Cable Release Macarthur Photographic Society, INC April 2018 Issue 293 From the Presidents Desk

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1 Cable Release Macarthur Photographic Society, INC April 2018 Issue 293 From the Presidents Desk President Brett Atkins Hello MPS, What a great month it has been, and April also has plenty in store. We had a great March competition night judged by Nic Peters with lots of fantastic images. Congratulations to Diane Mulley who took out "Image of the Night" with an amazing portrait called "Douk - The Book Seller". The Camden Show was another success for MPS with many of our members receiving awards in all the different categories and the highlight was our own Bill Livesey taking out the "Best Colour Image in Show" and then going on to win the "Best Colour Image in the Southern Districts Show Society's". Congratulations and well done Bill. During March we also had a well attended Photowalk led by Eddie Lim to Wirrimbirra Sanctuary and the Dingo Sanctuary on Sunday 25th March. We look forward to seeing some of the great images from this photography outing. Lastly to complete the month we were privileged to have one of our outstanding club photographers give us an insight into his photography and post processing techniques. Thank you Tony Naumovski for a great presentation night which our members appreciated. Coming up in April our competition night will be judged by Tanya Du Toit a new judge to MPS and our themed subject is "Fences". Starting on the 16th April at the Narellan Town Centre MPS will be hosting an Exhibition titled "Local". We would like as many members as possible to submit images for the exhibition to Robert at our April Competition Meeting night. This month we have a workshop meeting planned for Wednesday the 18th April presented by Ian Clark and myself. The workshop will cover image editing software from Lightroom to other new packages available out there for post processing. Just to let everyone know our presentation meeting scheduled for Wednesday April 25th has been cancelled due to the ANZAC Day public holiday. Please also remember to submit your Camden Art Prize entries online ASAP, as entries will close very soon. Well a big month ahead coming up and I look forward to seeing everyone at our meetings and also being part of our April Narellan Town Centre exhibition. Regards Brett Atkins President Newsletter Editor. This edition has: Upcoming events on page 2. History of Macarthur Photographic Society. This will be a regular addition to our newsletter. On page 3. April Member Profile, Tony Naumovski, page 10. Photography Tips, Reviews and News on page 13. Club Calendar page 15 Workshops & Competition Themed Category page 16 Committee new addresses on Page 17 Page 1 April 2018

2 Upcoming Events, Workshops and Competitions Events for Photographic Opportunities Bruce Wallace Newsletter Editor Workshops. * Photographic Competitions Here are a number of photographic competitions that are open now for entries. *Camden Art prize. Friday 4th May. Entries to be in to the Camden Civic Centre by Friday 13th April. You can enter online, You can also post your entry with entry form to Camden Art Prize, P.O. Box 171 Camden NSW, Entries are Prints only, and must be framed. Other conditions are, for photographs, The total length of two adjacent sides, including frame, shall not be more than 1 metre. See brochure or above URL for more details. *There are numerous photographic competitions see the Australian Photographic Society website Events. *Ironfest Lithgow Dates: April 20, 21 & 22 Hrs: Fri 15:00-18:00hrs (preview), Sat 09:00-17:00hrs & Sun 10:00-16:00hrs Location: Lithgow Showground Tickets: Purchase here: Prices: Early Bird 1 (up to end of Feb.) Single Day: Adults $33; Conc. $28; Child $23; Family $90 2 Day Weekend: Adult $50; Conc. $40; Child $30; Family $135 Base/Gate (Single Day): Adults $40; Conc. $30; Child $25; Family $95 2 Day Weekend: Adult $55; Conc. $45; Child $35; Family $140 *Blacktown Medieval Fair Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th May at Nurragingy Reserve Knox Road Doonside NSW 2767 *Dharawal National Park Guided Walking Tours Guided Indigenous Tours. Starts from Dharawal National Park entrance Victoria Road Wedderburn. Tours monthly, 2nd Saturday of every month. Bookings essential. For more details visit URL at Upcoming MPS events and possible outings. *Narellan Town Centre Photographic Exhibition. Monday 16th April to Sunday 22nd April. Images for this exhibition to be in to Robert (our competition secretary) by Wednesday 11th April. We also need volunteers to help in manning the exhibit. *Queensland/NSW outback trip in June. More details soon. *Possibility of another Mogo Zoo trip, maybe July or August. If it happens, more about this soon. To be run by Jenny our social secretary. *We need feedback from our members on what they want in their workshops. Please, if you have some topics you need covering in photography send details to me at newslettermpsinc@gmail.com or our Secretary Evi at secretarympsinc@gmail.com *Photowalks, any member can run these events. If you have any interesting spots to do a photowalk, please contact any of the committee. *Macarthur Camera House Expo on Wednesday 23rd May. All major camera brands will be involved. Page 2 April 2018

