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Alice Black award August 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 Zig Zag by Jenny Graff

by Geoff Adams, August 18, 2020

September 19 field day.

The Garden of Earthly Delights.

There will be no Carnival of Flowers to speak of next month, but there will be a Garden of Earthly Delights.

Three nymphs will trip through a sea of white daisies and play peek-a-boo from a forest of white flowering May bush.

You may find Alice in Wonderland in her tree house, a charming young lady suspended from a burlesque hoop under the branch of a towering rain forest tree, a dark eyed girl looking very Italienne on a Vespa, a slinky young lass vamping it up behind a bar, or (quick costume change), a country girl in a backdrop of rusting iron and rustic furniture.

For those who missed our shoot at Blue Mountain Heights in June, this is your chance.

Pencil in Saturday September 19, from 3-5.30 pm now. Indicate your interest on this post asap, as there are only 30 places. Cost is $25 p.p.

Did I mention there will be pizza? Not mine this time I’m sorry, we aren’t up to restaurant numbers.

After you register, I will send you a flier if you are a TPS financial member because I will have your email. If you aren’t a member you will need to email me.

When you get the flier, it will tell you how to pay. You need to pay the Iron Lady, Treasurer Val, in advance to secure your place.

by Geoff Adams, August 18, 2020

Results for competitions in August 2020

There were 31 entries that gained our highest award(s).

Members can view all images and comment on them by following this link
View / Comment entries in August 2020

click here to see a pdf catalog of all competition results

Princesss Bath 14th century Val Shield – Gold A Grade SetSubject Colour Digital	Locked out Dennis Dowling – Gold B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital
Maia and the fox Sara Hedley – Gold Salon Grade Open Colour Digital	Alan Michael Jones – Gold Salon Grade Open Colour Digital
ZigZag Jenny Graff – Gold Salon Grade SetSubject Colour Digital	Red Red wine Sandra Neill – Gold Salon Grade SetSubject Mono Digital
More than a touch of red Geoff Adams – Silver A Grade SetSubject Colour Digital	Flower Cruciform Leslie Rook – Silver B Grade Open Colour Digital
Tomato with sauce. Robert Fox – Silver B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital	Greek Blue John Stewart – Silver Salon Grade SetSubject Colour Digital
The cake thief Sara Hedley – Silver Salon Grade Open Mono Digital	March Past Graham Burstow – Silver Salon Grade SetSubject Mono Print
Sorrow Tryg Helander – Silver A Grade Open Mono Digital	Still standing Andrew Raguse – Silver A Grade Open Mono Digital
A peaceful morning on the Tamar Jo Christensen – Bronze A Grade Open Colour Digital	The Day Dreamer Richard Wyton – Bronze A Grade Open Colour Digital
Song for Dead Tryg Helander – Bronze A Grade Open Colour Digital	Raising My Spirits Tryg Helander – Bronze A Grade Open Colour Digital
Rock God iris castle – Bronze B Grade Open Colour Digital	Look Into My Eyes Kim Kuhnemann – Bronze B Grade Open Colour Digital
Love my early morning cuppa. Robert Fox – Bronze B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital	Under the Umbrella Dennis Dowling – Bronze B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital
Mellow Yellow Veronica Sorley – Bronze B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital	The Caddy Shop Cheryl Bellette – Bronze B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital
Dancing petals Jo-Ann Aspromourgos – Bronze B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital	MadagascanBlue Janine Waters – Bronze Salon Grade Open Colour Digital
Gone fishing Sara Hedley – Bronze Salon Grade Open Colour Digital	Unfolding Petals Jenny Graff – Bronze Salon Grade SetSubject Colour Digital
Im Right Behind You Graham Burstow – Bronze Salon Grade SetSubject Mono Print	CraneChimneyArePaintedBlack Graham Burstow – Bronze Salon Grade SetSubject Mono Print
What Do You See(d) Camilla Pettersson – Bronze A Grade Open Mono Digital

by Margaret Kebble, August 12, 2020

August competition night Tuesday 11

The theme is Dominant Colour and the judge is Bob McCree from Howick, our sister club in New Zealand.

