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.
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by MyPhotoClub Colin, May 31, 2017 Share:
Microskills Tonight
Tryg Helander is inviting you to a 30-minute scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Toowoomba Photographic Society – Microskills
Time: Mar 31, 2020 06:00 PM Brisbane
Every week on Tue, until May 12, 2020, 7 occurrence(s)
Mar 31, 2020 06:00 PM
Apr 7, 2020 06:00 PM
Apr 14, 2020 06:00 PM
Apr 21, 2020 06:00 PM
Apr 28, 2020 06:00 PM
May 5, 2020 06:00 PM
May 12, 2020 06:00 PM
Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system.
Weekly: https://us04web.zoom.us/…/tJ0tcumhrjIrYobSKpL-tftL06wg…/ics…
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 990 509 091
by Tryg Helander, March 31, 2020 Share:
April judging update
The judging of the April 14 competition has been completed and the results will be sent to members with the usual emails on that date.
Geoff Adams has collected the prints from judge Barry Whisson and these can be collected from 7 Crestview Crescent, Blue Mountain Heights by appointment. Sandra Neill is to return some packaging to my address, so if you provided prints in packaging that did not fit in the suitcase used for prints, you may wish to check first that I have it.
To make an appointment (do not just arrive without one) to collect your prints, please email rather than phone and I will put your prints in their packaging (if this exists) and place on a chair on my front verandah for collection.
Members will already know this is the last time we will handle prints until the crisis is over. Exceptions will be made for the two film photographers and people over 90 years of age.
A couple of observations.
This year has been exceptionally difficult for the TPS committee. Right from the beginning of January, well before the virus gained public attention, we have been met with extra-ordinary circumstances. The loss of a key individual with unique skills, displacement from our usual meeting venue, problems with last minute changes of judges, a higher than expected level of interaction with judges in carrying out of the judging process, major changes carried out to the website with reintroduction of additional categories, and failures/problems with the website, have all added to our administrative difficulties.
The administration of a community group of fewer than 100 members would not normally be expected to incur this level of workload.
How you can help.
Please take note of the most recent communications from us via the website and the Facebook group, if you use that medium. The quickest postings will be on FB, currently we have to enter information twice when using the website also.
Since the Covid-19 crisis hit, information and subsequent communications have moved rapidly, often with daily updates. This will make some previous information on the website out of date. Please don’t bother to point this out to me, I have no intention of going back and carefully checking each posting on this site to see if it still accurate. Similarly for the occasional grammatical error.
Regrettably I have to report we received a complaint from a neighbouring club regarding poor responses from judges generally including “two from Toowoomba”. I have had a similar experience. This is from before the virus. This reflects on all us. And please don’t tell me you have trouble keeping up with personal emails. Take some responsibility here, now is a good to time to learn new habits.
by Geoff Adams, March 27, 2020 Share:
Saturday March 28 field day cancelled
Saturday field day cancelled.
Given the increasing restrictions on people movement and closure of many public indoor venues, it is evident there is no choice but to cancel this Saturday’s planned photoshoot at Toowoomba General Cemetery.
As soon as the infection rate curve falls rather than accelerates, and restrictions are lifted, we will again resume normal activities.
One idea is to start a series of Microskills sessions in the field. We’ve covered a lot of topics at Jilly’s, which will provide excellent material.
Perhaps we’ll call them “Practice in the Paddock” sessions.
by Geoff Adams, March 24, 2020 Share:
Important notice regarding competition entries and live judging.
The TPS management committee has been monitoring the Covid-19 virus outbreak on a daily basis.
As a consequence, it has been decided that no prints will be collected, given to judges, or handled during competitions until further notice (Geoff Adams will collect the April prints from Barry Whisson after completion and if the competitor is local, these may be collected from the KoolKat Quilting studio).
Print photographers who work from digital images will only be able to enter digital image categories. Print categories will not be judged.
We will make separate arrangements for our two film photographers in the interim, but their entries will be judged as digital images. We will instruct judges accordingly and ask them to be lenient if they notice such images (in terms of digital image quality).
The committee also believes the 4 square metre rule for social distancing in enclosed spaces is impractical, difficult to enforce, and a sizeable proportion of members will not be able to attend indoor meetings until the crisis is over.
