EDENVALE PHOTOGRAPHIC CLUB NEWSLETTER JANUARY 2016

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1 Focus EDENVALE PHOTOGRAPHIC CLUB NEWSLETTER JANUARY 2016 MEETING PLACE WHEN TIME : Edenvale Community Centre Cor. Van Riebeeck Avenue & 2 nd Street. : 2 nd and 4 th Wednesday of Month : 18h30 for 19h00 POSTAL ADDRESS : Edenvale Photographic Club P O Box 1978, Edenvale, 1610 WEBSITE FACEBOOK : : Edenvale Photographic Club Group COMMITTEE Chairman Colin Hall Vice Chairman Dave Gordon Secretary Renata Cecchi Pr & Outings Coordinator Dave Gordon Judge Coordinator Heidi Broschk Prints & Salons John Coumbias Competition Secretary David Wolstencroft Magazine Editor Ted Kinsman Certificates & Awards Des Alexander Catering Giulio Cecchi Website Judges and Speakers David Wolstencroft Shared Page 1 of 16

2 CHAIRMAN S CHAT The New Year has hit the ground running. Every year it seems to run faster and faster. As I write this the first month has already passed by and we are well into the second. For me, personally, it has been a busy first month with a business trip to India. I attended a conference in Mumbai. The conference was very interesting and productive but, more importantly, the photography was amazing! It is not the kind of place you would recommend to everybody for a holiday. There is rubbish everywhere and a rather unpleasant odour hangs in the air. But it is a land of contrasts, untold wealth lives side by side with unspeakable poverty. Dark, dirty colours contrast with rich bright fabrics. I love photographing people and there are plenty of opportunities to do that kind of photography. There are interesting faces there, lots of them. The middle aged to elderly women were particularly interesting, but they were very reluctant to have their photographs taken. The children, on the other hand, wanted their photographs taken and would follow me around until I took their picture. That wasn t a problem really except when you were really wanting to take more interesting images! The living conditions in some areas made for excellent photojournalism type images and in those same areas were the most interesting people to photograph. I never got much further than about a kilometre from my hotel, and I never had more than about 6 hours of photography, but I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it. I often wonder, if I wasn t a photographer, would I venture into those areas of decay and poverty. They are not pretty. But I did come away very satisfied that I had experienced real India, not tourist India. I was also happy with my pics! I would like to urge all members to come to the club meetings regularly. It seems that other pressures have forced members to scale down on photography. Sometimes we need to escape from our busy lives to do something we enjoy. This may take a bit of an effort but it is worth it. There can be nothing better than being creative with our cameras or even just sitting back and appreciating good images. Look forward to seeing you soon. Colin Page 2 of 16

3 COMPETITIONS ON CLUB EVENINGS WINNERS: 27 Jan 2016 NAME TITLE DIGITAL JUDGE Neil Lane Best Digital 1 STAR COM NATURE Renata Cecchi Bee in Lotus Flower Best Digital 1 STAR COM PICTORIAL Antonette Bezuidenhout Cozy Best Digital 2 STAR NATURE Carolyn Masterton Who goes there Best Digital 2 STAR PICTORIAL Nil Best Digital 3 STAR COM NATURE John Harmse Peeping baboon Best Digital 3 STAR COM PICTORIAL Vadivelu Happiness Best Digital 4 STAR COM NATURE Jorge Borralho White-Fronted Bee- Eater 4 Best Digital 4 STAR PICTORIAL Rowen Ambrose No.88 Best Digital OPEN COM NATURE John Coumbias Frightened hyena Best Digital OPEN COM PICTORIAL John Coumbias New year sunrise Best Digital 1 STAR - Nature - Renata Cecchi Bee in Lotus Flower (COM). Page 3 of 16

4 Best Digital 1 STAR - Pictorial - Antonette Bezuidenhout Cozy (COM). Best Digital 2 STAR - Nature - Carolyn Masterton Who goes there. Page 4 of 16

5 Best Digital 3 STAR - Nature - John Harmse Peeping baboon (COM). Best Digital 3 STAR - Pictorial - Vadivelu Happiness (COM). Page 5 of 16

6 Best Digital 4 STAR - Nature - Jorge Borralho White-Fronted Bee-Eater 4 (COM). Best Digital 4 STAR - Pictorial - Rowen Ambrose No.88. Page 6 of 16

7 Best Digital OPEN - Nature - John Coumbias Frightened hyena (COM). Best Digital OPEN - Pictorial - John Coumbias New year sunrise (COM). Page 7 of 16

8 JUDGES AT EVENING COMPETITIONS EPC Club Night Judge Name COMMENTS 27/01/2016 Neil Lane Alberton Photo Club 10/02/2016 Paula Rutherford GetPix Photog. Principal, Boksburg Club 24/02/2016 Tony Stacy Talk PSSA SALON RESULTS Congratulations to the following members who have received Awards in recent Salons. Please Note that these results have been extracted from the PSSA website allocated to Edenvale Photographic Club. Therefore, any member entering as an Independent or under another club will not be shown. Results 3rd PSSA International Digital Salon 18/01/2016 Category Name Award Photo Title Lastname Firstname NATURE - Colour Acceptance White Throated Swallows Borralho Jorge NATURE - Colour Acceptance Spoonbill Portrait Borralho Jorge SCAPES (URBAN and or RURAL) - Colour Acceptance Cape Town Early Dawn Borralho Jorge NATURE - Colour Acceptance Safe landing Bottega Dino NATURE - Colour Acceptance A real beak full Bottega Dino NATURE - Colour Acceptance Smash and grab Bottega Dino NATURE - Colour Acceptance elephant interaction Coumbias John MONOCHROME - Open Acceptance unique style Coumbias John MONOCHROME - Open Acceptance playing with style Coumbias John CREATIVE ART - Colour Acceptance twisted bough Coumbias John STREET PHOTOGRAPHY - Colour and or Monochrome STREET PHOTOGRAPHY - Colour and or Monochrome SCAPES (URBAN and or RURAL) - Colour SCAPES (URBAN and or RURAL) - Colour SCAPES (URBAN and or RURAL) - Colour Acceptance street delivery Coumbias John Acceptance in the rain Coumbias John Certificate of Merit misty forest Coumbias John Acceptance in the forest Coumbias John Acceptance morning light Coumbias John OPEN - Colour Acceptance Retro Rose Durand Lourens OPEN - Colour Acceptance Al Amaro Gordon Dave Page 8 of 16

