Month: July 2014

2014 Winter Projected Image Exhibition

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Last night (Mon 28th July) the 2014 Winter Projected Image Exhibition was shown.  Images for the Open Section were selected by Oswald Mungwazi APSNZ from Christchruch (http://www.oswaldphotography.co.nz/) and those for the Natural History section were selected by Dunedin Photographic Society member Terry Maguire Hon PSNZ ESFIAP.

There were 110 Open images entered, with 36 accepted, 7 honours, 1 Como Marine award, 1 F.H.Williams Memorial Trophy for Excellence in Landscape, and 1 Champion awarded; and there were 35 Natural History images entered, with 20 accepted, 3 honours, and 1 Champion awarded.

Congratulations to everyone who entered, in particular to the following members for their honours and special awards. A full list of the exhibition can be viewed here.

Open Champion Projected Image Mark Fox – Orange
Lanscape Trophy David Steer – Boh Tea Plantation
Como Marine Award Mark Fox – Orange
Honours David Steer – Anderson Bay Boat Ramp
Micky Waby – Apples and Copper
Kate Burton – Kissing Couple
David Steer – Terminal
Glenn Symon – Beach Walk
John Casey – St Clair Morning Abstract
John Hart – Desert Minimalism
Natural History Champion Projected Image Ross McIvor – Bellbird and Bee
Honours Craig McKenzie – Black Stilt
Ross McIvor – Bellbird in Kowhai tree
Ross McIvor – Honey Bee gathering pollen

 

Mark Fox - Orange (Champion Open, 2014 Winter Projected Image Exhibition)
Mark Fox – Orange (Champion Open, 2014 Winter Projected Image Exhibition)

Ross McIvor - Bellbird and Bee (Champion Natural History, 2014 Winter Projected Image Exhibition)
Ross McIvor – Bellbird and Bee (Champion Natural History, 2014 Winter Projected Image Exhibition)

National PJ comp closing soon

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You’ve still got a few days to enter this Photojournalism Competiton if you are keen…

The New Brighton Photographic Club would like to remind all NZ photographers that it’s not too late to enter the National Photojournalism competition.

Sports, Travel, Street Photography, perhaps a social statement, can all be classified as Photojournalism. You could be the one to win the Ted Walker Trophy.

We look forward to receiving your entries.  Entry forms can be downloaded from www.newbrightonphotoclub.org.nz

Maniototo Field Trip

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Maniototo Photographers - Ken Trevathan
Maniototo Photographers – Ken Trevathan

On a very chilly morning last Saturday seven of our members headed for the Maniototo via the Middlemarch road. As we climbed the hill the sky started to lighten up as the sun started a new day. By the time we reached the top of the hill at the start of the old Dunstan Trail we had just enough time to set up our tripods before the sun turned on one of the most spectacular sun rises I have ever seen.

Back into the four wheel drives and on to Middlemarch for a coffee. Then stops here, there and everywhere, including the stone sheep yards, railway siding and lunch at the fisherman’s huts where we took in the big skies of the Maniototo. There had been a bit of frost early on but none of the hoped for hoar frost or snow. The evening was spent at the Ranfurly Hotel.

Sunday morning we were of to the Blue Lake at St Bathans for coffee and fresh scones, raspberry jam and cream. And yes we did take a few shots as well. Down the road to photograph the old White Horse Hotel at Becks and finally down a very wet and slippery road to Poolburn dam. Thank goodness for the four wheel drive vehicles! The lake was an unbelievable colour and I am sure most of you will think we have all been very busy with Photoshop. Milky blue in parts and in other parts a very dark blue like I have never seen before. Finally we headed back to Dunedin after photographing a couple of old trucks on the way.

Thanks Glenn for a great weekend.

Post by Ken Trevathan

Lighting Workshop

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Lighting Workshop – Melanie Middlemiss

Last night was the 5th Monday of the month and, as has become custom, we held a practical workshop for interested members.  The topic of last night’s workshop was lighting – using off-camera flash and other lighting accessories.  Members were invited to bring their cameras and flashes and any other lighting gear they had.  An added bonus were the mannequin heads provided by Linda – they were spectacular models, holding their pose for the whole night, and never a word of complaint out of them!

Craig led the workshop, and stepped us all through the different ways to light your subject.  Everyone got to have a turn at photographing our model and observing the effect of the light modifiers on their images.  It was a good chance for most people to have a look at their camera settings to work out things like how to use manual flash, and change the flash power etc.

A big thanks to Craig from everyone who attended for his efforts in putting the workshop together and providing members with another fun night of learning.