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Hi All,

The first Trans-Tasman Cup competition versus Howick Photography Society has been setup, details as follows:

Images are to be captured between 1st to the 31st of May 2023 only. Images captured before or after this timeframe will not be permitted.

The subject is: Animals
The images can be taken anywhere in the world and includes domestic, wild or animals in a Zoo. NOT birds or fish.

N.B. Please note that this is different to the aggregate competition which closes on the 9th of May 2023.

Images can be uploaded here starting 1st of May 2023: https://toowoomba.myphotoclub.com.au/enter-a-collection/?collection_id=4150

The overnight outing on the 20/21st of May could give members some unique opportunities to capture images for this subject.

by Travis Lord, April 19, 2023

Overnight Field Day in May

Register your intent to attend here: https://tpsi.org.au/field-day-form/
Are you bringing a non-financial visitor? They must purchase an associate membership to be covered by insurance. This only needs to happen once a year. https://tpsi.org.au/store/associate-membership/
***NB*** This is ONLY for non TPS members
Purchase membership here:

Date: 20/05/2023 – 21/05/2023
Time: Various
Details: We are finalising some further details about activities for this one. We are heading out to near Queen Mary Falls area. The intention is to stay overnight and have several activities for members to attend. Of particular note will be Queen Mary Falls, Astro photography, Sunrise at Carrs Lookout, possibly river crossings at the “14 river crossings – but this will require a 4×4”. Members will also have the opportunity to self explore the region with plenty of opportunities available.
A more in-depth plan will be released soon.

Accommodation: There is some accommodation available at the Queen Mary Falls caravan park, both camping and cabins (according to their website). https://queenmaryfallscaravanpark.com.au/
It is highly recommended that if you are attending that you book accommodation ASAP. Be sure to check with your friends and other members of TPS to potentially share accommodation as well.

What to bring:
Camera, variety of lenses (macro, wide, telephoto), Memory Cards, Batteries
“Fast” lenses will be beneficial for Astrophotography (f2.8 or faster)
Flash may be beneficial
Sturdy Tripod for Astro or water shots at the falls. Monopod would be helpful too.
Cable Shutter release
Lens filters (big stoppers, ND Filters, Graduated, Polarising etc)
Sunscreen
Good, sturdy, grippy, walking shoes.
Hats
Bug Repellent
Water / Bottles
Warm clothes
Marshmallows
Milo
Milk
Camping supplies.

Important Links:
Accommodation: https://queenmaryfallscaravanpark.com.au/

Queen Mary Falls Information: https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/main-range/journeys/queen-mary-falls-circuit

Carrs Lookout: https://www.tripadvisor.com.au/Attraction_Review-g13536704-d13506915-Reviews-Carr_s_Lookout-The_Falls_Queensland.html

14 River Crossings: https://www.motorama.com.au/blog/4x4xmore-adventures/motorama-4x4xmore-best-tracks-14-river-crossings-killarney/

TPS Talk on Astrophotography: https://youtu.be/SfecXg60gyA
https://toowoomba.myphotoclub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/111/2022/08/2022-Astro-Light-Painting.pdf

by Travis Lord, April 18, 2023

TONIGHT Lightroom Masterclass on Zoom @7pm 18/04/2023

Tonight is another lightroom Masterclass with Margaret. This will cover more work on Masking then some Black and White conversions.

DATE: 18/04/2023
TIME: 7:00PM
Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 992 8590 1931
Passcode: q8X1Yw

LIGHTROOM-TRAINING-Lesson-6 Download

by Travis Lord, April 18, 2023

Mt Coot-Tha Botanical Gardens Field Day 15/04/2023

Register your intent to attend here: https://tpsi.org.au/field-day-form/
Are you bringing a non-financial visitor? They must purchase an associate membership to be covered by insurance. This only needs to happen once a year. https://tpsi.org.au/store/associate-membership/
***NB*** This is ONLY for non TPS members
Purchase membership here:

Date: 15/04/2023
Time: Arrive at 3PM – Gardens Close at 6PM
Where: Mount Coot-tha Botanic Gardens
Weather: Predicted to be 28c during the day
Details: This may be a good location to get images for the upcoming subject of Animals, there is a large variety of wild life in this location.
Please buddy up with a few other members and walk the park.
There is some ponds, and running water locations, so long shutter speed shots may be possible.
Wear your club shirts if you have one.

