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Photo of the Month

To inspire everyone to go out there and take some cracking photographs Carnkie Camera Club invites members to submit photos on a set theme each month.

Members may submit up to TWO prints

Prints must be or un-mounted and NOT framed.

The Maximum image size A4 (21cm x 30cm or 8in x 12in)

Members will vote for their TWO favourite photos in each class
 
Awards will me made in TWO sections
'Open' - open only to those who have previously won 1st place in the novice, and
'Novice' - open to anyone who has not previously won 1st place the novice monthly award.

Votes cast will be used to select the a first, second and third for the 'open' category and the 'novice' category

February Show Results

NOVICE  1
GLASS		    2
3 ON A THEME		   3
MACRO/INSECTS		    4
ACTION		   5
UNUSUAL LIGHT		    6
GATEWAY
1st Bruce   Jo   Jean   Barry   Bruce (RBIS)   Barry
2nd Debbie   Jean   ---   Clive   Zak   Christine
3rd Jean   Christine   ---   Paul   Barry   Jo
4th Barry   Barry   ---   Jean   Jo   Carl
5th Carl T   ----   ---   Matt   Jean   Jean
NOVICE  7
CAPTION		    8
BIRDS		   9
ABSRACT		    10
B/W ANY SBJ		   11
FLOWERS		    12
REFLECTIONS
1st Jo   Jo   Barry (BIS) (BISW)   Christine   Jo   Bruce
2nd Christine   Jean   Jean   Paul   Debbie   Barry
3rd Barry   Carl T   Jo   Barry   Jean   Jo
4th Bruce   Carl L   Bruce   Jo   Barry   Yvonne
5th Jean   Paul   Debbie   Yvonne   Paul   Jean
                       
NOVICE  13
OLD MACHRY		                    
1st Jean       BIS = Best in Section        
2nd Jo       RBIS = Reserve Best in Section        
3rd Barry       BISW = Best in Show        
4th Debbie       RBISW = Reserve Best in Show        
5th Christine                    

 

OPEN  1
PPL@WORK		    2
CHURCH(S)		   3
B/W PORTRAIT		    4
ICONIC CWALL		   5
TREE(S)		    6
BLUE
1st Lisa   Vickie   Lyn (BIS) (RBISW)   Lisa   Vickie   Vickie (BIS)
2nd Brian   Lyn   Vickie   Bob   Lisa   Lisa
3rd Bonnie   Lisa   Bonnie   Vickie   Brian   Brian
4th Bob   Bonnie   Jen   Bonnie   Bob   Bob
5th Lyn   Jen   Brian   Brian   Bonnie   Bonnie
                       
OPEN  7
RIVER		    8
LANDSCAPE		   9
PERSONALITY		    10
FUN		   11
FLOWER		    12
LAST WEEK
1st Vickie   Brian   Lyn   Brian   Lisa   Lisa
2nd Lisa   Lisa   Vickie   Lyn   Brian   Brian
3rd Bob   Lyn   Lisa   Vickie   Lyn   Vickie
4th Lyn   Vickie   Bob   Lisa   Bob   Lyn
5th Brian   Bonnie   Bonnie   Bonnie   Jen   Jen
                       
OPEN  13
VINTAGE		                    
1st Vickie       BIS = Best in Section        
2nd Lisa       RBIS = Reserve Best in Section        
3rd Brian       BISW = Best in Show        
4th Lyn       RBISW = Reserve Best in Show        
5th Bob                    

 

SPECIAL  1
ROCKS		    
1st Brian  (BIS)    
2nd Lyn (RBIS)    
3rd Barry    
4th Bonnie    
5th Jean    
6th Lisa    
7th Bob   BIS = Best in Section
8th Bruce   RBIS = Reserve Best in Section
9th Vickie   BISW = Best in Show
10th Jo   RBISW = Reserve Best in Show

 

PLACINGS  Novice Section Points   Open Section Points
1st Barry 35   Lisa 47
2nd Jean 34   Vickie 41
3rd Jo 32   Brian 34
4th Bruce 20   Lyn 31
5th Christine 17   Bob 17
6th Debbie 11   Bonnie 16

January Competition - My Best Photo of 2009

There was a huge entry for the first competition of the year. Congratulations to all those who entered, the "BEST SEVEN" in each category were as follows:

  Novice Section Open Section
1 Paul Vicky
2 Clive Lyn
3 Christine Mick
4 Barry Lisa
5 Zak Bob
6 Paul Darren
7 Debbie Lisa
     

I can only put on the site the images that people give/send to me in electronic format.

