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NEWSLETTER?
[email protected]
What a busy little period it has been for our club and for us personally. We
sincerely apologise for the lack of newsletters in those months and we
should be back on track now, thank you for your patience.
Lisa K & Dyana
CLUB MEETING SNAP SHOT
20th February 2015
Long time member Ian Robertson took centre stage directing our February meeting solo with his partner
in crime (Laki) away in Cambodia. The meeting kicked off with event organisers talking about past
events. Bob Linacre talked about the success and enjoyment of the Wooden Boat Festival. He then
swapped hats to talk about the Portrait Interest Group. Phil O'Halloran gave us an update on the
upcoming exhibition. Club member Galina was accompanied by her hubby Michael who covered the
upcoming ANZAC service. His presentation was then followed by members Jonathan Esling and James
Horne presenting their 6 favourite images and the stories behind why. Ian then introduced a new
segment for the meetings and kicked it off with one of his favourite photographers that inspires him as
a photographer. Following the refreshment break Phil Hallam told members of the proposed beginners
Photoshop workshop and Andrew Fuller rounded out the evening with the previous months Challenge
results and presented awards to the runners up and overall winners of the 2014 challenges.
PHOTOSHOP WORKSHOP FOR BEGINNERS
PRINT CHALLENGE
CALENDAR
(MEMBERS ONLY)
SUNDAY 29TH MARCH 10AM - 3-4PM
March
Advanced
April
Enthusiasts
May
Advanced
June
Enthusiasts
July
Advanced
August
Enthusiasts
September
Advanced
October
Enthusiasts
November
Advanced
December
To Be Advised
PHILLIP SMITH BUILDING - GLEBE
PRINT CHALLENGE - MARCH MEETING
March's Print Competition is
for the Advanced group. Trish
& Bob and bringing two big
tables so bring one, two, or
three prints if you like.
Enthusiasts, your next turn is
the April Meeting.
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ADVANCED
NIGHT
March | 2015
March Meeting Agenda
March 19, 2015 at 7:30PM - Phillip Smith Building, Glebe
Phil Hallam and Jonathan Esling
will be hostingour March meeting.
Club Meeting
Calendar
March
19th
"Guideline" agenda (please note some items are subject to change).....
April
16th
1. Nick Monk will be the guest presenter,
May
21st
June
18th
July
16th
August
20th
September
17th
October
15th
November
19th
December
10th
2. Three club members Trish Routley, Chris Wright and John Darby will talking about "6 of their
best."
3. An update on the exhibition by Phil O'Halloran??(Havent asked him yet.)
4. Information about Photoshop beginners workshop to be held on 29th March at Philip Smith
Centre by Andrew Fuller, Suellen Cook and Phil Hallam. 10AM - 4PM. Previous participants
welcome to attend if they wish.
5. Maybe a short presentation of an 8 day bushwalk by 3 members in the Southwest.
6. Challenges....digital and print.
YOUR HPS COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
PRESI DENT: Reg Ashman
VI CE PRESI DENT 1: Mike Calder
VI CE PRESI DENT 2: Phil Hallam
TREASURER: Jenny Schorta
PUBLI C OFFI CER: Ian Holloway
COMMI TTEE MEMBERS: Lisa Kean, Rachael Daniels, Tricia Chesterman, Jonathan Esling,
Ian Robertson & Phil O'Halloran
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Q & A with
Glenn
Lewis
March | 2015
1. Your favourite photographic genre(s)?
Probably waterscapes, particularly wave and surf photography. (I love to surf).
2. How long have you been a member of the HPS?
Four years (I think), but unfortunately I cannot make it to club meetings - I've only ever been to one meeting. I'm very much an
on-line only member. As such I really value the images, comments, suggestions, hints and tips people provide via the clubs
Facebook pages!!
3. What's your earliest memory of being interested in photography?
I bought a 35mm camera with my own pocket money when I was about 8. I was very proud of it because it had different settings
for cloudy and sunny days and was shaped a bit like an SLR ... unfortunately the cost of processing film meant I couldn't afford to
use it very much at all! :)
4. What's your proudest photography moment?
Nothing in particular comes to mind.
