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The 21st Laurie Thomas New Zealand Landscape Salon

2017

Organised by the Christchurch Photographic Society

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Laurie Thomas New Zealand Landscape Salon 2017 Welcome to the 2017 21st Laurie Thomas Salon (LTS) New Zealand Landscape competition. This year we had 169 people enter 651 images, which is very close to a record number of entries. So thank you all for taking part and sharing our beautiful New Zealand landscape and how we see it. We had to create a new competition web site this year, at very short notice, and it worked very well as less than 3 per cent of entrants had issues. For the salon in 2018 we will be using the same website and instructions will be sent out via email, the https://lauriethomassalon.com website and Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/320580375006402/ I would like to thank our three judges who carried out the judging in Southland: PSNZ Honours Board Chairman Graham Dainty FPSNZ, who led the Selection Panel, Roger Wandless FPSNZ FNZIPP and Kevin Tyree APSNZ. Also to make this event happen Christchurch Photographic Society members played a big part to make the event come together with a special thank you to Carol Green, Jo Curtis, Belinda Carter, Gavin Melville and Stephen Laird. Well done to the 18 per cent who achieved an acceptance or higher award in a tough competition with very high photography standards maintained by the judging panel. This year we are making the AV and catalogue available for downloading and for sharing. An email with the web links will be sent out with your results.

Paul FurboroughPresident Christchurch Photographic Society and Salon Co-ordinator

Convening Judge’s CommentsThe Judging was held in Invercargill on 10th June. Myself , Kevin Tyree APSNZ and Roger Wandless FPSNZ were the judges. We had help from Annie Carmichael, Stephanie Forrester and Rodney Adamson of the Southland Photographic Society with the projection and recording. The judging was via a web based programme and worked very well. The judging took eight hours. We felt the Christchurch Photographic Society’s Laurie Thomas Landscape competition is one of the country’s top specialist subject competitions and it was an honour to judge it. Seeing some of the top landscape images from all around New Zealand was very inspiring and we were pleased to see true landscape photography is in good form. The judges were looking for original views that conveyed that sense of truly capturing the es-sence of our New Zealand landscape. The top images did this with varying styles and views but all gave that extra something. The top images that were awarded acceptances and above showed a good level of understanding the subtle-ties of a good landscape. A lot of images were deemed to be over-processed and marked down accordingly. Simple things like not removing dust spots and not levelling horizons also scored against some entrants. We hope all the entrants enjoyed the competition and even if you were not successful this time, the time photographing out in our wonderful and varied country is never wasted. Strive to improve your images and re-enter next year. This com-petition does set the landscape standard just as Laurie Thomas did himself in years gone by. Graham Dainty FPSNZ

