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Magazine of the
Eastern Suburbs
Photographic
Society Inc
No A19507Y
Volume 48
Issue 1
January 2014
2014
Annual Awards
edition
2014 Image of the Year
Internal Balcony
Rafael Sanchez
ESPS FORMAT - Volume 48 - Issue 1 - January 2015 Page 2
Annual Report 2014 Roger Vass
President
ESPS Calendar
January 2015
8pm Wednesday 28 January
Annual General Mee$ng,
Elec$ons and ”Show & Tell”
February 2015
8pm Tuesday 3 February
Commi-ee Mee$ng
8am Saturday 7 February
ESPS Breakfast in the Park (see
Page 8 for more informa$on)
8pm Wednesday 11 February
General Mee$ng
8pm Wednesday 25 February
Compe$$on Mee$ng: Open
Entries Close: March set subject
ESPS meets at the
Pines Senior Ci(zens Centre,
25 Central Road, Blackburn
(Melway Map 48 A10)
General Mee$ng
2nd Wednesday each month (not Jan)
Compe$$on Mee$ng
4th Wednesday each month (not Dec)
The 47th year of the Society was a
year of consolida$on a9er many
changes in the previous year. We are
now well-se-led into the new
clubrooms in Blackburn, the new
Associa$on Rules have been adopted
and the Compe$$on awards and
judging system generally operate
smoothly. Understanding of the new
approaches, by both members and
judges, s$ll required some bedding
down. As always the year was busy
and the highlights are outlined below.
Membership
Membership numbers were sustained
from the previous year and at year’s
end stood at 81 (compared with 83 in
2013). Eight people joined during the
year, four requested “leave of
absence” and six did not renew.
Compe((ons
Ten monthly compe$$ons (5 Open
and 5 Set Topic) were held across
EASTERN SUBURBS PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY Inc
ANNUAL REPORT 2014
In accordance with the Society’s Associa$on Rules, the Annual Report on the ac$vi$es of the
Society is presented for the informa$on and acceptance by the membership.
eight compe$$on categories (one
more than last year). They were:
• Colour prints— A and B grade
• Colour digital images—A and B
grade
• Small prints - B Grade
• Monochrome prints—ungraded
• Monochrome digital images—
A and B grade.
Set topics were:
• Crea$ve /Experimental
• A Bridge
• Night-$me City Landscape
• Interac$on
• Minimalist
A non-compe$$ve mee$ng was run in
January on the topic: ”A Reasonably
Level Playing Field”. Only tablets or
mobile phones could be used to
create an image.
A constant monitor was kept on the
number of entries each month with a
view to limi$ng entry numbers so as
to reduce the judges’ workload and to
provide sufficient $me for cri$cal
comment of each entry during
mee$ngs. A9er reaching a peak of over
140 early in the year, members voted
to reduce the number of allowable
entries to 3 per member with no more
than 2 in any one media (ie print or
digital image). This had the effect of
significantly reducing entries to 70-90
per month in the second half of the
year.
For the first $me, the Berris Stokes
nature award was held on a separate
night to the normal compe$$on cycle.
Addi$onally the rules were modified to
allow for two categories: “Wild Nature”
and “General Nature”.
The compe$$on steward, Des Lowe,
con$nued in his role for another year
despite seeking to be relieved in 2013.
His efforts were much appreciated by
members.
ESPS FORMAT - Volume 48 - Issue 1 - January 2015 Page 3
Annual Report 2014 continued
A planned audio-visual (AV) compe$$on
was not conducted due to lack of
entries. This was disappoin$ng given
the success of the club’s 2013 entries in
the 2014 VAPS and APS AV
compe$$ons.
Inter-club Compe((ons
The Society con$nued to par$cipate in a
number of inter-club compe$$ons in
accord with the Inter-club Compe$$on
Policy. The Society had mixed results in
the two Four Club compe$$ons, hosted
this year by Waverley CC and by ESPS.
Entries were submi-ed to the VAPS
annual compe$$on. Ian Stuart, the
Inter-club Compe$$on Steward, ably
assisted by Richard Conn, managed the
Society’s par$cipa$on in these
compe$$ons with support from small
ad hoc commi-ees drawn from the
membership who assisted him in
selec$ng entries.
