November 2009 Newsletter Thursday, Nov 5 2009

November Newsletter 09

President: Denis Wilford – 401 1871
Vice President: Vin Hill09 – 403 7844
Secretary: Jill Lancaster – 407 6524
Treasurer: Lynnis Burson – 407 3957

Publicity Officer/Social Coordinator:   Alan Watkins – 407 7086 and Coral Moller – 407 8148

Last Meeting October 09 at Kerikeri
We discussed the pros and cons of digital editing/manipulation and possible ethics.  As usual the opinions of the group on this subject are varied.  It was suggested that each meeting we devote a small amount of time looking at Digital Workflow on different applications.

Whangarei Pot Luck dinner and ‘Song Title’ competition.
I never did get to this but others said it was a good night.  Apparently we came second after Whangarei.  Whangarei is a large group of very keen photographers but I feel we should go all out to win next year.  It is very achievable and our club is becoming strong with lots of talent within its ranks.

Coming Meeting
Date:                              12 November 09
Time:                             7 pm
Place:                             Kaikohe Citizen’s Hall, Tawanui Road, Kaikohe
Competition:                  Mountain Trophy – Series of Four – Emotions

Topic
Frank Habicht will talk to us.  Frank is from Paihia and is an internationally known photographer who has worked in London and Berlin and published extensively in New Zealand and Europe.

Trophies
We need all the trophies won last year back to redistribute again at our annual general meeting so please bring them along to this meeting.

Next Meeting 10 December at Kerikeri – earlier start for eating at 6 p.m.
AGM & Pot Luck, bring a plate of food to share.  Elections for committee members will be held, keep this in mind.  I (Jill) will not be running for secretary next year so think of who you would like to take my place. Also Denis would be quite happy if someone wanted to take over his duties as President.

Waimate A&P Show
14th – 15^th November 2009
Showgrounds Rd, Waimate North
Chief Steward:  Denis Wilford (09 401 1871

• Photos must be the original work of the exhibitor and not have been placed previously in BOI shows.
• All entries must be mounted with a stiff backing and a minimum 1” overlap.  No glass or heavy frames allowed.  The owner’s name, address, phone number and category must be printed on the back.
• Judges decision will be final and absolute.
• Organisers retain the right to refuse entry of any photo considered unsatisfactory for exhibition.
• Minimum print size 6” x 8” on all classes except children’s section where a photo of 6” x 4” or larger applies.
• Children’s section restricted to children aged 13 years and under.  Entries must be certified as such by parent or guardian.
• One print cannot enter multiple categories unless there are copies of it.
• Entries can be dropped off at KAIKOHE PHOTOGRAPHIC CENTRE or MCFADZIENS PHARMACY, KERIKERI by 5pm Wednesday 11^th November.
• All care but no responsibility is accepted by the organizers for photographs entered.
• An entry fee of $2.00 per photograph for classes A to E.  Children’s section free.

Prize Givers
McFadziens Pharmacy, Renaissance Photography – Kerikeri, Fullers – BOI.

Category A:  People at Work and Play
Category B:  Child Study
Category C:  Landscape/Seascape
Category D:  Black & White/Sepia (open)
Category E:  Colour (open)
Category F:  Children’s Section (open)

Please note that entries can be brought along to the Camera Club meeting on Thursday 12^th November. Must have exact entry fee.

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 Pharmacy – Discount for Camera Club 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.

Note from Denis – I occasionally put one of my photos on the club website but any member is welcome to contribute a photo for addition to the site. Send it to me at denis@deniswilford.com as a jpg no wider than 400px.

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October 2009 Newsletter Saturday, Oct 3 2009

Last Meeting 10 September 09 at Kaikohe

This was a very relaxed meeting showing pictures of our workshop at Wharepuke with John Perkins.

We had a surprise birthday celebration for Denis who was at a significant age (!).

Coming Meeting

Date:                              8 October 09
Time:                             7 pm
Place:                             Cherry Park House, Waipapa Landing, Kerikeri
Competition:               Shadows

Topic

We will be discussing the pro’s and con’s of digital editing/manipulation and possible ethics.  This can be anything from a simple ‘levels’ change or any preparation to get it ready for printing to cloning, merging etc.

On this subject everyone to be an expert and we would like each person to let us know their thoughts on this matter.

For those who use editing programs:  what do you use?  What do you do?  If you would like to give a demonstration that would be great.  Bring a laptop if you like.  Laptops will be there.  One will have Lightroom, Photoshop CS3 and Pro Show Gold.  If you would like to bring examples of some work that would be good also.

