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Unfortunately this clashes with our portrait and flash photography group, but if you are not going along to that, please come along to the judging night to represent the club, and possibly learn a thing or two from the judge’s comments.

The judging of the Pakenham National is this Saturday. We are still waiting to hear if observers are permitted or not. If they are, details will be posted in the next day or so. Let Pete know if you are interested.

Finally, this Sunday is the first of August which means it is also time for our monthly Sunday outing. As the exhibition for the VIGEX 2010 Salon also opens on that day we have decided to head down to Geelong for the exhibition (at the Geelong Art Gallery, Little Malop Street, Geelong). We will meet at the gallery at 11am, have lunch somewhere around 1pm, then a photo shoot somewhere after lunch.

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Meet there at 10am. It’s not mentioned on the website but we have been told that there is an entrance fee of $5. It may just be a gold coin donation, so be prepared.

There’s also a restaurant there which may be open for lunch – if you are interested in having lunch at the restaurant please let Pete know ASAP.

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Official Opening Night Saturday 19th June 2010 -7.30pm at St. Paul’s Anglican Grammar School, 150 Bowen Street, Warragul.

Saturday, 19th June 2010 – 10:00am – 10:00pm
Sunday, 20th June 2010 – 10:00am – 4:00pm

The plan is to go to Mount Worth State Park beforehand.

Meet at the picnic ground carpark at 10am.
Wander around for a couple of hours.
Lunch in Warragul somewhere tbc
Meet at the exhibition at 1pm.

Approximately an hour and a half drive to Mount Worth from Mount Waverley:

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This Tuesday the 18th
STILL LIFE with kitchen objects
Bring your camera, tripod etc.. and something(s) from your kitchen to photograph.

Tuesday the 25th
Beginners night with John Hadfield.
John has very kindly agreed to step in and take my place.
He has planned a very informative and entertaining evening
SO MAKE SURE YOU BRING YOUR CAMERA AND TRIPOD etc…

Wednesday the 26th
Flash/Portrait Group.
Bring your gear.

Monday the 31st
Camberwell camera club monochrome interclub.
Address to follow.
Please come along if you can, after our fantastic showing at the last 4 Club a few weeks ago hopes are high for another good result.

Tuesday the 1st of June
Comp night at the Community Centre
This months comp is SLOW SHUTTER SPEED and our judge is Julie Bird, a well known member at Knox Photographic Society.

Sunday the 6th of June
Arcades and Alleyways 2.
This trip hasn’t got an exact route yet, I went into the city yesterday to scout around and will post the route shortly.
There’s a good chance that the walk will start at Jeff’s Shed after we have visited the PMA expo.

Saturday/Sunday the 6th/7th of June
PMA exhibition at Jeff’s Shed
Register online for free entry

See you there,
Pete

Despite an overcast day and some challenging shooting conditions inside the large dark hangar, there were many photo opportunities for those with an off-camera flash – jet turbines, piston engines, a fighter jet and more; while outside were several large commercial aircraft on display; 25 in total.

Putting claustrophobia in her stride, Dale got some exclusive cockpit time at the controls of some historic wartime flying machines while Stephen, John, Natalie and myself tinkered about and discussed the workings of a jet engine on display.

An enjoyable and interesting day was had by all.

The monthly Sunday outing is almost upon us yet again, this time it’s to the Australian National Aviation Museum at Moorabbin Airport.

We will meet for lunch in the bistro of the Sandbelt Hotel at noon. The Sandbelt is on the corner of South and Bignell Roads, Moorabbin. From there we will proceed to the Air Museum and I imagine we will get there around 1:30.

The museum is on the corner of First and Second Streets, Moorabbin Airport (Mel: 87G4) and costs $7.50 for adults to get in.

See you there,
Pete

P.S. details on what else is on in May to follow very shortly.

Tonight
Tonight at the Community Centre our Landscape comp will be judged by a former member Chris Dowd. Please come along a little early and help by moving a couple of chairs.

Monday the 12th
Berwick Viewfinders are hosting the 4 CLUB inter-club competition.

Tuesday the 13th
AV special interest group upstairs at Wadham House. Starts at 7:30pm.

Sunday the 18th
It’s not the first sunday of the month, but because we missed out due to Easter there will be a trip to Toorongo Falls near Noojee.

Tuesday the 20th
Workshop night downstairs at Wadham House. Door open from 7pm starts at 7:45pm. The topic of the workshop will be MACRO. BRING YOUR CAMERAS AND TRIPODS REGARDLESS OF WHETHER YOU OWN A MACRO LENS OR NOT. There will be a brief discussion about Macro photography and then we’ll do some ourselves. BRING SOMETHING TO PHOTOGRAPH. It doesn’t have to be something small, it could be a large object which you want to shoot a part of in some detail.

Thursday the 22nd
Possible night shoot at Sandown Greyhound Races.

Tuesday the 27th
Beginners group upstairs at Wadham House. Starts at 7:30pm. BRING YOUR CAMERAS AND TRIPODS

Wednesday the 28th
Flash/Portrait special interest group upstairs at Wadham House. Starts at 7:30pm. BRING YOUR CAMERAS AND FLASH GEAR.

Sunday the 2nd of May
Moorabbin Air Museum

Our next night shoot will be this Friday (19th) night.

It will be in the Polly Woodside/Convention Centre precinct. We’ll meet outside Jeffs Shed at 7pm and wander around from there.

See you all then,

Pete

Dights Falls – Abbotsford.

Parking is in a carpark off Trenerry Cres.

A naturally occurring rock falls just below the junction of the Yarra River and Merri Creek, Dights Falls refers to John Dight who, with his brother Charles, built the Ceres flour mill, completed in 1841. The mill was powered by water from a weir above the Falls constructed to manage the highly variable river flow.

For most of the 20th century, Dights Falls was relatively inaccessible to the general public. The completion of the Eastern Freeway in 1972 involved changes to the course of the Yarra which destroyed the Deep Rock Basin and transformed the area.

In the 1990s significant enhancements included the construction of a Koorie Garden; restoration of the bluestone mill race, parts of the mill and landscape restoration around the mill site; the addition of a fish ladder to allow native fish to travel upstream to spawn; and improved public access.

In the early 21st century, canoeists ride the rapids, cyclists and pedestrians use the flood-prone Trail, and ‘urban adventurers’ explore the nearby drains.

I think it will work better in the morning than the afternoon so it’ll be a 9am kickoff.

Look up Dights Falls in Wikipedia and click on the good photo link at the bottom of the page to see what’s possible.

Cheers,
Pete

Healesville Sanctuary is open from 9.00am to 5.00pm. The total Sanctuary journey is approximately 3km and while an average visit takes three hours, you can easily spend the day. Remember to arrive at the Birds of Prey arena 15 minutes before the scheduled presentation as late entry is not permitted.

Don’t miss the amazing Birds of Prey presentation every day at noon and 2.30pm. It is a free-flying display featuring raptors such as kites, owls and falcons and Australia’s largest – the Wedge-tailed Eagle.

We meet at the front gate at 10am and by the sounds of could easily spend most of the day in there.

There are BBQ facilities available in the picnic areas but whether they are free or not is not made clear on the website. There are also a take-away food cafes and a bistro.

If you think you might go to any of the three zoos more than two or three times this year it would be worth your while to check out Friends of the Zoos.

The forecast for Saturday at this stage is warm and sunny so bring a hat.

Cheers,
Pete

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