Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Sasol Highveld Photography Club

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Sasol Highveld Photography Club (SHPC) bid Hanno de Beer Farewell at their September club meeting. Hanno was a longstanding member of SHPC. Hanno was also the club chairman over the past few years. Hanno is moving to the Netherlands after accepting employment there.

Hanno de Beer

Sasol Highveld Photography Club (SHPC) hosts monthly meetings where members can enjoy informative talks by other photographers.

The Best Senior at the meeting was Leon Pelser with his photograph “Venomous Black Mamba”

Leon Pelser – Venomous Black Mamba

Various topics are covered, and this is always accompanied by photographs that the guest has shot.

The best Junior at the meeting was Edmund Hattingh with “Red Eye”

Edmund Hattingh – Red Eye

Members are invited to enter their photographs to be judged in different categories.

The best photographer in the Set Subject category was Leon Pelser with “You Bitch.”

Leon Pelser – You Bitch

Members are also graded by their skill levels and receive points to progress to a higher level. The aim is that photographers should improve by having their photos judged and critiqued. By taking note of the commentaries of the guest they should be able to improve.

Different “certificates” are awarded to the photographs. These are Bronze, Silver, Gold and Certificate of Merit (COM). If the author (photographer) does everything wrong in a photo, for his/her skill level, such as out of focus he/she will receive a bronze. Doing everything right will result in gold or even a COM.

Here are the gold and com awards of the evening.

Nature – Birds only

Piet Potgieter – Sand Bath
Edmund Hatting – Flamingo head turn
Johan Viljoen – Landed
Johan Viljoen – Wielewaal

Scapes

Leon Pelser – Dry mud on ashdam surface
Louis van der Walt – One with the mountain
DNE Smit – Overberg winter
Piet Potgieter – That view
Sussa Pelser – Brandwag By Goldengate
Louis van der Walt – Nandi 4 Streams 1

Monochrome

Hanno de Beer – Fighting for possession
Louis van der Walt – Sleepy Black-Winged Kite FR 5
Hanno de Beer – Open Goal
Anzette Snyders – Stories

Nature

Sussa Pelser – Bee On Flower 7
Edmund Hattingh – Elephant Eye (COM)
Piet Potgieter – Surfing
Edmund Hattingh – Got him Mom What now
Edmund Hattingh – Got You (COM)

Pictorial

DNE Smit – Dipsy
Louis van der Walt – Falcon 1
Lorraine Botha – Mad Hatter Tea Party
Anzette Snyders – Windhoek central

Photojournalism

Anzette Snyders – Belvedere 1
Lorraine Botha – Monastery in Lisbon
Lorraine Botha – Coffee Shop

Set Subject – Wat Kyk Jy?

Piet Potgieter – What are you looking
DNE Smit – Wishful Thinking
Johan Viljoen – Wat kyk jy
Sussa Pelser – Who Took My Vodka
Louis van der Walt – Sien jy dit?