Kiama-Shellharbour Camera Club

The pointscore competition results were announced at our Annual Dinner and trophies were presented by Allan Hitchell, President of the Federation of Camera Clubs. Congratulations to all the winners.

A- Grade Colour Prints
1st Karen Csellich
2nd Dulcie Dal Molin
2nd Peter Csellich
3rd Tom Daley
A- Grade Monochrome Prints
1st Karen Csellich
2nd Dulcie Dal Molin
3rd Max Baez
B- Grade Colour Prints
1st Geraldine Lefoe
2nd Brian Luckins
3rd Brian Lefoe
B- Grade Monochrome Prints
1st Geraldine Lefoe
2nd Allayne Foley
3rd Helen Woodward
Small Prints
1st Leanne Zampa
2nd Lorraine Tibbitts
3rd John Street

The Club program for this year has now been finalised - you can access it by clicking on Club Program on the menu bar on the top right.

Our first Projected images competition was launched on July 2nd with 49 entries. The judge was Chris Senior from Tomerong who provided a detailed critique of the images ensuring that we all learned a great deal from the night. Congratulations to a new member, Steve Selby, who won the Bi-Monthly Projected Image Award with Arc de Triomphe. A combination of nine shots taken at Killalea Reserve, these were the first images Steve had taken when his new camera was just out of the box. We look forward to some strong interest in this new competition.

The June photo of the month was Lorraine Tibbitt’s “Hoi An Fisherman”. The shot was taken on Lorraine’s last trip to Vietnam with Malcolm Fackender’s Spotlight on Asia tour. It was taken with a Panasonic Lumix DCM-FZ5. The great colours are as they were shot, with just some minor cropping from the original.

Some people have been having trouble with the pdf forms - not being able to save them with the form filled out.

A Microsoft Word form is available below which should solve the problem.

Projected Image Entry (word version)

The club has developed new entry forms for both the print and projected image competitions.

The Adobe Acrobat forms can be downloaded and filled in on screen before printing - making the job of the Competition Steward a bit easier. You can also save the form to keep a record of your entries.

You will need Acrobat Reader 7.0 or later - go to http://www.adobe.com to download the latest reader.

The club will also have a small supply of forms available on competition nights for those members who put all their effort into their prints, run out of time to type their entry and have to hope the Competition Steward can read their handwriting.

Print Competition Entry

Projected Image Entry

The club committee met on 3 June 2008 to consider some modifications to the club by-laws for the competition. A copy of the new by-laws is available for down loading - By-laws 3 June 2008

May’s photo of the month was Jo Pattison’s “A Darker Side”. The judge was very impressed with this strong image, with just the face and neck without a background, as well as the tone and texture of the face. The print version shows just hint of dark detail on the left side of the face, which may not be visible on a computer screen. Jo used her flash off the camera to create the strong sidelight.

April’s photo of the month was Geraldine Lefoe’s ” Never Too Old”. Geraldine was at Cronulla pool at dawn after attending a friend’s retirement dinner the night before. She was struck with the vibrancy of the woman’s bathers and cap. Despite a freezing morning she didn’t hesitate to get straight in the water. A great reminder that retirement is a new beginning and that you’re “Never too old”. Taken with a Nikon D300 and 18-200mm zoom using a tripod.

Congratulations to all members who entered the Federation of Camera Clubs Topshot Competition on April 19.

Our members scooped the pool in the small prints section of the competition and their awards were presented at our annual photographic exhibition held in April.

 FIRST PLACE: Allayne Foley: Watching the girls

SECOND PLACE: Helen Woodward:  Mellow Cello

Geraldine Lefoe received Merits for two entries in Nature Prints: Rocky Mountain Smile and Wakki Rocks; and a merit in the Australian Landscape section for Barwon Heads.