On Special Offer at Picture Works, Stellenbosch

Herewith the list of special offers for February: Pentax KM with Pentax 18-55mm lens: R6399 Fuji S5 Pro Body (This is a Nikon D200, but with the sensor replaced with a 12 Million Pixel Fuji Super SR Pro CCD, giving over 13 stops dynamic range, which is 40% higher than the Nikon D300 or CanonContinue reading “On Special Offer at Picture Works, Stellenbosch”

Message from Dr. Johan Kloppers, new Western Cape Director of PSSA

Dear Chairpersons,                             It has been week since I have been elected as your regional director. Firstly I would like to thank you for the entrusting me to fill this very important position and for your overwhelming positive response.            In the past there has been very negative vibes towards PSSA, and my aim isContinue reading “Message from Dr. Johan Kloppers, new Western Cape Director of PSSA”

Our Flickr group — a note

When you send me a request for an invitation to our Flickr group, please make sure that you have made me a contact first. Flickr has a mechanism in place to prevent spamming through the group system by only allowing me to invite people that have me as a contact. Although I can also inviteContinue reading “Our Flickr group — a note”

HPS/Hermanus Joint Evaluation Meeting Wed. 11th Feb.’09 7.30pm

Our joint Evaluation Meeting promises to be a ‘not-to-be-missed’ event, and I hope that many of our members will take part.  Provisos and logistics are a little different from what we normally do, so please read the instructions carefully, and do not enter your images later than noon Friday 6th February!!!!  All the digital imagesContinue reading “HPS/Hermanus Joint Evaluation Meeting Wed. 11th Feb.’09 7.30pm”

Report: AV Evening Wed. 28th Jan.’09

A small group of members – including Harry and Susan who are once again out from France – attended the meeting.  Contributors were Neels Beyers who presented two AVs – one on windsurfers, and the other on kitesurfers … he is a master at nailing the action shots.  Elsa sent her AV on the RichtersveldContinue reading “Report: AV Evening Wed. 28th Jan.’09”

Veolia Environment Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2009

Welcome to Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2009. I’m delighted you are considering taking part this year and hope you do. For Mark Carwardine’s complete introduction to the competition and suggestions and insider tips to help you to win, see the February issue of BBC Wildlife (on sale 22 January – 19 February).Continue reading “Veolia Environment Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2009”