General Mee(ngs
General Mee$ngs con$nued as a vital
part of the Society’s program. Bruno
Zielke planned and co-ordinated the
program. Table 1 shows the General
Mee$ng programs. Invited speakers as
well as ESPS members contributed.
A highlight was a presenta$on by
Peter English, the club’s founder, on
his background and the origins of
ESPS. This was recorded.
Excursions and Social events
The social program was somewhat
reduced this year due to a vacant
social secretary posi$on. However,
Astrid Weise assisted on several
events, principally a weekend away at
Point Lonsdale which was organised
partly in conjunc$on with Geelong
Camera Club. A dozen members
enjoyed the event. An ou$ng to the
city to take night photography was in
support of one of the year's set
topics. A breakfast was held at
Doncaster Park.
Financial Health
It is intended that the members’ fees,
together with funds raised through
raffles, supper dona$ons and interest
earned on deposits, will be sufficient
to meet normal running costs.
Members’ fees were retained at 2013
levels. No major asset purchases were
made during the year. Equipment was
reinsured. Graeme Phillips donated
much of his equipment which is used
to shoot the Woodturners exhibi$on,
such as so9 boxes and screen gear. The
Commi-ee has con$nually monitored
costs and sought out areas for savings.
For more details, refer to the annual
accounts presented by the Treasurer.
Library
The library, managed by Sandra
Ireland, con$nued this year with
several new books being added. The
opportunity exists for much greater use
of this resource by the membership.
Mee(ngs management
The system implemented in 2013 by
which members were rostered to assist
with room set up and supper generally
worked sa$sfactorily. The welcoming
table is an important part of the “face”
of the Society to new members and
visitors. This was largely manned by the
Secretary on the night. Astrid Weise
co-ordinated suppers.
Invited Speaker Member’s presenta(on
Moody Landscapes presenta$on Pixcra9 s/w package review
Composi$on in drawing and pain$ngs Underwater Photography
History of ESPS HDR
Trends in Photographic Technology and
Camera Maintenance
Member’s Cameo presenta$on –
‘Street Photography’
Reprocessing Old Images Member’s Cameo presenta$on –
‘South America and Antarc$ca’
‘History of Photography’
On Portraiture res and demo Members workshop with model —
‘Through my computer lens’ and
‘Travelling in the Red Centre’
Table 1. General Mee(ng programs
ESPS FORMAT - Volume 48 - Issue 1 - January 2015 Page 4
Annual Report 2014 continued
Publicity
The Society submi-ed images for show
at the VAPS annual Conference held in
May.
Bob Thomas updated the website
during the year and con$nued to
manage this for the club.
He and Roger Vass once again
presented a public session at the Pines
(Doncaster) library.
Promo$onal leaflets were provided to
the library with the result that a couple
of new members were enrolled.
Format magazine
The magazine was published each
month under the editorship/publica$on
design of Bob Thomas and Kerri
Valkova respec$vely. Members
con$nue to appreciate the hard copy of
the magazine despite it being in full
colour on the website. Thanks go to
Bob and Kerri for their excellent work
as they re$re from this role in 2015.
Other ac(vi(es
The Society again provided
photographers for the Koonung
Woodturners exhibi$on. Des Lowe
provided the post processing of all
the images taken. No small task.
A new ini$a$ve was started to
upgrade our databases and systems
management. Bob Thomas undertook
to lead this and the services of
Swinburne IT post graduates were
arranged. This project is on-going at
$me of repor$ng.
The club decided not to par$cipate in
the 2014 Whitehorse Spring Fes$val
(as it did in 2013).
The local Federal MP, Michael Sukkar,
visited the club in October and
donated a hamper to the club to
assist with fund raising for
replacement of the sound system,
which will need upgrading to comply
with future radio frequency
requirements.
Commi:ee
Finally, I want to acknowledge the
commitment of the 2014 Commi-ee
and others (see Table 2) for their
willingness to assist in the running of
the Society and to work to further the
success of the Society.
