Catch up time again

Time to catch up with some of Photography Projects for 2020.

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All things considered ......

... it has been a very interesting year for my photography - with both my camera clubs ceasing face to face meetings and club outings for a while due to Covid-19.  

Both clubs used Zoom to conduct meetings and competitions, but it wasn't quite the same, and I was surprised at how much I missed the face to face meetings.  Although, I did enjoy sitting back with a glass of wine enjoying the judging of the competitions LOL

I am happy to say that the year has ended on a high note with the MLPC 8th Annual Exhibition 2020

My image 'Jelly Bean' has won Top Open Category and Top Image Overall ..... what a wonderful surprise for me, and such an amazing way to end the competition year!

MLPC resumed face to face meetings for a few months, within Covid-19 Guidelines of course, but the our last meeting was cancelled as we were put back in lockdown for a while.  Restrictions eased, and a few of us we were able to get together for a meal to celebrate our year .... such that it was!

My other club, PACC, ceased face to face meetings in our hall in March.  At the end of October, as travel restrictions were eased, we spent a few days in Robe - it was so nice to getaway and take photos.  I had never been to Robe before; it had been on my 'wish list' for such a long time.  PACC also had a 'social' catchup in our club-rooms on the 4th November and we are meeting up on 15th December for our end of year presentations - Covid-19 permitting ofcourse!

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2020 Photography projects

time to do a catch up post on my 2020 photography projects.

Motivation has been missing for a while ................ frustrated with the new blogger .... what was wrong with the old one???  If it ain't broke, don't fix it!   LOL enough of my ramblings.

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June & July Competition Results

Well, June & July certainly disappeared into the blink of an eye!

Mawson Lakes Photography Club had the subjects of Winter & Open and Port Adelaide Camera Club had subjects of Landscape/Seascape, Winter & Open.

Here are the images submitted.

Got the Winter Blues Scores:

MLPC - 10 out of 10 - Distinction

PACC - 9 out of 10 - 3rd Place

Ethel Beach Score:

PACC Landscape/Seascape - 9 out of 10 - 3rd Place

We are going to get wet! Score:

MLPC - Open - Scored 10 out of 10 - Distinction - top image

I must confess, these results lifted my spirits :)

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Macro Mondays

the theme for Macro Mondays last week was a choice from two lists :)

The colours will be:
Red
Blue
Yellow
Pink

The items will be:
Flower
Bottle Cap
Paper
Pen

I chose Red Flower (or it could have been Red Bottle Cap (recycled) LOL)

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Floral Friday Foto - Rosa Sun Flare

Hi everyone

Time for a little bit of colour - here is my last rose for the season - they will all get pruned in the coming weeks - ready for a new & fresh burst of colour in September/October :)

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May competition results

My camera club competition for May was held on-line again, and this month the subjects were Photojournalism, Photo Travel and Open.

My best result for the night was a 9 out of 10 (Merit) for "Evidence Marker 4"

My next best result was an 8 out of 10 for "Wellingford Streetlife" a photo from a Model Railway Show I attended back in 2013.

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Stay Home, Stay Safe

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Remember, any day doing something you love makes it a good day ;-)

Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness.

April Competition results

Our camera club (PACC) had their first completely online competition this month and I must confess, I thoroughly enjoyed it.  The judge made a video of the judging, including his comments & scores.  It was most enjoyable to sit and watch the judging with a glass of Port and a bit of chocolate LOL

My photo "Hi-beam Lo-beam" scored a 9 out of 10 - so I am quite pleased with that!

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Macro Mondays - 6th April 2020

The theme for Flickr Group Macro Mondays this week was 'Plastic'.  Easy Peasy ..... so I thought LOL

Whilst rummaging around the house to find something suitable, I was also trying to think of suitable items for the camera club 'Annual Snapathon'.  This club competition has been held every year since 2012 and we weren't going to let the Covid-19 lockdown get in our way!  So whilst the Snapathon still went ahead, there were a few changes ...... we still had 5 'themes/keywords', however all photos had to be taken in and around our home within a 3 hour period.

Our club is interacting via our Facebook private group, and our regular monthly competitions are now held online with digital images only; our 'prints' section is on hold for the time being.

Whilst I am pretty much a home body normally, I do miss the interaction of my camera club friends and it is quite disappointing that we cannot catch up with our families for the time being - especially over Easter - but I am confident these restrictions will come to an end soon.  Here in Australia, we are cautiously optimistic that we have started to 'flatten that curve' and that means, for the time being at least, that I am happy to 'stay home & stay safe' :)

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Skywatch Friday - April

Well, here we are in April and adjusting to our new way of life!   We are social distancing as much as possible and staying at home.  I only go 'out' to get needed groceries &/or prescriptions.

My new daily ritual has been to take a walk around the block :)  This way I get 'out' and lessen the cabin fever, I get to breath fresh air and soak up a bit of sun :)

Here is a photo of the clouds on one of my walks - I love looking at the clouds.

This photo is also part of my 120 in 2020 photo project - Daily Ritual

Here is another shot from my Macro Mondays project - the subject was layers.

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2020 Photo Projects ....

... time to catch up

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New competition year for camera club

A new competition year has started with my camera club, with the first competition being Nature & Open.



This image was entered into the Nature subject and scored 9 out of 10, and was awarded 3rd Place (out of 50 entries)

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