Judge: Theo van der Meulen
Set subject EDI
Intermediate: Jim Thorne – The Mystery Man
Advanced: Daren Fawkes – Going down
Open EDI
Intermediate: Lyndel Holt – Contemplation
Advanced: Russell Lucas – Twilight Years
Open Print
Intermediate: Colleen Singleton – Ruffled Feathers
Advanced: Daren Fawkes – High country hut
Set subject definition:
The shadow(s) is the main feature and the cause of the shadow may be included but must not be dominant. (modified from SAPF)
Judge: Heather Prince
Creative EDI
Anthony Yap – TeaLady
Judge: Barry Feldman
Set subject EDI
Intermediate: John Crawford – Golden Melbourne at Dusk
Advanced: Tuck Leong – Dune Tree 2
Open EDI
Intermediate: Michael Silverstein – swallow in the shade
Advanced: Tuck Leong – The Catch
Open Print
Intermediate: Leanne Poole – Ahhh the serenity
Advanced: Geoff Shaw – Taj 3
Set subject definition:
An image featuring an expansive view. Generally a scape could be defined as a “vista” or a “broad view” of the subject.
Landscape – A landscape is a picture of natural inland scenery displayed in a pictorial fashion. It may include evidence of man, people, animals and even part of the sea provided that none of these dominate the picture.
Seascape – A seascape is a photograph of natural coastal scenery, a wave study or a picture of the open sea. People, boats and items related to these may be present as incidental items in the picture.
Cityscape – The urban equivalent of a landscape, a cityscape depicts the built form and shape of a city or town (or one of its parts) through general or broad views of buildings and/or streets. Architectural detail images of one or more buildings are not considered cityscapes.
(Vigex 2022 definition)
As communicated last year, we have moved the “creative EDI” competition from the main competition nights. We did this because in months where we had an additional Creative section the number of images to judge was getting to be a significant burden on the judges, and the extra images were making for an overlong competition night.
This year we will be running the Creative EDI competition in conjunction with the “Creative Special Interest Group” meetings, which I am convening in 2023. These meetings will be held every second month by zoom and are open to all members of the club, whether or not they have expressed a specific interest in joining the Creative SIG.
The competition judging will be run at the very start of the meeting – I expect a start about 7:30 PM with a brief introduction then the images and judge’s comments will be finished before 8 PM after which we will move on to the rest of the Creative SIG meeting, so those who want can join for the judging and exit or stay with the meeting for longer if they wish.
| Creative image entries due | Judging and Creative SIG | NOTES |
| Tuesday, 31 January 2023 | Tuesday, 14 February 2023 | Judge: Heather Prince |
| Tuesday, 28 March 2023 | Tuesday, 11 April 2023 | Judge: TBA |
| Tuesday, 30 May 2023 | Tuesday, 13 June 2023 | Judge: TBA |
| Tuesday, 11 July 2023 | Tuesday, 8 August 2023 | WCC-Geelong Creative interclub comp. |
| Tuesday, 26 September 2023 | Tuesday, 10 October 2023 | Judge:TBA |
Further information and the 2023 creative competitions schedule.