Commi:ee Other Roles
President Roger Vass Interclub Assistant Richard Conn
Deputy President Wim van Eyk Format Bob Thomas
Kerri Valkova Secretary Joseph Maher
Treasurer Wim van Eyk Sound Manager Ros Osborne
Compe$$on Steward Des Lowe Music Alan Brown
General Mee$ngs Bruno Zielke Announcing Don Sto-
Wim van Eyk Interclub Steward Ian Stuart
Librarian Sandra Ireland Social Secretary vacant
(Astrid Weise for social events) Membership Officer Roger Vass
Joseph Maher
Newsle-er Roger Vass
Meet & Greet Joseph Maher
Table 2. Commi:ee and other roles in 2014
Let us know… about interes$ng websites about
photography and photographers that
you think might be of general interest
to club members. Send a link and some
info in an email to
ESPS FORMAT - Volume 48 - Issue 1 - January 2015 Page 5
Editorial Peter Williams
Scien$sts recently described* markings
on a shell made by pre-humans about
500,00 years ago. In ancient Babylon
they baked small, clay tablets to keep
accounts on. Egypt used papyrus and
paper superseded them all. And now,
online viewing is replacing the printed
page in many places. My Bible is no
longer a big, heavy book but a phone
app.
FORMAT magazine, too, is going online
in 2015. This will be the last monthly
copy of the magazine that’s printed.
Of course, you’ll be able to print your
own copy if you prefer to read it on
paper, and you’ll have the op$on of
doing so in colour if you wish.
The decision was made by our
commi-ee in December. The main
reason, I believe, was simply cost
reduc$on—prin$ng the magazine is
quite an expense for a club of our size.
As a background, though, most
members now have effec$ve Internet
access—so different to just a few years
ago.
Although I wasn’t part of the decision
to go online (but I did make
enthusias$c noises!), I fully support it.
Obviously, as the new editor,
removing the whole prin$ng side
makes producing FORMAT a whole lot
easier. But it also provides us with
much greater flexibility—and more
space. The printed FORMAT was
limited to 12, or some$mes 16, pages
because of the mechanics of how it
was printed. Online we can have
larger photos, longer ar$cles, more
informa$on—whatever we want.
We will print just a few copies of
FORMAT each month—just on a laser
or ink-jet printer—for guests or
visitors at our mee$ngs.
Also—we will print a special FORMAT
edi$on each year—I’ve been thinking
of it as a yearbook—to highlight the
key photos and events of the year.
I’m guessing it will include the annual
awards, as does this issue, but no one
has thought that far ahead yet.
By now you will have no$ced that
the—er—format of FORMAT has
changed from portrait to landscape.
For people reading on computer
monitors, the landscape layout will be
more suitable and the text can be
larger and easier to read. For those
using tablets, I believe landscape will
work as well as portrait.
So why is this final printed issue
already in landscape? Kerri, the
previous FORMAT
designer, is a
professional graphic
designer and used
her sophis$cated
design so9ware in
FORMAT’s
prepara$on—which
was a great boon
for us all. I have to
use more prosaic
so9ware that
mortals can operate with reasonable
success, so I had to set up the en$re
magazine from scratch, preserving as
many of Kerri’s design ideas as I could.
It wasn’t prac$cal to set it up just once
in portrait, then do it all again in
landscape, so you have this unique,
printed, landscape edi$on!
Summary:
• This is the last monthly copy of
FORMAT that will be printed
• FORMAT will be an en$rely online
publica$on, star$ng with the
February 2015 edi$on
• A small number of laser-printed
copies will be available for visitors
and guests
• There will be a printed FORMAT
edi$on at the end of each year
* Full link: h-p://www.npr.org/2014/12/03/367845103/
earliest-human-engraving-or-trash-from-an-ancient-lunch
ESPS FORMAT - Volume 48 - Issue 1 - January 2015 Page 6
Columnist: Judging School Bob Thomas
Have you ever wondered just how a judge
becomes a judge? Experience suggests that
some of them source their qualifica$ons
from the bo-om of cornflake packets,
whereas others are excellent. Recently I
decided to see for myself how judges are
trained, and so I enrolled in a VAPS Judge
Training Course, along with 120 other
par$cipants. The result was an interes$ng
experience from which I bring both good
and bad news. The bad news is that I am
now a qualified judge. The good news is
that you’re very unlikely to see me judging
in your life$me!