December Competition - Machinery

Congratulations to Jean  (novice), and Lyn (open)

I can only put on the site the images that people give/send to me in electronic format.

November Competition - Texture

Congratulations to Keith (novice), and Bonnie (open)

I can only put on the site the images that people give/send to me in electronic format.


October Competition - View through a Window

Congratulations to Mick (novice), and Brian (open)

I can only put on the site the images that people give/send to me in electronic format.
If you would like to see your competition entry then please send it to me and it can be added.

September Competition - Shadows (hope you like the new format|)

Congratulations to Bob (novice), and Bonnie (open)

I can only put on the site the images that people give/send to me in electronic format.
If you would like to see your competition entry then please send it to me and it can be added.

Recent Winners

  • Monthly Theme August - "Contrasts"-   Open Section
    Congratulations to Lyn
  • Monthly Theme July - "Contrasts"-   Novice Section
    Congratulations to Lisa
  • Monthly Theme July - "Kids and Childhood"-   OPEN Section
    Congratulations to Jen

Taken at the Bugle Band Festival 2009
Technical Info: Samsung S1050, 1/250sec F5.3 @ISO 80
  • Monthly Theme July - "Kids and Childhood"-   Novice Section
    Congratulations to Lyn

Taken in the Rain at Trevithick Day, Camborne
 Technical Info: Sony a200 with Tokina 100-300 lens (full zoom 300mm). 1/320sec f7.1 ISO400
  • Monthly Theme June - "Action"-   OPEN Section
    Congratulations to Brian P

Technical Info: Canon SX1 IS - Max Zoom 1/250sec f5.6
 
  • Monthly Theme April - "Action"-   Novice Section
    Congratulations to Vici

 Technical Info: FinePix S9600. 1/1200sec, f3.8 ISO 200
  • Monthly Theme April - "Animals"-   OPEN Section
    Congratulations to Bonnie

Technical Info: Nikon DX40 1/160sec @f 6.3 ISO 100
 
  • Monthly Theme April - "Animals"-   Novice Section
    Congratulations to Jen

Technical Info: Samsung 1050   1/250sec @ f5.3 ISO 80
 
  • Monthly Theme - March  "straight from camera to print- no manipulation of any type permitted"
    Congratulations to Brian P (again - yawn !)

Technical Info: Canon SX1 IS - set on P (program) zoom=180mm 1/500sec @f4.5

The story behind the photo
Trevithick day was wet this year so I took my "second camera" a Canon SX1 IS, wrapped in a plastic bag. This was my best shot to the day taken and the steam engines set off on their parade around the town. I tried to capture the atmospheric nature of the driver through the steam. This was the best of six photos taken in rapid succession. I felt it had just the right amount of steam.
  • Monthly Theme - March  "Wildlife" Congratulations to Brian P

Technical Info: Sony a350 180mm 1/250sec @f8

The story behind the photo
I had been watching this female chaffinch visiting out garden over several days but my efforts to photograph it had been fruitless. So I bought some mealworms and put them in a hanging basket and over a two or three days the chaffinch go used to feeding from there. I was then able to hake this shot handheld through the open patio doors as she came to feed one day.
  • Monthly Theme - February  "Slow Shutter Speed" Congratulations to Brian P

Technical Info: Sony a350 35mm 20sec @f32 with NDx8 filter

 The story behind the photo
Over a week I visited Godrevy three times in differing light conditions and experimented with different combinations of shutter speed and aperture. This particular photo was taken at about 3:30 on a February afternoon. There was a moderate south-westerly wind. With the camera mounted on a tripod and positioned on the rocks near the National Trust Car Park, I took a number of shots. I kept the tripod at its lowest height to prevent it catching the wind and used the camera's self timer to keep camera shake to a minimum. With my Sony a350 set to ISO 100 and on aperture priority I set my 18-250 zoom to 35mm and stopped it right down to f32, to allow an even slower shutter I used a Cokin ND8 filter and was able to bring the shutter speed down to about 20sec and blur the sea nicely.
  • Monthly Theme - January "My Best Photo of 2008"  Congratulations to Vicky
  • Monthly Theme - November "Emotion"  Congratulations to Bonnie
  • Monthly Theme - October "Feet"  Congratulations to Darren
  • Monthly Theme - September: "Water"  Congratulations to Maureen