Welcome

Our club’s aim is to foster an interest in and the enjoyment of photography.  We do this through competitions, workshops, lectures, outings and meetings with other camera clubs.

Our members are all keen amateur photographers. Their photographic interests may vary – landscape, portraiture, sporting, abstract, etc.,  but they all share a passion for capturing great images, improving their skills and techniques and sharing their knowledge and experiences with other members.  Some examples of our members’ recent photos appear on this page.

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Would you like to improve your photography?

Our Club meets monthly in a friendly, informal atmosphere.  If you’d like to join – or just see how we operate – come along to one of our meetings. We meet at 7.30pm on the 3rd and 5th Tuesday of each month at the Mount Colah Community Centre, Pierre Close, Mount Colah.

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Old camera and Video camera – free to good home

Dear Members

I have been contacted by a gentleman with the following –

Hello,

I have a Kodak Retinette 1B 35mm camera plus leather case.

I wish to dispose of it. It seems a pity to throw it in the bin – it’s a nice camera  – around 50 years old. Probably in working order.

Actually 2 cameras – Camera attached. Video recorder attached

I think the Reninette light meter may need attention.

Is this of any interest to any of your members?

Location: Wahroonga 2076

Regards

David Rees

If you are interested, please contact David on Mob 0416 193 560

Regards

Your Committee

by Sonia Conn, February 26, 2024

Reminder: Zoom with Adrian Whear Tuesday 27th Feb

Dear Members,

Don’t forget to tune in tomorrow night for a chat with Adrian Whear about his award winning street photography! Get ready to be captivated by his unique perspective and mastery of light.

  • When: Tuesday 27th Feb, 7:30pm
  • Where: Zoom (link emailed separately)

Don’t miss it!

Best regards,

Your Committee

by Jacqueline Foley, February 26, 2024

Results for competitions in 1. February – Open

There were 13 entries that were rated the highest by our judge(s).

Members can view all images and comment on them by following this link
View / Comment entries in 1. February – Open

click here to see a pdf catalog of all competition results

On the train
Elaine Holliday – Top Shot
All Grades Open Colour Large Print

Patterns in a lake
Jonathan Holliday – Top Shot
All Grades Open Small Print

Beach Volleyball
Corinna Lueg – Top Shot
All Grades Open Mono Large Print

This moment
Sonia Conn – Top Shot
All Grades Open Digital

Red Umbrella
Elaine Holliday – Merit
All Grades Open Colour Large Print

Eruption
Nilmini De Silva – Merit
All Grades Open Colour Large Print

Row Your Boat
Nilmini De Silva – Merit
All Grades Open Colour Large Print

I have a Little Shadow
Deborah Dietz – Merit
All Grades Open Small Print

The Coathanger
Elaine Holliday – Merit
All Grades Open Mono Large Print

Space Ship Shopping
David Curtis – Merit
All Grades Open Mono Large Print

Unicorn Warrier
Sonia Conn – Merit
All Grades Open Digital

Staring Down
Fiona Wilson – Merit
All Grades Open Digital

Early Risers
Nilmini De Silva – Merit
All Grades Open Digital

by Elaine Holliday, February 20, 2024

Berowra Fauna Fair – 17th March

Hi Members,

A quick reminder to bring in your nature images tomorrow which should be mounted for exhibition in the Berowra Fauna Fair taking place on 17th March. We are mainly looking for Australian Fauna and a few native flora, landscapes of Australia and Fauna images from other parts of the world. You can print in A4 or A3. Please give your images to Elaine.

Thank you.

by Elaine Holliday, February 19, 2024

Zoom presentation – Adrian Whear – 27th Feb

Dear Members,

We are excited to have Adrian Whear present to us his street photography work. Adrian has won many national and international awards and has also self-published his first book, Detour. Detour was named as the winner of the 2023 APS photobook competition.

See the link below to get a bit of a look at the book on his Instagram page.

Cost$75.00+postage

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CjEFfKThLRe/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

  • When: Tuesday 27th Feb, 7:30pm
  • Where: Zoom

We look forward to seeing all your faces on zoom!

