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The Members’ Choice voting period has been closed before the extended deadline because we had a system issue, and few further members were voting. Apologies to those members intending to vote and who missed out.

The results are in! About half of our club members voted so the results are a fair reflection of members’ opinions.

The table below shows the entries that gained 60 stars or more, together with the judge’s awards. There is broad alignment but not complete agreement, which is to be expected.

Congratulations all for your very creative (and open) entries!

Category	Title	Author	Award	Member Stars
All-Grades-Open-Colour-Large-Print	Lion Masai Mara	Menno Knipper	Credit	71
All-Grades-SetSubject-Colour-Large-Print	Roof over Paris v2	Graeme James	Credit – Set	69
All-Grades-Open-Colour-Large-Print	Hawkesbury morning	Alan Torrens	Credit	68
All-Grades-SetSubject-Colour-Large-Print	TP tree	Richard McMullen	Top Shot – Set	68
All-Grades-SetSubject-Colour-Large-Print	In and Out	Tony Strasser	Credit – Set	67
All-Grades-SetSubject-Colour-Large-Print	Thumbs Up!	Omid Mazloomi	Merit – Set	66
All-Grades-SetSubject-Colour-Large-Print	Fairy in the garden	Chris Barlow	Credit – Set	63
All-Grades-SetSubject-Colour-Large-Print	Stairway to heaven	Richard McMullen	Accepted – Set	62
All-Grades-Open-Digital	toucan	Janne Ramsay	Merit	89
All-Grades-SetSubject-Digital	Message in a bottle	Richard McMullen	Merit – Set	75
All-Grades-Open-Digital	Avignon	Ray Moore	Accepted	70
All-Grades-SetSubject-Digital	dancing water	John Wybrow	Accepted – Set	70
All-Grades-Open-Digital	sleepy time	Janne Ramsay	Accepted	69
All-Grades-SetSubject-Digital	THE NIGHTMARE BEGINS	Don Dickins	Credit – Set	67
All-Grades-Open-Digital	Gamelin Musician	Rosslyn Duncan	Entry	66
All-Grades-Open-Digital	Dural	Ray Moore	Entry	65
All-Grades-Open-Digital	Sulawesi street food	Nick Collins	Entry	64
All-Grades-SetSubject-Digital	Balloons at Dawn	Elaine Holliday	Merit – Set	64
All-Grades-SetSubject-Digital	Flower Cube	Elaine Holliday	Merit – Set	63
All-Grades-SetSubject-Digital	Spreading the Virus	David Mellefont	Top Shot – Set	62
All-Grades-Open-Digital	OTC to size	Philip Weir	Accepted	61
All-Grades-SetSubject-Digital	Polarized glasses	Richard McMullen	Credit – Set	61
All-Grades-SetSubject-Digital	THE FERRARI WINS	Don Dickins	Merit – Set	61
All-Grades-Open-Mono-Large-Print	Bendy Train	Chris Kenyon	Accepted	78
All-Grades-SetSubject-Mono-Large-Print	GET ME OUT OF HERE	Don Dickins	Credit – Set	73
All-Grades-SetSubject-Mono-Large-Print	Bridge on the Beach	Reena Cheng	Credit – Set	73
All-Grades-SetSubject-Mono-Large-Print	The Lock to size	Philip Weir	Merit – Set	73
All-Grades-Open-Mono-Large-Print	Sentinal	Chris Kenyon	Credit	69
All-Grades-SetSubject-Mono-Large-Print	Bridge opening v2	Graeme James	Accepted – Set	67
All-Grades-SetSubject-Mono-Large-Print	Wet Path	Nancy Morley	Credit – Set	61
All-Grades-SetSubject-Mono-Large-Print	Water power to size	Philip Weir	Top Shot – Set	60
All-Grades-SetSubject-Small-Print	time for the world	Judy Ly	Top Shot – Set	82
All-Grades-SetSubject-Small-Print	cricket and toast	Judy Ly	Merit – Set	77
All-Grades-Open-Small-Print	Hippo Kruger	Menno Knipper	Merit	74
All-Grades-SetSubject-Small-Print	splash hit	John Wybrow	Merit – Set	72
All-Grades-SetSubject-Small-Print	Green Umbrella	Menno Knipper	Merit – Set	65
All-Grades-SetSubject-Small-Print	COLOURED UMBRELLA	Don Dickins	Credit – Set	62

by Tony Strasser, 1 May 2020

Results for competitions in 03 – Open & Set – Creative

There were 18 entries that gained our highest award(s).

