Creative Special Interest Group September
The first meeting of our Creative Special Interest Group will be 21 September. This gives you time to start thinking about our first Challenge. We will share our images and talk about them at Zoom meetings at 7.30pm on the third Tuesday of each month.
Images will be shared by sharing screens (we can help you with that). Each member will talk about their own image and then other members will be a part of  the discussion.
Images do not have to be related to the Challenge but you will get brownie points if they do.
Challenges for this year
21 September – three words (choose none, one, two or all three) – bag, lips, animal
19 October – choose your own book title – children’s books, fiction, non-fiction, etc
16 November – three words (choose none, one, two or all three) – child, light, spoon
See you on 21 September
by Ruth Brooks, August 28, 2021
Results for competitions in August 2021 Print
There were 43 entries that gained our highest award(s).
Members can view all images and comment on them by following this link
View / Comment entries in August 2021 Print
click here to see a pdf catalog of all competition results
Isaacs Cathedral St Petersburg Jill Bartlett – Best In Section Print A Grade Colour Any Subject ![]() |
Morning Lines Les Schumer – Best In Section Print A Grade Monochrome Any Subject ![]() |
Shopping time Tim Hoevenagel – Best In Section Print B Grade Colour Any Subject ![]() |
Morning Light by The Jetty Clara Soedarmo – Best In Section Print B Grade Monochrome Any Subject ![]() |
A Stroll Through The Apple Orchid Joe Cremona – Merit Print A Grade Colour Any Subject ![]() |
Antiques Elaine Duncan – Merit Print A Grade Colour Any Subject ![]() |
Sunset Pano Vivienne Noble – Merit Print A Grade Colour Any Subject ![]() |
Afternoon Storm Kerry Gilmore – Merit Print A Grade Monochrome Any Subject ![]() |
Abandoned Helen Robinson – Merit Print A Grade Monochrome Any Subject ![]() |
Cliff and Tree Brian Harvey – Merit Print A Grade Monochrome Any Subject ![]() |
Cheeky Boy Sue Martin – Merit Print A Grade Monochrome Any Subject ![]() |
Help Vivienne Noble – Merit Print A Grade Monochrome Any Subject ![]() |
Heading into Stormy Skies Matt Dawson – Merit Print A Grade Monochrome Any Subject ![]() |
Red Geranium Ann Lamb – Merit Print B Grade Colour Any Subject ![]() |
Sunset’s Reflective Glow Michelle Hourigan – Merit Print B Grade Colour Any Subject ![]() |
The Entertainer Kaz Childs – Merit Print B Grade Monochrome Any Subject ![]() |
Towering above Simon Bastin – Merit Print B Grade Monochrome Any Subject ![]() |
Illawarra solitude Sandra Chapman – Merit Print B Grade Monochrome Any Subject ![]() |
Dandelion seed and shadow Ann Lamb – Merit Print B Grade Monochrome Any Subject ![]() |
Queen Victoria Building Tim Hoevenagel – Merit Print B Grade Monochrome Any Subject ![]() |
Wildflowers Les Schumer – Credit Print A Grade Colour Any Subject ![]() |
I think I can Ruth Brooks – Credit Print A Grade Colour Any Subject ![]() |
Dinner Dawne Harridge – Credit Print A Grade Colour Any Subject ![]() |
Kookaburra Sue Martin – Credit Print A Grade Colour Any Subject ![]() |
Yachting on Sydney Harbour Cheryl Thompson – Credit Print A Grade Colour Any Subject ![]() |
RUSTING AWAY Colin Marshman – Credit Print A Grade Colour Any Subject ![]() |
Foggy river valley Matt Dawson – Credit Print A Grade Colour Any Subject ![]() |
Berrima Masonic Hall Joe Cremona – Credit Print A Grade Monochrome Any Subject ![]() |
CASABLANCA BOY Colin Marshman – Credit Print A Grade Monochrome Any Subject ![]() |
Low Tide Brian Lefoe – Credit Print A Grade Monochrome Any Subject ![]() |
Summer Storm Elaine Duncan – Credit Print A Grade Monochrome Any Subject ![]() |
Among the Gum Trees Jill Bartlett – Credit Print A Grade Monochrome Any Subject ![]() |
