Cheam Camera Club April 2017 Newsletter From the Editorial Team Jonathon Bartle describes what has happened since the Christmas 2016 newsletter:
In this edition of the Club’s Newsletter I hope we are able to demonstrate that this has been another thoroughly enjoyable few months at the Club.
Contents
There has been a fine mix of members’ evenings at which we were able to learn from each other, talks by external speakers, competitions, outings and, of course, the Club’s Annual Exhibition. As always, all these events just don’t happen by themselves and it is encouraging to see the involvement of the wider membership in making them a success. This is true for the Newsletter too and I thank those of you who have contributed by writing articles.
From the Archives .......................................2
In this publication we aim is to give a flavour of the spirit of the Club, covering all aspects of our activities. As we have received encouraging feedback, the Cheam Camera Club Newsletter will become a regular feature, having three editions per year (Christmas, Easter and End of Season). Going forward, I encourage you to provide feedback and suggestions for future content, even write an article yourself; it would be great to have contributions from as many of you as possible, on any photographic matter. Please contact us by emailing newslettercheamcc@gmail.com. Of course the Newsletter is just one of the ways in which the Club shows its face externally. The Club’s web site (www.cheamcameraclub.co.uk ) and Facebook page (www.facebook.com/groups/CheamCameraClubPhotographyForAll/) provide excellent channels to showcase some of our fine work and activities at the Club. These are regularly being kept up-to-date and I highly recommend that you add them to your “Favorites’ so you keep informed of all the latest news at the Club. If you would like a hard copy of the Newsletter please contact us by emailing newslettercheamcc@gmail.com.
From the Editorial Team ..............................1 An Interview with…......................................3 In the background........................................4 Aiming for CPAGB.......................................5 Shedding some light ....................................6 Club Internal Competitions ..........................7 The Leaderboards..................................7 Projected Digital Images ........................8 Colour Prints ........................................18 Monochrome Prints ..............................25 External Competitions ...............................31 Rosebowl Competition .........................31 SLF Plate Final ....................................32 Club Events ...............................................32 Members’ Evenings .............................32 Ladies V Gents PDI Competition .........32 New Year Dinner..................................32 Wildlife Photography Progress, Projects and Plans ....................................................32 External Speakers................................33 Club Outings ........................................34 The Club’s Annual Exhibition ...............35 Coming Up ................................................38 Breaking News ..........................................39 In summary................................................41 Just for laughs ...........................................41 About the Club and Contacts ....................41
Cable Car by 2016-17 Colour Print Competition Winner, Keith Wellbelove
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Newsletter – April 2017
From the Archives An old Cheam Camera Club’s handbook (undated) includes the following poem:
Enjoy Your Photography By Joan Last If you are a photographer, you’d better come along, And join our Club, so you may learn where you’re going wrong. That picture of Aunt Agatha, is very nice of course, But what’s that in the background, it looks like half a horse! On holiday in Windermere, you photographed the lake, With boats across the middle, now that’s a bad mistake: You must arrange such objects in a manner that’s correct, Without this small observance, any photograph is wrecked. A charming village caught your eye, you snapped the quaint old street, But human interest is lacking, so it is incomplete, Your landscape would be perfect, with some clouds to fill the sky, So why not travel back to Spain and have another try? There’s too much in this picture, just what am I looking at – The clothes line or the garden seat, or can it be the cat? Two Roses! – that will never do, the number should be Three And don’t forget your ‘Gardening’ in Flower Photography. Now here we gave a ‘Record Shot’, the Vatican in Rome, It’s not a ‘Competition Picture’, so leave that one at home. Your Harbour would be balanced, if you move more to the right You say you would have fallen in – it’s surely worth the fright. This ancient house is really nice, but in an hour or two, ‘Side Lighting’ will improve it, though the bus won’t wait for you. Now this one is too pretty, though I cannot quite tell why, It’s perfect for a Chocolate Box, it might be worth a try. The sea’s a tempting subject, but the horizons must be straight, And don’t forget ‘Two Thirds’ is what the experts stipulate. So mask the top or bottom, even both if you prefer, A ‘Letter Box’ is said to give a picture character. You pressed the shutter by mistake, don’t throw that one away, An abstract is the very thing to make a judge’s day, He’ll say it should be left to right, or even upside down, It’s such a marvellous talking point for him to go to town. So when you get your pictures back, just bear these points in mind, And maybe, out of thirty six, there’s one that you can find, But don’t be in a hurry, it will need a lot of work: Cleaning, Mounting, Masking, Spotting – there’s nothing you may shirk. With Code and Title neatly set for Competition Day The Judge just doesn’t like it, so you throw the thing away, ISN’T PHOTOGRAPHY FUN? Professor Joan Last OBE (12 January 1908 – 9 October 2002) was an English music educator, author and composer born in Littlehampton, Sussex. She studied piano with Mathilde Verne and made her debut as a pianist at the Aeolian Hall in London in 1926. After an injury to her hand ended her performing career, she turned to teaching and composing. She taught music at the Royal Academy of Music and was awarded an OBE in 1988 for services to music education. She was a member of the Littlehampton & District Camera Club and admitted to being 84 when she wrote the above.
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Newsletter – April 2017
An Interview with… Debbie Whitton met with Martina Bennellick in April: Martina first took up photography about 35 years ago. Looking for new interests and, armed with her first camera that her husband had bought her, a Pentax, Martina and a friend (both nurses) decided to join Cheam Camera Club in the early 1980s. In her words: ‘Joining the Club really helped, I learned a lot from other people, went on photographic tours and made good friends. It also helped encourage me to gain my ARPS in 1999 and then my PAGB (Martina gained a Distinction) in 2010. I started off photographing flowers, I love my garden. Then I started to travel, to Scotland to photograph landscapes, to Tanzania, the Serengeti, to Iceland, Alaska and to Kenya – sometimes twice a year, and about 20-30 times over the years. I’ve been on tours with some wonderful and inspirational photographers – Paul Foley, Angela Rixon, Michael Hume and John Wright. The Masai Mara is my favourite area. When you’re in the bush you have to be out for 6 in the morning, the sunrise is very quick. The light is so beautiful there, and the people so friendly. I tend to go with the same guides now, either Nelson or Jimmy, as they know me very well, and being with your own guide means you can take as long as you want over taking photographs. We leave at 6am for our bush breakfast, then go out in the jeep and maybe meet back with other photographers for a sociable lunch and dinner. The guides are very knowledgeable about the animals, and sometimes about the camera equipment! Lions and their cubs are a joy to photograph, and I was lucky enough that my guide found a lioness with 6-day old cubs – I try to photograph one main character, as otherwise it can be difficult to get all the subjects in focus if they are on different planes of vision. Sometimes you have to be prepared to move very fast – one day on my last visit we saw a big zebra that had been killed by a lion, a leopard drinking at a waterhole and travelled miles on the trail of rare wild dogs. My favourite animals are the elephants, on my last tour (earlier in April) a baby elephant had just been born as we had to get onto the aeroplane, and I was so sad that I had to leave! I took some photos just before we left, so I’m really looking forward to seeing those. My favourite photograph is this one of elephants against the background of Kilimanjiro, which was taken on a Lumix, though I usually use a Canon now – 5D mk3 or 7D. I also support a school in Kenya – the area is very poor – I regularly take over around 50 kg of books, pens and stationery, sometimes clothes. They have 120 children there, from 5 up to 11. If anyone at the Club would like to donate any notepads or pens, I’ll be going out there again in July, and I know they’d be very grateful. I tend to set my composition first, then look at the camera settings. I prefer to shot on a lower ISO wherever possible, to avoid the graininess. My favourite lens is the 24mm-105mm, as well as the 70mm-300mm, which is lighter. I use a tripod all the time, except in the jeep in Africa, where they have it fitted with a beanbag resting on a wooden platform screwed into the door, so I can rest the camera on that. School children with new books and guide, Nelson
My next trip is to Iceland, which I love for the scenery – the icebergs and the waterfalls, and the Northern Lights if you’re lucky. I have a very kind leader there, Colin Westgate; he looks after me so well. Along with the beautiful landscape, he makes these workshops so very enjoyable. You have to be careful though – one time I tripped over the tripod leg and everything went flying into the water, but luckily the memory card was safe!’ Cheam Camera Club:
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Newsletter – April 2017
In the background What goes on behind the scenes at the Club? Following Carole Baker’s article about the Programme Committee in the Christmas 2016 edition, Marian Guess now describes the Club’s Selection Committee: What Does the Selection Committee Do? The Selection Committee consists of a group of experienced members elected each year at the AGM. There are 2 roles, namely to Select Images for External Competitions for which the club has entered, and to Consider Appeals. The current membership is Graeme Wales LRPS, David Wilkinson ARPS and Marian Guess LRPS and 2 reserves, Andrew Sanders LRPS and Kevin Austin. As a club we enter the following external competitions: •
Surrey Photographic Association (SPA) Interclub print and PDI
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The Concorde, in which 9 invited clubs compete with prints.
