Cairns Photographic Society Club

Monthly Competitions and Club Outings 2016

We have a ”buddy’ system for all new members attending their first outing with the club. If you would like to assist with this, please let us know at the next meeting.

A slide show is created from these outings. So please submit your best 10 or more photographs on CD in large size and give to Ingrid at the following club meeting. That way we can all enjoy each other's images.

2018 Monthly Competitions and Outing CALENDAR Images may NOT be resubmitted for judging in subsequent months. All competition entries must be handed to the competition secretary BEFORE or ON the appropriate club meeting night. Late submissions will NOT be accepted. Membership 2017/18
MEETINGS 2nd & 3rd Thursdays monthly	COMPETITIONS 3rd Thursday monthly	SPEAKERS Competition Critiques Tutorials, Slideshows	CLUB FIELD TRIPS usually last Sunday in the Month
Sunday 28 January	No Competition		Informal outing Sunday 28th January. A night walk and Street photography in and around the CBD. Meet at the pool area - 6pm onwards
Thursday 8 February Cominos House	Tutorial Evening - commences 7pm Welcome to a New Year. Showing all Port Folio Images and Results
Thursday 15 February General Meeting Stratford Library	Digital – Song and Dance		Sunday 25th February 9 am Bramston Beach.
Thursday 8 March Cominos House	Tutorial Evening - commences 7pm Astrophotography
Thursday 15 March General Meeting Stratford Library	Print – Signs and Billboards		Sunday 25th March Kuranda - more info later.
Thursday 12 April Cominos House	Tutorial Evening - commences 7pm Discussion & Workshop "Song and Dance"
Thursday 19 April General Meeting Stratford Library	Digital – The Letter "C"		Sunday 29th April Innisfail - Art Deco Walk - more info later
Thursday 10 May Cominos House	Tutorial Evening - commences 7pm Light Painting
Thursday 17 May General Meeting Stratford Library	Print – Symmetry		Sunday 27th May Dawn on the Esplanade
Thursday 14 June Cominos House	Tutorial Evening - commences 7pm Preparation for Cairns Show and Critique
Thursday 21 June General Meeting Stratford Library	Digital – Zoom Blur		Sunday 24th June Ravenshoe
Thursday 12 July Cominos House	Tutorial Evening
Thursday 19 July General Meeting Stratford Library			Sunday 29th July Palm Cove at Night
Thursday 9 August Cominos House	Tutorial Evening
Thursday 16 August General Meeting Stratford Library
Thursday 13 September Cominos House	Tutorial Evening
Thursday 20 September General Meeting Stratford Library
Thursday 11 October Cominos House	Tutorial Evening
Thursday 18 October General Meeting Stratford Library
Thursday 8 November Cominos House	Tutorial Evening
Thursday 15 November General Meeting Stratford Library
Thursday December Cominos House	Tutorial Evening
Thursday December General Meeting TBA Stratford Library

