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Chairman Colin Hall 083 380-5480

Vice Chairman Dave Gordon 083 247 7646

Secretary Renata Cecchi 011 452-2250

Pr & Outings Coordinator Dave Gordon 083 247 7646

Judge Coordinator Heidi Broschk 079 886 8515

Prints & Salons John Coumbias 011 452-2514

Competition Secretary David Wolstencroft 083-229-8066

Magazine Editor Ted Kinsman 083 461-2350

Certificates & Awards Des Alexander 083 226 1452

Catering Giulio Cecchi 011 452-2250

Website David Wolstencroft

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EDENVALE PHOTOGRAPHIC CLUB

NEWSLETTER JANUARY 2016

MEETING PLACE : Edenvale Community Centre

Cor. Van Riebeeck Avenue & 2nd Street.

WHEN : 2nd and 4th Wednesday of Month

TIME : 18h30 for 19h00

POSTAL ADDRESS : Edenvale Photographic Club

P O Box 1978, Edenvale, 1610

WEBSITE : www.edenvalephotoclub.wordpress.com

FACEBOOK : Edenvale Photographic Club Group

WEBSITE : www.edenvalephotoclub.co.za

http://www.edenvalephotoclub.wordpress.com/

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CHAIRMAN’S CHAT

The New Year has hit the ground running. Every year it seems to run faster

and faster. As I write this the first month has already passed by and we are

well into the second. For me, personally, it has been a busy first month with a

business trip to India. I attended a conference in Mumbai. The conference

was very interesting and productive but, more importantly, the photography

was amazing! It is not the kind of place you would recommend to everybody

for a holiday. There is rubbish everywhere and a rather unpleasant odour

hangs in the air. But it is a land of contrasts, untold wealth lives side by side

with unspeakable poverty. Dark, dirty colours contrast with rich bright

fabrics.

I love photographing people and there are plenty of opportunities to do that

kind of photography. There are interesting faces there, lots of them. The

middle aged to elderly women were particularly interesting, but they were

very reluctant to have their photographs taken. The children, on the other

hand, wanted their photographs taken and would follow me around until I took

their picture. That wasn’t a problem really except when you were really

wanting to take more interesting images!

The living conditions in some areas made for excellent photojournalism type

images and in those same areas were the most interesting people to

photograph. I never got much further than about a kilometre from my hotel,

and I never had more than about 6 hours of photography, but I thoroughly

enjoyed every minute of it. I often wonder, if I wasn’t a photographer, would

I venture into those areas of decay and poverty. They are not pretty. But I

did come away very satisfied that I had experienced real India, not tourist

India. I was also happy with my pics!

I would like to urge all members to come to the club meetings regularly. It

seems that other pressures have forced members to scale down on

photography. Sometimes we need to escape from our busy lives to do

something we enjoy. This may take a bit of an effort but it is worth it.

There can be nothing better than being creative with our cameras or even

just sitting back and appreciating good images.

Look forward to seeing you soon.

Colin

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COMPETITIONS ON CLUB EVENINGS

WINNERS: 27 Jan 2016 NAME TITLE

DIGITAL JUDGE Neil Lane

Best Digital 1 STAR COM NATURE Renata Cecchi Bee in Lotus Flower

Best Digital 1 STAR COM PICTORIAL Antonette

Bezuidenhout Cozy

Best Digital 2 STAR NATURE Carolyn Masterton Who goes there

Best Digital 2 STAR PICTORIAL Nil

Best Digital 3 STAR COM NATURE John Harmse Peeping baboon

Best Digital 3 STAR COM PICTORIAL Vadivelu Happiness

Best Digital 4 STAR COM NATURE Jorge Borralho White-Fronted Bee-

Eater 4

Best Digital 4 STAR PICTORIAL Rowen Ambrose No.88

Best Digital OPEN COM NATURE John Coumbias Frightened hyena

Best Digital OPEN COM PICTORIAL John Coumbias New year sunrise

Best Digital 1 STAR - Nature - Renata Cecchi “Bee in Lotus Flower” (COM).

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Best Digital 1 STAR - Pictorial - Antonette Bezuidenhout “Cozy” (COM).

Best Digital 2 STAR - Nature - Carolyn Masterton “Who goes there”.

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Best Digital 3 STAR - Nature - John Harmse “Peeping baboon” (COM).

Best Digital 3 STAR - Pictorial - Vadivelu “Happiness” (COM).

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Best Digital 4 STAR - Nature - Jorge Borralho “White-Fronted Bee-Eater 4” (COM).