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The Surrey Advertiser Rosebowl for PDI panels which is open to all Surrey clubs (see following article by Graeme Wales to find out more about how the Club fared this season).
In the past, and resuming next season, we will take part in the South London Federation of Photographic Societies (SLFPS) colour, mono and PDI competitions. These have knock out rounds, culminating in the Plate Final for 4th place and then the main Finals Day at Beckenham in May to determine the first 3 places in each group. Clubs are invited to host a round of these competitions, hence you may remember we hosted the Plate Final at Cheam in February this year. The rules for all these events differ but we do have to be careful not to include images from our members who belong to other clubs and who are competing for them rather than Cheam as some of our Advanced Group do. The Committee select the PDIs from those on the club laptop already entered for club competitions. Members should make it known to the committee if they do not want a particular image considered for external competitions. For club print competitions it is now suggested that if possible, members submit a PDI of their print with their title so that the Committee is aware of what is available and can request prints if they do not have them to hand. Selection for the SPA and SLFPS competitions takes place fairly soon after the start of the season so the Committee request that members lend them their prints, submitted for the Photographer of the Year competition at the end of the season, ready for a selection meeting. Last year there was a very good response to this which gave us a much bigger pool of images from which to select and we fared better. Non-members of the committee are entitled to request to observe the Committee during a selection meeting if they wish. Appeals may arise at the end of the season when the competition groups have been adjusted after the final competition winners are known. When the new groups are issued a deadline date for appeal is given after which the Committee will meet if necessary. New members usually start competing in the Standard Group but there is the option for a new but experienced member to request to start in a different group. In such a case the Selection Committee in line with the Club Rules makes an assessment. The Committee do encourage members to attend external competitions, not only to support Cheam when appropriate, but also to see the best photography from a wide range of clubs and to be aware of the standard required to be successful. Membership of the Club is certainly not all about competitions, but when we do compete it is encouraging to do well and the Committee look to you as members to help them and submit your best work for consideration. Marian Guess April 2017 All of our committees benefit from members offering their help and ideas – should you feel after reading the articles that you have something to offer and are able to commit four or five evenings a year, then please do speak to Michael Butcher or Marian Guess, who would be more than willing to discuss the committees further.
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Newsletter – April 2017
Aiming for CPAGB Carole Baker describes the process she has started to attain a Credit from The Photographic Alliance of Great Britain: I have been a member of Cheam Camera Club for about three seasons. There are many obvious benefits of belonging to a photography club, for example, being a member also entitled me to attempt to gain accreditation for my photographic skills. I find myself at the stage of wanting to push my photography to another level; I hope trying for an accreditation will allow me to do this. I considered two awards, CPAGB (Credit from The Photographic Alliance of Great Britain) and LRPS (Licentiateship of the Royal Photographic Society). Both are entry-level awards, both requiring ten images. The main difference between the two organisations is that, with the RPS, if you successfully gain the award you can only use the accreditation while you are a paid member of the RPS. The PAGB allows you to use the accreditation for life. Inspired by a recent evening on distinctions at the club, and being informed that a local PAGB information day in Croydon was pending, without thinking too much I sent my application away to see if they would accept me on the day. They did. The CPAGB is targeted at “good club photography”. For this award, each candidate has to submit 10 photographs, which are assessed individually by a panel of six judges using the criteria of “Is this photograph an example of good club photography?” If they agree, they award four points. If the photograph is almost there, they award three points. If the photograph is not good enough they award two points. If the photograph exceeds the criteria and would be good enough for acceptance in an open exhibition they can award five points. The pass mark for the CPAGB is two hundreds points – therefore each photograph has to score an average of 20 points – four “yes” marks and two “no” marks from the judges would be good enough. The problem is how to recognise “good club photography”. When I applied, I had several months to select my images. With one thing and another, I started the process two weeks before the final selection had to be made. I sought the help of three club members, whose work I greatly admire and posted some images to the PAGB Facebook page for comments. All the comments were helpful and informative, however, I very quickly realised that perhaps I was far from ready for this level of accreditation. Images reprocessed, re mounted, entry form completed and sent – I now have to wait until judgement day. Some of Carole’s CPAGB images:
Just Resting
The Battle of Britain Memorial
Needle and Threads
Sea Abstract
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Newsletter – April 2017
Shedding some light In this section we aim to provide some hints and tips about different photography techniques. Here, Jonathon Bartle shares some guidance about “Dodge and Burn”: I am a beginner to photo editing using Photoshop so one of the tasks I set myself for this season was to learn some techniques to get the best out of my images. I have Photoshop CC so some of what I describe below may vary on other editions. I know there are Club members who are better placed to offer such guidance, so apologies if I get it wrong! I’ve often heard judges say, “That’s a bit distracting. I’d tone it down a bit.” or “I’d highlight that part to draw the viewer’s eye to the area of interest”. Therefore I set my first challenge to learn how to do just that, only to discover there is a multitude of ways to Dodge and Burn; that is, lightening or darkening areas of an image. These are based on traditional darkroom techniques for controlling exposure on specific areas by holding back light to lighten an area (dodging) or increase the exposure to darken areas (burning).
Dodge and Burn in Photoshop CC Here I describe a simple technique but I also provide information about an alternative, more complicated approach, which gives better results and has greater flexibility. I have assumed some fundamental knowledge of Photoshop such as an understanding of layers.
