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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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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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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Newsletter – November 2008 Sunday, Nov 30 2008

Last Meeting

13th November – Kerikeri

Our last meeting ended up being very impromptu, Denis couldn’t be there as he was not feeling well, and John couldn’t be there to give his talk.

Lynnis gave a talk and slide show on her canoeing adventures from Coromandel to North Cape. Lynnis had ½ a day to prepare her talk.  Thanks Lynnis, great stuff.  Very inspiring.

Vin talked to us on his method of cutting matting using Acrylic Sheeting and a glass bar as a ruler, very effective.

David Austin and his daughter from Digi-Sub Printing Ltd, a new business at Waipapa, talked to us about what they have to offer e.g. printing (dry lab printing, enviro friendly), picture framing and many novelty products such as printing on t-shirts, mouse pads etc., (50 items to choose from).  David and daughter stayed for the rest of the meeting and may become members.

Important

A Survey sheet was handed out for members to fill in and bring to next meeting.

Could all members please remember this.  If you can’t be at the next meeting, pass your form to someone who is going.  We need to plan our next year program.

Feedback on what is wanted and the expertise club members have that you want to share with us is what we are after.

* A form can also be downloaded from our web site.

Coming meeting –

Annual General Meeting and Pot Luck dinner- Kaikohe

Please bring a plate of food to share with others for this meeting.
Date: 11th December
Time: 6 pm Pot Luck Dinner
7 pm Annual General Meeting
Place: Kaikohe Senior Citizen’s Hall, Tawanui Road, Kaikohe

Selection of Officers:
You may like to offer your services or put someone’s name forward.
If you are going to put someone’s name forward you may like to ask them first, this gives them time to think about the commitment.

Trophies will be given out for most points in:

• Best Black and White
• Best Portrait
• Best Colour Print
• Best Landscape
• Novice -most Points
• Intermediate-most Points
• Salon – most Points
• Mountain Trophy

Celebration of our Year

As the AGM is a celebration of the past year and planning for the next, entertain us with pictures you would like us to see.  These can be printed or digital form.  If digital you could put narration or music to them if you like. E.g. PowerPoint

Kaikohe A &P Show

Date:  Saturday 10th January 09

Shaun is organizing the photography section at the Kaikohe A & P Show.  He is having a section for digitally enhanced photos.  It includes the finished photo plus a before photo.

More about this from Shaun at our next meeting.

Camera for Sale

Canon EOS 400D, with three lenses plus a camera bag.
75 -300mm
28-80mm
18-55mm
Ring Ulf Werner Ph:  407 5259

Our web site

Check out our web site occasionally http://northcamera.wordpress.com/

• The notes on panoramas
• Programme for the year
• Handy Links
• Old newsletters
• Odds and ends of news etc.

Denis does a wonderful job of maintaining this.

If you have any interesting news or items you would like to pass onto the rest of the club contact me and I will insert it into the newsletter or contact Denis denis@deniswilford.com for our web site. http://northcamera.wordpress.com/

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.

Jill Lancaster

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Newsletter – October 2008 Tuesday, Oct 28 2008

Hello all Camera Club members

Last Meeting

9th October – Kaikohe

Annie stepped in at the last moment and did her talk on child photography.  It was wonderful. Annie’s talk was on psychology as much as photography.  Interacting with the children, setting the environment, and dealing with parents.  She even brought along toys and rugs, not the usual for a photography talk but this is what Annie’s photography is about.  She brings feelings of warmth and emotion to photography that is present in her work.

We had a good selection of pictures ‘All Creatures Great and Small’ and had a group critique on these.  John has then taken them for a more in depth critique.

Coming meeting – November – Kerikeri

Date:                                    13th November
Time:                                     7 pm
Place:                                    Cherry Park House, Kerikeri
Club Competition                This month we will just concentrate on the Mountain Trophy: The set of four on ‘reflections’.
John may talk about ‘being a photographer in London’ and show us some of his shots.
(This is not confirmed yet  ………  he doesn’t know.)

Previous Trophy Winners

Trophy winners from last year would you please bring in your trophies to next meeting.

Trip to Wairere Boulders

This went well, very enjoyable with about 9 people, all very enthusiastic and most doing the long walk.  The weather looked slightly suspect at first but it proved to be perfect, giving good light, slightly overcast and occasionally sunny.

Members that did this walk may like to bring along a few of their best pictures in digital form (memory stick or CD) we will view them on the computer at our next meeting.

Interclub Competition – Whangarei

Congratulations go the Dargaville club for winning this year’s competition.
Annie got top picture for her child study photograph. Congratulations to Annie
Bruce Burgess (our judge) did an enlightening job at critiquing each photograph. He later showed us his work through a data show.  It was stunning, the music as well as the pictures.

Unscheduled impromptu meeting with Ivan

We had an unscheduled meeting on Thursday 23rd October, Ivan Zabak from Apix Photography Supplies, Auckland. Ivan talked to us on colour management, cleaning censors, white balance and whatever subjects came up.  It was very informative and fun.

Bay of Islands Show – Waimate North

Date:  Saturday 8th November
Entry forms on our web site (see below) or at McFadziens Pharmacy – Kerikeri or Photographic Centre –Kaikohe.
Entries close at 5 pm Wednesday 5th November.
Cost $2.00 each entry, except for the children section.

Kaikohe A &P Show

Date:  Saturday 10^th January 09
Shaun is organizing the photography section at the Kaikohe A & P Show.  He is having a section for digitally enhanced photos.  It includes the finished photo plus a before photo.
More about this from Shaun at our next meeting.

