August Club Night Reminder
Our next club night is coming up soon. We will be meeting at the Valentine Bowling Club at 7.00pm on Wednesday 10th August.
This month Bev Woodman will kick off the evening with a short presentation on the “Colours of the Outback – discovering the beauty of this dry vast land”. The August print competitions will be judged immediately afterwards by Kim Evans.
Please keep in mind your strategies to protect yourself and those around you from Covid. Follow the health guidelines.
by Dennis Archibald, August 5, 2022
NORTHERN PHOTOGRAPHIC FEDERATION (NPF) – 2022 PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION AND CONVENTION
Following on from my last post on 13th July this is a reminder that entries to the print and digital competitions must be uploaded through the MyPhotoClub website: https://npf.myphotoclub.com.au/ by 7th August. It is an easy process to look back at images you have already entered and upload one of your existing digital or print entries from the website.
If you are entering the print competitions you can bring along your print entries to the next club night at Valentine Bowling Club on Wednesday 10th August or alternatively drop them off at my home at 37 Seaview Close Eleebana no later than Thursday 11th August. If I am not at home simply leave on the front verandah.
Finally if you plan to attend the convention at the Kurri Kurri Bowling club over the weekend of the 27th and 28th August please let me know as I have to advise numbers for catering purposes.
by Dennis Archibald, July 26, 2022
NORTHERN PHOTOGRAPHIC FEDERATION (NPF) – 2022 Photographic Competition and Convention
As previously advised in Skiffy and at our June Club night the NPF is holding a photographic competition and exhibition in conjunction with a convention weekend on 27th and 28th August, 2022. The convention will feature a range of keynote speakers and workshops over the two days, as well as a trade fair with many of the key suppliers in attendance.
The competition and convention are open to all members of affiliated camera clubs, which includes our camera club.
Venue: Kurri Kurri Bowling Club, Tarro Street, Kurri Kurri (next to McDonald’s)
Key dates:
- 1st July, 2022 Photographic competition entries open
- 7th August 2022 Closing date for entrants to upload entries
- 12th August 2022 Deadline for bulk delivery of prints by clubs
- 13 – 21st August, 2022 Judging
- 27th August, 2022 Exhibition and presentation of awards at the NPF Convention
- 28th August 2022 Exhibition open to the public
Competition Summary:
The competition offers six sections:
- Prints – Monochrome (M), Colour (C), Nature (N)
- Digital – Open (OD), People, (PD) Macro (MD)
- Definitions are available on the NPF website
Entry upload through the MyPhotoClub website: https://npf.myphotoclub.com.au/
Maximum of 6 entries per entrant across the 6 sections, with a maximum of 2 entries per section.
Given the deadline above for bulk delivery of prints to the NPF competition I will advise the process for collecting our club print entries in a following post on the club website shortly.
Entry fee:
- Entry to photographic competition and convention weekend: $45 per person
- Entry to convention weekend: $50 per person
Accommodation: There is a range of accommodation available in the local area. Accommodation in Kurri Kurri itself has limited options, however Maitland, East Maitland, Cessnock and Pokolbin are all a 20 – 25 minute easy drive from Kurri Kurri and there are also quite a few B&B’s, farms stays and Airbnb businesses on offer.
RSVP: If you are planning to attend the convention at the Kurri Kurri Bowling Club please RSVP to myself, Dennis Archibald at belmont16sphotojudging@gmail.com by Monday 15th August, 2022 as numbers are required for catering.
by Dennis Archibald, July 13, 2022
July Club Night Reminder
Our July club night is rapidly approaching and will be held at the Valentine Bowling Club next Wednesday 13th July, commencing at 7.00pm.
The evening will begin with a short presentation by Sean Sylvester on Lightning Photography and be following by judging of our July Print competition entries by Barry Collier.
As usual we will hold our raffles and tea and coffee refreshments will be available during the night. See you then.
by Dennis Archibald, July 7, 2022
2022 Judging Course – Confirmed Date
The 2022 club Judging Course is now confirmed for Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th August and will be held at the St Johns Ambulance Training facility at 1b Court Street, Adamstown. Start time is 8.45am on Saturday and the course will run to approximately 5.00pm on each day. There are tea/coffee facilities available for a gold coin donation and lunch will be taken at the nearby Gates Hotel. The fee is $20.00 pp for club members. Non club members will pay $40.00 , with all fees going to the St. John Ambulance as a donation. There are still places available for club members so be quick as we will open attendance to other clubs shortly. If you are interested please contact Bill Chambers via email – batfish2@bigpond .net.au
by Dennis Archibald, June 7, 2022