This means we will not go ahead with the April competition night at De Molay House.
The Saturday March 28 field day at Toowoomba General Cemetery is under daily review and may be cancelled at any moment, especially if the Queensland government follows southern States in recently announced restrictions on movement and gathering of people even in outdoor locations.
by Geoff Adams, March 23, 2020 Share:
Image challenge
Thank you everyone who submitted images for the March Image Challenge “Water”. We had 90 entries across the Image Challenge, Field Day and Favourites categories.
We will produce an a/v for each month as normal, and we will show these on the first occasion we are permitted to hold a Skills Night at De Molay House. Remember you can have 5 entries in the Image Challenge, 5 in Favourites and 5 in Field days totalling 15 images each month.
Image challenge is part of Skills Night on the 4th Tuesday of each month, and the closing date for images is 11pm on the Friday of the week before Skills Night.
Next month the theme is repetition. Already we have entries. Keep up the good work and your spirits in these trying times.
by Geoff Adams, March 22, 2020 Share:
Saturday 28 field day.
Photo opportunity/field day.
A model I first met a while ago is looking for photo opportunities. We’ve chosen the Toowoomba General Cemetery meeting Saturday 28 at the front entrance at 4.30pm. Bring camera gear, flash and tripod.
We’ll experiment with slow shutter speed and a “ghost” moving behind the headstones, maybe even rear curtain flash, and whatever strikes our creative fancy.
It is an outdoor venue, we can easily maintain social distance, etc. Don’t come if you are in the at risk categories of age, immunologically challenged, have cold/flu symptoms and so on.
If you are interested please let me know so I have some idea of numbers. $5 per person for the model please.
by Geoff Adams, March 20, 2020 Share:
TPS meetings and corona virus
TPS and corona virus.
The TPS management committee discussed a range of matters last night including Covid 19 and potential impact on the club. While secretary and GP Dr Jenny Graff said there were no confirmed cases in Toowoomba, the virus may already be here as there have been cases of people with the virus, but not showing symptoms.
Accordingly, we decided to hold Jilly’s tonight, but cease all other meetings until the April competition night. As the situation is constantly changing, we will revise our meeting dates as required. As Tryg has reported being unwell, the topic will judging criteria for images and the feedback process from the club.
In the case of not being able to hold meetings, competitions and the image challenge can still go ahead as entries and judging can be done remotely. This may have to be revised for prints, given the amount of handling involved, and whether or not businesses close, or individuals enter self-isolation.
Our planned field day at Downs Steam Rail on April 26 will be cancelled. The viability of this event depended on selling tickets to photographers outside the region as well as to members.
by Geoff Adams, March 17, 2020 Share:
Alice Black Award March 2020
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.
This month’s winner is “Burn, Baby Burn” by John Stewart.
by Geoff Adams, March 11, 2020 Share:
Results for competitions in March 2020
There were 54 entries that gained our highest award(s).
