Waverley Camera Club

Welcome to the new Waverley Camera Club website.

In addition to a new design, all of the posts from the old blog have been migrated back into the main site.  Although not yet complete, we will endeavour to migrate all information from the old site.

For the time being the old website is available at http://old.waverleycameraclub.org/

Good Morning all, if you weren’t at the AGM last night you missed a pretty good meeting (as fas as AGM’s go) We have several new members on the committee now and this is how it currently stands.

• President: Pete Davies
• Vice President: Peter Myers
• Treasurer: Rodelle Keogh
• Secretary: David Burton
• Blog Editor: Peter Myers
• Webmaster: Stephen Edmonds
• Print Comp Steward: Albert Hutchison
• EDI Comp Steward: Dave Sumner
• Membership Secretary: Jill Myers
• Social Secretary: Andy Armitage
• Wadham House Rep.: Fred Bullock
• VAPS Delegate: Roger Howell

There’s also a place for Craig Terry to remain on the committee if he so wishes. John Podger is also a VAPS delegate but not on the committee.

I want to thank everybody who has worked so well on the 2009 committee for all their efforts and am really looking forward to 2010.

PETE DAVIES – PRESIDENT

My apologies for the lack of the Member of the Month article, moving house made this quite difficult. This month the article focusses on a long standing member and current Secretary, Ron Weatherhead.

Q. What sort of equipment you use and what you would like to own in an ideal world?

My first SLR was a Praktica, a good affordable camera made in the (former) East Germany. I got a Nikon F601 when I joined the club, then moved on to a Nikon D80. I use the 18-135mm kit lens, which does not have good reviews, but gets reasonable images with the help of Photoshop. I don’t really crave any fancy equipment, but would have liked the VR Nikon 18-200mm lens, but it was not available at the time.

Q. What sort of photography you like and where do you like to take pictures?

I like “found” images, not so keen on set-up shots. A camera is often with me when out and about, and most of my shots are taken quickly when I see something interesting. They tend to be of buildings, flowers, birds, etc, not many of people.

Heart of a Harley Eucalyptus

Q. How has the WCC changed since you joined?

The format of meetings is much the same as it always was, but the members are now a lot younger and there are more activities outside of the two main monthly meetings. Skills have also changed, mainly due to digital cameras and computers. We used to have members who specialised in B&W processing, cibachrome, slides, hand colouring etc, but now we rely on the computer. Digital photography is great, giving easy access to creativity, much better than spending hours in the darkroom!

Q. Who is your favourite photographer, why, and what is your favourite image?

I am a regular at the MGA, so get to see the works of Australian photographers and really like the B&W images of people like Olive Cotton, Max Dupain and David Moore.

Teacup Ballet – Olive Cotton


Meat Queue – Max Dupain


St Paul’s Cathedral – David Moore

One of my own favourite photos is this one of St Kilda Pier, taken not long before the building was burnt down and replaced by a similar one,

St Kilda Pier – before the fire

Just a quick follow up to a previous post where David had asked for help with some image manipulation and Warren Knower came to the rescue.

David had wanted some people cutting from a couple of images and pasting into a larger family image. Of course this wasn’t easy as you can imagine but I think you’ll agree that Warren has done a great job. It is reassuring that there are people like Warren around who give up their time to help others who are stuck especially when the outcome gives so much pleasure to someone as in this case.

From This

And This

To This With a couple of figures added to either end.

Have you got any photos that could be used to illustrate the “Green” walks booklet that Bushwalking Victoria is putting together? The locations are:

Jells Park
Botanic Gardens
Williamstown (foreshore from Williamstown Beach around past Time Tower to Gem Pier)
Ricketts Point
Grants Picnic Ground, Sherbrooke (the easy walks starting from there)
Station Pier to St Kilda pier
Merri Creek, north of Rushall Station
Bundoora Park
Maribyrnong River
Kororoit Creek

Each walk will have a map, walk notes and one or two photos to tempt walkers to try it out. Final format of booklet will be A5.

Please email Catherine Guli ( catherineguli@yahoo.com.au ) including a highly compressed image (small file please, say < 250 kb) for selection. Please also include the location and that you are a member of WCC.

If you can help then please do so now as the deadline is just a week away! Thanks, Ron ( secretary@waverleycameraclub.org )