Newsletter July 2009 Saturday, Jul 4 2009

Last Meeting 11 June 09 at Kerikeri

John Perkins gave us a talk on Photography in London. We finally got to see his work. After John critiquing our work for so long it’s good to know he knows what he is talking about. Thanks John, stunning images and humorous stories. We expected no less.

Coming Meeting

Date: 9 July 09
Time: 7 pm
Place: Kaikohe Citizen’s Hall, Tawanui Road, Kaikohe
Competition: Black & White

Topic
We are having a general discussion and question time.
Bring cameras; this may make some of the questions easier to answer and demonstrate.
Everyone will be both the student and tutor.
Bring along questions about photography, questions you have always wanted to know.
With such a diverse group it could be interesting.

Club night fees
Remember, a fee of $3 is collected on club nights. This covers the cost of refreshments, hall hire and puts you in the draw for digital photo paper.

McFadziens – Discount for Members
Remember McFadziens have agreed to give camera club members a 10% discount on anything photography.
They have also got a special on printing. Check it out.

Club Competition – Information on Photographs
When we present pictures for our Club Competitions could we put on the back of the photograph the camera settings. e.g. Type of Camera, ISO, Shutter speed, Aperture, Type of lens.

Happening

I would like to have a ‘Happening’ at Wharepuke in the next few weeks.
Just a day when everyone can come and just be. We can use one of the cottages as our venue.
Wharepuke is an accommodation place surrounded by gardens.
www.accommodation-bay-of-islands.co.nz
Suggestions
Bring a lunch to share.
Bring all your camera gear
Wander around and take photos
Possibly a few workshop – Has anyone any ideas on this?
Demonstrations.
Show your work.
Discuss photography
If anyone has any suggestions for this day let’s hear them.

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Last Meeting 15 May 09 at Kaikohe Monday, Jun 8 2009

Wally Bowater gave us a very lively talk about ‘making money from photography’.  He made it sound so easy, something anyone could do without too much artistic talent or training just a strong determination and a ‘go get it’ attitude.  Wally’s talk cut through all the s…. and said it like he sees it, honest, straight, no mystique or fancy training, or fancy gear, just take the photo, write the story, send it in. …. Rejection!! Move on.

Coming Meeting

Date: 11 June 09
Time: 7 pm
Place: Cherry Park House, Waipapa Landing, Kerikeri
Competition: Portrait of people at work
Remember photos from here will be selected for the competition in Southland.  Make an effort, we will show them what talent we have.

Guest Speaker
John Perkins – Photography in London.

Our Meeting on the 9th July

We are having a general discussion and question time.
Bring cameras if you like; this may make some of the questions easier to demonstrate.
Everyone will be both the student and tutor.
Bring along questions about photography that you always wanted to know.
With such a diverse group it could be interesting.

Club night fees

Remember, a fee of $3 is collected on club nights.  This covers the cost of refreshments, hall hire and puts you in the draw for digital photo paper.

McFadziens – Discount for Members
Remember McFadziens have agreed to give camera club members a 10% discount on anything photography.

Club Competition – Information on Photographs

When we present pictures for our Club Competitions could we put on the back of the photograph the camera settings.  e.g. Type of Camera, ISO, Shutter speed, Aperture.  Type of lens.

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Auckland Harbour Bridge – photos from Denis again. Wednesday, May 27 2009

After having one of my photos of the Auckland Harbour Bridge picked for the 50th Anniversay stamp set I now have a couple in the slide show on Stuff – http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/photos/auckland-harbour-bridge

You just never know – Denis

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Last Meeting 9th April 09 at Kerikeri Monday, May 4 2009

Denis gave us an informative talk on lenses.  (I am always amazed at the depth of knowledge Denis has on many subjects).  This quickly turned into animated general discussion, very enlightening.

Coming Meeting
Date: 14 May 09
Time: 7 pm
Place:  Kaikohe Citizen’s Hall, Tawanui Road, Kaikohe
Competition: Night Photography

Guest Speaker
Wally Bowater who has been a professional Photographer for many years he will talk to us on ‘Photography for Money’.  Wally was a member of the Mid North Camera Club many years ago.  Longer term members will remember him.  He is an inspiring and down to earth speaker, I am looking forward to learning lots.