Other: It might even be worthwhile going up to the Mt Coot-Tha lookout for sunset photos or nightscape shots?
https://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/things-to-see-and-do/council-venues-and-precincts/mt-coot-tha-precinct/mt-coot-tha-attractions/mt-coot-tha-lookout

What to bring:
Camera, variety of lenses (macro, wide, telephoto), Memory Cards, Batteries
Flash may be beneficial
Tripod might be helpful, but limited locations to use one. Monopod could come in handy if you have one
Cable Shutter release
Lens filters (big stoppers, ND Filters, Graduated, Polarising etc)
Sunscreen
Good, sturdy, grippy, walking shoes.
Hats
Bug Repellent
Water / Bottles

Details about the park:
https://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/things-to-see-and-do/council-venues-and-precincts/parks/botanic-gardens-in-brisbane/brisbane-botanic-gardens-mt-coot-tha

Park Map:
https://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/things-to-see-and-do/council-venues-and-precincts/parks/brisbane-botanic-gardens-mt-coot-tha/visitor-map-and-mobility-map

There is a mobility map available:
https://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/sites/default/files/brisbane_botanic_gardens_mobility_map.pdf

by Travis Lord, April 13, 2023

Results for competitions in April 2023

There were 124 entries that were rated the highest by our judge(s).

Members can view all images and comment on them by following this link
View / Comment entries in April 2023