Members can view all images and comment on them by following this link
View / Comment entries in 03 – Open & Set – Creative

click here to see a pdf catalog of all competition results

TP tree Richard McMullen – Top Shot – Set All Grades SetSubject Colour Large Print	Water power to size Philip Weir – Top Shot – Set All Grades SetSubject Mono Large Print
time for the world Judy Ly – Top Shot – Set All Grades SetSubject Small Print	Spreading the Virus David Mellefont – Top Shot – Set All Grades SetSubject Digital
peacock symmetry Elaine Holliday – Merit – Set All Grades SetSubject Colour Large Print	Thumbs Up! Omid Mazloomi – Merit – Set All Grades SetSubject Colour Large Print
Darth Vader Elaine Holliday – Merit – Set All Grades SetSubject Mono Large Print	The Lock to size Philip Weir – Merit – Set All Grades SetSubject Mono Large Print
Cup 2 Don Munro – Merit – Set All Grades SetSubject Mono Large Print	Green Umbrella Menno Knipper – Merit – Set All Grades SetSubject Small Print
Bud Richard McMullen – Merit – Set All Grades SetSubject Small Print	splash hit John Wybrow – Merit – Set All Grades SetSubject Small Print
cricket and toast Judy Ly – Merit – Set All Grades SetSubject Small Print	THE FERRARI WINS Don Dickins – Merit – Set All Grades SetSubject Digital
Balloons at Dawn Elaine Holliday – Merit – Set All Grades SetSubject Digital	Flower Cube Elaine Holliday – Merit – Set All Grades SetSubject Digital
Message in a bottle Richard McMullen – Merit – Set All Grades SetSubject Digital	Champagne glass John Wybrow – Merit – Set All Grades SetSubject Digital

by Tony Strasser, 1 May 2020

Competition 03 – Members’ Choice Will Close on Friday

Thank you to the Club members that have lodged their Members’ Choice votes for the entries in Competition 03. So far 12 to 16 members have done so for the various categories in the competition. That means the majority of the club members have not yet voted.

This is a reminder to members who have not voted to please give your votes to the photos in the form of a 1 to 5-star rating. The voting period has been extended and will be closed off at midnight this Friday the 1st of May 2020.

The results will be published simultaneously with the official judging for the competition. Our official judge has nearly finished, but not quite yet.

Here is a reminder of how to go about using the Members’ Choice voting facility on MyPhotoClub.

Go to the Members’ page where you normally go to upload competition entries. Next to Competition 03 you will see a blue star. Click on the blue star and you will be taken to the online judging page which contains the instructions.

A video of how to use the online judging tool is here: https://myphotoclub.com.au/myphotoclub-features/#Online-scoring

We are using the 5 point system. You rate each entry with a score 1 through 5, 5 being the best. Guidelines for the scores are on the judging page.

If you have any questions please contact the Competition Secretary. Good luck with your judging and enjoy the very excellent and creative images.

by Tony Strasser, 28 April 2020

Competition 03 – Members’ Choice Online Judging Invitation

Thank you, everyone, for your forbearance with the video-conference based meeting we held last night. Due to some technical issues, the first attempt did not go well, but the second attempt was a success, although we lost some of you on the way. In the end 25 of our members participated and saw a preview of all the entries in the current competition.

The official judge for Competition 03, Barbara Bryan, is now assessing entries using the online judging facility. We expect to have the results for publication in a week. Members may recall Barbara’s presentation to us in March 2019 on Creative Photography.

Simultaneously, we are asking you, the members, to give your assessments of the entries by using the online judging tool on MyPhotoClub.

A video of how to use the online judging tool is here: https://myphotoclub.com.au/myphotoclub-features/#Online-scoring

We are using the 5 point system. You rate each entry with a score 1 through 5, 5 being the best. Guidelines for the scores are on the judging page.

We will keep this open until Monday 27th April 2020 and then publish the results along with the official judging results. Only the official results will attract points. The popular vote is an opportunity for you to exercise your judging skills and to see the entries at your leisure.

If you have any questions please contact the Competition Secretary. Good luck with your judging and enjoy the very excellent and creative images.

by Tony Strasser, 21 April 2020

Results for competitions in 02 – Set – Australian Landscapes

There were 29 entries that gained our highest award(s).

Members can view all images and comment on them by following this link
View / Comment entries in 02 – Set – Australian Landscapes

click here to see a pdf catalog of all competition results

by Tony Strasser, 21 March 2020

Photographic Calendar 2020

Alan Hitchell has kindly provided a list of interesting events that present good opportunities for photography during 2020. Please note that these are not run by PHPC. See the list at this link.

by Tony Strasser, 4 March 2020

Reminder: Next Competition – Australian Landscapes

Re-posted with a clarification:

A reminder to all competing members that our next competition for 2020 is a set only topic “Australian Landscapes”. Entries close at 11:59pm on Saturday the 14th of March 2020, and judging will commence at 7:45pm on Monday the 16th March 2020.

Before submitting your entries please refresh your memory of the definition of the topic, per the NSW FCC rules: ” A photograph of natural land or coastal scenery taken within Australia, which may include people, buildings or other objects, provided that these elements do not dominate the photograph. Seascapes with no land do not fit the topic.”

