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November/December 2024 Cape Camera
CAPE CAMERA WHAT’S INSIDE
03 News from the CTPS Council
Information you need to know about.
04 In the news
Performances of members and important news
and dates to remember.
06 Our Annual Awards dinner
See all the awards and accolades bestowed on
members at our glitzy and fun awards dinner.
11 Who received which awards
Tables indication who received all the awards.
Great number of salon acceptances
CTPS members earned 110 points in the last salons
12 of the year.
15 Impala Trophy rankings & salons
Tables showing where members are ranked on
On The Cover the Impala Trophy Log, plus the remaining sa-
The cover image, Sacred Ritual, by Kim Ste- lons for this Impala year.
vens was one of our high scoring images in Share friends' journey through Croatia
November, scoring 26 points.
Kim explains: "In October I embarked on an 16 Dieter Bütow and friends introduce us to the
Off the beaten path photo tour organised by beauty of Croatia.
James Kerwin. James presented at a CTPS E&D in November on manipulation
E&D meeting during Covid on this genre, 19
abandoned architecture. Jill Sneesby and Francois Roux unpack what is ac-
We spent ten days travelling around Geor- ceptable as manipulation and what would earn
gia, photographing frescoes inside minute you a disqualification.
chapels and grand Russian Orthodox ca-
thedrals and also exploring the abandoned 20 Outing to Intaka Island
shells of spa resorts and culture houses Members discover that late afternoon is the ideal
erected during the Soviet era. time to capture bird images at this popular spot.
This photograph was taken inside the me-
dieval Gelati Monastery located high on a The WC Celebration of Photography
hill, north east of Kutaisi, the ancient capi- CTPS participated in this Western Cape club exhibi-
tal of Georgia. 21 tion in Stellenbosch.
This church elder, seemingly unfazed by
having his chapel invaded by photographers 22 Winning images entered in November
with tripods, continued his silent daily ritual Our November Junior and Senior winners and
of lighting candles to the saints depicted on images that won in the different categories with
the walls of the monastery. judges' comments.
I enjoyed the sense of peace that this mo-
ment I captured conveyed. 31 High scoring images in November
I chose to shoot at ISO 5000 and f2.8 and Images that scored 25 and above.
1/50 sec as the light was really low in this
area of the church. Winning images entered in December
CTPS was founded in 1890. 41 Our December Junior and Senior winners and
It was a founding member images that won in the different categories with
of the Photographic Society judges' comments.
of South Africa in 1954
and has been affiliated to 47 High scoring images in November
PSSA ever since. Images that scored 24 and above.
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