Using the Dodge and Burn Tools This is based on information found on the Adobe website (https://helpx.adobe.com/uk/photoshop/using/dodge-burn-image-areas.html) •
It is important to know that applying the Dodge tool or Burn tool to a layer permanently alters it, therefore, to edit your images non-destructively, you should work on a duplicate layer which can be created by using the shortcut Command + J (Mac) or Control + J (Windows).
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Select the Dodge tool to lighten an area or the Burn tool to darken an area (see far right).
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Choose a brush tip and set brush options in the options bar (see right). I’d recommend a small soft round brush although this will vary, depending on the image and changes you want to make.
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In the options bar, select one of the following from the Range menu: o Midtones - changes the middle range of greys o Shadows - changes the dark areas o Highlights - changes the light areas
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Specify the exposure for the Dodge tool or the Burn tool. I suggest 50% but sometimes I use a different value.
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Click the Airbrush button to use the brush as an airbrush.
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Select the Protect Tones option to minimize clipping in the shadows and highlights. This option also tries to keep colours from shifting hue.
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Drag over the part of the image you want to lighten or darken.
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Using Airbrush means the slower you move your tool, the more paint you put on that part of the image as the paint flows even if you simply hold down your mouse key or press stylus tip without moving the tool.
Using the Glyn Dewis Approach Glyn Dewis provides an excellent range of on-line resources that can be found at his web site https://www.glyndewis.com. and he has a You Tube channel https://www.youtube.com/GlynDewis. In his episode about Dodging and Burning (https://youtu.be/lhZ-M0iV3Lc) he demonstrates how to use the tools with a layer filled with 50% grey along with blurring to blend adjustments thereby creating even more realistic shape and dimension. There’s also a technique using Channels. Please let me know if you want any of this clarifying; I’d be happy to demonstrate during a break on a Club night. Equally, if you have a good alternative or suggestions for other tips, please let me know so I can use them in future editions. Cheam Camera Club:
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Newsletter – April 2017
Club Internal Competitions The Leaderboards All rounds of the Colour Print category have completed and the final positions are as follows: Colour Prints: Category
Leader
Points
Second
Points
Third
Points
Advanced
Keith Wellbelove
74.5
Kevin Austin
74
Martina Bennellick
73
Intermediate
Susan Leathers
74
Karen Begg
71
Elvio Morcillo
69
Standard
Michael Nightingale
74.5
Simon Smith
72
Michael Atwell
67.5
The current leaders in the remaining internal competitions are as follows: Project Digital Images – with two rounds to go: Category
Leader
Advanced
Gary Weaving
Intermediate
Jonathon Bartle Alister Heath Graeme Wales
Standard
Debbie Arnell
Points
Second
Points
Third
74
Kevin Austin
73
Susan Leathers
70.5
Carole Baker
69.5
Michael Nightingale
71
Peter Carsons Simon Smith
67.5
Graham Head
Points 72 65.5
62
Mono Prints – with one round to go: Category
Leader
Advanced
Gary Weaving
54
Kevin Austin Andrew Sanders
Intermediate
Carole Baker
55
Standard
Michael Atwell Susan Leathers Simon Smith
51
Cheam Camera Club:
Points
Second
Points
Third
Points
53.5
Martina Bennellick
53
Elvio Morcillo
53
Lawrence Howes
50.5
Shirley Falcon
44.5
Michael Leonard
40.5
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Newsletter – April 2017
Projected Digital Images The Projected Digital Image (PDI) competition comprises six rounds each with a maximum of two images per member. In addition to Advanced and Standard categories, this year sees the introduction of the Intermediate category.
PDI - Advanced Category Round
1
2
3
4
Date
12 Oct
18 Jan
1 March
Judge
David Smith
23 Nov Royston Williamson (SPA)
Tim Morland ARPS (SPA)
Mick White
Author Image è ê Kevin Austin Margot Baker Karen Begg Martina Bennellick Colin Churcher Glyn Davies Anthony Free Marian Guess Susan Leathers Howard Martin Elvio Morcillo Trevor Walker Gary Weaving Keith Wellbelove David Wilkinson
Total
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
10 7.5 7.5 10 8.5 7.5 8 8 8.5 8.5 8.5 8 10 9 9
8.5 8 8 8.5 8 8.5 9 8 8.5 9 9 9.5 9.5 9.5 8
9 10 7.5 8.5 9 8 8.5 8 10 9 9 9 8.5 8 8
8.5 7.5 9 7.5 8.5 8 8 10 7 7.5 8.5 8 9.5 8 8
8.5 8 6.5 9 9.5 7 7.5 9.5 10 8 9.5 10 9.5 9 9
9.5 7 8.5 8 7.5 7.5 7.5 10 9 7 7.5 8 8 8.5 6.5
9.5 9.5 8 10 8 8.5 8 n.a. 9 8 8 8 9 10 8.5
9.5 8 7 9 9 7.5 8.5 n.a. 10 8.5 8 7.5 10 9.5 9
73 65.5 62 70.5 68 62.5 65 53.5 72 65.5 68 68 74 71.5 66
Stillness by Gary Weaving
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Newsletter – April 2017
Winter Treescape by Kevin Austin
Shades of Violet by Keith Wellbelove
Apocalypse by Susan Letahers
The Chase by Martina Bennellick
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Newsletter – April 2017
Tree In The Mist by Elvio Morcillo
Aerialist by Trevor Walker
The Girl In The Leather Jacket by Colin Churcher
Applying Traditional Stage Makeup by Marian Guess
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Newsletter – April 2017
A Doleful Little Macaque Monkey by Anthony Free
Playground Raindrops by Margot Baker
Sandringham, Norfolk by Howard Martin
Bushey In Rush Hour by Karen Begg
Kick For Touch by David Wilkinson Venice by Glyn Davies
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Newsletter – April 2017 PDI - Intermediate Category Round
1
2
3
4
Date
12 Oct
18 Jan
1 March
David Smith
Tim Morland ARPS (SPA)
Mick White
Judge
23 Nov Royston Williamson (SPA) 1 2 9.5 7.5 7.5 9 9.5 10 9 9.5 6.5 7.5 7 7.5 8 7.5 n.a. n.a. 8.5 8 8 7.5 10 9
Author Image ê Baker è Carole Jonathon Bartle Nigel Dixon Alister Heath Lawrence Howes Michael Leonard Michael Nightingale Ruth Peploe Andrew Sanders Gerald Sorenti Graeme Wales
1 9.5 8 n.a. 8.5 7.5 9 8 7.5 8 9 8
2 9.5 9.5 n.a. 7.5 8.5 10 10 7.5 9 9 7.5
1 9 8 n.a. 8.5 8.5 7 9.5 n.a. n.a. 8.5 10
2 8.5 8.5 n.a. 10 7 6.5 7 n.a. n.a. 8.5 9.5
1 8.5 10 8.5 8 8 8.5 7.5 n.a. 8.5 n.a. 7.5
Total
2 7.5 10 8 9.5 8.5 7.5 8 n.a. 7.5 n.a. 9
69.5 70.5 36 70.5 62 63 65.5 15 49.5 50.5 70.5
Two Red Umbrellas by Graeme Wales
Surrey Hills by Alister Heath
The Really Hungry Caterpillar by Carole Baker
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Newsletter – April 2017
Retirement by Gerald Sorenti
Looking Up Through Memorial by Jonathon Bartle
Reflections by Michael Leonard
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A Long Eared Owl by Michael Nightingale
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Newsletter – April 2017
Before The Storm by Andrew Sanders
Oxford Street by Lawrence Howes
Roses by Ruth Peploe
Stepping Out by Nigel Dixon
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Newsletter – April 2017 PDI - Standard Category 1
2
3
4
12 Oct
23 Nov Royston Williamson (SPA) 1 2 7 10 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 10 9.5 7 8.5 9.5 9 n.a. n.a. 8 8.5 9 7.5 7.5 8 8 9.5 7.5 8.5
18 Jan
1 March
Tim Morland ARPS (SPA)
Mick White
Round Date Judge
David Smith
Image Author ê è Debbie Arnell Michael Atwell Michael Barker-Hemings Peter Carsons Graham Head Jane McGuire Colin Miller Carole Molyneux-Roberts Simon Smith Chris Townley Debbie Whitton Michael Williams
1 8.5 n.a. 7.5 8 8 7.5 n.a. 9.5 7.5 n.a. n.a. n.a.
