Monthly competitions in 2024

February – Festivals, Fairs and Market Places (travel)

Judge: Paul Robinson
Entries due: Tuesday 9 January 2024
Judged: Tuesday 6 February 2024
Sections: Open print
Open EDI
Set subject EDI
Set subject definition: Images of people or events engaged in festivals or fairs, or at the local marketplace.
Following the definition of PSA Photo Travel.

March – Portrait (monochrome)

Judge: Paul Dodd
Entries due: Tuesday 6 February 2024
Judged: Tuesday 5 March 2024
Sections: Monochrome open print
Monochrome open EDI
Monochrome set subject EDI
Set subject definition: Theme open to interpretation but must be of a person/s or animals. There are no limitations on editing beyond what is in the by-laws.

April – In the Kitchen

Judge: Jose Anguiar
Entries due: Tuesday 5 March 2024
Judged: Tuesday 2 April 2024
Sections: Open print
Open EDI
Set subject EDI
Set subject definition: Get into the kitchen and have some fun! Create an image of the people, activities, food, or tools all within the theme of ‘in the kitchen’. There are no limitations on editing beyond what is in the by-laws.

May – Animals in Action – Behaviour (nature)

Judge: Sam Mariani
Entries due: Tuesday 2 April 2024
Judged: Tuesday 7 May 2024
Sections: Open print
Open EDI
Set subject EDI
Set subject definition: Take your nature photography a step further and take an image of an animal/animals in action. Looking for animal behaviour (running, jumping, flying, feeding, mating, fighting…). The editing rules for PSA Nature are to be followed but not the content rules. Domestic animals are allowed as are objects created by humans, and evidence of human activity.

June – Triptych

Judge: Sarah Louise Jackson
Entries due: Tuesday 7 May 2024
Judged: Tuesday 4 June 2024
Sections: Open print
Open EDI
Set subject EDI
Set subject definition: A series of three (3) images that are linked and presented in a single frame. There are no limitations on editing beyond what is in the by-laws.

July – Music

Judge: Angela Connor
Entries due: Tuesday 4 June 2024
Judged: Tuesday 2 July 2024
Sections: Open print
Open EDI
Set subject EDI
Set subject definition: An image that depicts an association with music. There are no limitations on editing beyond what is in the by-laws.

August – Intentional Camera Movement

Judge: Ewen Bell
Entries due: Tuesday 2 July 2024
Judged: Tuesday 6 August 2024
Sections: Open print
Open EDI
Set subject EDI
Set subject definition: Intentional Camera Movement (ICM) is a creative way of working with long exposure photography where the camera is moved during an exposure. ICM is both a technique and an artistic way of expression. ICM must not be simulated during editing, otherwise there are no limitations on editing beyond what is in the by-laws.

September – Patterns and Textures (monochrome)

Judge: Lisa Law
Entries due: Tuesday 6 August 2024
Judged: Tuesday 3 September 2024
Sections: Monochrome open print
Monochrome open EDI
Monochrome set subject EDI
Set subject definition: An image that demonstrates patterns or textures as the main point of interest. Open to interpretation for example can include patterns and textures found in nature, architecture and abstracts. There are no limitations on editing beyond what is in the by-laws.

October – Mood of the Weather

Judge: Deborah Mullins
Entries due: Tuesday 3 September 2024
Judged: Tuesday 1 October 2024
Sections: Open print
Open EDI
Set subject EDI
Set subject definition: An image depicting some aspect of the weather e.g. storm [actual or impending] rain, hail, snow, fog or wind. Normal sunny conditions or the aftermath are not acceptable. (SAPF) There are no limitations on editing beyond what is in the by-laws.

November – Sport (photojournalism)

Judge: TBA
Entries due: Tuesday 1 October 2024
Judged: Tuesday 29 October 2024
Sections: Open print
Open EDI
Set subject EDI
Set subject definition: Images of sporting events or sport participants where a known sport is the key feature. Creative or composite images not permitted.
Following the definition of PSA Photojournalism.

December – End of year

Judge: TBA
Entries due: Tuesday 29 October 2024
Judged: Tuesday 3 December 2024
Sections: Open print
Colour EDI
Monochrome EDI
President’s trophy

A Photographers Sketchbook Part 2 with Gillian Turner

Our next workshop will be with Dr Gillian Turner. This is an in person workshop, please bring your cameras!

When: Tuesday 21st November 2023, 7.30 pm
Where: Mt Waverley Community Centre, Craft room

Here is some information from Gillian Turner to assist with your thinking:

Focus: Finding Patterns and Textures

My presentation will engage with the following:

  • Use of terminology shared across all visual arts techniques
  • Composition – Meaning and use in making images
  • Brainstorming – how to gather ideas for set subjects
  • Using a notebook/journal as a tool in photography
  • Setting personal challenges for photography
  • Looking and seeing in new ways – making your mark
  • Different ways of making images

An important aspect of the evening will be time for general chats about what has been created in each section, a short brainstorming activity and follow up discussion

It will be helpful if members bring the following items:

  • A small notebook – plain paper if possible
  • A few images they feel respond to the topic patterns and/or textures – they will need to cut or mark these so bring only those you are happy to ‘destroy’! I will also bring a few so if people forget or don’t have any, that’s OK.
  • Camera and a strong torch or mobile with torch function
  • A sense of adventure!!