Champion Image: Gold Medal

Silver Medal

James GibsonAPSNZ AFIAP

A Light in the Darkness

Bob McCreeFPSNZ

Mystical Metropolis

Jacky ChallisFoggy morn Hagley Park

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Bronze Medal

Jennifer WilliamsLPSNZ

Lake Grassmere salt ponds

Michael MolloyAFIAP Dip PhotoStars at Mitre Peak

Carol MolineuxLPSNZ

Evening Mist Tararua Range

Albert AanensenRangipo Dawn

Anneka Barritt Kupe’s Sail

Pouto Lighthouse~Jan Bellamy, LP-SNZ~08.tif

Honours

Susan Blick When the Night Falls With The Rain

David BowieGolden Nuggets

Jacky ChallisCastlepoint Dawn

Jan BellamyLPSNZ Pouto Lighthouse

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HonoursHonours

Peter CurtisLPSNZ

Shearers Huts

Jo CurtisLPSNZ Afterglow

Barry DoigFPSNZ AFIAP Abandoned

Michelle DurrantLupins Twizel

Helena Gratkowski Under the Milky Way

Dianna HambletonLPSNZ Sheep farm Wairarapa

Stephanie HandleyAPSNZ

White out

Shelly LinehanLPSNZ First winter snowfall

Shona KebbleAPSNZ

High Country

Paul FurboroughShag Rock Topography

Shona JarayAPSNZ Maniototo winter

Bob McCreeFPSNZ

Frosty Pastiche

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Anna MandenoWaikaretu falls

Anna MandenoWhere the river meets the sand

Andrew Peterson Forest Floor

Ian PurdenLPSNZ

Owhata Falls Karangahake Gorge

Honours

Annette PreenFPSNZ AFIAP Misty morn

Nicola PyeHailstorm at Sandymount

Bob ScottLPSNZ Tuki Tuki Beehives

Chris WatsonEvening flight

Mikko Xiang WangBig hat on Mt.Egmont

Andrew Peterson Illuminated

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Tom WilkinsonAPSNZ Sulphur Vent, White Island

Daniel WongAPSNZ

Extraterrestrial

Shelley WoodLPSNZ Piha Squall

Daniel WongAPSNZ

Victory of Dawn

Honours Acceptances

Matheson BeaumontONZM Hon FPSNZ FRPS FPSAThe Black Hills

Heidi BeckersBelow Zero

Lisa Blomquist LPSNZ Ruapehu Sunrise

Susan Blick Through the Light Tunnel

David Bowie Fields of Gold

Lindsey WilloughbyAPSNZ

Flamin close

Mark BrimblecombeAPSNZ

Mount Hauhungatahi, Tongariro National Park

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Patricia CockfieldAPSNZMist & Cloud

Chris ConroyLPSNZ

Te Hapu skylines

Rosie CosterOcean retreat

Jo CurtisLPSNZ Ancient Rain Forest Breathes

Peter CurtisLPSNZ

Five Trees

Ita Daniels End of a sunny day on Mt Cargill

Shaun DenholmGovernors Bay Sunrise

Acceptances

Michelle DurrantThe Remarkables

Brian EastwoodMNZIPP Calm

John Ford Mt Earnslaw

Carolyn ElcockANPSNZ

Windswept Matagouri

Jay DrewLPSNZ Connection

Bruce Burgess FPSNZ Awhitu Peninsula

Priscilla ChapmanANPSNZ

Heavenly Sky, Maniototo

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Miriam GodfreyLPSNZ Estuary

John Gregory Lake Ellery

Newell GrenfellHon PSNZ FPSNZ FNPSNZ

Tree Tops

Acceptances

Sandra HobbsAPSNZ Milford Sound waterfall

James HowellFRPS APSNZCatlins Beach

Stephanie HandleyAPSNZ No Title

Stacey HillWindswept

Donna Jennings Summer mountain waterfall

Dave FosterLRPS CPAGB Little Kaiteriteri by night

James GibsonAPSNZ AFIAP

Lower Mcleans Falls

Lorraine GibbLPSNZ Prime Position

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Markham MailAPSNZ Above Taranaki

Acceptances

Bob McCreeFPSNZ

Awakino Outlook

Ian Alexander McIlraithWairere Stream

Helen McLeodAPSNZ

Mosses in Erewhon Waterfall

Anna MandenoReflected reeds

Carol MolineuxLPSNZ White Rock southerly swell

Alan MoorePyramid Valley Winter Feed

Jeanette NeeAPSNZ

McLaren Lake

Jan Macpherson Solitude

Shelly LinehanLPSNZ Calm Morning

Susan KaneLPSNZ Mount Tongariro

John O’MalleyFNZIPP

Clearing Mist on Castle Hill

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Nicola PyeLPSNZ

Peek-a-boo cloud, Mahinerangi

Sue RiachLPSNZ

Alpine Lookout

Martin SandersLPSNZ Omarama cliffs

Claire Sherrington Waking in the clouds

Cornelia SchulzLPSNZ

Moon over Hahei

Ian Smith Rocky Wall

Karen Smith Greenpoint Wrecks Miro and Rita

Dominic Stove Nevis Valley Tree

Margaret PenneyIn the Fog

Acceptances

Judy StokesAPSNZ

Towards the storm

Aaron SolomonMakawhio River Haast Hwy

Pol Syrett Pond reflections

Ian PurdenLPSNZ Late summer Nevis Valley

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Acceptances

1997 Bevan Tulett1998 Newell Grenfell1999 Russell McGeorge2000 Adair Wilson2001 David Beckingham2002 Don Kelly2003 Roger Urlwyn2004 Graham Richards2005 Albert Aenenson2006 Stephen Wright2007 Kevin Bowie/Greg Cameron*2008 Ron Willems/Georgie McKie*2009 Brian Cudby2010 Don Pittham