Denis’s Stamp
Denis took a photo of the Auckland Harbour Bridge back in 1961, this photo has been selected for the $1.50 stamp in the Auckland Harbour Bridge 50th Anniversary set.  Check it out at http://stamps.nzpost.co.nz/Cultures/en-NZ/Stamps/NewZealandCurrentIssues/50thAnniversaryAucklandHarbourBridge/

Club night fees
Remember, a fee of $3 is collected on club nights.  This covers the cost of refreshments, hall hire and puts you in the draw for digital photo paper.

McFadgens – Discount for Members
Remember McFadgens have agreed to give camera club members a 10% discount on anything photography.

Club Competition – Information on Photographs
When we present pictures for our Club Competitions could we put on the back of the photograph the camera settings.  E.g. Type of Camera, ISO, Shutter speed, Aperture.  Type of lens.

Photoshop Sessions
This has been cancelled through lack of interest.

New Steam Camera
For shutterbugs who like to take pictures of fast-moving subjects, nothing beats a dSLR with high frame rates to capture precious moments like scoring a goal at a soccer game or a rally car cornering at breakneck speeds. However, high-end dSLRs such as the Nikon D3 can fire off at only 11 frames per second (fps). Are there other shooters that can rattle off much faster?

Scientists at UCLA’s Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science have developed a novel, continuously running camera that they claim is the fastest shooter ever. In a mere second, it can capture 6.1 million shots with the shutter speed measuring 440 trillionths of a second.  Full story – http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10231279-1.html

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Kohukohu Trip – Saturday 2nd May – CANCELLED Monday, Apr 27 2009

CANCELLED due to inclement weather….

This was discussed at the last meeting so hope lots of you will come.
Date: Saturday 2 May
Time: 10.30 am
Where: Kohukohu Memorial Arch on the Jetty.
Interest: General walk around town lovely old style homes, museum, Photo Gallery, autumn colours.

This outing will be cancelled if it is raining. Ring Denis by 9am if the weather is dodgy.
Car pooling would be desirable so ring Denis, Jill, or other club members if you need a lift or you can provide a lift for others.

Looking forward to seeing you there.
Jill

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My photo on a postage stamp. Monday, Apr 20 2009

You never know when one of your photos might end up on a postage stamp.

A photo I took of the Auckland Harbour Bridge back in 1961 has been selected for the $1.50 stamp in the Auckland Harbour Bridge 50th Anniversary set.

You can see them here at NZ Post.

You will need to click through “The Sets” a couple of times to see a larger version.

Denis

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Last Meeting 12th March 09 at Kaikohe Tuesday, Mar 31 2009

Outing:

We spent time at Pioneer Village before our meeting. The begonia house (at Pioneer Village) was spectacular, I had trouble with the background and lighting, I ran around finding the spots where sun occasionally settled and backgrounds would not be blown-out sky, good shots were very obtainable despite the difficulties.

Later we walked around outside finding visual treasures from times long past.

Photographers are a rare breed.  Members could be seen lying in strange positions trying to get that perfect shot.

Meeting

Vin talked to our group about Macro Photography.
Thank you Vin, it was wonderful.  You obviously put in a lot of time and effort to get such a professional and flowing presentation. The standard of work was mind-blowing.  The talk was informative and easy to follow.  It has inspired me to try harder.

I am constantly reminded that it is easy to ask someone to speak but the background work and effort that goes into the resulting presentation can be tremendous.

Critique of photos at Liz’s

This was an impromptu meeting at Liz’s house, sorry if we did not give people much time.
Photos from the begonia house and Pioneer Village were shown straight off the camera. Some we saw the before and after (editing). This created discussion about what we liked and didn’t like and how we could improve.

Other Impromptu Sessions

If any members wish to have any impromptu session as above or days out, let me know and I can put out a quick
e-mail to inform members.

Coming Meeting

Date: 9th April 09
Time:  7 pm
Place: Cherry Park House, Waipapa Landing, Kerikeri
Competition:  Landscape

We will be discussing Lenses, filters and cleaning.
It will be a general discussion with Denis Wilford, Alan Watkins, Shaun Reilly, Vin Hill and anyone that wished to contribute.

Club Competition – Digital Form
Club member wishing to present their photos in digital form for club competition can bring them along on a flash drive. This will need to be a separate category.

Club night fees
Remember, a fee of $3 is collected on club nights.  This covers the cost of refreshments, hall hire and puts you in the draw for digital photo paper.

McFadziens – Discount for Members
Remember McFadziens have agreed to give camera club members a 10% discount on anything photography.