Best regards,

Your Committee

by Jacqueline Foley, February 19, 2024

Reminder: Manly Beach Photography Outing – Saturday 17th Feb

Only 2 days until our Manly Beach photography outing! Please make sure you have informed Sonia or Nil of your attendance and you have your gear and snacks ready for a fun day!

We’ll be meeting at The Corso on the beachfront at 7 am, so consider arriving a bit early to grab your coffee and get ready for a day of socialising and skill-sharing with fellow members.

Details:

  • Date: Saturday, February 17th
  • Time: 7 am
  • Meeting Point: The Corso

Transportation: Explore carpool options by reaching out to Nil, Sonia, or your fellow members.

For additional event details, please click here.

We sincerely hope you can join us for this exciting day!

Best regards,

Your Committee

by Jacqueline Foley, February 15, 2024

Club Photographic Display and Promotional Opportunity

Hi everyone!

Our Club has been offered a fantastic opportunity to show off its members’ photographic skills and promote what we as a Club can offer. But we need members to contribute!

The Friends of Berowra Valley is holding a Fauna Fair at the Berowra Community Centre auditorium on Sunday, 17 March.  Our Club has been asked to stage an exhibition of nature images and the entire centre of the auditorium is being made available to us.  We envisage around 10-12 stands of images so we need of lots of photos!

Elaine will be co-ordinating the selection of images and we’re asking all members to think about what images they can offer.  Images do not need to be restricted to fauna but should be nature-oriented (ie no pets or domesticated animals, no cultivated plants, landscapes are fine.  Preference will be given to images from Australia.

Please bring any suitable images (at least A4 or 8″x12″ and mounted) to our next meeting (Tuesday, 20 February).  If you’re not sure that your images are suitable, you could email a resized digital version (no more than 2Mb) to Elaine (elaine.holliday@ymail.com) as soon as possible.

Bob will be co-ordinating our exhibition on the day so he will need members to help transport and set up the display (from 9:00am), staff it until 3:00pm and take it down.  If you can volunteer 2 hours or so on the day, please contact him on bob.sendt@gmail.com).

by Bob Sendt, February 12, 2024

Manly Beach Photography Outing – Saturday 17th Feb

Dear Members,

The eagerly awaited Manly Beach photography outing is just around the corner! Ensure it’s penciled into your diary and confirm your attendance with Nil or Sonia.

We’ll be gathering at The Corso on the beachfront at 7 am, so arrive a bit early to grab your coffee and prepare for a day of socialising and skill-sharing with fellow members.

Transportation: Explore carpool options by reaching out to Nil, Sonia, or your fellow members.

Details: Saturday 17th Feb 7am, meeting at The Corso 7am

For additional details, please click here.

We sincerely hope you can join us for this exciting day!

Best regards,

Your Committee

by Jacqueline Foley, February 6, 2024

Welcome Back evening – This Tuesday 30th January

Dear Members,

We look forward to welcoming you back to club this Tuesday 30th January.

  • Following on from Nilmini’s presentation last year on Creating Competition Images, she will be sharing with us a second presentation called “Creating Compelling Images’. Images need narrative to be effective as visual impact alone may not be enough to engage your audience. Photography is a wonderful tool to construct narrative and Nil will be discussing how light, colour, technique, and image placement all contribute to a great story. This presentation will be an interactive one, where you will get the chance to look at images from different photographers and have a lively discussion with your peers. 
  • Jakki will share some inspiration on this years set subjects.
  • Mat cutting with Sonia. Why pay someone else to cut your mats when you can learn to cut them yourself, using our clubs mat cutter. Sonia will do a quick demonstration and then it’s your turn. If you’d like to take this opportunity to cut yourself a mat, bring along some mat board and see how easy it is to create your own beautiful mats. Mat board is available from all good Art supplies, such as Art Scene in West Ryde.

The evening will finish with a light supper

We hope to see you there.

Warm Regards

Your Committee.

by Sonia Conn, January 29, 2024

Membership fees – REMINDER

Dear Members,

This is a friendly reminder to ask those who haven’t yet paid your membership fees, if you could kindly do so by Monday 29th January.

A big thank you to members who have already made payment, your prompt payment is much appreciated.

Warm Regards

Your Committee

by Sonia Conn, January 24, 2024