3 History Of Macarthur Photographic Society The history of our club starts in The original historian was Dennis Parker one of our Lifetime Members. The inaugural meeting of the Campbelltown Camera Club (as it was called then) was on Wednesday 29th July It was held at the Sarah Redfern High School, Minto. The first committee was elected and the members of the committee were: President Alan Taylor (Founding member) Vice President Ron Haynes (Founding member) Secretary Norm Hodkinson (Founding member) Treasurer Fred Kempiak Publicity Officer Alan Taylor Fees were: Joining Fee - $5 (Present day 2018 $0) Annual Fee - $10 Adults (Present day 2018 $70) $5 Pensioners and Students (Present day 2018 Students only, $50) $2 Additional Family Members (Present day 2018 $100 2 family members, $20 additional child). The first official meeting was on Wednesday 12th August There were 18 members present at Sarah Redfern High School. But there was an earlier club by the same name but only lasted for 2 years. Page 3 April 2018

4 History Of Macarthur Photographic Society For the interest of members I will publish as an image the minutes of the inaugural meeting, held on Wednesday 29th July 1981 Continuation of the minutes next page. Page 4 April 2018

5 History Of Macarthur Photographic Society Inaugural meeting continued. Next month will be the details of the first competition night. Page 5 April 2018

6 March Presentation Night The March presentation night had Tony Naumovski talk on his photographic life. Tony started with a talk about his photography, then showed a very well put together slide show with some great music. He explained a lot of his in camera techniques, particularly with double exposure, as well as his post processing using Lightroom, Photoshop, Topaz and Nik Silver Effex Pro (black and white converter.) Tony is our Member Profile subject for this month, so a very good idea on Tony and his images can be found at page 9. Below are two images from Tony s presentation. Our first Photowalk/Photoshoot for the year was held on Sunday the 25th March. It was organised and run by Eddie Lim. Eddies report is below. Wirrimbirra Reserve and Dingo Sanctuary Photoshoot MACARTHUR PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY SUNDAY, 25 MARCH 2018 Seven members, including David, Pam, Jen, Chelsea, Lyn, Robert, turned up at the Wirrimbirra Nature reserve at 9 this morning. Contrary to rumours, the place was tidy and well kept and, for a gold coin donation, we were treated to a tour during which we were introduced to Warren, the feisty, senior citizen wombat as well as a collection of wallabies and two emus, named Thelma and Louise. And, best of all, we were given entry to the aviaries where we were able to photograph sundry parrots, a gang gang cockatoo and a tawny frogmouth, without the interposition of unsightly wire meshes in our images. Next, at the neighbouring Dingo sanctuary, a volunteer guide called Bob enlightened us with an interesting and informative talk on dingoes, their origin, diet, behaviour, and reproduction. It would appear that these Australia s apex predators are in danger of extinction from hunting and poisoning. The majority of the animals at the sanctuary are pure bred, in itself a rarity, due to crossbreeding with dogs in the wild. Some 40 of these animals are kept in clean, well maintained cages with high fences and given such exotic names as Guyra, Gunyah, Jarlie, Arlie, etc. They appear well fed and contented. For reasons unknown, they seemed not to like David Williams and on his approach became quite skittish and agitated! Jenny, Chelsea and Lyn were given the privilege of handling one of the friendlier dingoes which was brought out of the cages. Photography was encouraged. All in all, a morning well spent and hopefully, we will see a few images on the Club Comp nights in the coming months. Eddie Lim Page 6 April 2018

