On Tuesday, 18th August 2026 will be a short AGM followed by the Club’s 60th Anniversary Celebration.
So, if you are looking for a good night out that includes some of the Club’s history, light refreshments, games and birthday cake, please come along and feel free to bring spouses/partners who are also welcome to attend.
Best Regards,
John Crawford
WCC President
Judge: Wade Buchan
Set Subject EDI
Intermediate: Ross Eddington – Flying Fynn
Advanced: Alan Bennett – Showing some air
Open EDI
Intermediate: Mike Whitton – Lights in the forest
Advanced: Vicki Moritz – Loch Leven panorama
Open Print
Intermediate: Stef Wendler-Canning – Hydrangea Colour Studies 5
Advanced: Kirsten Morton – Emu Intensity
Set Subject definition:
Images that capture the movement in camera. Use of post processing blur effects not allowed.
We recently participated in the Knox Monochrome Interclub. We did not place as high as previous years, but congratulation to those who had their images selected for entry.
Our highest scored images:
Jenny Adams – 5 mins at Flinders St Station
All of our entries can be viewed in our Knox Monochrome 2026 galleries.
Our next workshop will at 7.30 pm on Tuesday 21 July on Zoom. The topic is Processing Landscape Images, presented by Ben Maze.
After Ben presented last year on creating compositions in the rainforest; many people commented how beautifully his images were processed and presented.
Judge: Paul Robinson
Set Subject EDI
Intermediate: Belinda Kerr – Campbells Soup Cans
Advanced: Tim Keane – Flower Thrower
Open EDI
Intermediate: Ingrid Makowski – Mt Hotham March Fly
Advanced: Vicki Moritz – Attention Tram
Open Print
Intermediate: Stef Wendler-Canning – Hydrangea No 8
Advanced: Russell Lucas – Yachts In the Bohinj Mist
Set Subject definition:
Recreate a well-known artwork such as a painting, sculpture, drawing, collage, art gallery installation, etc. Title of the artwork to be provided in the image title. Painting examples include Modernism, Realism, Impressionism, Cubism etc. No editing restrictions.
Our next workshop will be on Tuesday 16 June 2026 at 7.30 pm on Zoom. The topic will be “Fine Art Architecture: Shooting and Processing”, presented by Tom Peck from Essex in the UK.
If you’d care to see some of Tom’s work then check out Quest Photography.
Tuesday night’s Creative SIG meeting saw 24 members attend with 11 people (apart from Leanne and myself) contributing with images.
There was lots of discussion and some people did a short “how to” of their creations as well, which was really appreciated and helpful. Stephen E explained about the use of black perspex for reflections, Lyndel talked about her frozen flowers, Jim O’D explained the power of curves and blend modes and Marie showed how she created her beautiful flower garden picture and leaf Mandelas with Affinity photo. Also Jill showed how she warped her already warped building to create human forms and Geoff some Mandelas and clever composite scenes.
The optional theme this time was to explore your camera including special in camera effects. Ken G, Alan S and Stephen E have been dabbling with different techniques and created some beautiful and unique pictures while Stef got some lovely effects with the water colour setting on the Canon camera.
It was great to see the variety of ideas and outcomes. Also the intention and meaning behind some of the work was especially poignant. Thank you to those members for sharing your thoughts.
The WhatsApp chat is great for us to keep in touch and share ideas and thoughts in-between meetings. If anyone is not part of the group and would like to be, please let Leanne or myself know.
We are looking forward to our next catch up on the 11th August so in the meantime keep playing and experimenting. As I said last time creating is not an exact science but one of constant surprises and happy moments that can give you joy.
Jenny A & Leanne
Judge: Ian Rolfe
Set Subject EDI
Intermediate: Alan Scott – Beach Sunrise
Advanced: Jenny Adams – Little Beach
Open EDI
Intermediate: Fiona Jones – Middle stump
Advanced: Alan Bennett – On your marks get set go
Open Print
Intermediate: Stef Wendler-Canning – Hydrangea in black and white
Advanced: Vira Vujovich – Surreal
Set Subject definition:
A panoramic image has a wide format – its ratio width:height must be at least 2:1. This can be achieved by stitching images, or cropping an image. Landscape images celebrate the beauty of the natural environment, showcasing the spaces and scenery of the natural world. Images may include animals, people or manmade elements, provided the primary emphasis is on natural scenery. The image must look natural although elements can be composited to add to the story.
The next Macro and Close-up outing will be on Sunday 24th May 2026. The plan is:
It is our intention to focus on photographing fungi. Thanks to Mike and Elaine who did a bit of a reconnaissance for us and advise that the fungi is easily accessible from the O’Donohue Track.
There are toilet facilities at O’Donohue Picnic Ground.
Carpooling is encouraged as parking could be limited.
All are welcome to attend, whatever your experience level or whether you are photographing fungi or not. A macro lens is not necessary either, you can even try your mobile phone