2017 Monthly Competitions and Outing CALENDAR Images may NOT be resubmitted for judging in subsequent months. All competition entries must be handed to the competition secretary BEFORE or ON the appropriate club meeting night. Late submissions will NOT be accepted. Membership 2017/18
MEETINGS 2nd & 3rd Thursdays monthly	COMPETITIONS 3rd Thursday monthly	SPEAKERS Competition Critiques Tutorials, Slideshows	CLUB FIELD TRIPS usually last Sunday in the Month
Sunday 22 January			Sunday 22 January The Wildlife Dome- meet 9am
Thursday 9 February Cominos House	Motion &/or Blur (digital) Motion - of things. A picture in which our visual senses tell us that the subject must have been moving when the picture was taken. It may be depicted in a sharp image or by deliberate use of blur by allowing the focus to become soft due to subject or camera movement, including, capturing motion of anything by using slow shutter speed, or even using 2nd curtain sync flash. The image may include deliberate un-sharp image areas caused by subject or camera movement, or by selective or incorrect focusing or intentional camera movement.	"New Zealand Special" Guest speakers: Rob Harris Showcasing his travels and tips on photography/gear /travel/highlights and much more. To be followed by a New Zealand short movie. Bring you cushion and a drink :-) Meet your member Peter Hall. Competition/critique results: "OPEN" November '16 and Portfolio critique. Field Trip Slideshow: Goomboora Park and Limberlost.	Sunday 26 February Mt Uncle Distillery at 1819 Chewko Road, Walkamin. Restaurant opens at 10am for drinks and light snacks, the kitchen opens at 12md for meals.  Possibly consider a late start and stay over for early evening meal.  There is a small animal park with goats, donkeys, alpacas and peacocks.
Thursday 9 March Cominos House	Black & White/Monochrome (print) This could be just B&W or contain a single tone, such as eg. sepia or rose tint.	Competition and Critique Night Portfolio Results and Motion/Blur Results Jackie Hammer Speaker Dome Wild Life Outing Slideshow	Sunday 26th March Beach Crawl Ellis Beach Cafe at 3pm followed by a walk up the beach for photo opportunities. As the light will not be best at that time of day, bring your flash and try some fill-in flash portraiture and other subjects.
Thursday 16 March Cominos House	Tutorial Evening - commences 7pm Cost $10pp Lightroom for beginners. Topics - What is the Lightroom catalog; Setting up a LR catalog, Importing photos from your camera and hard drive; Organising your catalog in a logical manner; Moving and re-arranging photos and files within the catalog structure; Exporting photos; Using external editors; Basic development techniques. As an introduction, this course is designed to cover only one aspect of Lightroom - the catalog. At completion you should have created a workable catalog and have enough knowledge to import all your existing photos into the catalog in an orderly fashion. Participants will need a laptop with Lightroom installed, power cables, a mouse and a camera with some images or card reader and cables. Tutorial instruction sheets will be provided. There will be a form at the next meeting for participants to register their interest.
Thursday 23 March Cominos House	Tutorial Evening - commences 7pm Cost $10pp Photoshop for beginners. Topics - What is Photoshop; what is the difference between Lightroom and Photoshop; How to open photos in PS; What are Layers; How to duplicate layers; How to copy layers between images; Using Layer styles and opacity; Simple selections; Simple photo editing; Content aware fill; How to resurrect your old family photos. This course is a simple introduction to PS designed to allow you to take the first steps to mastering PS. Attendance at the previous LR course would be an advantage. Participants will need a laptop with Photoshop installed, power cables and a mouse. Tutorial instruction sheets will be provided. There will be a form at the next meeting for participants to register their interest.
Thursday 13 April General Meeting Stratford Library	All Creatures Great and Small (Digital) Any creature whether domesticated or in the wild.	Judging March Competition and a Presentation: Ben Stoffl EFIAP FAPS PSQA	Sunday 30 April 2017 The Boulders and Babinda Township Meet 7am at The Boulders Carpark The Kool Spot Café ( further down Munro Street near the picture theatre) is open Sundays 8.00am onwards NOTE: This is the 4th Sunday, not the last Sunday in the month. Easter 14 - 16 April Anzac Day 24 April
		Advanced P/shop with Ben 1pm - 4pm Thursday 13 April at private residence. Sorry, fully booked out now. We welcome members to join us for a photoshoot with Ben. Meet at Botanical Gardens main gate: 8am Good Friday. Morning tea at the Wild Bean Cafe.
Saturday 29 April Workshop Stratford Library	Workshop with Phillipa Frederikson EFIAP MAPS SSAPS PSQA  Venue - Stratford Library Meeting Room Art and Photography Abstract/Creative Photography Creative Editing on Your Smart Phone Creating a Portfolio
Thursday 11 May Cominos House	Tutorial Evening Learn how to use your DSLR in Manual mode. We will have experienced members to assist you. Don't forget to bring you camera manual. Also any members that need some assistance with basic computer editing skills, bring you laptops.
