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Solid scores for CTPS entries in PSSA monthly club competitions

The CTPS entry in the PSSA monthly club
competition for Senior club members,
Venice Opera House by Richard Gold-
schmidt (right) received a solid score of
35 out of 45

On p26 Richard explains how he cap-
tured the image and our April compe-
tition judge, Kim Stevens, explains why
she awarded the image the top score.

Our entry in the Junior club competi-
tion for April, Zeitz Museum by Ansie du
Toit (bottom right), was awarded a good
score of 34.
On p27 Ansie explains how and why she
captured the image and Kim Stevens
explains why she awarded the image a
high score.
PSSA-affiliated clubs are invited to en-
ter the winning senior and junior im-
ages in the club's monthly competition
in this competition. The 50-odd images
entered each month are scored by three
independent judges. In April the judges
were our own Kim Stevens, Koot Marais
from Bloemfontein Kameraklub, and An-
ette Reimers from Port Elizabeth Camera
Club.
Read more here and here on the PSSA
website.
A hearty welcome to our three new members!

CTPS was again extremely fortunate tography herself. "I photograph for
to gain three new members. We are fun," she says.
sure that you are looking forward to CTPS member Mike Stricker encour-
meeting them in person. aged her to join our club — which is
Michael Wilson (right) says he the first photographic club that she'll
just "finished off a Corporate career belong to.
in Financial Payments and plans to Robert Schmidt is also a newbie
dabble in other areas. I picked up to photographic club life. He was in-
the passion for photography when spired by Kyle Goetsch to make CTPS
living in London, but that fell away his first photographic club.
with marriage and kids," he adds. His
late father was a keen amateur pho- Let's hope we'll be able to meet
tographer (back in the day of dark them soon — for example, at the
rooms and the smell of chemicals). " competition evening on the 7th
or the image discussion and social
"I’ve recently immersed myself (sort evening on the 21th of this month.
of) back into photography — so forward to further learning." The latter will be the ideal time for
along with other interests, like hik- Sophia Lindop describes herself them to get to know club members
ing, camping and escaping I look as a chef, who does all her food pho- better (see p13).

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