2 10 n.a. 7.5 9.5 8 n.a. n.a. 8 8.5 n.a. n.a. n.a.
1 8.5 n.a. 8 7.5 7 9 n.a. 9.5 10 7.5 n.a. n.a.
2 9 n.a. 8 8 7.5 7 n.a. 8.5 7.5 9.5 n.a. n.a.
1 8 9 7 7.5 9 8 7.5 n.a. 9.5 n.a. 7 n.a.
2 10 8.5 8 7.5 7 10 8 n.a. 8 n.a. 9.5 n.a.
Total
71 17.5 46 67.5 62 60 15.5 52 67.5 32.5 34 16
Lighthouse Wales by Debbie Arnell
Xmas Cactus (Schlumbergera) by Peter Carsons
Stairs To The Underworld by Simon Smith
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Newsletter – April 2017
Passing Boarder by Michael Barker-Hemings
Dragonfly by Carole Molyneaux-Roberts
At The Mosque by Graham Head
Native American by Michael Atwell
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Newsletter – April 2017
Sparkle, the Kitten by Jane McGuire
Max and Mia by Colin Miller Thames Nightscene by Debbie Whitton
Burano With A Twist by Chris Townley
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Newsletter – April 2017
Colour Prints The Colour Print competition comprises four rounds each with a maximum of two images per member. There are three categories: advanced, intermediate and standard.
Colour Print - Advanced Category Having completed all four rounds of the competition, only 1½ points separated the top three places and only ½ point to decide the winner. Well done to Keith for narrowly holding on to his lead over Kevin and congratulations to all the participants; you all scored at least a 9 for one image, demonstrating a high level of skill in this advanced category. Martina even scored 10 with four out of her eight images! Round
1
2
3
4
Date
14 Sep Andy Smith (KCPA/FSLPS) 1 2
26 Oct Marcus ScottTaggart (SPA) 1 2
1 Feb
29 Mar
Mike Dales ARPS (SPA) 1 2
Steve Kingswell ARPS (SPA) 1 2
Judge Author Image è ê Kevin Austin
ê
Total
9
9
8.5
10
9.5
9
9
10
74
Carole Baker
8.5
8.5
9
9
8.5
8.5
9.5
10*
61.5
Margot Baker
9
8.5
8
7
7
7.5
7.5
7.5
62
Martina Bennellick
10
10
10
8
10
8
8.5
8.5
73
Stuart Burch
8.5
9.5
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
18
Marian Guess
8
8
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
7
10
33
Graeme Wales
n.a.
n.a.
7.5
7.5
7.5
7.5
8
10
48
Gary Weaving
9
9.5
7
8.5
9
9.5
6.5
9.5
68.5
Keith Wellbelove
10
9.5
9
10
9
10
9
8
74.5
* Image withdrawn by Carole.
New Change Square by Keith Wellbelove
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Newsletter – April 2017
Dusk at Boulmer by Kevin Austin
Magnolia Strelata Centre by Martina Bennellick
Bosham by Carole Baker
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Newsletter – April 2017
The Girl With The Plastic Earrings by Gary Weaving
Mind My Duffel Coat by Graeme Wales
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Newsletter – April 2017 Colour Prints - Intermediate Category With an impressive five 10s in eight images (including the beautiful image below), Susan has won the 2016-17 Intermediate Colour Print group, just ahead of Karen. Again, all participants scored at least a 9. Well done to each of you. Round
1
2
3
4
Date
14 Sep
26 Oct
1 Feb
29 Mar
Judge
Andy Smith (KCPA/FSLPS)
Marcus ScottTaggart (SPA)
Mike Dales ARPS (SPA)
Steve Kingswell ARPS (SPA) 1 2
Total
Author ê Image è ê Michael Barker-Hemings
1
2
1
2
1
2
9
7.5
7
10
7
8
7
7
62.5
Karen Begg
9
9
8
9
8.5
8
10
9.5
71
Susan Leathers
10
8.5
10
7.5
10
10
8
10
74
Michael Leonard
8.5
8.5
7
8.5
7
7
7
9
62.5
Elvio Morcillo
9.5
10
8
8.5
9
9.5
6.5
8
69
Andrew Sanders
8.5
9
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
17.5
Tulip Past Its Best by Susan Leathers
Robin On Grass by Karen Begg
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Newsletter – April 2017
Winter Treescape by Elvio Morcillo
Clock Tower by Michael Leonard
Volleyball by Michael Barker-Hemings
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Newsletter – April 2017 Colour Prints - Standard Category Michael Nightingale has won the 2016-17 Standard Colour Print with three 10s and all images scoring 8½ or better, just ahead of Simon. It was good to see entries form newcomers, notably Tom, Jane and Colin, who received good scores and comments form the judges in their first season at the Club. Round
2
3
4
26 Oct
1 Feb
29 Mar
Mike Dales ARPS (SPA)
Steve Kingswell ARPS (SPA) 1 2
1
Date Judge Author ê Image è ê Michael Atwell
14 Sep Andy Smith (KCPA/FSLPS ) 1 2
Marcus ScottTaggart (SPA) 1
2
1
2
Total
8
8.5
9
7.5
9
9.5
8
8
67.5
Trevor Burton
8
8
8.5
8
7
7
7.5
8
62
Nigel Dixon
9
9.5
10
9.5
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
38
Shirley Falcon
8
8
8.5
8.5
9
7
8
8
65
Lawrence Howes
9.5
7.5
8
9
7
7.5
8.5
9
66
Tom Kelly
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
8.5
n.a.
8.5
n.a.
17
Jane McGuire
n.a.
n.a.
8
7.5
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
15.5
Colin Miller
n.a.
n.a.
8.5
n.a.
10
9.5
8
9.5
45.5
Michael Nightingale
9
10
8.5
9.5
9
8.5
10
10
74.5
Simon Smith
8.5
9
10
8
10
7.5
9
10
72
Chris Townley
n.a.
n.a.
9.5
9
8
8
7.5
8.5
50.5
National Treasure by Michael Nightingale
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Newsletter – April 2017
Roaming by Colin Miller
Hiding In Plain Sight by Michael Atwell
Rusty Chains by Lawrence Howes East Lyn River by Chris Townley
Exploring The Lavender Fields by Colin Miller
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Newsletter – April 2017
Monochrome Prints The Monochrome Print competition comprises four rounds each with a maximum of two images per member. There are three categories: advanced, intermediate and standard.
