful selection of visual elements to include and exclude from the final composition, and great attention on the moment selected for exposure. These two factors may at first seem universal to all kinds of photography, but in street photography they are vital, for it is with these tools alone that the street photographer expresses meaning. There are no props or lighting, little preparation time, and ideally no preconceptions. The process is based on seeing and reacting, almost by-passing thought altogether. For many street photographers it is a ‘Zen’ like experience, and some report a loss of ‘self’ when carefully watching the behavior of others, such is their emotional involvement.

When practiced well, the result, as Colin Westerbeck writes in Bystander, “is a kind of photography that tells us something crucial and the nature of the medium as a whole, about what is unique to the imagery that it produces. The combination of this instrument, a camera, and this subject matter, the street, yields a type of picture that is idiosyncratic to photography in a way that formal portraits, pictorial landscapes, and other kinds of genre scenes are not.” – Blake Andrews, David Gibson, Nick Turpin, 2016

David Gibson “ It should be reiterated that street photography does not require people; there are always other valid options.”

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by David Curtis, August 18, 2019