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Cape Town Photographic Society

PRESIDENTS MESSAGETHE HISTORY OF CTPS

28 JARVIS STREETCOUNCIL MEMBERSTOP 10 RANKINGS

MEETINGS

SALON MEMBERSCOMPETITION IMAGES

NEWS OF MEMBERSFOR SALEANNUAL

COMPETITION

TIPS & TECHNIQUES

Cape camera december 2012

Contents:

Editors Choice: White Browed Coucal by Rashid Latiff

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With our competition evening on Wednesday 5 December we come to the end of club activities for 2012. It has been quite an eventful year and we can look forward to the break. I would like to thank all who helped make our end of year function the success that it was. Pat Scott needs to be singled out for the hours of dedicated effort for CTPS and she is awarded the Presidents Award for 2012.

I wish you all a blessed Christmas and all the best for 2013. May the best of this year be the worst of next year? I trust that you will all have many wonderful opportunities for taking good pictures. Keep in mind the pictures should depict the 21st century.

Talking of the 21st century, 1890 was when photography was in its infancy. To quotefrom ‘A Manual of Photography’, “one photographer will be satisfied if he m e r e l ymakes accurate representations of the objects before him: another will desire to makethe representation as pleasing as possible by introducing as much of the pictorial elementas the circumstances will permit: a third will regard the pictorial element as the mostimportant factor, and will select only such elements as lend themselves to pictorialtreatment”. It is obvious that even over one hundred years ago people had different viewswith respect to the pictures that they took.

At the last council meeting it was agreed that 2013 will see workshops to cater for the real beginner in photography. Not only will you learn from which side you need to look into the camera but you will be able to take a picture without relying on the Automatic or Programme button. There are many functions on our cameras that we are not able to utilise due to lack of knowledge. They say if you do not understand your camera, read the instructions. Unfortunately one sometimes needs a manual to interpret the manual.

We have had a number of new members during the course of this year. It is always good to welcome them, but sad that in some cases we do not see them again. I do request that both members of long standing and new members drop me or any member of council a line and tell us how things are going. Suggestions and recommendations are always welcome. The Council will be having “Bosberaad” in January 2013 and it would be good if your issues could be tabled there.

In closing, once again wishing you all the best in photography,

Detlef Basel (Hon) PSSA; APSSA

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President: Detlef BaselVice President: Shaun LaishleyDevelopment Officer: Malcolm JonesHonorary Secretary: Jacoba van ZylHonorary Treasurer: Nicol du ToitProperty Manager:Richard Goldschmidt

Audiovisual (AV) Convenor: VacantWebsite Manager: Marcus ViljoenDigital & Print Convenor: Lesley ParolisPublications Officer: John SpenceOutings Convenor: Vacant

CTPS Council Members

THE HISTORY OF CTPSERIC VERTUE FRPS, HON. FPSSA

100 YEARS – 30 October 1890 to 30 October 1990The Formative Years continued:

CAPE TOWN PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY MEETING11 NOVEMBER 1890

EJ Steer became the first Secretary. When he retired he was the Secretary to the Southern Life Insurance Company.

F Ayers was the Ayers of Starke & Ayers the seed Merchants, Florists and Horse feeds Merchants.

RT Pett could not have been a pleasant person. Much of the early trouble revolved around him.

The Chairman rotated from member to member except when there was a Soiree or a Personage was being entertainedwhen Dr. Gill (later Sir David Gill) took the chair.

At the Meeting held ON 11 November 1890 a further nineteen members were elected They were:

Collard C (Hof St.), Green EK (Mouille Point), Stewart (c/o Anderson & Murison), Borcherds P (Customs), WoodgateR (Royal Observatory), Maclear WN (Royal Observatory), Roome IW (Rosebank), Haswell HK, Duff Dennis (PineGrove, Green Point), de Villiers F, Juritz (Hofmeyers Chambers), Hirsch A (44 Hout Street), Daws Hy (Church Street),Garrett (Barnett St), Boettger Jr (Barnett St), McCausland (Woodstock), Robertson Jus (Somerset Road), Wright PG(c/o Lennon & Webb), Ferrie LJY (PWD). EK Green is a name connected with the Liquor trade.

