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DCC Newsletter May 2019 PAGE 2

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Club Information

How To Contact Us Mail: PO Box 1673 Doncaster East 3109 Attend a Meeting: Visitors are most welcome to come to one of our monthly meetings and discuss membership details. Email: [email protected] Web site: www.doncastercameraclub.org.au Meetings: The Club meets on the 3rd Friday of each month at the East Doncaster Baptist Church, 47 – 53 Tunstall Road, Doncaster East, 3109 at 8.00pm. Some members meet at the Doncaster Hotel, 855 Doncaster Rd., Doncaster [Cnr. Victoria Street] at 6.00pm prior to the meeting for a meal and a chat. All are welcome to join them. Workshops are held generally 6 times each year usually as part of a meeting or separately on a suitable night. Social Events - The club organises a number of social events during the year including BBQ’s & live theatre. Membership Subscriptions - Single Membership - $65.00 Family Membership - $95.00 Full time Student - $40.00 [Add $10 if you elect to receive the monthly newsletter by post].

April 2019 Annual General Meeting Well the AGM is over for another year and at this year’s meeting we saw, pleasingly, a change in the Committee. In a tense, and hard fought, election Ean Caldwell was unanimously elected President for the coming year. Also elected were Michael Walker who takes over the Treasurers job from Ean and Peter Stone who fills the committee vacancy left by Phil Ryan. Congratulations to Ean, Michael and Peter and our thanks to Phil for his many years of hard work on the Committee. Phil will continue to manage the website and I will continue to churn out the Newsletter and cover a few small jobs. Of course we also recognise the continuing work of Pam, Graham, Marg and Liz who have elected to remain on the Committee for another year providing a solid base of knowledge and experience. April Competition Our April competition was an Open Subject and our judges were Bruce Millikan, Judy Mitchell and Michael Walker. Thanks, as always, to all three of the judges for their efforts. Best scores in the Open Prints went to Pam Rixon for “Pink Sky In The Morning” with a score of 95 and for “Lights Over Lapland” and a score of 90. Graham Kay also had a score of 90 for “And The Winner Is..” as did Arthur Lilley for “Chapel Bridge” In The Digital Images a score of 90 went to Peter Stone for “The Pelican Ripple Effect”. Peter also had an 85 for “The Smoking Gun” as did Marg Walton for “Curved Layers”

President Ean Caldwell- Ph: 0408 808 870 Competition Steward: Arthur Lilley - Ph: 9 842 5257 Vice President Liz Reen Ph: 9 890 3401 Secretary: Pam Rixon - Ph: 0421813531 Treasurer: Michael Walker- Ph: 0412 252 387 Committee Members: Margaret Walton Graham Kay Peter Stone

May 2019


The top score in the Small prints was Judy Mitchell with an 80 for “Purple And Green” and Pat Game had a 75 for “At Docklands Harbour” There were 39 Merits and Honours on the night with Graham Kay receiving 7 of them followed by Judy Mitchell and Les Armstrong with 5. All the placings and the winning images from each section follow later in the Newsletter. This Month’s Meeting May 17th, 2019 Guest judge Gary Rourke followed by a video night. Hand In for Open Topic Entries for June

The Following 3 Month’s Meetings June 21st, 2019 Guest Presenter is – Miele Boynton – Landscape Photographer Hand In for Open Topic entries for July July 19th, 2019 Our guest judge is Graham Anderson and our Guest Presenter is Adrian Donoghue on the subject “I would never have thought of that”

Hand In for set subject “Bridges” for August August 16, 2019 Internal judging of our July set topic “Bridges” followed by a workshop presentation on Monochrome with Peter Layton and Pam Rixon.

Hand In For Open Topic competition in August Judges for the following 4 months are: Date Judges Observer Jun 2019

Phil Ryan, Judy Dunn and Kevin Wilson

John Wu

Jul 2019 Guest Judge – Graham Anderson

Aug 2019

Pam Rixon, Les Armstrong and Liz Reen

Robyn Solum

Sept 2019

Marg Walton, Ian Holowko and Val Armstrong

Greg Swenser

Can’t make the date? Then you must advise the Judging Steward, John Smith on 0428678972, and the monthly co-ordinator [the judge listed in italics] as soon as possible. Set Subject – Hand In Dates

The Subject Hand In Bridges July 2019 Solitude Feb 2020

The Supper Roster Members should arrive around 7.40pm to prepare cups, saucers and the urns. Speak to Pam Rixon at meetings or phone her on 0421813531 about roster changes. We ask that all members rostered ensure that, where unavoidable changes occur, they give plenty of notice to Pam. Supper Roster – 2018/2019

May 2019 Robbie Carter and Joanne Mellor Jun 2019 Judy Dunn and Judy Mitchell Jly 2019 John Wu and David Greenwood Aug 2019 Michael Walker and Robyn Solum Sep 2019 Ralph and Peggy Petty Oct 2019 Liesel Ingrassia and Kevin Wilson

Our Sponsor!!


