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Meeting Monday 15th February 2021 Competition – Open

Dear Members,

It is with great pleasure that I announce that this meeting will be held face-to-face, at the church hall – if you do not feel comfortable to attend this meeting and are entering the print section, please contact me to make arrangements to drop your photos off to a committee member.

Maximum number of photos per person entry is now four. Please upload your entries by Saturday night 11.50pm.

We haven’t received fees from everyone yet – if you could pay by Saturday that would be very helpful for the committee. Fees must be paid to receive points for entering our first competition which is Open. Unfortunately, if we don’t received your fees by Monday 15th you will lose access to MyPhotoClub for Pennant Hills Photographic Club.

Address: Uniting Church – Corner of Boundary Road and Bellamy Street, Pennant Hills. Parking is on a grassed block of land opposite the church in Bellamy St., and the entrance we use is facing Bellamy St.

I look forward to seeing everyone on Monday night.

Current covid conditions apply – if you are sick stay at home please and bring your own mask and sanitiser if required.

Any questions please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Kind regards

Nancy – President 0481 345 320

by Nancy Morley, 6 February 2021

For those interested: – 2021 TRIERENBERG SUPER CIRCUIT

Dear photofriends!

Kindly allow me to contact you as chairman of 2021 TRIERENBERG SUPER CIRCUIT.

Current times aren’t amusing at all, suppose you feel similar. However photography is something that seems to even resist the countless pandemic restrictions of our daily life. There are still a few enjoyable photographic activities left. One of these might be presenting your best images in the world’s largest annual photo art contest: TRIERENBERG SUPER CIRCUIT 2021.

That is why I write to you today: let us set a sign right now against the pandemic situation we are all suffering! Let us all together collect the most stunning images in this unique contest to tell the world: photography is alive, my creativity doesn’t sleep at all!

That is the point we now need YOU! Yes correct: exactly you and your best images! It’s worth the try, if you dare, you can win with us! The general section and 30 different themes/topic sections in TRIERENBERG SUPER CIRCUIT are offering hundreds of medals and awards.We will again publish a 300 page catalogue, containing more than 1.000 master images in superb printing quality, as well as another 500-page luxury edition hard cover book. These publications need to be filled with marvellous photography. Participation is easy!

Either use our upload on www.photocontest.at when entering digital files only. Just register and then start uploading your images. This upload tool is now open until closing date on March 29, 2021. Only in case you plan to send us prints on paper and/or digital files on USB-stick by post then download the entry form and conditions of entry at https://www.supercircuit.at/Entry-Form

We deeply hope on your participation 2021 as it takes many creative photographers like you to make the competition what it is for so many photographers around the globe: something very special!

Best regards and good luckChris Hinterobermaier / Chairman

PS: We have still a couple of books left in our stock.Order the LUXURY EDITION X and/or QUINTESSENCE 2000-2020. Order form: https://www.supercircuit.at/Book-Shop First come, first serve!

by Nancy Morley, 20 February 2021

Results for competitions in 01 – Open

There were 16 entries that gained our highest award(s).

Members can view all images and comment on them by following this link
View / Comment entries in 01 – Open

click here to see a pdf catalog of all competition results

Muso Chris Kenyon – Set – Top Shot Open Colour Large Print	Harbour at dawn Chris Barlow – Set – Top Shot Open Mono Large Print
Late Afternoon POY Chris Kenyon – Set – Top Shot Open Small Print	Boat Bats and Sunset Don Dickins – Set – Top Shot Open Digital
Ford Nancy Morley – Set – Merit Open Colour Large Print	Dry Docked Edit Edit Chris Kenyon – Set – Merit Open Colour Large Print
Flower Graeme James – Set – Merit Open Colour Large Print	Agave Leaves Don Dickins – Set – Merit Open Mono Large Print
very basic Philip Weir – Set – Merit Open Mono Large Print	Mykonos sunset smallprint Janne Ramsay – Set – Merit Open Small Print
Darling R Sun Rise John Wybrow – Set – Merit Open Digital	Clearing Fog David Mellefont – Set – Merit Open Digital
Star Gazing David Mellefont – Set – Merit Open Digital	DRAGON FLY Don Dickins – Set – Merit Open Digital
Forster Tuncurry Bridge Michael Frost – Set – Merit Open Digital	Sunrise at the 18th Vanessa Chivers – Set – Merit Open Digital

by Nancy Morley, 17 February 2021

Happy New Year!

Dear members,

I hope that you are all well and had a lovely break over the Christmas and New Year.

We are now ready to start the 2021 photography year. See below information regarding the first few meetings.

Monday 1st February – Meeting via ZOOM Meeting ID: 893 4402 5739 see our website (same link as last year) – we will take a look at the calendar, for 2021, the rule changes and will also look at the winning shots from 2020.
Monday 15th February – Competition 01 – Open – stay tuned but hoping this will be face-to-face.
Monday 1st March – Presentation – via ZOOM Meeting ID: 893 4402 5739 – Part 2 of Creative by Michelle Kennedy
Monday 15th March – Competition 02 – Set-Australian Landscapes.
We are hoping that all Competitions this year will be held face-to-face! Stay tuned
Please note we have moved the AGM to later in the year due to covid – a notice will be sent out once we can confirm a face-face meeting date
Presentation of awards for the 2020 Print and Projected images will be presented at a face-to-face meeting during the year.

To enable your continued participation it is now time to renew your PHPC membership. Membership fees are payable before the date of our first competition, that is, before the 15th of February 2021.