End of year competitions
Judges: Mandarine Montgomery and Christopher Ian
1st – Vicki Moritz – Acheron tree
2nd – John Noble – Black Shouldered Kite nest building
3rd – Tim Keane – September Blossom
1st – Rebecca Kashyap – Path to Fuji san
2nd – Sim Chong – Sand Forest Explorers
3rd – Felix Shparberg – Flying food
1st – Trace O’Rourke – Isolated
2nd – John Crawford – High Fashion Hire Wire
3rd – Sim Chong – Hallway
1st – Sim Chong – Alone
2nd – Trace O’Rourke – Home Made
3rd – Steve Hilton – Eggsistential Crisis
Aggregate awards
Open Print – Advanced
1st – Vicki Moritz – 22 points
2nd – Felix Shparberg – 18 points
3rd – Trace O’Rourke – 15 points
Open Print – Intermediate
1st – John Noble – 22 points
2nd – Jenny Hartman – 17 points
3rd – Jennifer Sui – 15 points
Set Subject EDI – Advanced
1st – Sim Chong – 23 points
2nd – Jen Fawkes – 16 points
3rd – Steve Hilton – 14 points
Set Subject EDI – Intermediate
1st – Jennifer Sui – 20 points
2nd – John Crawford – 17 points
3rd – Colleen Singleton – 16 points
Open EDI – Advanced
1st – Rebecca Kashyap – 22 points
2nd – Dianne Willis – 21 points
3rd – Alan Bennett – 16 points
Open EDI – Intermediate
1st – Jim Thorne – 16 points
1st – Jennifer Sui – 16 points
1st – Leanne Poole – 16 points
Creative EDI
1st – Sim Chong – 7 points
1st – Jennifer Sui – 7 points
1st – Helen Warnod – 7 points
Top Scorer (across all sections and groups)
Jennifer Sui – 58 points
Phillip Harris – Happiness
February – Scapes
| Judge: | Barry Feldman |
|---|---|
| Entries due: | Tuesday 10 January 2023 |
| Judged: | Tuesday 7 February 2023 |
| Sections: | Open print Open EDI Set subject EDI |
| Set subject definition: | An image featuring an expansive view. Generally a scape could be defined as a “vista” or a “broad view” of the subject. Landscape – A landscape is a picture of natural inland scenery displayed in a pictorial fashion. It may include evidence of man, people, animals and even part of the sea provided that none of these dominate the picture. Seascape – A seascape is a photograph of natural coastal scenery, a wave study or a picture of the open sea. People, boats and items related to these may be present as incidental items in the picture. Cityscape – The urban equivalent of a landscape, a cityscape depicts the built form and shape of a city or town (or one of its parts) through general or broad views of buildings and/or streets. Architectural detail images of one or more buildings are not considered cityscapes. (Vigex 2022 definition) |
March – Shadows (monochrome)
| Judge: | Theo van der Meulen |
|---|---|
| Entries due: | Tuesday 7 February 2023 |
| Judged: | Tuesday 7 March 2023 |
| Sections: | Monochrome open print Monochrome open EDI Monochrome set subject EDI |
| Set subject definition: | The shadow(s) is the main feature and the cause of the shadow may be included but must not be dominant. (modified from SAPF) |
April – Motion/movement
| Judge: | John Chapman |
|---|---|
| Entries due: | Tuesday 7 March 2023 |
| Judged: | Tuesday 4 April 2023 |
| Sections: | Open print Open EDI Set subject EDI |
| Set subject definition: | This subject covers the full range of techniques to indicate the state of moving including Intentional Camera Movement, long exposure and light trails [1] Of people – encompassing, but not limited to, dancing, ballet, sport, callisthenics or gymnasium. [2] Of things – an image in which our visual sense tells us that the subject is moving eg waterfalls, panning traffic, motor sports. [3] Of fauna – capturing all forms of movement on land, in water and in the air. The sense of motion may be added in post processing (modified from APJA & SAPF) |
May – In the City
| Judge: | David Norris |
|---|---|
| Entries due: | Tuesday 4 April 2023 |
| Judged: | Tuesday 2 May 2023 |
| Sections: | Open print Open EDI Set subject EDI |
| Set subject definition: | Images taken in any major city of the world. The image must include iconic, characteristic, distinctive and recognisable physical features although it is not necessary the image identify the exact location. Images that predominantly or exclusively depict people and their activities must illustrate a distinctive aspect of the city, country, region or continent. There are no limitations on processing techniques. (Partially taken from the PSA 2023 travel definition) |
June – Portrait (Human or Animal)
| Judge: | Craig Wetjen |
|---|---|
| Entries due: | Tuesday 2 May 2023 |
| Judged: | Tuesday 6 June 2023 |
| Sections: | Open print Open EDI Set subject EDI |
| Set subject definition: | Where the character of the subject/subjects or the character being portrayed by the subject is made evident by suitable lighting, pose or expression. Costume, props or scenery are acceptable aids. (SAPF) |
July – Macro / Close-up
| Judge: | Trish McKeown |
|---|---|
| Entries due: | Tuesday 6 June 2023 |
| Judged: | Tuesday 4 July 2023 |