The Hall Of Frame, in Doncaster East, is our official sponsor and are situated at the south end of Tunstall Square shopping centre. We ask that all Club members support those who are supporting us!! Our thanks to Pam Ford and her team and we look forward to continuing a rewarding relationship.

Social Events/Outings This schedule is a reminder of the future day/weekend outings we have planned for the Club and will be supplemented by more detailed emails, or entries below, closer to the dates.

Proposed Date Venue TBA

Competition Results Open Prints Pam Rixon Pink Sky In The Morning 95 Pam Rixon Lights Over Lapland 90 Graham Kay And The Winner Is.. 90 Arthur Lilley Chapel Bridge 90 Judy Mitchell Quiet Pond 85 Pam Rixon Just Waiting 85 Judy Mitchell Inviting Journey 85 Phil Ryan The Icon At St Kilda 85 Graham Kay “Tern” It Down 80 Graham Kay At The Tip 80 Phil Ryan Dusk At Docklands 80 Judy Mitchell Waterfalls 80 Arthur Lilley Yarra 80 Val Armstrong Catching The Sun 80 Val Armstrong Dew Drops On Just Joey 75 Les Armstrong Well Camouflaged 75 Les Armstrong Baby Bandicoot 75 Les Armstrong Man’s Best Friend 75 Arthur Lilley Bubenburg 75

Here is Pam’s “Pink Sky In The Morning”

Small Prints Judy Mitchell Purple And Green 80 Pat Game At Docklands Harbour 75 Judy Mitchell Follow Your Dream 75 David Greenwood

A Day At The Beach 75

Pat Game Red Rock At Phillip island 75 Graham kay The Apostle Bird 75

Here is Judy’s “Purple and Green”

Digital Projected Images Peter Stone The Pelican Ripple Effect 90 Peter Stone The Smoking Gun 85 Marg Walton Curved Layers 85 Peter Stone Head In The Right

Direction 80

Marg Walton Fisgard Lighthouse 80 Graham kay Embley River Estuary 80 Graham Kay Mallee Glow 80 Graham Kay The Great Divide,

Barrington 80

Kevin Wilson Black Necked Stork 80 Marg Walton St Kilda Pier 80 Les Armstrong Warragul Country 75 Connor Lamond-Dobson

My Toy 75

Connor Lamond-Dobson

Good Night Purr 75

Les Armstrong The King 75 Here is Peter’s “The Pelican Ripple Effect”


MENTORS/WORKSHOPS Members are welcome to contact the mentors but please remember, it is the mentor’s right to determine time and place Lightroom Graham Kay [0403 199 713] Photoshop Marg Walton [9848 4823] Printing Arthur Lilley [9842 5257] Composition And Other Fundamentals Peter Layton [0409 947 618] Colour Management/ Calibration Glenn Mills [9857 4730

DCC SUBS FOR 2019/2020 ARE NOW DUE [Reminder] We remind all members that annual subscriptions are due and it would be more than helpful to pay your subscription directly to our Bank account. New annual subscriptions for the 2019-2020 Single Membership - $65.00 Family Membership - $95.00 Full time Student - $40.00 [Add $10 if you elect to receive the monthly newsletter by post]. Bank details are: Westpac Bank The Pines Shopping Centre Doncaster East VIC 3109 Account Details BSB: 033-389 ACCOUNT NUMBER: 12-5370 Include your surname in the deposit details so we can identify you.