5. Which photographer's works inspire you most?
To be honest I can only name one photographer (Dombrowski). However I love looking at, and am inspired by, the images posted
on the HPS Facebook pages. There are some very talented people in the club!
6. Besides your camera, what's your most important piece of camera equipment you don't like to be without?
I only have a camera, tripod and a couple of lenses. So aside from those, probably my wife, Fiona (though she would not like to be
referred to as "equipment" :) ). Fi is great for bouncing ideas off and also am able to convince her most of the time to be a model for
me.
7. What's your most embarrassing photography moment?
Maybe when I was doing some macro shots of skin moles for a friend. (Probably more embarrassing for her, but worth it as she has
a history of skin cancer and needs to very carefully monitor any changes to her moles)
8. Most favourite photography location?
Anywhere near the surf at sunrise.
9. What's the next stage pf your photographic journey/learning you'd like to accomplish?
I'd love to take wave or underwater shots, but cannot afford underwater housing for my dslr at the moment (anyone know
whether those waterproof bags for DLSRs are effective?... or perhaps a waterproof point and shoot?). I'd also love to get into
some sports photography but again feel I need a to buy telephoto lens (my 50mm doesn't cut it).
10. How do you choose to relax after a photo shoot?
Photography is my relaxing.
11. What is your favourite lens?
I have 3 lenses at the moment - 50mm, 10-20mm and 90mm macro. I think my favourite is the one I'll buy next ... maybe a
70-200mm f2.8?...
12. Name one thing we don't know about you.
Since I'm an "online only" member then probably most things! :). I work in IT, teach Tae Kwon Do (5th Dan black belt) and have
two girls (8 and 10) who have just convinced me, after years of nagging, to get them a puppy ... now to work out what breed :)
13. What your favourite websites?
I guess Facebook - I'm a member of several facebook photography groups and enjoy seeing shots by local photographers.
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March | 2015
FEBRUARY PRINT CHALLENGE WINNERS
ENTHUSIAST W INNERS
Congr
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Gold
David Ridgers
Silver
Peter Deck
Bronze
Rachel Green
HPS M onochrome Exhibition at the Sidespace Gallery, Salamanca from 11-18 August 2015
This year the exhibition will be run by Jenny, Galina and Lisa. The theme for this year will be "Tasmanian Towns" The images we
imagine are images that evoke the spirit and culture of smaller towns within our beautiful state - they can be historic places,
architecture, landscape..., portraiture or macro.
Each participant will be able to exhibit two images min size 16"x20" or 40x50cm. Gallery space is limited so we would like to ask
for expressions of interest now and to pay the exhibition fee later in March.
Any questions please direct to either of us.
Thanks Jenny, Galina & Lisa
UPCOMING EXCURSIONS& LESSONS
WHAT
WHEN
WHERE
WHO
TIME
Cape Queen Elizabeth & Mars Bluff
28th March 2015
Bruny Island
Jenny Schorta
Catching 9:30am
ferry
Photoshop Beginners Workshop
29th March 2015
Phillip Smith Centre
Andrew Fuller, Suellen
Cook & Phil Hallam
10:00am - 4:00pm
Fungi walk
coming soon
Around the
Maydena area
Lisa Kean
TBA
Anyone can organise/lead an excursion, it could be something
simple as a garden walk.......
Just create an event, select "invite only", then select all members in the HPS Announcement
Page.
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March | 2015
WOODEN BOAT FESTIVAL
6th - 9th February 2015
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March | 2015
Do you have any
photography stuff for
sale??
If so, please email [email protected]
and we will include it in our newsletter
Waterside Pavilion Exhibition
5th - 18th M arch 2015
As everyone should be aware the exhibition is
underway, we had over 130 entries and they look
terrific.
So make sure you get down and have a look.
"Opening Night"
photo courtesy of Andrew Fuller
Our Website is up and running
http://hobart-photo.org.au
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March | 2015
RAW CHALLENGE
21ST FEBRUARY 2015
About half a dozen HPS photographers braved the 27 degree heat and the mud to volunteer
at the February Raw Challenge event. The Raw Challenge sees competitors scramble,
splash, leap, and slide down/over 30 obstacles over an 8 kilometre course. There is lots of
mud and lots of laughs. The new slide was a favourite and was especially great to
photograph ? lots of hilarious expressions & splashing. The competitors love to see
themselves covered in mud and the Raw Challenge organisers are always extremely grateful
for the photos the HPS members provide. The funds raised from the events goes to the
Cancer Council NSW, Camp Quality and Westmead Children?s hospital.