The really good news is that VAPS has
recognized that the standard of judging is
o9en poor and has created a new VAPS
Judge’s Associa$on which aims to li9 that
standard in 2015 and beyond. This includes
ongoing assessment of judges in the field,
given that some current judges have passed
their use-by dates and should have been
re$red years ago. However, the bad news
(in my view) was that the judge training
sessions placed far too much emphasis on
judges sucking up to their audiences with
perhaps too li-le emphasis on judges
calling a spade a spade. Diplomacy is
obviously a key and necessary quality for a
judge, but when diplomacy leads to vague,
informa$on-free cri$ques they become
fairly pointless. The overall emphasis of the
training appeared to err so far on the side
of diplomacy that cri$quing became
secondary to the desire to keeping we
photographers happy and contented.
The conflic$ng needs of diplomacy and
meaningful cri$quing creates a $ghtrope
for judges as they try to please all of the
people all of the $me. Whilst we might
not always feel that judges have found
the best balance, photographers must
shoulder a fair amount of the blame if
judges don’t always highlight problems in
our work. Hos$lity towards judges only
serves to lessen their willingness to
provide honest cri$quing, thus defea$ng
the whole aim of the exercise. This
audience hos$lity has influenced the
training of judges, many of whom have
now become re$cent to comment
cri$cally lest they be confronted with
angst from their fellow photographers.
The VAPS instructors did seek to discuss
ways of delivering cri$cism in the nicest
possible way, and guidance was provided
as to how this might be achieved. Many
other aspects were also discussed
including behavioral expecta$ons for
both judges and clubs alike, most of
which revolved around mutual respect
and common sense. This advice included
a sugges$on that any disappointed club
members should discuss their concerns
with judges privately rather than publicly.
For their part, judges were asked to arrive
on $me, to come well prepared and to
ensure that the $me spent on each image
was propor$onate to the total number of
images and the $me available.
Interes$ngly, prospec$ve judges were
asked to avoid being overly influenced by
their own personal biases, yet by the
same token it was acknowledged that
everyone has biases, judges included.
Whilst we might try to leave those biases
at home, few of us are able to do so, and
that includes judges. It was noted that
audiences too have biases, usually
rela$ng to the quality of their own work!
Much of the judge training course
revolved around the same basic
fundamentals that we strive to master as
photographers, such as the various
elements of colour, shape, context and
knowledge of techniques and processes.
Most agreed that it was generally
counterproduc$ve to engage judges from
the art world (an observa$on which drew
applause from the audience), simply
because their percep$on of photography
is drawn from an en$rely different set of
precepts and their ar$s$c interpreta$on is
not necessarily relevant or appropriate in
camera clubs. When we seek evalua$on
of images we are seeking professional
opinions from
within our own
frame of
reference rather
than from an
en$rely different
conceptual environment.
The good news for the future is that
hopefully some of the 120 par$cipants will
form an expanded pool of competent,
trained judges to choose from. Under the
exis$ng system, anyone can have their
name included on that list without any
pre-requisites and without being
recommended for the role. Hopefully this
will change and standards will be li9ed in
the future. VAPS hopes to introduce a
feedback program involving clubs in a
progressive assessment of judges’
performances to ensure their on-going
competence. We can hopefully look
forward to a future of be-er skilled and
more competent judges, and perhaps some
of the poor judging we have experienced
can be relegated to the past. In the
mean$me, we all need to take a deep
breath and accept that life as we know it
does not depend upon the outcome of a
photographic compe$$on, and beauty is in
the eye of the beholder!