7 Wirrimbirra Reserve and Dingo Sanctuary Photoshoot Images from the photoshoot. Page 7 April 2018

8 April Competition Night Our April competition night is on Wednesday 11th April. The judge is Tanya Du Toit. Below is Tanya s bio. Tanya Du Toit has been involved in photography for nearly two decades now and has been practising as a professional photographer for the last 10 years. During her involvement with photography there isn't much she hasn't photographed. Professionally, she has covered many areas including: *Weddings * Corporate websites and business interests * Model portfolios * Family Portraiture * Sporting events Tanya has presented many lectures and workshops showcasing her extensive skills not only with her Nikon D700, but also her talented use of Photoshop. She has studied intensely over the years, having completed a number of courses, most of those at the very reputable Australian Centre for Photography, Paddington. Her favourite photographic style could be described as dramatic portraiture, as she strives to create images that evoke an emotional response. The comment "that's a nice photo," is nowhere near good enough for this photographer. She strives to create images that jump out and grab you. The theme for the April competition night is Fences. The theme for the May competition night is Goodbye. Competition Entry Rules *Only current members can submit images. There are 4 categories - Monochrome Prints, Colour Prints, Digitally Projected Images and Theme images. Members can submit a maximum of 2 images in each of the categories and no more than 5 over the four categories. *For themed images, we will ask you to provide your interpretation of a specific theme. *There is a fee of $1 per print to be provided to the Competition Secretary (Robert) on the night. Entries in the monochrome and colour categories: *Rectangular images must not exceed 41cm x 51cm (16 x 20 ) including any mount or border *Square images must not exceed 46cm x 46cm (18 x 18 ) including any mount or border. Digitally projected images shall have: *Maximum dimensions of 1900 pixels (wide) x 1080 pixels (high) with a suggested resolution of 72dpi, and the image (and file name) saved as a greyscale JPEG or RGB JPEG file with a maximum file size of 2.0 MB *The cut-off time to bring your images is 7:35pm on the night. If you are unable to get your images submitted by 7:35pm, you will need to enter them in the next competition instead. There will be no exceptions to this rule. *The title and author s name should be recorded on its reverse side. *Printed entries need to be mounted and/or over-matted. If mounted, it must be on cardboard or foam core only. Framed prints will not be accepted. *For digitally projected images, you must submit them to the Competition Secretary on the Sunday night before. They should be submitted by (preferred), or on a USB or compact disc. If submitted by USB or disc, it should be submitted to Robert at the meeting on the 4th Wednesday of the month. They can be submitted via or on a USB or compact disc. The Competition Secretary s address is competitionsecretarymps@gmail.com. Page 8 April 2018

9 March Photo Competition Competition Secretary s Report March 2018 Monthly Competition Judge Nic Peters 30 members entered a total of 106 images, 25 Distinctions & 27 Credits were awarded as follows: Colour Prints 30 images 8 Distinctions 6 Credits Monochrome Prints 25 images 4 Distinctions 4 Credits Projected Images 32 images 8 Distinctions 10 Credits Environmental Impact 20 images 5 Distinctions 7 Credits (Projected) Image Of The Month Diane Mulley s Colour Print Douk Bookseller R Rosee Diane says, "Douk sells books in Cambodia. As a child he was seriously injured by a land mine, loosing both forearms. His story I believe, is there in his eyes. Photo taken in sheltered area outside Panda Cafe in Siem Reap Cambodia using Sony RX 100mk3 - a great compact travel camera. A few images from the night. Page 9 April 2018