Val Shield is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Toowoomba Photographic society

Time: Aug 11, 2020 07:00 PM Brisbane

Join Zoom Meeting

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by Geoff Adams, August 9, 2020

TPS awards and pointscore workshop

The purpose of this post is to advise members of the process that is about to be undertaken and as a reminder to participants. This is a closed workshop aimed at deriving proposals to put to members for consideration later this year, in time for the new competition year in 2021.

Some background. Members will be aware that the competition year changed from a mid-year to mid-year to January to December each year. This was to bring TPS in line with the majority of clubs, and to assist in obtaining external judges.

This has been largely successful: the aim of having a ratio of internal:external judges for TPS of 50:50 gives members exposure to other styles of judging. It became apparent this year that the results from external judges were significantly different from those of TPS judges, which affected point scores in particular.

Initially the TPS committee considered changing the wording of our awards system and possibly altering point scores to overcome apparent communication difficulties with non TPS judges. After further consideration and wider discussion, it was decided that TPS should conduct a full review of our existing system. This does necessarily mean a totally new system – that will depend on what workshop participants recommend, and what members approve when the recommendations are put to members for voting – but this is now a possibility rather than just modifying the existing system.

Below is a link to the workshop outline, so that you can see the process being undertaken.

https://toowoomba.myphotoclub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/111/2020/08/TPS-Awards-and-pointscore-review-workshop.pdf

by Geoff Adams, August 2, 2020

August Cable Release

Th august edition of Cable Release is now available via the link below. Please note the details of the planned outing at Steel Rudd Park on August 9.

https://toowoomba.myphotoclub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/111/2020/08/2020-August-Cable-Release.pdf

by Geoff Adams, August 1, 2020

Skills Night

Tonight’s Skills Night presentation is on HDR creation and retouching problematic RAW imagery.

Topic: Toowoomba Photographic society

Time: Jul 28, 2020 07:00 PM Brisbane

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81996048323?pwd=QlRXRGdxWlNYMk8xWlBtdmI2Sk13dz09

Meeting ID: 819 9604 8323

Passcode: 599309

One tap mobile

+61731853730,,81996048323#,,,,,,0#,,599309# Australia

+61861193900,,81996048323#,,,,,,0#,,599309# Australia

Dial by your location

+61 731 853 730 Australia

+61 861 193 900 Australia

+61 8 7150 1149 Australia

+61 2 8015 6011 Australia

+61 3 7018 2005 Australia

Meeting ID: 819 9604 8323

Passcode: 599309

Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcVTtCz7tE

by Tryg Helander, July 28, 2020

Alice Black Award July 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.

This month’s winner is St Leo’s Church Fire by Jason Wheeler.

by Geoff Adams, July 26, 2020

Results for competitions in July 2020

There were 63 entries that gained our highest award(s).

Members can view all images and comment on them by following this link
View / Comment entries in July 2020

