Street Photography Outing – This Saturday 2nd September with Jonathan.

Dear Members,

This coming Saturday is our exciting street photography outing in The Rocks, Surry Hills and Redfern! Don’t miss it!

We will start the day with a coffee at Cafe Brew in the Rocks where Jonathan will give us the brief and a handout on Street Photography.

We will generally stay as a group throughout the day with smaller breakaways of groups of 2 or 3 when photographing and then regather every half hour or so.

It will be a fantastic day of socialising, learning tips and tricks from your fellow members and the opportunity to take some award winning images.

Please click here for more details.

Public transport announcement

Please check train timetable as we believe trains between Berowra & Hornsby are running on a changed timetable. If traveling on that line check transportnsw.info for updates. Buses will replace trains between Hornsby and Berowra form 7:30pm but this shouldn’t affect us unless you stay late for some night photography.

We do hope you can join us.

Regards

Your Committee

by Jacqueline Foley, August 28, 2023

This Tuesday’s Interactive Workshop

Dear Members,

Have you ever wondered why some images seem to do well in competition and others don’t?
Successful images always create a connection with the viewer. 
Come along and have a conversation about how to create images that create connection. Images that create connection always have certain characteristics that range from technical qualities, lighting and presentation, good composition, creativity, narrative and most importantly, impact. 
Learning how to improve your visual literacy so you recognise these elements, will help you learn how to choose images for competition. 

What to bring

Please bring along up to two PRINTS that you would like feedback on. (Small prints are acceptable and matting is not required).

What’s happening on the night

1. An interactive presentation on understanding the fundamentals of “What makes a competition Image” and how we can all achieve it.
2. We will then break into a number of small groups and together offer feedback on the strong points of our images and what we feel might help take them to that next level, if anything at all.
3. Lastly we will come together again with a digital display of images and see some before and after examples.

We do hope you can join us for this fun interactive evening.

Regards

Your Committee

by Sonia Conn, August 28, 2023

Results for competitions in August Abstract and Open

There were 35 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 August Abstract and Open

click here to see a pdf catalog of all competition results

Growth Spurt Nilmini De Silva – Top Shot – Set SetSubject Digital	Salt of the Earth Nilmini De Silva – Top Shot – Set SetSubject Colour Large Print
Oily Stain Devil Pierre Fonsny – Top Shot – Set SetSubject Small Print	Water Peaks Like Trees Corinna Lueg – Top Shot – Set SetSubject Mono Print
ICM zoom panning on a coreopsis flo Pierre Fonsny – Merit – Set SetSubject Digital	Bin night blues Philippa Gordon – Merit – Set SetSubject Digital
Confluence Murray&Darling In Flood Corinna Lueg – Merit – Set SetSubject Colour Large Print	A Kaleidoscope of Colours Nilmini De Silva – Merit – Set SetSubject Colour Large Print
Spiraling Elaine Holliday – Merit – Set SetSubject Colour Large Print	Turner Jonathan Holliday – Merit – Set SetSubject Colour Large Print
Beam me up Scotty Philippa Gordon – Merit – Set SetSubject Colour Large Print	Bondi Haze Sonia Conn – Merit – Set SetSubject Colour Large Print
That long blue wall Jacqueline Foley – Merit Open Colour Large Print	Sunbird delight Marion Anstis – Merit Open Small Print
Goddess Sonia Conn – Merit Open Mono Large Print	Smoko Jacqueline Foley – Merit Open Digital
A Slice of Shark Bay Nilmini De Silva – Highly Commended – Set SetSubject Digital	Looking into Fold Leo Darby – Highly Commended – Set SetSubject Digital
Customs House Circular Quay Paolo Pizzin – Highly Commended – Set SetSubject Digital	Tasmania Beach Rock Art Paolo Pizzin – Highly Commended – Set SetSubject Digital
Chlorophyll catches the light Philippa Gordon – Highly Commended – Set SetSubject Digital	Electric Stuart ANDERSON – Highly Commended – Set SetSubject Digital
Leap Stuart ANDERSON – Highly Commended – Set SetSubject Digital	Dewdrop Bokeh Roselene Cusack – Highly Commended – Set SetSubject Digital
Soup Tom Carlos – Highly Commended – Set SetSubject Digital	Sea spray at Tea Gardens Pierre Fonsny – Highly Commended – Set SetSubject Colour Large Print
Netroc Dreaming Robert Sendt – Highly Commended – Set SetSubject Colour Large Print	On the attack Sonia Conn – Highly Commended – Set SetSubject Colour Large Print
Patterns over Moscow, Idaho Deborah Dietz – Highly Commended – Set SetSubject Small Print	Sea dunes Jonathan Holliday – Highly Commended – Set SetSubject Small Print
Which Bank Tom Carlos – Highly Commended – Set SetSubject Small Print	Schizophrenia Pierre Fonsny – Highly Commended – Set SetSubject Mono Print
Cathedral David Curtis – Highly Commended – Set SetSubject Mono Print	Its just a car park Elaine Holliday – Highly Commended – Set SetSubject Mono Print
Net effeced Sonia Conn – Highly Commended – Set SetSubject Mono Print

by Elaine Holliday, August 15, 2023

SAVE THE DATE – New Interactive Workshop Tuesday 29th August.

