Adelaide Camera Club

There were 307 entries in the Club's Annual Exhibition this year from 16 entrants. Well done to all those who entered and thank you to everyone who contributed their time in organising the Annual Exhibition.
Scores out of 10 were awarded for each image from 3 judges; Andy Smylie, Chris Cater and John Seidel; giving a combined score out of 30 for each image. Merit certificates were awarded for scores of 27 or above and highly commended certificates for scores of 24 or above.
The award winning images from the Annual Competition can be viewed below:

Congratulations to the following award winners of the Adelaide Camera Club's Annual Exhibition in 2012:

Champion Print:

2012 scottcarr newspaper mama 2012   Annual Exhibition
"Newspaper Mama" by Scott Carr

Champion Digital Image:
2012 scottcarr tough as nails 2012   Annual Exhibition
"Tough as Nails" by Scott Carr

Top Classic Portrait:

2012 terrygooley pensive 2012   Annual Exhibition
"Pensive" by Terry Gooley

Top Mono Open Print:

2012 janpudney harts mill 2012   Annual Exhibition
"Hart's Mill" by Jan Pudney


Top Mono Portrait Print:

2012 rosslamb pete 2012   Annual Exhibition
"Pete" by Ross Lamb

Top Colour Open Print:
2012 terrygooley the stare 2012   Annual Exhibition
"The Stare" by Terry Gooley

Top Colour Portrait Print:

2012 johnhodgson catherine 2012   Annual Exhibition
"Catherine" by John Hodgson

Top Digital Open Image:
2012 johnhodgson singapore hotel 2012   Annual Exhibition
"Singapore Hotel" by John Hodgson

Top Digital Portrait:

2012 scottcarr tough as nails 2012   Annual Exhibition
"Tough as Nails" by Scott Carr

Top Nature Image:

2012 johnhodgson african fish eagle with fish 2012   Annual Exhibition
"African Fish Eagle With Fish" by John Hodgson

Top Landscape Image:

2012 scottcarr sesriem dunes 2012   Annual Exhibition

"Sesriem Dunes" by Scott Carr

Top Experimental Image:

2012 scottcarr newspaper mama 2012   Annual Exhibition
"Newspaper Mama" by Scott Carr

Top Travel Image:

2012 johnhodgson kalahari tribeswoman and child 2012   Annual Exhibition
"Kalahari Tribeswoman and Child" by John Hodgson


Top B Grade Open Image:

2012 chriswoods red dress 2012   Annual Exhibition

"Red Dress" by Chris Woods

President's Trophy:

2012 scottcarr tough as nails 2012   Annual Exhibition
"Tough as Nails" by Scott Carr

Encouragement Award:

2012 jimdeer rocks by night 2012   Annual Exhibition
"Rocks By Night" by Jim Deer

Aggregate awards are also presented at the Annual Exhibition, which are based on the accumulated scores throughout the year's monthly competitions in each of the 3 categories. A maximum of 270 points was attainable if one were to enter every competition (of which there were 9), in both open and set subjects, for that category throughout the year. This year the recipients of the Aggregate Awards were as follows:

     -   A Grade Colour Prints :   John Hodgson with a score of 234
     -   A Grade Mono Prints :   Scott Carr with a score of 234
     -   A Grade Digital :   Barb Leopold with a score of 215
     -   B Grade Colour Prints :   Chris Woods & Amelia McLeod with a score of 102
     -   B Grade Mono Prints :   Ross Lamb with a score of 126
     -   B Grade Digital :   Julie Deer with a score of 169

2012 annual winners 2012   Annual Exhibition

2012 Annual Exhibition Award Winners 

We also have four B graders promoted to A grade for next year; Ross Lamb, Chris Woods, Ross Pollock & Michelle Crick. Congratulations!


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The set subject for the competition was "Mood of the Weather". Thank you to Lew Brown for coming out to judge the evening. Here is a selection of Lew's highest scoring entries for the night, each awarded a merit:
20121113 Ross+Lamb bs Desert+Storm+1 2012   Monthly Competition: Mood of the Weather
"Desert Storm #1" by Ross Lamb
(B grade - set subject)
20121113 Barb+Leopold as Foggy+Morning 2012   Monthly Competition: Mood of the Weather
"Foggy Morning" by Barb Leopold
(A grade - set subject)
20121113 Suzanne+Opitz as Niagara+Freeze 2012   Monthly Competition: Mood of the Weather
"Niagara Freeze" by Suzanne Opitz
(A grade -  set subject)
20121113 John+Hodgson as Approaching+Storm 2012   Monthly Competition: Mood of the Weather
"Approaching Storm" by John Hodgson
(A grade - set subject)
20121113 Lea+Maguero bo Alight 2012   Monthly Competition: Mood of the Weather
"Alight" by Lea Maguero
(B grade - open subject)
20121113 Ross+Lamb bo The+Wounded+Earth 2012   Monthly Competition: Mood of the Weather
"The Wounded Earth" by Ross Lamb
(B grade - open subject)
20121113 Jan+Pudney ao Abstract+Adelaide+5 2012   Monthly Competition: Mood of the Weather
"Adelaide Abstract 5" by Jan Pudney
(A grade - open subject)
20121113 John+Hodgson ao African+Fish+Eagle+with+fish 2012   Monthly Competition: Mood of the Weather
"African Fish Eagle with Fish" by John Hodgson
(A grade - open subject)
20121113 Scott+Carr ao Cassettti+Bolognaise 2012   Monthly Competition: Mood of the Weather
"Cassetti Bolognaise" by Scott Carr
(A grade - open subject)
20121113 John+Hodgson ao Young+elephants+at+play 2012   Monthly Competition: Mood of the Weather
"Young Elephants at Play" by John Hodgson
(A grade - open subject)
20121113 Suzanne+Opitz ao Reverance 2012   Monthly Competition: Mood of the Weather
"Reverance" by Suzanne Opitz
(A grade - open subject)
20121113 Suzanne+Opitz ao Iconic 2012   Monthly Competition: Mood of the Weather

