Welcome to Toowoomba Photographic Society

Our aim is to promote, improve, share and enjoy photography in Toowoomba and the surrounding district offering many services, all specifically designed to improve photography and photographic skills in a friendly social atmosphere. Membership is open to all comers regardless of whether you are a beginner, an amateur or a professional photographer.

To join our club please follow the instructions at About the Club.  Additional information about the club can also be found here.

About our Club Our newsletter - Cable Release

by MyPhotoClub Colin, May 31, 2017

Skills Night – 22 October 2019

Our next TPS Skills Night is on Tuesday, 22 October 2019 at 7:00pm.

Mick Jones will be known to many club members for his action motor sports photography and character portraits, especially in the “man-cave” genre. Mick has consented to be our guest presenter at this Skills Night session at De Molay House.  He has also provided a set of notes available by clicking on the download button below:

For this month the Image Challenge is “Clocks”.  Please send up to five images for this Challenge, together with up to five images for the Field Day and five for the Favourites to be included in the Skills Night audio-visual to me at graham_harris@westnet.com.au by 6:00pm on Monday 21st October 2019.

Next month our field day will be at the Interclub Go Kart Championship at Greer Park, just off Postman’s Ridge Rd held 23 and 24 November.  

While the emphasis will be on spinning wheels and tracking karts through the Lens ( they move quicker than you might think), there is a human aspect to these events.  

Plenty of opportunities to photograph the Dads and family helpers getting cars ready, kids donning helmets like knights going into battle, and the looks of triumph and disappointment.

by Graham Harris, October 17, 2019

by Tryg Helander, October 10, 2019

Alice Black Award – October 2019 – “All quiet in the Harbour” by Robert Fox

To perpetuate the memory of our late member Alice Black, the club has introduced the ‘Alice Black Memorial Trophy’ to be contested each year on a perpetual basis.

At each month’s Aggregate Competition the judge will select an image from all those entered as the monthly Alice Black Image – they will use their own criteria to select the image regardless of the score given.  All images submitted in the Aggregate Competition have the potential to become a possible winner of the Trophy as there is no restriction on the grade of the entrant or the medium in which the image is presented.

For October 2019 the Alice Black has been awarded to Robert Fox for his image “All quiet in the Harbour”.  This image was entered in the B Grade Open Digital section. The judges complimented the lighting conditions under which this image was shot and the balance created by including the boat and full reflection at the left of the frame.

by Graham Harris, October 9, 2019

Results for competitions in October 2019

There were 67 entries that gained our highest award(s).

Members can view all images and comment on them by following this link
View / Comment entries in October 2019