Monochrome Prints - Advanced Category Round
1
2
3
Date
28 Sep
9 Nov
15 Mar
Judge
Don Morley (SPA)
Bob Turner FRPS (SPA)
Helene Rogers FRPS FBIPP FMPA (SPA)
Author ê
Image è
Total
1
2
1
2
1
2
Kevin Austin
9.5
10
8.5
8.5
9
8
53.5
Margot Baker
7
7
7.5
10
8
10
49.5
Martina Bennellick
7
10
9
8
9
10
53
Andrew Sanders
9
8.5
10
8
9
9
53.5
Graeme Wales
9
8.5
7
7.5
10
8
50
Gary Weaving
9.5
9
8
8
9.5
10
54
Keith Wellbelove
7.5
8.5
7.5
8.5
9
9
50
Skyline Gang by Gary Weaving
Ancient Stones At Duddo by Kevin Austin
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Newsletter – April 2017
Mind The Gap by Andrew Sanders
Glacier Head by Martina Bennellick
Loch Leven by Margot Baker
Apartments by Keith Wellbelove Alone In Her Thoughts by Graeme Wales
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Newsletter – April 2017 Mono Prints - Intermediate Category Round
1
2
3
Date
28 Sep
9 Nov
15 Mar
Judge
Don Morley (SPA)
Bob Turner FRPS (SPA)
Helene Rogers FRPS FBIPP FMPA (SPA)
Author ê
Image è
Total
1
2
1
2
1
2
Carole Baker
10
8.5
9
7.5
10
10
55
Karen Begg
9
9.5
6.5
9
7
9
50
Nigel Dixon
7
7.5
9
8.5
n.a.
n.a.
32
Lawrence Howes
9.5
7
7.5
7.5
10
9
50.5
Elvio Morcillo
8.5
7.5
9
10
10
8
53
Michael Nightingale
7.5
7.5
7.5
10
7
9.5
49
Three by Carole Baker
Hospital Watch by Elvio Morcillo
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Newsletter – April 2017
Frozen Pond by Karen Begg
Standing Room Only by Lawrence Howes Stormy Day by Michael Nightingale
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Newsletter – April 2017
Mono Prints - Standard Category Round
1
2
3
Date
28 Sep
9 Nov
15 Mar
Judge
Don Morley (SPA)
Bob Turner FRPS (SPA)
Helene Rogers FRPS FBIPP FMPA (SPA)
Author ê
Image è
Total
1
2
1
2
1
2
Michael Atwell
10
8
8.5
8.5
9
7
51
Michael Barker-Hemings
n.a.
n.a.
7.5
7
n.a.
n.a.
14.5
8
7.5
6
7
9
7
44.5
Tom Kelly
n.a.
n.a.
6.5
n.a.
8.5
n.a
15
Susan Leathers
10
9
7
8.5
8
8.5
51
Michael Leonard
7.5
7
6.5
n.a.
10
9.5
40.5
Jane McGuire
n.a.
n.a.
8
8
7
9
32
Colin Miller
n.a.
n.a.
10
7.5
10
10
37.5
Simon Smith
9.5
8
8
6.5
9
10
51
Chris Townley
n.a.
n.a.
8.5
7.5
8
8.5
32.5
Debbie Whitton
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
8
8
16
Shirley Falcon
Tranquil by Susan Leathers
Figures On A Landscape by Michael Atwell
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Newsletter – April 2017
Door Ajar by Simon Smith The Dark Deer by Colin Miller
Congratulations by Jane McGuire
Yesterday by Debbie Whitton
Black and White by Michael Leonard
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Newsletter – April 2017
External Competitions We have had 3 external competitions this season. Images were selected by the Club’s Selection Committee (see article in this newsletter). The rules are different for each competition and prints by members who belong to and enter for other clubs are not chosen. Marion Guess and Michael Butcher reported on the first two events (Concorde Trophy Competition and SPA Inter-club Print Competition) in the December 2016 newsletter. Here, Graeme Wales tells us about the Surrey Advertiser Rosebowl Competition which took place on 14 March:
Rosebowl Competition This annual competition, supported by the Surrey Advertiser and hosted by Woking Photographic Society, has been around now for some years. It is an inter-club competition, only open to members of the Surrey Photographic Association (SPA) that requires clubs to produce a panel of five images from five different photographers that form a cohesive whole. Although each image needs to be strong, it is important that they all work visually well together. This is very different from an ordinary club night competition. But is very similar to the requirements needed to gain a distinction from the Royal Photographic Society. The Selection Committee looked at members’ PDIs drawn from past club competitions. It was a difficult task. We first started by looking at an image taken by Carole Baker. This was a close-up shot taken of a needle with three different coloured strands thread through the eye against a brown background. This might give us an opportunity to match the colours and the tones. Alas we only came up with two further images but no matter how hard we searched we could not find another two. Back to the drawing board once more, and instead of thinking of colours could we focus on shape? This looked promising. Four colour images and one Black & White. When arranging a panel it is important to consider the positions of images. Normally a stronger or slightly different image would go into the middle (Position 3) with positions 1 & 5 containing images that help the viewer to look into the panel, rather than out. Also there should be some aspect of matching symmetry with images 1 & 5 and also 2 & 4. But our trouble was only having one Black and White image, which would not work, in position 3. However a quick cheeky B&W conversion of one of the selected images solved this problem. In the end we came up with this: Position 1 Jodrell Bank Position 2 Encircling 1 Canada Square Position 3 London Architecture Position 4 Roof Detail, Tate Britain Position 5 The Shot Tower The panel was given the title STRUCTURE.
Graeme Wales LRPS Jonathon Bartle Nigel Dixon David Wilkinson ARPS Marian Guess LRPS
16 clubs participated on the night. For most of the clubs the comment was to be aware of the miss-match in image sizes. Not for us though. The judge really liked the way our panel had been put together. A very strong panel that was well arranged and almost monochromatic in appearance. Simplistic in its approach and therefore worked well. Not one image was out of place. Other clubs faired less well, with one image of the five looking out of place, or all five images looking too similar. For example one club had an outing to photograph a basketball game. Although a different photographer took each image, there was no variety in the panel. Every image concentrated on trying to place the ball in the basket. In the end the results were as follows: Best Individual Image: Panel Awards: Highly Commended: 3rd Place: Runner up: 1st Place: Cheam Camera Club:
Kingston (Runner up: Epsom) Cheam, Godalming, Kingston Dorking Richmond & Twickenham Windlesham & Camberly
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Newsletter – April 2017
SLF Plate Final It was disappointing that our Club did not take part in The Federation of South London Photographic Societies inter-club nd competition this year, nevertheless we did host the Plate Final on Wednesday 22 February. Debbie Whitton organised the Club’s arrangements, supported by Kevin Austin and Jonathon Bartle (both looking quite the part with white gloves), Elvio (in charge of the PDI competition) whilst Michael Butcher and Karen Begg kept the scores. Carole Baker’s homemade cakes were very much enjoyed. There were 3 different competitions on the night, each judged by David Mendus: Mono Prints: Aperture Woolwich PS v Beckenham PS (winners) Colour Prints: Aperture Woolwich PS v Selsdon CC (winners) PDIs: Aperture Woolwich PS v Selsdon CC (winners) All went smoothly and we received very complimentary feedback, for example here’s an extract from an email received by Debbie…“You certainly have a rather special Camera Club there. You had paid a great deal of attention to fine details; places for visitors to sit, wonderful cakes for tea, well arranged display of Prints throughout the evening. The list goes on and on! Most noticeable, however, was the friendly atmosphere you, Michael and your helpers generated throughout the evening!” Well done to everyone involved.
