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Image by Peter Hogarth Tripping the Light FantascIssue No: 108 July 2015 Monthly Magazine of the Castle Hill RSL Photography Club Issue Number 113 December 2015 VIEWPOINT

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Image by Peter Hogarth ‘ Tripping the Light Fantastic’

Issue No: 108 July 2015

Monthly Magazine of the Castle Hill RSL Photography Club

Issue Number 113 December 2015

VIEWPOINT

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Front Cover Image Image taken at the workshop part of The

Peter Solness Lecture ‘Painting With Light.

From the President.

Letters and Information

Nov. Competition Results

Castle Hill Show

2016 Competition Topics

Image Resizing Les Harvey

Dinner and Prizes

Painting With Light Peter Solness

Preparing Images for Comp Bob Cook

Mini Print Night

FCC Interclub

Show Case

Meet Adalbert Dromblikovic

About CHRSL PC

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Welcome to the last Viewpoint of 2015

Current club membership stands at 314 members as of 30th November. At

the time of writing, we are getting close to the end of the year Christmas

Party and Presentation night on the 12th December. This is a major func-

tion for our club as we gather together to present trophies and prizes to our

award winners for the year. On the night, we will also be showcasing images and prints for

image/print of the year selection. It will be a fun-filled night where fabulous door and raffle

prizes will be given away. Join us for this great night and indicate your attendance as soon as

possible on our online web store so that we can finalise our numbers for catering.

We have recently launched a member’s survey campaign to all our members. This is an im-

portant exercise as we hope to gather valuable feedback from our valued members. Your

feedback is important for us as the management committee as we strive to provide quality

and educational workshops / lectures to you in the following year. So far we have received

84 survey responses and dozens of suggestions from members. I have passed on all your sug-

gestions to my management committee to look into and hopefully we can implement some

of your suggestions and ideas in the following new year.

The program for 2016 is almost completed and should be ready for publication. We have

lined up some impressive speakers for next year’s lecture nights. We have also taken on

some of your suggestions and organised workshops to cater to beginners, intermediate and

advanced members of our club. There has been a lot of work undertaken by our competi-

tion, social, training, program committees and others to bring this program together. A club

of our size and our high level of activities take a lot of organising and planning. Please re-

member that all positions on the different committees are voluntary and recognition needs

to be given to all for the amount of personal time they devote to the club. Thanks also go to

the many members who have helped to set up and put away print stands etc. Your efforts

also have not gone without notice.

The membership renewal for next year is now opened. Please renew your membership via

our website. For those of you who have renewed your membership, don’t forget to get your

printed membership card which also acts as a club photographer identification card from our

treasurer Mal Hobson.

In closing, I would like to wish each and every one of you a Merry Christmas and a Prosper-

ous New Year. Our next club meet night will be on 2nd February 2016 Tuesday and I look

forward to another exciting year for our club.

Jason Pang, FAPS

President

FROM THE PRESIDENT

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Letters and Information

This December Issue of Viewpoint is the

last for 2015. The first one for 2016 will

be at the beginning of February.

I will still need all the news etc and ar-

ticles for the February Edition so please

keep sending anything you think might

be of interest to other photographers

through December and January.

In the meantime -

I wish you all a very Hap-

py Christmas and Holiday

Season, and a great year

ahead.

Be safe throughout the

festivities.

Hazel Hogarth

Editor.

Portfolio Group

The portfolio group meets once a month

to show and discuss each person’s work

in a helpful and supportive way.

Our aim generally is to put together a

body of work in a way which presents

the work to its best advantage. The fin-

ished work can be anything a member

wants it to be and any topic the mem-

ber chooses.

During this year several of our members

have left (the Central Coast is popular)

and we have 3 vacancies.

If you have an interest in exploring what

we do and would like to try test the wa-

ters contact me by email and we can

discuss it. Hazel Hogarth

APOLOGY

My sincere apologies to Roger King

and to Fred King for crediting an

image to Fred King which was actu-

ally that of Roger King.

The first published edition of the

November Viewpoint held the er-

ror. This has now been rectified.