Entries will be scrutinised for compliance with the topic prior to judging and entries deemed to be not in compliance will not be admitted for judging. The key criteria will include the correct media category, the absence of a dominant presence of people, buildings or non-natural objects, and the significant presence of a landscape.

We look forward to your entries.

by Tony Strasser, 2 March 2020

Results for competitions in 01 – Open

There were 4 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

Working with Wood Chris Kenyon – Top Shot All Grades Open Colour Large Print	OLD HOUSE Don Dickins – Top Shot All Grades Open Mono Large Print
BOATS AT OATLEY Don Dickins – Top Shot All Grades Open Small Print	Country Store David Mellefont – Top Shot All Grades Open Digital

by Tony Strasser, 21 February 2020

Canon Collective – Greece and Turkey Tour in October 2020

The Club has been approached to distribute the following information, but do so only because there is an incentive for you, our members.

Adriatic Adventures Travel & Tours have availability on their Greece and Turkey Experience which is scheduled for October 2020. The flyer is at the link below.

Adriatic-Adventures-Greece-and-Turkey-Photographic-Experience-with-Canon-Collective-2020 Download

The incentive for members to go is that any participant that books on the tour will receive a copy of the “Sacred Nature, life’s eternal dance” book, by The Big Cat People, valued at $150. The operator will also give a copy of the book to the club. Participants will also have the opportunity of loaning Canon photographic equipment for the duration of the trip if required, at no additional cost.

For bookings contact Georgina Grone 0421 117 950 or georgina@adriatictours.com.au

Please refer to PHPC if/when making your booking so that we receive the book too, and also let us know so we can follow up.

Please note that PHPC is not affiliated in any way with the tour operators or their agents. We are merely passing this information on as a service to members.

by Tony Strasser, 21 February 2020

Travel Photography Presentation – Botswana

For members present at our first meeting for 2020, and for those that missed the meeting, my presentation on my photographic trip to Botswana in August 2019 is now online at this link.

I hope you enjoy seeing snippets of what was for me, a great trip and photographic opportunity.

by Tony Strasser, 14 February 2020

Burnt in Bilpin Elaine Holliday – Top Shot – Set All Grades SetSubject Colour Large Print	Cradle Mountain Graeme James – Top Shot – Set All Grades SetSubject Mono Large Print
Uluru Menno Knipper – Top Shot – Set All Grades SetSubject Small Print	windmill sunset John Wybrow – Top Shot – Set All Grades SetSubject Digital
Sunrise at Avoca Elaine Holliday – Merit – Set All Grades SetSubject Colour Large Print	Island The Entrance Graeme James – Merit – Set All Grades SetSubject Colour Large Print
Adelina Falls Blue Mountains Carl Hedley – Merit – Set All Grades SetSubject Colour Large Print	Cradle Mountain Reena Cheng – Merit – Set All Grades SetSubject Colour Large Print
Govetts Leap Falls Omid Mazloomi – Merit – Set All Grades SetSubject Colour Large Print	Recovery Chris Kenyon – Merit – Set All Grades SetSubject Colour Large Print
Mt Irvine Gums Elaine Holliday – Merit – Set All Grades SetSubject Mono Large Print	Burnt Ground Tony Strasser – Merit – Set All Grades SetSubject Mono Large Print
Forest near Kangaloon Tony Strasser – Merit – Set All Grades SetSubject Mono Large Print	GordonRiverTas Norm Wilkinson – Merit – Set All Grades SetSubject Mono Large Print
Simpson Desert PHPC Max Pegler – Merit – Set All Grades SetSubject Mono Large Print	Break in the Clouds Chris Kenyon – Merit – Set All Grades SetSubject Mono Large Print
Blue Mountains Reena Cheng – Merit – Set All Grades SetSubject Mono Large Print	Bombo Sunset Omid Mazloomi – Merit – Set All Grades SetSubject Mono Large Print
Trees Dunns Swamp Don Dickins – Merit – Set All Grades SetSubject Small Print	Norfolk Island DBA_6074 David Blackwell – Merit – Set All Grades SetSubject Small Print
Above Purnululu Janne Ramsay – Merit – Set All Grades SetSubject Small Print	balls head thumb Judy Ly – Merit – Set All Grades SetSubject Small Print
Red Rocks Chris Kenyon – Merit – Set All Grades SetSubject Small Print	waterfallCradleMtTasmania Norm Wilkinson – Merit – Set All Grades SetSubject Digital
Mossy Log Carl Hedley – Merit – Set All Grades SetSubject Digital	Kosi NP 1 Alan Torrens – Merit – Set All Grades SetSubject Digital
Hill Don Munro – Merit – Set All Grades SetSubject Digital	Mount Wilson Richard McMullen – Merit – Set All Grades SetSubject Digital
Near Temora Richard McMullen – Merit – Set All Grades SetSubject Digital