Workshop Tues 19th Aug – All About Composition with Dr Les Walkling

Dave Sumner

The monthly workshop on Tuesday 19th August is going to be a cracker. The club has managed to organise a lecture ‘All About Composition’ with Dr Les Walkling and you can read all about Dr Walkling by clicking his name. The night will start at 7.45pm so please be there at 7.30pm ready to go.

Please respect Dr Walkling on the night and ensure that your mobile phone is switched off, if you need to answer your phone please turn off the ringer.


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Sunday Outing – 3rd August 2014 – Abbotsford Convent

Dave Sumner

Why not come along to the Sunday outing to Abbotsford Convent on 3rd August and grab some great shots as well as sampling the local fare. Entry to the Convent is free however the convent would appreciate a small donation. Everyone should meet at 9am at the St Heliers Street entrance . Convent location is 1 St Heliers Street, Abbotsford, Melbourne. A short drive from Hoddle Street, along Johnston St, see map below.

Please note that parking can be a premium especially on a warm Sunday and there is alternative parking in Clarke and Abbotsford Streets if the parking in St Helier’s St is full.

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Sunday Outing 6th July 2014 – Melbourne Zoo

Dave Sumner

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.

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Definition of ‘Photo Travel’

Stephen Edmonds

For over 40 years the Photographic Society of America (PSA) has had a division for Photo Travel images, it is their definition that we are using for our November ‘Photo Travel’ competition.

In 2013 the PSA revised the wording of their definition to be:

“A Photo Travel image must express the feeling of a time and place, and portray a land, its distinctive features or culture in its natural state. There are no geographical limitations. Closeup pictures of people or objects must include distinguishable environment. Techniques that add to, relocate, replace or remove any element of the original image, except by cropping, are not permitted. All adjustments must appear natural. Conversion to full monochrome is acceptable. Derivations, including infrared, are unacceptable.”

We are now using this version for our November competition, there is no substantive difference between the pre-2013 and current definitions.

Both versions of the definition include the “natural state” qualifier and we have received a couple of queries as to what that means. Fortunately there was an article in the PSA Journal explaining the full definition which clarified:

“…in its natural state means that what we see is what we shoot. Like Photojournalism and Nature, Photo Travel is essentially a documentary media; our goal is to portray the truth of a situation. When we change or arrange elements in a scene for photography, to that extent our photograph becomes untrue. Consider set-up shoots. They usually are well planned; but the final result is not a real record of what existed there. What to look for in a photo travel photograph with people is spontaneity. Set-ups are the enemy of spontaneity. You may have good results with a set-up; if so, enter that image in an open division. Keep your photo travel images a natural state.”

The full article (PDF 1MB) is worth reading to get a complete understanding of the definition.