Hazel Hogarth

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The Club Competition Results As judged by Roy Killin on the 24 November 2015

Set Subject Print: Photo Journalism : “Cahill Beats Them All”

Image of the Month: Tony Carrozzi

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The Club Competition Results As judged by Roy Killen on the 24 November 2015

Open Digital: “Music Festi-

val 1”

Image of the Month: Brett

Hampson

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The Club Competition Results As judged by Roy Killen on the 24 November 2015

Open Print: “Nesting Time”

Image of the Month: Tony Carrozzi

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The Club Competition Results As judged by Roy Killen on the 24 November 2015

Set Subject Digital: Photo Jour-

nalism: “Caught On 99”

Image of the Month: Ian Walton

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CASTLE HILL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY SHOW

4 – 6 MARCH 2016

PHOTOGRAPHIC SECTION

As members are aware, our club organises the photographic section of the Castle Hill Show on behalf of the Society. Its success depends

on the number and quality of the entries received.

As Easter falls early next year, we felt your attention should be drawn to the necessity to focus on preparing your entries before the end

of this year, if possible.

The closing dates for entries are as follows:

Digital entries 19 February 2016

Prints: 26 February 2016

“UPDATE: Entry Forms and Terms and Conditions are now available. Soft Copies can be emailed by contacting Chris or John, and hard

copies of all forms will be made available at each Club meeting from 6th October.”

“VOLUNTEERS..... we need your help! A list of dates and shifts for assisting at the 2016 Show, including setup and judging days will be

available at club meetings from October 6. Even if you are not sure, and we appreciate this is pretty early notification, we will happily take

your name and contact details and be in touch early in the New Year before we finalise the roster.”

As our club does not resume activities after the Xmas/New Year break, until February 2016, this leaves very little time to prepare and

submit entries by the closing dates.

Please contact us if you require any further information regarding the competition or your entries.

Either John or Chris will be at each of the club meetings from the 6th October onwards.

Chris Hind

0407 774 422

[email protected]

John Kilkeary

0408 610 365

[email protected]

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IMAGE RESIZING

LES HARVEY

NOVEMBER 2015

WHY RESIZE• IMAGE IS TOO BIG TO SEND VIA EMAIL

• WEB SITE DOES NOT ALLOW HIGH RESOLUTION IMAGES

• NEED TO PRINT TO A SPECIFIC SIZE - 4”X6”, 6”X8”, 5”X5” ETC

• IMAGE REQUESTED TO BE A SPECIFIC SIZE FOR PROJECTION

WIDE TALL

• LANDSCAPE 1920 x 1080 pixels (max)

• PORTRAIT XXX x 1080 pixels

• PANORAMA 1920 x 1080 pixels (max)

• SQUARE 1080 x 1080 pixels (max)

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CROP VS RESIZE

• CROP

• When you need to recompose a picture to remove parts of it

• When you need to make the image fit a specific size

• RESIZE

• When you need to decrease the file size for web or emails

• When you need to increase/decrease to fit a specific digital space

• CANVAS SIZE

• When you want to make the image area larger/smaller

IT IS NOT UNCOMMON TO USE ALL TECHNIQUES ON THE SAME IMAGE

ASPECT RATIO

• IS THE RATIO OF WIDTH TO HEIGHT IN AN IMAGE

• TYPICAL IS 3:2 RATIO (1.5:1) FOR DSLR CAMERAS

• SOME CAMERAS HAVE DIFFERENT / SELECTABLE ASPECT RATIO

• WHY DO WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THIS?

Width

Height

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ASPECT RATIO SIZESTHE ASPECT RATIO OF MOST DSLRS IS 3:2

OTHER DSLRS HAVE VARIOUS ASPECT RATIOS ???

ASPECT RATIO FOR THE PROJECTOR IS 16:9 16:9

THEREFORE PROJECTING YOUR IMAGES WITHOUT

CROPPING OR RESIZING COULD RESULT IN THE

EXAMPLES ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES

ASPECT RATIO SIZES

16:9 projector aspect ratio ie,16cm x 9cm or, 32cm x 18 cm, or

16” x 9” or 1920px x 1080px

1080 pixels

1920 pixels

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ASPECT RATIO SIZES

If you don’t resize your image when projected it could show

black bars on the left and

right

ASPECT RATIO SIZES

If you don’t resize your image when projected, it may not

completely fill the projection space.