click here to see a pdf catalog of all competition results

Morning Flights Terry O’Brien – Honour DIGITAL A Grade Open Colour	Umbrellas Jo Christensen – Honour DIGITAL A Grade Open Colour
Rainbow house Charlotte Lord – Honour DIGITAL A Grade Open Colour	Into Kanangra Deep Ann Gibbs-Jordan – Honour DIGITAL A Grade SetSubject Colour
Mungo National Park_late afternoon Lyn Liebelt – Honour DIGITAL A Grade SetSubject Colour	Alpine meadow sunset Wayne Liebelt – Honour DIGITAL A Grade SetSubject Colour
Hooker Track Mt Cook Grant Phillips – Honour DIGITAL A Grade SetSubject Colour	Giants Causeway Val Shield – Honour DIGITAL A Grade SetSubject Colour
Awesome Jo Christensen – Honour DIGITAL A Grade SetSubject Colour	Maui’s Haleakala Volcano Dennis Clark – Honour DIGITAL A Grade SetSubject Colour
Victoria Point Dennis Clark – Honour DIGITAL A Grade SetSubject Colour	Norfolk Cheryl Bellette – Honour DIGITAL A Grade SetSubject Colour
Too Far To Swim To Surfers Paradise Tim Dunn – Honour DIGITAL A Grade SetSubject Colour	Albany Sonny Rutherford – Honour DIGITAL A Grade SetSubject Colour
Moon over the Pinnacles Inge Gajczak – Honour DIGITAL A Grade SetSubject Colour	Footsteps in the Sahara Pete McDonald – Honour DIGITAL A Grade SetSubject Colour
Not so sunny in Hong Kong Pete McDonald – Honour DIGITAL A Grade SetSubject Colour	SydneyScape Brian Kenny – Honour DIGITAL A Grade SetSubject Colour
fence sitter iris Castle – Honour DIGITAL B Grade Open Colour	Uluru and Kata Tjuta Sunrise Jane Lobegeier – Honour DIGITAL B Grade SetSubject Colour
El Capitan Sunset at Yosemite Jane Lobegeier – Honour DIGITAL B Grade SetSubject Colour	Cairngorms National Park Geni Russ – Honour DIGITAL B Grade SetSubject Colour
Sailing at Yeppoon Marilyn Johnson – Honour DIGITAL B Grade SetSubject Colour	Incoming Cargo Julie Buza – Honour DIGITAL B Grade SetSubject Colour
Misty Mountains – Denali NP Mitchell Roberts – Honour DIGITAL B Grade SetSubject Colour	City Escapes Melanie Emeny – Honour DIGITAL B Grade SetSubject Colour
Urban night lights Robin Widdowson – Honour DIGITAL B Grade SetSubject Colour	Evening Hues Robert Edser – Honour DIGITAL B Grade SetSubject Colour
Neds Beach Allan McLucas – Honour DIGITAL B Grade SetSubject Colour	Showers on the Mountain Allan McLucas – Honour DIGITAL B Grade SetSubject Colour
Desolation John Stewart – Honour PRINT Salon Grade SetSubject Colour	Sculptured Sandstone John Stewart – Honour PRINT Salon Grade SetSubject Colour
Low Cloud over Crater Lake Sandra Neill – Honour PRINT Salon Grade SetSubject Colour	Golden Hour at Cania Allan Rosser – Honour PRINT Salon Grade SetSubject Colour
Making a splash Jason Wheeler – Honour DIGITAL Salon Grade Open Colour	Fine Feathered Friend Pierre Boudib – Honour DIGITAL Salon Grade Open Colour
ready , set and go! Sara Hedley – Honour DIGITAL Salon Grade Open Colour	Ripping It Dean Mengel – Honour DIGITAL Salon Grade Open Colour
CommunityLifeBlood Janine Waters – Honour DIGITAL Salon Grade Open Colour	On the move Andrew Raguse – Honour DIGITAL Salon Grade Open Colour
Cloud Racing Tryg Helander – Honour DIGITAL Salon Grade SetSubject Colour	Brisbane Contre-Jour Tryg Helander – Honour DIGITAL Salon Grade SetSubject Colour
City of Gold Roberta Edwards – Honour DIGITAL Salon Grade SetSubject Colour	Twin Towers Cityscape Margaret Kebble – Honour DIGITAL Salon Grade SetSubject Colour
Surfing at Sunset Travis Lord – Honour DIGITAL Salon Grade SetSubject Colour	a special visit Sara Hedley – Honour DIGITAL Salon Grade Open Mono
Puppy pillow Sandy Adsett – Honour DIGITAL Salon Grade Open Mono	Ellinjaa Falls Grant Phillips – Honour DIGITAL A Grade SetSubject Mono
K’gari Star Brian Kenny – Honour DIGITAL A Grade SetSubject Mono	Take Me To The Mountains Melanie Emeny – Honour DIGITAL B Grade SetSubject Mono
night flight iris Castle – Honour DIGITAL B Grade Creative	Bizarre Bouquet Pierre Boudib – Honour DIGITAL Salon Grade Creative
Morning Fog Terry O’Brien – Merit DIGITAL A Grade Open Colour	Into the Sunset Kim Kuhnemann – Merit DIGITAL A Grade SetSubject Colour
Grass is Best Bruce Tame – Merit DIGITAL A Grade SetSubject Colour	Promised Land, NSW Lyn Liebelt – Merit DIGITAL A Grade SetSubject Colour
Dark and moody Wayne Liebelt – Merit DIGITAL A Grade SetSubject Colour	Fairy Showers not Bowers Belinda Kranz – Merit DIGITAL A Grade SetSubject Colour
Days End Kym Stewart – Merit DIGITAL A Grade SetSubject Colour	Standing Alone Kym Stewart – Merit DIGITAL A Grade SetSubject Colour
Early low cloud Carrs Lookout Barry Whisson – Merit DIGITAL A Grade SetSubject Colour	Rhone Glacier Inge Gajczak – Merit DIGITAL A Grade SetSubject Colour
Misty Mountains Gracie Lord – Merit DIGITAL A Grade SetSubject Colour	Slovenia Mary-Lou Emmert – Merit DIGITAL B Grade Open Colour