Club Events The Programme Committee’s plans are realised in a range of thoroughly enjoyable events:
Members’ Evenings The first Club night of the New Year was on 4 January with the first half of the evening on the subject of… 'Is it time to Dump Your DSLR?' The session was led by Nishi Sharma, a club member and experienced professional photographer who has been using DSLRs for many years. He has decided to ditch his expensive Canon and Nikon DSLRs and move to Fuji mirrorless Compact System Cameras. He described what his corporate clients think when he turns up with a small camera. Andrew Sanders and Graeme Wales also shared how they have been using their mirrorless cameras. After the break, Nigel Dixon talked about…'iPhoneography'. Nigel uses his iPhone to capture superb images, showing the strength of iPhoneography and why he loves it. He presented some of his iPhone images, demonstrating that it’s not all about the camera. He also provided an overview of a range of editing software he uses on his iPhone.
Ladies V Gents PDI Competition On 11 January, judge, Roger Mendum (SPA), bravely agreed to determine the outcome of the 2016-17 Ladies v Gents competition. This PDI competition is made up of 60 images; 30 taken by the Club’s ladies and 30 by the gentlemen, presented randomly and scored out of 10. The winning team being determined by their aggregate score. Previously each team’s selection panel had chosen at least one image from each member of the Club who had entered images into the Club’s competitions. There were entries from 13 ladies and 25 men. This was a fun evening with a good degree of banter from both sides. In the end the result was close but the gentlemen won with a score of 261.5 to 251.
New Year Dinner The Club’s New Year Dinner was on Wednesday 25 January 2017 at Il Laghetto Restaurant in Ewell Village. Margot and Alan Baker organised the event, which was fully booked. It was a delightful evening at this little family restaurant. The food was good and everyone enjoyed the food and the friendly atmosphere. Thank you Margot and Alan.
Wildlife Photography Progress, Projects and Plans A talk by Joshua Burch (22 March) Josh joined the club when he was about 13 and attended with Stuart, his father. He is currently at university studying Photojournalism and Documentary Photography. He has a passion for wildlife photography and conservation and has won a number of national awards. Josh is very talented young member and it was fascinating to see and hear about his photography, particularly as many of his subjects are local, such as foxes, badgers, red kites and parakeets as well as deer at Richmond Park and Bushy Park and wildfowl at Hyde Park. It was interesting to learn about his use of trail cameras to find good locations for setting up his cameras and remote triggers. Josh will be back to provide an update on his photography after his trip to Canada, but in the meantime you can read more about his achievements and see some of his images at http://www.joshuaburch.co.uk Cheam Camera Club:
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Newsletter – April 2017
External Speakers We have had a fine selection of presentations and here’s a brief reminder….
Drone Photography (8 February) The talk was given by David Hogg LRPS, director of his own photography business, Horizon Imaging, which is based in Aldershot. David presented an illustrated talk on how drones have evolved, how they have revolutionised the photography, television and film industries, and also what he uses drones for in his business. In 2007 David started taking aerial photographs for commercial clients and has since developed a strong client base and a reputation for producing photographs of exceptional quality. He uses drones and pole-cams to get a different perspective on buildings and landscapes. He works extensively in the South East, so you may see some familiar scenes from unusual angles some of which can be seen on the Horizon Imaging web site. www.horizonimaging.co.uk.
‘Out of Town – Especially for you’ – Anne Sutcliffe FRPS EFIAP PPSA (15 February) Anne is a very experienced photographer and comes from the West Midlands. Now retired, Anne has been a photographer for many years, influenced by her father and then her husband. She is a member of the London Salon and has worked with the RPS on the LRPS panel and other roles. She is sponsored by Fotospeed papers and provided brochures available about their products for member to look at. She was fresh from a trip to Yellowstone and, on the night, she showed some of her favourite mono and colour prints whilst providing an interesting talk, covering her life in photography, including her travels with her husband, Alan. She covered some of her editing techniques and the types of paper she uses for printing, emphasising throughout that “it’s not the kit but the person behind it!”.
‘Developing Your Creative Vision’ – Adriaan van Heerden (8 March) Adriaan used to be a member of Cheam CC before embarking on a career in photography 4 or 5 years ago. He is a multi-award winning photographer and now runs workshops in this country and overseas, especially South Africa which he knows well. The presentation incorporated specific suggestions to help photographers think more imaginatively about their vision and practice, presented in the context of a few questions around photography as a fine art along with examples of his work as well as works by more famous classical and contemporary photographers. He talked majored on the aesthetics of photography and, for a change, there was no mention of cameras, lenses or techniques. He gave us some suggestions for taking our photography to a new level: mix it up, go out and work with just one lens, try a new subject, try alternative techniques e.g. intentional camera movement, long exposure, subvert perfect exposure (higher or lower), break the rules, try flash in a new way, explore the same subject from different angles, embark on a personal project (e.g. do a photo book), focus on shapes/graphical elements, go on a course and read books, enter external competitions, mix genres. You can see more by looking at his inspirational web site www.adriaanvanheerden.com
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Newsletter – April 2017 ‘Fine Art Nature Photography’ – Andy Small (12 April) Andy is a professional photographer of the natural world especially plants and flowers. He studied Fine Art and has always concentrated on the natural world, initially drawing and painting and now photography. He is known for his modern graphic style and use of colour when photographing flowers close up. His presentation showed images taken in the studio and on location and it was interesting to learn how Andy makes a living as a Fine Art photographer. It was clear why his work has become known for its striking use of colour. He also shared some of his techniques and tips (such as, using painted glass as backgrounds) to give us a few new ideas. On display, there was also a fine selection of his wonderful prints. Andy runs courses for the RHS at Wisley and elsewhere and you can find out more at his web site http://www.andysmall.co.uk
Club Outings Carole Baker, Acting Social Secretary, has organised two enjoyable outing this year:
Wisley Butterflies (4 February) A handful of CCC members headed off to Wisley on a very cold, grey day – all hoping to find colour and warmth within the Glasshouse of Wisley. Our top tip of last season was to pack a hot water bottle in the camera bag to stop the camera misting – this worked a treat. The downside of the glasshouse is that it gets very hot, very quickly – and becomes incredibly crowded. The butterflies were very difficult to find this year – with a general chat about how many there actually were, we decided that perhaps there weren’t so many. Top tip for this visit – you can take a tripod – but need to be prepared to put it away if asked. An enjoyable morning for all.
