End of Year Competition

Judge: Alison Ahlhaus

There will be a Treasure Hunt in and around Queens Park.  Bring your camera, turn up across the road from DeMollay house by 10AM to collect your clues. You will have 2 hours to photograph as many clues as you can. Report back to the desk by 12 midday and have your answers  uploaded from your memory card. The winner will be announced at the next available club/skills night. Prize to be announced.

Image Challenge: Signs

The AGM will also be held on this club night. Please note the membership fees need to be paid to vote and to stand for office.

Open

Set Subject: Old and New

Definition: An image combining element of ‘old’ (from the past; advanced in years; or, no longer in use) and the ‘new’ (having recently come into existence; in a relationship or condition for a short time; repetition of a previous act or thing; different from something that existed previously) together.

Judge: Peter Granfield PSQA

The End of Year Dinner and Presentation Night has been cemented as the 24^th August and Golden Roast, the catering provider, will be tasked to provide both main and desert. Cost per member will be $35 per head. The pre-dinner nibbles will be by contribution by members. The bread will be purchased by Vintage Vignettes Photography. The club will run a soft-drink bar at $1 per can. No alcohol will be permitted as DeMolay house is an alcohol-free zone. pre dinner nibbles will start at 6:30pm. Sit down to dinner at 7:00pm with tea and cofee avavilable after the meal.

Image Challenge: Off the Ground

HI everyone, here is a proposed itinerary for Setember feild day. It will be a joint feild day with Stanthorpe Photography Society.

Saturday 1st

9 a.m. meet in Warwick and travel along the old road to Dalveen, some dirt road but the last time I was on it it was good.  There should be photo opportunities along the way.

10a.m. morning tea at Dalveen rest area

Following morning tea photo opportunity at Dalveen railway tunnel.

Travel to Stanthorpe to book in and then lunch

2 p.m. Leave for Tenterfield Station

5.45 p.m. at the latest leave Tenterfield (Sunset is 5.40)

7.30 p.m. Dinner at R.S.L

Sunday 2nd

9 a.m.  Assemble in Stanthorpe to travel to Amiens

9.30 a.m. Join Rare Wildflower Consortium walk to Foxbar Falls which should finish about 12.30 p.m.

Then travel to Donnellys Castle rock formation for lunch and  photography

Leave for Toowoomba

Please note    The district is experiencing severe drought conditions at the moment with no end in sight. There may be no wildflowers but there should be good rock formations.

I have left free time around midday in Stanthorpe on Saturday and early morning Sunday for photo opportunities in Stanthorpe i.e. Quart Pot Creek walk, Red Bridge, Sentimental Rocks and War memorial etc.