Blackwood Photographic Club of South Australia Inc.

OUR FINAL EXCURSION FOR THE YEAR – Happy snapping by the river!

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The final meeting for the year was over, but for a seven of us (plus a couple of very patient partners) the final excursion for the year was a chance to freely take shots with no competition in mind. Unsurprisingly much of the fun was simply in bouncing ideas off each other.

Our meeting point was the Adelaide Railway Station which is where we began taking shots, mindful of the restrictions placed on us by Adelaide Metro. It’s an interesting place if only to observe people as they pour off the trains heading for their Christmas celebration events among other activities on a Saturday night.

We progressed very slowly and some more than others up the side of the InterContinental Hotel to the Torrens River banks and for a few, over the new Adelaide Oval foot bridge.

A quick thanks to Ron Hasan for his as ever enthusiastic willingness to offer guidance/advice where required on all things photography.

We finished the night observing more of Saturday night life in the city as we sat outdoors drinking coffee, eating waffles and sharing our experiences.

As you will observe we were all looking at the same space but, no surprise, we all saw things differently. Such is the beauty of photography.

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Posted by brucenankivell | 17/12/2017 | Categories: Blackwood Photography Club News | Comments Off

BPC Annual Exhibition

Blackwood Photographic Club celebrated the work of our members with our 2017 Annual Exhibition on Thursday November 23rd.

It was great to see a range of seasoned and new members enter the competition (although it would always be good to have more!). Awards were presented for Aggregate Scores for each section for the year as well as individual images in each section for the end of year Annual Exhibition.

There were many fantastic images both among the award winners and those which may not have caught the judges’ eyes. Some of the prints will be on display at the Coventry Library, Stirling, from December 31st 2017 to January 14th 2018, so please take advantage of the opportunity to check out our photography.

Annual Exhibition Awards

Projected Images
Hutt Street Photos Award

Good Morning Mum – Ron Hassan

Ron receiving his award from BPC President, Mark Pedlar

WEA Australiana Landscape Award

Fall in the Forest – Helen Whitford

Helen receiving an award

Monochrome Prints
I’ve Been Framed Award

White Naped Raven – James Allan

James receiving one of his awards

Colour Prints
Fotoswift Award

Variable Sunbird – James Allan

Album Prints
Edge Malpas Award

Yellow Rumped Thornbill – James Allan

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Awards

2017 Aggregates

Projected Images – Photographic Wholesalers Award
1st James Allan, 2nd Chris Schultz, 3rd Kerry Malec

Projected Images Novice
1st Liliana Prucha, 2nd Al Falah Dhanji, 3rd David Hancock

Monochrome Prints – Blackwood Times Award
1st Mark Pedlar, 2nd James Allan, 3rd David Hancock

Mark receiving his award from Julie Goulter, BPC Secretary

Colour Prints – Blackwood Photographic Club Award
1st Jenny Pedlar, 2nd Mark Pedlar, 3rd Howard Seaman

Jenny receiving her award

Album Prints – JV Spick Award
1st James Allan, 2nd Howard Seaman, 3rd Helen Whitford

2017 Annual Exhibition Awards

Projected Images – Hutt Street Photos Award
1st Ron Hassan – Good Morning Mum
2nd James Allan – Purse Slipper Nest
3rd Helen Whitford – The Three Faces of Moyo
Merits – James Allan – Jewel Bug, Jennifer Williams – Kuitpo
WEA Landscape Trophy – Helen Whitford – Fall in the Forest

Monochrome Prints – I’ve Been Framed Award
1st James Allan – White Naped Raven
2nd James Allan – Zebra and Young
3rd James Allan – Stints
Merits – Helen Whitford – Blue and Gold Macaw, Mark Pedlar – Port Willunga Shower

Colour Prints – Fotoswift Award
1st James Allan – Variable Sunbird
2nd Chris Schultz – Antony and the Guitar
3rd Eric Budworth – Match Point
Merit – Eric Budworth – Lake Maligne

Album Prints – Edge Malpas Award
1st James Allan – Yellow Rumped Thornbill
2nd James Allan – Web
3rd Helen Whitford – Malabar Parakeet

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Wild about Wildlife

In what has been a rare occurrence in recent years, entries in the Set Subject of Wildlife far outweighed the Open section in the October competition and a larger than usual number of individuals entered images.

It seems we are wild about Wildlife! Perhaps because several of our members have had wonderful safaris overseas, but there was no shortage of Aussie Wildlife in the mix.

James provided a cuteness overload with Purse Slipper Nest.

Purse Slipper Nest – James Allan

Judy wowed us all with her stunning Jaguar image.

Jaguar – Judy Sara

Steve’s Shy Albatross was not so shy.

Albatross, Stewart Island – Steve Wallace

Howard’s Old Master made an impression.

Old Master – Howard Seaman – Open

and Helen’s MY Grevillea raised a smile.

MY Grevillea! – Helen Whitford

Paula McManus of Port Adelaide CC made her debut as a judge and did a great job! As a first timer she was cautious and rather generous with scores but gave constructive criticism and positive feedback aimed at helping people see what they did right and what could be improved. It seems we helped her feel relaxed enough to share a joke and enjoy the experience. 🙂 Thanks Paula!

There were fewer Open entries but some stunning images – notably Anthony Kernich’s Singapore Blue Hour.

Singapore Blue Hour – Anthony Kernich

And Jenny’s Blue Horses provided an artistic touch.

Blue Horses – Jenny Pedlar

Click the links to see all of the Top Prints and Top Projected Digital Images .

Posted by hwhitford | 14/10/2017 | Categories: Blackwood Photography Club News | Comments Off

Wildlife Update

Posted on September 25, 2017by James Allan

This mid cycle edition pf Camera Clips is designed to deal with aspects of the upcoming Wildlife competition.

Last Sunday I attended the wildlife excursion to Belair National park. Most of the group were out orchid hunting, but Bruce and I had a lot of fun chasing birds. Have a look at the gallery to see the results.

Several discussions arose over coffee. The rules of wildlife competitions were discussed. What is the correct ethic? No Photoshop? No evidence of the hand of man? Almost but not quite. Have a read for yourself. I have a copy of the International Federation of Photographic Art, nature and wildlife rules that have recently been adopted by the Australian Photographic Society. Mark Pedlar asked participants to refer to these rules when entering this competition.

We also discussed camera setting needed to manage a telephoto lens to take hand held bird photos . It is called “Driving a big Lens.” I struggled with this dilema and eventually wrote an article back in 2013. So rather than rewrite the article I have republished this August 2013 newsletter on the webpage for anyone who might also be struggling through this problem.

I hope these articles will prove helpful.

Posted by James Allan | 25/09/2017 | Categories: Blackwood Photography Club News | Comments Off

Farewell from El Presidente

My last blog post as President of Blackwood Photographic Club – and my last El Presidente musing for your viewing pleasure.

It’s been a fun ride the last 6 years – as President, Vice President, President and from this Thursday commoner.

In that time with my friends and the committee I’ve tried to steer our club to a more enlightened photographic view – sometimes successfully, sometimes failing. My wish is to see the successes continue – but that is up to you.

Whatever the outcome, I hope you continue to evolve whilst I contemplate my future in photography club land…..

Cheers

Chris 😉