London by Night Workshop with Umbreen Hafeez (4 March) In conjunction with the talk we had in November 2016, we arranged a workshop with Umbreen to put into practice some of the techniques she discussed during her talk. Eight of us headed over to the O2, using the cable car as the sun set to visit the Royal Victoria & Albert Docks. The ride was snug in the cable car, with rain hindering our photography from the height of the cars. On arrival the weather played ball and gave us a great sunset. Umbreen was able to offer advise on composition and most importantly, low light photography techniques. We lost one member very quickly to frost bite (!) but the rest of us carried on regardless of the cold. An informative and successful evening finished with a mug of tea in a nearby coffee shop.
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Newsletter – April 2017
The Club’s Annual Exhibition th
th
The Club’s Annual Exhibition at Bourne Hall, Ewell ran from Tuesday 4 April to Saturday 8 April. Exhibition Secretary, Graham Head, reported: th
On Wednesday 5 April we enjoyed a very pleasant evening at the private viewing of the exhibition. The judge, Marcus Scott-Taggart, commented on how much he enjoyed the evening. After a lengthy time spent enjoying all your work he made the awards. Congratulations to all those whose work was recognised, but in my view every picture is worthy of recognition as they are all contributing to a fantastic show. Even if I say so myself it looked really good. Your photographs were fantastic and the monitor that Debbie’s [Ed: Arnell]] husband has lent us, is superb. There was a very wide range of subjects and types of photograph which seemed to match the broad taste of the public reflected in the spread of votes so you really provided something for everyone. Thank you to everyone who helped with the setting up, making the teas, bringing the teas, loading the images and many other tasks that I have forgotten - it could not have been achieved without all your efforts. At the Exhibition Judge, Marcus Scott-Taggart said: I thoroughly enjoyed judging the images. There was a wide selection and I was pleased to see how much you are prepared to try something different. I would like to award a prize to everyone.
Utterly Butterfly (2016-17 Annual Exhibition, Best Colour Print) by Debbie Whitton
Judges Awards: Panel Position
Title
Author
What the judge liked…
st
Misty Morning
Gary Weaving
The lighting, the mistiness, the artistic finish, the composition, demonstrates a high level of understanding
nd
Curves & Colour
Keith Wellbelove
This is what makes good photography, the ability to see individual abstract forms, high level of intuitive skill
rd
And They Want To Drill For Oil Here (in the Surrey Hills)
Stuart Burch
Author is to be applauded for the strong political statement, protesting against drilling for oil
H/C
Cycle of Life
Carole Baker
Good idea to show progressive story
H/C
Three Robins
Karen Begg
Lovely individual images, enhanced by being together as a panel
H/C
Café Cinema
Graeme Wales
Careful composition and presented as a panel makes it more than just someone else’s art
H/C
Carnival Impressions
Marian Guess
Lovely cohesive images create a really good panel
1
2
3
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Newsletter – April 2017 Colour Prints Position
Title
Author
What the judge liked…
st
Utterly Butterfly
Debbie Whitton
Lovely effect, iridescent surface of the butterfly, small is often beautiful, don’t need huge panels
nd
Coloured Curves
Keith Wellbelove
High quality makes it strong enough to stand out on its own
rd
Wave Goodbye to the Bike
Jonathon Bartle
Terrific shot, I don’t know how it was done, could be three crashes or one
H/C
Hiding in Plain Sight
Michael Atwell
Unusual composition against convention, picks out the camouflaged stag really well
H/C
In Your Dreams, Buster
Michael Atwell
Great timing, got the moment of capture spot on
H/C
Canalside Bruges II
Kevin Austin
Processed just right using the right subject to bring out details in the houses, sky and reflections
H/C
Growing Up
Martina Bellellick
Delightful way the lion is looking down the lens and making contact with the photographer
Title
Author
What the judge liked…
st
Over the Bridge
Gary Weaving
Feeling of calm, lovely lighting and atmosphere
nd
The Roaming Deer
Colin Miller
Strong silhouette works really well in mono, lovely differentiation in tone
rd
Trees at Chateauneuf-duPape 2
Margot Baker
Interesting posterisation technique, not used to hide a fault but to use three tones to keep detail at the right level
Winter Sun
Debbie Whitton
If you stroked the print you could cut your finger on the crystals
1
2
3
Mono Prints Positio n 1 2
3
H/C
Projected Digital Image Position
Title
Author
What the judge liked…
st
A Monkey and a Butterfly, Sri Lanka
Anthony Free
Technically very good, shows human-like reaction of the monkey contemplating the butterfly on its hand
nd
Chinese Fishing Nets, Cochin
Anthony Free
Beautiful delicacy and fineness of detail, beautifully positioned
rd
High Tide
Kevin Austin
Great activity and drama, railings provide leading lines taking the viewer through the photograph
H/C
London Highlights
Jonathon Bartle
Good composition from an unusual location showing pier in the foreground and the number of buildings of note
H/C
Oxpeckers & Flies
Martina Bellellick
Lovely composition and detail, beautifully framed
H/C
The Girl in the Leather Jacket
Colin Churcher
“All I want is her phone number!”, perfectly in character, acceptable to any magazine for quality
H/C
The Royal Victoria Dock
Colin Churcher
Powerful nature of the hull, light in the sky, lovely reflections
1
2
3
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Newsletter – April 2017 Public Awards: Most Popular Panel Position 1 2
st
Title
Author
And They Want To Drill For Oil Here (in the Surrey Hills)
Stuart Burch
Canalside Bruges
Kevin Austin
Misty Morning
Gary Weaving
Lion Life
Martina Bellellick
Title
Author
Growing Up
Martina Bellellick
nd
4
th
Most Popular Print Position 1 3
st
Canalside Bruges II
Kevin Austin
rd
Forest Fire
Stuart Burch
th
In Your Dreams, Buster
Michael Atwell
4
Most Popular Projected Digital Image Position
Title
Author
st
A Monkey and a Butterfly, Sri Lanka
Anthony Free
nd
Sparkle The Kitten
Jane McGuire
Peacock at Leeds Castle
Debbie Arnell
High Tide
Kevin Austin
1 2
3
rd
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Newsletter – April 2017
Coming Up The Club’s Programme for the remainder of the 2016-17 season:
April 2017 Date 19
Topic
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Presenter/Judge
Members’ Evening A relaxed and informal evening for learning and networking. Kevin Austin will be showing how he manipulates the skies in his images. Susan Leathers and Carole Baker will demonstrate their macro setups. If you would like to 'have a go' then please bring your camera, tripod and macro lens if you have one. Penny Anderson will bring a selection of papers and mounted prints to demonstrate their effect on final image. If you have any new, or not so new, bits of kit or any books you would like to show others, please do bring them. PAGB Awards for Photographic Merit (APMs) organised by the SPA Croydon Masonic Hall Message from Kathy McLenaghan, SPA President: The event is open to observers and is a great opportunity for those who are interested in applying for PAGB distinctions to come along and get an idea of how it works and the standard expected. There will be many interesting images to enjoy over the course of the weekend which could be of interest to many club members. To apply for tickets please contact Ann Healey ann.healey@googlemail.com. PDI Competition 5
To be confirmed
May 2017 3
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Members’ Evening Content to be confirmed
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FSLPS Finals Day At St John’s Church 1.30pm for 2.00pm
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Hall,
Eden
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Monochrome Print Competition No. 4
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SPA Interclub PDI Competition At East Horsley Village Hall, Horsley, Surrey KT24 6QT
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Endeavour Cup: 6 PDIs on a theme – your choice
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Annual General Meeting
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PDI Competition 6
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Beckenham
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3JN Jay Charnock FRPS (SPA)
Rachael Talibart ARPS (SPA) Carole Speight ARPS DPAGB APAGB (SPA)
June 2017 (Please note the Club’s printed 2016-17 Programme has incorrect dates for June and July) 7
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Talk: ‘Why Black and White?’ Interactive talk about B&W Photography (Prints)
Jay Charnock FRPS (SPA)
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Photographer of the Year Competition No. 1 Up to two Projected Digital Images scoring 9 or more
David Eastley ARPS (SPA)
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Photographer of the Year Competition No. 2 Up to two Colour Prints and two Monochrome Prints scoring 9 or more
Monica Weller FRPS (SPA)
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End of Season Walk Morden Hall Park, 7:30pm to 9:30pm
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July 2017 th
29 (Sat)
The Summer BBQ Box Hill Church Hall and Paddock, 12:30pm to 4:30pm
Cheam Camera Club:
www.cheamcameraclub.co.uk www.facebook.com/groups/CheamCameraClubPhotographyForAll/
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Breaking News Project 52 - One Picture, once a week for a year Carole Baker, Project 52 Co-ordinator, gives an update on this photographic challenge on a set subject, object or photographic technique which is set every Wednesday on our club Facebook page: Many members have embraced the challenge, posting images every week. Some have taken the stance of a new photo every week, using their interpretation of the stated subject, while others have chosen to select from their back catalogues. These images show the first ten weeks of the challenge The image with the most ‘likes’ becomes our club page header for the week. The number of images posted each week varies; the least being 19, while the most being 43. The challenge has around 20 Cheam Camera Club members participating, along side five nonmembers (who enjoy our Facebook page). The challenge was established to try and encourage us all to pick up our cameras each week and to try and see the world differently, learn new techniques and share our creative minds. If you would like further information on the project or would like to join in please contact Carole Baker.
