Blue Mountains. bmpg.org.au. Image of the Year. Colour. 1st: Greg Farmer. 2nd: Greg Fisher. 3rd: Angela Mabee. Member s Choice: Greg Fisher Baroness

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1 NEWS LETTER Contents December 2017 Blue Mountains Photography bmpg.org.au Group Image of the Year Page 2 IOTY images Page 3 Exhibitions POP Welcome Dinner & Challenge Group presentation Page 4 Mat Sizes Critique Night, Len Metcalf Outings March Theme Congratulations Greg Farmer Image of the Year. Spider Page Program Check the website regularly for changes to information. Changes to the look of the website will happen over coming weeks Digital: 1st: Judy Thistleton-Martin 2nd: Karen Coleman 3rd: Ann Dent Colour 1st: Greg Farmer 2nd: Greg Fisher 3rd: Angela Mabee Monochrome 1st: Andy Georgiou 2nd: Shirley Steel 3rd: Robyn Cook Member s Choice: Greg Fisher Baroness Annual Awards Overall point score 2017: Jeannie McInnes Digital: 1st: Anne Baker 2nd: Graeme Mell 3rd: Angela Mabee Colour 1st: Ann Wharton 2nd: Robyn Cook 3rd: Andy Georgiou Theme 1st: Jeannie McInnes 2nd: Judy Thistleton-Martin 3rd: Karen Coleman Monochrome 1st: Jodi McConaghy 2nd: Greg Fisher 3rd: Shirley Steel Thank you Graeme and Jan for organising the Annual Awards and the Image of the Year evening

2 Andy Georgiou Misty Angle Tarn Shirley Steel On Dad s Shoulders Robyn Cook Spider Web Staircase Karen Colman Camilia Greg Fisher Baroness Greg Fisher Solitary Solitude Member s Choice Angela Mabee Blossoms of Van Gogh Judy Thistleton Martin Heading Out Graeme Mell would like members to collect IOTY prints from his home 63 A Burns Rd Springwood prior to Christmas as he doesn t have room to store them gmell_au@yahoo.com Ann Dent Past Treasure 2

3 Dates for Your Diary Ted s Tips About Exhibitions...Showing... Robert Mapplethorpe: The Perfect Medium. This exhibition shows the broad scope of this American photographer s work which includes portraiture and still life but who is better known for his erotic images. Art Gallery of NSW, Temporary exhibitions gallery, Art Gallery Road, The Domain, Sydney. Daily 10am-5pm; Wed 10am-10pm. Until 04 Mar Fee to enter. Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year Over 100 images covering the Australian, New Zealand, Antarctic and New Guinea regions. Numerous talks and workshops associated with the exhibition. Australian Museum, 1 William Street Sydney. Daily 9.30am-5pm. Until 10 Dec Fee to enter. Pat Brassington: the body electric. An exhibition of dark imagery mainly about the human body. Drawn from the Gallery s collection. Art Gallery of NSW, Photography Gallery, lower level 2, Art Gallery Road, The Domain, Sydney. Daily 10am-5pm; Wed 10am-10pm. Until 11 Feb Free....Out of Town... Dombrovskis: Journeys into the Wild. Landscape photography of Peter Dombrovskis from his archive held by the National Library of Australia. National Library of Australia, Galleries, Parkes Place Canberra ACT. Daily 10am-5pm. Until 30 January Free. Ellie Young Metal As. An exhibition of images by Ellie Young using the historic carbon process which produces archivally stable colour prints. gold street studios Gallery,700 James Lane, Trentham East, Victoria. Open by appointment only; T: (03) ; ellie@goldstreetstudios.com. au ; From November 2017 until January Free. Project of Passion (POP) 2018 There is an opportunity to meet up to six times (once a month) with a mentor and to work on a project of your choice with a mentor. This is often a good way for developing photographers to hone a particular skill or develop a body of work on a concept. At the end of the time each member of POP usually makes a presentation to the whole group. It may start in March and Finish in August for example. We also need a member of the committee to organise POP if it is to go ahead. Before we organise a mentor we need you to make a firm commitment in an to ann.wharton@oz .com.au so that we can gauge possible numbers whether or not to go ahead with it. Welcome Dinner 2018 Sports Club Springwood We currently have 25 people attending the dinner which will be a social start to the year and chance to welcome any new members. Some members of the challenge group of advanced photographers will present their body of work and we will hopefully have someone to provide feedback to each person. So... there will be food, photographs and conversation. If you would like to attend and haven t yet put your name down please contact Margaret Taylor margaretandgeoff@bigpond.com as we will have to confirm numbers soon. 3

