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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.
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.
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.
The general report from the Mid Winter Festival photowalk is that is was COLD! But it was also a fun evening and a great chance to practice using your camera under very tricky lighting conditions. We finished the evening with drinks and dinner at Black Dog Café.
Saturday night (21st June) is the Dunedin mid winter carnival. We will be having a photowalk around the Octagon area to capture all the lights and action. Meet at 4.30pm outside the railway station. There will be the option of going somewhere for dinner after the carnival for those who are interested.
Paul Sorrell, DPS club member, currently has a photography exhibition, “Birds of the Botanic Garden”, showing at the Botanic Garden visitor centre (next to the cafe) in the Lower Garden. It runs from 10am to 4pm each day until 30 June. There are 6 prints on show, blown up to a hefty 24×16 inches.
He would like to invite DPS members to wander by sometime and enjoy his first ever art exhibition
Sunday 8th June was a a do-over for a photowalk that was held about this time last year on a very rainy day. Only a few hardy souls turned up last time, but the clear weather prompted a much better turn out this time and everyone was rewarded with some good photos to add to their collection.
We gathered at the front of Forsyth Barr Stadium and wandered around the stadium to the harbour and along the track towards Ravensbourne. There were a few rowers out for their Sunday morning training session, which attracted a number of photographers, a few birds and some shiny machinery at Ravensbourne attracted others, with some just enjoying the light on the harbour as the morning progressed.
After a few hours we met back at the stadium café for a snack and hot drink to discuss what had caught our eye.
The 15th Otago Wildlife Photography Competition Exhibition is now on at the Otago Museum. Several club members have had photographs selected for display in the exhibition—Craig McKenzie, Kate Burton, Ken Trevathan, Paul Sorrell and Ross McIvor. The exhibition is free to view and is on until 12 October 2014.
May’s photowalk was a Sunday morning wander through the Botanic Gardens. Despite this being a location that most of us visit reasonably frequently, the views are ever-changing and there is always an opportunity to photograph something you haven’t before. This was evident when the slideshow of images was shown at the following meeting. Roll on June and more photowalks and field trips!
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