Resumé of Previous DIG Meetings
2007
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Tuesday 4 December 2007
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Attendance :
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21
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News :
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- The photography subjects for our 2008 DIG meetings will be:
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5 February
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- Ancient/Old Buildings
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4 March
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- Black and White
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1 April
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- Bridges
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6 May
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- Curves
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3 June
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- Food
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1 July
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- Gardens
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5 August
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- Night Shots
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2 September
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- Reflections
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7 October
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- Repetition/Pattern
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4 November
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- Texture
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2 December
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- Time
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Presentations :
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- The Club's award winning photos in the 2007 ASCCA Digital
Photography Competition and the winning entries judged by members
at the HSCC November meeting were displayed.
- Ian Chesterfield demonstrated processes for including digital photos
in Word documents.
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Activity :
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- "Ancient/Old Buildings" will be the theme for photos
at our next meeting, in February 2008.
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Members' Photos :
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- Members presented an interesting range of photos on the theme
"
transport
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GRT
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Tuesday 6 November 2007
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Attendance :
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19
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News :
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- Results of the ASCCA 2007 Digital Photography Competition
will be announced at the ASCCA AGM on 15 November 2007.
- Members submitted several lists of suggested photo themes
for future monthly meetings. A list for all our 2008 meetings
will be available shortly.
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Activity :
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- "Transport" is the theme for photos
to be presented at our December meeting.
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Members' Photos :
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- Members' photos of a
"
Single Flower
"
generated some interesting discussion on a range of photographic topics.
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GRT
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Tuesday 2 October 2007
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Attendance :
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20
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Presentation :
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- Ian Chesterfield presented some notes on
"Posing Subjects for Portrait Photos".
- Geoff Turton described the terms
"resolution" and "quality",
as they relate to digital images.
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Activity :
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- To give members more time to collect photos for future meetings,
it was suggested that a full list of subjects for 2008 meetings
be available by January 2008.
Accordingly, at our November meeting,
members are asked to submit a list of 10 topics
they would like to see as themes for our monthly photos next year.
- A "Single Flower" is the theme for photos
to be presented in November.
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Members' Photos :
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GRT
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Tuesday 4 September 2007
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Attendance :
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21
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News :
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- 12 members will attend the initial
"Basic Digital Camera Operation" course.
The course will be conducted in the Annexe
on the third Tuesday of the month, in two sessions
(9:00am - 10:00am and 10:15am to 11:15am), commencing on
Tuesday 18 September 2007.
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Presentation :
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- Robin Ireland presented the first part of a PC User
magazine tutorial which featured a couple of Picasa2's
useful tools for enhancing digital images.
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Activity :
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- Members will have to be on the lookout for the subject
of next month's photos - "Spiders and Webs".
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Members' Photos :
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- The colour yellow was featured in this month's interesting
display of
members' photos.
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GRT
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Tuesday 7 August 2007
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Attendance :
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24
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News :
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- DIG members will meet at 91 Queens Rd on
Tuesday 21 August 2007 at 1:30pm to prepare for
the initial "Basic Digital Camera Operation" course.
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Presentation :
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- Joyce Pickup demonstrated the use of PaintShop Pro
to clone the sky from one photo to another.
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Activity :
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- Photos for presentation at the September meeting
should feature something coloured "Yellow".
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Members' Photos :
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- A sample of the interesting selection of members'
"Winter" images presented at our meeting is displayed
here.
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GRT
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Tuesday 3 July 2007
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Attendance :
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24 Members + 2 Visitors, including one from Kogarah Seniors Computer Club.
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Discussion :
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The following digital imaging topics were discussed:
- Advantages and methods of reducing image sizes for
inclusion in e-mails and PowerPoint presentations,
- Changing the default program your computer uses
for viewing digital images, and
- When to use digital zoom.
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Activity :
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- "Winter" will be the subject
for photos to be presented at our August meeting.
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Members' Photos :
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- In preparation for the 2007 ASCCA Digital Photography Competition,
members presented a selection of photos on the subjects
"Landscape" and "People".