ESPS FORMAT - Volume 48 - Issue 1 - January 2015 Page 7
Competition Report
Chris Burt
Signing On
When someone said the club was looking for a replacement
Compe$$on steward I thought “Why not?”. I have enjoyed entering
the compe$$ons and geXng feedback from the judges during my short
period at the club, so why not get involved? Perhaps I should have
asked why it has taken so long to find a replacement compe$$on
steward…
Seriously, I would like to thank Des not only for the wonderful work
over the past six years that he has put into:
• finding judges,
• collec$ng and colla$ng entries,
• delivering and collec$ng the entries from the judges,
• producing the cer$ficates and medals to recognise the winners,
• maintaining the informa$on in the database
• and maintaining the
database itself -
but also for the help,
training and guidance he
has given me. He does it
all so easily. I know I will
be calling on him s$ll for
help, advice and guidance
as I as I try to fill his huge
shoes.
Thank you Des.
2015 Set Subjects
March: Watercra9
May: Eye(s)
July*: Unloved man-made object
September: A Portrait
November: Reflec$ons
*Koonung Woodturners Award
ESPS Compe$$ons have seen many
changes in the six years since I took over
the role. I have to confess that many of
those changes at least in part came about
as a result of my own evolving “agenda” as
Compe$$on Steward. The most significant
of those changes are:
• the introduc$on of the digital
monochrome category,
• the “merit” system of awards,
containing total entry numbers at a
manageable level,
• and, most recently, changes to the
“Berris Stokes Memorial Nature
Award” in order to broaden its scope
while retaining the integrity of its
nature photography inten$ons.
At $mes I have pushed fairly persistently to
bring about some of those changes, but I
hope that I have never “railroaded” the
commi-ee or the membership and that the
outcome has been to the benefit of ESPS
and our shared photographic interests.
Behind the scenes there have been many
re-writes of the Compe$$on Rules to
accommodate the changes and
refinements to the way entries are
submi-ed, par$cularly the naming of
digital entry files. Underlying that has
been an ongoing project to develop a
database applica$on which would
streamline the Compe$$on Steward’s
workload. I intend to con$nue to work on
that with further development of the off-
line database and collabora$ng in the
possible development of an on-line
system to manage compe$$on entries.
I have tried not to be pedan$c in
exercising my responsibili$es as
Compe$$on Steward. Not surprisingly
there have been occasions when some
members may have been frustrated or
disappointed because I have had to apply
the Rules to reject their entries. My
thanks to members for their support and
understanding on those occasions. A9er
six years in the role it is $me to hand over
to someone else. I am grateful that Chris
Burt has stepped forward and I have
every confidence that he will acquit
himself well.
Des Lowe
Signing Off
ESPS FORMAT - Volume 48 - Issue 1 - January 2015 Page 8
Peter Williams
Because FORMAT is going online, and is no longer restricted in length by prin$ng
processes, I’m keen to include some longer ar$cles of broad interest to members,
with some relevance to photography of course.
So if you’ve been on an interes$ng photography trip, why not write about it?
(It doesn’t have to be overseas—really, Australia is big enough to provide lots of
great photo opportuni$es and trips!) Or maybe you know some good
photography loca$ons that you’re willing to share.
Or you may have a passion for some specific types of photography, or specific
subjects. Feel welcome to tell us about it, and what are the unique challenges and
joys of that photography.
We used to have training and $ps ar$cles from $me to $me. If you’d like to share
some of your knowledge and experience, please write it down and send it my way!
Don’t worry if you’re not confident about your wri$ng—I can $dy it up if needs be
(that’s part of an editor’s job!).
To give you a guide, each page of FORMAT is about 500 words without photos
(obviously we would like photos too!) and I envisage ar$cles can go for a couple of
pages, maybe even three.
If you’d like to discuss an idea, catch me at a mee$ng or email me at
[email protected]. Ar$cles should also be mailed to that address.
Saturday 7 February
from 8am
Nortons Park off High Street Road.
Come along to our annual breakfast.
Bring your family, your friends and your
dogs, and join in the first social ac$vity
for 2015. Have a fry-up, bring a picnic
or just bring yourself. There are
barbecues and plenty of tables. Enjoy
the company of friends, take a walk —
and bring your camera as there are
sure to be some photo opportuni$es
too!
