Rotary Club of Madras Coromandel – RI Dist 3230 Club No: C0000 26227 Chartered on Feb 23rd 1989

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Conch 30th November 2013 Issue

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Anyone can shootThe very heavy downpour did not deter the RCMCians who gathered on to hear

from Sambandhan Kodthandaraman (alias Kota)– the basics of photography. And he did not disappoint

the crowd. He explained the technical aspects of camera in a manner that everyone could understand.

And he spoke from his heart. Starting from parts of the Camera, touching on the importance of shutter

speed in effective photography, explaining the different lens forms - he enthralled the audience with

the basics. He explained the difference between film cameras and digital cameras. He touched upon

important aspects that needs to be kept in mind while shooting a photo. Some interesting notes from his

speech that morning :

Sunday, 17th November

85 % of camera lens used in Space were made by Hasselblad.

Konica was the preferred film in south India because, its majanta shade of photos made the darker people look relatively fairer

Best time to shoot outdoor photography is between 6 – 11 am or 3 – 7 pm. He explained that the dust particles form a haze between 11 am and 3 pm and this was a time to avoid any outdoor photo

When you shoot any monument, shoot at different times of the day and at different angles. You may then arrive at the right image (he recalled photographer Raghu Rai's book on Taj)

Switching eyes to shoot can change the way you see an object you shoot.

He recalled the famous award winning photo of a bat drinking water. The bat drinks water in a fraction of a second . The bat drinks water upside down. The Russian photographer caught this on camera with a shutter speed of 1/20,000 of a second He recalled the great Hungarian war photographer and photojournalist - Robert Capa - who covered five different wars and touched upon the need for professional photographers to be physically fit.

Fellowship…..

What they said…..

“ Folks.. This was a fantastic fellowship and we thoroughly

had a good time.The organizers have set a very high

benchmark for RCMC now.Thanks a lot !”

On 24th November, fellowship @ The beach house on ECR

was alive…. The energy and enthusiasm of all those who

participated in the family fellowship was “awesome” . Food

& Fun converged into wholesome entertainment. At end, it

was a great experience, beautifully planned and

wonderfully executed. With General joining the Karaoke,

and also dancing, Bala & Srini singing some melodious

Hindi and Tamizh numbers, the young and not so young

enjoyed the experience. And the dance floor set ablaze by

the young anns and annets…..

“Dear Hosts, I enjoyed myself so much at the Fellowship

today that I fell deep asleep soon after my return home.

Hence the delay in sending this msg. many members have

already commented on this wonderful event that I cannot

find words to add to their compliments. I regret that I missed

the fun at the swimming pool & the sea excursion. I join all

the others in thanking the hosts & wish to thank Anjiah in

particular for having made available his beach

house.”…..General

“………..but also for re-defining what a great fellowship is all

about. Fun, food, family warmth, adventure – we had it all in

plenty! A lot of effort goes into organizing something like

this. I know that you people have been working on this for

almost a month. The results speak for itself. It has brought

out the singer in Bala, the dancer in General and active

participation from all the family members! When I was

leaving, Perks was lungi-dancing his way to the Bay of Bengal

– I am sure my report is incomplete. Thanks once again for

the super fantastic fellowship and three cheers to RCMC”…..

Kiran

Rakesh / Sita

Gupta

“ 3 cheers for the hosts! Hip hip hurrayyyy! What a

fellowship! Had whale of a time today! This is the best one

that I have ever attended with good family participation,

very good food, awesome music, dancing and the best..the

motor boat and swimming (floating for me) in the sea!

Thank you so much hosts, we all left with great memories

and warm feelings. Thank you once again. “ Vilasini Karthik

“My thanks to all of you for a wonderful fellowship!.......

Perhaps for the first time, we could see so much of singing

talent. Participation of Anns and Annets was enthusiastic

and wonderful. Kiran and Sri really led the show! Altogether

a great day of fun, fellowship and fantastic music! -Bala

“It was a wonderful fellowship which I had ever attended. I

thank all the hosts who organized this fellowship and who

made this day a memorable one for all those who attended

with music, dance, deep sea adventure etc. “ Kavitha.

“ Fellowship at its best : Today was an awesome fellowship.

Venue, Music, Karaoke, Spirits, Food (specially the starters),

Fun, and the adventure into the sea with deep-sea

swimming followed with a nice swimming session at the

pool... We had a great time.Thank you hosts. Great and three

cheers RCMC...” - Ganeshan Suppiah

Subbu

“In my view the best ever fellowship. For warmth, ambience,

spirit and food. Bravo.”

Office Bearers 2013– 14

Rtn. PHF Ravi Raman

Rtn PHF Dr V. Jaisankar

Rtn. S. Suresh

Rtn P S Srikumar

Rtn Karthik Narayanan

Rtn PP Kalyanasundaram K

Rtn PP PHF Balasubrahmanyan G

Directors

Rtn. Kiran Sebastian

Rtn R Jeevanandham

Rtn PHF S Anand

Rtn PHF Sridhar R

RtnRamakrishnan

RtnSivachandran R

Chairperson

Rtn. Jayapandi

RtnKavitha R

RtnGomathi Reddy

Rtn. PHF GaneshanSuppiah

RtnPHF Kingston Victor

Rtn. PP PHF Balasubrahmanyan

President

IPP

President Elect

Vice President

Secretary

Treasurer

Sergeant-at-arms

Club service

Community Service- Development

Community service – Health

Vocational Service

International Service

Youth Services

Membership Development

Fellowship

Public Image

Special Projects

Polio Plus

Major Projects

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Chennai Super Kings wins the IFCR T15 tournament

( 9Rotarians from RCMC were part of the IFCR tournament!!!!! )

The International Fellowship of Cricket Rotarians (IFCR)held its

tournament ( T 15 format) this November, in Pune. 12 teams in all - 2

teams each from fromBangalore, Chennai, Mumbai and one team from

each of these cities - Cochin , Hyderabad, Namakkal, Kolkata, Pune, Sri

Lanka participated in the event.

won the tournament on November 7, beating the favorites –

Bangalore Royals by a huge margin of 52 runs. Rtns. Guru, Karthik,

Karthik, KannanJayapandi, Ravi, Rajesh, Samuellah, Sathish and

Sivachandran, “It was quite tiring playing 5 matches in 3 days even though

it was only 15 overs a side. Most of the matches were quite tough and a

lot of strain as every ball matters from the first ball. Luckily, our boys did

well in every match without failing” says President Ravi. He adds “We

won all league round matches as did Bangalore A. We beat Bangalore B in

the semi and Bangalore A in the final. B A had also won all their earlier

games”

Chennai Super Kings( 153 for 7 in 15

overs)