The Pinnacle, Gold Coast Hinterland Peter Allison – Merit DIGITAL B Grade SetSubject Colour	Container Dock Julie Buza – Merit DIGITAL B Grade SetSubject Colour
Wet Wonderland Robert Edser – Merit DIGITAL B Grade SetSubject Colour	Sunrise after the storm Ken Morton – Merit DIGITAL B Grade SetSubject Colour
Storm driven surf Ken Morton – Merit DIGITAL B Grade SetSubject Colour	City to Surf Veronica Sorley – Merit PRINT Salon Grade SetSubject Colour
Vine Ripened Robert Fox – Merit DIGITAL Salon Grade Open Colour	Musk Duck Andrew Raguse – Merit DIGITAL Salon Grade Open Colour
Steamy Jo-Ann Aspromourgos – Merit DIGITAL Salon Grade SetSubject Colour	Algal Bloom at Nindigully Robert Fox – Merit DIGITAL Salon Grade SetSubject Colour
Green Winter Richard Wyton – Merit DIGITAL Salon Grade SetSubject Colour	Showtime Trots Graham Harris – Merit DIGITAL Salon Grade Open Mono
Softness Jasmin Lord – Merit DIGITAL Salon Grade Open Mono	Next In Line Janine Waters – Merit DIGITAL Salon Grade Open Mono
Sunrise at a beach Val Shield – Merit DIGITAL A Grade SetSubject Mono	Yukon Territory Mary-Lou Emmert – Merit DIGITAL B Grade SetSubject Mono
Friends meet up for Coffee Les Maidment – Merit DIGITAL B Grade Open Mono	Robertas in a whirl Bruce Tame – Merit DIGITAL A Grade Creative
I Have Seen Things -Terrible Things Belinda Kranz – Merit DIGITAL A Grade Creative	Pressure Jasmin Lord – Merit DIGITAL Salon Grade Creative
Misty Dianne Horrocks – Highly Commended DIGITAL A Grade Open Colour	Not Yours All Mine Dianne Horrocks – Highly Commended DIGITAL A Grade Open Colour
Mr. Percival Gracie Lord – Highly Commended DIGITAL A Grade Open Colour	Remote Kim Kuhnemann – Highly Commended DIGITAL A Grade SetSubject Colour
Pretty in Pink Sonny Rutherford – Highly Commended DIGITAL A Grade SetSubject Colour	Ocean Blue Cheryl Bellette – Highly Commended DIGITAL A Grade SetSubject Colour
Gangway Marilyn Johnson – Highly Commended DIGITAL B Grade Open Colour	The magic of the Glen_Scotland Jill Whisson – Highly Commended DIGITAL B Grade SetSubject Colour
Whitsundays from over Airlie Beach Peter Allison – Highly Commended DIGITAL B Grade SetSubject Colour	Echidna Chasm Geni Russ – Highly Commended DIGITAL B Grade SetSubject Colour
Morning Mountains – Valdez Mitchell Roberts – Highly Commended DIGITAL B Grade SetSubject Colour	Old Woman Island Evan Williams – Highly Commended DIGITAL B Grade SetSubject Colour
Rough Terrain Evan Williams – Highly Commended DIGITAL B Grade SetSubject Colour	Perfect Start Sharon Helander – Highly Commended DIGITAL B Grade SetSubject Colour
Bobbing along the water Sharon Helander – Highly Commended DIGITAL B Grade SetSubject Colour	Toowoomba on the move Les Maidment – Highly Commended DIGITAL B Grade SetSubject Colour
Lake Cooby in the evening. Stewart Dorman – Highly Commended DIGITAL B Grade SetSubject Colour	Cotton above and below Veronica Sorley – Highly Commended PRINT Salon Grade SetSubject Colour
Koolaroo Ck Carnarvon Nat.Pk_. Sandra Neill – Highly Commended PRINT Salon Grade SetSubject Colour	A Place in the Sun Anthony Harrison – Highly Commended DIGITAL Salon Grade SetSubject Colour
The Painted Desert Richard Wyton – Highly Commended DIGITAL Salon Grade SetSubject Colour	Connolly Dam Jo-Ann Aspromourgos – Highly Commended DIGITAL Salon Grade Open Mono
Only one awake Sandy Adsett – Highly Commended DIGITAL Salon Grade Open Mono	Its dinner time Margaret Kebble – Highly Commended DIGITAL Salon Grade Open Mono
the river bed Charlotte Lord – Highly Commended DIGITAL A Grade Open Mono	Into the woods I go. Stewart Dorman – Highly Commended DIGITAL B Grade SetSubject Mono
Boorowa Blooming Ann Gibbs-Jordan – Commended DIGITAL A Grade SetSubject Colour	Last Rays Over Coolangatta Tim Dunn – Commended DIGITAL A Grade SetSubject Colour
Hey is there room for me please Barry Whisson – Commended DIGITAL A Grade SetSubject Colour	Frequent lawn creatures Robin Widdowson – Commended DIGITAL B Grade Open Colour
Sheep may safely graze_Scotland Jill Whisson – Commended DIGITAL B Grade SetSubject Colour	Not quite Mr Bean Jason Wheeler – Commended DIGITAL Salon Grade Open Colour
Blue banded bee in flight Graham Harris – Commended DIGITAL Salon Grade Open Colour	Pretty Valley Anthony Harrison – Commended DIGITAL Salon Grade SetSubject Colour
Splash Travis Lord – Commended DIGITAL Salon Grade SetSubject Colour	Double Bow Dean Mengel – Commended DIGITAL Salon Grade SetSubject Colour
Queanbeyan Allan Rosser – Commended PRINT Salon Grade SetSubject Mono	Follow the path Vivienne Lord – Commended DIGITAL A Grade Open Mono
The Face Vivienne Lord – Commended DIGITAL A Grade Creative	City Lights Roberta Edwards – Commended DIGITAL Salon Grade Creative

