Club Training and Tutorials in May
At the May Print night I ommitted to mention the training and tutorials we had planned in May. You can see these on the club’s home page in our calendar on the left hand side or by clicking on the right hand side panel which begins Zoom Presentations link and …….
Greg Carruthers will deliver a training session by Zoom at 7.00pm on Wednesday 15th May – A Beginners Guide to Astrophotography.
On Wednesday 22nd May there will be a presentation by C.R. Kennedy on Portrait Photography using studio lighting setups at Valentine Bowling Club, commencing at 7.00pm.
At the end of the month between 27th and 31st May (weather permitting) Greg will run an astrophotography photoshoot. Details will be announced closer to the date.
Please come along and support these events. A good attendance by members is always strong encouragement for the members who plan and deliver these sessions.
by Dennis Archibald, May 9, 2024
May Print Night
Just a quick reminder to members that our May Print night is approaching and will be held next Wednesday 8th May at 7.00pm at Valentine Bowling Club. If you have had a chance to read the May edition of our newsletter The Leading Line you will know that I posed the question are we meeting the club’s objectives as detailed on our website. Your committee would like to take this a bit further and we will use the opportunity next Wednesday to deliver some feedback forms so members have the opportunity to let us know if we can things differently and better. Please take some time between now and then to think about this and come along to jot down some feedback. Hope to see you all then.
by Dennis Archibald, May 5, 2024
Competitions in 2024 May Prints are closing soon!
Competitions in 2024 May Prints will close Sunday, 5th May 2024, 11:59 PM.
Entries can be made in the following areas:
- A Grade Open Colour Large Print
- A Grade Nature Large Print
- A Grade Open Small Print
- B Grade Open Colour Large Print
- B Grade Nature Large Print
- B Grade Open Small Print
- Advanced Open Colour Large Print
- Advanced Nature Large Print
All members are encouraged to enter.
Competitions in 2024 May Digital are closing soon!
Competitions in 2024 May Digital will close Sunday, 5th May 2024, 11:59 PM.
Entries can be made in the following areas:
- A Grade Open Colour Digital
- A Grade Nature Digital
- A Grade SetSubject Digital
- B Grade Open Colour Digital
- B Grade Nature Digital
- B Grade SetSubject Digital
- Advanced Open Colour Digital
- Advanced Nature Digital
- Advanced SetSubject Digital
All members are encouraged to enter.
APS Australia Cup 2024
Our club has the opportunity to enter the 2024 APS Australia Cup on the theme – “This is Australia”. By way of background, approximately sixty Australian photographic clubs enter this competition each year. Our results for the last three years have been 18th (2023), 6th (2022), and 6th (2021).
All members can enter a maximum of 2 images from which a final selection of our 20 best images will be selected and uploaded as our club entry. You do not have to be a member of APS, and the cost of our club entry is paid by our club.
The competition definition is – THIS IS AUSTRALIA
… Any image that shows a flavour of life in Australia, including landscapes, people, events and places including architecture, birds and animals. Images may be taken from any of Australia’s territories. …
Our website is now available to upload your best two images on this theme with a closing date of 11.59pm on Sunday 19th May.
Competition Rules:
- Twenty images per club
- Two images per club member
- Images cannot be used that have been submitted in prior APS Australia Cup competitions
- Authors can only submit entries via one club
- Digital images only – Colour or Monochrome are accepted
- Maximum dimension are 1920 x 1200 pixels, size 2Mb
Other information:
Final results – clubs will be notified by July 31st
All entered images and awards are eligible as National acceptances for APS Honours LAPS and AAPS.
Any questions, please contact David Richards (davidrichards5050@gmail.com or 0419 626 321), who is coordinating our club’s entry into this years APS Australia Cup.
by Dennis Archibald, May 2, 2024