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Assessment: 10th December “Open”
Peer Judging by the members
This last event of the year also functions as the annual Christmas farewell. With that in mind, we had a great turn-out, plenty of tasty and sweet treats to nibble on and whatever drinks you brought along. President Bruce was giving the usual welcome address when rudely interrupted by a short, old, bald man in a funny red suit. There was much hilarity as Santa handed around more sweet treats from his little red sack! (Thanks David).
Judging got underway in a slightly different format to previous years. The old system seemed a bit confusing, so the committee thought we would try something a little different. Voting took place in a series of three rounds, with each round punctuated by a trip out to the foyer to mingle, chat and eat all the good stuff, have a cup of tea or in some cases, a beer.
After the first round of was cast, committee members decided how many tickets were need to qualify for a Commended award. Those images not making the cut were removed for the second round with the remaining images guaranteed at least a Commended.
The second round was to determine Highly Commended. Again the committee decided to minimum number of tickets to qualify. Those that did stayed fore the third round and the remainder were removed, guaranteed at least a Highly Commended.
Round three was to determine the Picture of the Month. In the end we had joint winners. Congratulations to Ian Brown and Lloyd Anderson, both wrapping up a very successful year of photography.
Congratulations also to each and every member for contributing to the club's continuing success. There is an undeniable improvement in the quality of work that we see from you, the members, building upon previous years' progress.
Finally, take a moment to reflect upon your photographic journey so far. Have a think about how you might extend yourself further. This might mean becoming more accomplished at portrait photography or some other genre or it might mean improving your editing skills. Your passion, your choice.
Have a wonderful, safe and enjoyable Christmas and New Year and we shall reconvene back at the UoW Shoalhaven Campusin February next year.
Photo of the month (and Peoples' Choice) for December 2025
Lloyd Anderson - "Balloon over Lake Burley Griffin"
This image was one of many taken just before sunrise, at the Canberra Balloon Spectacular in 2023, on a great club trip organised by Denis. Even though it was early, there was a big crowd and choice positions were at a premium. For those that may be interested the image was captured with a Nikon D780, full frame body, witha Tamron 24-70mm lens at 70mm. Camera settings were, 1/125s, f8, Iso 360 & hand held. It was a toss up as to whether to print it in B&W or colour.
Ian Brown - California Quail
The California Quail is a native to North America but there have been introductions into Australia with some healthy populations. This was taken in the ACT. I found the bird to be very quirky with a striking head plume. Being a quail it is mostly ground dwelling but this one jumped into a small bush to hide from me. The shot was taken when he popped out for a look to see if I had left. Lighting was a challenge as it was the middle of the day. Nikon Z8 180-600 @ 230mm 1/1250 @ 6.3 ISO 1600