At this ordinary Meeting the chair was taken by Mr C Ray Woods who explained the mode of procedure usuallyadopted at similar meetings of other societies, and said that before the subject for discussion was taken general mattersmight be brought before the meeting.

The Chairman then showed a sample of Eikonogen celluloid films and Darlot’s combination lens. In the remarkswhich ensued it appeared that those who had tried the Eikonogen Developer found great difficulty in keeping it as itso rapidly changed to a dark colour. MR EK Green said that after it had become dark he converted it again into whitecrystals by dissolving in water with metabisulphide of potash in the following proportions:

1 oz Eikonogen, 1 oz Metabisulphide of Potash, 5 oz Water. The water was used hot and upon cooling the Eikonogenwas precipitated in almost white crystals.

Mr Allis opened the discussion on Lenses. In the course of his remarks said that for old work common lenses wereused but the exposure comparatively was enormous. He showed a lens taken from an opera glass mounted by himselfmany years ago and passed round some good prints that had been taken by it. Many improvements had been madeover the simple lens such as correction for achromatism and other defects. The meniscus form was not suitable forarchitectural subjects owing to curvature of field, but by using two, one distortion counteracted the other. The favouritelens was the R Rectilinear which goes by a variety of names. He often uses a Ross portable Symmetrical and foundit very convenient as a set can be carried so easily. He did not advocate a large stop for landscape work but was ofopinion it might give a brighter picture. Many members took part in the discussion principally on the exposure andstop used. In reply to an enquiry Mr Allis said he used generally f32 for landscape work. Mr Pocock was of the opinionthat by using a small stop more sparkle was given to the picture by procuring good shadows. To be continued …


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President: Detlef BaselVice President: Shaun LaishleyDevelopment Officer: Malcolm JonesHonorary Secretary: Jacoba van ZylHonorary Treasurer: Nicol du ToitProperty Manager:Richard Goldschmidt

Audiovisual (AV) Convenor: VacantWebsite Manager: Marcus ViljoenDigital & Print Convenor: Lesley ParolisPublications Officer: John SpenceOutings Convenor: Vacant

CTPS Council Members

THE HISTORY OF CTPS ORIGINAL PREMISES28 JARVIS STREET, CAPE QUARTER

The building was built in 1895 for the Baptist Church. CTPS purchased it from the church in August 1970 for the sum of R19,768. CTPS used the building up until about 2004, sharingwith photographic tenants for a few years before that. Parking became a problem for theclub’s evening meetings and it was decided to move to Pinelands.

Various tenants around this time included Neil Hermann Photography and the Veo 8 Galleryand art warehouse. Malcolm Jones and Neels Beyers were active with the building at thattime. Our present tenant took occupation in April 2010 after the CTPS had smartened upthe place a bit. They are on a five year lease.

The name of our tenant is “Ginkgo Agency” who are about to launch their ’21 Icons “ projectnext year featuring the top iconic people of the world, starting with Nelson Mandela. Thepublic will see a lot about this on TV in due course. Members can Google their mainphotographic director of the firm, Adrian Steirn, to see some of his photographic work onhis web site. Contributed by Richard Goldschmidt our Property Manager.

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MEETINGS & COMPETITIONS

• Thank you to the Competition Judges:• Many thanks to the judges Gail Reuvers, in

November and Bryan Trayler, in December, fortheir excellent evaluations, insights and comments.

• Thankyou to Lesley Parolis, who continues to runthe PDI and Print competitions so excellently andefficiently. Her monthly task is enormous. Docompliment her when you see her.

• Thank you to all members who attended thecompetition evening. It was great to see all of youthere. Lets make a big effort to attend next year.

• Next Competition Night: 16 January 2013Submission deadline 23h00 on 9 January 2013

• Set subject: ‘Street Photography’

• Naming Conventions:See www .ctps.co.za for details of thenaming convention for competitions

• Number of Competition images: Authors mayenter 4 images in total either as Prints or as PDI’s, 2per medium

• Council Meetings:If you have any topic requiring consideration, pleasecontact [email protected].