by Travis Lord, April 11, 2023

Judging Night Tonight @ Demolay

DATE: 11/04/2023
TIME: 7:00PM
Join Zoom Meeting
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Judging Feedback from Members:
We encourage feedback from our members regarding all aspects of the Society. Judging can be quite an emotional roller coaster, providing feedback to a judge is often of a negative nature. The committee often become inundated with feedback from members after a judging occurs which we have found causes our meetings to go late into the night (our last meeting started at 7PM and finished at 11PM)…. A massive task for your committee members.
As such, we have set up a separate sub committee that will meet on a different night to compile the report for the PSQ Judges, this will reduce the load on our committee meetings. From here-on we ask that all feedback regarding judging be done through this online form – Don’t forget that you can send positive feedback too…. Our judges work so hard and often a nice word will really help encourage them to continue doing this often thankless task.
Judging feedback can not be submitted anonymously, any feedback provided using false information will be discarded.
The form can be found here:
https://tpsi.org.au/feedback/

Image Scoring:
After much discussion we have added a new scoring option called “Entry” – this will attract a score of ONE point. An out of category image will now only be considered if the image infringes on another artists copyright or contains material of an inappropriate nature. Judges will flag these images with the committee for review.

Commentary at club nights:
It has been noted that there is a growing trend of commentary from members at club nights. Some of the comments have been regarding peoples images being displayed at judging nights, other comments have been noted regarding judges and also other comments being said during Zoom meetings of a sexist, religious or inappropriate nature.
The committee have discussed this and want to put out the following notice:

We want to remind all members that the photography club is a safe and inclusive space for all individuals, regardless of their gender, ethnicity, and religion.
We believe that our club is a place for creative expression and learning, and we want to ensure that everyone feels welcome and respected. We would like to remind all members that any form of discrimination, harassment, or inappropriate behaviour will not be tolerated. This includes making derogatory or offensive comments about photographs, judges, or any other topic.
We urge all members to be mindful of their language and behaviour when participating in club activities. Please remember that our members are from different background, are at a different skill level and in general have come to socialise with and learn from each other.
Inappropriate comments and behaviour will be addressed.
We appreciate your cooperation in creating a safe and respectful environment for all members of our photography club.Sliding-Scale-updated-March-2023-1 Download

Concerns / Queries / Committee Contact

Do you need to contact a member or the whole committee? Click on one of the blue links below to send an email.