| Sections: | Open print Open EDI Set subject EDI |
| Set subject definition: | An image that shows a subject closer and in more detail than we are used to seeing in everyday life. |
August – Autumn
| Judge: | Mario Mirabile |
|---|---|
| Entries due: | Tuesday 4 July 2023 |
| Judged: | Tuesday 1 August 2023 |
| Sections: | Open print Open EDI Set subject EDI |
| Set subject definition: | An image in which the dominant content is associated with the season of Autumn. (APJA) |
September – Cemeteries (monochrome)
| Judge: | Mandarine Montgomery |
|---|---|
| Entries due: | Tuesday 1 August 2023 |
| Judged: | Tuesday 5 September 2023 |
| Sections: | Monochrome open print Monochrome open EDI Monochrome set subject EDI |
| Set subject definition: | Images taken in a cemetery. There are no limitations on editing. |
October – A pop of colour
| Judge: | Tony Knight |
|---|---|
| Entries due: | Tuesday 5 September 2023 |
| Judged: | Tuesday 3 October 2023 |
| Sections: | Open print Open EDI Set subject EDI |
| Set subject definition: | An image where the main feature/subject is a dominant colour. When a singular/dominant colour stands out from the background, eg the colour of a subject stands out from its background, it “pops” |
November – Plants and Fungi
| Judge: | Jeffrey Nankervis |
|---|---|
| Entries due: | Tuesday 3 October 2023 |
| Judged: | Tuesday 31 October 2023 |
| Sections: | Open print Open EDI Set subject EDI |
| Set subject definition: | Images of plant life. Plants include flowers, trees and in this case fungi (which are not formally plants). There are no limitations on editing eg this is not following the nature definition. |
December – End of year
| Judge: | Tony Harding |
|---|---|
| Entries due: | Tuesday 31 October 2023 |
| Judged: | Tuesday 5 December 2023 |
| Sections: | Open print Colour EDI Monochrome EDI Creative EDI President’s trophy |
Judge: Ian Rolfe
Set subject EDI
Intermediate: Colleen Singleton – Anticipation
Advanced: Alan Bennett – Beach boat and sun set
Open EDI
Intermediate: Leanne Poole – Icycle
Advanced: Dianne Willis – Searching Juv Spotted Harrier
Open Print
Intermediate: Jenny Sui – An adorable lemur
Advanced: Helen Warnod – Omo women dance
Set subject definition:
An image in which a view of the beach or surrounds predominates, including activities that occur at the beach.
Judge: Ricardo da Cunha
Set subject EDI
Intermediate: Jenny Sui – The Lion King
Advanced: Jill Shaw – Charlottes web
Open EDI
Intermediate: Jim Thorne – Fly away
Advanced: Sim Chong – Sand Forest Explorers
Open Print
Intermediate: Jenny Sui – Silvereye feeding
Advanced: Vicki Moritz – Acheron tree
Creative
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Trace O’Rourke – Home Made
Set subject definition:
Illustrating the title of a published book or commercially released film. The title of the image is to be the title of the book or film.
It is not intended for text of the title of the book or film to be included as you would see on a book cover or movie poster. Use of text within the image is discouraged. Text generated by a licensed font is acquired content and not permitted.
Last week I attended the 32nd Eastern Interclub presentation night run by Maroondah Photographic Society, with Sim, Jill & Geoff. It was an interesting night listening to the history of this competition, how it started with only a few entries and NO rules. Can you imagine the havoc that would cause now!!
WCC entered images in both Open EDI and B&W EDI, the results are:
Rebecca Kashyap – Rainy Night in Ginza – 15 points, First place
Tuck Leong – Dew on Damselfly – 15 points, Merit
Kerry McFarlane – Catching First Light – 14 points, Merit
Jen Fawkes – Crowned – 14 points, Merit
Our entries can be viewed in our Eastern Interclub 2022 galleries.
Entries for our end of year competition are due on Tuesday 25 October 2022. This is a best of images entered throughout the year, members select from their previous entries to enter the end of year competition sections:
The entry must have been entered into a 2022 monthly competition (see below regarding prints) and in the same format. Colour EDI and Monochrome EDI images were entered in the Open EDI and Set Subject EDI sections, Creative EDI images were entered in the Creative EDI section.
As our print sections were interrupted during 2020 and 2021 and we did not have a print section in the end of year competition for those years, these prints are eligible for the 2022 end of year competition.
Select your entries through the Competition upload system. As well as selecting your print entries in the upload system, also ensure that your print entries are placed in the print box on Tuesday 25 October 2022 at our November competition night.
The subject for the President’s Trophy is “Happiness” with your entry due on Wednesday 15 November 2022, this is to be uploaded via the competition upload system.