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

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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

 

Catch Up – October 2008 Wednesday, Oct 22 2008 

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Hi everyone.

We’ve had several things happen this month and I’ve (Denis) not posted anything here – until now. My excuse was being too busy, and tired. Mostly by moving the Kaikohe SeniorNet Learning Centre from one premises to another.

So, time to catch up.

Thursday 9th – Camera Club meeting at Kaikohe. Not many attended this meeting which was a disappointment considering the good turnout lately at previous meetings. For those of you who didn’t come you missed a wonderful talk from Annie on how she works with children while photographing them – her specialty.

Saturday 11th – the outing to Wairere Boulders at Horeke. The weather looked a bit touch and go but turned out to be ideal for photographing the boulders and bush – cloudy with nice even lighting, no harsh shadows. There were nine of us there and we had a good afternoon out walking the tracks and taking plenty of photographs.

Wednesday 15th – the annual get together at Whangarei for the Northern Interclub pot-luck dinner and competition judging. Four clubs – Wellsford, Dargaville, Whangarei and us (Mid North). Unfortunately the points awarded by the judge were not in our favour and congratulations go the the Dargaville club for winning this year’s competition.

However all was not lost as the top photo trophy was awarded to our Annie for a child study photograph. Congratulations to Annie.

The next event, which occurs before our next meeting, is the Bay of Islands P&I Show at Waimate North on the 8th November. Entry forms for the Photography section can be obtained from McFadziens Pharmacy in Kerikeri or Kaikohe Photographic Centre, or downloaded from here – Entry Form PDF.

Entries may be left at McFadziens Pharmacy in Kerikeri, Kaikohe Photographic Centre, or brought along to the Waimate North Showgrounds on Friday 7th November.

One of many large basalt boulders at Wairere.

One of many large basalt boulders at Wairere.

 

Camera Club is for all ages.. Sunday, Mar 2 2008 

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An eager young photographer on our outing to the Rangemore Llama Farm.

Reihan the photographer.

 

Club Outing to Rangemore llama Farm – February 17th Saturday, Feb 16 2008 

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The trip proposed for February 16th to Wairere Boulders was cancelled due to a poor weather forecast, and on the advice of one of our members who has been there several times a spring time visit – probably October – was decided upon.

However to fill the gap we have arranged a visit on Sunday afternoon to the Rangemore Llama Farm at Waipapa, Kerikeri. Those going to meet at the farm at 2.00 p.m.

Update: February 18th.

Due to the short notice of this outing only 3 members turned up which was unfortunate, for those that didn’t come, as the weather was good and there were plenty of photo opportunities.

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Whangarei Club Trip to Auckland Polynesian Festival Sunday, Jan 27 2008 

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This is an advance notice of a proposed bus trip by Whangarei Camera Club.

When – Sat 8 March
Where – Auckland Polynesian Festival, Western Springs

Bus to leave Whangarei at 7.30 am sharp.
(Dargaville members to be at Brynderwyn turn off by 8.00am please
- Wellsford members could also meet at a suitable assembly point along the route)

Bus to leave Festival 3.30 – 4.00pm

Cost – approx $30.00 per person (lunch not included)

We are hiring a bus to go to this colourful event in March. It will be bigger than the bus we usually hire through the Equip church, therefore more comfortable & more roomy.

IF we get 35 passengers the fee for this outing all be around $30/head; obviously if we get a smaller response the charge will increase accordingly.

Can you please advise your members of this forthcoming outing & ask them to contact me direct at pgpix@slingshot.co.nz or phone 09) 438 6757 if they would like to join us. Seats will be on a first come, first served basis & we will require payment BEFORE the outing (20th Feb).

 

Club Outing – February 16, 2008 Saturday, Jan 19 2008 

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Our first outing of the year will be to the Mangungu Mission House and the Wairere Boulders at Horeke.

Meet at the Mission House at 2 p.m. where we will be for about an hour before we go around to the Wairere Boulders. The afternoon visit is so we can be there to take advantage of the afternoon/late afternoon light. Plan on not getting home until dark. Bring some food so we can have a picnic meal later in the day.

There is an entry fee of $10 per adult to the Wairere Boulders but we may be able to negotiate a group fee once we have an idea of how many will be going.

Phone Denis at 4011871 or Jill at 4076524 to arrange car pooling.

The Wairere Boulders web site is at http://www.wairereboulders.co.nz/