The next Raw Challenge will be held at Baskerville Raceway Saturday 7th November 2015
and we will be looking for more volunteers to take part so put the date in your diary - suitable
for all experience levels. Hope to see you there!
HANDY LITTLE
WEB PAGE
Digital Photography School
http:/ / digital-photography-school.com/
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March | 2015
Q&A
with
James
Horne
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Your favourite photographic genre(s)?
Landscape, microscopy
How long have you been a member of the HPS?
About 6 years
What?s your earliest memory of being interested in photography?
Around 7 years old with a Kodak Instamatic wondering why the results didn?t match my expectations. Little has changed in the years
following!!!
What?s your proudest photography moment?
I wouldn?t say proud but I was delighted to be offered the chance to exhibit in a show during the last FotoFreo festival. It was
microscopy stuff from my undergraduate studies.
Which photographer?s works inspire you most?
Richard Misrach, Ansell Adams, Chris Jordan, Peter Dombrovskis, Chris Bell, Diane Arbus, Margaret Bourke-White, Frederick Somers,
Claudia Faerenkemper, Joe Simpson
Besides your camera, what?s your most important piece of camera equipment you don?t like to be without?
Tripod. I should slow down and use it more than I do!
What?s your most embarrassing photography moment?
Getting separated from Mike Calder and Ingrid Roberts on the way up Mt Anne and spending the night on my own. I owe Mike big-time
for driving back to collect me the next day. He was jolly decent about it all things considered!!!
Most favourite photography location?
Pandani Shelf, Mt Anne
What?s the next stage pf your photographic journey/ learning you?d like to accomplish?
Not sure but I think it will be project-related with an overarching theme rather than just for the sake of making images
How do you choose to relax after a photo shoot?
What is not relaxing about being able to spend your time taking photos?!
What is your favourite lens?
14-24mm Nikkor.
Name one thing we don?t know about you.
I used to be called Jemima before the operation.
What your favourite websites?
luminous-landscape.com, nasa.gov, cricinfo.com.au, guardian.co.uk
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March
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PHOTOGRAPHERSTHAT INSPIRE OUR WORK
I an Roberston introduced the work of one of his
inpirational photographers during the meeting. H er
name is Jenni H orsfall. A browse of her website
www.jennihorsnell.com takes you on a tour of her
amazing work and photographs. The following
information I have extracted from her website.
"Jenni Horsnell resides in Australia and is a dedicated
photographer and naturalist. Her work reflects a
lifelong love of nature, specialising in close-up and
macro images where she captures the beauty and
detail of insects, spiders and fungi, and more recently,
bird photography."
"Jenni's other great passions are floral photography
using creative types of lighting and digital
manipulation of her non-nature images."
It goes on to talk about her success in many national
and international photography arena.
SQUARE CROP i s t he di gi t al
chal l enge t heme for Apri l . The fol der
i s up on Facebook so st art get t i ng
your i mages i n. 8t h Apri l i s t he f i nal
post i ng dat e. Fi nal rework i ng dat e i s
t he 9t h Apri l and scores M UST be
back by 13t h Apri l . To keep t hi ngs
f l owi ng smoot hl y i t i s i mport ant t o
get t he score-sheet back t o Andrew by
t he due dat e.
SQUARE CROP
The t heme for M ay i s 'Seen Bet t er
Days' so st art t o get your t hi nk i ng
caps on and creat i ve jui ces f l owi ng
earl y.
The usual open t heme fol der s are
avai l abl e t oo.
At t he February meet i ng Andrew put
up a l i st of Chal l enge t opi cs for 2015.
He's cert ai nl y got some f un and
chal l enges i n st ore for member s t hi s
year.