President president@tpsi.org.au
Vice-President vicepresident@tpsi.org.au
Secretary secretary@tpsi.org.au
Treasurer treasurer@tpsi.org.au
All Committee Members committee@tpsi.org.au
Webmaster webmaster@tpsi.org.au

MyPhotoClub

Are you having trouble using MyPhotoClub?
See the links on our front page for more info on how to make the most of it:
https://toowoomba.myphotoclub.com.au

This is just a sample image, clicking here will have no action.

Next Field Day

Where: Mount Coot-Tha Brisbane Botanical Gardens
When: 15 April 2023
Time: TBA
Register your attendance here: https://tpsi.org.au/field-day-form/
Further details:
To better target field days, we have developed an online form for members to fill in and register their interest. The form will ask members to update contact details, especially emergency contacts. This form will need to be completed before each outing.
There is also a section for members to list any visitors they are bringing. We have found that any visitor that attends field days must purchase an associate membership to ensure they are covered by insurance.This form can be found here:
https://tpsi.org.au/field-day-form/

Guest Speakers

WHO: Steve Parish
When: 25 April 2023
Where: Zoom & Demolay
Topic: Nature Photography

WHO: Sid Owen
When: TBA
Where: Sid Owen’s Studio
Topic: High Key Photography

WHO: Graham Harris
When: 23 May 2023
Where: Zoom & Demolay
Topic: Focus Stacking

WHO: Allan Rosser
When: 27 June 2023
Where: Zoom & Demolay
Topic: Profile Corrections

** IMPORTANT – ACTION REQUIRED BY MEMBERS **

Update your contact details:
Please use our online form to update your contact details – including emergency contact information.
Link to Form:
https://tpsi.org.au/membership/

Scroll down the page to the form section and select “Confirm or Update my Details” – Fill in the sections and press submit.

Please take note of the Updated Weekly Schedule:

We meet on Tuesdays @ 7PM; Face to face meetings are held at DeMolay – Margaret St Toowoomba Opposite Queens Park Meeting information is emailed out to members via our MyPhotoClub website.
First Tuesday	Photoshop Masterclass (Zoom)
Second Tuesday	Comp Night – DeMolay (DeMolay & Zoom)
Third Tuesday	Lightroom Masterclass (Zoom)
Fourth Tuesday	Image Review (Zoom) or Guest Speaker (location to be advised)
Fifth Tuesday	ADHOC – Zoom

We also try to have a field day each month. Locations will be emailed out, you can see our planned outings here:
https://tpsi.org.au/2023-set-subjects/

Training Notes & Recordings:
To Find the files go to our MyPhotoClub Website and Login
https://toowoomba.myphotoclub.com.au/

On the Menu – Click Training Portal and then Follow one of the links.

Associate members can use the links below to access training files

Questions?

Post in our Facebook Group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TPSCLosedGroup

2023 Set Subjects, Judges, Guidelines and Outings
https://tpsi.org.au/2023-set-subjects/

Discussions around Judging: – Updated Jan 2023
There has been a lot of discussion around judging this year, we are working on some changes which will hopefully improve things for 2023. For further information see this post:
https://toowoomba.myphotoclub.com.au/notice-to-members/

Understudy Judge Program
Do you like looking at photographs? Want to be able to give people feedback on their images to help them grow?
If so, you should consider becoming an understudy judge for the PSQ!

Where do I start you ask?
Have a read through the PSQ Judges manual which you can find here:
https://www.psq.org.au/uploads/9/2/9/2/92924276/2020-11-26_psq_judges_manual.pdf
And then, contact our committee expressing your interest and then we can sit with you to discuss your application.

Members Shirts
Order your member shirts here:
https://tpsi.org.au/store/members-shirts/
We are looking to add some options of TPS hats as well.

Need help saving images for comp?
See the instructions here:
https://toowoomba.myphotoclub.com.au/saving-images-updated-2022/

Want to enter a Print into the Comps?
See here for instructions:
https://toowoomba.myphotoclub.com.au/entering-prints-to-tps/

Equipment for sale:
Do you have equipment you wish to sell, or looking for something to buy?
You can now put them up for sale using our online forum:
https://tpsi.org.au/community/for-sale/

by Travis Lord, April 11, 2023

Results for competitions in March 2023 Barry

There were 2 entries that were rated the highest by our judge(s).

