Resumé of Previous DIG Meetings
2008
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Tuesday 2 December 2008
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Attendance :
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19 members
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News :
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- The photography subjects for our 2009 DIG meetings will be:
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3 February
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- Heat
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3 March
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- Technology
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7 April
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- One Colour
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5 May
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- Hands
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2 June
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- Perspective
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7 July
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- Stillness
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4 August
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- Clouds
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1 September
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- Symmetry
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6 October
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- Urban Life
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3 November
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- Spring
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1 December
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- View Through an Opening
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Presentation :
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- Geoff Turton demonstrated some of the new features in
Picasa3.
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Activity :
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- The subject for photos to be presented at our meeting on
3 February 2009 will be "Heat".
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Members' Photos :
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- An interesting selection of photos featuring
"time" were displayed.
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GRT
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Tuesday 4 November 2008
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Attendance :
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11 members + 1 visitor
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News :
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- Members' entries in the 2008 ASCCA Digital Photography Competition
will be on display at the final HSCC meeting for 2008 on
Wednesday 26 November.
- Results of the 2008 ASCCA Digital Photography Competition
will be announced at the ASCCA Annual General Meeting on
Thursday 20 November 2008.
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Discussion :
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- Some questions about installing and using Picasa 3 were discussed.
A more comprehensive demonstration of Picasa 3 will be organised
for our December DIG meeting.
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Activity :
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- "Time" will be the subject for photos at our
meeting on 2 December 2008.
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Members' Photos :
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- Members presented a varied selection of photos featuring
"Texture".
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GRT
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Tuesday 7 October 2008
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Attendance :
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15 members + 1 visitor
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News :
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- "DIGs on Display", an exhibition of HSCC members'
award-winning digital photography, featured in the launch of the
2008 Hurstville Discovery Festival of Community Arts on 1 October 2008.
Entry to the exhibition, which continues in the St George Regional Museum,
McMahon St, Hurstville, during October 2008, is free of charge.
- Members are asked to submit a list of subjects for our 2009 photos,
at the November DIG meeting.
- "Sculpture by the Sea" for 2008 will present great photo
opportunities along the coastal walk between Bondi and Tamarama beaches
from 16/10/08 to 2/11/08.
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Activity :
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- "Texture" is the subject for photos to be displayed
at our November meeting.
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Members' Photos :
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GRT
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Tuesday 2 September 2008
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Attendance :
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22
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News :
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- HSCC has been invited to participate in the 2008
"Hurstville Discovery Festival of Community Arts",
to be held at the St George Regional Museum, McMahon St, Hurstville,
during October 2008.
Our "DIGs on Display" presentation will be launched at the
Festival opening on Wednesday 1 October 2008.
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Demonstration :
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- Joyce Pickup used PaintShop Pro to enhance a member's photos of
mountain scenery which featured streams and high contrast areas of
light and shade.
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Presentation :
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- The 164 photos entered by 32 HSCC members in the 2008
ASCCA Digital Photography Competition were displayed.
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Activity :
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- Photos for October's meeting will feature patterns, under the title
"Repetition".
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Members' Photos :
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- "Reflections 08"
was the topic for photos displayed by members at the September meeting.
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GRT
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Tuesday 5 August 2008
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Attendance :
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22 members + 1 visitor
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Presentation :
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- Geoff Turton presented Part 1
("Visual Perception")
in a series of talks on "Designing a Photograph".
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Activity :
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- Photos to be displayed at our September meeting will feature
"Reflections".
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Members' Photos :
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- Members presented an interesting selection of
"night shots".
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GRT
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Tuesday 1 July 2008
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Attendance :
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25 members + 2 visitors
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Presentations :
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- Ian Chesterfield demonstrated:
- Adding titles to images in MS Word documents, and
- Transferring images from a digital camera to a computer
with the MS Camera and Scanning Wizard.
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Activity :
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- "Night Shots" is the topic for photos to be
presented at the August meeting.
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Members' Photos :
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- Members presented a selection of their photos on
"gardens".
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GRT
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Tuesday 3 June 2008
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Attendance :
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21
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News :
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- Entries for the 2008 ASCCA Digital Photography Competition
must be submitted to Ian Chesterfield on a CD, with a completed
personal entry form, by the DIG meeting on Tuesday 5 August 2008.
- 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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- Ian Chesterfield demonstrated the impressive range of features
available for inserting and editing digital images in MS Word 2007 documents.
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Activity :
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- Photos to be presented at the July meeting will
feature "Gardens".
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Members' Photos :
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- See a selection of photos that members presented
on the subject "food".
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GRT
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Tuesday 6 May 2008
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Attendance :
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27
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News :
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- ASCCA's 2008 Digital Photography Competition was launched in April.
Categories and conditions of entry are the same as for the previous
three years.
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Presentation :
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- Geoff Turton demonstrated how digital images can be managed and edited with
Photo Gallery in Windows Vista.
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Activity :
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- "Food" is the subject for photos to be
presented at our June meeting.
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Members' Photos :
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- DIG members presented their efforts at capturing "
curves
" in their photos.
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GRT
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Tuesday 1 April 2008
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Attendance :
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29
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Discussion :
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Presentation :
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- Joyce Pickup described some of the many features of the
excellent digital image management, editing and presentation
software,
Picasa2.
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Activity :
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- Photos for presentation at our next meeting are required to feature
"Curves".
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Members' Photos :
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- "
Bridges
" were the focus of DIG members' attention for photos
presented at the April meeting.
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GRT
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Tuesday 4 March 2008
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Attendance :
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21
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Presentation :
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Activity :
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- "Bridges" is the subject for photos to be
displayed at our April meeting.
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Members' Photos :
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- Members displayed an interesting selection of
"
Black and White
" images. Some were captured in black and white,
while most were produced be editing coloured images.
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GRT
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Tuesday 5 February 2008
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Attendance :
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26
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News :
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- For those booked into the "Basic Digital Still Camera Operation" course,
the first two classes (9:00am and 10:15am) will resume in the Annexe
on Tuesday 19 February 2008. The new class will commence there at 11:30am on the same day.
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Presentations :
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- As background for our March photography subject,
- Geoff Turton gave an overview of black and white photography, and
- Joyce Pickup demonstrated how image editing applications
Paintshop Pro, Picasa and Irfanview convert coloured images
to black and white.
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Activity :
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- "Black and White" will be the theme for photos
at our March meeting.
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Members' Photos :
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GRT
