We will meet at the intersection of The Strand and Stevedore Street in Williamstown at 5:45am. Sunrise is at 6:38am with first light at 6:09am.

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1. Bring a TRIPOD because there are long shutter speeds involved, some people may have a spare one with them if anyone doesn’t have a tripod and others might be able to share if required.
2. There is more to shoot than just the sun, it will be hectic from first light to sunrise and for about an hour afterwards. Don’t forget to look behind you as well for the suns light on subjects.
3. We will be looking at the sunrise over the city (or fairly close to it) and there may be hot air balloons over the city to photograph as well.
4. Please be there promptly and leave in plenty of time as there is always shots to be taken before the sun comes up.
5. Also if the moon is out like last year, twilight is the best time to take shots of it so if that interests you, see Pete or Dave and we’ll help you with it.
6. We usually look for some breakfast at a café afterwards so if you don’t want to cart sandwiches etc. you are more than welcome to join us.
7. Even if it looks cloudy there may still be a good sunrise so don’t be put off by the weather 40 km away at home. If it is cloudy and rainy when we get there, then we’ll have a great WCC breakfast together instead.

I am sorry I have waited so long to get this out to you all.

Cheers and have a great day!

UPDATE: We have found out that Citylink will be closed from Toorak Road until 9am on Sunday morning, an alternate route such as Dandenong Road should be considered.

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If we are, then I am prepared to try to get us some nice seats in a prime position! If we, collectively, are not interested then Rosie and I will go together, as we do anyway. Here are some dates (though we cant go in January!)

January
28th – Cranbourne

February
11th – Kyabram
25th – Whittlesea

March
9th – Kyabram
10th – Merrijiig(?)
17th – Cockatoo

… now this is all I know so if you want to go as a group let me know and I will do some research. Find a contact, butter it up, and see what happens.

• Maitland International Salon of Photography
  Closing date: 16 January 2012
• 31st Newcastle National Exhibition of Photography
  Closing date: 16 January 2012
• 2012 Australian Digital Photographic Awards (ADPA)
  Closing date: 24 January 2012
• 1st Adelaide AV National Exhibition 2012
  Closing date: 24 February 2012

Further information, including entry forms, is available on the Australian Photographic Society website under Competitions / Exhibitions.

The course will run for 9 consecutive Monday nights (even on Public Holidays) and will be held at Wadham House in Mt. Waverley from 7:30 – 9:30pm. Topics covered will include: Camera Controls, Basic Camera Operation, Composition, Lighting, The mode dial, Exposure, Metering and Exposure Compensation. Classes will be limited to 6 students to allow for maximum interaction between pupils and teachers.

You will need to bring your camera with you every week which must be an SLR rather than a compact point and shoot camera. (If you’re unsure whether your camera is an SLR or not email me the make and model and I’ll let you know)

There will be 4 terms this year and they will run as follows:
Term 1: Monday 30th January – 26th March
Term 2: Monday 23rd April – 18th June
Term 3: Monday 16th July – 10th September
Term 4: Monday 8th October – 3rd December

As well as the 9 Monday night lessons each term will also include 2 night shoots on a different night.

The cost is $225 and includes membership to Waverley Camera Club for 2012. As a member of Waverley Camera Club you are also entitled to go to all club events including workshops and outings.

To register, or if you have any questions, please email me: beginnersclass@waverleycameraclub.org and state which term you want to do. Places for 2011 filled fast so to avoid disappointment act early as places are allocated on a first in best dressed system.

In a change from previous years, all of the monthly competitions will be open, ie there will be no set subjects. However please note that the March and September competitions will be open monochrome. You can use any subject you wish, but it must be treated as monochrome.

In order to avoid having a judging night on Cup Day in November, the judging night for the November competition (and the due date for the end of year competition) will be on the last Tuesday in October.

Finally, please remember that entries are due for our February competition next Tuesday 10 January, 2012. This will be a BBQ at a location still to be determined.

Update: The BBQ will be at Jells Park, arrive as early as 5pm, second hut near the main carpark when entering from Waverley Road.

The first night will be Tuesday January 24, 2012 which will be a basic introduction to using a flash and what you can expect to learn over the following months.

The technical detail starts on the second meeting in February.

Have a happy, safe and wonderful photographic time.

We look forward to seeing your images throughout 2012.

A Grade Print – John Hadfield
A Grade EDI – Teddy Tan
B Grade Print – Rosie Hughes
B Grade EDI – Rosie Hughes

Members had submitted their best images from throughout the year, judged in this case by our former president, Pete Davies:

Mono Prints

3rd: Anne DiCarlo – Looking Up
2nd: Dave Sumner – Another World
1st: Andy Armitage – Three Canoes

Open Prints

3rd: Andy Armitage – Coca Cola
2nd: Andy Armitage – Red Umbrella
1st: Ray Anderson – Violet Sabre

Electronic Digital Images(EDI)

3rd: David Burton – Fun or Torture
2nd: Vicki Moritz – Life Goes By – The Glen
1st: Vicki Moritz – Moet

As our outgoing president, Pete also announced the winners of the “End of the Line” President’s Trophy with the winner announced as

Fred Seeber – End of the Hills Line

Thank you to all that came to support the evening and especially all that took part.

Term 1: Monday 30 January to Monday 26 March
Term 2: Monday 23 April – Monday 18 June
Term 3: Monday 16 July – Monday 10 September
Term 4: Monday 8 October – Monday 3 December

Each term should also include two Sunday outings and possibly also a night shoot.

Please contact beginnersclass@waverleycameraclub.org to register your interest.

Image by Andy & Rosie Armitage

Undaunted, and by the good offices of Mary McLean who organised us all into the 11.10am bus, we all sat together each with a window and we took pictures to our hearts content. Of course the first thing we did given the overcast conditions, was to re-set our ISO ratings – some to ‘auto’ others up to 400. Some of us even remembered Andrew Harrison mentioning the other night that an overcast sky can take the place of a soft-box and did nothing with ISO ratings.

Image by Andy & Rosie Armitage

After the interesting safari ride into a wet and dull African Savanna on which we were able to spot Hippo, Zebra, Giraffe, Rhinos we went for a walk into the jungle seeing many other animals such as Cheetah, Lions, monkeys, African Wild Dogs. Later we had some well deserved lunch and another walk to look at kangaroos and emus. It was long after 3.00pm when the afternoon ended and we headed home. And as we drove home, guess what? the sun came out to give us the feeling of quiet contentment, we had indeed spent a warm day on the African Weldt.

Image by Andy & Rosie Armitage

I hope you had a great day and learned some photography tips and techniques. We also hope that you can be with us next year when we have our first Sunday Outing for 2012 – Daybreak at Williamstown on the 5th of February. Pray for some sunshine and a great sunrise, see you at the End of Year Night.

Cheers Andy