Anzac Day 2009
Shane Coles is heading to Melbourne on the 25 April to photograph the 2009 Anzac Day parade. He will be driving to Essendon then catching train into the city. If anyone is interested in the day trip let him know via email or on his mobile. He can take 3 passengers in comfort. If you don’t have Shane’s contact details, send us a note via the Contact Us page.
CBCC Wins Interclub with Ballarat YMCA
Saturday 21st March. CBCC defeated Ballarat YMCA Camera Group by the smallest possible margin in our annual inter club competition. The overall point scores were CBCC 422 to Ballarat 421.
Despite Ballarat winning four out of the five sections, CBCC won the last section by enough to take out the overall prize.
Section Results
Small prints open: Ballarat 102 - CBCC 101
Small prints “Off Beat”: Ballarat 52 - CBCC 50
Large prints open: Ballarat 110 - CBCC 109
Projected images “Worn by the Weather”: Ballarat 53 - CBCC 53
Projected images open: Ballarat 104 - CBCC 109
Ballarat members also took out the best image prizes in four of the five sections, with Wayne Harris winning the Projected images “worn by the weather” section with “Weathered by Nature”.
Advanced Digital Workshop
Ballarat YMCA Camera Group is running an Advanced Digital Photography workshop on Sunday April 19th from 10.00 am till 5.00 pm. Cost is $30 – BYO lunch and camera. Numbers are limited to 16 attendees.
Venue: Kohinoor Community Centre. Corner Errard and Sebastopol Streets Ballarat.
The workshop is being run by Adrian Cooke and will cover:
- How light affects the Visual Elements (Shape, Texture, Form and Colour) in a photograph.
- Understanding ‘Hyperfocal Distance’ to help control ‘Depth of Field’.
- Controlling ‘Perspective’ by changing lens focal lengths and the camera to subject distance.
- Creating a greater ‘Colour Space’ (and more accurate colours) by using Adobe RGB
- Using ‘Raw’ files to control the exposure range of digital images.
- Composition and the Personal Viewpoint.
- Developing the ‘Photographic Eye’ and learning to see ‘Pictorially’.
There will also be two practical exercises: “The Professional Portrait” and “Texture – Pattern – Shape – Repetition”.
Note – this is not a course for beginners. Participants will need to know how to operate their camera in manual mode.
Anyone wishing to attend should let us know by March 31via email info@coriobaycameraclub.org.au and we will forward your details to the organisers
Useful Link
Members may be interested in checking out the Digital Photography School Website
The site contains Tips and Tutorials, Equipment Reviews, Articles and a forum. You can also subscribe to a daily/weekly newsletter that alerts you to what’s new on the site.
The link has also been placed on our Links page
Best of the 2008 Head On
The Best of the 2008 Head On competition will be shown at 12.30 p.m., prior to the VAPS Half Yearly General Meeting at the Melbourne Camera Club on 5th April 2009.
“Head On” is an annual national photographic portrait competition and exhibition representing a diverse cross-section of new and traditional photographic practices.