Waverley Camera Club

CANCELLATION OF THE YEA AUTUMN PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION

The Yea Photo competition has had to be cancelled due to conditions resulting from the bushfires. Yea Camera Club sends apologies for any inconvenience this may cause and hopes you will understand.

It is hoped that a special show will be arranged later this year.

On Sunday 1^st March 2009, the club held its Sunday outing to the Convent at Abbotsford. As usual for these club trips it can be 36 deg on the Saturday and on the following Monday but the Sunday started as dull overcast and cold. Rain was drizzling from the sky and when I arrived at 07:40, I was late partly because I forgot to even look where the place was and part due to the Monash Freeway being closed at Burke Street and the sun was definitely nowhere to be seen. There were three of us there; Pete had arrived early because he was due in Ballarat for the VAPS meeting and APSCON opening ceremony. We ventured into the convent and found the cafe was open and it was a struggle for me to pass the door without venturing in out of the cold. The buildings we found were in poor state of repair and it seemed to get worse as we made our way around the back. There were shots to be had everywhere but with the light so flat we were having problems getting anything decent. It soon shot around to 08:15 and Pete said he had to go so the remaining two of us found the cafe and some breakfast. One or two others started to drift in but as seems to be the case lately, not significant numbers. I ate my breakfast and then ventured off to find some different buildings and found a very nice courtyard and a open corridor to photograph.

I took quite a few photographs around the buildings and there were hundreds of doors, a comment I heard again from Don who also had found hundreds of doors. But my stomach soon got the better of me again where I met up with some other club members who were also looking for a coffee. We were joined by yet another couple and eventually another couple so much talking and chatting went on. Several coffees later I decide that enough was enough and headed off to find another location to take photographs.

Thanks to the members that supported the trip and I hope you enjoyed the day at Abbotsford Convent. I’m looking forward to the next trip to Puffing Billy on the 29^th March 2009.

The following has been received by the club and posted out by Ron Weatherhead. It would be great if we could see some members work winning top places at such an event. Please click the title to get to the web ADPA website.

NOW OPEN!

Australian Digital Photography Awards (ADPA) 2009

Go to www.adpa.org.au for instructions and the entry form. Closing date: June 21 2009

The Australian Photographic Society invites residents of Australia to enter the third year of this popular annual digital photography competition. No membership is required and entry is free.

If you are proud of your work, your photographs do well in club competitions, or your friends love what you do, why not see how the judges like your photographs? If you were among those who entered in previous years, come back and try your luck again this year.

Simply resize your images as set out in the entry form and email your entries before June 21. There are 4 sections: General, Creative, Nature and Photojournalism. You can enter one or all sections with up to 4 entries per section.

We look forward to receiving your entries over the next few months.

This is a brief description of the APCS Photographic market sent to the members by Ron Weatherhead.

The Society conducts a Photographic Market twice a year and the return to a March date means we attract the many, many students we missed last year. This will be a big event!

Many Photographic industry wholesalers as well as retailers, photographers and private dealers, take advantage of our Market to clean out the back room.  As well as the general public, collectors and photographers of all levels, we attract a large number of students & artists who are looking for equipment and supplies for all formats, including movie, video and digital.  The popularity of Digital SLR’s has made many older interchangeable lenses and accessories quite sought after.

The next Market is Sunday March 22nd 2009 at The Camberwell Centre, Camberwell Road, Camberwell, from 8:00am to 1:00pm. Please assist promotion by placing a leaflet on the front counter, in a shop window, notice board or hand out to interested persons. If you would like a bundle of printed leaflets please let me know by email or telephone.

The promotional leaflets, Floor Plan and Booking Form are available on our website www.apcs.asn.au or give me a call or email for these items. Tables are $50 ($45 for Early Bird booking) and admission for 2 people is included with the table price.

I hope to see you there!

Alan King
Market Organiser
market@apcs.asn.au

03 52412404 or 0409 330852