NEXT MEETING - 18th March

Competition - Monochrome Only.
Many people normally associate "monochrome" with black and white photography but in reality the image can be in any single tonal range, for instance sepia. Monochrome photography is photography where the image produced has a single hue, rather than reproducing the colours of the object that was photographed.
Use the techniques you learnt from Allan Coker's seminar to produce monochrome images for the competition. Allan Coker will be back to provide feedback as the judge for the night. Such feedback is invaluable help to progress photographic skills so take the opportunity by entering this competition.
Members can submit an entry in our next competition by going to Contact Us. There is a hints page on the site to assist you in preparing your digital images to meet the competition requirements.
Digital images to be received no later than 16th March 2010.

COME TO SUNDAY SCHOOL

There was a lot of positive feedback at the last meeting from Vince's presentation. More presentations are scheduled and any ideas you may have for future topics will help to make them relevant to you. Please let members of the executive committee know what you are interested in. You can email the club secretary with ideas.

Photo Credit: Chris Pritt - "Exploding Vase"

Getting Out and About - Photographic Exhibitions

Venue: Art Gallery of New South Wales
Title: 6 photographers
Dates: 5 December 2009 to 7 March 2010
Location: Australian collection focus room, ground level
Description: In 1955 six Australian photographers (Gordon Andrews, Max Dupain, Kerry Dundas, Hal Missingham, Axel Poignant and David Potts) presented an exhibition in Sydney that represented a shift from the traditions of the past to the recording of contemporary life. This exhibition presents five photographs by each, stressing their ambition to make 'unstaged, spontaneous and personal records'.
For more information refer to the web site at Art Gallery of New South Wales

Venue: Bowral and District Art Society
Title: contemplations
Description: Ray Finneran, Chris Donaldson and Frank Alvaro invite you to their exhibition of photographs. As three experienced photographers and friends, Ray, Chris and Frank present over 70 monochrome photographs. This exhibition encompasses a wide range of subject matter much of which originates from shared field trips in NSW. Each has used traditional dark-room techniques to produce individual but complementary approaches to their art, together creating a collection of visual stories that invite contemplation.
All three are members of the Australian Photographic Society, and each has been actively involved in the photography club movement in executive positions, as judges and as presenters.
Dates: 19 March to 28 March 2010
Location: 1 Short Street, Bowral, NSW
(just around the corner from the police station, behind the library)
Opening times: daily from 10:30 am to 5:00 pm
Official opening: 2:00 pm Sunday 20 March by special guest speaker, emeritus prof. of photography, Des Crawley
Meet the artists: 2:00 pm Sunday 27 March

Venue: Australian Museum
Title: Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Description: Experience the power, mystique and beauty of wildlife captured through the lens of photographers from around the world.
Dates: 24 Dec 2009 to 26 Apr 2010
Location: Level G, Special Exhibition Space
Entry: Adults $17; concession $12; child $9; family $26 (1 adult + 2 children); family $43 (2 adults + 2 children); extra child $6; DVA Gold Cardholders and Blue Pension Cardholders $3; FREE children under 5 years. For more information refer to the web site at Australian Museum