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The 21st Laurie Thomas New Zealand Landscape Salon
2017
Organised by the Christchurch Photographic Society
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Laurie Thomas New Zealand Landscape Salon 2017 Welcome to the 2017 21st Laurie Thomas Salon (LTS) New Zealand Landscape competition. This year we had 169 people enter 651 images, which is very close to a record number of entries. So thank you all for taking part and sharing our beautiful New Zealand landscape and how we see it. We had to create a new competition web site this year, at very short notice, and it worked very well as less than 3 per cent of entrants had issues. For the salon in 2018 we will be using the same website and instructions will be sent out via email, the https://lauriethomassalon.com website and Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/320580375006402/ I would like to thank our three judges who carried out the judging in Southland: PSNZ Honours Board Chairman Graham Dainty FPSNZ, who led the Selection Panel, Roger Wandless FPSNZ FNZIPP and Kevin Tyree APSNZ. Also to make this event happen Christchurch Photographic Society members played a big part to make the event come together with a special thank you to Carol Green, Jo Curtis, Belinda Carter, Gavin Melville and Stephen Laird. Well done to the 18 per cent who achieved an acceptance or higher award in a tough competition with very high photography standards maintained by the judging panel. This year we are making the AV and catalogue available for downloading and for sharing. An email with the web links will be sent out with your results.
Paul FurboroughPresident Christchurch Photographic Society and Salon Co-ordinator
Convening Judge’s CommentsThe Judging was held in Invercargill on 10th June. Myself , Kevin Tyree APSNZ and Roger Wandless FPSNZ were the judges. We had help from Annie Carmichael, Stephanie Forrester and Rodney Adamson of the Southland Photographic Society with the projection and recording. The judging was via a web based programme and worked very well. The judging took eight hours. We felt the Christchurch Photographic Society’s Laurie Thomas Landscape competition is one of the country’s top specialist subject competitions and it was an honour to judge it. Seeing some of the top landscape images from all around New Zealand was very inspiring and we were pleased to see true landscape photography is in good form. The judges were looking for original views that conveyed that sense of truly capturing the es-sence of our New Zealand landscape. The top images did this with varying styles and views but all gave that extra something. The top images that were awarded acceptances and above showed a good level of understanding the subtle-ties of a good landscape. A lot of images were deemed to be over-processed and marked down accordingly. Simple things like not removing dust spots and not levelling horizons also scored against some entrants. We hope all the entrants enjoyed the competition and even if you were not successful this time, the time photographing out in our wonderful and varied country is never wasted. Strive to improve your images and re-enter next year. This com-petition does set the landscape standard just as Laurie Thomas did himself in years gone by. Graham Dainty FPSNZ
Champion Image: Gold Medal
Silver Medal
James GibsonAPSNZ AFIAP
A Light in the Darkness
Bob McCreeFPSNZ
Mystical Metropolis
Jacky ChallisFoggy morn Hagley Park
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Bronze Medal
Jennifer WilliamsLPSNZ
Lake Grassmere salt ponds
Michael MolloyAFIAP Dip PhotoStars at Mitre Peak
Carol MolineuxLPSNZ
Evening Mist Tararua Range
Albert AanensenRangipo Dawn
Anneka Barritt Kupe’s Sail
Pouto Lighthouse~Jan Bellamy, LP-SNZ~08.tif
Honours
Susan Blick When the Night Falls With The Rain
David BowieGolden Nuggets
Jacky ChallisCastlepoint Dawn
Jan BellamyLPSNZ Pouto Lighthouse
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HonoursHonours
Peter CurtisLPSNZ