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ASPECT RATIO SIZES

If you don’t resize your image when projected, it could show

black bars on the top and bottom of the screen

ASPECT RATIO SIZES

This is how a correctly cropped and resized landscape image

should look when it is projected

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HOW TO FIX A SQUARE OR PORTRAIT IMAGE

IMAGE RESIZE1. In Photoshop select CONSTRAIN PROPORTIONS

2. Change HEIGHT to 1080 pixels3. WIDTH wil l automatically adjust to suit aspect ratio4. Press OK

FILE SIZE REDUCTION1. SAVE image as a JPG with name that indicates i t is 16:9 ratio2. Image QUALITY change to Low/Medium so it i s

• Less than 1M (2015)

• Less than 2M (2016)

HOW TO FIX A LANDSCAPE IMAGE

CROP IMAGE1. In Photoshop select CROP tool2. Select 16:9 ratio 3. Move / Adjust crop area to suit your image

IMAGE RESIZE1. Select CONSTRAIN PROPORTIONS2. Change HEIGHT to 1080 pixels3. WIDTH wil l automatically adjust to 1920 pixels4. Press OK

FILE SIZE REDUCTION1. SAVE image as a JPG with a name that indicates i t is 16:9

ratio2. Change Image QUALITY to Medium so it is

• Less than 1M (2015)• Less than 2M ( s tarting in 2016)

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Holiday at Skiathos Villa Resorts on Beautiful Hamilton Island

Barbara Glover

We were given the opportunity to accompany Prize winners Jenny and Michael on their three days at Skiathos – Hamilton Island. We added two more days to our holiday making it 5 days in all.

Amazing accommodation, love the mode of transport. The views from the balcony were amazing, not to mention the welcoming committee. If you love taking sunset shots then this is the place.

On arrival we were greeted by the welcoming committee on the balcony,(see photo).

My recommendations for things to do while on the Island.

Tour as much of the island as you can on the buggy that comes with the accommodation.

Within walking distance or catch the bus, or drive your buggy if you don’t plan on having to many drinks, there is a cocktail bar. This is a must see and must do. My favorite hang-out.

ATV – All terrain vehicles. Best way to see the island from all different perspectives. Not only that it was just great fun and great value for money. At first I thought it was going to be boring and that the group leader would go slow. I was driving and I found it hard to keep up with him. Best fun ever.

Take the Ferry across to the Dent Island golf club. Be prepared to be spoilt with five-star service, at a two-star price. Take time and relax, after we had our leisurely lunch we got to drive the golf carts around the golf course, the views were amazing.

Or just simply relax and enjoy all the luxury of the Skiathos apartment.

CHRSLPC Presentation Night and Christmas Party is @ 7pm on Saturday 12th Dec 2015. Members can book through CHRSLPC’S Online Store or with the Treasurer on Meeting Nights prior to the closing date of 8 th Dec 2015.

The Major Prize at the Presentation Night 2015 is again thanks to one of our major sponsors, Skiathos Villa Resorts on Beautiful Hamilton Island.

For details on how to enter this draw visit the Member Benefits Page of CHRLPC’S web site or contact Member Benefits Coordinator, Dale Chadd: [email protected]

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The Major Prize at the Presentation Night 2015 is again thanks to one of our major sponsors, Skiathos Villa Resorts on Beautiful Hamilton Island.

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Castle Hill RSL Photography Club Sponsors

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December Christmas Function and Awards Night

Come and join us at the 2015

Castle Hill RSL Photographic

Camera Club

Christmas Function and Award Night

Saturday December 12

Prizes, Trivia quiz, Awards night

Theme night: Wild Outlandish Shirts and Dresses.

Think Hawaiian & novelty prints.

This night is also our presentation of image of the year, and the announcement of the members who have achieved

a progression to “A” grade in our competition nights.

We will also instigate a free bar, (only to a value of $1,000 and spirits will be exclude).

Booking at the on line store, cost $40 per person, Guests welcome

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Painting With Light Peter Solness

Peter Solness attended our Club Meeting

on the 10th of November 2015.