click here to see a pdf catalog of all competition results

Just holding on Andrew Raguse – Gold A Grade Open Colour Digital	Pardalote Jo-Ann Aspromourgos – Gold B Grade Open Colour Digital
St Leo’s Church Fire Jason Wheeler – Gold B Grade Open Colour Digital	Lined to the end Veronica Sorley – Gold B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital
time for marshmallows Sara Hedley – Gold Salon Grade Open Colour Digital	Before the March John Stewart – Gold Salon Grade SetSubject Mono Digital
The Snow Caps Andrew Raguse – Silver A Grade Open Colour Digital	Silver throated Tanager Andrew Raguse – Silver A Grade Open Colour Digital
At the Lookout. Robert Fox – Silver B Grade Open Colour Digital	watch this iris castle – Silver B Grade Open Colour Digital
fringe festival 2 Dianne Horrocks – Silver B Grade Open Colour Digital	Morning Glory Stewart Dorman – Silver B Grade Open Colour Digital
Rolling fire Jason Wheeler – Silver B Grade Open Colour Digital	Autumn Harvest Kim Kuhnemann – Silver B Grade Open Colour Digital
I will survive. Stewart Dorman – Silver B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital	Alone at Last Cheryl Bellette – Silver B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital
Moonrise Janine Waters – Silver Salon Grade Open Colour Digital	Francis Michael Jones – Silver Salon Grade Open Colour Digital
Lightplay Sandra Neill – Silver Salon Grade Open Colour Digital	Fabian Coulthard Michael Jones – Silver Salon Grade Open Colour Digital
Reluctant Rehearsals Michael Jones – Silver Salon Grade Open Colour Digital	Waikiki boards Peter Granfield – Silver Salon Grade SetSubject Colour Digital
Colour run Jenny Graff – Silver Salon Grade SetSubject Colour Digital	The Biker Jan Collings – Silver B Grade Open Mono Digital
Selfie with Celebrity Nicola Lancaster – Silver A Grade Open Mono Digital	Fashions on the Field Nicola Lancaster – Silver A Grade Open Mono Digital
Wren Sandy Adsett – Silver A Grade Open Mono Digital	Cathredral Beams Graham Burstow – Silver Salon Grade SetSubject Mono Print
Golden Petals Pierre Boudib – Silver Salon Grade Open Mono Digital	jared Sara Hedley – Silver Salon Grade Open Mono Digital
Spikey Sandra Neill – Silver Salon Grade SetSubject Mono Digital	Country Lines John Stewart – Silver Salon Grade SetSubject Mono Digital
Eastern sedgefrog 03 Graham Harris – Bronze A Grade Open Colour Digital	Ready to march 01 Graham Harris – Bronze A Grade Open Colour Digital
Ostracized Tryg Helander – Bronze A Grade Open Colour Digital	Convergence Jo Christensen – Bronze A Grade SetSubject Colour Digital
Queensferry Crossing, Scotland Richard Wyton – Bronze A Grade SetSubject Colour Digital	Baby Bandicoot Snuggles Judith Gray – Bronze B Grade Open Colour Digital
Eastern Spinebill Margaret Midkiff – Bronze B Grade Open Colour Digital	Blowing in the wind. Stewart Dorman – Bronze B Grade Open Colour Digital
Nuts About Nuts Kim Kuhnemann – Bronze B Grade Open Colour Digital	Rusted Not Busted Kim Kuhnemann – Bronze B Grade Open Colour Digital
Blues and Bars Roberta Edwards – Bronze B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital	Under the Boardwalk Robert Fox – Bronze B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital
Queesferry Bridges Jan Collings – Bronze B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital	An Evening Stroll Jan Collings – Bronze B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital
Orange Hallway Evan Williams – Bronze B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital	Sinister Surfer Pierre Boudib – Bronze Salon Grade Open Colour Digital
Tottering Allan Rosser – Bronze Salon Grade Open Colour Digital	Another World Janine Waters – Bronze Salon Grade Open Colour Digital
Roadkill Peter Granfield – Bronze Salon Grade SetSubject Colour Digital	Lines Shapes and Shadows John Stewart – Bronze Salon Grade SetSubject Colour Digital
Boggo Road Gaol Sandra Neill – Bronze Salon Grade SetSubject Colour Digital	Walls and corners Jenny Graff – Bronze Salon Grade SetSubject Colour Digital
Lit Lines Veronica Sorley – Bronze B Grade SetSubject Mono Digital	Are we going? Sandy Adsett – Bronze A Grade Open Mono Digital
Lines of Minis Nicola Lancaster – Bronze A Grade SetSubject Mono Digital	Fan Darren Wright – Bronze A Grade SetSubject Mono Digital
Cranes Graham Burstow – Bronze Salon Grade SetSubject Mono Print	The Critic Graham Burstow – Bronze Salon Grade SetSubject Mono Print
deep in thought Sara Hedley – Bronze Salon Grade Open Mono Digital	In Sync Pierre Boudib – Bronze Salon Grade SetSubject Mono Digital
Angles and lines Jenny Graff – Bronze Salon Grade SetSubject Mono Digital