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The Centenary Trophy is a perpetual club trophy donated by Mr Alistair Douglas on the occasion of the club's centenary in 1989 and is open to all financial members of the club.
The photo shall have been taken during a club outing or activity dur-ing the twelve months preceding the closing date for entry. The image must contain one or more club mem-bers.
Two standard EDI images may be
entered per member. Entries must conform to the current NTCC competition guidelines for EDI's (refer to Members' Handbook).
All entries must be accompa-nied by a brief description of the event, the date taken and the names of the people in the photograph, if known.
Entries close on Tuesday 25th September. The entries will
be judged by the popular vote of members at the October Club meeting on 9th October.
Email entries (including brief description of the event, the date taken and the names of the people in the photograph,
if known), to [email protected]
Enquiries to: Rod Oliver
Tel: 6327 2942 Mob: 0408 340 621
Email: [email protected]
Northern Tasmanian Camera Club
The DRUM Number 64
September 2012
EDITOR : Hector Beveridge [email protected]
In this issue ...
President’s News
and Views
2
Club News &
Calendar
4
August Competition
Results
Large Prints
EDI
Monochrome Prints
5
6
7
8
November TPF
9
TPF Photographer of
the Year
10
Next meetings,
Committee
11
Next meeting - Tuesday 11 September
Glenara Lakes
Guest Speaker - Howard Colvin -
Panorama Stitching
Competition - Open
Judges - Howard Colvin, Astrid Claase
Centenary Trophy
A newsletter for the communication of imagery and processes, the sharing of ideas and the dissemination of activities for the improved well-being of all members.
Howard Colvin & David Maynard at Tamar Island
Example by Rod Oliver
Page 2 NTCC DRUM No 64 September 2012
Hello again – now we are into spring and so
far the first day looks amazing. No clouds
and lots of sun. I am looking out the window
and am watching a man negotiate crossing
St. John street with a walker and I am think-
ing how lucky I am to have all my bits work-
ing enough that I have
no need for such things
in this stage of my life.
I can still get down and
dirty as required, even though the getting up
is a lot less eloquent than previously. My
legs do take me places I want to go, perhaps
not as fast or as easy as ten years ago, but
they do still get me there. Plus I can also see
and hear enough to be grateful, regardless of
needing glasses, buggers they are as far as
photography goes, but they are better than
not seeing at all. Is it spring inviting this
thought, who knows, but I do know it is en-
thusing me to get the camera out again and
head towards beaches.
Where are all of you in your photography
journey? Hopefully exploring and enjoying
your abilities to utilize the camera when the
opportunity arises. Maybe even sharing your
images with others or looking for something
different in your work. We all travel a path
in some ways that may be as we went it or
sometimes we have to turn corners and move
around obstacles to get to destinations, cho-
sen by us or given to us, as we move through
the landscape.
Thinking of times when I have been
totally frustrated,
even angry that I cannot
fathom out something or
am struggling to get
through a chosen or given path, I remember
the satisfaction that comes when you manage
to achieve what you are struggling with. Or
alternately be happy to say goodbye to it and
change direction if achievement is not possi-
ble. Camera Clubs, organisations are all like a
path we tread and work our ways through
belonging and/or visiting for a time. Each of
us finds a place within the society or club
that suits us. We are not all the same and do
not need to see the club in the same way.
This is much like taking photos. I could
guarantee that 50 people
standing in a space near
to each other would take
50 different images, even
if one person stood in an-
other person’s footprints,
the photo they took,
would not be an exact
copy of the person before
them.
We do see photos that
others have taken and
say why didn’t I see this
or take this at the time. It can
often send us back to the same
place to re-take the photo that
we thought we should have
taken in the first place. This can be about
learning and taking us on our journey in pho-
tography. But the beauty of it is that we are
all different. Science tells us we have our
own unique DNA, something that cannot be
found in someone else. Yes we all can have
bits of DNA that are the same as another, but
the total in each of us is an original, not to be
found in someone else. In this present day
anyway, who knows what the future will
bring. So I guess it is perfectly understand-
(Continued on page 3)
President’s News and Views
… down and dirty ...
… why didn’t I see this ...
Page 3 NTCC DRUM No 64 September 2012
able that we all like different things, par-
ticipate in things differently, do things
differently and take different types of im-
ages. This is not wrong. This quote by
Elliott Erwitt sums up what I am saying
and if you click on his name you will find
more information about him.
“To me, photography is an art of observation.
It’s about finding something interesting in an
ordinary place...I’ve found it has little to do
with the things you see and everything to do
with the way you see them.” Elliott Erwitt
And in talking about favourite images,
especially my own, I totally relate to this.
