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Just a reminder that there is a lot of activity going on in the focus groups each month, and all members are welcome to join any/all the groups whenever they would like.
You don’t have to be able to make every meeting, but if you would like to join at any point, all the details are below.
In addition to these meetings there are fieldtrips, photowalks and meetups planned. These will be advertised to all members and you are welcome to join any/all – you don’t have to be a member of the specific group.
NATMAT Group (Natural history, Macro, Astro, Timelapse)
Every Sunday at 7.30pm on Zoom – just use the regular DPS Zoom meeting link
Affinity Group (Affinity is photo editing software)
Every Thursday at 7.30pm on Zoom – just use the regular DPS Zoom meeting link
Projects Group (Focus on working towards photographic project of some description)
3rd Monday of month at 7.30 on Zoom – just use the regular DPS Zoom meeting link
Honours Group (Working towards PSNZ honours)
3rd Monday of month at 7.30 on Zoom – just use the regular DPS Zoom meeting link
Street/Urban Group (Out and about with cameras)
1st Thursday of month at 10am – various outdoor locations. Join the Facebook Group (DPS Street/Urban Focus Group) or email Nicola to be added to the email list.
The latest focus group to be established within the club is the Street/urban group. We have a broad focus, encompassing everything from photographing people in the streets, to the buildings of our city. Our idea is to circulate links about a photographer of interest each month, so that we can have a look at their work and discuss when we meet.
The first meeting was held on Thursday 22nd July at Dog with two Tails. We had 8 members attend (plus a mini associate) which got the group off to a great start. Mark McGuire had shared links to the first photographer for discussion – Peter Black. Peter is a Wellington-based street photographer who has photographed social landscapes all over the world.
Photos can have the magical ability to stop time and thus allow us to examine the world, but in the end the best of them become art – yet they remain as mysterious as a dream.
Peter Black
After a good discussion around Peter’s work and the direction of our new group, it just remained for us all to grab our cameras and hit the streets ourselves.
Simon Parsons
Kathleen Lane – taken in Auckland
Liz Greenwood
Liz Greenwood
Mark McGuire
Melanie Dick
Melanie Dick
Melanie Dick
Rebecca Dick
Kate Burton
Kate Burton
Kate Burton
Kate Burton
Tony Pomfret
Melanie Dick
Rebecca Dick
Craig McKenzie
The next meeting will be 11am Thursday 19th August at Dog With Two Tails, and all are welcome. The photographer of focus this month is Vivian Maier. If you would like to join the mailing list to receive links and updates, please email Melanie.
We are meeting via Zoom until we return to COVID Alert Level 1: Link to Zoom Room: https://zoom.us/j/673661631 (password required – see your email from President)
Visitors are always welcome. While we are meeting via Zoom, please contact the Secretary for details about how to join the Zoom meeting secretary.dpsnz@gmail.com.
Our first “face-to-face” meeting since the COVID-19 Lockdown was the viewing of the 2020 Projected Image Exhibition. The full results are available here as PDF download and the slideshow of images can be seen below.
Thanks to Chris Parkin APSNZ and Roger Thwaites APSNZ for making the selection of images and providing feedback on their selection.
Congratulations to David Steer APSNZ for his Open Champion Image – Plumb, and to Noelle Bennett LPSNZ for her Natural History Champion Image – Green chiton.
We have now been doing our online Zoom meetings for the last two months and have had members who live as far away as Nelson joining in meetings. While it has been a successful medium for many, I do acknowledge that Zoom has not worked for all members, so I hope this update newsletter helps fill the gap in some way.
At this stage, we do not have a date when we see our meetings at the church hall or practical sessions starting again, so Zoom meetings will continue for the next while.
Images from the Bubble
Each week members have had the opportunity to share up to 4 images taken during the week. Some weeks we have had close to 80 images with a wide range of subjects. Here is a selection of images from the 36 members who participated.
Anastasia Labudina
Barbara Newton
Bob Bungard
Bob Dagg
Brian Treanor
David Steer
Edith Leigh
Franky Malone
Gary McClintock
Ged Davis
Gordon Speed
Greg Hughson
Gretta Wallace
Ian Thomson
Ita Daniels
Jamie Ryan
Jane Ludemann
John Duckett
John Moran
Jo McLeary
Jude Mahood
Judith Swan
Karen Wardell
Laurie White
Mark McGuire
Melanie Dick
Noelle Bennett
Praveen Kumar
Raimo Kuparinen
Ross McIvor
Simon Parsons
Simone Jackson
Stephanie Forrester
Susan Davies
Suzanne Renner
Tulipa Briggs
PSNZ Sony National Exhibition 2020
Congratulations to the following members who were successful in the PSNZ Sony National Exhibition 2020.
Open Prints
Kate Burton: 4 acceptances
Ita Daniels: 2 acceptances
David Steer: 2 acceptances
Gordon Speed: 1 acceptance
Open Projected Image
Glenda Rees 1 acceptance
Nature Prints
Gary McClintock: Gold Medal and 1 acceptance
Glenda Rees: 2 acceptances
Nature Projected Image
Glenda Rees: Gold Medal and 2 acceptances
Noelle Bennett: Silver Medal
Unfortunately due to COVID 19, there was no exhibition of the images but you can view the online catalogue here.
