Waverley Camera Club runs a program of monthly competitions within the Club, and also competes several times a year against other clubs in Inter Club Competitions. Some members also enter National and International competitions.
Rules and how to enter
Schedule for 2019
Definitions for 2019
Competition galleries
At the recent VAPS Interclub we placed fourth for our EDI entries, with congratulations to the following members for their AV entries:
Our entries (with their individual scores) can be viewed in the VAPS Interclub 2019 galleries.
Judge: Mandarine Montgomery
Set subject EDI
Intermediate: Steve Hilton – Wall of Water
Advanced: Julie Madders – REACTION
Open EDI
Intermediate: Angela McLeod – HORIZONTAL SKIING
Advanced: Rosie Hughes – SUNBATHING AT NEWCASTLE
Open Print
Intermediate: Anthony Pearsall – Tribal mind
Advanced: Vicki Moritz – SM the thinker
For the second year we have participated in the 2019 APS Australian Cup, while we didn’t receive an award or honorable mention, we did perform better than last year. Please review the 2019 APS Australian Cup catalogue to see the strong competition we were up against.
Judge: Christopher Ian
Set subject EDI
Intermediate: Anthony Pearsall – Contempt
Advanced: Anthony Yap – Princess
Open EDI
Intermediate: Phillip Harris – Collared
Advanced: Russell Lucas – Dragon Head Rock Dusk 1
Open Print
Intermediate: Tim Keane – Zebra Plain
Advanced: Rosie Hughes – FARMER AND HIS BUFFALO
Creative EDI
Judge: Tom Putt
Set subject EDI
Intermediate: Tim Keane – Kodak Pass
Advanced: Trace O’Rourke – Yarra Fog
Open EDI
Intermediate: Ross Eddington – Sweeping Changes
Advanced: Russell Lucas – Rye Rock 1
Open Print
Intermediate: Ray Stabey – Kangaroo Island Pelican
Advanced: Vicki Moritz – Spirit coming in
Judge: Jen Fawkes
Set subject EDI
Intermediate: Hai Thi Nguyen – MORNING COFFE GPO MELBOURNE
Advanced: Rosie Hughes – REACH FOR THE SKY
Open EDI
Intermediate: Samantha Pearsall – SPLASH
Advanced: Helen Warnod – Hot cuppa
Open Print
Intermediate: Hai Thi Nguyen – EARLY MORNING’S CAMEL ROCK BERMAGU NSW
Advanced: Jill Shaw – Scalloped Arches in Agra Red Fort
Judge: Rob Sloane
Set subject EDI
Intermediate: Hans Huysmans – Erin & Bridget icing Papas Birthday cake
Advanced: Wolf Marx – All Work No Play
Open EDI
Intermediate: Hai Thi Nguyen – Infinity Lake Tyrrell
Advanced: Geoff Shaw – Lemur 1
Open Print
Intermediate: Rahul Kapur – Live Sketch Artist
Advanced: Richard Conn – Checking for Danger
| Month | Judge | Sections | Entries due by | Judged |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February | Rob Sloane | Open print: open Open EDI: open Set subject EDI: My home environment |
Tuesday 8th January (BBQ) | Tuesday 5th February |
| March | Jen Fawkes | Open print: open (monochrome) Open EDI: open (monochrome) Set subject EDI: Perspective (monochrome) |
Tuesday 5th February | Tuesday 5th March |
| April | Tom Putt | Open print: open Open EDI: open Set subject EDI: Land/Seascapes |
Tuesday 6th March | Tuesday 2nd April |
| May | Christopher Ian | Open print: open Open EDI: open Set subject EDI: Portrait Creative: creative |
Tuesday 2nd April | Tuesday 7th May |
| June | Mandarine Montgomery | Open print: open Open EDI: open Set subject EDI: Movement |
Tuesday 7th May | Tuesday 4th June |
| July | Heather Prince | Open print: open Open EDI: open Set subject EDI: Animals Creative: creative |
Tuesday 4th June | Tuesday 2nd July |
| August | Tony Harding | Open print: open Open EDI: open Set subject EDI: Travel |
Tuesday 2nd July | Tuesday 6th August |
| September | Mario Mirable | Open print: open Open EDI: open Set subject EDI: Minimalism Creative: creative |
Tuesday 6th August | Tuesday 3rd September |
| October | Gaynor Robson | Open print: open Open EDI: open Set subject EDI: Food |
Tuesday 3rd September | Tuesday 1st October |
| November | Steve Scalone | Open print: open (monochrome) Open EDI: open (monochrome) Set subject EDI: High key/low key (monochrome) Creative: creative (can be colour) |
Tuesday 1st October | Tuesday 29th October |
| December | TBD | End of year competition | Tuesday 29th October | Tuesday 3rd December |
February – My Home Environment
An image which tells the viewer something about the club members home – inside or outside.