“Which of my photographs is my favourite?
The one I’m going to take tomorrow”. – Imo-
gen Cunningham
Links to her work can be found here
Until next time, keep looking. Maybe, if
your search is taking you in this direction,
one day you will find your perfect image.
As far as I am concerned, hopefully I
never will.
Anne
News & Views ... Cont. Editor’s note .... Welcome to the first DRUM
of Spring. The winds of seasonal change are still blowing strongly but colour is appearing along with the bright green that typifies our Tasmanian countryside providing great ‘rebirth’ photographic opportunities.
Having missed the last few club meetings I am probably not in the best place to comment but the number of entries in some of the recent club com-petitions have been, to me, disappointingly low.
Putting your images forward in club comps is the best way to measure your early development as a photographer. Based on my experiences I encour-age all to ‘have a go’.
Our club continues to receive external recognition. The 2012 APS Gallery has accepted five Tasmanian images, three by NTCC members—Ruth Timperon, Felix Staub and Anne O’Connor. Congratulations to all three.
..... Hector
Roadside Sculpture
Photoshop online tutorials
For those who are interested in online tutorials
using Photoshop Elements and Photoshop
CS 4 or 5 you might like to have a look at the
watchphotoshop.tv. website.
Peter Wear lives near Brisbane and has made a
series of very good tutorials which are avail-
able for download for $34.95. His tutorials
are clear and easy to follow, and use both
Photoshop Elements and the full version of
Photoshop.
I am not on commission, but would thor-
oughly recommend these tutorials for anyone
who is just starting with Photoshop, or even
for those who are further down the track but
want to learn more.
Margaret Whitmore
Drawing the Line
Tasmania’s First Political Boundary
His Excellency The Honourable Peter Under-
wood, Governor of Tasmania , will be opening
this project’s interpretation site and roadside
sculpture at Ross on Tuesday 16th October. I
am looking for NTCC member volunteers to
capture a photographic record of the day’s ac-
tivities, having undertaken for the club to per-
form this task with the organising committee.
Anyone interested
should contact me
for more informa-
tion and so an offi-
cial invitation can
be arranged.
Hector Beveridge
Page 4 NTCC DRUM No 64 September 2012
October Club Competition:
Subject: Portraits:
Judges: Margaret Bayliss and Debra Mans-field
Closing date for prints (large, small or mono-chrome): Tuesday 11 September. Enter at club meeting, before club meeting starts
Closing date for EDI entries: Tuesday 25 Sep-tember. Email EDI entries to [email protected]
Can't pick up your prints after results are an-nounced (or can't arrange for someone else to pick them up)? These will be placed in a con-tainer and held in the store room where other gear is stored for collection at the next meet-ing. Storage is at the owner's risk.
Centenary Trophy:
This is a club competition for EDI images taken at a club outing or activity, and must contain one or more NTCC members. Normal club EDI rules apply: less than 500kb, dimensions no more than 1024 by 768 pixels, resolu-tion: 72dpi. Limit of two entries per member.
Closing date for Centenary Trophy is Tuesday 25th September. Email
to: [email protected]. Limit of two entries per member.
The Centenary Trophy will be judged at the October club meeting by members voting for the image they consider the best.
Tasmanian Photographic Federa-tion and Photographic Society of America Interclub competitions:
We will be entering images in these competi-tions in October. We need 24 entries for the TPF competitions (large, small and mono-chrome prints and EDIs) and 6 EDI's for the PSA competition
Members with quality images are requested to let Rod Oliver or Richard Claase know so they can be considered for inclusion in the NTCC entries for the competitions.
Mackrill and President's Trophies - December club competitions This year the subjects for each of the seven im-ages in an entry will not be specified. A mem-ber can select a theme and chose seven images which support the chosen theme. Now is the time to be choosing your themes and selecting appropriate images. Entries close at the No-vember meeting.
Entry forms will be emailed and available at club meetings
Continued next page ..