Speakers
Nicola Wilhelmsen
Nicola has shared her knowledge with the society a number of times now. She is a professional photographer based in Dunedin. Nicola shared the development of two images that she has submitted for a fun lockdown challenge hosted by NZIPP. It was helpful seeing how she refined her concept and images, as well as seeing some of the technical issues around lighting. Nicola posts on Instagram as nicolafromthehelm
Sam Purdie
Ross met Sam one night while out photographing insects at Woodhaugh Gardens, when he stopped and offered to show Ross where he could find stick insects. They swapped details and the result of that encounter was an interesting talk by Sam where he presented a recipe for finding insects and then some tips on photographing. Sam posts on Instagram as samanimalman
Nick Beadle
Nick runs a window cleaning business in Dunedin, See Through Windows Ltd. He shared his journey from watching one of his employees taking pictures on his phone through to now dividing his time between window cleaning and a growing photography career. Nick posts on Instagram so just search for seethroughwindowsltd
Future Plans
We will look to resume face to face meetings as soon as this is possible. However, we are aware that there may be some members who will continue to manage their health risk by not attending physical meetings. We have also seen that Zoom has enabled some of our more distant members to be involved. Between now and the end of the year, Council has decided to continue with one regular Zoom meeting per month. This meeting will involve presentations by overseas speakers.
As a taster, our first overseas speaker will be this week, Monday 25 May 7.30pm – Zoom Room, Julian Elliott. He will present a talk Mongolia – From the landscape to eagle hunters: take a journey across Mongolia from the famous Steppe landscape to the eagle hunters of the Altai region in western Mongolia.
Look forward to seeing you all in the Zoom Room on Monday. Gary McClintock President, DPS
Please bookmark this page (not the Zoom link) so that if we make any changes, you will have access to the latest links.
The link to connect to the meeting is at the bottom of this post.
What is Zoom?
Zoom is a free video conferencing tool that allows you to connect with others from the comfort of your home. It is similar to other apps that you may have heard of like Skype or Facetime.
It is free to use and you do not have to sign up to be able to use Zoom and participate in our meetings.
You can connect from a computer or mobile phone, and you do not need to have a camera or microphone at this point – you can participate by simply listening to the meeting.
This short video will give you an idea of how Zoom works, and also serves as a test to check that your speakers on your computer, or the sound on your cellphone is working. – you should be able to hear the lady speaking on the video. Link: https://youtu.be/-s76QHshQnY
What will the online meeting be like?
The meeting will follow a similar format to our normal face-to-face meetings, with results of the Projected Image of the Month (enter here: https://dps.org.nz/piotm), speaker, and sharing of any other slideshows and information.
We will aim to get started on time, so please ensure you have tested your setup and checked you can access the meeting prior to the meeting.
I need help getting set up or connected
If you need help with getting yourself set up, please email treasurer@dps.org.nz as soon as possible.
How do I join the meeting?
To connect to the meeting click the link below and follow the onscreen prompts.
You will need a PIN which is a 6 digit code – this will have been emailed to you by secretary@dps.org.nz
Update: face-to-face meetings will resume on 13th July
The council of the Dunedin Photographic Society met tonight (17/3/20) and has decided that all face to face activities of the Dunedin Photographic Society are to be cancelled at least until the end of April 2020.
This decision applies to all activities run under the name of DPS including; meetings, practical sessions, Photoshop classes, and face to face focus group meetings.
This is a significant step and reflects the society’s concern for the well-being of members and our community as we address the challenge of COVID-19.
The council will revisit this decision and update members before the end of April.
The council is committed to continuing to offer a programme to members through an online platform. We will be working hard so that members will be able to access next Monday’s meeting via ZOOM. Information about this will be available to members via email and on this blog.
We appreciate this format may not suit everyone but we will work to assist members to access online meetings. Meetings will be recorded and made available for members to access at times outside the normal meeting times.
We hope members appreciate the gravity of the situation that has led to these decisions being made and make every effort to join and contribute to our online alternative.
We hope all members stay safe and well. Nga mihi, Gary President, Dunedin Photographic Society
Thanks to the Programme Committee, the 2020 programme is now available on the website. They have outlined an action packed year of meetings, outings, focus group events and practical workshops.
As is always the case, there are a few things that still need to be confirmed and some things may change along the way; so please make sure you keep checking the website for the most up-to-date information.
You can find the programme here: https://dps.org.nz/programme/ It is displayed as a Google calendar and is also available for download as a printable PDF.
If you use Google calendar yourself, the best thing to do is add the DPS calendar to your personal calendar – instructions below:
1. Click on the + Google Calendar button
2. (If necessary) Sign in to your Google account
3. Click the Add button to add the DPS calendar to your account
4. You will see the DPS calendar events in your calendar. You can turn the display of the events off if you want, by deselecting the checkbox next to dpsorgnz@gmail.com in the Other calendars list (left of screen)
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