Thursday 18 May General Meeting Stratford Library	Something Old (print) May be a thing, building, person. Anything that portrays signs of ageing, delapidation or historical.	Guest Speaker Sonia Sperling Slideshows Competition Results	Sunday 28 May 2017 Hartley's Crocodile Farm Meet at 8.30am
Thursday 8 June Cominos House	Tutorial Evening Water droplets
Thursday 15 June General Meeting Stratford Library	Industrial (digital) A picture depicting any form of industry, e.g. shots of machines, buildings, or the products of industry, such as smoke or steam.  The object is to portray the functional side rather than the human	Guest Speaker:	Sunday 11 June 2017 Cairns Airport IRONMAN Sunday 25 June Explore the swampier side of Cairns! Come and join us at The Jack Barnes Bicentennial Mangrove Boardwalk -7.30am (just before the Airport) Afterwards proceed to the front area around Cairns Hospital. Photograph around the hospital area, architecture/angles, then head to the skate park and foreshore if so desired. Meet at Muddies for morning tea around 10-11am
Thursday 13 July Cominos House	Tutorial Evening Flash Photography Workshop - Must book and pay $10 for this session.
Thursday 20 July General Meeting Stratford Library	Contrast (print) A picture depicting two or more subjects which are intrinsically in contrast to each other, e.g. by virtue of type, shape or colour. This has nothing to do with contrasts in the photographic sense.	Lenore Howard GREAT THEMES RE-IMAGINED THROUGH THE ART OF PHOTOGRAPHY AGM at beginning of meeting and then follow on with our normal meeting. Competition Results Slideshow - Hartley's Creek	Cairns Show 19, 20, 21 July Rules & Regulations - Section 26 here and Entry Form here Sunday 30 July Granite Gorge Nature Park Opens: 9am Lunch at Mt Uncles further information tba.
Thursday 10 August Cominos House	Tutorial Evening Q & A, General Discussion Start 7pm. No charge This will be a social gathering and time for a coffee and chat. Do you have any questions? If so, bring them along on the night or email them to Eden (edengs@bigpond.com) and, hopefully, one of our experts can assist.
Thursday 17 August General Meeting Stratford Library	Human Emotions (digital) A picture of a person or people experiencing one of the human emotions, e.g. love, hate, despair, fear, sorrow, joy, greed, envy, etc. If the cause of the emotion can be included, it would be an advantage,	Guest Speaker: Ian Maclean - Astro Photography	Sunday 27 August Munro Martin Parklands - meet at 9am entrance Florence St. Coffee/brunch at RSL Club, followed by Cairns Festival City walk-about. Pop up steel bands will be playing.
Thursday 14 September Cominos House	Tutorial Evening - 7 - 9.30pm (no cost) Photographic accessories and gadgets Venue - Cominos House Don't know what sort of tripod to buy? Want to know what a focussing rack is? Or. how to use an intervalometer? What on earth is a Big Stopper? Learn how to control your camera from your iPhone. What is the use of GPS data? And, for the fearless,
Thursday 21 September General Meeting Stratford Library	Weather (print) Anything to do with weather eg. An image that includes any elements of rain, wind, floods, ice, snow, storms, clouds or showing the destruction of any of these forces.	Guest Speaker: Tim Warnock	Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 Weekend in Cooktown. See September Happenings Page. Saturday 23 for members not going to Cooktown. Animal Education Day Gordonvale 8am-1pm - Normal Park.
Thursday 12 October Cominos House	Tutorial Evening Zoom Blur Start 7pm. No charge Learn how to take those interesting Zoom Blur shots in readiness for our June competition.
Thursday 19 October General Meeting Stratford Library	Monochrome - Digital	Guest Speaker:	Sunday 29 October Herberton and Irvinebank The Jacarandas will be in bloom at Herberton and later in the morning we will drive to the historical mining village of Irvinebank. Lunch will be taken at the Irvinebank Tavern. Guided tours of Loudon House, museum and Tramway Station can be arranged if there is sufficient interest.
Thursday 9 November Cominos House	Tutorial Evening Critique – Your Best Shot Venue - Cominos House Start 7pm. No charge Bring along your best shot for critique by one of our experts. Suggested changes will be carried out in Lightroom and projected onto the TV monitor so we can all see the results of the improvements.
Thursday 16 November General Meeting Stratford Library	Humour/Funny - Digital		Sunday 26 November Mossman & Port Douglas Visit to some of the more interesting buildings in Mossman. Afterwards lunch and photography at the marina, Port Douglas
Thursday 14 December Cominos House	Tutorial Evening - TBA Christmas Time TBA
Thursday 14 December General Meeting TBA Stratford Library	Open - Print January 2018 No Competition February 2018 Digital Song and Dance March 2018 Print Signs and Billboards April 2018 Digital The Letter "C" May 2018 Print Symmetry June 2018 Digital Zoom Blur	Christmas Party Thursday 14th December We have booked the German Club for our Christmas Party again this year. Those who attended last year will remember that is was a great evening and the club personnel went out of their way to make us comfortable. Cost of the meal (buffet, coffee & cake) will be about $30 per head. The German Club is located at 57 Winkworth Street, Bungalow. It is not easy to find if you are unfamiliar with the back streets of Bungalow, so make a note of the address. More details will be given in next month's newsletter.

