The next Sunday outing on the 6th July 2014, will be at Melbourne Zoo meeting at 9am at the Zoo’s Main Entrance on Elliot Avenue. There is plenty of parking available and the cost to park your car here on a Sunday is $2 for 5 Hours.

Please contact Cookie if you intend to join us so that we can plan a group booking and reserve seats for lunch. Please see the attached flyer and maps for further information.

This is a great opportunity for people interested in wildlife photography to hone their skills without having to go on safari. We will have at least one experienced wildlife photographer who will be around to answer questions or to help people improve their photography. Please bring along your longest focal length lens and at least a monopod or preferably a tripod.

Camberwell Historicial Society
Speaker: Bruce Postle
Tuesday 24th June 2014 8PM
Topic: 50 years of history through photographs
Venue: The Meeting Room, Camberwell Library, 340 Camberwell Road, Camberwell

Bruce Postle was one of the greatest Australian Photojournalists of the 20th century. His career that spanned over 50 years included 29 years at The Age.
His legendary photographs covered the most notable events and people, capturing many moving moments in our history. He has been an inspiration to many who have followed in his footsteps.

His presentation will show most of the best of his collection of photos.

The next outing on Sunday 1 June 2014 will be to the historic gold mining town of Walhalla.

10AM – Meet at Walhalla Goldfield Railway
11AM – Train departing from Walhalls Station to Thomson Station
12PM – Lunch Walhalla
1:30pm to 3PM – Exploring Walhalla Township

Next Sunday, 4 May we have a fantastic 1st Sunday of the Month Outing planned to Westgate Park and Port Melbourne, with a very special prize for the best photo taken on the day. This will be a great day with many great photographic and learning opportunities.

10am Westgate Park (Full briefing and mentoring for beginners)
12pm Westgate Park (meet under the bridge)
1:30pm Lunch at various eateries on Bay Street, Port Melbourne
3:00pm Street and architecture photography in area
5:00pm Princes Pier for Sunset at 5:30pm

April’s Sunday outing will be a combination of Federation Bells, Federation Square and St Paul’s Cathedral for sunrise. Then a Lanes walk plus Lunch at Southgate and then a Waterfront walk.

Here’s the itinerary:

7.30 am Morning Light Shoot

• Morning Light at Federation Square (Federation Bells)
• Exploring Federation Square and St Paul’s Cathedral
• Breakfast

10.00 am – Meet at Federation Square for “Arcades and Lanes walk” Refer to Arcades & lanes (PDF, 545KB) for further info.

• Degraves Street
• Block Arcade
• Royal Arcade
• Bourke street mall
• Union Lane – Graffiti art
• Manchester Unity

12.30 – 2 pm – meet at Southgate Food Court for lunch (BYO or bought lunch, mingle and chit chat)

2.00 pm – meet at Federation Square for “On the waterfront walk“. Refer to On the waterfront (PDF, 549KB).

5.00 pm – Conclude or Sunset

Phillip Island

2 March 2014

Meet 10am at Churchill Island Heritage Farm (carpark)

Equipment to bring:

• Wide to medium lens (24mm to 70mm ideal)
• Long lens (for Nobbies)
• Polariser and Graduated ND filter (if you have any)
• Tripod or monopod
• Good walking shoes, sunscreen, hat & personal effects

BYO lunch or puchase at kiosk

Other locations will be: Cowes and the Nobbies

To be decided: Cat Bay and Pyramid Rock

New members and beginners welcome

For inexperienced members there will be:

• A quick briefing at the start of each location; and
• A Buddy to look out for if you have any questions

Please note that due to excessive temperature forecast (43) and the risk of bushfires, the Sunday Outing on the 2nd Feb to The Organ Pipes National Park is cancelled.

Thanks

Dave Sumner

Friday 7th – Monday 10th March

Join fellow camera club members on an amazing three day photography weekend in Marysville and experience the many wonderful photographic opportunities available including the Blue Ranges, Beech Forest, Keppels Falls & Taggerty River to name a few.

We have secured accommodation at the fully renovated El Kanah Marysville

Accommodation cost is $235 per person and includes:

* 3 nights in a Twin or Queen Room;
* Continental Breakfast each morning;
* All day tea & coffee servery; and
* Golf course across the road

Book and pay now. Places are limited.

On behalf of the WCC Committee, I would just like to say a big thank you to those members who braved the 43 degree heat to attend the BBQ on Tuesday 14th Jan. There was around 25 people there with one or two new members who I think also had a great time. We did lots of chatting, created a meeting agenda for Friday and other photography orientated activities.

Thanks again for attending and if you didn’t make it for whatever reason, there is always next year.

Happy Birthday for the 14th Jan Andrew

[picture to follow soon]

Dave Sumner