Shearers Huts
Jo CurtisLPSNZ Afterglow
Barry DoigFPSNZ AFIAP Abandoned
Michelle DurrantLupins Twizel
Helena Gratkowski Under the Milky Way
Dianna HambletonLPSNZ Sheep farm Wairarapa
Stephanie HandleyAPSNZ
White out
Shelly LinehanLPSNZ First winter snowfall
Shona KebbleAPSNZ
High Country
Paul FurboroughShag Rock Topography
Shona JarayAPSNZ Maniototo winter
Bob McCreeFPSNZ
Frosty Pastiche
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Anna MandenoWaikaretu falls
Anna MandenoWhere the river meets the sand
Andrew Peterson Forest Floor
Ian PurdenLPSNZ
Owhata Falls Karangahake Gorge
Honours
Annette PreenFPSNZ AFIAP Misty morn
Nicola PyeHailstorm at Sandymount
Bob ScottLPSNZ Tuki Tuki Beehives
Chris WatsonEvening flight
Mikko Xiang WangBig hat on Mt.Egmont
Andrew Peterson Illuminated
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Tom WilkinsonAPSNZ Sulphur Vent, White Island
Daniel WongAPSNZ
Extraterrestrial
Shelley WoodLPSNZ Piha Squall
Daniel WongAPSNZ
Victory of Dawn
Honours Acceptances
Matheson BeaumontONZM Hon FPSNZ FRPS FPSAThe Black Hills
Heidi BeckersBelow Zero
Lisa Blomquist LPSNZ Ruapehu Sunrise
Susan Blick Through the Light Tunnel
David Bowie Fields of Gold
Lindsey WilloughbyAPSNZ
Flamin close
Mark BrimblecombeAPSNZ
Mount Hauhungatahi, Tongariro National Park
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Patricia CockfieldAPSNZMist & Cloud
Chris ConroyLPSNZ
Te Hapu skylines
Rosie CosterOcean retreat
Jo CurtisLPSNZ Ancient Rain Forest Breathes
Peter CurtisLPSNZ
Five Trees
Ita Daniels End of a sunny day on Mt Cargill
Shaun DenholmGovernors Bay Sunrise
Acceptances
Michelle DurrantThe Remarkables
Brian EastwoodMNZIPP Calm
John Ford Mt Earnslaw
Carolyn ElcockANPSNZ
Windswept Matagouri
Jay DrewLPSNZ Connection
Bruce Burgess FPSNZ Awhitu Peninsula
Priscilla ChapmanANPSNZ
Heavenly Sky, Maniototo
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Miriam GodfreyLPSNZ Estuary
John Gregory Lake Ellery
Newell GrenfellHon PSNZ FPSNZ FNPSNZ
Tree Tops
Acceptances
Sandra HobbsAPSNZ Milford Sound waterfall
James HowellFRPS APSNZCatlins Beach
Stephanie HandleyAPSNZ No Title
Stacey HillWindswept
Donna Jennings Summer mountain waterfall
Dave FosterLRPS CPAGB Little Kaiteriteri by night
James GibsonAPSNZ AFIAP
Lower Mcleans Falls
Lorraine GibbLPSNZ Prime Position
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Markham MailAPSNZ Above Taranaki
Acceptances
Bob McCreeFPSNZ
Awakino Outlook
Ian Alexander McIlraithWairere Stream
Helen McLeodAPSNZ
Mosses in Erewhon Waterfall
Anna MandenoReflected reeds
Carol MolineuxLPSNZ White Rock southerly swell
Alan MoorePyramid Valley Winter Feed
Jeanette NeeAPSNZ
McLaren Lake
Jan Macpherson Solitude
Shelly LinehanLPSNZ Calm Morning
Susan KaneLPSNZ Mount Tongariro
John O’MalleyFNZIPP
Clearing Mist on Castle Hill
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Nicola PyeLPSNZ
Peek-a-boo cloud, Mahinerangi
Sue RiachLPSNZ
Alpine Lookout
Martin SandersLPSNZ Omarama cliffs
Claire Sherrington Waking in the clouds
Cornelia SchulzLPSNZ
Moon over Hahei
Ian Smith Rocky Wall
Karen Smith Greenpoint Wrecks Miro and Rita
Dominic Stove Nevis Valley Tree
Margaret PenneyIn the Fog
Acceptances
Judy StokesAPSNZ
Towards the storm
Aaron SolomonMakawhio River Haast Hwy
Pol Syrett Pond reflections
Ian PurdenLPSNZ Late summer Nevis Valley
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Acceptances
1997 Bevan Tulett1998 Newell Grenfell1999 Russell McGeorge2000 Adair Wilson2001 David Beckingham2002 Don Kelly2003 Roger Urlwyn2004 Graham Richards2005 Albert Aenenson2006 Stephen Wright2007 Kevin Bowie/Greg Cameron*2008 Ron Willems/Georgie McKie*2009 Brian Cudby2010 Don Pittham
Winners of the Laurie Thomas Landscape Salon
Daniel WongAPSNZ Longing
Paul WillyamsLPSNZ AFIAP ANZIPP
The Pond
Jennifer WilliamsLPSNZ Pre Dawn Great Barrier
Tom WilkinsonAPSNZ Sunset, Te Mata Peak
Mikko Xiang WangCoromandel west coast
Chris WatsonKey Summit
Michael Venz Wind and Water
Corrie van WykThe Waimakariri River
John VastaThe O Mighty Totara. Lord of the forest.