Club Competition – Information on Photographs
When we present pictures for our Club Competitions could we put on the back of the photograph the camera settings.  E.g. Type of Camera, ISO, Shutter speed, Aperture.  Type of lens.

Photoshop Sessions

This is on the first Thursday of each month
Date: 2nd April 09
Time: 6 pm
Place: NorthTec, cnr HoneHeke Road and Kerikeri Road, Kerikeri
Room:  9 (Room 9 is down the steps turn right and it is on the left)

These sessions are general discussions, demonstrations, hands on, and a sharing of knowledge.
There will be a small cost for the use of the rooms, computers etc.,

Portraiture Classes

These are at Alan Watkins studio, on the 3rd Tuesday of each month.
There is a limit to the size of the group so contact Alan to get your name down. Phone 407 7086
Date: 21 April 09
Time: 7pm
Place: 2447 State, Highway 10, Kapiro
1kg past Kapiro Garage, going North, on the left.

Don’t forget to check out the 2009 Programme for any changes.

Below are 2 photos contributed by Vin Hill.

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Newsletter March 2009 Wednesday, Mar 4 2009

Last Meeting 12th February 09

We had a reasonable turn-out, of what is becoming our core group.
It was very casual session, we discussed the photography that was submitted for our Club Competitions, and discussed what makes a good photo.
I am not sure I am any wiser in this area as we all have different triggers but emotion seems to be a strong point. Even composition was disputed as breaking all the rules can be effective.

Dot brought along a handout on ‘Tips for top shots’ we have some more for these if you missed out.

Liz showed us slides and gave a talk on her trips into Puketi Forest to help re-establish the Kokako back into the Forest. It was a wonderful insight into the work that goes into this project, the successes and the heartbreaking failures. The more uncomfortable the conditions: mud, danger signs, traps, cut and bruises, the more humorous the story become. Thank you Liz. Your sense of humor follows you.

I gave an example of a slide show made with Photodex ProShow Gold. It is a really fun program that presents your digital pictures in an animated slide show with music. It then can be presented on a computer, a DVD, TV, a Flash file that can be inserted into a web page, e-mail or Blue-ray a next generation HD disc.
A demo version can be downloaded from www.photodex.com.

Field Trip before next meeting

We will be meeting at the Pioneer Village before our next meeting.
The Begonia House should be full of blooms. Take your cameras.
Date: 12th March 09
Time: 5.30 p.m. (If you can’t be there at this time just turn up when you can).
Place: Pioneer Village, Recreation Rd – Kaikohe

Coming Meeting

Date: 12th March 09
Time: 7 pm
Place: Kaikohe Citizen’s Hall, Tawanui Road, Kaikohe
Club Competition: Open Colour

Vin will talk to us on Macro Photography. In the time Vin has been coming to Camera Club he has gone from strength to strength. Vin is doing some amazing photography. I’m sure we will learn heaps.

The full content of this Newsletter can be seen in PDF format by clicking here.

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Photoshop Evening – Northtec Kerikeri Monday, Mar 2 2009

Just a reminder for those interested our Photoshop evening, this Thursday.
Thursday 5th March 6pm
Northtec, Cnr HoneHeke Road and Kerikeri Road, Kerikeri.
Room 9
This is down the steps and the room in front of you on the right.

Bring:-
A USB Flash drive (Memory Stick) to save any work on.
You could also load it with some of your pictures that need work.
e.g. horizon, colour, unwanted marks or objects in etc.,
In other words picture that you would like to correct/change in some way.
Not the best you have that already look perfect.

Looking forward to seeing you there.

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Photoshop Group Monday, Feb 23 2009

We are starting a new group for Photoshop Users on the first Thursday of every month, starting next month, March. It will be at Northtec using their computers.

This group will be sharing ideas, discussion and implementation of them. We will be using Photoshop CS2, as that is what is on the computers, but we will try to make it general so people with other programs can transfer techniques when they get home.

There will be a small charge to cover room costs. This will be determined at the first meeting.

Anyone is welcome but it will be useful to people who do editing in Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Elements, or other programmes that use layers, curves and levels.

Photoshop Class
This will on the first Thursday of each month starting next month March.
Date: 5th March 09
Time: 6 pm
Place: NorthTec, cnr HoneHeke Road and Kerikeri Road, Kerikeri
Room 9

Any queries or question contact Jill
Ph: 407 6524
e-mail: jillland@kol.co.nz
or
Denis
Ph: 401 1871
e-mail: denis@deniswilford.com

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