Club Website - Resources Page On our website there is a Resources page where you can find a list of useful websites. This was generated for new members from information supplied by existing members. For example, you may have seen some members use silver bubble wrap packets for transporting framed prints at the exhibition. On the Resources Page you will find a link to www.stiffybag.com, which supplies the packets. For 50x40 frames you will need 60x50 bags. If you have ideas for extra items to add on any of the pages do talk to Nishi who is the webmaster.
Cheam Camera Club:
www.cheamcameraclub.co.uk www.facebook.com/groups/CheamCameraClubPhotographyForAll/
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Newsletter – April 2017 End of Season Walk (28 June) Morden Hall Park, 7:30pm to 9:30pm, £6 per head We are keeping it local this year with a photographic walk around Morden Hall Park. Morden Hall will provide a historian to give us some background information on the hall and park, with additional help after the talk with photography techniques and picture ideas from their photographic volunteers. Parking facilities will be available and access to the new boardwalk. You will be required to sign a declaration that images are for personal use only as Morden Hall Park is National Trust property. I will provide the forms near the time. I hope you are able to join us on what should be a very interesting evening using one of our local parks.
Summer BBQ (29 July) Boxhill Village Hall, KT20 7JT, 12:30pm to 4:30pm Join us for a relaxed afternoon to celebrate our end of season. Please bring your own drinks and a raffle prize would be appreciated. Guests welcome. Tickets £8 each (TBC), with children free.
Internal Competition Email Requirements and Deadlines A reminder from the Digital Team: Projected Digital Images - The email for our PDI competition is Cheampdi@gmail.com. Colour and Monochrome Prints - Entry into both of our print competitions requires authors to send an email with the titles to Kevin Austin’ personal email address (KAUSTII@aol.com). Also, to aid the Selection Committee and to keep accurate records, authors should also provide digital versions of the prints if possible. If you haven’t sent Kevin the digital versions for previous print competitions please send them to him. The entry cut-off time for all of our internal competitions is at 8.00pm on the Monday on week of competition and regrettably entries received after these cut-off times may be excluded.
In the Christmas 2016 newsletter we asked…Who are these people? Kevin Austin quickly provided the answers which were validated by Trevor Burton. They are… Andy Lowe Anne Lowe Trevor Burton John Turner Jim Bassett Nigel Pointer Dave Gale Kevin Austin Ron Taylor Malcolm Stephens Supplementary questions… Does anyone know anything about the event? Where was it? Where is the banner now?
Photograph courtesy of Ron Taylor
Cheam Camera Club:
www.cheamcameraclub.co.uk www.facebook.com/groups/CheamCameraClubPhotographyForAll/
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Newsletter – April 2017
In summary Jonathon Bartle (Editorial Team) writes about the experience of creating this second edition:
Well that’s the second issue of the news series of the Cheam Camera Club Newsletters, covering the first 3½ months of 2017. Once again, I hope you agree that our members take truly spectacular photographs that we should be proud to promote. We also have a diverse and interesting range of events arranged for us by the Programme Secretary and (Acting) Social Secretary and others too. Thank you. Once again I want to thank you especially to my editorial team-mates, Debbie Whitton and Carole Baker, as well as others of you who have written articles. We are grateful to those of you who have allowed us to include your images. We planned this newsletter’s contents carefully and I think we have done well. Nevertheless we are interested to have your views. Please send us your feedback by email to newslettercheamcc@gmail.com. We look forward to producing the next edition at the end of the season, meanwhile keep up the good photography.
Just for laughs A couple of jokes to make you groan... Photographers are very mean…. First, they frame you, then they shoot you, then hang you on the wall. St Peter and Lucifer were at the gates admiring the clouds when the subject got onto photography. They couldn’t agree whether Heaven or Hell had the best photographers so they decided to arrange a photo contest. St Peter rubbed his hands with glee and Lucifer demanded to know why he was looking so smug. “Well,” said St Peter, “in Heaven we have all the best photographers” Lucifer slowly raised his head, grinned and replied “Ah, but we have all the judges…”
About the Club and Contacts Secretary: Chairman:
David Wilkinson ARPS Michael Butcher
020 8640 4228 020 8643 5217
Web:
http://www.cheamcameraclub.co.uk/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/CheamCameraClubPhotographyForAll/ We hold our meetings from 8.00pm until 10.00pm on Wednesdays from September to June. Meetings are held in The Tweddle Hall, one of the halls attached to St Andrew’s United Reformed Church, Northey Avenue, Cheam, Surrey SM2 7HF. The doors open at 7.30pm. The club is open to all visitors, young or old. Whether you are a beginner or an advanced photographer you are very welcome to join us and we are sure you will find our club meetings very inspiring. No worries if you have never been to our club before, you can just walk in and introduce yourself and a warm welcome will soon make you feel at home. If you would like to contact someone before visiting us, you can contact Michael Nightingale (tel. 07989 316624). For information about the content of this document please contact The Editorial Team (email: newslettercheamcc@gmail.com). Except as otherwise expressly permitted under copyright law, the content of this document may not be copied, reproduced, republished, downloaded, posted, broadcast or transmitted in any way without first obtaining written permission from Cheam Camera Club (email: newslettercheamcc@gmail.com).
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