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August 2023 Cape Camera

News from the Council

I have started to compile the information I require for the Pres- to rather have a Celebration
ident’s Annual Report for the AGM which will be held in Oc- of Photography instead of a
tober. I am amazed at the productive, but also fun year we’ve competition. On the 10 and
had – our exhibition, brainstorming session with members 11 of November CTPS will
and outings are but a few examples. host the first celebration (re-
We returned in early August from a wonderful holiday in Na- fer page 20). We will have an
mibia, the perfect place to immerse yourself in your photog- exhibition of photographs
raphy. Less than two weeks later we attended a club outing of all participating clubs at
to Arniston, another perfect area for photography. Richard Groot Constantia. The open-
Goldschmidt again arranged a most enjoyable weekend (refer ing will be on Friday evening
page 11) . Just when you think he cannot improve on previous the 10th of November. On
weekend outings, he pulls another rabbit out the hat by lead- the 11th we will have two
ing us to all the secret and difficult to find canola spots in the lectures by Martin Barber (refer page 22). Those members
Overberg. Thank you, Richard. Your commitment to make our who were able to attend the Greyton Congress last year will
weekend outings so successful is much appreciated. remember his excellent lectures. Martin manages to bring an
Seven members have already signed up for Steff Hughes’s energy to his presentations that I have never experienced of
other photographers. The event will be well worth attending.
workshop aimed at beginners (Refer page 12). The workshop
will be held on two Saturdays, 7 and 14 October. We can ac- Please diarise the date of our AGM on the 9th of October.
commodate up to 12 members, so beginners please sign up if It will be a Zoom event and I encourage members to join to
you have not already done so. ensure that we have a quorum.
Earlier this year we reported that the Western Cape Interclub Jacoba van Zyl
President
competition as we knew it will no longer be held. Clubs voted

Set themes for 2023/2024

The themes for the remainder of the year and the first quarter of 2024 are listed below. Visit the competition
page on our website for the full list for the new year.

Month Subject Upload to Competition Date
Photovault by
October Signs of spring. All aspects of the Spring season can be entered. 27 September 4 October
2023 Macro and close-up images are included here. Colour only.
November Shadows. Shadows can bring focus to the light in an image. Use 25 October 1 November
2023 shadows to tell your story. Colour or monochrome.
December Capture the Night. Everything changes at night and familiar day- 13 December 6 December
2023 time scenes look very different without sunlight. Capture an image
anytime after sundown. Colour or monochrome.
January Scapes 10 January 17 January
2024 Scapes covers the depiction of scenery such as mountains, val-
leys, trees, rivers, forests, sea, cities etc. where the main subject is a
wide view with its elements arranged into a coherent composition.
Scapes may be natural or man-made. Manipulation is allowed. Col-
our or monochrome.
February Minimalism 31 January 7 February
2024 Minimalist photography is about stripping a subject down to its es-
sence. Create photos that cut through the clutter with clean lines,
empty spaces and only the essential elements. Colour or mono-
chrome. Manipulation is allowed.
March Stairs and Stairways 28 February 6 March
2024 These should form the dominant theme of your image. Manipula-
tion is allowed. Colour or monochrome.

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