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Vol. 76 No. 3 May/June, 2020

THE LENSPublished bi-monthly by the

AUSTRALIAN PORTFOLIO PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY

Balloon Perspective by John North - Circle 7, Folio 700

Time to Go by James Heriot - Circle 6, Folio 678

As we move into the colder months I hope that youare all keeping well and warm.

Winter is a time to relax and catch up on maintenanceof equipment and printing those magnificent pictures. Butof course there will always be opportunities of getting outand taking some more pictures.

So take advantage of them when they occur. Butremember to avoid mixing in crowds.

With Covid-19, things appear to have improved overmost of the country (but not so much in Victoria where Ilive). In most areas sport and other community activitieshave become more available.

But, as I said last time, herd instinct still prevails.Crowding and close proximity occurs in many populartourist locations.

We have seen this over the recent holiday weekend,many visitors wanting a break from lockdown taking theadvantage to converge on popular areas.

This is the time of the year when our subs are due,please follow the notice in The Lens and pay promptly,remember all our committee are volunteersand if burdened by having to chase thingslike overdue fees they may decide to resigntheir role.

It is also the time when we should becalling for nominations for the Executive,President, Secretary, Divisional Secretary,Treasurer and Editor.

While I have been in this role forover a mere 18 years I know Rita began herrole much earlier than this. We are indebtedto Graeme Collins as Editor, he has beensetting out The Lens for 10 years and JennyDavidson as Secretary for 12 years.

Calls for fresh faces in recent yearshave gone unanswered.

So please consider if you could helpin any of these areas, if you would like to

talk to me about them please do not hesitate contacting me.I remember the story repeated below about helping withtasks.

Here’s the story, titled “Whose Job Is It, Anyway?”

This is a story about four people named Everybody,Somebody, Anybody and Nobody. There was an importantjob to be done and Everybody was sure that Somebodywould do it. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody didit. Somebody got angry about that, because it wasEverybody’s job. Everybody thought Anybody could do it,but Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn’t do it. It endedup that Everybody blamed Somebody when Nobody didwhat Anybody could have done.

Until next time, keep well, keep safe and importantlykeep photographing,

Jim Thyer, Hon. President.

President’s Pen -

The Lens - May/June, 2020

Homecoming by Helena Armstrong - Circle 3, Folio 114


General Secretary’s Report

A.P.P.S. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:

PRESIDENT: Jim Thyer,

6 Beach Close, Point Lonsdale, Vic., 3225 03 5258 3213

e-mail: [email protected]

GENERAL SECRETARY: Jenny Davidson,

6 Yackerboon Place, Orange, NSW, 2800 02 6361 2792


TREASURER: Alan Morcom,

PO Box 179, Keith, SA, 5267 0428 602 626


DIVISIONAL SECRETARY: Rita England,

East Street, Ulamambri, NSW, 2357 02 6842 7846

EDITOR - “THE LENS”: Graeme Collins,

24 Church Street, Quirindi, NSW, 2343 02 6746 1147


STATIONERY OFFICER & CUSTODIAN OF RECORDS:

Keith Smith,

10 Owl Place, Ingleburn, NSW, 2565 02 9605 1164


COMPETITION SECRETARY: John North,

PO Box 126, Stones Corner, Qld. 4120

Ph 07 3397 1250 or 0411 828 706 [email protected]

HISTORIAN: John Pratt,

16 Oakfield Ave., Clarence Park, SA, 5034 08 8371 1934

e-mail: [email protected] OFFICER:

EVERY MEMBERWEBMASTER: Wal Phelps,

PO Box 2A, Fairfield Heights, NSW, 2165 02 9604 3542

www.australianpps.wordpress.com

Hi Everyone, Graeme rang me tonight to remind me about my

report, I thought I had sent one but now of course this onewill be very current.

I hope our members living in Victoria are notimpacted by the new virus outbreak, it seems it will be along time before we get back to normal, perhaps we willhave a new normal.

We do belong to a society that is very different to theone we knew when we were younger, as members who arein the same circles as me will know, for the last three years(yes its hard to believe but it is three years) I have beeninterested in taking night photos.

It started when a course was offered locally by ayoung guy from the NSW Central Coast who travelled todifferent towns and offered a one night course; it wasreasonably priced and I like to support this type of thing asit is often hard to get wokshops in the country.