Dear Members,

Our Pittwater Interclub competition which was due to be held at the end of this month, has now been postponed until 31st October as per Pittwater Camera Club’s request. This will replace our October workshop which we have now bought forward to this month on Tuesday 29th August 7:30pm.

Have you ever wondered why some images seem to do well in competition and others don’t?
Successful images always create a connection with the viewer. 
Come along and have a conversation about how to create images that create connection. Images that create connection always have certain characteristics that range from technical qualities, lighting and presentation, good composition, creativity, narrative and most importantly, impact. 
Learning how to improve your visual literacy so you recognise these elements, will help you learn how to choose images for competition. 

We ask that all members please bring along up to two PRINTS that you would like feedback on. (Small prints are acceptable and matting is not required).

The evening will run as follows –

1. An interactive presentation on understanding the fundamentals of “What makes a competition Image” and how we can all achieve it.
2. We will then break into a number of small groups and together offer feedback on the strong points of our images and what we feel might help take them to that next level, if anything at all.
3. Lastly we will come together again with a digital display of images and see some before and after examples.

We do hope you can join us for this fun interactive evening.

Warm Regards

Your Committee

by Sonia Conn, August 11, 2023

Zoom Link – Robin Moon Presentation

Here is a reminder of the zoom link for tonight

 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89360639539?pwd=eit4TkVvMXVKbFF5RWNrMC9aY2dnUT09

This link has been provided by our presenter Robin Moon. Please be online at 7.20pm for a 7.30pm start.

We encourage all members to take part in our zoom presentations as there is always something to learn whether the topic is your genre or not.
Robin’s images are incredible, so it really is worth tuning in.

Any problems please let myself or one of the committee know.

by Elaine Holliday, August 8, 2023

STOP PRESS – ROBIN MOON PRESENTATION THIS TUESDAY 8TH AUGUST 2023

Dear Members,

This is a reminder that we have a presentation on Tuesday evening at 7.30 with Robin Moon – Antartica and Winter Wildlife in North America.

Robin is a multi award winning photographer and was recently the winner of the Australian Photographic Prize (APP), Nature and Wildlife Photographer of the Year and the Digital Photographer of the Year.

This presentation will benefit all members regardless of your level as a photographer, or whether Nature and wildlife is or isn’t your preferred genre. There is always something to learn and in turn grow as photographers, so we encourage all our members to participate.

The zoom link will be forwarded to members before Tuesday evening. Please make sure you log on around 7.20pm for 7.30pm.

by Elaine Holliday, August 6, 2023

Photo Rally submission announcement

Dear members,

The question was raised, if our images entered in this years Photo Rally (regardless of whether they received an award or not) can be re-submitted again throughout this year or following years, as photo rally images have been allowed in the past. Although photo rally was our monthly competition this year, they were not a part of the monthly point score, therefore no points were awarded.

The committee has discussed this further and we feel that the following is the best outcome.

1. Photo Rally images (awarded or otherwise) can be re-submitted in competition either this year or later, as they were not eligible for points.
2. Any images submitted on the Photo Rally night can be submitted, directly into Photo of the Year without needing to re-submit in the coming monthly competitions. Set subject KISS would qualify for – Colour Prints, Think in monochrome – Mono Prints and the two digitals subjects – Digital.

In Summary, you can enter your photo rally images directly in the POY in the above mentioned sections, or you can re-submit in future competitions.

If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact a member of your committee.

Regards

Your Committee.

by Sonia Conn, August 3, 2023

ZOOM tech issues

Dear Members,

Please stand by for on email for updated link. We are having problems with the other link. Hopefully won’t be too long.

Cheers

Sonia

by Sonia Conn, July 31, 2023

ZOOM presentation Tonight – Starts at 7:30 sharp

Just a reminder that tonight’s Zoom Presentation on ICM by International presenter Christopher Weeks is at 7.30pm. Please log on around 7:20pm. The presentation will take approximately 1 1/2 hours. Please note that the presentation will not be recorded so have your pen and paper ready for notes.

Christopher is coming to us all the way from Canada and is staying up to his time of 2.30am in the morning to do this presentation for us which is amazing.

ZOOM link below

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81744502198

Meeting ID: 817 4450 2198

If you have any difficulties you can call/message me on 0425 219987

See you online shortly

Regards

Sonia

by Sonia Conn, July 31, 2023

ZOOM Presentation tonight – ICM Abstract Photography with Christopher Weeks

Dear Members,

Join us and Pennant Hills Photographic Club tonight at 7:30pm for a fantastic ZOOM presentation on ICM (Intentional Camera Movement) photography with the talented Christopher Weeks. Please log on 10 mins early to avoid any delays.

Christopher Weeks will be joining us all the way from Vancouver, Canada to share his knowledge and techniques of all things abstract and with abstract being our set subject for August, you won’t want to miss it.

This presentation will benefit all members regardless of your level as a photographer or whether abstract is or isn’t your preferred genre. There is always something to learn from these presentations, so we encourage all members to participate.

Please find details for the Zoom meeting below. They have been provided by David Morely, a member of Pennant Hills Photographic Club.

Topic: PHPC ICM Workshop with Christopher Weeks

Time: Jul 31, 2023 07:30 PM Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81744502198

Meeting ID: 817 4450 2198

We hope to see you all online

Regards

Your Committee

by Sonia Conn, July 31, 2023