1 | Page F o c u s COMMITTEE Chairman Colin Hall 083 380-5480 Vice Chairman Mario Bracco 011 609-8188 Secretary Renata Cecchi 011 452-2250 Treasurer / Website Andrew Stephens 083 456-7628 Pr & Outings Coordinator Dave Gordon/ Heidi Broschk 083 247 7646 083 273-6977 Prints & Salons John Coumbias 011 452-2514 Competition Secretary Jorge Rebelo 082 333-0668 Magazine Editor Ted Kinsman 083 461-2350 Catering Giulio Cecchi 011 452-2250 Certificates & Awards Avril Attard 083 799-9488 Judges and Speakers Shared EDENVALE PHOTOGRAPHIC CLUB NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 2011 MEETING PLACE : Edenvale Community Centre Cor. Van Riebeeck Avenue & 2 nd Street. WHEN : 2 nd and 4 th Wednesday of Month TIME : 19h00 for 19h30 POSTAL ADDRESS : Edenvale Photographic Club P O Box 1978, Edenvale, 1610 WEBSITE : http://edenvalephotoclub.wordpress.com/
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Focus
COMMITTEE
Chairman Colin Hall 083 380-5480
Vice Chairman Mario Bracco 011 609-8188
Secretary Renata Cecchi 011 452-2250
Treasurer / Website Andrew Stephens 083 456-7628
Pr & Outings Coordinator Dave Gordon/
Heidi Broschk
083 247 7646
083 273-6977
Prints & Salons John Coumbias 011 452-2514
Competition Secretary Jorge Rebelo 082 333-0668
Magazine Editor Ted Kinsman 083 461-2350
Catering Giulio Cecchi 011 452-2250
Certificates & Awards Avril Attard 083 799-9488
Judges and Speakers Shared
EDENVALE PHOTOGRAPHIC CLUB
NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 2011
MEETING PLACE : Edenvale Community Centre
Cor. Van Riebeeck Avenue & 2nd
Street.
WHEN : 2nd
and 4th Wednesday of Month
TIME : 19h00 for 19h30
POSTAL ADDRESS : Edenvale Photographic Club
P O Box 1978, Edenvale, 1610
WEBSITE : http://edenvalephotoclub.wordpress.com/
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CHAIRMAN’S CHAT
As this year draws to a close at a frantic pace, it seems as though time flies by so quickly
that nothing gets done. I often feel like a hamster on a wheel, running as fast as I can, but
actually getting nowhere. This was until I happened to come across a “Practical
Photography” magazine dated April 2005. At first I didn’t realise that it was so old so I
wasn’t looking to see how much had changed in the last 6 years. But after reading it for a
while I came across equipment which had become obsolete many years ago. The first
piece of obsolete equipment that I noticed was the Nikon D70. I remember the D70 well, I
can remember wanting one of those 6.1 megapixel masterpieces so badly, but I wasn’t
convinced that digital images would ever be better than slides. In the same magazine,
there was also a comparison between the Nikon D100 and the Canon 20D. The 20D came
out a long way ahead, getting 5 stars while the D100 only got 3.
When I got to the part of the magazine where a number of different film scanners were
tested, it really struck me how things had changed. It has been so long since I used a film
scanner that I had forgotten that they even existed. Reading the article reminded me of the
frantic marketing of scanners that took place at the time. Everybody who could afford
one, bought one. I managed to get my hands on a Minolta Dimage Scandual. In 2005 it
was cutting edge technology. In 2011, when I look at those images that still exist on my
hard drive, they are absolutely rubbish!
The magazine also contained a number of editorial articles about how to shoot landscapes,
how to shoot castles and how to shoot flowers. In that respect nothing has changed. The
technical approach remains the same and the final images are no different to what we see
today.
So reading the old magazine made me realise that things do progress, even if we don’t
notice. The technology changes giving us better tools to achieve our objectives. The
objectives themselves though, don’t necessarily change. A good picture remains a good
picture no matter how it was made.