Four of our CameraClub members attended andwe did learn a lot. Three of uscontinued all that season andlearnt to take those interestingpanorama Milky Way shots,last year we were down totwo and we started to includelight painting in our shots.This year we are still goingout in the freezing cold andtaking our night time shots.

For a while with Covid restrictions we couldn’t go soI took so many photos of the moon from my front yard I amreally over it. I learnt how to take multiple images and stackthem and bring out the natural colours of the moon, butmonth after month it is still the same.

Back out at last to other destinations but running outof foreground subjects. We have been trying our hand atstar trails as well but again there is a sameness after a while.

So what did I start to mention, it is very cold at nightat this time of the year, I made lens warmers for mycameras, a holder for hand warmers that fit into a slot andare held to the lens with velcro. Yesterday the friend I go

out with sent me a link to a jacket with heating elementssewn in. Seriously you can buy a jacket, pants, socks,gloves even innersoles that have heating elements and arebattery operated. They are washable, you just have toremove the battery. Motorbike riders can buy ones that arecharged from the battery on their bikes.

Being cooped up for so long and not spendinganything but I could still do some online work I thought Iwould treat myself to a heated jacket, it is coming fromMelbourne and the guy I spoke to said it could arrivetomorrow, that is interesting as it takes over a week for afolio to get from Newcastle to Orange.

Australia Post has indicated that the reduced mailservices introduced during Covid will continue andprobably we will not go back to daily mail deliveries, thecircles I am involved with still get around within the monthbut that is due to the prompt responses from circle members.

I have attached one of my night time images, it is somuch easier to take these with digital cameras than it usedto be with film. I have a number of quick tip sheets foranyone interested in giving it a go and if you livesomewhere warmer than here you probably won’t need aheated jacket.

Stay safe and well everyone.Jenny - Secretary

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All submissions for the next issue of THE LENSJuly/August, 2020, should be forwarded to

The Editor, Graeme Collins,

FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 202024 Church Street, Quirindi, NSW, 2343

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Subscription falls due 1st July, 2019. To simplify matters the Committee have agreed to make it a flat fee and notadd extra for each additional folio.

Subscriptions: The Lens by e-mail $10 The Lens in the post $15

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Have you paid your subs yet?

Molting Penguins by Jenny Davidson - Circle 9, Folio 190


Lost in Time by Charles Le Fevre - Circle 26, Folio 394

1 Talks 1 Listens by Peter Mackenzie - Circle 11, Folio 217

What is a Layer

One of the most important keys to learning andmastering Photoshop is using layers.

Why work on layers at all?• They do not destroy your original photo.• You are working on top of your photo.• You will have more control.• You can use blending modes to change the way

layers interact.• You can change the opacity of

any effects.• You will have or can add layer

masks so that you can workselectively on your photo withany adjustments you make.

• There are a few different types of layers.

When you open an image, it opens with a newbackground layer. You can see this in the Layers Pallet, ifit is not visible hit F7 or Click on Window and make surethere is a tick in the Layers Option

Create a new blank layer.

What type of layers can we have?

Blank LayerWe can hav

e a new blank layer (Shift, Ctrl OrCmd, and ‘N’) or under Layer – ‘New Layer’: or Click onthe New Layer at the bottom of the layers Pallet.This will create a blank transparent layer. This is usefulwhen you want to add or change something on a photo.You can turn the layer on or off by toggling the eyeball,add a layer style such as a bevel or emboss, or change theopacity by working on this type of layer.

Adjustment Layer:

Using the black and white circle in the layerspalette or going under ‘Layer’ – ‘New Adjustment Layer’– and then whichever adjustment you want: This will createa transparent layer where you can make direct changes toyour photograph without effecting your original in any way.

This is how to edit every photo. Any levels, curves,hue/saturation layer, channel mixer layer, etc that do use anadjustment layer. Why? The way adjustment layers work isyou make the changes on a transparent layer. They changethe appearance of pixels underneath without actuallytouching or destroying anything. So they are NON-DESTRUCTIVE. Another BIG reason to use adjustmentlayers is that you can go back and edit these layers evenafter you are onto new layers, by double clicking theadjustment layer icon of any layer. You can stack theselayers and they accumulate. They do not cover each otherup. They work together. And most importantly, they havelayer masks. Layer masks allow you to selectively effect aphoto.