Industrial_004 Tim Porteous – Credit Print A Grade Monochrome Any Subject ![]() |
Silenzio a Venezia Kaz Childs – Credit Print B Grade Colour Any Subject ![]() |
Its lunchtime Lynley Olsson – Credit Print B Grade Colour Any Subject ![]() |
The Tiger Clara Soedarmo – Credit Print B Grade Colour Any Subject ![]() |
End Sandra Chapman – Credit Print B Grade Colour Any Subject ![]() |
WCC Aug 2021 Botanica Exotica Ross Bembrick – Credit Print B Grade Colour Any Subject ![]() |
INTO THE MIST Wayne Fulcher – Credit Print B Grade Colour Any Subject ![]() |
cacti on display Lynley Olsson – Credit Print B Grade Monochrome Any Subject ![]() |
WCC Aug 21 Fountain Hyde Park Ross Bembrick – Credit Print B Grade Monochrome Any Subject ![]() |
WHATS IN THE ARCHES Wayne Fulcher – Credit Print B Grade Monochrome Any Subject ![]() |
Water obstacle cross country Sue Curtis – Credit Print B Grade Monochrome Any Subject ![]() |
by Tim Porteous, August 25, 2021
Results for competitions in August 2021 Digital
There were 25 entries that gained our highest award(s).
Members can view all images and comment on them by following this link
View / Comment entries in August 2021 Digital
click here to see a pdf catalog of all competition results
Encounter Les Schumer – Best In Section Digital All Grade Any subject colour or monochrome ![]() |
Inside the head of a dragonfly Simon Bastin – Merit Digital All Grade Any subject colour or monochrome ![]() |
A Race To The Finish Line Joe Cremona – Merit Digital All Grade Any subject colour or monochrome ![]() |
Ring of Life Kerry Gilmore – Merit Digital All Grade Any subject colour or monochrome ![]() |
Florentine 2 Dawne Harridge – Merit Digital All Grade Any subject colour or monochrome ![]() |
Snakes Alive Sue Martin – Merit Digital All Grade Any subject colour or monochrome ![]() |
Surfing the Waves Cheryl Thompson – Merit Digital All Grade Any subject colour or monochrome ![]() |
DANCER Colin Marshman – Merit Digital All Grade Any subject colour or monochrome ![]() |
Fly on Flowering Chives Ann Lamb – Merit Digital All Grade Any subject colour or monochrome ![]() |
He Aint Heavy Jill Bartlett – Merit Digital All Grade Any subject colour or monochrome ![]() |
Wollongong Surfer Andrew Gray – Merit Digital All Grade Any subject colour or monochrome ![]() |
All About Shapes And Colour Vivienne Noble – Merit Digital All Grade Any subject colour or monochrome ![]() |
Stranded Michelle Hourigan – Merit Digital All Grade Any subject colour or monochrome ![]() |
Theres Always Coffee In Melbourne Joseph Baez – Merit Digital All Grade Any subject colour or monochrome ![]() |
Shapely Portrait Matt Dawson – Merit Digital All Grade Any subject colour or monochrome ![]() |
Il Cavallo di Vetro Kaz Childs – Credit Digital All Grade Any subject colour or monochrome ![]() |
Three Little Girls? Brian Harvey – Credit Digital All Grade Any subject colour or monochrome ![]() |
Surrounded Sue Shaw – Credit Digital All Grade Any subject colour or monochrome ![]() |
Let There Be Light Bruce Shaw – Credit Digital All Grade Any subject colour or monochrome ![]() |
Storm Tracks Brian Lefoe – Credit Digital All Grade Any subject colour or monochrome ![]() |
Seacliff morning light Clara Soedarmo – Credit Digital All Grade Any subject colour or monochrome ![]() |
Iconic Sydney Fences Alexander Dawson – Credit Digital All Grade Any subject colour or monochrome ![]() |
Water under the bridge Elaine Duncan – Credit Digital All Grade Any subject colour or monochrome ![]() |
Mungo Lake Sunset Tim Porteous – Credit Digital All Grade Any subject colour or monochrome ![]() |
The Cute Koala Tim Hoevenagel – Credit Digital All Grade Any subject colour or monochrome ![]() |
by Tim Porteous, August 25, 2021
Quick Links on website
Brian Harvey has kindly uploaded two useful files to the Quicklinks tab on MPC.