Printing Workshop At Epson Head Office, Malvern Very Important – Please Read The workshop is now confirmed for Wednesday June 12th at Epson’s Victorian Office at 1/1155 Malvern Road, Malvern [just east of the Glenferrie Road/ Malvern Road intersection] Time is 7pm to 9.30pm Last month we called for a re-registration of those members who wished to participate in the

workshop. We did expect that those who had shown interest in the original workshop would again show interest in the new date. Not so!! At this stage only 6 members have re-registered and unless we get the magic number of 15 participants then we will have to cancel. Any less and it’s not fair on Starleaton and Epson to open shop. Even if you don’t currently print your images it might be worthwhile coming along to see how it all happens [there will be food and drink!!] You will now need to let me know within a week if you are coming to the night or we will, reluctantly, have to cancel and that would be disappointing [and embarrassing] If you are concerned about driving at night we can arrange car pooling [which is sensible anyway] Let me know by e-mail at [email protected] or at 9890 2957 [leave message in need] [John, Judy M, Ean, Pam, Michael and Robyn excluded]

2019 VAPS Convention – Traralgon May 24th – 26th Reminder It’s never too late to register but you do need to be quick as the Saturday night dinner is filling fast and so to would be accommodation close by? “The annual VAPS Convention is fast approaching and will be hosted by the Latrobe Valley Camera Club at the Federal University Campus in nearby Churchill. Last year’s event was a great success and this year’s promises to be just as good with a line-up of interesting speakers and activities already arranged. Attached to the Newsletter is a copy of the Programme. The application forms are now available at: http://www.vaps.org.au/media/downloadable-docs/2019%20Documents/6%20March%20convention/2019%20REGISTRATION%20FORM%20VAPS%20CONVENTION%202019%20FINAL.pdf If you are planning to attend, then I suggest you do something early about accommodation.


Last year we had a great attendance despite the distance to Warrnambool. This year the conference is on “our side” of the state and more convenient. We have completed the selection of entries to represent the Club in the VAPS Interclub competition”

Anzac Day - April 25th This was a very successful shoot for the Club and the weather gods smiled favourably on us for the full morning! My thanks to Ian Game, Bev Dillon, Robyn Solum, Marg Walton, Judy Mitchell, Michael Walker and Ean Caldwell for all their help and assistance on Anzac day. The organization went off like clockwork and there are lots of great shots coming in that, I am sure, will make the RAE very happy. Here is a photo of the weary photographers having a respite coffee after the event

Photo by “Anonymous Passer By”

Special Interest Groups

Themes and Series Group [Coordinator: Kay Mack –] [Temporary Co-ordinator – Peggy Petty – 9842 1336 Continuing our theme of letters of the alphabet, either something starting with each letter of the alphabet, or something in the shape of each letter. Beverley’s Ballarat themed photos are on hold and to be completed shortly. Val needed to add to her garden to complete her alphabet all taken in her garden. Les has completed his alphabet with animals, flowers and the Mullum Mullum Creek.

Judy has challenged continued printing of several photos on one large page, Iran A – K for her first one and Africa L-Z the second. Peggy has found natural or man-made objects in the shape of each letter. This has been an interesting challenge, we will each choose our own subject for our next topic. We are a small friendly group and happy to welcome any new members to join us, just speak to any of us for details. We talk about what we have taken, look at each other’s work and finish with a cuppa. Our next get together is on Tuesday 30th April 2 pm. The group are keen to boost their numbers so, if you have an interest in photographing “themes” and “series” I am sure you will gain [or give] some inspiration by involvement in the group!

Audio Visual Group Coordinator: Phil Ryan - 9846 6644 [email protected] [Repeat] The most recent meeting was held on March 27th, 2019 The group viewed and discussed:

• Pam’s “St Kilda, Scotland” remake. • Pam’s new AV, with narration, prepared

for her Club presentation on the Islands Of Scotland.

• Phil’s “Country Corners” collection. • Phil’s “Empire Rone” installation at

Burnham Beeches. • Also discussed were various AV plans,

ideas and technical aspects.

Date of next meeting to be advised.

Scenic Landscape Group Coordinators: Pam Rixon –0421 813 531 [email protected] Marg Walton – 0400 311 128 [email protected] Scenic Group Outing To Puffing Billy and Emerald Lake Saturday May 4th

It was a typical Dandenongs day of mixed weather. We dodged heavy rain, light showers and cold at Puffing Billy and we then enjoyed some sunshine for our picnic and nice afternoon light at Emerald Lake.


9 members attended and rose to the challenging conditions and enjoyed the day. I know there were many interesting and creative photos taken of the train and the autumn Colours.

