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PSSA National Congress 2012 – Langebaan

Steve Crane — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 21:09:52 +0000

The PSSA National Congress 2012 is being held at Club Mykonos from 25-31 August 2012. Having seen a teaser of the great photographers that will be presenting, it’s worth your while to attend. But with such a stunning venue it’s sure to fill up fast so book early to avoid disappointment. See the PSSA site for more info or download a copy of the registration form, which includes some accommodation suggestions, using the link below.

PSSA National Congress 2012 Registration Form

Amazing Photography Links, Tuts and Images You May Have Missed

Steve Crane — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 12:04:01 +0000

The Light Stalking blog posted an interesting article that begins;

It has been a very active week online in the world of photography, and Toad Hollow Photography has been interacting with photographers and combing for links to the very best content to share with everyone here. This weeks list contains a great series of tutorials, photography and blogs to enjoy by some of the industry leaders. We certainly hope you have a great time going through this list.

Read the article

May Competition Winners–Projected Images

Steve Crane — Thu, 12 May 2011 18:31:44 +0000

Here are the projected image winners from the May competition for which the set subject was Backlit.

Set Subject

1	2	3
Early Morning Mist	Early Morning With Friends	Chopper
George Frangs	Elsa van Zyl	Paddy Howes

Open

1	2	3
Rainbow	Sossus	After the Storm
Paddy Howes	Nigel Mudge	Eric Sumner

The full list of projected image scores can be found in this PDF document

New e-zine

nettie28 — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 09:22:07 +0000

Ultimate Photo Tips has launched “Worth a Thousand Words” — a free monthly e-zine full of photography-related articles and information that you won’t find anywhere else. We’ll bring you short articles on creativity, interviews with experts in photography, highlights of what’s new on Ultimate Photo Tips each month, tips to improve your photography, photographic exercises to stimulate your creativity, and much more! You can subscribe from our homepage: http://ultimate-photo-tips.com

Environmental Photographer of the Year 2010

nettie28 — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 09:20:10 +0000

Dear Ms Nettie Warncke,

It’s nearly that time again – only a few weeks left before we close the Environmental Photographer of the Year for another year.

As always, we appreciate the enormous help you provide through telling your contacts, friends and colleagues about the competition, so would really appreciate you reminding them that the deadline for entries is 31^st July 2010.

The categories are:

Changing Climates

The Natural World

Quality of Life

Innovation in the Environment (New for 2010)

The Underwater World (New for 2010)

A View From the Western World (New for 2010)

Young Environmental Photographer of the Year (Under 16 & Under 21)

Winners share a prize fund of £5,000, and all winning and highly commended entries are displayed in the free Environmental Photographer of the Year exhibition – to be launched on 25^th October in Mayfair, London. Copyright is retained by the photographer.

For all the details on entering, go to www.epoty.org. You can also keep up to date with any new developments by joining our Facebook group.

Thank you again for your help and I look forward to announcing the winners in September.

Emily Doyle / Press and Marketing Officer

Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM),15 John Street, London, WC1N 2EB. Tel: 020 7831 3110. Website: www.ciwem.org. Registered Charity No. 1043409

CIWEM is an independent professional body and a registered charity, advancing the science and practice of water and environmental management for a clean, green and sustainable world.

The Arts Association Stellenbosch & US Art Gallery

nettie28 — Sun, 16 May 2010 09:40:06 +0000

… are exhibiting work by, amongst others, Nicole Palmer and Eric Palmer. Do try and get there! Wednesday 18th May until Saturday 19th June, 2010; Mon – Fri 9-5; Sat – 9-1. US Art Gallery, cnr. Dorp and Bird Streets, Stellenbosch.

Photography courses by Roger Lee (HPS Member)

nettie28 — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:07:56 +0000

Enjoy Digital Photography

‘Arguably one of the best introductory courses available…’

Whatever camera you have and, whether you are a beginner or a more experienced camera owner, your photography and your enjoyment will benefit considerably from this course.

You will have great fun using your camera in future.

Join over 100 people who have really enjoyed the course.

‘Roger is an experienced photographer and presenter with a very clear, friendly and easily understood style’

The course covers the camera, techniques, what to buy/upgrade, composition, camera to computer files, basic enhancement and what to do with your pictures – prints, albums, internet etc. Everything you need to really enjoy taking photographs and sharing them with family and friends.

Held in Gordon’s Bay, the course is covered in two, three hour modules on Saturday mornings from 9-12, with the next course planned for April 17 and 24.

Each module is priced at R200 per person.

Contact: Roger: 021-856-2176 or botanical@mweb.co.za for all the details. 20 People is the limit on this course.

Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2009

nettie28 — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 09:27:10 +0000

Iziko Museum, Company Gardens, Cape Town. Until 13th March 2010.

I visited the exhibition recently and marvelled at most of the photographs. Being a bit of a photographic purist, I could not appreciate the 2008 and 2009 winners receiving accolades for photographs that had been ’organised’ by the setting off of trap-beams, instead of physically pressing the shutter.

The winner this year ‘Storybook Wolf’ has now been disqualified because it is believed that the animal was a ‘tame’ one … an explanation follows:

Wildlife Photographer’s storybook

wolf has sad end

The Natural History Museum has disqualified the winner of the Wildlife Photography of the Year 2009 prize

By Tim Edwards

LAST UPDATED 11:45 AM, JANUARY 21, 2010

The stunning picture of an extremely rare Iberian wolf jumping a gate, which won the prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year award in 2009, has been disqualified after judges decided a Spanish photographer had staged it.

In a statement, the Natural History Museum said: “It saddens us to confirm that after a careful and thorough investigation into the image, ‘the Storybook Wolf’… the Natural History Museum and BBC Worldwide have disqualified the winning entry of the photographer José Luis Rodríguez.”

The move confirms what a dossier of evidence sent to the judges by a group of rival Spanish photographers had claimed: that the wolf in the photograph was probably a tame model. Specifically, they said the wolf is called Ossian and lives at Canada Real, a zoological park near Madrid.

The Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition rules clearly state that photographs of animal models may not be entered into the competition. Louise Emerson, a spokesperson for the competition, said the judging panel had reconvened and determined that the wolf in the photograph was likely an animal model that could be “hired for photographic purposes”.

Rodríguez strongly denies the wolf in the image is tame.

The disqualification means that for the first time in its 46-year history, there will not be a winner for Wildlife Photographer of the Year and that ‘Storybook Wolf’ is to be removed from the exhibition. Rodríguez will not get his £10,000 prize money, but he will be allowed to keep the £500 he received for winning his category, animal portraits. This is in lieu of the royalty payments that would be due to him for the use of the photograph in memorabilia relating to the competition.

The news is particularly unfortunate for the annual photography contest, which this year has been criticised for a lacklustre selection of entries. For the first time in several years, the overall winner was clearly the standout best photograph – even if it was “too good to be true”, as one of the judges, Mark Carwardine put it.

However, there are many more wonderful photographs to view. Lee Slabber from Fish Hoek has a portrait of a leopard accepted – Congratulations, Lee. Do make the effort to get there. Parking is generally available in Queen Victoria Street – about R10 per hour …

Full Moon Outing Sat.30th Jan.2010

nettie28 — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 08:41:06 +0000

Despite it being incredibly windy – and later, very cold – quite a few members ventured to the top of Signal Hill – Bernard, Irmel, Paddy, David and Celine, John and Liz, Marius, Caroline, Harry and Susan, Marisa and Neil, Rosie, Kina, and Nettie. Neels was also there with a small group from CTPS. Those who met in the BOE carpark first went to the top of the building to shoot a few cityscapes; after that it was onward and upward to Signal Hill. Lions Head was inundated with climbers carrying torches … they looked like fireflies on the way down later on. Following two huge Golden Arrow busses – who then disgorged their many passengers while blocking the road – was not my idea of fun, but we eventually found some parking and settled down with cameras and tripods. There was a fair amount of dramatic cloud around Table Mountain, and enough interest in the sky to obtain good sunset shots. Some of us spent all our time overlooking the Waterfront where we could make pictures of the Stadium, the lights coming on in the city, and eventually the full moon rising above a bank of cloud. I still am not able to shoot the moon without it looking like a yellow splodge – all I know is that Bernard was doing some amazing stuff with his Nikon! Eventually the cold got the better of us, and we all ran for our cars and a comfortable ride home! Thanks everyone, for making the effort – it was fun!

Captured Experiences Photo Competition

nettie28 — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:08:26 +0000

Captured Experiences Photo Competition – 10 Categories – 120 prizes – and an additional 7 special prizes

Visit any of the 6 Arid Parks in the Northern Cape throughout 2010 and share your special moments in nature with us to win great prizes! Winners of each round will have their photos published in an upmarket hard cover coffee table book, and the finalists will be invited to a gala evening on the dunes of the Kgalagadi desert to be awarded the grand prizes.

The 6 Arid Parks:

Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
|Ai|Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park
Augrabies Falls National Park
Mokala National Park
Tankwa Karoo National Park
Namaqua National Park

With 5 rounds and 10 categories in each round throughout 2010, this competition is a great opportunity to get the recognition you deserve for your photos! For more information and to enter, please visit www.capturedexperiences.com

“Arid Parks images preserved for eternity”