A link to videos made by our Movie Makers group that are stored on vimeo.
And a video explaining how to prepare mounts for photos in print competitions.
by Ruth Brooks, August 19, 2021
Results for competitions in July 2021 Print
There were 27 entries that gained our highest award(s).
Members can view all images and comment on them by following this link
View / Comment entries in July 2021 Print
click here to see a pdf catalog of all competition results
Maddens Falls Joe Cremona – Best In Section Print A Grade Colour Set Subject Aust Landscape ![]() |
The Three Sisters, Blue Mountains Cheryl Thompson – Best In Section Print A Grade Mono Set Subject Aust Landscape ![]() |
Head waters of the mighty Snowy Riv Sue Curtis – Best In Section Print B Grade Colour Set Subject Aust Landscape ![]() |
Unaware Simon Bastin – Best In Section Print B Grade Mono Set Subject Aust Landscape ![]() |
Scrub Fire Dawne Harridge – Merit Print A Grade Colour Set Subject Aust Landscape ![]() |
OUTBACK NT Colin Marshman – Merit Print A Grade Colour Set Subject Aust Landscape ![]() |
Rise Like A Phoenix Joe Cremona – Merit Print A Grade Mono Set Subject Aust Landscape ![]() |
Lake Dobson Les Schumer – Merit Print A Grade Mono Set Subject Aust Landscape ![]() |
Rocky Waters Alexander Dawson – Merit Print B Grade Colour Set Subject Aust Landscape ![]() |
Three Sisters Clara Soedarmo – Merit Print B Grade Mono Set Subject Aust Landscape ![]() |
The Mulga Jim Ollis – Merit Print B Grade Mono Set Subject Aust Landscape ![]() |
Big Red Brian Lefoe – Credit Print A Grade Colour Set Subject Aust Landscape ![]() |
Tree in Blue Mountains Sue Martin – Credit Print A Grade Colour Set Subject Aust Landscape ![]() |
Farmland and rainbow Matt Dawson – Credit Print A Grade Colour Set Subject Aust Landscape ![]() |
Kalbarri National Park WA Helen Robinson – Credit Print A Grade Mono Set Subject Aust Landscape ![]() |
Light Over the Hill Sue Martin – Credit Print A Grade Mono Set Subject Aust Landscape ![]() |
Waychincup National Park WA Jill Bartlett – Credit Print A Grade Mono Set Subject Aust Landscape ![]() |
Plantation Vivienne Noble – Credit Print A Grade Mono Set Subject Aust Landscape ![]() |
HIGH COUNTRY NSW Colin Marshman – Credit Print A Grade Mono Set Subject Aust Landscape ![]() |
Ancient Colour Kaz Childs – Credit Print B Grade Colour Set Subject Aust Landscape ![]() |
Foggy Morning Clara Soedarmo – Credit Print B Grade Colour Set Subject Aust Landscape ![]() |
Country Landscape Lynley Olsson – Credit Print B Grade Colour Set Subject Aust Landscape ![]() |
Country Life Valerie Porter – Credit Print B Grade Colour Set Subject Aust Landscape ![]() |
Wollongong landscape Tim Hoevenagel – Credit Print B Grade Mono Set Subject Aust Landscape ![]() |
Coastal Landscape Lynley Olsson – Credit Print B Grade Mono Set Subject Aust Landscape ![]() |
Towards Perisher from Main Range Sue Curtis – Credit Print B Grade Mono Set Subject Aust Landscape ![]() |
misty lake Raymond Clack – Credit Print B Grade Mono Set Subject Aust Landscape ![]() |
by Tim Porteous, July 27, 2021
Results for competitions in July 2021 Digital
There were 20 entries that gained our highest award(s).