2016 Monthly Competitions and Outing CALENDAR Images may NOT be resubmitted for judging in subsequent months. All competition entries must be handed to the competition secretary BEFORE or ON the appropriate club meeting night. Late submissions will NOT be accepted. This program may alter as we near these dates. So keep your eyes on the calendar and check out our Happening's Page.
MEETING 2nd Thursday monthly	COMPETITIONS 2nd Thursday monthly	SPEAKERS	CLUB FIELD TRIPS 4th weekend
January Thur 21st and Sat 30th	Night at Cominos House Thurs 21 Jan - prepare Children’s Ward submission with Tim and Claire.		Additional outing: Yungaburra Markets - Saturday 27th January Photograph the markets and township. Meet from 7.30am onwards in the Market area. Morning tea 10am - coffee shop opposite Nick Swiss Inn/revamped Church
February Thurs 11	PRINT - Macro (Extreme Close Up)	Eden Spence_Gray Heather Lawson	Daintree River Cruise - Sunday 28 February Meet 7 for 7.30am at the Daintree Village departure point. Keep your eye on Happening's page for urgent updates re weather.
March Thurs 10th	DIGITAL Pink and/or Purple - Any subject	Meet the Member - Jason Van't Padje	Sunday 20th March Meet 7.30am at main gate Flecker Botanic Garden Morning Tea at Wild Bean 1030am
April Thurs 14th   Thurs 7th	PRINT Water - in any form   Additional Workshop/Information Night Subject LIGHTROOM Starts 7pm Cominos House Booking required	Meet the Member Sharon Reisinger	Sunday 24th April Davies Creek - meeting time at main carpark 7.30am Bring your picnic lunch, good walking shoes, insect repellant and sense of adventure.
May Thurs 12th   Thurs 5th	DIGITAL Reflections (50% of image must be reflection) Additional Workshop/Information Night Subject PHOTOSHOP LAYERS Starts 7pm Cominos House Booking required	Guest speaker Meet the Member Jon Westaway	Sunday 29 May Port Douglas - Wild Life Habitat Breakfast with the Birds - meet 8.45am Additional Mid-week outing 11 May - Tjapukai 15 only and bookings full. Meet 9am and you must wear your name badge.
June Thurs 9th Thurs 2nd	PRINT Trees and/or foliage /branches Additional Workshop/Information Night Subject OIL ON WATER Starts 7pm Cominos House Booking required	Meet the member	Sunday 26th June Goldsborough Valley/Kearney's Falls - Meet at Toilet Block 0830hrs More information on Happenings Page Additional outing: Friday 17 June City Night walk Meet at Trinity Wharf 6pm
July Thurs 14th Thurs 7th	DIGITAL City by Night Additional Workshop/Information Night Subject Dry Ice Starts 7pm Cominos House Booking required	AGM MEETING Competition results Speakers	Sunday 31st July Cancer Council 2016 Relay for Life More information on Happenings Page CAIRNS SHOW 2016 WINNERS HERE.
August Thurs 11th	PRINT Fire, Smoke or Steam	Guest Speaker Field Trip slideshow Meet the Member	Saturday/Sunday 20th -21st August Cardwell Weekend away. More information on Happenings Page
September Thurs 8th	DIGITAL Song, Book or Film Title		Sunday 25th September Paronella Park - meet 8.45-9am. MUST Pay at our September Club meeting.
October Thurs 13th	PRINT Silhouettes Mono or Colour	Guest Speaker Graeme Masterman	Sunday 30th October Bramston Beach - meet 7.30am at Bramston Beach Motel Brunch/lunch later at the Motel.
November Thurs 10th	DIGITAL Self Portrait		Sunday 27th November Goomboorah Park Meet 7.30am followed with brunch at Vines - Limberlost Nursery, Freshwater 9.30am onwards
December Thurs 8th	OPEN - PRINT	Christmas Party German Club Dining - 6pm 57 Winkworth St, Bungalow	Cairns Dome Sun 22nd January 2017

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