Club News Club Calendar
Competition Subjects Judges
August Landscape Richard Claase, Sonya Byrne
September Open Howard Colvin
Astrid Claase
October Portrait Debra Mansfield
Margaret Bayliss
Centenary Trophy
November Open
December EDI comp: Humour
Mackrill Trophies
Presidents Trophy
January Open
February Every Day Objects
March Open
April Reflections
May Portraits
June Autumn
July POTY / Ikin Trophy
Guest Speakers
August Members’ Presentations
Sept Howard Colvin Panorama Stitching
October Bob Wickham
Glamour & Fashion Portraiture
November John Morrison Monochrome
December Christmas dinner
January Club night
Page 5 NTCC DRUM No 64 September 2012
Ponies Grazing
Janet Headlam
Seaport sunset Rod Oliver
Ghost Tree Rod Oliver
August Club Competitions
Subject: Landscape
Judges: Richard Claase & Sonya Byrne
Large Prints 8 entries
1st John Shepherd Landscape near Lachlan
2nd Rod Oliver Foggy Bank
3rd Rod Oliver Autumn Vineyard
HC Margaret Whitmore Coles Bay
Monochrome Prints 4 entries
1st Rod Oliver Fog Lifting Trevallyn
2nd Janet Headlam Bridge Approach
3rd Janet Headlam Beyond the Wharves
HC Rod Oliver Foggy Paddock
Small Prints 4 entries
1st Rod Oliver Seaport Sunset
2nd Janet Headlam Park Waterway
3rd Janet Headlam Ponies Grazing
HC Rod Oliver Ghost Tree
EDIs 16 entries
1st Hector Beveridge Hay Plains
2nd Margaret Bayliss Geiranger Fjord
3rd Carolyn Scott Westfield
HC Margaret Whitmore Still Morning Wetlands
HC Trisha Routley Creek at Southport
Judges Choices
Small prints
Park Waterway Janet Headlam
Page 6 NTCC DRUM No 64 September 2012
Judges Choices Large Prints
Autumn Vineyard Rod Oliver
Foggy bank Rod Oliver
Landscape near Lachlan John Shepherd Coles Bay Margaret Whitmore
Page 7 NTCC DRUM No 64 September 2012
Judges Choices—EDI Creek at Southport Trisha Routley
Westfield Carolyn Scott Still Morning Wetlands Margaret Whitmore
Hay Plains 1 Hector Beveridge Geiranger Fjord Margaret Bayliss
Page 8 NTCC DRUM No 64 September 2012
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A3 image - frame size 570 x 460 $89.00 A4 image - frame size 410 x 350 $69.00 Available in a variety of quality moldings with acid free mat boards in black or off white and complete with acid free foam board backing - includes fitting Wellington Street Gallery and Framing
218 Wellington Street 6344 7092
(just down from the Cheesecake shop)
—————————————————–——
Wellington Street Gallery and Framing have made available free framing for win-ners of the NTCC Photo of the Year compe-titions.
Club website—members gallery. All
members are invited to display 4 to 6 of
their images in the members gallery of the
club website http://www.ntcc.org.au/.
All you need to do is email your chosen
images to [email protected]. The web-
master will process them and arrange their
posting to the website
Slide Scanner—do you have any old
slides you would like to have converted to
digital. The club has a slide scanner for
this purpose. It is available from Treasurer
Ron Camplin for a fee of $5.00. See Ron at
a club meeting or phone him on 6344-3238.
Judges Choices
Monochrome Prints
Fog Lifting Trevallyn Rod Oliver
Foggy Paddock Rod Oliver
Bridge Approach Janet Headlam Beyond the Wharves Janet Headlam
Page 9 NTCC DRUM No 64 September 2012
10.00 am - Delegates arrive, morning tea. Those not at-tending the TPF Delegates Meeting may like to visit the Tamar Islands Wetlands which is a 5 minute drive from the Windsor Park Centre.
10.30 am - General TPF Delegates Meeting.
12.30 pm - Lunch break (BYO). Tea and coffee will be pro-vided.
2.00 pm to 4.00 pm - "The Use of Light" - A Presentation by Richard Strong
This will be followed by a presentation of Richard's work to illustrate how light can be used to great effect. Richard Strong is a Launceston wedding, commercial, portrait, events and fine art photographer who has a wealth of pho-tographic experience gained in Launceston, Hong Kong and the United Kingdom together with sixteen years of teaching experience. Richard's images can be viewed on his website
http://www.richardstrongphotography.com
4.00 pm to 4.30 pm - Afternoon tea provided by WTCC.
Viewing of the TPF print entries on display at the Centre.
4.30 pm to 5.30 pm
Presentation of Bi-Annual competition.
Presentation of TPF trophies.
6.00 pm - Dinner: Riverside Hotel, 407 West Tamar High-way, Riverside.
Charge: There is a $10 per person charge to cover the pres-entation by Richard Strong, afternoon tea and the TPF presentation.
LOCATION
The TPF Meeting and Presentations will be held at the Windsor Park Centre, Windsor Drive which runs east off the West Tamar Highway directly opposite Ecclestone Road and the Riverside Hotel. It is a new road which is not yet shown on most maps. See right ..