• CTPS AV Meetings are held on the secondTuesday of the month at 19h00 at St StephensChurch Hall in Pinelands

● CTPS Salon Category Members:

CTPS has a number of highly accomplishedand well recognised Salon Photographerswhose work is gaining Acceptances bothlocally and Internationally on an ongoingbasis. We celebrate the following:

Arno ldCas t l eAntenie CarstensDetlef BaselFrank ReuversGail ReuversHenk MulderIan LevyJeanette du ToitJenny PowisJohan StrydomMalcolm JonesManie WesselsNeels BeyersNeeltjie SmitRashid LatiffSibyl Morris

In 2013 we willbe guiding ande n c o u r a g i n gMembers toenter Salons as afurther means ofimproving theirphotography.

RANKINGS - DECEMBER 2012

Position Name Pts Position Name Pts1. Rashid Latiff 245 6 Pat Scott 2202. John Spence 238 7 Kim Stevens 2113. Joan Ward 229 8 Nicol Du Toit 1984. Jeanette Brusnicky 229 9 Neels Beyers 1975. Jean Bradshaw 223 10 Jeanette Du Toit 191

Jeanette Du Toits December Prints were mislaid whichimpacts her Ranking & will rectify next month


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Top Scoring Projected Images - Judge: Gail Reuvers “Open”

“Shoppers” by Kim Stevens

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“Touching the Clouds” by Anna Engelhardt

“Shadow Play” by Jeanette Du Toit

“The Working Parts” by Michelle van Asperen

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“From Below”

“Shaft of Light” by Babett Frehrking

“From Below” by Frank Reuvers

“Surfer” by Monique Harris


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Top Scoring Print Images - Judge: Gail Reuvers “Open”

“St. Peters Bascillica” by Nicol Du Toit

“Looking up from below” by Shaun Laishley

“Visiting the Cenotaph” by Anna Engelhardt

“Overberg Landscape” by Neels Beyers

“Geometrics in the Limelight ” by Jeanette Brusnicky

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“From Below”

“Overberg Landscape” by Anna Engelhardt

“Where’s that Fish” by Jeanette Du Toit

“Celtic Imp” by Shaun Laishley


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Top Scoring Projected Images - Judge: Bryan Trayler “Open”

“Overberg Estate in Spring” by Jeanette Brusnicky

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“Dunescape” by Jean Bradshaw

“Window Scene” by Gail Reuvers

“Lily” by Jenny Morkel

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“Shaft of Light” by Anna Engelhardt

“Lagoon Beach” by Neels Beyers

“Surfer” by Kathryn Rolfe


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Top Scoring Print Images - Judge: Bryan Trayler “Open”

“World Heritage Site” by John Spence

“Canola Splendour” by Johan Greef

“Canola in the Overberg: by Jean Bradshaw

“Church of the configuration Kitzi Russia” by Malcolm

“The King” by Joan Ward

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“Worship in the Vineyards by John Spence

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“Richtersveld Panorama” by Lesley Parolis


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December 2012

NEWS OF MEMBERSCongratulations to Anna Engelhardt on her promotion from Intermediate to Advanced.

NEW MEMBERSCouncil would like to welcome the following new Members:

Trudi Du ToitHeinar SeifartKathy Priday

Maegan OffnerKoctt Robert

Kathryn RolfeLeslie MaginleyRobert Maginley

We hope that you will find stimulation and growth in your photography and warmcamaraderie with our regular Members.

EDITORS COMMENTS

On behalf of Members the Editor would like to compliment and thank Detlef Basel,our President, for once again holding the fort and keeping a firm hand on the tiller overrecent years. The Presidents job is not an easy one and Detlef has calmly managed theSociety with dignity and wisdom.I also believe that CTPS has an excellent Council and in 2013 Members can lookforward to refreshing initiatives, ongoing development of all our Members and moreexcellent photography. Enter your images & come and support us at regular Meetings

● CTPS Society Cloth Logo, as on the cover,approximately 5cm diameter. R30. [email protected]

● CTPS member book “Images”with 124 imagesby 63 members. This makes a lovely gift forR300. email [email protected]

● Chris Daly 2CD’s “Enhancing Landscapes” &“Audacity” video tutorials R50 from JohnSpence, email [email protected]


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ANNUAL COMPETITIONCouncil has much pleasure in congratulating the following Members who were

presented with awards at the Annual Dinner:

COLOUR PRINT OF THE YEARWinner: Pat Scott: The Buck stops hereRunner up: Jeanette Du Toit: Cormorant reflectionThird place: Lambe Parolis: Glacial Landscape