Roger ThwaitesAPSNZ
River shoal
2011 Michael Treloar2012 Jason Byrne2013 Neil Gordon2014 Bruce Burgess2015 Newell Grenfell2016 Michael J Pemberton2017 James Gibson
* In 2007, Kevin Bowie won Champion PI Trophy and Greg Cameron, Cham-pion Slide Trophy. In 2008, Ron Wil-lems provided the top digital image and Georgie McKie, the best slide.
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Alphabetical listing of all prize win-ners. Those images without initials are Ac-ceptances.
Albert AanensenRangipo Dawn (H)
Anneka Barritt Kupe’s Sail (H)
Matheson BeaumontONZM Hon FPSNZ FRPS FPSAThe Black Hills
Heidi BeckersBelow Zero
Jan BellamyLPSNZ Pouto Lighthouse (H)
Susan Blick When the Night Falls With The Rain (H)Through the Light Tunnel
Lisa BlomquistLPSNZ Ruapehu Sunrise
David BowieGolden Nuggets (H)Fields of Gold
Mark BrimblecombeAPSNZMount Hauhungatahi, Tongariro National Park
Bruce BurgessFPSNZ Awhitu Peninsula
Jacky ChallisFoggy morn Hagley Park (S)Castlepoint dawn (H)
Priscilla ChapmanANPSNZHeavenly Sky, Manio-totoFour Trees, Manio-toto
Patricia CockfieldAPSNZMist & Cloud
Chris ConroyLPSNZ Te Hapu skylines
Rosie CosterOcean retreat
Jo CurtisLPSNZAfterglow (H)Ancient Rain Forest Breathes
Peter CurtisLPSNZ Shearers Huts (H)Five Trees
Ita Daniels End of a sunny day on Mt CargillIcy cold at Arthur’s Pass
Shaun DenholmGovernors Bay Sunrise
Barry DoigFPSNZ AFIAP Abandoned (H)
Jay DrewLPSNZ Connection
Michelle DurrantLupins Twizel (H)The Remarkables
Brian EastwoodMNZIPP CalmMisty morning at Lake Mapourika
Carolyn ElcockANPSNZ DIP PhotoWindswept Matagouri
John Ford Mt EarnslawLake Hawea
Dave FosterLRPS CPAGB Tongariro National Park in WinterLittle Kaiteriteri by night
Paul FurboroughShag Rock Topogra-phy (H)
Lorraine GibbLPSNZ Prime Position
James GibsonAPSNZ AFIAPA Light in the Dark-ness (G)Lower Mcleans FallsThe Rocks and Sands
Miriam GodfreyLPSNZ Estuary Worn by the sea
Susan KaneLPSNZ National Park Wa-terfallMount Tongariro
Shona KebbleAPSNZ High Country (H)
Shelly LinehanLPSNZ First winter snowfall (H)Winters LightCalm Morning
Jan Macpherson Solitude
Markham MailAPSNZ Above Taranaki
Anna MandenoWhere the river meets the sand (H)Waikaretu falls (H)Reflected reeds
Bob McCreeFPSNZ Mystical Metropolis (S)Frosty Pastiche (H)Awakino Outlook
Ian Alexander McIlraithWairere Stream
Helen McLeodAPSNZ Typically Marlbor-oughPeaking Through the CloudsMosses in Erewhon Waterfall
Carol MolineuxLPSNZ Evening Mist Tararua Range (B)White Rock Southerly SwellTararua Main Range
Michael MolloyAFIAP DIP PhotoStars at Mitre Peak(B)
Alan MoorePyramid Valley Win-ter Feed
Jeanette NeeAPSNZ McLaren Lake
John O’MalleyFNZIPPClearing Mist on Castle Hill