A sample of the "Landscape" images is displayed
here.
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GRT
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Tuesday 5 June 2007
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Attendance :
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23 Members + 3 Visitors from Endeavour Seniors Computer Club.
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News :
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- Entries for the 2007 ASCCA Digital Photography Competition
must be submitted to Ian Chesterfield on a CD, with a completed
personal entry form, by the next DIG meeting on 3 July 2007.
- As in previous years, the categories are:
- 1a - Enhanced LANDSCAPE
- 1b - Enhanced PEOPLE
- 1c - Enhanced GENERAL
- 2a - Not Enhanced LANDSCAPE
- 2b - Not Enhanced PEOPLE
- 2c - Not Enhanced GENERAL
- Each image must be given a title and labelled as follows:
Category
(eg: 1a)
_Picture Title_Your Given Name_
Your Surname Initial.
- Include all your photos in a single folder labelled:
HSCC_Your Surname_Your Given Name.
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Presentation :
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- Geoff Turton demonstrated the excellent
FastStone
image viewer,
which is freely available for private use from
www.faststone.org.
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Activity :
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- In preparation for the ASCCA Digital Photo Competition,
"Landscapes" and "People" are the subjects
for photos to be presented at the July meeting.
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Members' Photos :
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- Members presented an interesting selection of photos
featuring "Straight Lines" and a sample is displayed
here.
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GRT
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Tuesday 1 May 2007
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Attendance :
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19
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News :
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- ASCCA's 2007 Digital Photography Competition was launched in April.
Categories and conditions of entry are the same as for the previous
two years and entries must be submitted to Ian Chesterfield by the
3 July 2007 DIG meeting date.
- Margaret Butt can supply entry forms for anyone interested in
entering the 19th Sutherland Shire National Exhibition of Photography 2007.
Entries for this competition close on 4 August 2007.
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Presentation :
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- Geoff Turton demonstrated how digital photos can be easily and
effectively reduced in size for sending by e-mail, using Windows XP Explorer.
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Activity :
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- The subject for photos to be presented at our June meeting is
"Straight Lines". Photos should feature one or more straight lines
that are either horizontal, vertical, parallel to one another or at
various angles.
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Members' Photos :
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- Members presented a good selection of still life photos featuring fruit.
See a sample
here.
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GRT
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Tuesday 3 April 2007
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Attendance :
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19
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Discussion :
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- Members indicated some topics they would like to see addressed
at future DIG meetings. See a summary
here.
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Presentation :
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- Geoff Turton gave the first half of a presentation entitled
"Choosing and Using a Digital Camera".
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Activity :
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- "Fruit" is the theme for photographs for the May meeting.
This topic involves creating still life images using one or more
pieces of fruit.
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Members' Photos :
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- Members presented their efforts at photographing
"The Sky".
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GRT
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Tuesday 6 March 2007
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Attendance :
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28
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Activity :
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- The theme for photos to be displayed at our April meeting is "The Sky".
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Members' Photos :
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- Members' photos composed by applying the "Rule of Thirds" were presented
and discussed. A sample of these photos are on display
here.
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GRT
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Tuesday 6 February 2007
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Attendance :
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26
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News :
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The "Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2006" exhibition is on at the Australian Museum,
College St, Sydney, until 18 March 2007.
Now in its 42nd year, the exhibition showcases the winning and commended images
from the world's largest wildlife photography competition, which attracted over
18,000 photographers from 55 countries this year.
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Presentation :
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- Ian Robinson gave an informative talk on "Guidelines for Photo Composition".
Ian Chesterfield provided some additional notes on the same subject.
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Activity :
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Members' photos for this month should explore the "Rule of Thirds".
Compose photos so that the subject aligns with one of the imaginary lines that
divides the frame into thirds, either horizontally or vertically.
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Members' Photos :
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- Members displayed a selection of their "Christmas 2006" photos.
See a sample
here.
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GRT
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