Members can view all images and comment on them by following this link
View / Comment entries in March 2023 Barry

click here to see a pdf catalog of all competition results

Melinda_Eighties fashion High key
Barry Whisson – Merit
DIGITAL A Grade SetSubject Mono

The lilypads_Sydney
Barry Whisson – Highly Commended
DIGITAL A Grade Open Colour

by Travis Lord, April 10, 2023

Photoshop Masterclass Tonight on Zoom

DATE: 04/04/2023
TIME: 7:00PM
Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 992 8590 1931
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by Travis Lord, April 4, 2023

General Notice to Members:

Dear Members,

At our last committee meeting we discussed in length a number of topics and initiatives to further improve the way the society functions and promote a healthy and welcoming environment for members.

Please see below for further information.
Field Days:
To better target field days, we have developed an online form for members to fill in and register their interest. The form will ask members to update contact details, especially emergency contacts. This form will need to be completed before each outing.
There is also a section for members to list any visitors they are bringing. We have found that any visitor that attends field days must purchase an associate membership to ensure they are covered by insurance.

This form can be found here:
https://tpsi.org.au/field-day-form/

Judging Feedback from Members:
We encourage feedback from our members regarding all aspects of the Society. Judging can be quite an emotional roller coaster, providing feedback to a judge is often of a negative nature. The committee often become inundated with feedback from members after a judging occurs which we have found causes our meetings to go late into the night (our last meeting started at 7PM and finished at 11PM)…. A massive task for your committee members.
As such, we have set up a separate sub committee that will meet on a different night to compile the report for the PSQ Judges, this will reduce the load on our committee meetings. From here-on we ask that all feedback regarding judging be done through this online form – Don’t forget that you can send positive feedback too…. Our judges work so hard and often a nice word will really help encourage them to continue doing this often thankless task.
Judging feedback can not be submitted anonymously, any feedback provided using false information will be discarded.
The form can be found here:
https://tpsi.org.au/volunteers/

Sliding-Scale-updated-March-2023-1 Download

Regards, Travis Lord President, Toowoomba Photographic Society. Web http://tpsi.org.au Email president@tpsi.org.au

Concerns / Queries / Committee Contact

Do you need to contact a member or the whole committee? Click on one of the blue links below to send an email.

President president@tpsi.org.au
Vice-President vicepresident@tpsi.org.au
Secretary secretary@tpsi.org.au
Treasurer treasurer@tpsi.org.au
All Committee Members committee@tpsi.org.au
Webmaster webmaster@tpsi.org.au

MyPhotoClub

Are you having trouble using MyPhotoClub?
See the links on our front page for more info on how to make the most of it:
https://toowoomba.myphotoclub.com.au

Next Field Day

Where: Mount Coot-Tha Brisbane Botanical Gardens
When: 15 April 2023
Time: Details to be released closer to the date
Further details: As Above

Guest Speakers

** IMPORTANT – ACTION REQUIRED BY MEMBERS **

Please take note of the Updated Weekly Schedule:

We meet on Tuesdays @ 7PM; Face to face meetings are held at DeMolay – Margaret St Toowoomba Opposite Queens Park Meeting information is emailed out to members via our MyPhotoClub website.
First Tuesday	Photoshop Masterclass (Zoom)
Second Tuesday	Comp Night – DeMolay (DeMolay & Zoom)
Third Tuesday	Lightroom Masterclass (Zoom)
Fourth Tuesday	Image Review (Zoom) or Guest Speaker (location to be advised)
Fifth Tuesday	ADHOC – Zoom

We also try to have a field day each month. Locations will be emailed out, you can see our planned outings here:
https://tpsi.org.au/2023-set-subjects/

Associate members can use the links below to access training files

Questions?

Post in our Facebook Group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TPSCLosedGroup

2023 Set Subjects, Judges, Guidelines and Outings
https://tpsi.org.au/2023-set-subjects/

Members Shirts
Order your member shirts here:
https://tpsi.org.au/store/members-shirts/
We are looking to add some options of TPS hats as well.