The follow up meeting to present photos and discuss methods of shooting and editing will be Friday June 7th 8.00 pm at Pam’s. New members welcome. Contact details above -

Here is photo of the damp , but smiling group! [ignore the fact that they are standing on the railway line!!]

Photo by Pam Rixon

Mono Group Co-ordinator Graham Kay – 0403 199 713 [email protected] The first working meeting of the Mono Group was held on Tuesday 7th and 8 members attended. Our early format for the meeting is to bring along some digital images [Arthur brought prints – so that was a bonus!] that members were working on and some idea of what you may have wanted to achieve. These were then shown through a TV screen and all participated in offering guidance and advice and, along the way, picked up some tips on processing mono images via Lightroom All agreed the evening and initial format a great success. Next meeting is on Tuesday June 25th at 76 Melissa Street, Donvale at 8pm. Let Graham know early if you are attending. Details of all DCC “Groups” and their meetings are on the website at: http://doncastercameraclub.org.au [Menu bar -Special Interest Groups]

“Just Briefly”

The History of the Built World: John Gollings Floor talk with John Gollings 2pm Saturday 25 May 2019 at the Whitehorse Artspace. The Whitehorse Council invites you to visit Whitehorse Artspace [situated in the Box Hill Town Hall – entry on the East side] to hear the passionate and prolific architectural photographer John Gollings talk about his processes and experiences working as a photographer. Gollings has developed an impressive folio of work after many years of photographing diverse places, including significant architectural feats, iconic buildings and ancient sites. Refreshments provided. RSVP essential by Thursday 23 May to [email protected] We hope you can join us and the Exhibition runs until 15 June 2019 [Thankyou to Peggy Petty for that information]

FIPP Portrait Prize Now Open https://fipp.org.au/rules-regulations/ Entries to the AU$20,000 2019 Fremantle International Portrait Prize open today. All entries and enquires via the above link. $20,000 in prize money is quite serious!

Judging Seminar In The Yarra Ranges – June 2nd The Australian Photographic Judges Association is holding a Level 2 Training Course on June 2nd [a Sunday] at the Wandin North Hall, 430 Clegg Road, Wandin North. No pre-requisites required [other than membership of a VAPS affiliated Club] but you need to register with Alfred Zommers at [email protected] Further details are attached – and there is a cost! This would be useful training for someone wanting an introduction to judging or even increasing your knowledge about what judges require for competition entries.


APSCON 2019 – Ballarat 12 – 15 September APSCON is at Ballarat this year and coincides with the Ballarat Biennale. Follow this link for registration - https://www.a-p-s.org.au/index.php/apscon-registration Follow this link for the program – https://www.a-p-s.org.au/index.php/apscon-2019-program [There is an awful lot of Andrew Thomas in the calendar!] A number of our members [Liz Reen, Ralph and Peggy Petty, Phil Ryan] were regulars at previous APSCON’s so seek them out to have a chat about how they enjoyed the conference.

Technical/Technique Corner, And Other Matters Some interesting, and I hope helpful, articles from the wide world of the Internet. Sometimes articles are brand specific but more often than not the points discussed are relevant to all cameras or computer operating systems. If Canon has a certain function – so will Nikon/Pentax - just with a different name. One of my favourite websites is Photography Life [https://photographylife.com/ ] They have had a number of articles recently that are mainly relevant to landscape photography [but other styles of photography as well] The articles are: Manual Focus or Auto Focus for Landscape Photography https://photographylife.com/landscapes/manual-focus-or-autofocus-for-landscape-photography

When To Use a Polarizer For Best Results https://photographylife.com/when-to-use-a-polarizer-for-the-best-results Recommended Camera Menu Settings for Landscape Photography [video] https://photographylife.com/landscapes/camera-menu-settings-for-landscape-photography Can You Break The Rules Of Photography In Composition? https://photographylife.com/breaking-the-rules-of-composition Everything You Need To Know About Macro Photography https://photographylife.com/macro-photography-tutorial

VAPS and VAPS Newsbrief http://www.vaps.org.au/ The Victorian Association Of Photographic Societies is the umbrella organization for all Victorian clubs. It publishes, on a monthly basis, a newsletter titled “Newsbrief” and the latest November edition can be found at: http://www.vaps.org.au/newsbrief Note: Rather than log on to the website each month to read Newsbrief you can, at no cost, sign up to have a copy e-mailed to you each month. Regards, John