TPS Club Meeting – 11 June 2019
Our next club meeting is at 7:00pm on Tuesday, 11th June 2019. There have been 114 images submitted by club members for our June 2019 Aggregate Competition which will be judged this evening by Graham Harris.
The Set Subject for this month is “Still Life”. We look forward to catching up with you all this evening.
The June 2019 Cable Release can now be downloaded here.
And don’t forget that entries for the 2019 End of Year Competition are required by 12:00 midnight on the 11th June 2019.
by Graham Harris, June 10, 2019
End of Year Competition Entries – due 11 June 2019
The entries for our 2019 End of Year Competition are due on the 11 June 2019.
(more…)by Graham Harris, May 29, 2019
David Hack Classic Meet 2019
The David Hack Classic Meet 2019 is being held on Sunday 19 May 2019 at the Toowoomba Airport, Spitfire Street, Wilsonton starting at 8:00am. The entry cost for adults is $15.
This event is run by the Rotary Club of Toowoomba North. It is a Fundraising event featuring an exotic mix of classic, vintage and modern cars, historic trucks, military vehicles, racing cars, warbirds and classic planes. This is the 21st year raising funds for the Leukaemia Foundation, Blue Care and other charities. There’s something for everyone of all ages.
Toowoomba Photographic Society members are encouraged to attend and submit up to 6 images taken at this event for our 2019 David Hack Memorial Competition. Entries for this competition will open to our members on the TPS MyPhotoClub Website shortly.
The winner of the 2019 David Hack Memorial Competition will be awarded the David Hack Memorial Trophy at our end-of-year awards night.
by Graham Harris, May 18, 2019
Alice Black Award – May 2019 – “The Star” by Iris Castle
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 May 2019 the Alice Black has been awarded to Iris Castle for her image “The Star”. This image was entered in the B Grade Digital Colour Set Subject section – “Bokeh”.
Our judge, Gerard Saide provided the following comments “A perfect bokeh background. Lighting is beautiful. A less central placement of the bird might be more effective but not always so.”
by Graham Harris, May 14, 2019
TPS Club Meeting – 14 May 2019
Our next club meeting is at 7:00pm on Tuesday, 14th May 2019. There have been 133 images submitted by club members for our May 2019 Aggregate Competition which will be judged this evening by Gerard Saide.
The Set Subject for this month is “Bokeh”. We look forward to catching up with you all this evening.
The May 2019 Cable Release can now be downloaded here.
And don’t forget that entries for the June 2019 Competition are required by 12:00 midnight on the 14th May 2019 – the set subject for that month “Still Life”.
by Graham Harris, May 13, 2019
TPS Skills Night – 23 April 2019
Our next TPS Skills Night is on Tuesday, 23 April 2019 at 7:00pm. For this month the Image Challenge is “Birds”. 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 22nd April 2019.
by Graham Harris, April 21, 2019
Alice Black Award – April 2019 – “Above normal” by Graham Burstow
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 April 2019 the Alice Black has been awarded to Graham Burstow for his print “Above Normal”. This image was entered in the Salon Grade Print Mono Set Subject section.
Our judge, Wendy Geddes provided the following comments “There are so many wonderfully correct things about this image that I fear if I start, it might be the longest critique I’ve done. The child knows he’s unwell and he dreads what the thermometer might tell and Mum’s expression shows concern. The story is perfectly represented by composition and technique. I really enjoyed the little flick of Rembrandt lighting on both models shaded cheeks, the perfect sepia tones, the theatre of the positioning and prop, and the subtle separation of child’s world and adult’s world through the depth of field. The last point is an echo from the past, when a parent was in charge and took the necessary action, without graphically illuminating the situation to the child, as in modern times. I also enjoyed your title, which cryptically alludes to the situation without literally, spelling it out. I could go on. Thank you for entering this image. “
by Graham Harris, April 14, 2019
TPS Club Meeting – 9 April 2019
Our next club meeting is at 7:00pm this coming Tuesday, 9th April 2019. There have been 117 images submitted by 40 club members for our April 2019 Aggregate Competition which will be judged this evening by Wendy Geddes, FAPS EFIAP GPUCR2 PSQA.
The Set Subject for this month is “Expressions”.
We look forward to catching up with you all this evening.
And don’t forget that entries for the May 2019 Competition are required by 12:00 midnight on the 9th April 2019 – the set subject for that month is “Bokeh”.
by Graham Harris, April 8, 2019
2019-20 Aggregate Competition Set Subjects
The TPS Committee have agreed on the Set Subjects for the 2019-20 Aggregate Competition which starts in August 2019. Listed below are the set subjects – you can also download a copy of these together with entry due dates, and the Skills Night Image Challenge subjects, by clicking on this link.
- August 2019 – Pets
- September 2019 – Lineal
- October 2019 – Architecture
- November 2019 – Conceptual
- December 2019 – Rust
- January 2020 – no aggregate competition this month
- February 2020 – Abstract
- March 2020 – Self Portrait
- April 2020 – Antique
- May 2020 – Dominant Colour
- June 2020 – At Night
- July 2020 – End-of-Year Competition
Guidelines for these set subjects will be drawn up and made available on the website in the near future.
by Graham Harris, April 6, 2019
Alice Black Award – March 2019 – “Pointing heavenward” by Peter Matthews
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 March 2019 the Alice Black has been awarded to Peter Matthews for his digital image “Pointing heavenward”. This image was entered in the B Grade Digital Mono Open section.
Our judge, Carmen Hunn commented “A very powerful strong image. You have done very well to portray this. Congratulations!”
by Graham Harris, March 28, 2019