Members can view all images and comment on them by following this link
View / Comment entries in July 2021 Digital
click here to see a pdf catalog of all competition results
Country Destroyed Vivienne Noble – Best In Section Digital All Grade Set Subject Australian Landscape ![]() |
El Questro Dawne Harridge – Merit Digital All Grade Set Subject Australian Landscape ![]() |
Dragons Back Winton Qld Bruce Shaw – Merit Digital All Grade Set Subject Australian Landscape ![]() |
Tarn Reflections Brian Lefoe – Merit Digital All Grade Set Subject Australian Landscape ![]() |
View of Mountains from West Dapto Cheryl Thompson – Merit Digital All Grade Set Subject Australian Landscape ![]() |
Scenic Illawarra Countryside Michelle Hourigan – Merit Digital All Grade Set Subject Australian Landscape ![]() |
KATA TJUTA Colin Marshman – Merit Digital All Grade Set Subject Australian Landscape ![]() |
Dawn At Cathedral Rocks Joe Cremona – Credit Digital All Grade Set Subject Australian Landscape ![]() |
Kakadu Les Schumer – Credit Digital All Grade Set Subject Australian Landscape ![]() |
Escarpment Valley View Lynley Olsson – Credit Digital All Grade Set Subject Australian Landscape ![]() |
Mungo Sunset Kathy Pond – Credit Digital All Grade Set Subject Australian Landscape ![]() |
The Amphitheatre Finke Gorge NP NT Sue Shaw – Credit Digital All Grade Set Subject Australian Landscape ![]() |
Albina Lake Main Range – Snowy Mts Sue Curtis – Credit Digital All Grade Set Subject Australian Landscape ![]() |
Mt Wellington Sue Martin – Credit Digital All Grade Set Subject Australian Landscape ![]() |
Let’s explore, Bungle Bungles WA Ross Bembrick – Credit Digital All Grade Set Subject Australian Landscape ![]() |
Bay of Fires Sunrise Tim Porteous – Credit Digital All Grade Set Subject Australian Landscape ![]() |
The Breakaways Andrew Gray – Credit Digital All Grade Set Subject Australian Landscape ![]() |
Lazy Afternoon on the River Kerry Gilmore – Credit Digital All Grade Set Subject Australian Landscape ![]() |
River meets the Sea Graham K Hamilton – Credit Digital All Grade Set Subject Australian Landscape ![]() |
Salt lake and semi Matt Dawson – Credit Digital All Grade Set Subject Australian Landscape ![]() |
by Tim Porteous, July 27, 2021
Creative Competition
Our creative competition to be judged by Kerry Boytell will close on 7 August. Each member can enter two images and we would like entries from everyone. This competition is not part of our pointscore but we all have the opportunity to learn from the judge and we will have a bank of creative images when we make our selection for the interclub competition.
Members who entered images in our Show and Tell can enter the same images, if they wish, with or without alterations.
by Ruth Brooks, July 22, 2021
Creative tutorials
We had a very successful Creative session last night and one of the highlights was presentations by Les Schumer and Sue Curtis explaining how they created their images. Les has uploaded both to the Quick Links section of the My Photo Club website so everyone can see them. Enjoy!
by Ruth Brooks, July 21, 2021
33rd Sutherland Shire National Exhibition of Photography (SSNEP)
You are invited to enter this year’s exhibition
Entries now Open
Closing Date: Sunday 25th July 2021 – Midnight
APS Approval: 2021/14
Sections
* Open Colour
* Creative
* Open Monochrome
* Nature
Awards
18 Awards (17 medals + FCC Most Successful Exhibitor Trophy)
Highly Commended Ribbons (minimum of 6 per section)
Please visit our NEW website for details
www.sutherlandshirenational.com <http://www.sutherlandshirenational.com>
by Ruth Brooks, July 14, 2021
New Covid Update
Our lockdown has been extended till 16 July and that will mean several changes to our program.
We will not be able to hold our auction on Tuesday. It is postponed till Tuesday 31 August (5th Tuesday).
Our meeting next Tuesday will be a Zoom meeting with Colin Harrison from the UK. He spoke to us earlier in the year about Creative Flower Photography. I’m sure he has plenty more to teach us about other aspects of photography.
Our Field Trip to the Grevillia Park on Saturday is cancelled. Maybe next year …
Stay safe.
by Ruth Brooks, July 7, 2021