Inviting Articles for FORMAT ESPS 2015 Breakfast in the Park
Astrid Weise
Smugmug Films
Smugmug has an outstanding series of
short videos (5 minutes or so) on excep-
$onal photographers. It includes arc$c
surfing photography (!), air-to-air
photography, a photographer in the
Interna$onal Space Sta$on, underwater
and crea$ve photographers.
You can see the series on YouTube at
h-ps://www.youtube.com/user/
SmugMugFilms .
ESPS FORMAT - Volume 48 - Issue 1 - January 2015 Page 9
Database Update Bob Thomas
In 2014 I announced our inten$on to
create a new on-line database for the
club, designed to reduce workloads,
enhance the compe$$on entry process
and generally make our club more
efficient.
This project has been proceeding well
using a team of four programmers from
Swinburne University, and the first
prototype was tested during October
2014 by a number of ESPS volunteers.
However, since then a number of
problems have emerged as the project
took shape, a shape which in some
areas showed a disconcer$ng tendency
to become pear shaped!
Firstly, explaining the intricacies of our
compe$$on processes proved to be
difficult with a team of non-English
speakers, and this resulted in a couple
of key fundamentals being
misconstrued by the team. Although
the database and associated
programming func$oned well in tests,
these underlying flaws would have
limited the usefulness of the program
in the longer term. In addi$on, $me
became increasingly cri$cal as the end
of the university semester loomed and
by November 2014 the team of
students was disbanded, with several
key aspects remaining unresolved.
Fortunately the primary programmer
volunteered to remain with the
project, a well-inten$oned offer
which was subsequently s$llborn
when he discovered that he had failed
his English exam, an essen$al
requirement if he was to be allowed
to stay in Australia. Passing his
supplementary exam understandably
became a more pressing priority, and
sadly he was forced to stop
development of the database. This
le9 me with an incomplete program,
a situa$on exacerbated when our
web server’s so9ware was upgraded,
rendering our so9ware inaccessible
online. A9er a few more circuits
around my own learning circle I
learned how to repair this damage,
and once again the so9ware
flourishes on-line albeit s$ll with its
inherent flaws.
Given that I am not comfortable
introducing a flawed system I am
currently pursuing “Plan B”, which
involves therapy, stronger medica$on
and hopefully a new programmer.
I hope this combina$on will see the
so9ware become fully opera$onal
some$me during the first half of this
year, although somewhat later than
originally planned. In the mean$me,
Chris Burt will con$nue to process
your compe$$on entries in the
conven$onal way pending the
eventual launch of the online system.
Stay tuned for further updates and
reports on my mental condi$on!
World Record for Sale of a Photograph
Australian-born photographer Peter Lik now has the record for the most expen-
sive photograph ever sold. In fact, 4 of the 20 most expensive photos ever are his.
His monochrome image, depic$ng a ghostlike image in Antelope Canyon, Arizona,
sold recently for $A 7.8 million.
You can read a li-le more, and
see a few of his photos, on the
ABC News site here.
His outstanding por\olio can be
seen at his website www.lik.com.
I wonder if Anna is thinking of
selling here excellent Antelope
Canyon shots now?
ESPS FORMAT - Volume 48 - Issue 1 - January 2015 Page 10
November Competition Awards Theme: A Minimalist Image
Judge: Duane Eaks
Thirsty for Cider Astrid Weise Alone in the Dark Wirut Khemnak Pre-Dawn at Su-on Thomas Lyons K.I.S.S. Paul Nador
Minimal Chances of Survival Anna Berger Sky High Rob Morgan
Anna Berger HD Colour Projected Image Minimal Chances of Survival
Astrid Weise D Small Print Thirsty for Cider
Chris Burt HD Colour Print—B Sea Mist
David Simcox HD Colour Projected Image Foot Prints
Paul Nador D Monochrome Projected Image K.I.S.S.