Winners of the Laurie Thomas Landscape Salon

Daniel WongAPSNZ Longing

Paul WillyamsLPSNZ AFIAP ANZIPP

The Pond

Jennifer WilliamsLPSNZ Pre Dawn Great Barrier

Tom WilkinsonAPSNZ Sunset, Te Mata Peak

Mikko Xiang WangCoromandel west coast

Chris WatsonKey Summit

Michael Venz Wind and Water

Corrie van WykThe Waimakariri River

John VastaThe O Mighty Totara. Lord of the forest.

Roger ThwaitesAPSNZ

River shoal

2011 Michael Treloar2012 Jason Byrne2013 Neil Gordon2014 Bruce Burgess2015 Newell Grenfell2016 Michael J Pemberton2017 James Gibson

* In 2007, Kevin Bowie won Champion PI Trophy and Greg Cameron, Cham-pion Slide Trophy. In 2008, Ron Wil-lems provided the top digital image and Georgie McKie, the best slide.

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Alphabetical listing of all prize win-ners. Those images without initials are Ac-ceptances.

Albert AanensenRangipo Dawn (H)

Anneka Barritt Kupe’s Sail (H)

Matheson BeaumontONZM Hon FPSNZ FRPS FPSAThe Black Hills

Heidi BeckersBelow Zero

Jan BellamyLPSNZ Pouto Lighthouse (H)

Susan Blick When the Night Falls With The Rain (H)Through the Light Tunnel

Lisa BlomquistLPSNZ Ruapehu Sunrise

David BowieGolden Nuggets (H)Fields of Gold

Mark BrimblecombeAPSNZMount Hauhungatahi, Tongariro National Park

Bruce BurgessFPSNZ Awhitu Peninsula

Jacky ChallisFoggy morn Hagley Park (S)Castlepoint dawn (H)

Priscilla ChapmanANPSNZHeavenly Sky, Manio-totoFour Trees, Manio-toto

Patricia CockfieldAPSNZMist & Cloud

Chris ConroyLPSNZ Te Hapu skylines

Rosie CosterOcean retreat

Jo CurtisLPSNZAfterglow (H)Ancient Rain Forest Breathes

Peter CurtisLPSNZ Shearers Huts (H)Five Trees

Ita Daniels End of a sunny day on Mt CargillIcy cold at Arthur’s Pass

Shaun DenholmGovernors Bay Sunrise

Barry DoigFPSNZ AFIAP Abandoned (H)

Jay DrewLPSNZ Connection

Michelle DurrantLupins Twizel (H)The Remarkables

Brian EastwoodMNZIPP CalmMisty morning at Lake Mapourika

Carolyn ElcockANPSNZ DIP PhotoWindswept Matagouri

John Ford Mt EarnslawLake Hawea

Dave FosterLRPS CPAGB Tongariro National Park in WinterLittle Kaiteriteri by night

Paul FurboroughShag Rock Topogra-phy (H)

Lorraine GibbLPSNZ Prime Position

James GibsonAPSNZ AFIAPA Light in the Dark-ness (G)Lower Mcleans FallsThe Rocks and Sands

Miriam GodfreyLPSNZ Estuary Worn by the sea

Susan KaneLPSNZ National Park Wa-terfallMount Tongariro

Shona KebbleAPSNZ High Country (H)