I wrote some notes from his lecture -

apologies to Peter and everyone if they

are too scrappy or incorrect.

Light Painting is Peter’s passion.

Lately he is doing large illumination

events, as 2015 is the International Year

of Light. He is introducing people into the

work in Centennial Park.

In planning decisions need to be made as

to what the light sources will be, and

what sort of torches to use.

Could use coloured gels, coloured cele-

phane , bare bulbs, glass filters.

By tilting the glass you can get some re-

fraction.

You need torches with accessories such

as a fibre optic brush.

Transform the scene by using light

painting - it provides a different view.

Isolate things within the scene with light

and change the point of focus.

You can decide what to light in the scene

You are working from a blank canvas and

you choose how to expose the photo-

graph.

Use layers, and do several images.

Make choices about what was working and

what was not.

Peter is shooting at night and can choose how

much light and what effect he wants on each

part of the picture. He takes control of all the

tones.

Light from the back - not the front as it will

flatten the image.

Dabbles of light on rocks are effective.

During the day you can get atmospheric flare

but at night you get none.

Try attaching lights to yourself and running,

skipping or kangaroo hopping.

Take the head off the torch and use the bare

light - it gives a clear and sharp light.

Using a pixel stich (available from Discount Dig-

ital) ( Image on front cover )

Peter then showed us how to carry out many of

these lighting effects..

He demonstrated the effect of 25 to 30 sec.

exposure whilst swinging a light on a cord.

He demonstrated lighting with a fibre optic

light.

Other demonstrations were given as well.

Images following, and on the front page were

taken at this demonstration.

Notes by Hazel Hogarth

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The best way to prepare images for club competitions - Bob Cook (Repeat)

Recently, Rob Brear was having problems getting the best image quality for competition images. Images shown using our club projector

should fit within an imaginary rectangle of 1920 pixels wide by 1080 pixels high. Also, our club competition rules say that the image file size

must not exceed 1024 Kb (1 Mb). Sometimes, after reducing the image size to fit the 1920 x 1080 pixels the image size may exceed the file

size limit. Adjusting the “quality” slider when saving the image sometimes results in large jumps in file size (and therefore quality).

This is how to do it better using Photoshop:

Open the image and do your adjustments

Crop the image so that it is no wider than 1920 pixels AND no higher than 1080 pixels

Go to the File menu and click on “Save for Web”

A new window opens with the image and some settings available

In the top right hand corner you will see the File Type and the Quality sl ider

And in the middle right hand side you will see the image size

And in the bottom left hand corner you will see the file type and file size

In the example shown here, the file size is 2.348 Mb, even though the image size is 1920 x 1080 pixels.

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To reduce the file size, reduce the Quality amount in the top right hand corner by either:

Typing in a number less that that shown

Clicking on the drop-down arrow to the right of the box and adjusting the slider

Holding your cursor over the word “Quality”. The cursor changes to a double ended arrow. Click and

drag left to reduce the amount

Each time the above step is completed, Photoshop will re -calculate the finished file size and show this in the

bottom left hand corner

Use the quality setting that gives you the file size just below 1024 Kb (1.024 MB)

Click on Save in the bottom right hand corner

Thanks to Rob Brear for researching this and providing the information.

Bob Cook, Training Coordinator

Images From The Mini-Print Night by Amelia Chen

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And the Winners of the Mini Print Comp Were …………..

First : Bruce Armour “Lilac Breasted

Roller”

Third: Peter O’Brien

Second: Ian Moore

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Castle Hill Results at the FCC Interclub 2015.

Section 1 - Monochrome Print

Rolf Mende “Lolita” Points—13

Geoff Higgins “Black or White” Points—11

Fred King “Body Builder” Points—12

William Stewart “ Hang In There Mate” Points—11

Mary Elias “Perspiration Points—10

Monica Mulder “Reflected Innocence” Points—12

Jason Pang “School Girl” Points—12

Fred King “Steptoe Look” Points –11

Jason Pang “The Race” Points– 11

Joan Asplin “Winter’s Wind” Points— 9

Fred King The Steptoe Look

Geoff Higgins Black or White

Fred King Body Builder

Monica Mulder Reflected Innocence

Rolf Mende Lolita

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William Stewart Hang In There Mate

