Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Photographers excel at club meeting

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Photographers showcased their photographs at monthly meeting

The photographers from Sasol Highveld Photography Club hold meetings on the first Friday of every month. These meetings give photographers a chance to mingle and interact with other photographers. Meetings are usually held at the Scrum Inn, Sasol Club.

They also listen to informative lectures and talks about various photography subjects.

The monthly meeting also gives photographers a chance to have their photographs evaluated and judged. Points are given and, depending on their grades, awards are given. Outstanding photographs will receive a “Certificate of Merit” while gold, silver and bronze are also awarded. Not only are these awards given, but “Best Junior”, “Best Senior” and “Best Set Subject” is also given for the month.

The photographs are also entered in various categories such as Monochrome, Landscape and Nature.

The Bulletin always showcase the “Certificate of Merit” and Gold awards as well as the three “Best” photographs.

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The following photographs are the Best Senior, Best Junior and Best Set Subject.

Best Senior

The Best Senior is a photograph by Danie Smit. It is called “Spotted Owl”.

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Danie Smit – Spotted owl

Best Junior

The best Junior is a photograph by Louis van der Walt called “Garden Castle River V”

Louis van der Walt – Garden Castle River V

Set Subject

The best Subject is a photograph by Leon Pelser called “Ruining the wedding kiss”

Leon Pelser – Ruining the wedding kiss

The following photographs in the various categories all received Certificate of Merit or Gold awards.

Monochrome

Hanno de Beer – Loading at the factory
Leon Pelser – Reflection in mono
Yolande Pietersen – Sanctuary Elephant
Yolande Pietersen – Op die damwal

Nature

Barbara Mitton – Shy Leopard
Sussa Pelser – A Very Little Gecko
Danie Smit – Panthera pardus
Barbara Mitton – Dominance
Danie Smit – Family time
Leon Pelser – Winter sade

Nature – Birds Only

Danie Smit -African Harrier hawk
Barbara Mitton – Lanner Falcon bath time
Louis van der Walt – Flamingo 3

Photojournalism

Hanlie de Beer – Kampioen van die Uil Myl
Hanlie de Beer – Neck on neck
Lorraine Botha – Cathedral passage

Pictorial

Jeff Mostert – Model
Jeff Mostert – Hartenbos surfer
Piet Potgieter – Eb and Flow
Sussa Pelser – Peeping Over My Sun Glasses
Barbara Mitton – One drop
Leon Pelser – Inspecting the gear
Lorraine Botha – How it is and how it could be
James Harris – Fighting fireJamesHarris
Yolande Pietersen – Elephant in the dark
Jeff Mostert – African tiger

Scapes

Yolande Pietersen – Map of Africa
Leon Pelser – Sun time square

Set Subject“Nailed it”

James Harris – Fish gone
Sussa Pelser – Get Up
Louis van der Walt – Mmm-stage fright
Yolande Pietersen – Nice feet to mince meet