MONOCHROME PRINT OF THE YEARWinner: John Spence: Around the cornerRunner up: Nellian Bekker: Remember meThird place: Jeanette Du Toit Zebra Gathering

PORTRAIT OF THE YEARWinner: Frank Reuvers: Praying for presentsRunner up: Pat Scott: Beauty of the BeastThird place: Lesley Parolis: Hanging Out

PICTORIAL PROJECTED IMAGE OF THE YEARWinner: Neels Beyers: Kite SurferRunner up: Lesley Parolis: Tranquil DawnThird place: Joan Ward: Workstation

NATURE PROJECTED IMAGE OF THE YEARWinner: Jeanette Du Toit: Crocodile with fishRunner up: Lambe Parolis: Patchwork fieldsThird place: Frank Reuvers: Grey Heron

There is no doubt that the quality of images submitted in our regular Competitions has improvedsignificantly during the year and this is borne out by CTPS’ resounding success at Interclub 2012when we won both the PDI and Print Competitions.Congratulations to all Members who have entered images in and have attended monthly Competitions.I am a great believer in the philosophy that “practice makes perfect”! Keep calm carry a camera!

To paraphrase Daryl Benson: “You can attend all the workshops in the world and you can read all thebooks ever published, but if you are not out there just doing it then it is all for naught.”


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TIPS & TECHNIQUES

Photography Tips for Amateurs by Dale WilsonThe road is for the journey, the real excitement lies in the ditches.

Acquiring good pictures is a very relative term. I have viewed images from seasoned and well respected photographersthat have left me scratching my brow and asking “why is that image so important and stellar that it sends the art criticsga-ga? On the other hand I have viewed the work of amateurs that were sublime and left me in awe. Such is photographyas an art medium. As an amateur it matters not what others think of your images as long as you are true to yourself andhave satisfied the reasons why you made the image in the first place.

Tip 1: Control the Amount of Light Coming from your FlashMany flashes on entry level point and shoot cameras “over-flash” the subject, and often there is little the photographercan do. Until now that is. Carry a clean Kleenex brand nasal tissue with you, and carefully drape one layer of the tissueover the flash prior to pressing the shutter. Each layer of tissue will amount to lessening the flash output by an equivalentof one f/stop of light. Many photographers find the most pleasing flash balance to be between one and two f/stops of filllight. Therefore take three photos: one with open flash, a second with one fold of tissue and a third image with two foldsof tissue. Just make sure the tissue is white.Overcast days are perfect for photographing water.

Tip 2: Wait for the Right LightIf the sun is hiding behind those cumulus clouds on a regular basis, just wait it out – it won’t be long. Oftentimes withautumn colour, when the red and yellow foliage is dry, it really lacks vibrancy if the scene is not lit with bright sunlight.Conversely, if the scene is damp with moisture from fog, frost, or light rain, the photograph will usually record betterwhen the scene is bathed in a soft overcast light. Know your light and adjust your shooting to the conditions. Nice sunnydays equal big blue-sky landscape pictures; grey overcast days are perfect for portraits of people and things with no skyin the picture.

Tip 3: Use a Tripod, even with your Point and Shoot CameraMany cameras have the capacity to be attached to a tripod; if yours does, then use it. You will be amazed how the use ofa tripod will almost single-handed make your photos that much better. The reason is simple: It will provide you theopportunity to stand, kneel or lay down behind you camera and study the composition elements in the viewfinder or LCDscreen. How can you possibly do that if the non tripod-mounted camera is continually moving?Find interesting foregrounds and make that the centre piece of the image … sunsets are a dime a dozen.

Tip 4: Get down and wet-belly itSimply by viewing the scene from a different angle of sight, or perspective, your composition will improve dramatically.Observe experienced photographers the next time you are out shooting in a group. I’ll bet those photographers whosework you admire will have very dirty knees and seats on their trousers. Heck, some of us even wear contractors kneepads when working along rocky shorelines (I swear I have periwinkles imprinted on my knees).

Tip 5: I’ve Saved the most Important for LastJust get out of bed and do it. It is usually advantageous when starting your photography career to give yourself assignmentsor participate in the weekly assignments found on the dPs website. To paraphrase my good friend Daryl Benson: “Youcan attend all the workshops in the world and you can read all the books ever published, but if you are not out there justdoing it then it is all for naught.”

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