Happy New Year with our first Skiffy for 2023
Welcome to our newest edition of the Club’s monthly newsletter.
I’ve done a little zhuzhing of the layout and changed a few things…how many can you find?
Please feel free to make suggestions on topics you might enjoy, share your thoughts on a photography topic via a Letter to the Editor or, submit an article for publication. I’m keen to add anything that is of interest to our members and I love to show off your images, so please don’t be shy.
And, make sure you check out ‘Save the Date’ I’ve updated this section with some helpful new information regarding competition entry cut off dates and times – never miss out on entering a competition again! 😀
Enjoy 🙂
Julie
by Julie Brooks, January 4, 2023
Reminders -Print Night Wednesday 11 January Valentine Bowling Club etc
Happy New Year. Hopefully your 2023’s resolution will be to enter more images and prints and to support your club.
The cut-off date for January competition entries is Sunday 8 January at 11.59 pm. Please make sure that your entries meet the deadline. Print entries must also be entered onto the website.
PSA Interclub entries close on Tuesday 31 January 11pm. Please contribute so that Roy Killen and his team are spoilt for choice.
Maitland International Salon competition closes on Saturday 7 January 11.59pm
Have you voted on the motion for a new proposed club? Sue Slack would love to hear from you. Her email address is: gordon.slack15@bigpond.com
by Diane Schofield, January 3, 2023
PSA INTERCLUB COMPETITIONS
Entries are now open for Round 2 of the PSA Interclub competition and ALL club members are invited to submit images. Sections are Colour, Monochrome, Nature, Photo Travel and Photojournalism. You can enter one image in each section but they must be images that have not previously represented our club in a PSA Interclub competition.
Full details of the results from Round 1 of the competition will be in the next Skiffy.
If you have any questions about this competition please contact Roy Killen.
by Roy Killen, December 30, 2022
Commencement of 2023 Club Activities
I hope that everyone has had an enjoyable Christmas celebrated with family and friends.
Club activities will commence in January with the commencement of our digital and print competitions. These can be uploaded to the club website in the usual way and entries close for each competition on Sunday 8th January at 11.59pm. Use the year selector for 2023 on the club entry page and please make sure that you read the definition for the set subject competition “A Face to Remember”. The list of 2023 set subjects can be found in the Club Documents – Rules/FAQ’s/AGM Set Subjects section of the website.
The January club night will again be held at the Valentine Bowling Club on Wednesday 11th January commencing at 7.00pm. The first item on the agenda will be to hold an Extraordinary Meeting that will vote on “winding-up” the Belmont 16s Photography Club.
The motion to be put is as follows:
- To authorise the club Committee to apply for registration of a new photography club as an incorporated association.
- To transfer the assets of the Belmont 16s Photography Club to the new incorporated club at a date determined by the Committee.
- To cease operation of the Belmont 16s Photography Club at a date determined by the Committee.
Members can vote on this motion through one of the following means:
- By attending the meeting in person
- By attending the meeting via ZOOM using the link available on the club website. The ZOOM meeting will be opened at 6.50pm.
- By submitting a vote via email to the Club Secretary – Susan Slack. Sue’s email address is gordon.slack15@bigpond.com
Early voting via email opens on 1st January 2023 and closes on 10th January 2023.
I’m hoping to see as many members as possible at our January meeting but if you can’t come in person then please endeavour to join by ZOOM or participate in the vote by submitting an email vote to our Club Secretary – Susan Slack.
Following the Extraordinary Meeting there will be a short presentation by Bob Todd on his experiences undertaking one of the PSA (Photographic Society of America) courses and then refreshments and the commencement of our January Print Competition judging.
by Dennis Archibald, December 28, 2022
NSW National Parks Photo Competition
The NSW National Parks photo competition is now open!
From 13 December 2022 until 31 January 2023, visit NSW national parks and reserves, snap some photos with your camera or phone and take part in the competition. The competition is free. There are 4 categories. All Category winners will receive a holiday of their choice in unique NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) accommodation, valued between $1,200 and $2,100. Visit the website for more information.
by Diane Schofield, December 15, 2022