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DIGITAL CHALLENGE RESULTS - ADVANCED
THEMED
CATEGORY
SELF PORTRAIT +
Bronze:
Silver:
Jonathan Esling
Galina Romalis
Susan Styles
Patricia Routley
Jim Cleland
Ingrid Roberts
Jenny Schorta
Mike Calder
Julie Moore
Lisa Kean
Gold:
John Darby
Eric Graudins
Clive Roper
Kay Dalby
Rob Warren
Suellen Cook
Glenn Lewis
Phil Hallam
RESULTS OF FEBRUARY'S OPEN CHALLENGE
CATEGORY HELD OVER UNTIL MARCH MEETING.
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2014 DI GI TA L CHA LLENGE A WA RDS
A HUGE congratulations go out to our overall challenge winners who received some very inspirational and
motivational prizes. A MASSI VE thank you goes out to Victoria Henderson who very generously donated the
prizes. Thank you to all our members who participated in the challenges over the year and helping to make it a
success. It 's been very interesting to see members photography grow and change over the year through their
submissions into the Challenges and of course it wouldn't be what it is without Andrew's hard work and
dedication.
DIGITAL CHALLENGE RESULTS - ENTHUSIASTS
WINNER:
Glenn Lewis
RUNNER UP:
Lisa Kean
Glenn was absent on the
night to collect his award
but here it is. If you haven't
got it by now Glenn, you
had better start asking
some questions.
Lisa is stoked with her
beautiful prize.
DIGITAL CHALLENGE RESULTS - ADVANCED
WINNER:
Phil Hallam
RUNNER UP:
Jenny Schorta
Phil all loaded up with his
great prize, ready to go and
find a good spot to take
some more award winning
photos.
This is Jenny's award but I
couldn't find her at the time
of the photo so Foo's little
sister stepped in on her
behalf.
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Our Favourite Images
At the January meeting, thanks to Mike Calder
members experienced a new segment which
we all enjoyed so much it's caught on as a
regular thing. Here is club member James
Horne presenting a couple of his favourite
images at the February meeting.
Start looking for your 6 favourite images
because all members will be asked so we can
meet you and your work.
Flashback to January Club M eeting
Mike Calder was put under the pump with this meeting when his scheduled presenter pulled out at short notice. However,
his experience and creativity saved the meeting yet again. He commenced preceedings by welcoming everyone, briefly
explained the change in the agenda, welcomed people who were attending for the first time and introduced his first
presenter Mike Brown. Mike prepared himself to present by taking off his jacket which was met with a round of applause.
Fellow member I an told us the more we clapped the more he takes off but due to time constraints of his presentation it
wasn't to be.
For those members who are new to the club, Mike is one of our passionate bird photographers. His breath taking array of
photos included:
The Lilac-breasted Roller (national bird of Botswana)
Redbacked Kingfisher
Dollar birds
Sacred Kingfisher
Bee Eaters - Africa
Raptors (means taken by force) - Birds of Prey
Madigascan Bee Eater
Wedgetail Eagle
Rainbow Bee Eater - Australia
Kites
Giant Kingfishers - Africa
Ospreys
Brownhood Kingfisher
African Fish Eagle (largest eagle in Africa)
Pied Kingfisher
White bellied sea eagle (common around Tasmania)
Kookaburra
Peregrin Falcons
Blue Winged Kookaburra
Common Sparrowhawk
Azure Kingfisher
Forest Kingfisher
Swamp Harrier & Brown Goshawk (Mike showed photos of an interaction between these two birds).
Mike Brown then kicked off the new segment Mike Calder introduced to replace his guest speaker. This was for 6 members
to show 6 of their favourite images and explain why. Members who kindly stepped up at short notice to fill the sudden void
in the agenda also included I an Robertson, Andrew Fuller, Mike Calder and Reg Ashman. This segment was very much
enjoyed and feedback following the meeting has seen it introduced as a regular segment at the meetings. Often we see
images but we don't get to hear the story behind their creation.
Phil O'Hallaran talked to members about the upcoming exhibition on the 5th March.
Bob Linacre took the floor to touch on the Anzac Day festivities that coincide with the 100th year anniversary.
Bob then went on to talk about the arrangements for the upcoming Wooden Boat Festival and updated members on the
Portrait I nterest Group emphasising on it going ahead and revisited, for newer members, what it is and what it entails.
Results for the print challenge on the night were:
Bronze - Erik Larsen
Silver - Julie Moore
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