Duplicate Layer:

(Ctrl or Cmd and ‘J’) or under ‘Layer’ – ‘DuplicateLayer’: This will create a duplicate copy of whatever layeryou are on. If you are on an adjustment layer, it will copythat layer and double the effect. If you are on the“Background” layer, it will copy that layer. When youduplicate a pixel layer (such as the background), rememberthan it will cover up anything under it, unless certainblending modes are used. As a result, use these sparingly.Duplicate layers are most useful when you run a sharpeningfilter or for using when cloning etc. Remember duplicatelayers greatly increase file size. We will use a Duplicatelayer of your image and apply a blending mode later in thetutorial.

Create a layer from a selection

You may wish to copy only a portion of a layer, orperhaps you would prefer that one area of a layer was on itsown layer. You can copy or cut any selection to a new layereasily. Activate the layer (click on it) that contains theinformation you wish to duplicate and select the area youwould like to work with. Choose Layer>New>Layer viaCopy. For a quicker method, right click (Windows) orCommand click (Mac) on the layer containing the selectedarea, choose the Layer via Copy or Layer via Cut from theflyout menu. The selected area will be duplicated to a newlayer if you chose to copy.


“The Lens” Tutorial by Jenny Davidson Photoshop Layers for Beginners

SofalaStorebyAlanHadley -Circle 11,Folio 220


Circle Reports

Circle 6 - General Colour SlidesSecretary - Craig Homberg

Folio 6861st John North At The Corner2nd Peter Robinson Tatty Jetty3rd David Cooper Oatlands Mill Tas.

Folio 6871st James Heriot Sarah #10

John North Athen GuardDavid Cooper Emu River Burnie

Circle 9 Any type of print

Secretary: John Pratt

We’re glad to welcome Rhonda Herbert ‘back to thefold’ and she will have prints in folios from F214.

Here are the results of the most recent folios:Howwonderful it is, at this topsy-turvy time, to have somethingthat continues without constraint like APPS folios. Folio 209

1st John Pratt Puffing Billy on Bridge2nd Martin Finzel The Fast & the Slow3rd Peter Hunter Before the Drought

Folio 2101st Jenny Davidson Protecting the Chick2nd Martin Finzel Peacock3rd Helena ArmstrongGarden Treasures

* All prints colour digital

Circle 3 - Monochrome Prints

Secretary - Martin Finzel

Folio 1321st Martin Finzel Bike Stand2nd Jim Thyer Fridge Exhibit3rd Helena Armstrong Praying Mantis

Note: The above titles are my guess as this was a“what is it?” subject.

Cheers Martin

Circle 26 - Commercial /Home Processed Small Colour Prints

Secretary - Helen Mackenzie

Folio 406 Final challenge Patterns1st Charmaine Le Fevre Fern2nd Charles Le Fevre Pattern On Rocks3rd Linda Nordstrom Tread Mark

Helen Mackenzie PatternsFolio 407

1st Charles Le Fevre Geelong Christmas Tree2nd Judy Heath Bryce Morning II3rd Jenny Webb Dandelion

The photographic year ended with Folio 406. Progressive Point Scores: Martin Finzel, Helen

Mackenzie 16: Judy Heath 14: Charles Le Fevre &Charmaine Le Fevre 12: Linda Nordstrom 10: Jenny Webb3:

There seems to be a little friendly family rivalrybetween the Le Fevres!! Well done everyone!

We are still calling for more members to join with usto help boost our interest.

Helen

Circle 24 - Circle Secretaries

Secretary - Rita England

Circle changes-Martin Finzel and Craig Homberg have joined Circle

24 - we welcome them both. I hope you shall both enjoyour company. Circle 24 is the Secretary’s Circle. If anyother Secretaries would like to join us, you would be mostwelcome.

After a very long unavoidable delay, Folio 121 is onits way round.Folio 120

1st Jenny Davidson Patagonia Lake2nd John Pratt Silver Lake3rd Rhonda Herbert Brakes On

RitaByron Cliff by Denise McMillan -

Circle 11, Folio 220

Bryce Spires by Judy Heath -Circle 6, Folio 681

Great Ocean Roadby Rhonda Martin -Circle 11, Folio 219

The Slow & Fast byMartin Finzel - Circle

26, Folio 395

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