March – Perspective
All entries in monochrome.
An image in which linear perspective is a key element. The image may be taken from a different angle or viewpoint that would normally be expected from a photographer. Examples of perspective can be overhead, low to the ground, acute angles or closer than normally seen.
April – Landscape or Seascapes
A landscape is a photograph of natural scenery with land and sky based elements displayed in a pictorial fashion. It may include evidence of man, people, animals, even part of the sea provided that none of these additional elements dominate the photograph. A seascape is a photograph of natural coastal scenery, a wave study, or a picture of the open sea, provided always that the sea is the centre of interest of the photograph. People, boats and man-made structures may be present as incidental to the photograph.
May – Portrait
A photograph of a person or persons that may range from a head study to full body length. This includes candid photographs and formal portraits.
June – Movement
An image that incorporates or expresses movement. The maker can use subject movement or even implied movement where picture elements suggest directional motion.
July – Animals
A picture of living animals, birds or insects either confined or in their natural environment. Studio style images of animals are acceptable.
August – Travel
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 appropriate. Close up pictures of people or objects must include features that provide information about the environment. 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 allowed adjustments must appear natural.
September – Minimalism
An image that is simple without complicated subjects and backgrounds and has only one or two elements in the scene. The KISS principle applies to images taken for this category.
October – Food
An image of food taken in any environment such as a picnic, BBQ, your kitchen, a restaurant or any other place where food is prepared and/or eaten is acceptable. The image may contain people, animals or man-made objects such as a table and cutlery etc. but, the food must remain the dominant subject in the image for e.g. cutlery on a plate full of food is acceptable whereas an empty plate with cutlery is not.
November – High key/low key
All entries except creative must be monochrome.
An image which is predominantly bright with darker subject elements (high key) or predominantly dark with brighter subject elements (low key).
The committee has been busy planning activities for next year and we have been guided in this by the responses from the survey in terms of set subjects and workshops. A number of these are now confirmed and our first few competition nights will be as follows:
| Month | Judge | Set subject |
|---|---|---|
| February | Rob Sloane | My home environment |
| March | Jen Fawkes | Perspective (monochrome month) |
| April | Tom Putt | Land/Seascapes |
| May | Christopher Ian | Portrait (also creative section) |
So that you can prepare, other possible set subjects are travel, animals, movement, minimalism, food and low key/hi key. Once judges are organised these will be confirmed. The “creative months” will be May/July/September/November, so there is plenty of time to get creative before they are due in!
Workshops currently being organised are printing, black and white photography, low key/high key lighting (Kayell), travel photography, camera function and maintenance, macro photography, astro-photography and more.
We are also well on the way to securing Mark Galer who will be doing a half day workshop on LightRoom where we are hoping to cover some of the more advanced features. The first weekend in March is the likely date for this event and there will be a small charge which will be subsidised somewhat by the club. An advanced photoshop workshop is also being planned so watch this space.
Vicki Moritz
President, WCC