4 Reminder: Mat Sizes for Exhibition Nights Mat sizes need to be a consistent size to fit on the stands without covering other images and also need to fit withing the requirements for eg the Inter-club competition or other official FCC competitions. The following is information from the club policy which is also on the web The print must have the member s name, title and indication of correct viewing position. Prints preferably to be (cardboard only) mounted. Mount size of 16 x 20 (407x509 mm) maximum NO FRAMES ACCEPTED. Critique Night with Len Metcalf 12th February First Meeting Monday 12 February - Critique Evening with Len Metcalf This is a different style of meeting. We have engaged Len to work with us for an extended session. We will start at 5.30 for those who can come early. We will have a short dinner break for Len about 7.00 before working through until Each member is asked to bring along 5 prints to share with Len and the group. However, we will only critique 2 of the images. Len suggests its far easier and more useful to have a range of images to refer to. You are all invited for the whole evening or to choose a period of time that suits you. For it to be successful we want a group of members participating with Len in the critique for each set of images. There are no limits. Closer to the date, I will send out a rough idea of the times that your images will be critiqued. Thanks for the following members who indicated that they can come to the early start. If your name isn t here, but you can make the early session, please let me know. Shirley Ann Wharton, Karen Coleman, Ann Dent, Margaret Taylor. First two Outings for the year Wednesday 7th February Cockatoo Island, architecture Saturday 10th Furber Steps Katoomba, landscape March 2018 Theme: Cloudscapes (No theme February as we have a critique) Generally defined as a picturesque formation of clouds. It can be a work of art representing a view of clouds: an impressionist image that is a vast cloudscape of buoyant, floating forms. Clouds are versatile photographic subjects. They can completely change the mood of the landscape. Springtime clouds (the light and airy ones) make us think of warm days, breezes and wildflowers while big, heavy thunder clouds make us think of danger. Heavy clouds can be ominous, moody, and dramatic. The months of December and January should provide some great subject matter for this theme and your image can be abstract or anything with the clouds as the most prominent feature. Ideas... Shoot more of the sky than you need and crop in later if necessary. Slightly underexpose the image if shooting during the day. Try Long exposure times or unusual filters or add extreme color. Give them movement. Add motion or radial blurs to simulate movement. Warp them. Given that clouds have no predefined shape you can use tools in Photoshop such as liquefy to mold them to your desired shape. 4

5 PROGRAM 2018 This will also be the web so please check regularly for any changes. Month Day Date Event Judges & Guest Speakers Information February Mon 5 Committee Mon 12 Critique Evening 1 Len Metcalf Bring 5 prints. Extended evening 5.30pm-10.00pm Mon 19 Welcome Dinner Springwood Sports Club Mon 26 Guest Speaker Gary P Hayes Landscape March Mon 5 Committe Mon 12 Exhibition: Nicola Read Cabins Booked, camp sites available. Friday/Sat WEEKEND AWAY NARRABEEN parks/nsw/greater-sydney/sydney-lakeside- Mon 9 Critique Evening 2 Editing Our Work - Session 1 Mon 26 Practical Night April Mon 2 Committee Jim Crew Editing Our Work - Mon 23 Practical Night Session 2 Foundation Sat 28 Day May Mon 7 Committee Susan Buchanon Mon 14 Exhibition: an-buchanan/ Guest John Swainston Mon 28 Speaker June Mon 4 Committee Mon 11 Exhibition TBA Mon 25 Kerry Boytell Nature PS advanced - Greg Farmer, PS basic - Ann Wharton, LR basic Shirley Steel? otography.org/gallery/jim-crew/ Critique - Prints only PS advanced - Greg Farmer, PS basic - Ann Wharton, LR basic Shirley Steel? Club Display of Prints Architecture August Sat/Sun 18/19 Workshop Jackie Rankin, Mike Langford Saturday 18th Full Day Workshop, Sunday 19th Small Group Workshop This is the last newsletter for the year and I wanted to thank you all for sharing your inspiring photographs and for your company. The highlights of 2017 have been many but a few stand out for me such as the Braemar exhibition, the Capertee weekend away and recently the Image of the Year evening with Adam Williams as the judge. Enjoy the holiday season and all it brings including opportunities for photographing the things you love. I am looking forward to 2018 program and the opportunity to continue learning, photographing and sharing with you all. Merry Christmas & a happy new year Ann Wharton 5