All quiet in the Harbour Robert Fox – Gold B Grade Open Colour Digital	Art deco by night Peter Granfield – Gold Salon Grade SetSubject Colour Digital
Standing tall Katrina Lynn – Silver A Grade SetSubject Colour Digital	Follow the Lights Tryg Helander – Silver A Grade SetSubject Colour Digital
Inspiring David Hurst – Silver A Grade SetSubject Colour Digital	Try Angles Dean Mengel – Silver A Grade SetSubject Colour Digital
Eastern Magesty Dean Mengel – Silver A Grade SetSubject Colour Digital	Strolling by the Empire Robert Fox – Silver B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital
Hemmed in by Modernity Robert Fox – Silver B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital	The White Tower Veronica Sorley – Silver B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital
Curves and Angles John Stewart – Silver Salon Grade SetSubject Colour Large Print	Starry Loo John Stewart – Silver Salon Grade SetSubject Colour Large Print
The Webb Bridge John Stewart – Silver Salon Grade SetSubject Colour Large Print	Palazzo Ducale Graham Burstow – Silver Salon Grade SetSubject Colour Large Print
Pattern Of The Past Graham Burstow – Silver Salon Grade SetSubject Colour Large Print	The new library Peter Granfield – Silver Salon Grade SetSubject Colour Digital
Morning light Sara Hedley – Silver Salon Grade Open Digital	Ploughing Michael Jones – Silver Salon Grade Open Digital
The Slow Walk Michael Jones – Silver Salon Grade Open Digital	Indigi Boy Michael Jones – Silver Salon Grade Open Digital
Shining Light Katrina Lynn – Bronze A Grade SetSubject Colour Digital	Chinese Jewellery Jo Christensen – Bronze A Grade SetSubject Colour Digital
Classic Jo Christensen – Bronze A Grade SetSubject Colour Digital	Everlasting Jo Christensen – Bronze A Grade SetSubject Colour Digital
Mosque of Cordaba Val Shield – Bronze A Grade SetSubject Colour Digital	A_S_C_BWhisson_Atop Melrose Abbey Barry Whisson – Bronze A Grade SetSubject Colour Digital
Bright Burano Italy Richard Wyton – Bronze A Grade SetSubject Colour Digital	Crowing About the City Tryg Helander – Bronze A Grade SetSubject Colour Digital
Outshining Yesteryear Tryg Helander – Bronze A Grade SetSubject Colour Digital	Doesn’t turn … stuck in time David Hurst – Bronze A Grade SetSubject Colour Digital
Golden Adornment Dean Mengel – Bronze A Grade SetSubject Colour Digital	The silo mural artist in winter Geoff Adams – Bronze A Grade Open Mono Digital
AsTheSunGoesDown Janine Waters – Bronze A Grade Open Mono Digital	Captivated Janine Waters – Bronze A Grade Open Mono Digital
2 Donkeys Sandy Adsett – Bronze A Grade Open Mono Digital	Rusty Grills Sandy Adsett – Bronze A Grade Open Mono Digital
Rainbow shores of Roebuck Bay Mattea Taylor – Bronze A Grade Open Mono Digital	Major Mitchell Andrew Raguse – Bronze A Grade Open Mono Digital
Conwry Castle Margaret Kebble – Bronze A Grade Open Mono Digital	Have a go I dare you Margaret Kebble – Bronze A Grade Open Mono Digital
Where does it lead Margaret Kebble – Bronze A Grade Open Mono Digital	Frogmouth pair Graham Harris – Bronze A Grade Open Mono Digital
Campdraft pressure_04 Graham Harris – Bronze A Grade Open Mono Digital	The Cooper Graham Harris – Bronze A Grade Open Mono Digital
all that is left Dianne Horrocks – Bronze B Grade Open Colour Digital	Bee gathering pollen Bruce Midkiff – Bronze B Grade Open Colour Digital
Lunch Jo-Ann Aspromourgos – Bronze B Grade Open Colour Digital	Dusty bro Stewart Dorman – Bronze B Grade Open Colour Digital
Misty morning hop Stewart Dorman – Bronze B Grade Open Colour Digital	This is MY rock! Ken Morton – Bronze B Grade Open Colour Digital
shapes and angles iris castle – Bronze B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital	Irish Town N S W not forgotten Margaret Midkiff – Bronze B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital
The Arches Jan Collings – Bronze B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital	HOLYROOD PALACE Dianne Horrocks – Bronze B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital
The Old and the New Roberta Edwards – Bronze B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital	Marina Sands Jo-Ann Aspromourgos – Bronze B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital
Grand Central Ken Morton – Bronze B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital	Eyes say it all Veronica Sorley – Bronze B Grade Outing Digital
Looking Out Allan Rosser – Bronze Salon Grade SetSubject Colour Large Print	Nestled In Time Sandra Neill – Bronze Salon Grade SetSubject Colour Large Print
Chimney and Trees Sandra Neill – Bronze Salon Grade SetSubject Colour Large Print	Church among the towers Jenny Graff – Bronze Salon Grade SetSubject Colour Digital
Darth Vaders helmet Jenny Graff – Bronze Salon Grade SetSubject Colour Digital	Shattering Glass Robert Brown – Bronze A Grade Open Large Print
Steam Punk 1 Tim Dunn – Bronze A Grade Outing Digital	Quinn Sara Hedley – Bronze Salon Grade Open Digital
Little lion Sara Hedley – Bronze Salon Grade Open Digital

by Graham Harris, October 9, 2019

TPS Club Meeting – 8th October 2019

Our next club meeting is at 7:00pm on Tuesday, 8th October 2019.  This month the Set Subject is “Architecture”. We have had 113 images submitted this month. The images will be judged using our club members panel system.

We look forward to catching up with you all this evening.

The October 2019 Cable Release can now be downloaded by clicking on the download button:

And don’t forget that entries for our November 2019 must be uploaded by 11:59pm on the 8th October 2019. The Set Subject for this month is “Conceptual”. The guideline for this competition is “Conceptual photography illustrates an idea.  The subject of conceptual photography is often staged to represent an idea.  The ‘concept’ is both ‘preconceived’ and, if successful, understandable in the completed image.  It is most often seen in advertising where the picture may reiterate a headline or catchphrase that accompanies it.”

by Graham Harris, October 7, 2019

Alice Black Award – September 2019 – “Line Play” by Sandy Neill

To perpetuate the memory of our late member Alice Black, the club has introduced the ‘Alice Black Memorial Trophy’ to be contested each year on a perpetual basis.