Members can view all images and comment on them by following this link
View / Comment entries in March 2020
click here to see a pdf catalog of all competition results
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Homeless and Invisible Sandy Adsett – Gold A Grade Open Mono Digital 
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Satori. Robert Fox – Gold B Grade Open Colour Digital 
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The selfie Ken Morton – Gold B Grade Open Colour Digital 
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The contest Kim Kuhnemann – Gold B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital 
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Burn Baby Burn John Stewart – Gold Salon Grade SetSubject Colour Print 
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Fight For First John Stewart – Gold Salon Grade SetSubject Colour Print 
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Competing Interests Richard Wyton – Silver A Grade Open Colour Digital 
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Flat Out Dean Mengel – Silver A Grade SetSubject Colour Digital 
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Billycarting fun Barry Whisson – Silver A Grade SetSubject Colour Digital 
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Corner Lean Nicola Lancaster – Silver A Grade SetSubject Colour Digital 
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Story Bridge (Infrared) Jan Collings – Silver B Grade Open Colour Digital 
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try this Dianne Horrocks – Silver B Grade Open Colour Digital 
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Up and over Jo-Ann Aspromourgos – Silver B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital 
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Holdin On Tracey Nash – Silver B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital 
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Go, Tyler!! Cheryl Bellette – Silver B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital 
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Water on oil fire 2 Geoff Purton – Silver B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital 
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High Flyer. Stewart Dorman – Silver B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital 
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Click goes the shears Dennis Dowling – Silver B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital 
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Breaking Through John Stewart – Silver Salon Grade Open Mono Print 
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Too much action Peter Granfield – Silver Salon Grade SetSubject Colour Digital 
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Superman Michael Jones – Silver Salon Grade SetSubject Colour Digital 
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Flowerworks Jenny Graff – Silver Salon Grade SetSubject Colour Digital 
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Xavier Sara Hedley – Silver Salon Grade Open Mono Digital 
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Dickens Christmas_Rothenberg Margaret Kebble – Bronze A Grade Open Colour Digital 
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After The Bush Fires 2019 Tim Dunn – Bronze A Grade Open Colour Digital 
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Down the range Geoff Adams – Bronze A Grade SetSubject Colour Digital 
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Double Take Dean Mengel – Bronze A Grade SetSubject Colour Digital 
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Mud Hustle Nicola Lancaster – Bronze A Grade SetSubject Colour Digital 
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4 In Corner 4 Tim Dunn – Bronze A Grade SetSubject Colour Digital 
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Right Knee Down 289 Tim Dunn – Bronze A Grade SetSubject Colour Digital 
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Blowing bubbles Sandy Adsett – Bronze A Grade Open Mono Digital 
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The eyes have it Geoff Adams – Bronze A Grade Outing Digital 
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yesteryear1b Dianne Horrocks – Bronze B Grade Open Colour Digital 
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looking to the city Dianne Horrocks – Bronze B Grade Open Colour Digital 
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Rebel Yell Scott Sorley – Bronze B Grade Open Colour Digital 
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Chips Ahoy. Robert Fox – Bronze B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital 
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One Hell of a Ride Jan Collings – Bronze B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital 
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Just Hanging On Cheryl Bellette – Bronze B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital 
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Onward and Upward Roberta Edwards – Bronze B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital 
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Father Son Fun Robert Edser – Bronze B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital 
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Water on oil fir 1 Geoff Purton – Bronze B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital 
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Go Kart Action Bruce Midkiff – Bronze B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital 
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Morgan Park Action Bruce Midkiff – Bronze B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital 
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The Mark Kim Kuhnemann – Bronze B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital 
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Red or White Dennis Dowling – Bronze B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital 
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In the litter Scott Sorley – Bronze B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital 
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Not the Elgin Marble. Robert Fox – Bronze B Grade Open Mono Digital 
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Rusty Bucket And Beyond Allan Rosser – Bronze Salon Grade Open Colour Print 
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Demolition Again Graham Burstow – Bronze Salon Grade SetSubject Mono Print 
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Miss Taury Sara Hedley – Bronze Salon Grade Open Colour Digital 
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Gun it Peter Granfield – Bronze Salon Grade SetSubject Colour Digital 
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What Could Go Wrong Pierre Boudib – Bronze Salon Grade SetSubject Colour Digital 
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Splitting the Diffrence Michael Jones – Bronze Salon Grade SetSubject Colour Digital 
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bath fun Sara Hedley – Bronze Salon Grade Open Mono Digital 
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by Geoff Adams, March 11, 2020 Share:
Important notice regarding print entry labels
It has come to the attention of the executive that print entrants using Myphotoclub printed labels receive a label with their name included. We have contacted the Myphotoclub web designer asking that names not appear on labels.
The principle is that all entries received by the judge must be anonymous. Digital images are. In the meantime, we ask all print entrants to remove their names from their print entries. We will be lenient with entrants who may not receive this communication immediately.
Please note we are not suggesting any breach of integrity has occurred either by judges or anyone else. However, the integrity of the current system can potentially be breached. The executive takes this seriously and ask for the cooperation of print entrants. We do not wish to disqualify any entries, but the entrant’s name must not appear on prints entered for TPS competitions.
by Geoff Adams, March 11, 2020 Share:
