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Frankston Photographic Club Newsletter February 2017 page 1

Volume 15– Issue 1$5.00

Proudly supported by the Frankston City Council

Cover Photo - by Tony Alevizopoulos

February 2017

“Nowhere else matters”

Triplet Falls in the Great Otway National Park. I climbed over the rails and walked down to the river, crossed into the middle of the river in front of the waterfall where the flow was at its best.

Pentax K5 IIs (cropped sensor) with 16-50mm f2.8 lens at 16mm ISO 80, Shutter Speed - 1 second, Aperture F22, Software used for post-production is Photoshop (initially I do a quick edit in Camera Raw, then open up the file in Photoshop). http://parkweb.vic.gov.au/explore/parks/great-otway-national-park/things-to-do/triplet-falls

Welcome to the first newsletter of 2017, and I hope everyone

has had a happy and healthy festive season. My wife and I had a great time at the club’s Christmas barbe-cue, and I particularly enjoyed social-ising with people that I usually don’t get a chance to chat with. Now with the kids returning to school and folks returning to work I guess it’s back to business as usual at the club.

An issue that has been consum-ing my (and a lot of other people’s) attention this last couple of months is regarding the monthly competi-tion rules. The committee recently decided to amend the the number of digital image entries that can be sub-mitted each month (now 4). During the course of discussing this change we got feedback from members and committee people that made it clear that there are lots of differ-ent views as to how best to run our competitions.

I believe this to be an important issue for the club, because knowing

members’ competition preferences informs us as to the kind of con-tent we should be providing in our weekly meetings and the kind of workshops and presentations we should be concentrating on. (Hav-ing said that though I feel bound to also say that the weekly content that we have been getting is pretty good in my humble opinion).

Part of the discussion might also be a review of the set subjects that we have for monthly competitions, and, for example, whether or not we should have an open category each month along with a set subject.

In order to take account of all members’ preferences we will be canvassing everyone in regard to how they would like to see the com-petitions evolving, or indeed if they would like to see them stay exactly as they are. If the feedback we get calls for change then we will put that to a vote at the next AGM to ensure that there is majority support for any such change.

Inside This MonthClub Message 2

Daytime Group 3

Announcement 4

Notice Board 5

Judging Results 6

2017 Calendar 13

Buy Swap or Sell 14

Equipment Hire 17

Competition Entry Form 18

Membership Form 19

Committee 20

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Club Message


FPC Contact Details

Snail mail: PO box 234 Frankston Vic 3199

Email: [email protected]

Web: frankstonphotoclub.com.au

Phone/Email: Terry Dyson

[email protected]

Bob Date [email protected]

Address for meetings: 26 High Street Frankston 3199 Every Wednesday 7:00 pm for 7:30 start

Items for sale: Please submit any items for sale to [email protected] complete with full details of item, price, con-dition and contact details.

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The committee is planning to survey the membership on this matter, but in the meantime any ideas or points of view that you have on the matter can be emailed to [email protected] .

Cheers,

Terry Dyson. ¤

Daytime Group

At our December meeting at Frankston RSL we had a good

attendance of about 18 members.Members discussed a programme for the next twelve months. Twelve or so alternatives were suggested and members indicated their preferences.

The most favoured were:- Cape Schancke, Williamstown, Seawinds (Arthurs Seat), Werribee Zoo, Queenscliffe, Phillip Island, and

Monstalvat. A number of more local alternatives such a McClelland Gallery, Moonlit Sanctuary and an Apiary at Moorooduc were also suggested. There was also some interest in going away as group for a few days somewhere such as Port Campbell. The idea of having “themed” (such as Drama, Tonal contrast, scale, detail, reflections etc.) shoots was thought to be of value, and will be implemented.

18-01-17 Photo Shoot - Williamstown - Theme - Scale15-02-17 Meeting Frankston Library Community Room - review photos from November (Point Nepean) and Williamstown. Guest Speaker.15-03-17 Photoshoot - Werribee Free Range Zoo - Theme: - Drama19-04-17 Meeting Frankston Library Long Room. Review images from Werribee. Guest Speaker;- Bob Date: Travel Photography17-05-17 Photoshoot - Cape Schancke. Theme: Tonal Contrast21-06-17 Meeting Frankston Library Long Room. Review images from Cape Schancke. Guest Speaker.19-07-17 Photoshoot - Monstalvat or McClelland Gallery. Theme : -Texture16-08-17 Meeting Frankston Library Long Room. Review images. 20-09-17 Photoshoot - Phillip Island or Queenscliffe. Theme: - Tonal Contrast18-10-17 Meeting Frankston Library Long Room. Review images15-11-17 Photoshoot. Seawinds and Charlies Auto Museum. Theme: Detail. Bar-B-Que if water suitable.20-12-17 Meeting and Lunch. Planning for 2018. Frankston RSL.

Mack Fenwick . ¤

http://frankstonphotoclub.com.au


ANNOUNCEMENTVAPS INTERCLUB EXHIBITION AND ANNUAL CONVENTION 2017

WILL BE HELD AT

THE MONASH UNIVERSITY PENINSULA CAMPUS

SATURDAY 27TH AND SUNDAY 28TH MAY 2017

EXHIBITION OPEN FROM 12PM FRIDAY 26TH MAY

PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY THE

FRANKSTON PHOTOGRAPHIC CLUB INC

Fantastic Speaker Line up

Tom Putt outstanding Landscape photographer, Tom will take us on a surprising photographic journey

Darran and Pearce Leal, Photographic Travel adventures to places far afield, rare opportunity to have this dynamic Father and Son team together

Craig Wetjen, Photographic Studies Collage, defining the image, making of his award book, “The Men’s Shed”

Roosters Overland, by motorbike to Iran, a photographic adventure to be told

Ballarat Biennale Creative Director. A new approach to the Biennale

Workshops

Photoshoots

Lunch included both days

Friday Social Dinner TBA

Saturday Formal Awards Night

Plus more to come

The VAPS 2017 Convention and Interclub Exhibition will be a fantastic weekend, plan your visit now

Registration forms available later this year

Accommodation availability soon to be announced

Updates in VAPS Newsbrief and on the web Site

http://www.vaps.org.au/newsbrief

http://www.vaps.org.au


NOTICE BOARD

“For me, the camera is a sketch book, an instrument of intuition and spontaneity.” ― Henri Cartier-Bresson

�Australian Photographic Society (APS): For a full list of all up and coming competitions with accreditation, go to the Australian Photographic Society’s webpage Click here.

�The Day Groups next meeting is on at 10:00AM February 15th at Frankston Li-brary . All are welcome and those who attended the last two outings are in-vited to show and discuss a few of their images. Details are in the Day Group report in this Newsletter.

�The ‘Light Collective’ is a group of young fine art photographers who got together in 2014 to undertake large photographic projects that they could not do as individuals. The members are Ricardo Da Cunha (a previous guest speaker at Frankston) Adam Williams, Ignatio Palacios, Luke Austin and Paul Hoelen. Check out their work by click-ing here. Fascinating images and the blog makes interesting reading

�For some useful Lightroom Tutorials on You Tube Click here

�For Photoshop Tutorials Click here

�Adam Williams, a member of the Light Collective has a series of You Tube tuto-rials which I found interesting and very easy to follow. Watch as he shows how he developed an image layer by layer to a Gold Distinction standard. Click here

http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/40921.Henri_Cartier_Bresson

http://www.a-p-s.org.au/

http://www.thelightcollective.com.au/

http://www.thelightcollective.com.au/

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=anthony+morganti+lightroom+cc+tutorials

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLllFqBuTM0WLbU1PQQFwlRWXK7lLuDy4D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PTB-XCFuVg


‘Leonard Bay’ by Bob Williamson

LARGE COLOUR PRINTS

Regular

Ross McGarvie 10 In the PaddockJulie Balaam 12 Sorrento Rock Pools

Advanced

Alan Mathews 11 Seisia Beach 11 Misty Twilight at Woola-

maiAndrew Stiller 11 Before the Storm 10 Landscape 1Bob Williamson 12 Whiskey BayDarryl Oats 11 Trossach Storm 11 Halong BayEugene Gershon 12 Sunrise on the Ship-

wreck coast 11 Peninsula’s Dragon

Jeff Symons 10 Waimea Canyon 12 EsperanceMax Lane 12 Lake Yanga Sunset 14 Bundoa CliffsPhillip McKenzie 11 Hong Kong 11 Niagarra Falls in the

MorningRodney Carruthers 11 Sunset Cowes 11 Sunset FrankstonTony Alevizopoulos 11 North to Alaska 12 Mendenhall Glacier

LARGE MONOCHROME PRINTS

Advanced

Matthew Robinson 12 Griffiths IslandMax Lane 12 Alaskan Wilderness

13 Inside PassageRodney Carruthers 11 Frankston Storm 11 Kiama ViewsBob Williamson 13 Leonard Bay

DIGITAL

Regular

John Morter 11 Byron Bay NSW 11 Ebor Falls 11 Incoming Tide 12 Storm ComingIan McPherson 11 Night MoodJulie Balaam 13 Gunnamatta Hills 11 The DragonSteve Strauss 0 A Spiders View 10 Devils Bend 12 Dusk at Devilsbend

Judging Results For February 2017 : Landscape /Seascape


‘Gunnamatta Hills’ by Julie Balaam

12 Sunset DeathtrapCheryl Adams 11 Tidal River 11 The Calm before the

Storm 11 Tidal River Inlet

11 Whisky Beach

Advanced

Alan Mathews 12 Misty Morning, Lyster-

field 14 Reflection over the BayAndrew Stiller 12 After the Storm 11 Rains are ComingBob Date 13 Dingle Bay Eire 14 Sunrise at Sunar 11 Vale of Kerry 12 Lakes of KillkarnyBob Williamson 12 Monington PensinsulaChrista Tapping 13 Floating Islands 14 Seaford Wetland 12 Wolga Waves 11 Wukwuk Paddock

Cristina Solomon 13 Blind Bight 14 Pyramid Rock, Phillip

Island 12 The Grotto 12 The Twelve ApostlesDaryl Lynch 13 Dragon Head 14 Flooded Kuang Si Falls 12 Sunny Side Sunset 13 Sunset RaysDiana Fickling 13 Foggy Sunrise Strath-

bogie Ranges 11 Pulpit Rock 2 13 Pulpit RockEugene Gershon 12 Mount Sturgeon Gram-

pians 12 The ApostlesGail Penny 11 Breaking Wave 12 Broken Hill Sculpture 11 Caught 12 HorizontalJeff Symons 11 Beechworth 12 West Coast KauaiMack Fenwick 14 Ormiston Ghost Gum

13 Ormiston Waterhole 14 Hidden Colours 12 Uluru Dawn 2Matthew Robinson 12 The Passage 11 View from Olinda Arbo-

retumRose Burns 12 Nojee Stream 14 Rocky ShoreTony Alevizopoulos 12 Pensinsula Beauty 13 Cairns Bay


‘Flooded Kuang Si Falls’ by Daryl Lynch

‘Cairns Bay’ by Tony Alevizopoulos


‘Ormiston Ghost Gum’ by Mack Fenwick

‘Sunrise at Sunar’ by Bob Date


‘Reflection over the Bay’ by Alan Mathews

‘Seaford Wetland’ by Christa Tapping


‘Rocky Shore’ by Rose Burns

‘Bundoa Cliffs’ by Max Lane


‘Pulpit Rock’ by Diana Fickling

‘Pyramid Rock, Phillip Island’ by Cristina Solomon


2017 Calendar

Frankston Photographic Club – 2017 Program Revision 5 – Updated January 31st

Date Subject Presenter 4/01/2017 NO MEETING 11/01/2017 Composition Andy James 18/01/2017 "Flowers and Gardens Of Singapore" Paul Lucas 25/01/2017 Photoshop Demonstration Bob Williamson 1/02/2017 Judging Night - Landscape/Seascape Tom Putt 8/02/2017 Photographing Animals David Burren

15/02/2017 VAPS Conferences And What They Mean To You Peter Kewley 22/02/2017 Lightroom Demonstration/Printing Demonstration Rod Carruthers/Peter Dwyer 1/03/2017 Judging Night - Flowers Paul Lucas 8/03/2017 Motor Sport Graham Anderson

15/03/2017 "Judges, What We Look For" & "Photography, The Future" Paul Robinson 22/03/2017 Australian Photographic Society Bert Hoveling 29/03/2017 Image Editing Workshop Workshop Group 5/04/2017 Judging Night - Zoo Animals Emma Gilette

12/04/2017 Outdoor Group Photography David Collopy 19/04/2017 Photo History Of ANZAC Brent Clyne 26/04/2017 What is Photography and how has it evolved Peter Dwyer 3/05/2017 Judging Night - Sport Paul Robinson

10/05/2017 Members Image Appraisal Night 17/05/2017 Photo Books Ian Bock 24/05/2017 Black & White Jenni Tanner 31/05/2017 Basic Functions of a Digital Camera

7/06/2017 Judging Night - Anzac Day/Open Margaret Zommers 14/06/2017 Architecture 21/06/2017 Churches And Stained Glass Lin Richards 28/06/2017 Image Editing Workshop Workshop Group 5/07/2017 Judging Night - Portrait Darren Davis

12/07/2017 Water Photography Andy James 19/07/2017 Tri Club Hosting Club Members 26/07/2017 The Exposure Triangle: Speed, Aperture & ISO Settings 2/08/2017 Judging Night - Architecture Lin Richards 9/08/2017 Street Photography Wolf Marx

16/08/2017 23/08/2017 30/08/2017 Digital photography and the Computer Interface – Part 1

6/09/2017 Judging Night - Water/Open Vicki Moritz 13/09/2017 Creative 20/09/2017 27/09/2017 Image Editing Workshop Workshop Group 4/10/2017 Judging Night - Street Photography Jean-Philippe Weibel

11/10/2017 18/10/2017 AGM 25/10/2017 Digital photography and the Computer Interface – Part 2 1/11/2017 Judging Night - Creative/Open Lyn Haywood 8/11/2017 Landscapes

15/11/2017

22/11/2017 Travel Photography 29/11/2017 How light affects the digital image 6/12/2017 Judging Night - End Of Year Competition Judging

13/12/2017 A Digital Show of the Year’s Top Images (14s & 15s) & General Four Minute Videos Slideshow

20/12/2017 NO MEETING 27/12/2017 NO MEETING


Buy Swap or Sell

FOR SALE : Canon camera, lenses & accessories

All equipment is in “As new condition”, and has always been meticulously looked after. All have original boxes and receipts. I am keen to sell it as a package lot, but will separate if required.

Call Mick Taylor on 0413 024 449 or talk to me at a club meeting.

Canon EOS 7D DSLR Body, battery and charger, low shutter count, recently professionally serviced & sensor clean, $700

Canon EF 100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS USM + hood $1400 Canon EF 100mm f2.8L IS Macro + hood $800 Canon EF 50mm f1.4 USM $300 Canon EF-S 17-55mm f2.8 IS USM + hood $500 Canon Speedlite 580Exii $300 Canon Timer Remote TC-80N3 $150 Canon LP-E6 Battery spare x 1 $20 Hoya 77mm CPL Filter $60 Hoya 77mm UV HMC Filter x 2 $50 Hoya 67mm Pro 1D UV DMC Filter $35 Hoya 58mm UV HMC Filter $10 Lightcraft 77mm ND500 Filter $50 67-77mm converter ring Sandisk CF cards x 3(8gbUltra 50mb/s, 16gbExtreme 120mb/s,

16bgExtreme 60mb/s) Lexar Pro CF UDMA7 cards x 2(16gb 1000x, 16gb 1066x)


Buy Swap or Sell

Camera: Canon 500D Lens: Canon zoom 18 – 135mm, f3.5 – 5.6, Image Stabilized Extras: 4 batteries and charger, lens hood, bag, tripod, manual Cost: $200 John Fleiner 0409 036 802 [email protected]

FOR SALE

CANON 5D Mark 111 plus Canon EF 24-105mm L IS USM Lens Superb full frame DSLR and lens combination, good condition, few minor scratches, new battery, professionally cleaned sensor. $2200 Contact Max Lane 0428 332 001


Photo paper & canvas printingCustom framing

Chop service, picture framing tools & materialsFREE picture framing masterclasses

Discounts for photography club members

1/10 Gateway Drive, Carrum Downs, VIC 3201 9708 2730E: [email protected] | www.clubframeco.com

Mon Fri 9am 5pm, Sat 9am 12pm

Matt Board for Sale

Large Blank Sheets 16” x 20” White or Black $2.00 each

White with Black core $3.00 each Pre-cut 8”x10” Black or white mounts with hole for 5”x7” print.

Ready to mount, just put a back on it: $3.00 each Pre-cut 16”x20” Black or white mounts with A4 or A3 Cut out

Ready to mount print $5.00 each

Available Wednesday Evenings in the Club Room!


Matting LinksThe Framers Workshop

Frankston 1/6 Kitson Street Ph: (03) 9783 8980 Mornington Cnr Main & Blake St Ph: (03) 5975 3674

Mirror Graphics 11 Apsley Place Seaford Ph: (03) 9786 8373

FPC Competitions For 2017—Set Subjects

Subjects for 2017February Landscape/ Seascape March FlowersApril Zoo AnimalsMay SportJune Anzac Day/OpenJuly PortraitAugust ArchitectureSeptember Water/OpenOctober Street PhotographyNovember Creative/OpenDecember End Of Year Judging

CategoriesSmall, Large Colour, Large Black & White, Digital.Regular and Advanced entries apply to Large

prints and Digital.Slides are discontinued as of 2009.

