8th Pakenham National – Results

Andy Armitage

This is a quick post to let you all know about the wonderful results that club members scored at the recent Pakenham National Photographic Exhibition. Among the entrants was Dave Sumner who received 5 acceptances, Stephen Edmonds who had 4 acceptances and Vicki Moritz with 1 acceptance.  However the rising star appears to be John Mallet who had a second place in the ‘Open Prints’ and a second place and an acceptance in the ‘Portraiture’ section which is a great result, well done John.

Rosie and I exhibited some of our photojournalistic efforts but were not successful, both of us scoring 11 points of a possible 15 and just one point off the acceptance mark.  Scoring an acceptance means that your image is good but not good enough to get a place and you are honoured by having your images shown in the exhibition.  The exhibition weekend is held on the 22nd & 23rd September at the Cardinia Cultural Centre, Lakeside Boulevard, Pakenham, Victoria 3810. 

Please check this Pakenham Camera Club Website link for details.

Regards

Andy Armitage
WCC Vice President

 

Sunday Outing Report – Agnes Falls – 5th Aug 2012

Dave Sumner

Sunday’s outing in August 2012 was to Agnes Falls, just north of Toora off the South Gippsland Highway about 2 hours from Melbourne. A crowd of around 13 WCC members and their partners etc decended upon the Agnes Falls Car Park for 10am only to have been beaten there by four unknown photographers shortly before us. We set off on the short walk to the falls and the first thing that struck me was the sheer depth of the gorge which clearly isn’t visible from the car park. The second thing that suprised me was that the four unknown photographers were already on their way back up the path. “Can’t really see the falls and the vantage point isn’t that good” said one of them and a short walk later we too were disappointed by the lack of a vantage point from the small viewing platform which we filled with three tripods. We tried to find better vantage points but to no avail and within 45 minutes we were done and heading back to the cars.

Note to Parks Victoria, the viewing platform and access to the falls is poor and not worth the trip from Melbourne. Considering this is the biggest single drop waterfall in Victoria, you can’t see even half of it and you can photograph even less. Adding to the viewing problem was a howling gale which was making the trees almost impossible to photograph with the longer shutter speeds needed and several people were concerned about falling tree branches. The light was also very blotchy with sunlight shining through the leaves onto the falls.

One good thing though was that I was able to test my new HOYA 0 – 300 variable ND filter and it worked a treat. I managed a 30 second, f/22 shot of the falls in bright daylight. Although the wind was doing its best to ruin the sharpness by blowing the camera around on the tripod.

30 Seconds at f/22
The wind and only being able to see part of the falls spoiled the trip

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We scoured the maps for somewhere else to visit so the morning wasn’t wasted and decided upon the boardwalk at Port Franklin but again this was a huge disappointment with the boardwalk being just a few hundred metres long and nothing to be seen to photograph. So it was off to Foster for a coffe and something to eat with some great company then we all went on our merry way.

Dave

Knox B&W Interclub Competition Results

Dave Sumner

Just a quick post to let everyone know how we did at the Knox Monochrome Competition. There were 8 clubs competeing for the top prizes with Jim Weatherill from VAPS and Melbourne Camera Club judging as follows:

Camberwell
Knox
Maroondah
Mornington
Ringwood
Rosanna
Waverley
Williamstown

Waverley certainly did not disgrace itself and the following results show this. Well done to those who got places and other awards and to the other competitors who entered their images, the combined effort was a fantastic result.

Highly Commended – Open EDI  – Vicki Moritz – Cape Schank Lighthouse

3rd Place – Open EDI – Pete Davies – Waterfall

2nd Place – Open Print – Vicki Moritz – Yarra Bank in Winter

3rd Place – Open Print – Ron Weatherhead – Shadows at the NGV

1st Place – Novice EDI – Paul Spence – Big Ben

3rd Place – Novice Print – Mary Gourdine – First Rainy Day

The club rankings taking into consideration the scores for all entries in all 4 categories was:

Camberwell – 229pts – 1st Place
Waverley – 228pts – Equal 2nd Place
Knox – 228pts – Equal 2nd Place
Rosanna – 218pts – 3rd Place
Williamstown – 204pts – 4th Place
Mornington – 196pts – 5th Place
Maroondah – 142pts – 6th Place
Ringwood – 51pts – 7th Place