Shelly LinehanLPSNZ First winter snowfall (H)Winters LightCalm Morning

Jan Macpherson Solitude

Markham MailAPSNZ Above Taranaki

Anna MandenoWhere the river meets the sand (H)Waikaretu falls (H)Reflected reeds

Bob McCreeFPSNZ Mystical Metropolis (S)Frosty Pastiche (H)Awakino Outlook

Ian Alexander McIlraithWairere Stream

Helen McLeodAPSNZ Typically Marlbor-oughPeaking Through the CloudsMosses in Erewhon Waterfall

Carol MolineuxLPSNZ Evening Mist Tararua Range (B)White Rock Southerly SwellTararua Main Range

Michael MolloyAFIAP DIP PhotoStars at Mitre Peak(B)

Alan MoorePyramid Valley Win-ter Feed

Jeanette NeeAPSNZ McLaren Lake

John O’MalleyFNZIPPClearing Mist on Castle Hill

Margaret PenneyIn the Fog

Andrew Peterson Illuminated (H)Forest Floor (H)

Annette PreenFPSNZ AFIAP Misty morn (H)

Ian PurdenLPSNZ Owhata Falls Karan-gahake Gorge (H)Late summer Nevis ValleyFrozen Middlemarch early morning fog

Nicola PyeLPSNZ Hailstorm at Sandy-mount (H)Peek-a-boo cloud, Mahinerangi

Sue RiachLPSNZ Alpine Lookout

Martin SandersLPSNZ Omarama cliffs

Cornelia SchulzLPSNZ Moon over Hahei

Bob ScottLPSNZ Tuki Tuki Beehives (H)

Claire Sherrington Waking in the clouds

Ian Smith Rocky Wall

Karen Smith Greenpoint Wrecks Miro and Rita

Aaron SolomonMakawhio River Haast Hwy

Judy StokesAPSNZ Towards the storm

Dominic Stove Nevis Valley Tree

Pol Syrett Pond reflections

Roger ThwaitesAPSNZ River shoal

Corrie van WykThe Waimakariri River

List of winning images John VastaThe O Mighty Totara. Lord of the forest.

Michael Venz Wind and Water

Mikko Xiang WangBig hat on Mt Egmont (H)Coromandel west coast

Chris WatsonEvening flight (H)Key Summit

Tom WilkinsonAPSNZ Sulphur Vent, White Island (H)Sunset, Te Mata Peak

Jennifer WilliamsLPSNZ Lake Grassmere salt ponds (B)Lake WanakaKaimanawa tapestryPre Dawn Great Barrier

Lindsey WilloughbyAPSNZ Flamin close (H)

Paul WillyamsLPSNZ AFIAP ANZIPPThe Pond

Daniel WongAPSNZ Extraterrestrial (H)Victory of Dawn (H)Longing

Shelley WoodLPSNZ Piha Squall (H)

Helena Gratkowski Under the Milky Way (H)

John Gregory Lake ElleryLand meets Sea

Newell GrenfellHon PSNZ FPSNZ FNPSNZTree Tops

Dianna HambletonLPSNZ Sheep farm Wair-arapa (H)

Stephanie HandleyAPSNZ White out (H)No Title

Stacey HillWindswept

Sandra HobbsAPSNZ Milford Sound wa-terfall

James HowellFRPS APSNZWest Coast Huff and PuffCatlins Beach

Shona JarayAPSNZ Maniototo winter (H)

Donna Jennings Summer mountain waterfallMountain lake

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The winner of the CPS Laurie Thomas Landscape Salon gets to keep a beautiful trophy. Designed by Lesley Sales FPSNZ, the trophy known as ‘Wind & Water’ sym-bolises the essence of the New Zealand landscape: water, wind, trees and light.

Lesley says the outline shape suggests a mountain, and the forces acting upon it to carve out the landscape.

Mountain streams flowing down the moun-tain sides are depicted by internalcut-out lines.

The action of the wind is suggested by an invisible, implied line that begins as a curl on the outside edge of the mountain, and flows across the landscape.

Trees clinging to the mountain sides..add another dimension, that of vegetation and plant growth.

Light defines the shape of the mountain, illuminating the waters, the shapes, the trees, silhouetting the shapes of the landscape.