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Cape Camera January 2023

News from the Council

We ended 2022 on a high note with the success of our exhi- October 2021 in response to
bition and year-end function at Groot Constantia. I thought it a letter by a reader. His re-
would be a hard act to follow, but I am pleased to say that the sponse, in summary, was that
year kicked off on a high and positive note with our Brainstorm- club judges are not a special
ing Session held in January which was attended by 25 members group of people. They are
in person. The positive attitude and active participation of all our fellow photographers in
members are very encouraging to Council. the club. What sets them
It is not too late for members who were unable to attend the apart are that they are bet-
meeting to give feedback. Please read through the list of ideas ter photographers than most
raised by members, published in this edition of Cape Camera, club members, have a deep
and send us an email with your ideas which will then be added interest in photography and
to the list. above all give freely of their
It was clear that all our members wish to improve their pho- time to go through – sometimes as many as 100 photographs
tographic skills. Discussion of and feedback on images, devel- and give their feedback to members. They will never be nasty
opment of new members, creating a body of work and input to members, because as fellow photographers they also enter
on our Education and Training feature very high on the points competitions and know the disappointment when an image
raised by members. does not get the expected feedback.
Council had their first meeting to discuss the summary of mem- We should stop waiting impatiently for our own image to come
bers’ ideas, but we were indeed over optimistic about what up and rather listen carefully to the comments on all images
can be achieved in one meeting – we were only able to work and we may just learn from it. When we receive those critical
through half the list. After our next meeting scheduled for early comments, calm down and think rationally about it. The judge
March, we will give feedback to members in a Snapshot. We will may just have point!
also then ask members to come up with a workable plan to im- Personally, I admire judges as I know how much effort and prep-
plement certain suggestions. aration they put in to give fair comments to members to help
As you will see from members’ suggestions judges and judging them to improve their photography.
attracted some comment.This reminded me of the article View- Jacoba van Zyl
point, by Neil Scott in the Amateur Photographer of 2 President

Set themes for 2023

We have some interesting photographic themes for the upcoming months which are listed below. We hope
that these will inspire you to explore new perspectives and techniques in your photography, and to capture
unique and memorable images. Remember to experiment and have fun with your photography, and don't be
afraid to take risks and try new things. We look forward seeing all the competition entries. Happy shooting!

Month Subject Upload to Competition Date
Photovault by
April Storytelling 29 March 5 April
Create an image with a compelling story. It may be a single image, a
diptych, or a triptych. Colour or monochrome.
May Wildlife 26 April 3 May
Images entered here must conform to the PSSA definition. Colour
only. No manipulation.
June People at work 31 May 7 June
Photograph people performing their work, colour or monochrome.
July Sports action 28 June 5 July
Capture moments of sporting action, colour only. NO MANIPULA-
TION.
August Altered reality 26 July 2 August
Create an image in which reality becomes blurred or altered. This
could be done with composites, motion blur, double exposures,
etc. Be free to create a new reality with your imagination. Colour or
monochrome

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