Jason Pang School Girl

Jason Pang The Race

Joan Asplin Winter’s Wind

Mary Elias Perspiration

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Section 2 - Colour Print

Monica Mulder Eva Points—11

Jason Pang Cathedral Rock Points—12

Tom Brassil Christie Dawes Points—11

Alia Naughton Desert Sands 6 Points—12

Amelia Chen Portrait of an Old Man Points—10

Joan Asplin Light Reading Points—10

Amelia Chen Kampung Boy Points –10

Linda Wei The Companion Points—10

Alia Naughton The Prayer Ceremony Points—10

Ian English Unspoken Points—12

Monica Mulder Eva

Jason Pang Cathedral Rock

Tom Brassil Christine Dawes

Alia Naughton Desert Sands 6

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Amelia Chen Portrait of an Old Man

Joan Asplin Light Reading

Amelia Chen Kampung Boy

Alia Naughton The Prayer Ceremony

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Ian English Unspoken

Section 3 - Nature Print

Alia Naughton Alaskan Winter Lake Points—12

Rob Brear Big Whiskers Points—9

Fred King Caterpillar Points—14

Maria Brear Dog Fight Points—10

Ian Moore Formation Flying Points—9

Margaret Fagg Friend or Foe Points—12

Bruce Armour Leopard Waiting Points—13

Fred King Rock Pools Points –3

Bruce Armour Snow Gums Points—8

Maria Brear Wing Check Points—10

Fred King Rock Pools

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Alia Naughton Alaskan Winter

Rob Brear Big Whiskers

Fred King Caterpillar

Maria Brear Dog Fight Ian Moore

Formation Flying

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Bruce Armour Leopard Waiting Bruce Armour Snow Gums

Maria Brear Wing Check

Section 5 - Monochrome Digital Image

Monica Mulder Curvaceous Points—13

Fred King Emu Points—11

Peter Robson High Key Portrait Points—10

Monica Mulder Portrait of a Lady Points—12

Alia Naughton Long Trek 2 Points—9

Dianne English Pollution Points—10

Geoff Higgins Pool Table Points—10

Adalbert Dromblikovic Princess Pier Points—12

Fred King Storm View Points—10

Adalbert Dromblikovic Storm points– 10

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Monica Mulder Curvaceous

Fred King Emu

Peter Robson High Key Portrait

Monica Mulder Portrait of a Lady

Alia Naughton Long Trek 2

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Geoff Higgins Pool Table

Dianne English Pollution

Adalbert Dromblikovic Princess Pier

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Section 6 - Colour Digital Image

Rolf Mende Surfing at Sunrise Points—11

Rolf Mende High Flying Points—11

Jason Pang Broken Shed Points—9

Amelia Chen The Barrister Points—8

Geoff Higgins Lest We Forget Points –10

Adalbert Dromblikovic Mungo Storm Points—9

Jason Pang Pacu Jawi Points—10

Adalbert Dromblikovic Sunflower Sunset Points –11

Mei Chan The Boat Points –8

Dianne English The Boxer Points—9

Rolf Mende Flying High

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Jason Pang Pacu Jawi

Adalbert Dromblikovic Sunflower Sunset

Mai Chan The Boat

Dianne English The Boxer

Rolf Mende Surfing at Sunrise

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Section 7 - Nature Digital Image

Steve Castle Blue Damsal Points—12

Margaret Fagg Lava Landscape Points—11

Peter O’Brien New Life Points—10

William Stewart Pincushion Protea Points –11

Margaret Fagg Reaching for the Light Points– 12

Ian Moore Resting Points—11

Fred King Narrow Necked Beetles Points– 12

Maria Brear Seagul l Points— 12

Ian Moore The Very Early Bird Points –12

Maria Brear Whispering Kite Points –15

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Fred King Narrow Necked Beetles

Maria Brear Seagull

Maria Brear Whispering Kite

Ian Moore The Very Early Bird

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Section 8 - Creative Digital Image

Geoff Higgins 70 Points –9

Geoff Higgins Butterfly Garden Points –13

Karen O’Conner Caught in the Act Points –14

Mei Chan Creative 2 Points –6

Dianne English High Drama Points –9

Amelia Chen Little Angel Points –8

Monica Mulder Mother Earth Points –10

Fred King No Smoking Points—9

Peter Kissun Twighlight Princess Points -8

Karen O’Conner Where is Max Points –8

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Dianne English High Drama

Fred King No Smoking

Karen O’Conner Where is Max?