Need help saving images for comp?
See the instructions here:
https://toowoomba.myphotoclub.com.au/saving-images-updated-2022/

Want to enter a Print into the Comps?
See here for instructions:
https://toowoomba.myphotoclub.com.au/entering-prints-to-tps/

Equipment for sale:
Do you have equipment you wish to sell, or looking for something to buy?
You can now put them up for sale using our online forum:
https://tpsi.org.au/community/for-sale/

by Travis Lord, March 30, 2023

Field Day / Image Review Night Zoom @ 7PM Tonight

For March Field Day Images Upload them here – Maximum of 2 per person:
https://toowoomba.myphotoclub.com.au/enter-a-collection/?collection_id=4113

For General Image Review / Feedback – Maximum of 2 Per Person:
https://toowoomba.myphotoclub.com.au/enter-a-collection/?collection_id=3403

DATE: 28/03/2023
TIME: 7:00PM
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Concerns / Queries / Committee Contact

Do you need to contact a member or the whole committee? Click on one of the blue links below to send an email.

President president@tpsi.org.au
Vice-President vicepresident@tpsi.org.au
Secretary secretary@tpsi.org.au
Treasurer treasurer@tpsi.org.au
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Webmaster webmaster@tpsi.org.au

MyPhotoClub

Are you having trouble using MyPhotoClub?
See the links on our front page for more info on how to make the most of it:
https://toowoomba.myphotoclub.com.au

Next Field Day

Where: Mount Coot-Tha Brisbane Botanical Gardens
When: 15 April 2023
Time: Details to be released closer to the date
Further details: As Above

Guest Speakers

** IMPORTANT – ACTION REQUIRED BY MEMBERS **

General Notices – All Members Please Read

Please take note of the Updated Weekly Schedule:

We meet on Tuesdays @ 7PM; Face to face meetings are held at DeMolay – Margaret St Toowoomba Opposite Queens Park Meeting information is emailed out to members via our MyPhotoClub website.
First Tuesday	Photoshop Masterclass (Zoom)
Second Tuesday	Comp Night – DeMolay (DeMolay & Zoom)
Third Tuesday	Lightroom Masterclass (Zoom)
Fourth Tuesday	Image Review (Zoom) or Guest Speaker (location to be advised)
Fifth Tuesday	ADHOC – Zoom

We also try to have a field day each month. Locations will be emailed out, you can see our planned outings here:
https://tpsi.org.au/2023-set-subjects/

Associate members can use the links below to access training files

New Sliding Scale for Judging: Click on image to make larger

How to use a sliding scale:
Take note of the grade you are scoring, the coloured sections are broken up into blocks and shows the score that should be assigned to an image based on the description below it. In some cases an award may encompass several sections below.
For example:
B Grade, an honour should be assigned to an image that fits the descriptions of any of the first three boxes from the left of the table.

A Grade, an honour should be assigned to an image that fits the descriptions of any of the first two boxes from the left of the table.

Salon grade, an honour should be assigned to an image that fits the description of the first box from the left of the table only.

Training & Videos

TPS Video Recordings

Photography Training Notes

Questions?

Why not post a question in our new Forum?
https://tpsi.org.au/community/
or our Facebook Group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TPSCLosedGroup

2023 Set Subjects, Judges, Guidelines and Outings
https://tpsi.org.au/2023-set-subjects/

Members Shirts
Order your member shirts here:
https://tpsi.org.au/store/members-shirts/
We are looking to add some options of TPS hats as well.

Need help saving images for comp?
See the instructions here:
https://toowoomba.myphotoclub.com.au/saving-images-updated-2022/

Want to enter a Print into the Comps?
See here for instructions:
https://toowoomba.myphotoclub.com.au/entering-prints-to-tps/

Equipment for sale:
Do you have equipment you wish to sell, or looking for something to buy?
You can now put them up for sale using our online forum:
https://tpsi.org.au/community/for-sale/

by Travis Lord, March 28, 2023