Thanks very much to Liz Greenwood for her appraisal of the POTM this month, and congratulations to the following for their placings:
– Nicola
What’s On: March 2021
Welcome to autumn! After a small Level 2 blip in February, and another one running currently, it’s important to remind everyone that we don’t run our club meetings unless we are at Level 1, just to be on the safe side. Any club meetings that are scheduled during Level 2 or above will be moved to Zoom. There’s a link to the programme underneath the table below. We try to keep this updated as much as possible, but sometimes the changes happen a bit too quickly, so please keep our ‘club meetings at Level 1 only’ protocol in mind, and keep an eye on your emails for any meeting changes.
| Date | Activity | Details | Location |
| 7:30pm, Monday 1 March | View Finder #8: Georgina Steytler, The Art of Bird Photography  | Zoom | |
| 7:30pm, Monday 8 March | Club meeting: Izumi Schmidt – Reality of photography in the digital era  | Print Of The Month: Open | Mornington Presbyterian Community Centre, 16 Maryhill Tce |
| 7:30pm, Monday 15 March | Focus group meetings | Zoom and various (confirm with group) | |
| Saturday 20 – Monday 22 March | Wanaka/Mou Waho trip | Contact Anastasia for details | Wanaka |
| 7:30pm, Monday 22 March | (no meeting for Otago Anniversary Day) |
- Nicola
Projected Image of the Month: Abstract, February 2021
Thanks to Annie Carmichael for her appraisal this month, and congratulations to Greg Hughson, Kate Burton and Suzanne Renner!Â
-Nicola
Projected Image of the Month: Landscape, January 2021
Thanks to John Hart for his appraisal this month, and congratulations to Simon Parsons, Gordon Speed and Clive Copeman!
-Nicola
What’s On: February 2021
Welcome back to DPS! Our first talk with Daniel Wong was a great opener to set the tone for 2021, and seemed to be well enjoyed by everyone there (give or take a few minor technical hitches 😮). Please see below for our February plans.
| Date | Activity | Details | Location |
| 7:30pm, Monday 1 February | View Finder #7: Petra Leary – Aerial Photography | Zoom | |
| Monday 8 February | (no meeting for Waitangi Day) | ||
| 7:30pm, Monday 15 February | Focus group meetings | Zoom and various (confirm with group) | |
| 7:30pm, Monday 22 February | Club meeting: Gail Stent – My journey into underwater photography | Print of the Month: Open Appraiser: | Mornington Presbyterian Community Centre, 16 Maryhill Tce |
| TBC February | Port Chalmers photo walk | Hosted by NatMAT group |
- Nicola
Monitor Calibration
What?
Monitor Calibration is the process of measuring and adjusting the colours on your computer monitor to match a common standard.
Images from https://www.rubbermonkey.co.nz/X-Rite-i1Display-Pro
Why?
Every screen displays colours slightly differently. The image you see on your computer monitor screen will look slightly (or hugely!) different on your phone screen, and different again on anyone else’s computer monitor screen. This is partly due to the inner workings of the screens, and partly due to tweaks and settings on each screen.
Calibrating monitors to a standard set of colours, lessens the differences between the different monitors and improves the consistency of colour rendition. Consistency becomes particularly important when you want to print, as the professional printers are also calibrated to the same standard.
How?
DPS has the X-rite i1 Display Pro screen calibrator available to borrow to calibrate your screen/s.
Basically you download some software to your computer (and restart your computer), plug in the calibrator, then, following the instructions, you hang the calibrator in front of your screen and let it do it’s magic!
The calibration process will measure a range of colour variables (colour, gamma, brightness, contrast etc), and optimise your screen settings. These settings are stored on your computer or monitor and used each time you use your computer screen.
Depending on your screen a calibration will take about 10 minutes to complete.
How do I borrow the calibrator?
Please note: the DPS calibrator is only for the use of financial DPS members – sorry, but we can’t lend it to non-members!
REQUEST: by emailing Nicola (secretary.dpsnz@gmail.com) and ask to borrow the calibrator. Judith will then get in touch with you about when and how you’ll get the calibrator and when it needs to be returned by.
USE: following the instructions.
RETURN: the calibrator, or pass on to the next member, by the date agreed when you requested the calibrator.
I want to read more about monitor calibration.
Excellent! Here are some useful sites (which are also the references for this blog post):
- i1 Display Pro. The manufacturer’s information page about the calibrator.
https://www.xrite.com/categories/calibration-profiling/i1display-pro - i1 Display Pro – downloads. The page to download the software needed.
https://www.xrite.com/service-support/product-support/calibration-solutions/i1display-pro - Why is monitor calibration important and how to do it. Digital Photography School.
Background to calibration and a walk through the i1 Display Pro calibrator.
https://digital-photography-school.com/why-is-monitor-calibration-important-and-how-to-do-it/
These next two sites provide further reading about calibration and discuss using a different calibrator the DPS one.
- Monitor calibration: What is it and why do I need it? Cole’s Classroom.
https://www.colesclassroom.com/what-is-monitor-calibration-and-why-do-i-need-it/ - The importance of calibrating your monitor. Capture Landscapes.
https://capturelandscapes.com/the-importance-of-calibrating-your-monitor/
- Judith
Members’ Photo Exhibition
Melanie Dick has whipped up a fancy poster, featuring David Steer’s friendly Kea, to promote our exhibition which starts this week. Please feel free to download and print out the poster if you’re able to display it anywhere, and we hope to see you all there throughout the week!
- Nicola
Print of the Month: Open, November 2020
Thanks very much to Ross McIvor and his trusty assistant Judith Swan for their appraisals of the POTM this month, and congratulations to the following for their placings:
– Nicola
What’s On: December 2020
Just a few more activities for the year, then we’re done! Our first meeting for 2021 will be at Mornington on 25 January, but watch this space in case we organise any photo walks or field trips before then.
| Date | Activity | Details | Location |
| Wednesday 2 – Tuesday 8 December | Members’ Photo Exhibition | Community Gallery | |
| 7:30pm, Monday 7 December | View Finder #6: Julia Coddington, Women in Street Photography | Zoom | |
| 7:30pm, Monday 14 December | Club meeting: President’s Evening | Trophy presentations, quiz, bring a plate for shared supper | Mornington Presbyterian Community Centre, 16 Maryhill Tce |
- Nicola
NatMAT and friends head to Moeraki
Photographer
The 14 Nov saw some 17(!) photographers pile out of cars at Katiki Point lighthouse into a clear, sunny, and warm afternoon. The plan: photographing around the Katiki Nature Reserve, fish and chips at The Fishwife in Moeraki, then on to Moeraki boulders. Some folks chose to stop at Shag Point on their way home, they found a grand spot for a specific visit!
Consultation
Walking around the reserve and headland led to images of photographers, fisherpeople, sea gulls, shags, penguins, terns, plants, insects, landscapes, and more. We were entertained with seal antics, in the water and on the rocks; the fishermen and their catches; and lots of birds in flight.
Butterfly Hunting
The general consensus seems to be The Fishwife dishes up some of the best blue cod around!
Then on to the beach and fun with jumping and pushing and sitting and running with the boulders. Some long exposures, reflections, and shadows. Those at Shag Point found barnacles, rocks, rock pools, sea weeds, star fish, more rock jumping, and more landscapes.
A fabulous afternoon, and evening, out with friends and photos …
- Judith Swan
Dunedin Photographic Society 