Next Meeting 12 November

Frank Habicht will talk to us.  Frank is from Paihia and is an internationally known photographer who has worked in London and Berlin and published extensively in New Zealand and Europe.

Whangarei Pot Luck dinner and ‘Song Title’ competition.

Please note the date is different from what has been on previous newsletter.

Date: 21 October Wednesday
Time: 6 p.m.
Venue: St Paul’s Church Hall on the corner of Boswell Street and Station Road Kamo, Whangarei.

Hosts: Wellsford Camera Club

Topic: “Song Title”

Please bring along a contribution towards the Pot Luck dinner.

Whangarei Club will be holding a multi-draw raffle to cover costs of hiring the kitchen, lounge area and hall.

This is usually a good night, enjoyable, good food, meet other photographers and usually learn heaps.

We could car pool and go down.

Bay of Islands P&I Show

Keep this in mind

Showgrounds, Waimate North
21st and 22nd November 2009

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 Pharmacy – Discount for Camera Club 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.

Note from Denis – I occasionally put one of my photos on the club website but any member is welcome to contribute a photo for addition to the site. Send it to me at denis@deniswilford.com as a jpg no wider than 400px.

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September 2009 Newsletter Tuesday, Sep 8 2009

Last Meeting 13 August 09 at Kerikeri

Denis gave us an informative talk on flash photography.  It was a great mixture of talk, visual presentation (PowerPoint) and practical.  Thanks Denis it was great.  A lot of background work went into it I am sure.

John Perkins Workshop

We had a great day at Wharepuke on Monday (Sept 7) where John talked about our approach to photography.

We discussed different ways of taking shots, such as distance, light and perspective.  Also having in our mind what we are trying to achieve and why we are taking this particular photograph.  Time was spent putting this into practice then critiquing our work on computers.  The day was very enjoyable plus heightened our awareness of photography.

Some money was generated from this for the camera club funds. Thanks John

Coming Meeting

Date: 10th September 09

Time: 7 pm

Place: Kaikohe Citizen’s Hall, Tawanui Road, Kaikohe

Competition: Portrait

We have still to select photos for the Northern Interclub Competition ‘Song Title’, if anyone still has photos to submit for this it is still open and most welcome.

Topic

This is fairly open.  We will discuss what we learnt from John workshop.  Have open discussion of photography in general, (bring questions).  If anyone has any pearls of wisdom on photography they would like share with us that would be lovely.

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 Pharmacy – Discount for Camera Club 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.

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Last Meeting 9 July 09 at Kerikeri Friday, Aug 7 2009

Last Meeting 9 July 09 at Kerikeri

I didn’t get to the last meeting but I hear it was well attended relaxed and informative where people asked and answered questions in an informal way.

Happening at Wharepuke

We had an informal happening at Wharepuke which was fun. Many that were there that day popped back another day to get more shots. The native pigeons were the challenge for many.

Coming Meeting

Date: 13 August 09

Time: 7 pm

Place: Cherry Park House, Waipapa Landing, Kerikeri

Competition: ‘Song Title’

Photos from these will be used in the Northern Interclub Compt., see 14^th Oct, so bring as many photos as you like although only 3 can be used for our own Club competition but we need lots to choose the 10 for the Interclub competition.

Topic – Workshop, sort of

Denis will talk to us about flash photography. Bring your cameras and any flash equipment you may have such as ‘SpeedLite’, not the studio flash. Note from Denis- this talk and practical exercises will be using the pop-up flash since I don’t have an external flash unit so can’t very well talk about those. The talk and exercises apply to external units as well but if you have only the pop-up flash then this is for you.

Coming Workshop with John Perkins

We are having a workshop day at Wharepuke Subtropical Accommodation, 190 Kerikeri Road, Kerikeri, www.accommodation-bay-of-islands.co.nz sometime at the end of August. Date to be arranged. We will discuss this at the next meeting. Think about this and what you would like from the workshop. We will discuss this at the next meeting.

I envisage it going all day. Mornings are great for photography there but the sun is lost in the late afternoon.

I image people going as early as they like to take photos. We will having a central area to have our workshop, eat, store gear etc., in one of the cottages.

We could have a charge for a supplied lunch and any left over money going to the camera club. John is not charging for his expertise. I image others will contribute their knowledge also and make it a general swapping of knowledge. Let’s discuss at our next meeting what people can contribute as far as gear and knowledge that would add to the day.

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 Pharmacy – Discount for Camera Club 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.

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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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