Time to get thinking about Camera 2015 entries for those of us who are PSNZ members
AGM and Spring Print Exhibition
The Dunedin Photographic Society AGM will be held on Monday 22nd Sept at 7.30pm and it would be great to have as many members as possible attend. It will start after the monthly competition is shown and should go no longer than 1/2 hour with the Spring Print Exhibition to follow. Alan Dove has made the selection for the exhibition and he will be attending the meeting to give us his comments.
Also, don’t forget the projected image of the month subject is Abstract. Entries need to be emailed to Kevin by 7:00pm Sunday 21st Sept.
Exhibition at Portobello Gallery
As part of the launch of the ‘Otago Peninsula Birds A Pocket Guide’ booklet, Craig McKenzie has an exhibition of twenty bird prints currently on display at the Portobello Gallery.
The exhibition will be up for 3 weekends starting Saturday 30th Aug from 10:00am – 4:00pm. The Portobello Gallery is located between the hotel and café. The
exhibition is supported by works with a bird theme from local artists including Dunedin Photographic Society member Jenny Longstaff.
The ‘Otago Peninsula Birds A Pocket Guide’ booklet (featuring Craig’s bird photography) will also be on sale for $10. Proceeds going to Save the Otago Peninsula Inc (STOP).
Back to film
If you ask some members, film is the only way to go these days (Article: Why I’ve gone back to shooting film and why you should too—via Michael McQueen).
So when Meridee Watson turned up to a recent meeting with a large box of old film cameras, there was a surprising amount of interest.
A number of members left with one or two new (old) cameras to add to their collections. We look forward to seeing some photos from them!
Spring Print Exhibition entries close 8th Sept
Entries close on Monday 8th September for the Spring Print Exhibition. Members may submit up to six entries in each of the OPEN and NATURAL HISTORY sections. The exhibition will be held on Monday 22nd September following the AGM.
As well as Champion and Honours the following two awards are available in the Open:
- The Como Marine Award
- The C.W. Pattillo Portrait Cup
If you can not deliver your entry on Monday 8th September, please contact secretary@dps.org.nz to arrange an alternative or ph. Laurie 476 1399
Note about conflict with Dunedin Festival of Photography: Members wanting the prints or mats for the Dunedin Festival of Photography will be able to take them home after the Spring Print Exhibition for rematting or swtiching prints around. However, you must have completed your online entry for the festival by the closing date of 19th Sept, and be able to deliver your prints to Melanie by Wed 24th Sept.
2014 Dunedin Festival of Photography
The Dunedin Photographic Society invites you to enter the 45th Dunedin Festival of Photography.
The 2014 organising committee has made some positive changes including a move to online submissions for all entries and the introduction of two new sections – Monochrome and Portraiture.
Entries open 1st August and close 9pm Friday 19th September. Information and the online entry form can be found on our website. The exhibition will take place 20-27th October at the Dunedin Community Gallery.
Important dates:
- Entries Open: Friday 1st August
- Entries Close: Friday 19th September 9pm
- Judging: Saturday 27th September
- Results Announced: Friday 3rd October
- Festival Exhibition Opening: 5pm Sunday 19th October, Dunedin Community Gallery, 20 Princes Street
- Festival Exhibition: Monday 20th-27th October, Dunedin Community Gallery, 20 Princes Street
2014 Winter Projected Image Exhibition
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 |
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National PJ comp closing soon
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
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
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.