Competition Liz found.

Development Gateway Foundation photo competition
http://learningforsustainability.net/sparksforchange/?p=44

Camera Club Calender for the rest of the year

Keep these dates in mind
November 8th                      BOI Show – Waimate North
November 13th                  Kerikeri Meeting – Mountain Trophy ‘Reflections’ (Set of four)
December 11th                   Kaikohe Meeting                                                       AGM & Pot luck dinner

Our web site

Check out our web site occasionally http://northcamera.wordpress.com/
·        The notes on panorama’s
·        Programme for the year
·        Handy Links
·        Old newsletters
·        Odds and end of news etc.,

Denis does a wonderful job of maintaining this.

If you have any interesting news or items you would like to pass onto the rest of the club contact me and I will insert it into the newsletter or contact Denis denis@deniswilford.com for our web site. http://northcamera.wordpress.com/

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 jpeg no wider than 400px.

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September 2008 Newsletter. Wednesday, Oct 1 2008

Last Meeting

11th September at Kerikeri
Unfortunately Annie could not do her talk on portraits but we will catch her another time.
The meeting however went well with a good turn out of enthusiastic people.

Denis talked to us about exposure compensation on the camera.  (Denis you always come up with something good)

Alan did a wonderful job taking the workshop on portraits with flash. Thanks Alan, it has encouraged me to learn a lot more.

A table was set up with about 3 month’s photographic work, critiqued by John.  Thanks John, a mammoth task.

Alec spoke about a technique of taking and viewing panorama photos and viewing them on pano2VR.  This allows you to auto rotate in different directions to view in a virtual 3D environment. I type in pano2VR into Google and there are a number of links to follow for those interested in following this up.

Coming meeting – October 9th – Kaikohe
Date:              9th October
Time:              7 pm
Place:             Kaikohe Citizen’s Hall, Tawanui Road, Kaikohe
Club Competition:   All Creatures Great and Small

We haven’t listed a specific talk or activity for this meeting. We will most probably have a live judging of the competition entries and a review of the most recent previous competition photos.

Jill and Denis went to a Whangarei Camera Club workshop on flash photography on the 17th Sept so at some time we will also have a workshop on this subject.

Kerikeri Members Car Pool
Kerikeri members going to Kaikohe for this meeting can car pool.  Meet at the BP garage at 6.30pm.

Club Competition
Our club competition has always included presenting 3 printed pictures; these pictures are collected, critiqued and graded to be given back at a later date.  These grades go toward the end of year awards.

We are also introducing pictures presented in digital format e.g. on a CD or memory stick, these can be view at club meeting on a computer. So as well as your printed pictures, you can also bring along three pictures in digital format and we will view them on the Laptop.  (At this stage these will not be critiqued for end of year awards).
The format should be 1024 pixels at its longest edge and jpg format.

Interclub Competition at Whangarei
Date:     15 October -  Wednesday
Time:     6 p.m.
Place:    Anglican Church, cnr Station Rd & Colenso St, Kamo
To Bring: Food for pot-luck dinner

From the Whangarei Newsletter:
Northern Inter Club night Wed 15 Oct:   To be hosted by Dargaville Camera
Club.  Please make an effort to attend this as it’s a chance to mix & mingle with photographers from the other camera clubs in Northland & see their work in our annual Inter Club competition where each club enters a set of 10 mounted prints.  This year’s subject is “Open” & will be judged by Bruce Burgess who is bringing along some of his own work to show us – this alone is a good reason to attend as he is a stunning photographer who recently gained a Fellowship Distinction from PSNZ in April.  Kick off is around 6.00pm with a Pot Luck dinner (please bring along a contribution for a shared meal), then judging will start at 7.30pm.  There is no Door Fee that night but there is a raffle to help cover hall hire – that’s a polite way of suggesting you bring some small change to support this!

Photography Society of New Zealand (PSNZ) 2008 Northern Regional Conventions
Howick Camera Club is hosing the PSNZ’s 2008 Northern Regional Convention in Auckland 17-19 October. http://www.photography.org.nz/northern.htm
Check it out it would be well worth going to.

Shelton Muller will be running two, one day workshops on the Monday and Tuesday following the Convention 20-21 October.
Wedding Photography and Creative Flash Photography.
Shelton is a widely recognised portrait specialist.
For more details and costs contact Colin Tyler email: ctyler@slingshot.co.nz.

Camera Club Calender for the rest of the year

Keep these dates in mind
October 11th         Afternoon at Wairere Boulders near Horeke
October 15th         Interclub Competition at Whangarei – Open
October 17 -19      Northern Regional Convention Howick
October 20-21       Shelton Muller workshops
November 8th        BOI P@I Show, Waimate North
November             Mountain Trophy                                                     
Reflections (Set of four)
November 13th      Kerikeri Meeting
December 11th      Kaikohe Meeting                                                      
AGM & Pot luck dinner

Our web site
Check out our web site occasionally http://northcamera.wordpress.com/
The notes on panorama’s that I didn‘t attach last time are here in a PDF format.

• Programme for the year
• Handy Links
• Old newsletters
• Odds and end of news etc.,

Denis does a wonderful job of maintaining this.

If you have any interesting news or items you would like to pass onto the rest of the club contact me and I will insert it into the newsletter or contact Denis denis.wilford@xtra.co.nz for our web site. http://northcamera.wordpress.com/

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 jpeg no wider than 400px.

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