EDENVALE PHOTOGRAPHIC CLUB NEWSLETTER JANUARY 2012

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1 Focus EDENVALE PHOTOGRAPHIC CLUB NEWSLETTER JANUARY 2012 MEETING PLACE WHEN TIME : Edenvale Community Centre Cor. Van Riebeeck Avenue & 2 nd Street. : 2 nd and 4 th Wednesday of Month : 19h00 for 19h30 POSTAL ADDRESS : Edenvale Photographic Club P O Box 1978, Edenvale, 1610 WEBSITE : COMMITTEE Chairman Colin Hall Vice Chairman Mario Bracco Secretary Renata Cecchi Treasurer / Website Andrew Stephens Pr & Outings Coordinator Dave Gordon/ Heidi Broschk Prints & Salons John Coumbias Competition Secretary Jorge Rebelo Magazine Editor Ted Kinsman Catering Giulio Cecchi Certificates & Awards Avril Attard Judges and Speakers Shared 1 P a g e

2 CHAIRMAN S CHAT The New Year is well on its way, the month of January having already flown past. The first club meeting of the year was well attended which I hope is a good sign for the year. Actually, the attendance at the club meetings has been so good that the Committee is worried that the hall is getting too small. When I did the bookings for the year, I asked if a bigger venue was available, but unfortunately, there wasn t. I went on Holiday in December and, as usual, took my camera along. The weather was great, perhaps too good because there were no dramatic clouds or angry skies to make my seascapes more exciting. I had to get up early to get to the sea before sunrise but, once up, I enjoyed being out. All of my efforts resulted in two images which I liked. I wasn t sure that they would do well at club, so I put them aside. Then I saw a competition in the Times newspaper asking for readers to submit their best holiday pictures. I sent one of the seascapes in, and won a brand new Olympus 14.5 megapixel point and shoot camera! The picture editor of the newspaper really liked the image so it was really satisfying. I am still not sure it I will submit it at the Club though! The other pictures I love to take at this time are the fashions at the J&B Met horserace in Cape Town. They are also not really club pictures, but they are interesting. We have had a number of new members over the past few months. Because we now have the facility for new members to pay and join online, it is possible for someone to become a member almost anonymously. The danger is that the new member may feel neglected or unwelcome. I would like to emphasise to any new member, or any member for that matter, that the committee members and any of the senior members are always willing to help. See you at the next meeting Colin 2 P a g e

COMPETETITIONS ON CLUB EVENINGS WINNERS: 25 th January 2012 CATEGORY NAME TITLE DIGITAL Best Digital 1 STAR NATURE Lynn Francis Love Trio Best Digital 1 STAR PICTORIAL Ruth Smit Lady Baroque Best

3 COMPETETITIONS ON CLUB EVENINGS WINNERS: 25 th January 2012 CATEGORY NAME TITLE DIGITAL Best Digital 1 STAR NATURE Lynn Francis Love Trio Best Digital 1 STAR PICTORIAL Ruth Smit Lady Baroque Best Digital 2 STAR NATURE Bungbing Black Swan Best Digital 2 STAR PICTORIAL John Carew Red Racer Best Digital 3 STAR NATURE Francois Meyer African Spoonbill Best Digital 3 STAR PICTORIAL Moira Van Heerden One Eyed Piet Best Digital 4 STAR NATURE Avril Attard Splash Best Digital 4 STAR PICTORIAL Micha Hanneman The Real Gerber Baby Best Digital OPEN NATURE Percy Mitchell White Throated Swallows 2 Best Digital OPEN PICTORIAL Dave Gordon Chemical Blaze Best Digital 1 STAR - Nature - 25 th January Lynn Francis Love Trio. 3 P a g e

4 Best Digital 1 STAR - Pictorial - 25 th January Ruth Smit Lady Baroque. Best Digital 2 STAR - Nature -25 th January Bungbing Black Swan. 4 P a g e

5 Best Digital 2 STAR - Pictorial -25 th January John Carew Red Racer. Best Digital 3 STAR - Nature - 25 th January Francois Meyer African Spoonbill. 5 P a g e

6 Best Digital 3 STAR - Pictorial -25 th January Moira Van Heerden One Eyed Piet. Best Digital 4 STAR - Pictorial -25 th January Micka Hannemann The Real Gerber Baby. 6 P a g e

7 Best Digital OPEN - Nature -25 th January Percy Mitchell White Thoated Swallow 2. Best Digital OPEN - Pictorial -25 th January Dave Gordon Chemical Blaze. 7 P a g e

