Print Mounting – Matt Board Sizes
This is a quick reminder that if you are entering print competitions please comply with the rules around the size of your prints and the matt boards you use to mount them. You can find these rules on the club website in the document 2022 Competition Rules – section 8 and 9.
In summary small prints may be no larger than 15cm X 10cm. There are no restrictions on large print sizes providing they fit within the size of the large print matt boards.
All prints must be mounted on a rigid mount board that is no thicker than 4mm.
For small prints the board MUST be 23cm x 18cm.
For large prints thde board MUST be 50cm x 40cm.
The mount board may be of any colour.
There are a range of reasons for these rules some of which you can find in the club competition document. Keeping your boards to these dimensions means that we can efficiently utilse the space on the prints stands and means that you don’t run the risk of having your print rejected on the night.
by Dennis Archibald, March 11, 2023
Results for competitions in 2023 March Prints
There were 7 entries that were rated the highest by our judge(s).
Members can view all images and comment on them by following this link
View / Comment entries in 2023 March Prints
Member’s choice voting is available. This just for fun and does not affect the club pointscore. To vote follow the link above.
click here to see a pdf catalog of all competition results
Lilium Orientalis Steve McGrath – Honours-Judges-Choice A Grade Open Colour Large Print |
White Faced Heron with Prawn Steve McGrath – Honours-Judges-Choice A Grade Nature Large Print |
Old Lighter/Whaler – Norfolk Island Ian Brown – Honours-Judges-Choice B Grade Open Colour Large Print |
Standing Guard Elica Petrovska – Honours-Judges-Choice B Grade Nature Large Print |
Surfer boy Susan Robinson – Honours-Judges-Choice B Grade Open Small Print |
Mongolian Grandmother Alan Hinde – Honours-Judges-Choice Advanced Open Colour Large Print |
Courting Cranes Alan Hinde – Honours-Judges-Choice Advanced Nature Large Print |
by Susan Slack, March 9, 2023
Results for competitions in 2023 February Digital
There were 9 entries that were rated the highest by our judge(s).
Members can view all images and comment on them by following this link
View / Comment entries in 2023 February Digital
Member’s choice voting is available. This just for fun and does not affect the club pointscore. To vote follow the link above.
click here to see a pdf catalog of all competition results
The teacher Colin Schofield – Honours-Judges-Choice A Grade Open Colour Digital |
Double The Luminosity Brenton Elsey – Honours-Judges-Choice A Grade Open Mono Digital |
What are you doing in my House Bob Todd – Honours-Judges-Choice A Grade SetSubject Digital |
Reflections Laurie Connolly – Honours-Judges-Choice B Grade Open Colour Digital |
Let Me Out Wendy Tarrant – Honours-Judges-Choice B Grade Open Mono Digital |
Look who was under the deck – Bluey Ian Brown – Honours-Judges-Choice B Grade SetSubject Digital |
Contempt Chris Prior – Honours-Judges-Choice Advanced Open Colour Digital |
Church of the Good Shepherd NZ Peter Stanley – Honours-Judges-Choice Advanced Open Mono Digital |
Thirsty Bees Margot Hughes – Honours-Judges-Choice Advanced SetSubject Digital |
by Diane Schofield, March 6, 2023
March Raw Image Challenge
It’s challenge time again. Download this months image from the website, look for March Raw Image Challenge link in competition area and then select blue button to download file.
This months image must be a conversion to MONOCHROME. Try out some new techniques for B and W. This months Zoom presentation, hosted by Roy Killen, will definitely be worth a look and help with your conversion. Zoom in on March 15th.
Make sure you upload your edited image by March 31st.
Last months image of the fig trees is now open for all members to judge so get involved and take a look at how others have edited the same image
This months image is of the old Stewart and Loyds railway and sheds
by Greg Carruthers, March 1, 2023
March Club Night
Our next club night will be held at the Valentine Bowling Club on Wednesday 8th March, commencing at 7.00pm.
My thanks to the avid readers of Skiffy who noticed my error in the latest edition of Skiffy where I incorrectly stated that the next club meeting was on Wednesday 8th July. Oooops!
Chris Prior will be our guest speaker and will tell us about his experience undertaking a course through the Photographic Society of America. Following Chris’s talk there will the raffle, refresments and then judging of our March print competition by Ian Marriner.
See you all then.
by Dennis Archibald, February 28, 2023