9 NATURE - Colour Acceptance Something Fishy Gordon Dave NATURE - Colour Acceptance Get out of my way Gordon Dave NATURE - Colour Acceptance Evening Stroll Gordon Dave SCAPES (URBAN and or RURAL) - Colour SCAPES (URBAN and or RURAL) - Colour SCAPES (URBAN and or RURAL) - Colour Acceptance Namib Plains Gordon Dave Acceptance The Overberg in Green and Gold Gordon Dave Acceptance Sossus Sundown Gordon Dave OPEN - Colour Acceptance Body Work Smit Hanli OPEN - Colour Acceptance Indigo Blue Smit Hanli MONOCHROME - Open Acceptance All Power Smit Hanli MONOCHROME - Open Acceptance The Thinker Smit Hanli CREATIVE ART - Colour Acceptance Ghost of Magritte Smit Hanli EDENVALE PHOTOGRAPHIC CLUB 2016 Calendar Second Wednesday Fourth Wednesday Outings/Workshops January 27th Club Meeting February 10th Club Meeting 24th Club Meeting Set Subject: Skin March 9th Club meeting 23rd Club Meeting April 13th Club Meeting Freedom Day May 11th Club Meeting 25th Club Meeting June 8th Club Meeting 22nd Club Meeting Set Subject:Made of Steel July 13th Club Meeting 27th Club Meeting August 10th Club Meeting 24th Club Meeting Set Subject: Geometry in Nature September 14th Club Meeting 28th Club Meeting 30th Annual Competition Closing Date October 12th Club Meeting 26th Club Meeting 15th CERPS November 9th AGM 23rd Club Meeting Set Subject: Empty Rooms December Page 9 of 16

10 Specifications for Submission of High Definition E: Photography Naming Conventions are as follows:- Maximum Pixel Size = 1920 x 1080 Maximum Data File Size = 1,500 Kilobytes (jpg) Two Catorgries 1 Nature na 2 Pictorial pi Star Rating_Category_Image Name_Person s Name Example: 2_na_hornbill_john doe (all lowercase) Entries must be handed in by no later than 19h20 on the night RECOMMENDED PROCEDURE 1. Select Canvas (Frame) Size under the heading Image in Photoshop if you wish to add a boarder to the image and make your adjustements. If you do not wish to add a boarder, go to Step Select Image Size under the heading Image in Photoshop. Tick the following boxes: Scale Styles, Constrain Proportions and Resample Image. 3. The maximum size of the image must not exceed 1920 pixels wide by 1080 pixels high. 4. When resizing a horizontal image (Landscape) enter 1920 pixels in the Width Box and the vertical size will be adjusted automatically if you have ticked the Resample Image box. If the vertical size is 1080 pixels or less, the resizing is correct. If the vertical adjusts to a value more than 1080 pixels (say 1096 pixels) then adjust the vertical size to 1080 pixels and the horizontal size will automatically reduce to below 1920 pixels if you have ticked the Resample Image box. 5. When resizing a vertical impage (Portrait) enter 1080 pixels in the Height Box. The value in the Width Box will change automatically to match the original image if you have ticked the Resample Image box. 6. The maximum image data file size is 1,500Kilobytes in the JPEG format. Note that if a border is added to the image, this must be added before resizing and reducing the file size to a maximum of 1,500 Kilobytes to ensure that the image remains within the specified 1,500Kb. 7. It is recommended that the image be displayed in the srgb Colour Profile. This can be selected in the camera or changed in Photoshop under Edit/Convert to Profile. Page 10 of 16

11 NOTES FROM THE EDITOR 1. Members must please provide details of all Salon Acceptances and Awards to be sent to Heidi Broschk David Wolstencroft and Ted Kinsman 2. Anyone not able to attend a club evening can send their images by . The images must be ed to David Wolstencroft (epc@webmail.co.za) a MINIMUM of 1 day before the evening. 3. Please see our website for further news and information at or simply Edenvale Photographic Club. 4. Anyone wishing to sell or buy camera equipment and advertise in this Newsletter can contact Ted Kinsman. 5. If you have any information concerning photographic sites that you wish to share with other EPC members please contact Ted Kinsman. 6. Please get details of Photo Opportunities under Places listed under Club Information on Edenvale Photographic Club. 7. If anyone wishes to protect their images against copyright, the required information must be entered into the Metadata information for each image prior to submission for club judging. If required I can place a Copyright Watermark symbol over an image to prevent copying from the newsletters. Members to advise Ted Kinsman if required. 8. Congratulations to Trevor Tyler for winning the Steve Wicks Photographer of the Year Award presented by Motorsport SA. Page 11 of 16

12 Winning Image. Ted Kinsman ( ) Page 12 of 16

13 HUMOUR Caught in the ACT. Page 13 of 16

14 UNUSUAL PHOTOGRAPHS A cool looking Volcano in Ethiopia has blue lava apparently due to a high sulphur content. This photo could just be the perfect mountain sunrise you ll ever see. Page 14 of 16

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