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Western Cape Interclub Photographic Competition 2009

  The annual Western Cape Interclub Photographic Competition will be taking place on Saturday 31st October, 2009, from 6pm, at the Endler Hall, Conservatoire, University of Stellenbosch in Stellenbosch.  Photographic clubs from the region will be displaying their best prints and digital images during the course of the evening.  Drinks and snacks will be servedContinue reading “Western Cape Interclub Photographic Competition 2009”

Scott Kelby Worldwide Photo Walk – Stellenbosch

Further to our article elsewhere on this blog, advertising the Scott Kelby Photo Walk in Cape Town, it is pleasing to be able to inform you that Sanet of Stellenbosch has organised a walk starting in Dorp Street, Stellenbosch.  The even takes place on Saturday 18th July, and if you are interested, please go toContinue reading “Scott Kelby Worldwide Photo Walk – Stellenbosch”

Competition Meeting Wed. 10th June ’09

Over 50 members and guests arrived for our competition meeting (set subject ‘Vertical Lines’), and with over 120 prints and digital images to be judged by our overseas guest judge – Tony Bridge from New Zealand – there was no time for dithering!  First of all, though, we congratulated Nicole Palmer who has been awardedContinue reading “Competition Meeting Wed. 10th June ’09”

HPS Meeting Wed. 13th May 2009

We were happy to welcome guests, as well as several new members who signed up during the evening.  It was good to see Johan Beyers once again – we have missed him.  Thomas Niemeyer is another member who travels from far, so it was good to hear about the progress of the PSSA Congress/Av ConventionContinue reading “HPS Meeting Wed. 13th May 2009”

Environmental Photographer of the Year

CIWEM (The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management) runs the Environmental Photographer of the Year, which is one of the fastest growing photographic competitions in the world. In 2008 we received over 1,400 entries from over 40 countries –we are hoping to increase this in the 2009 competition.   This is a serious competitionContinue reading “Environmental Photographer of the Year”

‘Picnic Outing’ – Saturday 2nd May ’09

Bring along a little picnic, something to sit on, your camera AND its manual, possibly your laptop (which will have to run on its batteries), and make a space for yourself on Paddy and Graham Howes’s lawn (from 2pm).  This will be an interactive, informal get together at which we can help each other understandContinue reading “‘Picnic Outing’ – Saturday 2nd May ’09”

Evaluation Meeting Wed. 8th April ’09

Some 40 members and guests arrived for the meeting. After the ‘Notice Board’ (during which we congratulated an understandably absent Nicole on her special birthday), we allowed Michelle Barnard to ‘Get her Feet Wet’, which she did with great ease – showing us her particular interest in ‘textures’.  Evaluation of prints and digital images was doneContinue reading “Evaluation Meeting Wed. 8th April ’09”