Robert Morgan HD Colour Print—A Sky High
Thomas Lyons HD Colour Projected Image Pre-Dawn at Su-on
Wirut Khemnak D Colour Projected Image Alone in the Dark
D Colour Projected Image Out of a Stormy Sky
Ivan Tnay D Colour Projected Image Marker
Ken Gosbell HD Colour Projected Image Nature’s Symmetry
Des Lowe D Monochrome Print Buoy
D Colour Projected Image Day Light
Evelyn Ware D Colour Print—A Dune
ESPS FORMAT - Volume 48 - Issue 1 - January 2015 Page 11
November Competition Awards Theme: A Minimalist Image
Judge: Duane Eaks
Dune Evelyn Ware
Out of a Stormy Sky Evelyn Ware
Day Light Des Lowe
Nature’s Symmetry Ken Gosbell
Foot Prints David Simcox
Buoy Des Lowe
Sea Mist Chris Burt
Marker Ivan Tnay
ESPS FORMAT - Volume 48 - Issue 1 - January 2015 Page 12
Annual Berris Stokes Memorial Competition Awards Theme: Nature
General Nature
Jannie Lay HC Mistletoe & Ant (DPI)
Anna Berger HC Majes$c Marlin (DPI)
Bill Bo-erill 3rd Drinking Is Not Easy (DPI)
Graham Phillips 2nd Green Water Wader (DPI)
Des Lowe 1st Leopard Orchid (Print)
Wild Nature
Anna Berger HC Catching a Ride on a Dolphin (DPI)
Ken Gosbell HC Malachite Kingfisher (Print)
Robert Morgan HC Puppy Love (DPI)
Wim van Eijk 3rd Marine Mollusc (DPI)
Chris Burt 2nd Mum’s Taxi (Print)
Robert Morgan 1st Beach Patrol (DPI)
Majes$c Marlin Anna Berger
Drinking is Not Easy Bill Bo:erill Beach Patrol Rob Morgan Leopard Orchid Des Lowe
Mistletoe & Ant Jannie Lay
ESPS FORMAT - Volume 48 - Issue 1 - January 2015 Page 13
Annual Berris Stokes Memorial Competition Awards Theme: Nature
Marine Mollusc Wim van Eijk
Puppy Love Rob Morgan
Malachite Kingfisher Ken Gosbell
Catching a Ride on a Dolphin Anna Berger
Green Water Wader Graham Phillips Mum’s Taxi Chris Burt
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Image of the Year Awards
Brian Harrington Small Print Image of the Year “An Evening Stroll” Ros Osborne
David HaXngh Colour Print Image of the Year - Grade B “The Cloister” Chris Burt
Mark Brocklesby Monochrome Print Image of the Year “Iconic Praha” Des Lowe
David HaXngh Colour Print Image of the Year - Grade A “Ricefields at Dawn” Robert Morgan
Max Letcher Monochrome Digital Projected Image of the Year - Grade B “For the Last Time” Paul Nador
Max Letcher Monochrome Digital Projected Image of the Year - Grade A “Internal Balcony” Rafael Sanchez
Lindsay McColl Colour Digital Projected Image of the Year - Grade B “I Didn’t Know Her Name” Paul Nador
Lindsay McColl Colour Digital Projected Image of the Year - Grade A “Queenscliff Dawn” Don Sto-
Norm Jobling All Categories Top Image of the Year “Internal Balcony” Rafael Sanchez
Iconic Praha Des Lowe Ricefields at Dawn Rob Morgan
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Image of the Year Awards
For the Last Time Paul Nador I Didn’t Know Her Name Paul Nador
Queenscliff Dawn Don Sto:
More Image of the Year Awards on the last page
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Annual Awards
Berris Stokes Memorial Award - General Nature First Place Des Lowe “Leopard Orchid”
Berris Stokes Memorial Award - Wild Nature First Place Robert Morgan “Beach Patrol”
Aggregate Awards
Peter English Achievement Award Gary Leete
Aggregate Award Digital Projected Images Monochrome - Grade B Second Place Chris Burt
Aggregate Award Digital Projected Images Monochrome - Grade B First Place Paul Nador
Aggregate Award Digital Projected Images Monochrome - Grade A First Place Graham Phillips
Aggregate Award Digital Projected Images Monochrome - Grade A First Place Rafael Sanchez
Aggregate Award Digital Projected Images Colour Image - Grade B First Place Paul Nador
Aggregate Award Digital Projected Images Colour Image - Grade B First Place Wirut Khemnak
Aggregate Award Digital Projected Images Colour Image - Grade A Second Place Anna Berger
Aggregate Award Digital Projected Images Colour Image - Grade A First Place Peter Williams
Aggregate Award Digital Projected Images Set Subjects Second Place Chris Burt
Aggregate Award Digital Projected Images Set Subjects First Place Paul Nador
Aggregate Award Overall Digital Projected Categories President’s Trophy Second Place Graham Phillips