Tasmanian Photographic Federation Inc.
Tri-Annual Meeting Saturday 17 November 2012
Hosted by the West Tamar Camera Club Inc.
Windsor Park Centre, Windsor Drive, Riverside 7250
Page 10 NTCC DRUM No 64 September 2012
Recently you would have received an email from Rod with the application forms for this competition which has a closing date in December this year, instead of around April next year. In the past this competition has been associated with the June Tasmanian Photo-graphic Federation meeting (TPF). At this years June meeting, the TPF committee opted to change this for certain reasons. Now the competition is to be associ-ated with the March meeting each year instead of June. The reasons were based on the difficulty in us-ing the March meeting for a club competition. Being that a number of clubs do not have a January meeting and getting images together after Christmas was often difficult, based on the time frame of needing the im-ages by the middle of February, which would have been the closing date for the March competition. In-stead they opted for swapping the June POY to March. On top of that, the decision was made to have the cut-off time for entries in December, which means that you will need to get your entries in for next year at the end of this year. This would also give the club
more time to process the entries and get them sent off to a mainland group for judging over the Christmas break. They would then come back sometime next year before the March get together, which will be hosted next year by Devonport Club. On the entry form that Devonport sent out, it still states they will be displayed at the June meeting. This is an error, possi-bly because they had revamped the previous forms and failed to notice this was still present when they were sent out. Underneath this they have added March as the presentation and display month. The June meeting will relate only to the competition be-
tween the clubs, which was normally run in March.
So no, you are not totally confused, instead you are
the subjects of change with this year's closing date being almost on top of this year's competition. This means that there will be quite a long time in the lead in to March, 3 months instead of the usual 2 months from April to June. But it does mean that the competition is closing four months earlier than previously. This year
instead of next year.
The Photographer of the Year or POY as it gets
called, is about a competition between individual pho-tographers within the State, it is not related to clubs. The POY requires you to supply four individual images, all addressing different concepts, (ie, one por-trait, one landscape, one social documentary and one nature) Just one example but you can submit to other concepts, not specifically these. The competition tests the photographer's ability to take images on different subjects, (4) rather than be good at only one type of imagery. There are four different competitions, large colour prints, large mono prints, small prints and edi's. You may enter only one category or enter all four cate-
gories. That is up to you.
HOWEVER, it is important to take note of the closing
date, being 20th November 2012
Anne
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NTCC Entries for November TPF interclub and PSA Interclub competitions -
A shortlist of images for both the above events is being compiled from club competi-tions, national and international competi-tions, selection for publications.
Should you have images that could be chosen to represent the club and make the club's en-tries competitive, please let Rod Oliver know.
Rod Oliver will also be approaching people to submit their images.
November TPF ... Cont
TPF Photographer of the Year Competition
Page 11 NTCC DRUM No 64 September 2012
President:
Anne O’Connor - Ph 6334 5144
Vice President:
Richard Claase
Margaret Whitmore - Ph 6343 4422
Treasurer:
Ron Camplin - Equipment Steward
Committee Members:
John Shepherd - Venue Coordination
Rod Oliver- Competition Steward
Howard Colvin
Trisha Routley
Sonya Byrne
TPF Delegates:
Anne O’Conner
Hector Beveridge
Website
Geoffrey Nash
http://www.ntcc.org.au/
Club Committee October Meeting 7:30pm Tuesday 9 October Glenara Lakes Meeting Room Kings Meadows.
Guest Speaker Bob Wickham Glamour and Fashion Portraiture
Competition Subject Portrait
Print entries due by the September club
meeting—Tuesday 11th Sept.
EDI entries are due by Tuesday 25 Septem-
ber to [email protected] or can be handed
to the competition steward Rod Oliver on a
CD or thumb drive.
November
Competition Subject - OPEN
Print entries are due at the October club meeting.
Newsletter
Please email all content and images for the
next newsletter to the editor, Hector Beveridge
at [email protected] by Fri 28 Sept 2012.
September Club Meeting
7:30pm, Tuesday 11 September Glenara Lakes Meeting Room Kings Meadows.
Guest Speaker - Howard Colvin
Subject - Panorama Stitching
October club competition October club competition
print entries are due at the print entries are due at the
September club meetingSeptember club meeting!
Centenary Trophy entries close Tues-day 25 September. Email entries (including brief description of the event, the date taken and the names of the people in the photograph, if known), to [email protected]
Sausage Sizzle - the club has a book-
ing confirmed for Sunday 28 October
2012 for the Bunnings BBQ
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