I will bring a box of interesting bits and pieces for people to play with.

November 2023 ‘Plants and fungi’ results

Judge: Jeffrey Nankervis

Set subject EDI

Colleen Singleton - fungi on tree stump
Intermediate: Colleen Singleton – fungi on tree stump

George Skarbek - Dandylion
Advanced: George Skarbek – Dandylion

Open EDI

Jim Thorne - Beautiful Lady
Intermediate: Jim Thorne – Beautiful Lady

Stephen Jude - River reflections
Advanced: Stephen Jude – River reflections

Open Print

Jenny Hartman - Looking Up
Intermediate: Jenny Hartman – Looking Up

Vicki Moritz - Wairepo Arm abstract
Advanced: Vicki Moritz – Wairepo Arm abstract

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.

Sunset and Light Painting – Thursday 2nd November 2023

For our next outing we are going to Lillydale Lake for a Sunset and Light Painting session. The committee has kindly agreed to invite a Light Painting specialist Brad Garton and his assistants to teach us how to do light painting. This session is for everyone as you don’t need to be an advanced photographer to create magic!

Date: Thursday 2nd November 2023
Time: 7:15-9:15pm
Meeting Point: The boat ramp at Lillydale Lake, near the toilet block and the green rotunda. (100 meters from the car park if you enter from C401 Swansea Road)
How to get there: By Car: Around 45 minutes from Mt Waverly Station, 7 minutes from Lilydale station. (Carpooling is recommended). There are plenty of parking next to the meeting point.

What to bring:

  1. A warm jacket (just in case it is cold around the lake) and some water.
  2. Your camera
  3. A wide-angle lens such as 16-35, 24-70 or 24-105 and a zoom lens (optional) if you want to get a close-up shot
  4. A good tripod is essential for light painting (the club has three available for loan, just put in a request if you need to borrow one)
  5. filters for sunset if you have them
  6. spare batteries
  7. a head torch if you have one

RSVP: By reply email to Jennifer Sui before 31st October 2023.

End of year competition 2023

Entries for our end of year competition are due on Tuesday 31 October 2023. This is a best of images entered throughout the year, members select from their previous entries to enter the end of year competition sections:

  • Two images for Open Print
  • Two images for Colour EDI
  • Two images for Monochrome EDI
  • One image for Creative EDI

The entry must have been entered into a 2023 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.

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 31 October 2023 at our November competition night.

As of this year we allow images to be altered prior to entry in the end of year competition (eg to incorporate comments from the judge).

5.c.1. Alterations are limited to ensure that the altered (EOY) version is clearly recognizable as a revision of the same image as entered in the monthly competitions. Conversions from colour to monochrome (or vice versa) are allowed.

To enter an altered image:

  1. In the upload system select the image from the monthly competition as normal, then indicate via the dropdown that it will be altered for end of year.
  2. Email your altered entry to the competition steward at comp@waverleycameraclub.org.

The subject for the President’s Trophy is “Wind” with your entry due on Wednesday 15 November 2023, this is to be uploaded via the competition upload system.

Annual Presentation Night – Tuesday 5th December 2023

Bookings for the WCC Annual Presentation Dinner are now open via TryBooking. Please note that we will not be holding it at the Hall this year, but at the Sandown Park Hotel.

This is an evening and opportunity to catch up with fellow Club members, acknowledge our achievements and congratulate the winners of our Annual Awards. The Committee have arranged for the Club to subsidise the two course dinner; same price for members and partners. There are a limited number of seats available. This is a once a year event, so please don’t miss out.

Thanks to Ross Eddington who has done much of the organising for this.

October 2023 ‘A pop of colour’ results

Judge: Tony Knight

Set subject EDI

Michael Silverstein - sunrise at WTP
Intermediate: Michael Silverstein – sunrise at WTP

Stephen Jude - Gold on Blue on White
Advanced: Stephen Jude – Gold on Blue on White

Open EDI

Ross Eddington - A Summers Day at Brighton
Intermediate: Ross Eddington – A Summers Day at Brighton

Angela McLeod - Mt Semaru erupting
Advanced: Angela McLeod – Mt Semaru erupting

Open Print

Leanne Poole - Rocky Valley Lakeside
Intermediate: Leanne Poole – Rocky Valley Lakeside

Stephen Edmonds - Profile
Advanced: Stephen Edmonds – Profile

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”