Best Digital 4 STAR - Pictorial - Rowen Ambrose “No.88”.

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Best Digital OPEN - Nature - John Coumbias “Frightened hyena” (COM).

Best Digital OPEN - Pictorial - John Coumbias “New year sunrise” (COM).

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JUDGES AT EVENING COMPETITIONS

EPC Club Night Judge Name COMMENTS

27/01/2016 Neil Lane Alberton Photo Club

10/02/2016 Paula Rutherford GetPix Photog. Principal,

Boksburg Club

24/02/2016 Tony Stacy Talk

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 PSSA International Digital Salon 18/01/2016 Category Name Award Photo Title Lastname Firstname

NATURE - Colour Acceptance White Throated Swallows Borralho Jorge

NATURE - Colour Acceptance Spoonbill Portrait Borralho Jorge

SCAPES (URBAN and or

RURAL) - Colour Acceptance Cape Town Early Dawn Borralho Jorge

NATURE - Colour Acceptance Safe landing Bottega Dino

NATURE - Colour Acceptance A real beak full Bottega Dino

NATURE - Colour Acceptance Smash and grab Bottega Dino

NATURE - Colour Acceptance elephant interaction Coumbias John

MONOCHROME - Open Acceptance unique style Coumbias John

MONOCHROME - Open Acceptance playing with style Coumbias John

CREATIVE ART - Colour Acceptance twisted bough Coumbias John

STREET PHOTOGRAPHY -

Colour and or Monochrome Acceptance street delivery Coumbias John

STREET PHOTOGRAPHY -

Colour and or Monochrome Acceptance in the rain Coumbias John


RURAL) - Colour

Certificate of

Merit misty forest Coumbias John


RURAL) - Colour Acceptance in the forest Coumbias John


RURAL) - Colour Acceptance morning light Coumbias John

OPEN - Colour Acceptance Retro Rose Durand Lourens

OPEN - Colour Acceptance Al Amaro Gordon Dave

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NATURE - Colour Acceptance Something Fishy Gordon Dave

NATURE - Colour Acceptance Get out of my way Gordon Dave

NATURE - Colour Acceptance Evening Stroll Gordon Dave


RURAL) - Colour Acceptance Namib Plains Gordon Dave


RURAL) - Colour Acceptance

The Overberg in Green and

Gold Gordon Dave


RURAL) - Colour Acceptance Sossus Sundown Gordon Dave

OPEN - Colour Acceptance Body Work Smit Hanli

OPEN - Colour Acceptance Indigo Blue Smit Hanli

MONOCHROME - Open Acceptance All Power Smit Hanli

MONOCHROME - Open Acceptance The Thinker Smit Hanli

CREATIVE ART - Colour Acceptance Ghost of Magritte Smit Hanli

EDENVALE PHOTOGRAPHIC CLUB

2016 Calendar

Second Wednesday Fourth Wednesday Outings/Workshops

January 27th Club Meeting

February 10th Club Meeting 24th Club Meeting Set Subject: Skin

March 9th Club meeting 23rd Club Meeting

April 13th Club Meeting Freedom Day

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 15th CERPS

November 9th AGM 23rd Club Meeting Set Subject: Empty Rooms

December

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Specifications for Submission of High Definition “E: Photography”

Maximum Pixel Size = 1920 x 1080

Maximum Data File Size = 1,500 Kilobytes (jpg)

Two Catorgries 1 Nature “na”

2 Pictorial “pi”

Naming Conventions are as follows:-

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 2.

2. 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.

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NOTES FROM THE EDITOR

1. Members must please provide details of all Salon Acceptances and Awards to be

sent to Heidi Broschk ([email protected]), David Wolstencroft ([email protected])

and Ted Kinsman ([email protected]).

2. Anyone not able to attend a club evening can send their images by e-mail. The images

must be e-mailed to David Wolstencroft ([email protected]) a MINIMUM of 1 day

before the evening.

3. Please see our website for further news and information at

www.edenvalephotoclub.wordpress.com 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. Congratulations to Trevor Tyler for winning the Steve Wicks Photographer of the

Year Award presented by Motorsport SA.

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.edenvalephotoclub.wordpress.com/

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Winning Image.

Ted Kinsman (083 461 2350)

[email protected]

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HUMOUR

Caught in the ACT.

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UNUSUAL PHOTOGRAPHS

A cool looking Volcano in Ethiopia has blue lava apparently due to a high sulphur

content.

This photo could just be the perfect mountain sunrise you’ll ever see.

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