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Club membership is now due for renewal. Cost $30 Single or $40 Double.

Competition entries will not be accepted if your membership is overdue.

Weekend in Bright

Don't forget about our weekend in Bright, details are in our latest newsletter. You need to contact me asap if your going.

2007 Awards

Trophies
The Claude Gibson Memorial Trophy - Photographer of the Year - Liz Hatcliffe
The Frank Kennedy Memorial Trophy - Print of the Year - Mal Brayshaw
The Eric Perkins Memorial Trophy - Best Portraiture Print - Liz Hatcliffe
The Pelham Pics Trophy— Open Projected Image Aggregate - Cynthia Watkins
The Beatrice Cohn Memorial Trophy— Projected Image of the Year - Boyd Robertson

Certificates
Best Creative Photojournalism Projected- Image Thunderman - Cynthia Watkins
Best Landscape Projected Image - Turton’s Creek Falls - Mal Whitehead
Best Nature Projected Image - Gannet Returning - Cynthia Watkins
Best Portrait Print - The Dealer - Liz Hatcliffe
Best Photojournalism - Print Watch Me I’ve Got Lunch - Andrew Leed
Best Creative Print - Flying High - Mal Brayshaw
Best Nature Print - Natures Pattern - Gary Patterson

Aggregate Winners
Open Projected Image - (1st Cynthia Watkins, 2nd Wilma McCormack, 3rd Liz Hatcliffe)
Set Subject Projected Image - (1st Cynthia Watkins, 2nd Liz Hatcliffe, 3rd Coral Symons)
Open Color Print - (1st Mal Brayshaw, 2nd Wilma McCormack, 3rd Boyd Robertson)
Open B&W - (1st Mal Brayshaw, 2nd Liz Hatcliffe, 3rd Ofelia Simpson)
Set Subject Prints - (1st Mal Brayshaw, 2nd Coral Symons, 3rd Wilma McCormack)

the journey continues

Im back.....for those that dont know we have been intransit since saturday because of a strike by Air France, supposed to get a flight direct from Morocco to Singapore. Got to the airport and our flight had been canceled. Two days later we are put on Turkish Airline flight-from-hell to Istanbull, fours hours later leaving due to cargo doors not closing, they seem to　this was a major deal...missed the next connecting flight to singapore, then put on another flight last night (12hrs) and am now typing this from a free internet cafe in....wait for it.....Tokyo. In a couple of　hours we take a flight (8 hrs) to Singapore to hopefully arrive there early in the morning. Lots of other things have happened but I don;t have all night to repeat. Its a great way to see lots of interbnational airports without buying a round-the-world ticket.

Even with the days hanging around airports, getting on and off and endless slow security checks, its still better than going to work.

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Lots has happened since the last messagem canel trek to the sahara was the hightloight. lots of people very sick. i was ok. arabic leyboard is very difficult to use. u will have to waity until i get to singapore in a copuiple days for a longer email, this is jkust too fruistrating trying to find the right keys. but those of us that have not been sick we have been having a great time. You think its its dry in aus....nothoing but rocks and plastic bags here, my phone is is on and that probably the easiest way to send a message at the moment.


byeeeeee

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Quad Comp Results

The judging for the annual Quad Comp was held last night in Castlemaine, with excellent representation from all clubs. The Judge for the night was Norm Dack (hope the spelling is correct) and there were some excellent entries. Congratulations to all who had images entered by their respective clubs.
Bendigo was lucky enough to come away with first place. Well done everyone.

Another couple of very busy days, visiting the Louve, if your into the arts you could spend several days looking at everything, 30 minutes was enough for me. I went to Disneyland yesterday, was cold and raining in the morning. No long lines anywhere in.
 
Today we climbed to the top of the Arc De Triomph, although Sacreh Coue and Notra Dame were harder. Tonight we had a tour of Paris by Citreon cars with open top roof, bit cold but was great for taking photos. We were able stop anywhere and get some photos. It was good fun, but terrifying. Our driver seemed to be worse than any others on the rode. Tomorrow morning we leave to fly to Morocco, I think we need a holiday first to get over Paris.
 
Not sure when we will get internet access again once we get to Morocco.
 
byeee

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hello from paris

Today the highkight was going to the top level of the Eiffel Tower. Didn;t take long to get to the top. You change lifts at the 2nd level, then take another lift to the top, its is huge.
 
(Tonight i have keyborad with a return key)
 
Also climbed to the top of Notre Dame..Boyd had coat stuffed in the back of his jacket and amused us with ;hunback; impersonation. 423 steps to the top. Another steep wnding spiral staircase, although Sacre Coer was harder and probably higher I think. Thursday we are going to Arc De Triomphe (500 steps to the top), should be another exhausting day. Tomorrow I am going to Disneyland, can;t miss Disneland.
 
byeeee
 
Mark...

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Hi...this is going to everyone, its easier and I'm too tired to care. It was almost 48 hours by the time we got to bed last night for a few hours sleep. Traveled around on the trains yesterday, climbed to the top of the Sacre Coeur (google it), hundreds of steps up a very narrow and very steep vertical staircase, when you start there is no going back down. Vicki and I were the only ones who did the climb, I paid for it during the night though. It was hot here yesterday, not cold as expected. (this keyboard is a dodgy). Seen lots of other touristy things, but I can't rember the spelling. Trains are easy enough to use, we have a five day pass to go anywhere on the MET system. Paris time is 8 hours behind AUS. (I have no return key). Only seen the Eifel tower in the distance through the haze. I'd ask how my classes are going....but I don't care. This youth hostel is not exactly 5 stars, in fact it wouldn't even rate close to a 1 star. BYO towell. Cheap is good!  Bonjour.

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Arrived in Singapore

Hi..8 hours and we are at Singapore, 2 more hours wandering around before the longest flight, about 14 hours I think to Paris.
 
Hopefully this will be posted on the blog site..
 
byeee
 
Mark...

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Harvest Moon Festival

Photo Gallery

I now have my own photo gallery.

www.mark.hpmv.net

even more entries from last month

Ralph and Val at the Bendigo Camera Club after Ralph accepted his Life Membership.

Life Member B.C.C. Ralph Densworth

After long and meritorious service Ralph Densworth was awarded a Life Member of the Bendigo Camera Club. Congratulations Ralph. Great to see you there to accept the award.

More entries from last month

A few images from the last competition

Domestic Muscovy Duck

Just thought that I would add an entry to the Blog.

This photo is of a Domestic Muscovy Duck

Only a mother could love that face!

Pinnacle Studio 11

Pinnacle have release a new version of Studio, I've been playing with this for about a week and it does seem to have fixed the major problems previous versions had. Although not the usual AV a few of us create with our photos, below is a couple of music videos I created for an online competition. They have lost a LOT of quality hosted on YouTube, but it looks good at DVD quality on a widescreen tv.

If your still in dinosaur mode (dial-up speed), you may be waiting for a few minutes once you press the play button.

I liked it that much here is another
Bob

Third go
Bob

Tidal River

A second shot at an image from our Venus Bay holiday.
Bob

Photoshop lessons

There will be no PhotoShop lessons for now, of course anyone else is welcome to continue on.

If you have any suggestions about future topics let me know.

Mark..

Photo Albums

Below you can see a preview of my Vietnam album, I posted it on our Vietnam site but forgot to put it here. Also I have just had printed albums from the two previous trips; China and Disneyland (Hong Kong).