January 2009 – Page 5 – Helderberg Photographic Society

PHOTOGRAPHING THE SACRED LOTUSES IN STELLENBOSCH Guest Article by Ilse Andrag

Apart from there being a veritable plethora of image subjects in this garden, the lotus flowers in the little pond next to the hothouses provide a soothing and joyful focus point at this time of the year. On 7 Jan. Nettie and I left a windy, cloudy Cape Town hopefully, and we were quite surprisedContinue reading “PHOTOGRAPHING THE SACRED LOTUSES IN STELLENBOSCH Guest Article by Ilse Andrag”

Visit to the Rupert Museum

Mela and I paid a most enjoyable visit to the Rupert Museum on Saturday. Follow the link below for my write-up of the visit. Visit to the Rupert Museum « craniac’s place

HPS Competition Meeting Update

I hope you are looking forward to our first meeting this year – this coming Wednesday 14th January at 7.30pm. Here are a few updates: JJ has very generously increased his sponsorship of prizes for our competitions, as follows: There will be vouchers awarded to First Place (R40); Second Place (R30) and Third PlaceContinue reading “HPS Competition Meeting Update”

Cooksey-Talbott’s Vertical Panorama Landscapes

Cooksey-Talbott studied under Ansel Adams in the 1970s and produces wonderful vertical panorama landscapes that he calls Vertoramas. Cooksey-Talbott’s Vertical Panorama Landscapes – Boing Boing

One Week To Go

Just one week left until our first meeting of 2009. Remember that it’s a competition evening and that the set subject is Silhouette. So if you haven’t given any thought to your entries yet, now would be a good time. Digital entries must be submitted (and received) by 18h00 on Tuesday 13 January 2009 toContinue reading “One Week To Go”

Some Top Photos of 2008

Take a look at some of the top photos made during 2008 … http://www.24.com/news/2008/soundslides/top_photos_2008/index.html click on ‘Captions’ at the bottom right-hand side to find out more about the images

Bracketing a series of exposures for HDR photography

This is the tip from day 92 of an Adorama 100 photography tips in 100 days series. AIRC – Adorama Imaging Resource Center: 100 in 100: Bracketing a series of exposures for HDR photography

Your camera takes really nice pictures

Exhibitions

The Rupert Museum, Stellenbosch, housing the Rodin and Dylan Lewis exhibitions, re-opened yesterday – Monday 5 Jan. Visiting times are as follows: Monday to Friday between 9.30am and 1.00pm; and between 2.00pm and 4.00pm; and on Saturdays between 10.00am and noon. The ‘2008 World Wildlife Photographer of the Year’ exhibition is on at the IzikoContinue reading “Exhibitions”