Amelia Chen Little Angel

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Image by Geoff Higgins

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Meet Adalbert Dromblikovic How, when and why did you start

photography?

I started my photography journey about

50 years ago. I had become a member

of the photography club at school. I

learned to operate a manual camera

and development of black and white

photography in the dark room. At that

time to be able to develop a photo was

magic to me.

What camera have you used in the past, ant what do you use now? My very first camera was called Lubitel made in the former USSR. It was a twin lens camera. The next camera was a Flexaret Meopta, also a twin lens cam-era made in Czechoslovakia. My first SLR 35 mm camera was a Nikon F100 auto focus. This was a very advanced camera in comparison to my previous cameras. My first digital camera was an Olympus C50 which was later upgraded to a Can-on SLR 5D Mark II. At the moment I am using DSLR Canon 5D Mark III and a mirrorless Sony A7R Mark ii full frame. These are my favourite cameras. What is your favourite lens at the mo-ment and why is it your favourite? My favourite lens is a Canon EF 16-35 mm f2.8L II and a Sony 16-35 F4 ZEISS FE. I feel I can achieve a clear and fo-cused shot every time. I do have other lenses which I use from time to time de-pending on the requirement.

What are your photographic goals?

I would like to perfect my Photoshop and

LR skills in the future. I would also like

to experience different techniques of us-

ing cameras.

What does being a member of the CHRSL Photography Club mean to you? As a member of the club I have made a lot of new friends with the same interest. Everybody is unique and we can share our ideas and learn of each other. Are you drawn to any one type of photography (landscape, portrait, macro etc.)? and why? Australian nature is amazing and would have to be where most of my photos are taken. I like driving through the country and just enjoying the surroundings, which gives me endless ideas and op-portunities for my shots. I also enjoy na-ture, animals, portrait, architecture and street photography. Anything around me. What are your thoughts on today’s competitions and Judges? Every competition is a challenge. Every judge sees photos differently from their perspective. Sometimes I agree with the judge and sometimes I don’t. Whose photos in the Photography Club do you admire the most and why?

I like the photos by Ian and Dianne Eng-lish, portraits by Monica Moulder, crea-tivity of Karen O’Connor, Amelia Chen and Jason Pang. Jason Pang and I share the same view on nature.

Do you have a “photographic moment/adventure” to share?

One morning I was out with Jason, Amelia and Ralph taking photos of sunrise at Coalcliff Beach. The waves became ra-ther large and one got me and my camera wet. As a result of this I decided that I need to save my camera from salt water so I had no choice but to rinse my camera with the lens under beach shower. All my friends were shocked to see me washing my camera and lens under shower and they didn’t think it was going to ‘survive’. They had no faith in Canon to ‘survive” as they are all Nikon users. My Canon 5D Mark III still works well to this day!

Most people have other interests as

well as photography. What are your

other interests, sports, hobbies, clubs

etc.?

In my spare time I like to go for a bike ride

or play the guitar.

What has been your favourite recrea-

tion, leisure, holiday or travel event?

How was your photography at this

event?

I used travel a lot for work to different

parts of the world. I have been to Japan,

Russia, Europe and some parts of Cana-

da. I have a nice collection of photos from

all my travels.

Name one thing we don’t know about

you?

I used to play in a band for 18 years as a

base guitar player and singer.

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Images by Adalbert Dromblokivich Cathedral Rock Sunrise

Clouds On Fire

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Coalcliff Beach

Fraser Island

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The Swiss Alps

Great Ocean Road

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Castle Hill RSL Photography Club

Castle Hill RSL Photography Club

Atrium Castle Hill RSL

Level 6, 77 castle St

Castle Hill

PO Box 25

Castle Hill NSW 1765

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Mal Hobson

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Michael Schwarcz

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Mary Spence

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Hazel Hogarth

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