Standard membership fee $95.00
Senior / Concession Holder $90.00 (Senior’s / Pensioner’s Card)
School Student $40.00 (Under 18)
Non-competing member $55.00 (ineligible to enter competitions)

Pennant Hills Photographic Club BSB: 032 087 Account: 731071

Please remit the fee by bank transfer to the following account. Please also include your name in the remarks so we know who it is from. Once payment is received your membership status will be updated and a confirmation email sent to you.

I would like to welcome a new member, Bob Whyms, to our club.

Privacy of Information Your information is kept on a club member profile on the MyPhotoClub website. Members are asked to check their profile and keep their information current. There are privacy settings available to each member to limit what details other ordinary members can see. Membership of the club is not disclosed to the public, except where authorship of featured photos is disclosed or where you hold an official position in the Club. The current membership list and details can be seen by the Club Committee for the purpose of communicating with members.

If you could also update you BIO in MyPhotoClub, to include the date you joined PHPC that would be great. You can do this in the short description – eg Joined Pennant Hills Photography Club in January 2014 (the section where your name and photo are).

I look forward to seeing everyone at our first meeting. Any questions please don’t hesitate to contact me or the committee on committeemembers@phpc.org.au

Regards
Nancy
President
Email: president@phpc.org.au
Mob: 0481 345 320
PHPC - developing our passion in photography together!

by Nancy Morley, 25 January 2021

2021 Calendar

The PHPC Calendar for 2021 is now available on our website on the Club Rules and Documents page. The electronic calendar has also been updated.

We have a very busy year ahead! The calendar includes a list of photographic competitions, their topics and their definitions. The presentations and outings have dates – some of the details are still being worked on by the Committee and will be announced in due course.

Note: The electronic calendar is on the left pane of our website’s home page. There is a link (a WiFi symbol that says “Add”) that presents a drop-down list with options to import or link the calendar to your personal electronic calendar. Once linked, any changes we make should be automatically updated in your personal electronic calendar.

The Competition Rules for 2021 have also been published.

The Club Rules and Documents page will also include the final 2020 competition points table, and links to the awards night photos at a later date.

by Judy Ly, 11 January 2021

Funeral Notice for Jeff Akers

Dear members,

Details for the funeral of Jeff Akers will be linked on the Albert and Meyer website (link below) and there will be a covid-safe login link. If you could please use this to help estimate numbers.

https://www.albertmeyer.com.au/tribute-centre/tributes/#client/052d99cc-078c-412f-8af2-609258df147f

The service will be held at:

St Paul's Anglican Carlingford 
Friday December 11, 2020 at 10:30 AM
Moseley St & Vickery Ave, Carlingford NSW 2118

Regards

Nancy – President

by Nancy Morley, 8 December 2020

Results for competitions in Print & Projected Image of the Year

There were 12 entries that gained our highest award(s).

Members can view all images and comment on them by following this link
View / Comment entries in Print & Projected Image of the Year

click here to see a pdf catalog of all competition results

Venice #1 Chris Barlow – First All Grades Open Colour Large Print	OLD HOUSE Don Dickins – First All Grades Open Mono Large Print
SP HEAD ON FLY L _A3A7760 Edit Don Dickins – First All Grades Open Small Print	Message in a bottle Richard McMullen – First All Grades Open Digital
Working with Wood Chris Kenyon – Second All Grades Open Colour Large Print	Italian Vet Don Dickins – Second All Grades Open Mono Large Print
CAR GRILL L Don Dickins – Second All Grades Open Small Print	Blue lotus Menno Knipper – Second All Grades Open Digital
Up Close Elaine Holliday – Third All Grades Open Colour Large Print	Chevrolet 20 Elaine Holliday – Third All Grades Open Mono Large Print
Knocker Chris Kenyon – Third All Grades Open Small Print	Crocodile and Impala Rosslyn Duncan – Third All Grades Open Digital

by Don Dickins, 8 December 2020

Results for competitions in Poster Competition

There were 3 entries that gained our highest award(s).

Members can view all images and comment on them by following this link
View / Comment entries in Poster Competition

click here to see a pdf catalog of all competition results

Look Out Chris Kenyon – First Poster Competition	To the rescue Philip Weir – Second Poster Competition
ROMAN SOLDIERS PREPARING TO MUSTER Don Dickins – Third Poster Competition

by Don Dickins, 8 December 2020

Vale Jeff Akers

Dear members,

It is with sadness that I inform you of the passing of one of our members, Jeff Akers, early Friday morning. Jeff was a valued member of Pennant Hills Photographic Club since 2008 and will be missed.

We will hold a tribute to Jeff on Monday night.

I will forward to you details of his memorial when they are finalised.

Nancy Morley President

by Nancy Morley, 6 December 2020

Final Night – FACE-TO-FACE Print & Projected Image of Year Monday 7th December 2020 7PM – 10PM

Note: changes of timings and venue!

Dear members

I’m excited that we will be face-to-face for our last meeting of the year. Restrictions are easing which is wonderful news. Please note the starting time and venue below:

Starting time: doors open 7PM sharp
Meeting to start: 7.15PM sharp
Meeting will close: 10PM sharp
Venue: Pennant Hills Community Centre – Intermediate Hall (same venue as the library but downstairs)
Parking at the venue but if full there is parking across the street at the shopping centre – you can catch a train as the venue is across the road from the station

Please note Chris will put your photos on the stands, we ask that you place your photos in the correct place on the table – please make sure your photos have labels on all entries, printed out from MyPhotoClub. First will be Small Prints followed by Monochrome, Colour, Digital and then the Poster competition.

Do not attend if you are sick and if you have any concerns about covid please bring your own mask, sanitiser and gloves etc.

See you Monday night. Any questions please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Nancy Morley
President
Mob: 0481 345 320

by Nancy Morley, 3 December 2020