EDENVALE PHOTOGRAPHIC CLUB NEWSLETTER MARCH 2016

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1 Focus EDENVALE PHOTOGRAPHIC CLUB NEWSLETTER MARCH 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 23

2 COMPETITIONS ON CLUB EVENINGS WINNERS: 9 March 2016 NAME TITLE DIGITAL JUDGE Jack Helfon Best Digital 1 STAR COM NATURE Liesel Gous Bokkie Best Digital 1 STAR PICTORIAL Liesel Gous Full moon Best Digital 2 STAR COM NATURE Antonette Bezuidenhout Ready to go Best Digital 2 STAR PICTORIAL Antonette Bezuidenhout Maureen Best Digital 3 STAR COM NATURE Johann Harmse Fish Eagle Best Digital 3 STAR PICTORIAL Adrian Style Little jetty Best Digital 4 STAR COM NATURE Hendrina Vos Fish Eagle s catch Best Digital 4 STAR COM PICTORIAL Ivor Sarkis I see you Best Digital OPEN COM NATURE Lourens Durand Dragonfly at dusk Best Digital OPEN COM PICTORIAL Hanli Smit Simplicity Best Digital 1 STAR - Nature - Liesel Gous Bokkie (COM). Page 2 of 23

3 Best Digital 1 STAR - Pictorial - Liesel Gous Full moon. Best Digital 2 STAR - Nature - Antonette Bezuidenhout Ready to go (COM). Page 3 of 23

4 Best Digital 2 STAR - Pictorial - Antonette Bezuidenhout Maureen. Best Digital 3 STAR - Nature - Johann Harmse Fish Eagle (COM). Page 4 of 23

5 Best Digital 3 STAR - Pictorial - Adrian Style Little jetty. Best Digital 4 STAR - Nature - Hendrina Vos Fish Eagle s catch (COM). Page 5 of 23

6 Best Digital 4 STAR - Pictorial - Ivor Sarkis I see you (COM). Best Digital OPEN - Nature - Lourens Durand Dragonfly at dusk (COM). Page 6 of 23

7 Best Digital OPEN - Pictorial - Hanli Smit Simplicity (COM). COMPETITIONS ON CLUB EVENINGS WINNERS: 23 March 2016 NAME TITLE DIGITAL JUDGE Colin, John & Dave Best Digital 1 STAR NATURE Nil Best Digital 1 STAR COM PICTORIAL Colin Mortimer Grey bearded sand goose Best Digital 2 STAR COM NATURE Antonette Bezuidenhout Feeding frenzy Best Digital 2 STAR PICTORIAL Nil Best Digital 3 STAR COM NATURE Johann Harmse Reed Cormorant Best Digital 3 STAR COM PICTORIAL Cecil Mayhew Defence Best Digital 4 STAR COM NATURE Hans van der Walt Coming into land Best Digital 4 STAR COM PICTORIAL Trevor Tyler Oops we missed the track Best Digital OPEN NATURE Jorge Borralho Whiskered Tern Flight Best Digital OPEN PICTORIAL Jorge Borralho All Eyes On Track Page 7 of 23

8 Best Digital 1 STAR - Pictorial - Colin Mortimer Grey bearded sand goose (COM). Best Digital 2 STAR - Nature - Antonette Bezuidenhout Feeding frenzy (COM). Page 8 of 23

9 Best Digital 3 STAR - Nature - Johann Harmse Reed Cormorant (COM). Best Digital 3 STAR - Pictorial - Cecil Mayhew Defense (COM). Page 9 of 23

10 Best Digital 4 STAR - Nature - Hans van der Walt Coming into land (COM). Best Digital 4 STAR - Pictorial - Trevor Tyler Oops we missed the track (COM). Page 10 of 23

11 Best Digital OPEN - Nature - Jorge Borralho Whiskered Tern Flight. Best Digital OPEN - Pictorial - Jorge Borralho All Eyes On Track. Page 11 of 23

12 JUDGES AT EVENING COMPETITIONS 2016 EPC club night Judge Name Comments 27 January 2016 Neil Lane Alberton Photo Club 10 February 2016 GetPix Photog. Principal, Paula Rutherford Boksburg Club 24 February 2016 EPC Heidi, Cathy & Dave Tony Stacy did not arrive, mixed up dates 9 March 2016 Jack Helfon Jabula CC 23 March 2016 EPC Colin, John & Dave Anne d Oliviera Judge did not arrive. 13 April 2016 Errol Wagg Boksburg Club 27 April 2016 Cancelled Freedom Day 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 NATIONAL DIGITAL SALON Category Name Award Photo Title Lastname Firstname Human Portrait - Colour Only Acceptance young portrait Coumbias John Human Portrait - Colour Only Acceptance happy thoughts Coumbias John Human Portrait - Colour Only Acceptance Pauline Gordon Dave Macro - Colour Only Acceptance Honey Bee Gordon Dave Open Pictorial - Colour Only Acceptance Scottish Piper Gordon Dave Scapes - Colour Only Acceptance running through Coumbias John Scapes - Colour Only Acceptance misty forest Coumbias John Page 12 of 23

