Welcome to the February 2015 MPS newsletter

Our new home and a photographic challenge

Don’t forget that all meetings from now on will be held in our new home:

North Ringwood Community House 35-39 Tortice Drive

Ringwood North (the old Parkwood Secondary College)

And now for the photographic challenge

One of the lovely ladies who manage NHRC thinks that this is a very difficult building to photograph,

and would love one of us to takes a good photo of it. So come early one night and take a look

around; if you get inspired, feel free to snap away.

See you at NHRC on Wednesday evening. Please call Joy on 0407 152 436 if you think you are lost.

The best option for parking once you

come through the gates is to follow the gravel road designated Extra Parking, and swinging to the left at the end

(although there is a very small car park on the right). The photos on the next

page show (a) the turn-off to the Extra Parking area, (b) the gravel road and

(c) from the car park with our room in the background. If you come in from that car park, we are the last door on

the right.

If you park in the bitumen car park at the front, you’ll need to walk around the back of the building until you find

us.

MAROONDAH PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY

NEWSLETTER

February 2015 Issue No 141

Editor Cameron Mates Website www.mpsociety.org.au

Email editor@mpsociety.org.au Email president@mpsociety.org.au

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a) Turn-off to the Extra Parking area b) Gravel road with car park on left. Follow path to the right to our room

(c) Go to the last door on the right

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March

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March competition – “Typically

Moomba Festival Moomba Festival Melbourne” + B&W Submit Task – April “Open”

Sun Mon Tue Thu

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18 In-house workshop – Black & White options and effects

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Moomba Festival

Moomba Festival

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Meeting 1

Wednesday 1 April

April Club meetings

Meeting 2

Wednesday 15 April

Judging Task Open and B&W EDI Submit Task Unloved man-made object, plus B&W EDI

Four Club Interclub hosted by MPS

President’s Report

Hello everyone

What a great opening to the year we have

had, with moving into our new premises at North Ringwood Community House and then learning that Barry Kearney has won

four acceptances at the 2015 VIGEX International Print Photography Salon.

VIGEX is the only international print photographic exhibition conducted in

Victoria, so Barry’s achievement against such serious competition is well worth celebrating. Well done, Barry!

More good news is that, thanks to

donations from the Bendigo Bank and a couple of very generous members, we are fast approaching the time when we can

start to look around for a new projector. If any of our members or friends have

experience with projectors, we’d love to have the benefit of that experience. Please contact Cameron Mates or me if you’re

interested.

The Committee has made a commitment to improve our results at interclub competitions and has formed a

subcommittee, headed up by Stephen Bode, to manage our submissions. The first

interclub comp for the year will be the 4 Club Interclub hosted by MPS on 15 April.

We’ll see you this coming Wednesday, 4 March, at 8:00 pm at NRCH for our judging

session on Typically Melbourne, and then on 18 March for our in-house presentation on Black and white options and effects.

Cheers till then

Joy

Reminder about submissions

We would like to remind everyone about how many images may be submitted for each category. With the recent changes there has been some confusion.

Members may submit:

2 prints (A-Grade or B-Grade)

2 EDIs (A-Grade or B-Grade)

1 B&W EDI (Both grades)

Members are also reminded that they

are asked to submit EDI versions of their competition print entries, and that

these EDIs must meet the specifications set out for regular EDI submissions, that

is: No more than 1 Mb.

No more than 1600 pixels wide and 1200 pixels high (whether in

landscape or portrait orientation).

JPG format.

Remember that the print EDIs do not go

to the judge –they are only used on judging night to speed the process up a

little.

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Winning images 2014

Champion Small Print (B-Grade) - Darryl

Howman for Wild Sorrento Surf

Loris Pegge Champion Projected Image - Mon Gan for Marina Bay

Christmas Folio - Helen Loucas for Street steps

Champion Large Print (B-Grade) - Barry

Kearney for Catch me if you can

Champion B&W EDI - Stephen Bode for Sunrise over the Ganges at Varanasi

Champion Large Print (A-Grade) -

Neil Roberts for First Shoes, circa 1902

Barry Kearney's Water Drops won The People's Choice as most popular image

displayed at the Maroondah Festival.

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Champion Projected Image (A-Grade) –

Peter Feeney for Away from the crowd

VAPS February Newsbrief To download the latest Newsbrief from VAPS – Copy this link into your

browser. https://gallery.mailchimp.com/4d381cb

1df314ec880de51d78/files/vaps_newsbrief_feb_2015_2mb.pdf

Yarra Ranges Photography

Society Workshop featuring Epson printers Some brochures where handed out amongst the club featuring a workshop

by the Yarra Ranges Photography Society on Epson Printers.

If you were planning on going to this please take notice that the date has

changed. It will no longer be on 5 March.

The new date is Thursday 2 April.

Jack Milton Memorial Landscape/Seascape Projected

Image - Ross Taylor for Early morning

Winners of the Aggregate Awards:

Small Prints (B-Grade) - Barry Kearney

Large Prints (B-Grade) - Barry Kearney

Projected Images (EDIs) (B-Grade) - Barry Kearney

B&W EDIs - Sharon Maher and Ron Berger (tied)

Large Prints (A-Grade)- Sharon Maher

Projected Images (EDIs) (A-Grade) - Sharon Maher

Club barbecue and trophy presentation

The club barbecue was a great night

with Councillor Natalie Thomas

presenting the trophies to our 2014 award winners.

Members caught up and chatted about their photographic explorations

all while enjoying a great meal.

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Invitations to events in the photographic world

Pixel Photography Tours

Pauline and Vanessa from Pixel Photography Tours are planning a trip to Norfolk Island

for the 13th– 20th June. The Tour includes return seat and bag economy airfare from Brisbane to NI, all prepaid airline taxes, 7 nights’ accommodation and car hire (excludes

petrol which is additional and payable direct on the island) we will include as many of the scenic photo opportunities that we can fit into our 7 day tour, plus a half day Island tour, the islands progressive dinner, and a Norfolk Island discount shopping card with free gift.

While not a workshop we are able to help beginners with help with camera settings,

composition etc. and also with Photoshop, plus show the more advanced photographer some of this islands beautiful scenery.

Spots are limited so it’s first in best dressed.

For more information contact – Mobile: Pauline Bridges 0412956437

Vanessa Santvoort 0413602543

Email: vsantvoort@optusnet.com.au Pauline and Vanessa

42nd Warragul Camera Club National Photographic Exhibition

The Warragul Camera Club will be holding the 42nd National Photographic Exhibition at St. Paul’ s Anglican Grammar School,150 Bowen Street, Warragul 3820

For more information, refer to the entry form below. Double Click on image to open. This

entry form is also attached to the email sent with newsletter.

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International Landscape Photographer of the Year 2015

The details for the 2nd International Landscape Photographer of the Year competition can be downloaded here http://www.internationallandscapephotographer.com

Entries open on 16 February, and the closing date is 15 May.

Please reply email for enquiries, or visit the website for full details.

Kind regards,

Peter Eastway

Chairman

The International Landscape Photographer of the Year

IC12 Pty Ltd

33 Malcolm Rd Braeside Vic 3195

Australia