Margaret PenneyIn the Fog
Andrew Peterson Illuminated (H)Forest Floor (H)
Annette PreenFPSNZ AFIAP Misty morn (H)
Ian PurdenLPSNZ Owhata Falls Karan-gahake Gorge (H)Late summer Nevis ValleyFrozen Middlemarch early morning fog
Nicola PyeLPSNZ Hailstorm at Sandy-mount (H)Peek-a-boo cloud, Mahinerangi
Sue RiachLPSNZ Alpine Lookout
Martin SandersLPSNZ Omarama cliffs
Cornelia SchulzLPSNZ Moon over Hahei
Bob ScottLPSNZ Tuki Tuki Beehives (H)
Claire Sherrington Waking in the clouds
Ian Smith Rocky Wall
Karen Smith Greenpoint Wrecks Miro and Rita
Aaron SolomonMakawhio River Haast Hwy
Judy StokesAPSNZ Towards the storm
Dominic Stove Nevis Valley Tree
Pol Syrett Pond reflections
Roger ThwaitesAPSNZ River shoal
Corrie van WykThe Waimakariri River
List of winning images John VastaThe O Mighty Totara. Lord of the forest.
Michael Venz Wind and Water
Mikko Xiang WangBig hat on Mt Egmont (H)Coromandel west coast
Chris WatsonEvening flight (H)Key Summit
Tom WilkinsonAPSNZ Sulphur Vent, White Island (H)Sunset, Te Mata Peak
Jennifer WilliamsLPSNZ Lake Grassmere salt ponds (B)Lake WanakaKaimanawa tapestryPre Dawn Great Barrier
Lindsey WilloughbyAPSNZ Flamin close (H)
Paul WillyamsLPSNZ AFIAP ANZIPPThe Pond
Daniel WongAPSNZ Extraterrestrial (H)Victory of Dawn (H)Longing
Shelley WoodLPSNZ Piha Squall (H)
Helena Gratkowski Under the Milky Way (H)
John Gregory Lake ElleryLand meets Sea
Newell GrenfellHon PSNZ FPSNZ FNPSNZTree Tops
Dianna HambletonLPSNZ Sheep farm Wair-arapa (H)
Stephanie HandleyAPSNZ White out (H)No Title
Stacey HillWindswept
Sandra HobbsAPSNZ Milford Sound wa-terfall
James HowellFRPS APSNZWest Coast Huff and PuffCatlins Beach
Shona JarayAPSNZ Maniototo winter (H)
Donna Jennings Summer mountain waterfallMountain lake
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The winner of the CPS Laurie Thomas Landscape Salon gets to keep a beautiful trophy. Designed by Lesley Sales FPSNZ, the trophy known as ‘Wind & Water’ sym-bolises the essence of the New Zealand landscape: water, wind, trees and light.
Lesley says the outline shape suggests a mountain, and the forces acting upon it to carve out the landscape.
Mountain streams flowing down the moun-tain sides are depicted by internalcut-out lines.
The action of the wind is suggested by an invisible, implied line that begins as a curl on the outside edge of the mountain, and flows across the landscape.
Trees clinging to the mountain sides..add another dimension, that of vegetation and plant growth.
Light defines the shape of the mountain, illuminating the waters, the shapes, the trees, silhouetting the shapes of the landscape.
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