Judge: Alan Moyle
Set subject EDI
Intermediate: Michael Silverstein – I spy with my little eye
Advanced: Felix Shparberg – Horseman
Open EDI
Intermediate: Phillip Harris – The Amsterdam Shuffle
Advanced: Marlene Chaitra – Enjoying the sunshine
Open Print
Intermediate: Ray Stabey – Beeuty
Advanced: Geoff Shaw – Yellow tailed black
Creative EDI
Marie Shaw – Poppies
7:30pm on Tuesday 16th Feb, 2021 via Zoom
Mieke is known to many members and we all know she can do a really good online workshop! When Mieke and I were discussing whether the first workshop for 2021 would be in person or by zoom we elected for a remote presentation just in case! Little thinking we would be in :ockdown 3.0!! So Abstract photography is something you can follow up on Wednesday and beyond – though you will need to leave home to do the aerials!
The first of the 2021 honours meetings will be held on Wednesday 10th February 2021, 7.30 pm via Zoom.
New members are very welcome and we will start the year with an overview of the various systems, and a discussion about why you would want to take this step!
Please send your award winning images from the last year or two through. We can all learn from what has done well! Also any images you are thinking of submitting for critique
Judge: Julie Powell
Set subject EDI
Intermediate: Jenny Sui – Dumpling assembly
Advanced: Felix Shparberg – The past
Open EDI
Intermediate: Alan Scott – Castle
Advanced: Tim Keane – Simpson Desert
Open Print
Intermediate: Daren Fawkes – Desert morning
Advanced: Marlene Chaitra – Kookaburra 1
Our Street Beat meeting on Wednesday 3rd February 2021 will feature a presentation by Susan Brunialti, the president of the Australian Association of Street Photographers
We will now be holding a mix of in-person and online meetings. In general the competition night and workshop will be in-person at the Mount Waverley Community Centre, while our special interest groups will generally be online using Zoom but may use the craft room or Wadham House. Check the weekly Waverley Watson email or the calendar for details.
For in-person meetings we will be taking the following COVID safe precautions:
Hello Everyone and Happy New Year!
I hope you all had a terrific festive season and, notwithstanding the continuing annoyance that COVID brings, I hope you managed to spend some special moments with family and friends.
We are planning a Picnic-In-The-Park event on Tuesday January 12th, starting at 5:30PM at Jells Park. Note that this event will only proceed if current restrictions remain in place and the weather cooperates. It is important that you monitor your email for any updates on the Tuesday.
This will be a catered-for event (with the option to BYO food if you prefer). To make this as easy as possible in the event of a cancellation, we are planning to cater with pizzas, a simple green side-salad, and a choice of two desserts. This approach means we do not have to order anything until the day of the event.
If you have decided to join us, the most important thing is that you must register for the event for the purposes of contact tracing and catering.
And don’t forget, we want to get our print competition up and running again in 2021, so please bring along your prints to the picnic event to submit for the February competition night.
I hope to see you at Jells Park on the 12th.
Starting with the February 2021 competition (due on Tuesday 12 January 2021) we have a new way of submitting competition entries. Instead of entries being emailed they are to be uploaded to:
For any support issues with uploading entries, please contact comp@waverleycameraclub.org.
Please join us for the final Honours/Intermediate group meeting for 2020 to review the results of Lake Macquarie International. This has been added to the schedule due to the closing of Maitland International Print salon in January.
February – Still Life
| Judge: | Julie Powell |
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| Entries due: | Tuesday 12 January 2021 |
| Judged: | Tuesday 2 February 2021 |
| Sections: | Open print Open EDI Set subject EDI |
| Set subject definition: | Still life photography is a genre of photography used for the depiction of inanimate subject matter, typically a small group of objects. It is the application of photography to the still life artistic style. One example is food photography. This genre gives the photographer more leeway in the arrangement of design elements within a composition compared to other photographic genres, such as landscape or portrait photography. Lighting and framing are important aspects of still life photography composition. Popular still life images include groups of flowers, food, and desk space, but still life photography is not limited to those 3 categories. Every object can be arranged into a Fine Art still life composition. Typically, a still life is not close up to the subject nor far away, but at a very medium angle. The art in still life photography is often in the choice of objects that are being arranged and the lighting rather than the skill of the photographer. |
March – Portrait
| Judge: | Alan Moyle |
|---|---|
| Entries due: | Tuesday 2 February 2021 |
| Judged: | Tuesday 2 March 2021 |
| Sections: | Open print Open EDI Set subject EDI Creative EDI |
| Set subject definition: | Portraits of people of all colours, races, religions, the whole range of human feelings. Live photography, outdoor photography as well as studio portraits. Men, women, or children. The human face as a reflection of emotion and life experience. Images entered into this category must be portraits of a person or a group of no more than three people. |
April – Structures (monochrome)
| Judge: | Peter Clarke |
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| Entries due: | Tuesday 2 March 2021 |
| Judged: | Tuesday 6 April 2021 |
| Sections: | Monochrome open print Monochrome open EDI Monochrome set subject EDI |