13 Scapes - Colour Only Wildlife - Birds Only Colour Only Wildlife - Birds Only Colour Only Wildlife (Excluding Birds) - Colour Only Wildlife (Excluding Birds) - Colour Only Wildlife (Excluding Birds) - Colour Only Wildlife (Excluding Birds) - Colour Only Acceptance Namib Grasslands Gordon Dave Acceptance Feet First Gordon Dave Squacco Heron at Acceptance Breakfast Gordon Dave Acceptance leopard study Coumbias John my mommy is looking Acceptance after me Coumbias John Acceptance Evening Stroll Gordon Dave Acceptance Sunlit Baboon Gordon Dave RESULTS-2nd LOWVELD NATIONAL DIGITAL SALON Category Name Award Photo Title Lastname Firstname Nature excluding birds - Colour Acceptance Jackal Focus Borralho Jorge Nature excluding birds - Colour Acceptance Steenbok Male Borralho Jorge Nature excluding birds - Colour Acceptance by the look out Coumbias John Nature excluding birds - Colour Acceptance my mommy Coumbias John Nature excluding birds - Colour Acceptance Impala Silhouette Gordon Dave Nature Birds - Colour Acceptance White-Throated Swallows Fighting Borralho Jorge Nature Birds - Colour Acceptance approaching landing Coumbias John Nature Birds - Colour Acceptance fly high Coumbias John Nature Birds - Colour Acceptance Countdown to Take Off Gordon Dave Open - Colour Acceptance dark forest Coumbias John Open - Colour Acceptance running through Coumbias John Open - Colour Acceptance shepherd at work Coumbias John Open - Colour Acceptance Al Amaro Gordon Dave Sports - Colour Acceptance full action Coumbias John Human Portraits - Colour Acceptance happy thoughts Coumbias John Human Portraits - Colour Acceptance young portrait Coumbias John Human Portraits - Colour Acceptance smoking lady Coumbias John Open - Monochrome Acceptance misty forest Coumbias John Open - Monochrome Acceptance watchman Coumbias John Open - Monochrome Acceptance the guitarist Coumbias John Nature Birds - Colour COM White Throated Swallows Borralho Jorge Nature Birds - Colour COM Squacco Landing 2 Borralho Jorge Nature Birds - Colour COM Black-Chested Snake Eagle 9 Borralho Jorge Page 13 of 23

14 EDENVALE PHOTOGRAPHIC CLUB 2016 Calendar January Second Wednesday Fourth Wednesday Outings/Workshops 27th Club Meeting February 10th Club Meeting 24th Club Meeting Set Subject: Skin March 9th Club meeting 23rd Club Meeting April 13th Club Meeting 27/04/ Freedom Day Meeting Cancelled 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 Set Subject: Empty Rooms November 9th AGM 23rd Club Meeting December 15th CERPS Page 14 of 23

15 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. NOTES FROM THE EDITOR 1. Members must please provide details of all Salon Acceptances and Awards to be sent to Heidi Broschk (heidib@uj.ac.za), David Wolstencroft (epc@webmail.co.za) and Ted Kinsman (tkinsman@global.co.za). Page 15 of 23

16 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. FOR SALE No. Description New My Price (Neg) 1 Vanguard PH-3-4 Window Camera Mount R1, R JJC White Balance/Grey Card (2 Pack 8 x 10) R R x Sigma 70 3 mm mm lenses R1, Each R Each 4 Canon 2x Extender EF (Old model) R6, R Canon EF 400mm 5.6 lens R19, R10, Calmax Primax 190 Tripod R1, R Canon mm EFS lens R3, R2, Contact Ricky Lourens Ted Kinsman ( ) tkinsman@global.co.za Page 16 of 23

17 PHOTOGRAPHIC OUTINGS AND OPPORTUNITIES Speedway at Walkerville 1 May 2016 (Details to follow) Page 17 of 23

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19 From: Johann van der Walt Sent: 19 March :33 PM To: John Coumbias Subject: China Tour Hi John, Eventually I have the tour planned. It took much negotiation and deliberation, with rework because of lost in translation... I promised to let you know when I have it. Please send on to other Edenvalers, maybe there are somebody who will be interested. Click on this link to read about it: Regards Johann No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - Version: / Virus Database: 4542/ Release Date: 03/19/16 HUMOUR Page 19 of 23

20 UNUSUAL PHOTOGRAPHS Extreme skiing in Wyoming. Page 20 of 23

21 Diving 30 meters through a rock monolith in Portugal. Page 21 of 23

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