8 COMPETETITIONS ON CLUB EVENINGS WINNERS: 25 th January 2012 CATEGORY NAME TITLE PRINTS Best Print 1 STAR NATURE Nil Best Print 1 STAR PICTORIAL Joss Shaff Still Water Best Print 2 STAR NATURE Richard Bennett At Water Hole Best Print 2 STAR PICTORIAL Lourens du Randt House Best Print 4 STAR NATURE Jan Viljoen Hippo Best Print 4 STAR PICTORIAL Jan Viljoen Nose Dive Best Print of OPEN NATURE John Coumbias Cooling Down Best Print of OPEN COM PICTORIAL Percy Mitchell Kubu Islands Baobabs EDENVALE PHOTOGRAPHIC CLUB 2012 Calendar Second Wednesday Fourth Wednesday Outings/Workshops January 25th Club Meeting February 8th Club Meeting 22nd Club Meeting March 14th Club meeting 28th Club Meeting Set Subject: "Pink" April 11th Club Meeting 25th Club Meeting May 9th Club Meeting 23rd Club Meeting 16th Workshop: Photoshop June 13th Club Meeting 27th Club Meeting Set Subject "Winter" July 11th Club Meeting 25th Club Meeting August 8th Club Meeting 22nd Club Meeting Set Subject "Horror" 15th Workshop: Portrait September 12th Club Competition Prints, Digital Nature, Digital PJ, Altered Nature 26th Club Competition Digital Still Life, Altered Reality, Beginners, Animal Portrait, Human Portrait and Scenic, October 10th AGM 24th Club Meeting 17th Workshop: Tabletop November 14th Club Meeting 28th Club Meeting Set Subject "Humour" December 8 P a g e

9 NOTES FROM THE EDITOR 1. Members must please provide details of all Salon Acceptances and Awards to be sent to Heidi Broschk Jorge Rebelo and Ted Kinsman 2. Anyone not able to attend a club evening can send their images by . The images must be ed to Jorge Rebelo (jorger@ctpjhb.co.za) and Andrew Stephens (ans@iafrica.com) a MINIMUM of 1 day before the evening. 3. Please see our new website hosted by Andrew Stephens for further news and information at 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. Anyone missing any Certificates please contact Avril Attard at avril@gc-sat.com. 7. WANTED Old cameras such as Box Brownies, bellows or folding types and dry or wet plate (no 35mm film cameras please). Need not be in working order as I want them only for personal decorative purposes. Dave Gordon or This is an appeal to all members to consider entering the Prints Section on Club Nights to ensure that this medium stays an active part of Photography at ECP. It would be a pity if this medium fades away due to lack of support. 9. Letter from Dave Gordon GOOD NEWS FOR PROSPECTIVE AND ACTIVE PRINT WORKERS To encourage the use of the Print medium Gordon, owner of FOTO FIRST at the Karaglen Shopping Centre, is offering EPC members a special deal of Pro Prices for A3 prints. Prices for A3 prints are: 9 P a g e

Single lustre prints R85.00 each 3 prints (processed together) R200.00 i.e., R66.67 each Gordon can be con

10 Single lustre prints R85.00 each 3 prints (processed together) R i.e., R66.67 each Gordon can be contacted on , or at gordon@fotosforever.co.za Shop is at the Karaglen Shopping Centre (next to the Super Spar) at the top end of Baker Street (across the road from Virgin Active gym). 10. For Sale Canon lens. Including spare battery. Only reason for selling is because I purchased a 7D. Contact Avril: Ted Kinsman ( ) tkinsman@global.co.za 10 P a g e

11 EVENTS / PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES / COMPETITIONS Place Name Type of Interest / Brief Description Address / Directions Marievale Rondebult Treehaven Waterfowl Trust Good for bird photography with the occasional view of otters and crabs. There are 5 or so hides along the different roads. The roads are pretty unkept and heavy duty vehicles do travel them for mining in the area. Bird photography. There are 3 main hides. Good for morning photography. All 16 species of South African ducks. 116 species of exotic ducks, geese & swans. Over 65 species of wild water birds that visit Treehaven regularly. 4 Species of Flamingos. All 3 South African crane species, which form part of a captive breeding program, for release into the wild. Beautiful gardens and cascading water. Marievale is situated on the East Rand to the South-East of Johannesburg. Access is easiest from Johannesburg via the N3 towards Heidelberg. Take the R550 (Glenroy/Kliprivier) offramp and turn left. Follow this road for approximately 20 km to a T-junction and turn right towards Nigel. Follow this road through Nigel until you see a sign on the left indicating the sanctuary. The sanctuary is approximately 3 km further on after passing the SANDF (defence force) base. Rondebult is a short drive (approx. 25 minutes) from Johannesburg International Airport and within an hours drive from Pretoria. The sanctuary is open daily throughout the year from 07h00 to 17h00 and is found by heading south from Johannesburg on the N3 highway. The sanctuary is well signed posted and after turning left at the R103/R554 (Heidelberg / Alberton road) off-ramp and the sanctuary is on the right hand side of the road after approximately 9 km. The entrance is directly opposite the junction with the R554 and Forsdick road. Situated 3km from Vereeniging just off the R59. Co-ordinates S E Tel: Web: Coffee shop open Thursday to Sunday from 09h00 to 17h00. HUMOUR 11 P a g e

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12 Adam and Eve A little girl asked her father, "How did the human race start?" The father answered, "God made Adam and Eve and they had children, and so all mankind was made." Two days later the girl asked her mother the same question. The mother answered, "Many years ago there were monkeys from which the human race evolved." The confused girl returned to her father and said, "Dad, how is it possible that you told me the human race was created by God, and Mom said they developed from monkeys?" The father answered, "Well, dear, it is very simple. I told you about my side of the family and your mother told you about hers." UNUSUAL PHOTOGRAPHS 12 P a g e

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EDENVALE PHOTOGRAPHIC CLUB NEWSLETTER JANUARY 2016

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