| Set subject definition: | This subject requires a structure that is created, constructed or modified by the human hand or by animals. The subject affords a broad range of subject opportunities and requires a major focus on the subject constructed. The subject allows for human, or animal or a construction that contains intervention by both human and animal. |
May – Landscape/Seascape
| Judge: | David Norris |
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| Entries due: | Tuesday 6 April 2021 |
| Judged: | Tuesday 4 May 2021 |
| Sections: | Open print Open EDI Set subject EDI |
| Set subject definition: | Landscape and Seascape images are eligible to be entered in this section. The emotional and pictorial content of the image will weigh more heavily than its story telling. Modification or derivation techniques are allowed but the entry must appear realistic. Cityscapes are excluded from this competition. |
June – Abstract
| Judge: | Mieke Boynton |
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| Entries due: | Tuesday 4 May 2021 |
| Judged: | Tuesday 1 June 2021 |
| Sections: | Open print Open EDI Set subject EDI Creative EDI |
| Set subject definition: | Abstract photography, sometimes called non-objective, experimental or conceptual photography, is a means of depicting a visual image that does not have an immediate association with the object world and that has been created through the use of photographic equipment, processes or materials. An abstract photograph may isolate a fragment of a natural scene in order to remove its inherent context from the viewer, it may be purposely staged to create a seemingly unreal appearance from real objects, or it may involve the use of color, light, shadow, texture, shape and/or form to convey a feeling, sensation or impression. The image may be produced using traditional photographic equipment like a camera, darkroom or computer, or it may be created without using a camera by directly manipulating film, paper or other photographic media. |
July – Storyline (photojournalism)
| Judge: | Robyn Campbell |
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| Entries due: | Tuesday 1 June 2021 |
| Judged: | Tuesday 6 July 2021 |
| Sections: | Open print Open EDI Set subject EDI |
| Set subject definition: | Storytelling photography is an image that captures a moment with tension, inspiration, and emotions. It tells the story of your subject matter without using motion pictures or words. Unlike a simple image that only gives random data or facts, a storytelling image inspires people, makes them think, and invoke their emotions. In other words, it can have a bigger impact. While it is more challenging to create such an image, these moments can help you to deliver how you feel about something, send an important message or show an idea with your photography. |
August – Minimalism
| Judge: | Mario Mirabile |
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| Entries due: | Tuesday 6 July 2021 |
| Judged: | Tuesday 3 August 2021 |
| Sections: | Open print Open EDI Set subject EDI Creative EDI |
| Set subject definition: | Minimalist photography is a form of photography that is distinguished by extreme, austere simplicity. It emphasizes spareness and focuses solely on the smallest number of objects in the composition process. |
September – At work (monochrome)
| Judge: | Gaynor Robson |
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| Entries due: | Tuesday 3 August 2021 |
| Judged: | Tuesday 7 September 2021 |
| Sections: | Monochrome open print Monochrome open EDI Monochrome set subject EDI |
| Set subject definition: | Images of workplaces whether indoors or outdoors. The images can broad views of workplaces without people or can contain one or more people in their workplace – or may be close up images showing work being executed. |
October – Travel
| Judge: | Christopher Ian |
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| Entries due: | Tuesday 7 September 2021 |
| Judged: | Tuesday 5 October 2021 |
| Sections: | Open print Open EDI Set subject EDI Creative EDI |
| Set subject definition: | A Photo Travel image expresses the characteristic features or culture of a land as they are found naturally. There are no geographic limitations. Images from events or activities arranged specifically for photography, or of subjects directed or hired for photography are not permitted. Close up pictures of people or objects must include features that provide information about the location. Techniques that add, relocate, replace or remove any element of the original image, except by cropping, are not permitted. The only allowable adjustments are removal of dust or digital noise, restoration of the appearance of the original scene and complete conversion to greyscale monochrome. Other derivations, including infrared, are not permitted. All images must look natural. |
November – Patterns (manmade or nature)
| Judge: | TBA |
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| Entries due: | Tuesday 5 October 2021 |
| Judged: | Tuesday 26 October 2021 |
| Sections: | Open print Open EDI Set subject EDI |
| Set subject definition: | Pattern photography is the concept of integrating a repetition of elements into a photograph. Patterns surround us and can be found in the natural world or generated by the activities of humans, animals or the natural world. Photographs that capture pattern will contain repetitive elements such as shapes, colours or textures. Photographs may be up-close or wide angle compositions. This subject does not include digitally generated patterns created by apps or software. |
December – End of year
| Judge: | TBA |
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| Entries due: | Tuesday 26 October 2021 |
| Judged: | Tuesday 7 December 2021 |
| Sections: | Colour EDI Monochrome EDI Creative EDI President’s trophy |