USA 2011

OK here are the first of a series of random photographs that I took in the US. In all we had 6 weeks, visiting New York, Niagara Falls, LA, the coast to San Francisco, overland to Las Vegas. From there we joined another 23 photographers for a 20 day trip around some amazing National Parks.

My first photo is from Antelope Canyon, near Page. It is a spectacular canyon, with the most amazing rock formations and colors.

This photo is of El Capitano, one of the grand rock masses in Yosemite National Park.

BCC October 2011 Competition - EDPI

The EDPI section for this month is open. I've chosen to use 2 photographs from recent BCC outings.
The first from our 'night at the cemetary', the second from the Big Boar Motorcycle Riders portrait shoot.

EDPI - Looking for ghosts

EDPI - FattMatt



BCC October 2011 Competition - Mounted Prints

This month the competition for mounted prints is the theme of  "People in their Environment"
My first print is of one of our club members taking a photograph of some amazing street art in Melbourne.

Mounted Prints - Oops

The second print is one I've had up here before of a group of young men playing golf at Benalla Golf Club.

Mounted Prints - Boys on the Green



Benalla Camera Club - September EDPI - Patterns, Lines and Shapes

These are my entries for the September theme, "Patterns, Lines and Shapes". It's been a hard job choosing this time.

First up is the Benalla Monash Bridge, during the Spring Festival.

And this is the Reading Room at the State Library.

Benalla Camera Club - September competition

I've only got mounted prints at this stage which are for the 'OPEN' catagory. (EDPI's will follow). I've picked both landscapes for this.

Morning Mist - Tatong

Mt. Buffalo Plateau

The last snow

Benalla Camera Club: August 2011 Competition Entries

The themes for this months entries were: Mounted prints = The need for speed, and EDPI = Open (anything goes). My 'speed' photos come from a club outing day at Winton. They are the best of a bad bunch but by the end of the day I think I finally worked out how to 'pan' and now I'm keen to go back there again.

MOUNTED PRINT: 'Transcar"

MOUNTED PRINTS - "Oops"

EDPI "Time at Melbourne Central"



EDPI "Lancefield Bank"

(I know I've put this one up before, but I like to keep all my comp entries together!!)

Benalla Camera Club - July 2011 competition

This month the competition themes are Photojournalism (EDPI) and Black & White Open for the mounted print section.

I love black and white photography, and would love the opportunity to do more work in this area. Unfortunately it also means more time in photoshop refining those skills. Here is what I came up with for this month.

I love photojournalism, (but I don't think I'm very good at it) and this is an area that I would like to work on. I love the concept of photographing the 'ordinary' in peoples lives, and I need to be more confident in approaching people and just asking if I can take the photo.

When the floods were in Benalla last year, there were some boys riding their bikes throught the waters. I overheard them say that they were hungry and wanted some chips, so I offered to buy them some hot chips in return for them being photographed. This is what I got....

and my last photo is of my gorgeous cat, Sassy. I've wanted to enter this picture for some time now, and this seems to be an appropriate catagory. Of course I'm biased, she's mine, she's cute and she's clever.

Lancefield, June 2011

I went off to Lancefield for a scrapbooking retreat over the Queen's Birthday long weekend. For just 15 seconds in the morning we had the most MAGIC light (and then it was gone!!)

Benalla Golf Club

Last year the Benalla Camera Club was asked to assist with some photographs so that the Benalla Golf Club could update its website. 12 months later we are finally going to have our first exhibition (my first with the camera club, and the first for the camera club for many years). The exhibition starts on July 19th 2011 and will run for 11 days. The official launch is on the 19th July, with Simon Klose (Benalla Art Gallery) officially opening the exhibition. Here are three of my pics that have made it to the exhibition.

A photo in the Ensign

I finally cracked my first photo for the Benalla Ensign. This photo is taken across Benalla Lake towards the Benalla-Monash Bridge and the Benalla Art Gallery first thing in the morning (magic hour light).

Benalla Camera Club June 2011

Almost half a year gone, and still the club themes roll on. This month the theme is "Life in the Country". Here are my entries:

EDPI - Open - the Pinnacles, Phillip Island



Mounted Prints - 'Life in the Country' - Churchill Island

EDPI - Open - Sunset over Lake Nillahcootie

Mounted Print - 'Life in the Country' - Watching the Canola Grow

Benalla Camera Club - June 2011

I was so excited to get three merit awards last month, and my confidence is growing daily. Here are my June entries, the theme was "Life on the Farm".

Benalla Camera Club - May 2011

Well the theme this month had me stumped for some time - "Upside Down". Here are my entries:

Mounted prints - Open - Lake Khancoban

Mounted Prints - Open - Tom's Car

EDPI - 'Upside Down' - Autumn Color

EDPI - 'Upside Down' - Reflection



Australian Photography - June theme RED

The magazine Australian Photography went on-line in May with a monthly competition. For the first month the theme was water and I submitted the photo listed below "paradise falls". June's theme was RED. This is the photo I submitted:

Benalla Camera Club: April 2011

April saw Ian Rolfe visit the Camera Club and run a workshop on Landscape. We had a theory workshop and a practical workshop at Lake Nillahcootie in magic afternooon light.  Here are my entries for April:

EDPI - open - Paradise Falls

EDPI - Open - From Mt. Feathertop

Mounted prints - Landscape - From Mt. Feathertop

Mounted prints - Landscape - Lake Nillahcootie



Benalla Camera Club: March 2011

The March competition was based on the theme of "UP CLOSE and PERSONAL" with a challenge to get in close with macro.

Mounted prints 1 - Lyla May

Mounted prints 2 - From Mt. Feathertop

EDPI - Macro - Dahlia

EDPI - Macro - Street Art



Benalla Camera Club: February 2011

Here are my entries for February 2011. The print section theme was "4 seasons" and the EDPI was open.

Mounted print 1 : Spring Canola

Mounted Print 2 - Summer over Mt. Buffalo

EDPI 1 - Street Art

EDPI 2 - Waffle on