Final Reminder – October Print Night
Our print night at Valentine Bowling Club will commence at 7.00pm this coming Thursday, 12th October.
Remember please, if you are intending to enter the Image of the Year (IOTY) Competition you can bring your print entries on Thursday for collection by Sue Slack. Please make sure you have entered each print in the respective IOTY competition on the club website and that the corresponding label is affixed to the front and rear of your prints.
See you then.
by Dennis Archibald, October 10, 2023
October Club Night – Final Reminder
Our October club night will be held at Valentine Bowling Club next week on Thursday 12th October, commencing at 7.00pm.
Please keep in mind that this is the last monthly competition this year and if you have any “gems” we haven’t seen yet this is your last chance. Images entered in October competitions can be used in the Image of the Year competition.
Our Print Judge for the night is Peter Ryan QPSA, AFIAP, FAPS from the Maitland Camera Club.
Hope to see you all next Thursday evening.
by Dennis Archibald, October 5, 2023
2023 Image of the Year Competition
Our 2024 Image of the Year (IOTY) competition is fast approaching. This competition allows members to enter their best images that they have entered during the year in our monthly competitions and to have them judged by a different panel of judges. The rules for the competition can be found on our club website in the Club Rules document.
Members can enter up to 4 of their best images that they entered in their respective grades in the IOTY Open Colour, Nature, and Monochrome sections of the digital and print competitions held during the year.
With the exception of images entered in Set Subject competitions, images can only be entered in the same section that they were entering during the year. (e.g. An image previously entered in Nature cannot be entered in Colour in the IOTY.)
Images entered in any of the Set Subjects competitions during the year can be entered in the appropriate section of the IOTY (Colour, Mono or Nature).
The following is the list of IOTY competition categories.
Digital:
- B Grade Open Colour
- B Grade Mono
- B Grade Nature
- A Grade Open Colour
- A Grade Mono
- A Grade Nature
- Advanced Grade Open Colour
- Advanced Grade Mono
- Advanced Grade Nature
Prints:
- B Grade Open Colour Large Print
- B Grade Mono Large Print
- B Grade Nature Large Print
- B Grade Open Small Print
- A Grade Open Colour Large Print
- A Grade Mono Large Print
- A Grade Nature Large Print
- A Grade Open Small Print
- Advanced Grade Open Colour Large Print
- Advanced Grade Mono Large Print
- Advanced Grade Nature Large Print
The closing date for entries for the IOTY competitions is Friday 20th October. This will allow members to enter an image or a print that they have entered in October competitions in the IOTY.
Judging will take place following the close of entries and the results (top 10) will be available at our club night on Wednesday 8th November at Valentine Bowling Club. Once these results are announced club members will be asked to pick their overall single IOTY winner which will be announced at our Christmas Function on Sunday 3rd December.
If you are entering the IOTY Print competitions you can bring your prints to the club night next Thursday at VBC for collection or alternatively drop them off at either Sue Slack, Ruth Keech or Di Schofield’s homes. Please contact before you drop off.
If you have any questions about this competition, please get in touch with one of your committee members. I will go through this again at the club night next week.
by Dennis Archibald, October 5, 2023
Northern Photographic Federation (NPF) – Martinsville Studio Open Day
An Open Day Photo shoot is being held at the Martinsville Studio on Tuesday 26th September between 10.00am and 4.00pm. Follow the link below for all the details. I’ll also discuss further at our Club Night this Thursday.
by Dennis Archibald, September 10, 2023
September Club Night – Final Reminder
Our September Club Night and judging of the September Print Competitions will take place this week on Thursday night, 14th September at Valentine Bowling Club, commencing at 7.00pm.
Our judge for the evening is Bob Todd. Raffles and refreshments as usual. Hope to see you then.
by Dennis Archibald, September 10, 2023