At each month’s Aggregate Competition the judge will select an image from all those entered as the monthly Alice Black Image – they will use their own criteria to select the image regardless of the score given.  All images submitted in the Aggregate Competition have the potential to become a possible winner of the Trophy as there is no restriction on the grade of the entrant or the medium in which the image is presented.

For September 2019 the Alice Black has been awarded to Sandy Neill for her image “Line Play”.  This image was entered in the Salon Grade Print Set Subject – “Lineal”.

by Graham Harris, September 25, 2019

Results for competitions in September 2019

There were 76 entries that gained our highest award(s).

Members can view all images and comment on them by following this link
View / Comment entries in September 2019

Bluey 1 of 1 Andrew Raguse – Gold A Grade SetSubject Colour Digital	SEM SAUV BLANC AND STRIPES Greg Ivanov – Gold B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital
Bold and Beautiful Cheryl Bellette – Gold B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital	Spheres Allan Rosser – Gold Salon Grade SetSubject Colour Large Print
SandyNeill_S_S_M_LinePlay Sandra Neill – Gold Salon Grade SetSubject Colour Large Print	Angles and lines Jenny Graff – Gold Salon Grade SetSubject Colour Digital
Roof Lining Tryg Helander – Silver A Grade SetSubject Colour Digital	TheHandOfMan Janine Waters – Silver A Grade SetSubject Colour Digital
The Empire Theatre Sandy Adsett – Silver A Grade SetSubject Colour Digital	Homeless and Invisible Sandy Adsett – Silver A Grade SetSubject Colour Digital
Lining Up Dean Mengel – Silver A Grade SetSubject Colour Digital	Spiral staircase Vatican Museum Val Shield – Silver A Grade SetSubject Colour Digital
Blue Lined Holiday Apartment Melody Taylor – Silver A Grade SetSubject Colour Digital	I hope it’s vanilla Margaret Kebble – Silver A Grade SetSubject Colour Digital
The Shearer_02 Graham Harris – Silver A Grade SetSubject Colour Digital	Curves and knots Mattea Taylor – Silver A Grade SetSubject Mono Digital
orange wall iris castle – Silver B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital	Linear tunnel 1 Tracey Nash – Silver B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital
Stairway to Fairyland Cheryl Bellette – Silver B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital	Saltburn Clifflift and Pier Brian Ireland – Silver B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital
Agricultural Lines Near Jondaryan Brian Ireland – Silver B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital	lined to the end Veronica Sorley – Silver B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital
SandyNeill_S_O_C_BealeyRiverNZ Sandra Neill – Silver Salon Grade Open Colour Large Print	Looking Inside Allan Rosser – Silver Salon Grade SetSubject Colour Large Print
Squares and Triangles Allan Rosser – Silver Salon Grade SetSubject Colour Large Print	A Smoky Day at Picnic Point John Stewart – Silver Salon Grade SetSubject Colour Large Print
Pre Dawn at St Kilda Pier John Stewart – Silver Salon Grade SetSubject Colour Large Print	SNeill_S_S_C_Natures Line Drawing Sandra Neill – Silver Salon Grade SetSubject Colour Large Print
Lines in the sand Peter Granfield – Silver Salon Grade SetSubject Colour Digital	Natures lines Peter Granfield – Silver Salon Grade SetSubject Colour Digital
Colour run Jenny Graff – Silver Salon Grade SetSubject Colour Digital	Distorted reflections Jenny Graff – Silver Salon Grade SetSubject Colour Digital
Hanging by a thread Jo Christensen – Bronze A Grade SetSubject Colour Digital	Glass house Jo Christensen – Bronze A Grade SetSubject Colour Digital
Arches of orchids Jo Christensen – Bronze A Grade SetSubject Colour Digital	On the Edge Sandy Adsett – Bronze A Grade SetSubject Colour Digital
Dual Span Dean Mengel – Bronze A Grade SetSubject Colour Digital	Rio Antirrio Bridge Val Shield – Bronze A Grade SetSubject Colour Digital
A_S_C_Crevasses on Fox Glacier Barry Whisson – Bronze A Grade SetSubject Colour Digital	Queensferry Crossing, Scotland Richard Wyton – Bronze A Grade SetSubject Colour Digital
Australian Farmers Prayer Margaret Kebble – Bronze A Grade SetSubject Colour Digital	Good morning world Margaret Kebble – Bronze A Grade SetSubject Colour Digital
City Hall Annex Blue Tim Dunn – Bronze A Grade SetSubject Colour Digital	Making a break Graham Harris – Bronze A Grade SetSubject Colour Digital
Solid Strip Tryg Helander – Bronze A Grade SetSubject Mono Digital	Border Crossing David Hurst – Bronze A Grade SetSubject Mono Digital
Falkirk Wheel, Scotland Richard Wyton – Bronze A Grade SetSubject Mono Digital	Deuchar’s ghost at Glengallan Geoff Adams – Bronze A Grade Outing Digital
Riding the Wave Terry O’brien – Bronze B Grade Open Colour Digital	Red tailed Black Cockatoo 1 Terry O’brien – Bronze B Grade Open Colour Digital
At Morgan Park Raceway Bruce Midkiff – Bronze B Grade Open Colour Digital	Di Horrocks_Tallinn Local Dianne Horrocks – Bronze B Grade Open Colour Digital
Tight Turn Scott Sorley – Bronze B Grade Open Colour Digital	Alcatraz Jo-Ann Aspromourgos – Bronze B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital
graffitti on bridge iris castle – Bronze B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital	Upwards Jo-Ann Aspromourgos – Bronze B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital
Guarded Jo-Ann Aspromourgos – Bronze B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital	Power Line Roberta Edwards – Bronze B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital
Train Tracks 1 Tracey Nash – Bronze B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital	LEADING THE BLIND Greg Ivanov – Bronze B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital
Anything but Straight Veronica Sorley – Bronze B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital	Irrigation Line Veronica Sorley – Bronze B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital
Winter Wonder Cheryl Bellette – Bronze B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital	Lineal Architecture Brian Ireland – Bronze B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital
The Tall Poppy Ken Morton – Bronze B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital	Picasso Ken Morton – Bronze B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital
silver city iris castle – Bronze B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital	Sub Station Brendale Margaret Midkiff – Bronze B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital
It Is What It Is Margaret Midkiff – Bronze B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital	Railway Tracks at Clifton Margaret Midkiff – Bronze B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital
Restaurant Reflections John Stewart – Bronze Salon Grade SetSubject Colour Large Print	The Life Of The Blind Graham Burstow – Bronze Salon Grade SetSubject Colour Large Print
The Family Tree Graham Burstow – Bronze Salon Grade SetSubject Colour Large Print	The Critic Graham Burstow – Bronze Salon Grade SetSubject Colour Large Print
Abandoned line Peter Granfield – Bronze Salon Grade SetSubject Colour Digital	Jail break… Sara Hedley – Bronze Salon Grade SetSubject Colour Digital

