FCC F/Stop Newsletter for January 2019
Dear Members.
Welcome to our 2019 year of Club events. More information will follow shortly. In the meantime, the FCC’s newsletter for January 2019 has been published and may be viewed at this link.
by Tony Strasser, 15 January 2019
FCC F/Stop Newsletter for December 2018
The FCC’s newsletter for December 2018 has been published and may be viewed at this link.
by Tony Strasser, 10 December 2018
2019 Calendar
The PHPC Calendar for 2019 is now available on our website at the link below and on the Club Rules and Documents page. The electronic calendar has also been updated.
The calendar includes a list of photographic competitions and their topics and their definitions. The presentations and outings have dates but the details are still being worked on by the Committee and will be announced in due course.
Finally, the Competition Rules for 2019 have also been re-published at the link below and also on the Club Rules and Documents page. They have not changed from 2018 (except for the calendar year).
Competition Rules and Categories 2019 V1
Note: The electronic calendar is on the middle left of the 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 calendar.
by Tony Strasser, 8 December 2018
Print and Projected Image of the Year Results Have Been Published
Congratulations to the entrants and award winners in our end-of-year competition 1812. The entries and results have now been published for your viewing pleasure.
The instructions for viewing competition images and results can be read by clicking on the following link. The instructions are also on the Club Documents Page.
PHPC MyPhotoClub Instruction – Viewing Completed Competitions
Congratulations also to all entrants in the competitions throughout 2018. The final point score table is now also on the website at the link below and on the Club Rules and Documents page.
by Tony Strasser, 8 December 2018
Results for Competition 1811 – Our Club – Have Been Published
The entries in and the results of the final point-score competition for the year, Competition 1811 (Set only – Our Club) are now available for you to see. The awards were determined by voting by the members who attended and many remarked that they enjoyed the process.
The instructions for viewing competition images and results can be read by clicking on the following link. The instructions are also on the Club Documents Page.
PHPC MyPhotoClub Instruction – Viewing Completed Competitions
We are fast approaching our final meeting of the year on the 3rd of December 2018 where the point-score placegetters will be announced and trophies and certificates given. Please select your entries, from among those you entered this year, for the Print and Projected Image of the Year competition. There is a special procedure for this which was posted just a few days ago and is in the Club Documents page.
Also do not forget to enter the special Poster Competition, to be held on the same night. The procedure is the usual one for uploading and entering new images.
by Tony Strasser, 20 November 2018
Print and Projected Image of the Year Competition Instructions
Now that members have uploaded their final entries for the year, except for the Poster Competition, it is time to consider what images to select for the final competition to be held on the 3rd of December 2018.
The procedure for entry involves selecting from any of the images that have been already uploaded and entered into previous competitions, irrespective of awards gained. The instructions are on the Club Rules and Documents page, and at the following link:
PHPC MyPhotoClub Instruction – Entering the Image of the Year Competition
Please ensure that:
- if you are a member of other clubs on MyPhotoClub that you select only from your PHPC (pennanthills) entries; and
- your selected entries are appropriate for the media category you are entering – specifically, that monochrome prints are monochrome
Also please note that MyPhotoClub will not produce labels for this competition (which is a shortcoming that is acknowledged but cannot be changed). Labels are required for prints, but as members are selecting from prior entries, labels should already be attached. As advised previously, it is prudent to save PDF copies of your labels when entries are first made.
The Poster Competition is entered by the usual method and labels must be attached. Please refer to the Comp Rules and Categories V4 2018 for the Poster Competition requirements.
If anyone has difficulty or questions please contact the Competition Secretary at competition@phpc.org.au or on 0408-406-519. Good luck with your entries.
by Tony Strasser, 18 November 2018
FCC F/Stop Newsletter for November 2018
The FCC F/Stop Newsletter has just been published and may be of interest to our club’s members. Topics covered include the FCC Interclub competition and upcoming photographic exhibitions which are always an object of admiration and source of inspiration for photographers. Our colleague Jeff Akers is the newsletter editor.
The newsletter may be read at this link.
by Tony Strasser, 16 November 2018
Competition 1811 – Set Topic only – Our Club
It’s time to prepare your entries for the next and penultimate competition for 2018 – Competition 1811 which is Set Topic only, being “Our Club”. The definition is: “A photo taken at a Pennant Hills Photographic Club function during 2018”.
For clarity, PHPC functions include meetings and outings conducted during 2018:
- any meeting inclusive of competitions, presentations, workshops or special meetings such as the Special General Meeting or Annual General Meeting;
- 30th April 2018 outing to the Goods Line and Chinatown;
- 7th May 2018 workshop on Soft Focus;
- 2nd July 2018 Christmas in July dinner and studio photo session;
- 22nd July to 18th August 2018 Photo Rally location, but photos do not need to adhere to the Photo Rally competition rules regarding content. Any photos otherwise conforming to our general competition rules are eligible to be entered;
- 24th to 27th August PHPC Weekend Away to Gulgong and enroute;
- 5th November 2018 Still Life workshop in conjunction with the AGM.
Entries must:
- conform to our general competition rules; and
- not have received a Credit, Merit or Top Shot award in any prior PHPC club competition.
This competition will close at midnight on Saturday 18th November 2018.
PHPC MyPhotoClub Instruction – Entering a Competition
As usual, please contact the Competition Secretary, Tony Strasser (mobile: 0408-406-519 or email: competition@phpc.org.au) if you have any concerns or questions.
Good luck with your entries!
by Tony Strasser, 6 November 2018
Results for Special Trophy Competition 1810 Published – Laneways, Corridors & Tunnels
The entries in and the results of the Special Trophy Competition 1810 (Set only – Laneways, Corridors & Tunnels) are now available for you to see. This was not a point score competition, rather each category was awarded first, second, and third place with annual Trophies to be awarded to those achieving first places.
The instructions for viewing competition images and results can be read by clicking on the following link. The instructions are also on the Club Documents Page.
PHPC MyPhotoClub Instruction – Viewing Completed Competitions
Well done to those who entered and especially to the place getters.
by Tony Strasser, 4 November 2018
Reminder (Updated) – Annual General Meeting on Monday 5th November
A reminder to members that the PHPC Annual General Meeting will be held at 7:45 pm on Monday 5th November at our usual venue, the Uniting Church Hall on the corner of Bellamy and Boundary Streets, Pennant Hills. The relevant documents can be viewed and downloaded via the following links:
The AGM is usually short, so we plan to hold a camera workshop exercise afterwards so please bring your cameras and tripods. The subject will be shooting a Still Life photo. We will be providing studio lights and small photo boxes. Bring a small prop if you wish to take a photo of it.
by Tony Strasser, 1 November 2018