Flowers

Main subject of the image has to be flowers, a single flower or part thereof, dried or as part of the living plant, macro photography can be used for this subject to show details and textures not normally seen.

Any manipulations or modification to the origi-nal image is limited to minor retouching of blem-ishes and must not alter the original scene.

Zoo Animals

Any type of animal kept in a Zoo, Game Parks or Open Range Zoo, images may contain actual cages or fences.

Ace Printing offer a full range of services aimed to satisfy all corporate needs. These include:

ü Business cards;ü Letterheads;ü Follower pages;ü Leaflets;ü Advertising material;ü letterbox flyers.

27 Pascal Road, Seaford, VIC, 3198

9782 3044 or 9786 4300)[email protected]

Equipment HireHiring Of Club Equipment The clubs collection of lighting, backdrop and photographic equipment

including the calibration system is now all located at the club rooms. Members wishing to hire any equipment need to request via email to

the club address in advance of picking up on CLUB NIGHTS only. Return is to be made to the rooms the following Wednesday Longer periods by arrangement with the President

All equipment is subject to a user replacement agreement if equipment is lost or damaged.

ITEM HIRE COSTMatt cutter $5Colour Munki Calibration System DEPOSIT $20 $5 per WkSlide projector $5Studio flash lighting system with backdrops $50Video camera $10Voice dictation unit $5Laser pointer with USB connection for Powerpoint $5Light stands and bar only $25Assorted backdrops ( 2 ) $10Light tent $10Small projector screen $10Large projector screen (one week only) $20


Competition Entry Form | Frankston Photographic Club 2017

Competitions Entry Form Frankston Photographic Club Photography our Passion

COMPETITION ENTRY FORM 1. Maximum 4 entries per member, with a maximum of 2 images per print section. 2. All titles maximum of 30 Characters 3. In making this entry I confirm that each of the works conforms to the club rules regarding originality of

capture and processing and the limitations on multiple entry. 4. UNLESS OTHERWISE ADVISED BY MEMBERS FPC ASSUMES PERMISSION TO PUBLISH SELECTED MEMBERS

IMAGES ON THE CLUB WEBSITE AND FOR INTERCLUB COMPETITIONS

Judging Month

Member Number

Grade Regular Advanced

Large Colour • Image size is larger than 20cm (w) x 25cm (h) • Standard Matt size: 40cm (w) x 50cm (h).

Entry Title 1 Entry title 2 Large Monochrome

• Image size is larger than 20cm (w) x 25cm (h) • Standard Matt size: 40cm (w) x 50cm (h).

Entry Title 1 Entry title 2 Digital projected image:

• Maximum IMAGE SIZE is: 1920 pixels (w) x 1080 pixels (h) • Maximum FILE SIZE is: 1000kb (1MB) • File format must be JPG • Filenames must contain IMAGE TITLE, MEMBER NUMBER, MONTH, SUBJECT

Entry Title 1 Entry Title 2 Entry Title 3 Entry title 4

NOTE: • The monthly competition submission Close Off Date is one month before the competition Judging Night and is the

1st Wednesday of the month. • Please ensure that all prints are correctly labelled in the TOP LEFT hand corner of the REVERSE side of the print

with MEMBER NUMBER, PRINT TITLE and COMPETITION MONTH. • Digital Filename format is: Image Title_Member Number_Competition Month_Competition Subject_.jpg • Digital files( Prints & Digital ) can be emailed to [email protected]. by 6.00 pm of the

competition Close Off Date. OR: image files can be included on a disk or USB drive with your entry and MUST be labelled with your MEMBER NUMBER and COMPETITION MONTH.


FPC Register of Committee v409

FRANKSTON PHOTOGRAPHIC CLUB Inc

No A0047095S

ABN 97 436 531 520

REGISTER OF EXECUTIVE AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS 2017

PRESIDENT TERRY DYSON

VICE PRESIDENT STEVE STRAUSS

SECRETARY BOB DATE

TREASURER PETER KEWLEY

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

SOCIAL SECRETARY BRENDAN EDWARDS

PRINT STEWARD CHRISTA TAPPING

NAT COMP STEWARD DARYL OATS

PROGRAMME MANAGER

ASSISTANT TREASURER EUGENE GERSHON

DAY TIME GROUP MACK FENWICK

CHAIR VAPS CONGRESS JEFF SYMONS

OPS MANAGER VAPS BOB DATE

CONGRESS

WEB MASTER BOB HAYTER

GENERAL COMMITTE TONY ALEVISOPOULOS

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