10 April Member Profile The April Member Profile is one of our best Photographers in Tony Naumovski. Tony is the winner of many of our awards, including Top Shot of the year. Here is his profile. Tony Naumovski I joined MacArthur Photographic Society almost 4 years ago as a local resident of the area. Even though I' am no longer residing in the area I have kept my membership as I still enjoy the friendly atmosphere in the club where I can share my passion for photography and improve on my photographic skills. My initial interest in photography were purely in taking holiday/ family snaps on a film camera with no real understanding of the key elements such as shutter speed, aperture or ISO. However, this all changed with the introduction of digital cameras which made life a lot easier in terms of convenience and ease of carrying and digitally storing the images. During this period of my working life I was travelling around the world extensively and the point and shoot cameras were constant companions. In addition to capturing or recoding some memorable moments of my travels, my interest in photography grew tremendously. Eventually I invested in a DSLR system. I am currently using Canon DSLRs ( 5d Mark iv and 7d Mark ii). Basically, I like shooting anything and everything ie landscapes portraits architecture, wildlife, sports etc so my lens collection ranges from prime wide angle and portrait to telephoto mm including two prime lensbaby creative lenses. In recent years I also invested in a professional printer (canon pixma pro10) which in my opinion is money well spent as I like to print my images. Having gone through capturing and processing I feel, printing is the final stage of presenting the image. Printing presents different challenges ie selection of paper that best suits the image. This is one area I m working on enhancing my skills. In terms of software I use Lightroom, Photoshop, Nik Silver Effex, and Topaz impressions. Predominantly my post processing is done in Lightroom (well over 80%). I use PS for textures and blending images and silver fx to enhance the contrast on my black and white images. My preference is to use the camera as a creative tool as much as possible and one of the techniques is in camera multiple exposures. In this regard the Canon DSLRs have a number of available options. For example you can take as many as 9 images on a single frame. In addition there are 4 methods of exposing ie additive, average, lighten and darken. The last two being simulator to blending modes in PS. Typically I use three methods to achieve different results. 1) placing the camera on a tripod with nodal slider where I can create movement of stationery object by moving the camera in small increments to the left, right, up, down, forward and back 2) freehand moment of the camera whilst focusing on stationery subject/s. 3) camera on tripod where you have, for example movement of people and stationery building. Whilst this technique is not a path to the most beautiful images it does create some interesting patterns and abstract images. In many circumstances I save the images in my texture files where I can blend them with other images Page 10 April 2018

11 April Member Profile I constantly challenge my self not only in technically executing capture of the image but also in creating visually appealing image in post processing from what s normally a flat and unappealing image. This is made a lot easier with the availability of various software programs. However, I try not to over cook or over process the image to the point where it s no longer a photograph. Therefore, I feel the use of textures needs to be subtle in most cases but of course on many occasions I break this self imposed rule. One of the rules I try to apply when taking a photo is to look around on the side and behind the object of interest. Often I find that there are just as many interesting things to photograph behind the subject being photographed. This is typical in a group outing where we all rush to take photo of the same subject. Another method in post processing is to look within the image. In other words, what could be considered an average image may have elements of an image that pop out. In regards to this my process is to eliminate distraction and elements that don t add anything to the image. The methods of post processing and technique can be better explained visually form the two attachment of before and after of the top shot image for Working on set projects, I found, is a great way to improve your photographic skills. In the past I was involved with a number of fellow photographer in exhibiting under HeadOn photography festival which runs in Sydney every May. My chosen theme was industrial landscapes where I took the opportunity to express my skills with multiple exposures of Port Botany Freight Terminal with the intention to capture contrasting views of the ever changing environment. My current projects involve capturing reflections, rusty objects and odd shapes which I will post process into abstract images. Going forward my goal is to get involved in some thermal imagery which I most likely try and blend with normal photography. Having travelled to many countries, my favourite destinations are Iceland, Japan and Namibia. These countries are unique in their own way and I have had the fortune travel there and photograph some amazing scenes. Page 11 April 2018

12 April Member Profile Iceland is blessed with some fantastic landscape and Namibia in addition offers even more with seascapes, wildlife and people photography. Japan tops it all with their complex culture. In my view the three countries are photographers paradise. On my bucket list are Norway and Antartica and hopefully I get the opportunity in years to come. Here are a few more of Tony s images. I Hope this gives you some idea of my photography. I am more then happy to discuss or further explain any points of interest. Please feel free to contact me. Thank you Tony. Page 12 April 2018

