Judge: Jeffrey Nankervis

Set subject EDI

Intermediate: Colleen Singleton – fungi on tree stump

Advanced: George Skarbek – Dandylion

Open EDI

Intermediate: Jim Thorne – Beautiful Lady

Advanced: Stephen Jude – River reflections

Open Print

Intermediate: Jenny Hartman – Looking Up

Advanced: Vicki Moritz – Wairepo Arm abstract

Set subject definition:

Images of plant life. Plants include flowers, trees and in this case fungi (which are not formally plants). There are no limitations on editing eg this is not following the nature definition.

Entries for our end of year competition are due on Tuesday 31 October 2023. This is a best of images entered throughout the year, members select from their previous entries to enter the end of year competition sections:

• Two images for Open Print
• Two images for Colour EDI
• Two images for Monochrome EDI
• One image for Creative EDI

The entry must have been entered into a 2023 monthly competition (see below regarding prints) and in the same format. Colour EDI and Monochrome EDI images were entered in the Open EDI and Set Subject EDI sections, Creative EDI images were entered in the Creative EDI section.

Select your entries through the Competition upload system. As well as selecting your print entries in the upload system, also ensure that your print entries are placed in the print box on Tuesday 31 October 2023 at our November competition night.

As of this year we allow images to be altered prior to entry in the end of year competition (eg to incorporate comments from the judge).

5.c.1. Alterations are limited to ensure that the altered (EOY) version is clearly recognizable as a revision of the same image as entered in the monthly competitions. Conversions from colour to monochrome (or vice versa) are allowed.

To enter an altered image:

1. In the upload system select the image from the monthly competition as normal, then indicate via the dropdown that it will be altered for end of year.
2. Email your altered entry to the competition steward at comp@waverleycameraclub.org.

The subject for the President’s Trophy is “Wind” with your entry due on Wednesday 15 November 2023, this is to be uploaded via the competition upload system.

Judge: Tony Knight

Set subject EDI

Intermediate: Michael Silverstein – sunrise at WTP

Advanced: Stephen Jude – Gold on Blue on White

Open EDI

Intermediate: Ross Eddington – A Summers Day at Brighton

Advanced: Angela McLeod – Mt Semaru erupting

Open Print

Intermediate: Leanne Poole – Rocky Valley Lakeside

Advanced: Stephen Edmonds – Profile

Set subject definition:

An image where the main feature/subject is a dominant colour. When a singular/dominant colour stands out from the background, eg the colour of a subject stands out from its background, it “pops”

We recently participated in the the 33rd Eastern Interclub run by Maroondah Photographic Society, the presentation of images from the night is below:

Our entries can also be viewed in the Eastern Interclub 2023 smugmug galleries.

Judge: Mandarine Montgomery

Set subject EDI

Intermediate: Kirsten Morton – Flowers

Advanced: Vicki Moritz – Norfolk Island graveyard

Open EDI

Intermediate: John Crawford – Mother and Child

Advanced: Jen Fawkes – The Sweeper

Open Print

Intermediate: Colleen Singleton – Crazy staircase

Advanced: Trace O’Rourke – The Train Man

Set subject definition:

Images taken in a cemetery. There are no limitations on editing.

Judge: Mario Mirabile

Set subject EDI

Intermediate: Kirsten Morton – Autumn Still Life

Advanced: Marlene Chaitra – Autumn reflections

Open EDI

Intermediate: Leanne Poole – Walking on water

Advanced: Stephen Jude – Light through the trees

Open Print

Intermediate: John Crawford – Formation Break

Advanced: Alan Bennett – Just winging it

Set subject definition:

An image in which the dominant content is associated with the season of Autumn. (APJA)

We have received the results from the 2023 Monochrome Interclub competition run by the Knox Photographic Society where we came 4th place overall.

Four of our entries received the maximum of 15 points:

Ray Stabey – Arctic Walrus

Stephen Jude – Manhattan Bridge

Kerry McFarlane – Turn and Burn

Tuck Leong – Black Reflection

All of our entries can be viewed in the Knox Monochrome 2023 galleries.