"Iconic" by Suzanne Opitz
(A grade - open subject)
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The Iris Millikan Trophy is an open competition and is awarded to the best Digitally Projected Image of a Creative or Experimental nature (Altered Reality).

Creative or "altered reality" covers photographs that display a novel effect because of an unusual combination of objects and/or viewpoint. They are images that have been modified during or after exposure.

Trevor Baldock again judged the club's Iris Millikan competition and gave four 10s for the night of which he had to choose one winner. The Iris Millikan Trophy was awarded to Scott Carr for his image "Veil of Smoke" in 2012.

Scott+Carr+ +Veil+of+Smoke w 2012   The Iris Millikan Trophy

"Veil of Smoke" by Scott Carr

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The set subject for the competition was "Curves" and our club president Des Berwick stepped in when there was no judge for the evening.

These were some of the highest scoring images for the night, each awarded a merit in the digital section:

20121009 woods bs graceful assassin 2012   Monthly Competition: Curves
"Graceful Assassin" by Chris Woods
(B grade - set subject)
20121009 deer bo little flowers 2012   Monthly Competition: Curves
"Little Flowers" by Julie Deer
(B grade - open subject)
20121009 lamb bo memories of films gone by 2012   Monthly Competition: Curves
"Memories of Films Gone By" by Ross Lamb
(B grade - open subject)
20121009 loader bo strength 2012   Monthly Competition: Curves
"Strength" by Jonathon Loader
(B grade - open subject)
20121009 maguero bo path to the lighthouse 2012   Monthly Competition: Curves
"Path to the Lighthouse" by Lea Maguero
(B grade - open subject)
20121009 opitz as hang in there 2012   Monthly Competition: Curves
"Hang in There" by Suzanne Opitz
(A grade - set subject)
20121009 carr ao orange winged dropwing 2012   Monthly Competition: Curves
"Orange-winged Dropwing" by Scott Carr
(A grade - open subject)
20121009 hodgson ao shadows 2012   Monthly Competition: Curves
"Shadows" by John Hodgson
(A grade - open subject)
20121009 leopold ao incoming 2012   Monthly Competition: Curves
"Incoming" by Barb Leopold
(A grade - open subject)
20121009 pudney ao sergeant at arms 2012   Monthly Competition: Curves
"Sergeant at Arms" by Jan Pudney
(A grade - open subject)
20121009 pudney ao the bouzouki player 2012   Monthly Competition: Curves
"The Bouzouki Player" by Jan Pudney
(A grade - open subject)
20121009 prucha ao last light 2012   Monthly Competition: Curves

"Last Light" by Ursula Prucha
(A grade - open subject)
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You asked and we listened! The committee has responded to the positive feedback and requests after the success of the last software workshop by scheduling in a second software workshop for the year. This time around we will have 5 different stations set-up, each with a presenter demonstrating a different software suite and/or techniques. The presentations will consist of Barb Leopold demonstrating Elements, Dan Pangrazio demonstrating Lightroom; Suzanne Optiz demonstrating Photoshop CS5, Scott Carr demonstrating HDR with Photomatix, and Des Berwick demonstrating the 'freebies' (Gimp and/or Picasa). The intent is to have a rotational process whereby the demonstrations will occur separately and be repeated 3 times, allowing members to choose 3 of the demonstrations they would like to attend. This is the first time we've put forward such a setup so we are keen to hear your feedback after the night.

20120925 2 2012   Workshop: Software II
Dan's Lightroom presentation
20120925 1 2012   Workshop: Software II
Scott's HDR presentation

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Barb Leopold was kind enough to volunteer to organise the last impromptu shoot at Cleland Wildlife Park. With more than a dozen members attending, the day was a great success. The morning was spent exploring the aviaries and wandering around Cleland discovering photogenic subjects. After a cool and cloudy start, the sun came out allowing shooters to up their shutter speeds and capture crisp action images. The shoot was followed up by a good feed and some coffee at the cafe as a fine finish to a good morning of shooting.

20120916 1 2012   Impromptu Shoot: Cleland Wildlife Park

20120916 2 2012   Impromptu Shoot: Cleland Wildlife Park

20120916 3 2012   Impromptu Shoot: Cleland Wildlife Park

20120916 4 2012   Impromptu Shoot: Cleland Wildlife Park

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