by Graham Harris, September 22, 2019

TPS Club Meeting – 10 September

Our next club meeting is at 7:00pm on Tuesday, 10th September 2019.  This month the Set Subject is “Lineal”. We have had 121 images submitted this month. The images will be judged using our panel system with our club members – Margaret Kebble, Norm Luke and Tim Dunn.

We look forward to catching up with you all this evening.

The September 2019 Cable Release can now be downloaded here

And don’t forget that entries for our October 2019 must be uploaded by 11:59pm on the 10th September 2019. The Set Subject for this month is “Architecture”. The guideline for this competition is “This includes buildings or structures, interior or exterior, and any part thereof; dynamic images of architecture or architectural details.  It includes industrial, bridges, historical sites, buildings, interiors.”

by Graham Harris, September 8, 2019

Skills Night – 27 August 2019

Our next TPS Skills Night is on Tuesday, 27 August 2019 at 7:00pm.   For this month the Image Challenge is “Country Road”.  Please send up to five images for this Challenge, together with up to five images for the Field Day and five for the Favourites to be included in the Skills Night audio-visual to me at graham_harris@westnet.com.au by 6:00pm on Monday 26th August 2019.

by Graham Harris, August 25, 2019

TPS Outing

From Geoff Adams, Members’ Rep:

TPS outing this Sunday 25th August, Japanese Gardens 2-4pm.

This is an opportunity to photograph a young lady dressed in steam punk costume with the gardens as a backdrop (Thanks Elsa, I assume Dad has mentioned this by now).

If like me, you didn’t have a clue what this fashion trend or subculture was, here’s some information
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steampunk

This should be fun, and a great way to make different cultures blend (or clash).

by Tryg Helander, August 20, 2019