13 Photography Tips, Reviews and News Bruce Wallace Newsletter Editor Colour toning of Black and White Images. Colour toning is a method of putting a colour tone to a black and white image. Colour toning was first used in the film days using a colour toning solution that bleaches the photographic paper to remove the silver in the emulsion and then replaces it with a toned silver compound. This can only be done on black and white prints, not colour prints. With sepia toning the silver was replaced with silver sulphide (Ag 2 S), with selenium toning the silver was replaced with silver selenide. This toning can increase the archival properties of the print, or decrease it. Sepia, selenium and gold toning increased the archival properties of the print. Iron and copper toning decreased the archival properties of the print. Here is a run down on how this process happens. This attains to sepia toning. Obtained from the website Guide To Film Photography 1. Set out 3 plastic trays that are larger than the prints you intend to tone. One tray will be used to rinse the print, one will be for the bleach mix (refer to the manufacturer for dilution) and the last will be for the toner (refer to the manufacturer for dilution). 2. If the print you are using is dry, rinse it under running water for 2-3 minutes. If working in the darkroom, you can take the print directly from final wash and skip this step, but the print should be fully washed before toned. 3. Place the print in the bleach tray. The image on the print will slowly begin to disappear. When most of the image disappears it can be removed from the bleach tray. Typically the print will be in the bleach tray for 1-2 minutes. 4. Remove the print from the bleach and rinse it in water for about 3 minutes to stop the bleach. 5. Place the print in the sepia tray. You will see the image return. The print can be removed from the toner when it appears to be toned to the desired effect. 6. Remove the print from the toner and rinse it under running water for one minute to remove any excess toner. 7. Wash the print in water for minutes. The toned print can be washed with other prints in the darkroom. 8. Dry the print on a drying rack. Do not use heat dryers as they can cause defects in the toner. As you can see, a very involved process. Many chemical toners are highly toxic, some even containing chemicals that are carcinogenic. It is therefore extremely important that the chemicals be used in a well ventilated area, and rubber gloves and face protection should be worn when handling them. Now that we are in the digital age, the toning of our images are much easier and less dangerous. The toning is done digitally in a image editing program. I do my toning in Photoshop using the add on program Nik Silver Efex Pro 2. This process, in Nik, can tone your images with the toning colours, Split Toner, Selenium, Blue, Cyanotype, Coffee, Copper, Sepia and Ambrotype. Each colour has sliders to give a more or less tone shading. With the sliders you can very these parameters, Strength, Silver Hue, Silver toning, Balance, Paper hue, Paper toning. So, as you can see, you can have a toned black and white image in seconds as opposed to many minutes of messy and sometimes dangerous work. One of my sepia toned images. Done in Nik. Page 13 April 2018

14 Subscription Fees Membership fee $70. Under 16 and or student card membership fee at $50 Family Membership $100 per two family members (spouse or child) then $20 per additional child. These fees will be for the new year, and onwards Competition entry fee Digital/projected competition entry $2 per image Print entry fee $1 per print. These fee increases started Page 14 April 2018

15 Club Calendar 2018 Date Wednesday 14th February Wednesday 28th February Wednesday 14th March Wednesday 28th March Wednesday 11th April Wednesday 9th May Wednesday 23rd May Wednesday 13th June Wednesday 27th June Activity Competition Judge, Mark Kelly. Theme Delight Presentation Pamela Martin, Underwater Photography Competition Nic Peters Presentation Tony Naumovski Competition Tanya Dutoit. Competition Karen Ashcroft Presentation Macarthur Camera House Competition Meredith Schofield Presentation We will also have some more travel photography from our intrepid travellers, Eddie Lim, Evi Messer and Brett Atkins. Page 15 April 2018

16 Workshops & Competition Themed Category Themed Categories Wednesday 14th February competition theme is Delight. Wednesday 14th March competition theme is Environment Impact. Wednesday 11th April competition theme is Fences. Wednesday 9th May competition theme is Goodbye Wednesday 13th June competition theme is Isolation Workshops Wednesday 18th April, Alternative to Adobe Image editing Programs. Plus some Lightroom. Photowalks/Outings We have all of our themed category themes for the year Page 16 April 2018

17 Committee President Brett Atkins Vice President Eddie Lim Secretary Evi Messer Treasurer Marcelle Diebold Office Bearers-Committee Positions Competition Points Secretary Robert Rosee Program Co-ordinator David Williams Member Liason Ian Clark Publicity Officer Assistant Secretary Shelly Sawka Diane Mulley Social Secretary Jennifer Delaporte Newsletter Editor Bruce Wallace Webmaster Neil Loomes Page 17 April 2018

18 Web Links MPS Website MPS Flicker Page MPS Facebook Page NIK Collection 500px South Skye Camera Club The Complete Pixel Page 18 April 2018