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January/February 2021 Cape Camera

Set themes for 2021

Our monthly competitions take place on every first Wednesday of the month at 7 pm
via Zoom until futher notice. Members will be notified of the link via the weekly Snap-
shot. Please refer to our website for more information on competitions. Please note
that these dates are subject to change.

Month Set Subject Competition Date Entry date

March NEGATIVE SPACE 3 March 24 February
Negative space is the area which surrounds the main subject (posi-
tive space) in your photo. Negative space defines and emphasizes
the main subject of a photo, drawing your eye to it. It provides
“breathing room”, giving your eyes somewhere to rest and prevent-
ing your image from appearing too cluttered.
April STREET PHOTOGRAPHY - PEOPLE AND PLACES 7 April 31 March
May IN CAMERA MOVEMENT AND/OR MULTIPLE EXPOSURES. 5 May 28 April
Use these techniques to create new artistic images.
June TREES AND FORESTS. 1 June 26 May
These should form the main subjects of your images

July WATER IN THE LANDSCAPE. 7 July 30 June
Create landscape images in which bodies of water feature, e.g. riv-
ers, lakes and dams. No seascapes.

August CELL PHONE PHOTOGRAPHY. 4 August 28 July
Images should be taken with a cell phone and processed with an
App on the cell phone.

September BIRDS. 1 September 25 August
Reveal the beauty of wild birds or tame ones.
October CAMERA ON THE GROUND. 6 October 29 September
Create interesting images with a new perspective from the ground.

November ACTION PHOTOGRAPHY. 3 November 27 October
Depict action in any form, human or animal.

December NIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY. 1 December 24 November
Images taken at night have a special mystery and excitement to
them. Use a tripod for long exposures or use fill in flash to illumi-
nate your subject.

PSSA Salon Calendar

20/03/2021 - PSSA 19th Up and Coming Competition
27/03/2021 - PSSA - 7th National Salon
03/04/2021 - 2nd Kosmos National Salon
10/04/2021 - 1st Creative Camera Club National Salon
17/04/2021 - 4th Hibiscus National Salon
24/04/2021 - 2nd Klerksdorp National Salon

Refer to the PSSA website for full list of Salons for the full list of Salons for 2021.

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