Good shooting
Colin
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COMPETETITIONS ON CLUB EVENINGS
WINNERS: 28th
September 2011 CATEGORY NAME TITLE
PRINTS
Best Print 1 STAR NATURE
Best Print 1 STAR PICTORIAL
Best Print 4 STAR NATURE Jan Viljoen Early Morning Catch
Best Print 4 STAR PICTORIAL Jan Viljoen Dusty Corner
Best Print of the Evening NATURE John Coumbias Three is a Crowd
Best Print of the Evening PICTORIAL John Coumbias Sunrays in the Mist
COMPETETITIONS ON CLUB EVENINGS
WINNERS: 28th
September 2011 CATEGORY NAME TITLE
DIGITAL
Best Digital 1 STAR COM NATURE Bungbing Guineafowl
Best Digital 1 STAR PICTORIAL Bungbing Beggars of Cambodia
Best Digital 2 STAR NATURE Nil
Best Digital 2 STAR PICTORIAL Jaco Nel Rally Splash
Best Digital 3 STAR NATURE Paul Lees Ostrich Dawn
Best Digital 3 STAR PICTORIAL Graham Cooke Bon Voyage
Best Digital 4 STAR COM NATURE Dave Owen Spoonbill Approaching Landing
Best Digital 4 STAR PICTORIAL Fiona Anderson Pastel Dawn Silhouette
Best Digital OPEN COM NATURE Jack Weinberg Greater Double-collard Sunbird
Best Digital OPEN PICTORIAL Marion Bracco On the Rocks
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Best Digital 1 STAR - Nature - 28th September 2011 - Bungbing “Guineafowl” (COM).
Best Digital 1 STAR - Pictorial - 28th September 2011 - Bungbing “Beggars of Cambodia”.
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Best Digital 2 STAR - Pictorial - 28th
September 2011 - Jaco Louw “Rally Splash”.
Best Digital 3 STAR - Nature - 28th
September 2011 - Paul Lees “Ostrich Dawn”.
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Best Digital 3 STAR - Pictorial - 28th September 2011 – Graham Cooke “Bon Voyage”.
Best Digital 4 STAR - Nature - 28th September 2011 - Dave Owen “Spoonbill Approaching Landing”
(COM).
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Best Digital 4 STAR - Pictorial - 28th September 2011 - Fiona Anderson “Pastel Dawn Silhouette”.
Best Digital OPEN - Nature - 28th
September 2011 - Jack Weinberg “Greater Double-Collard Sunbird”
(COM).
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Best Digital OPEN - Pictorial - 28th September 2011 – Mario Bracco “On the Rocks”(COM).
ANNUAL COMPETITION WINNERS 2011 - DIGITAL
CATEGORY NAME TITLE
Overall Best Digital Trent Alexander Leopard Cub in Motion
Photo Journalism (pj) Heidi Broschk Help he is going to bite me
Nature (na) Reiner Burk Catch of the day
Scenic (sc) Frank Haymann Pink & Blue
Altered Reality (ar) Heidi Broschk Haunted
Portrait (po) John Coumbias Pelican Portrait
Still Life (sl) Cathy Owen Protea
Open (op) Avril Attard Fullmoon bathtime
Beginner (bg) Trent Alexander Leopard Cub in Motion
CERTIFICATES
Photo Journalism (pj) Cathy Owen Anticipation
Reiner Burk Enjoying the view
Nature (na) Cathy Owen Grey Heron in flight
Giulio Cecchi Yawning
Heidi Broschk Pollen Lunch
Scenic (sc) Dave Owen Willow dam walkway at dawn
Ted Kinsman Beach Scene
Ted Kinsman Beach Sunrise
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Altered Reality (ar) Colin Hall Silver Man
Giulio Cecchi Durban Soccer Stadium
Portrait (po) Mario Bracco Thick Knee Portrait
Still Life (sl) Colin Hall Oil Cans
Colin Hall Sunflower Pair
Open (op) Colin Hall London Bridge
Mario Bracco Cosmos reflections
Beginner (bg) Derek Rushton Catch of the day
Derek Rushton Autumn cometh
Overall Best Digital Image - Trent Alexander - “Leopard Cub in Motion”.
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Winner Digital – Photojournalism (pj) - Annual 2011 - Heidi Broschk “Help, he is going to bite me”.
Winner Digital – Nature (na) - Annual 2011 - Reiner Burk “Catch of the Day”.
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Winner Digital – Scenic (sc) - Annual 2011 - Frank Hayman “Pink & Blue”.