Aggregate Award Overall Digital Projected Categories President’s Trophy First Place Paul Nador
Aggregate Award Prints Small Prints Second Place Astrid Weise
Aggregate Award Prints Small Prints Second Place Chris Burt
Aggregate Award Prints Small Prints First Place Ros Osborne
Aggregate Award Prints Monochrome Prints Second Place Paul Nador
Aggregate Award Prints Monochrome Prints First Place Des Lowe
Aggregate Award Prints Colour Prints - Grade B Second Place Ian Stuart
Aggregate Award Prints Colour Prints - Grade B First Place Ken Gosbell
Aggregate Award Prints Colour Prints - Grade A Second Place Peter Williams
Aggregate Award Prints Colour Prints - Grade A First Place Robert Morgan
Aggregate Award Prints Set Subjects Prints First Place Robert Morgan
Aggregate Award Prints Set Subjects Prints First Place Ros Osborne
Aggregate Award Overall Prints President’s Trophy Second Place Robert Morgan
Aggregate Award Overall Prints President’s Trophy First Place Ros Osborne
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How I Did It We welcome contribu�ons from place-ge�ers.
Email up to 200 words to
Berris Stokes: Beach Patrol (1st) and
Puppy Love (HC) by Rob Morgan
Both these images were taken on South
Georgia Island last November, early in the
season with lots of young animals. I'd seen
many photos of penguins and seals before
and some of the most striking ones were
taken low down, face to face. So I was
trying to do that with these images.
Fortunately the beaches slope down and
we were all rugged up in waterproofs and
gumboots, so standing or kneeling at the
water's edge wasn't a problem and it
allowed this different perspec$ve. King
penguins are well under 1 m tall, but from
low down they look like giants. To
emphasise the orange on the penguins I
desaturated the blue out of the image,
leaving a grey sky. It was excellent having
David Burren as the judge, with his wide
and detailed knowledge of so many birds
and animals. He knew immediately that
the penguins in 'Beach Patrol' were
coming out of the water, not going in. And
what other judge knows the names of
individual birds on Lord Howe Island!
Minimalist: Sea Mist by Chris Burt
This picture was taken four or five years ago, down near
Mornington. It had been a nice warm day when a change and the
mist came through. It was very exci$ng and I took a lot of shots -
there were so many possibili$es. The one I selected was an
a-empt at a minimalist image and I have always liked it. However
I was never happy with my processing of it. It always turned out
too dark and lost the mist look - the hints of waves and the
horizon ended up too pronounced. Even when I managed to
retain the mist feel, the picture felt wrong.
I looked at it again for this compe$$on and realised what it was
that put me off. The boat in the original image is facing the other
way - facing out of the picture and this kept taking my view away
from the centre. So as far as post processing goes, I le9 the
picture almost as it was straight from the camera (fixed a bit of
colour cast). Then I selected a box around the boat, copied it to a
temporary file, and sharpened, upped the contrast and darkened
it a bit. I flipped this temporary file horizontally so the boat was
facing the other way and then put it back in the original picture.
It felt a lot be-er to me with the boat poin$ng into the
centre.
I am sure there is a good B&W picture there but I don’t
yet have the skill to do it. So I le9 it in colour - the only
colour really being the yellow buoy the boat is $ed to.
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2014 Annual Awards Night
All award photos: Wim van Eijk
Event photo: Peter Williams
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Image of the Year Awards continued Normally this last page is the ESPS Member Gallery. If you would like to share one
of your own special images—not necessarily a compe$$on entry—or to nominate
another member’s image for inclusion, let us know at [email protected].
The Cloister Chris Burt
Internal Balcony
Rafael Sanchez
An Evening Stroll
Ros Osborne