Thanks again and well done to all of the participants
Dave Sumner
WCC Secretary
 

 

Sunday Outing to Agnes Falls – 5th August 2012

Andy Armitage

Hi All,

Your next outing is on Sunday the 5th of August.  The venue selected is Agnes Falls, on the South Gippsland Highway near Toora.  Rosie and I are not going, we are going to Vietnam instead so I cant tell you where we might meet you or anything else, unless you are also going to Vietnam. However, I am certain there are other experienced photographers who are keen to go and will be glad to give the new starters a hand, hint, good idea? … from time to time.  So, if any of you experienced photographers are going to Agnes Falls. Here is some info regarding the falls:

Hidden within the rolling green hills of the Strzelecki Ranges, the meandering Agnes River cascades over rocks into a deep picturesque gorge.
At 59 metres, Agnes Falls are the highest single span falls in Victoria.
Take a short stroll through the Blue Gum Forest to a viewing area overlooking the falls or relax and enjoy a picnic under the shade of tall blue gums on the grassy banks of the Agnes River.

Agnes Falls on the Web

I would suggest meeting at 10am in the Agnes Falls Car Park.

Andy

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Knox Black and White – Wednesday 25th July

webmaster

Please come along and support your club at the Annual Knox B&W Interclub Competition, last year we had so many members attend that we outnumbered the Knox members. Our entries to the competition can be found HERE

When:       Wednesday 25th July 2012
Where:      Boronia West Primary School, Tormore Road, Boronia
(Melway Map Ref. 64 J8) opposite Knox Swim Centre
Time:         7.45pm

Come along and support our Club and enjoy the nice supper which is provided after the judging.

Thanks,

Donna Clarke

Warragul 40th National Photography Competition – WCC Results

Andy Armitage

I have just got the results of the 40th Warrigul National Photo Exhibition and in particular those of our own members.  These results reflect not only their own knowledge and skill with a camera and the way they manipulate the light through a lens, but when you go through the list of names you will realise they also show great willingness to share their skills with the rest of us. Clicking on a title may link you directly to the image.

John Mallett – 1860’s Craftsmanship – Open Colour Prints
John Mallett – Decisions Decisions – People/Portrait Prints

Vicki Moritz – Black Rock Sunset – Landscape/Seascape EDI’s
Vicki Moritz – Black Rock Sunset 2 – Landscape/Seascape Prints
Vicki Moritz – Around Point Lonsdale – Creative Prints

Stephen Edmonds – Nymphaea – Open Monochrome Prints
Stephen Edmonds – Remnant – Open Colour Prints

Dave Sumner – Azure Kingfisher – Nature/Environment Prints
Dave Sumner – Scrub Wren – Nature/Environment Prints
Dave Sumner – Performance About to Commence – Nature/Environment Prints

Your success must surely be celebrated!

Andy (Vice President)

Knox B&W Competition – 25th July 2012

Andy Armitage

Waverley Camera Club is competing in the 2012 Knox B&W interclub competition against several other clubs. We have normal spattering of entries from the chosen few but this time we have a good few entries from newer members of the club. So come along and support our Club – a nice supper is normally provided.

When:  Wednesday 25th July 2012 at 7.45pm

Where: Boronia West Primary School, Tormore Road (Melway Map Ref. 64 J8) opposite Knox Swim Centre

Thanks go to all of the entrants for supplying their images and to Tuck Leong, Dave Sumner and Donna Clarke for choosing, collating and coordinating the entries. Image entries can been seen here

 

Andy Armitage
WCC Vice President

Workshop Night – 17th July Table Top Photography in House Judging and Critique

Andy Armitage

The Table Top Photography in-house judging will happen on the 17th of July at about 7.30pm downstairs at Wadham House, see THIS PAGE for locations if you are unsure of where to meet.

This is a follow on from the table top presentation we had in May and we are very lucky to once again have Mr Adrien Smith who was our guide through this interesting exercise as a judge for the evening.  No points will be allocated to this event, but Mr Smith will talk about  your efforts and hopefully by the end of the evening we will have a much better understanding of what Table Top photography is and how we can improve the quality of our own efforts. For the many web-surfers among you, why not look up a few web-sites and surprise our guest judge!

Please bring along your table top images on USB or CD so we can show them on the night.

Cheers Andy
WCC Vice President