The Matamata Camera Club meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 7:30 pm. The usual venue is Matamata Senior Citizens Hall, Arawa Street, Matamata.
Please confirm the meeting place each month as we do occasionally meet at other venues for special events. Details will be printed in the newsletter and here on the web site.
Each month we have photo evaluations with both an open class and a set theme, so members can take advantage of constructive critique of their images. There is no pressure to submit images, but the feedback is always valuable in the continual quest to improve our art.
Tuesday February 14th, 7.00 pm, at the Matamata Senior Citizens Hall, Arawa Street, Matamata.
There will be a shoot for an hour, then starting the meeting proper at 8:00pm in the hall.
The photo theme for February is 'Human Emotion'.
Due also is the regular monthly Digital Open image.
No field trips planned at present.
Shooting Ideas & Non-Club Events28 & 29 January. Tauranga Air Show
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17 Feb - 01 Mar. Hamilton Gardens Arts Festival.
www.hamiltongardensartsfestival.co.nz/home/
28 Mar - 01 Apr. Balloons Over Waikato.
www.balloonsoverwaikato.co.nz
The full version of the programme can be downloaded here: 2012_MCC_Programme.pdf
Please email your images to the secretary at photos@matamatacameraclub.org by 5pm the Monday before each meeting. Image size is to be set to maximum dimensions of 1024px wide by 768px high, with a dpi no higher than 100 (72 dpi is standard). Set your jpeg quality to 100%. Prints are to be submitted on club nights. Full details of image sizing and submission are included in the 2012 Programme.
Tip - your photo imaging software will usually do a better quality job of resizing than the Windows email wizard.
New this year is a seperate "Open" section which includes both digital images and mounted prints. As with the Themes these will be awarded points toward an end of year award.
Open
Submit one digital image each month February to November.
Submit one print at the March, June and September meetings.
Themes
Submit two digital images each month February to October.
14 February 2012. Human Emotion.
- Emotion capture is about being there to capture the moment and share it. Tell us a story of human interaction through your photo.
13 March 2012. Typography.
- Use fonts and text creatively to make words into a compelling image.
10 April 2012. Graveyards / Cemeteries.
- Seeing the beauty and mystery found in cemeteries.
08 May 2012. Creepy Crawlies.
- There are creative ways to accomplish this as well as shooting macro or close-ups of little critters.
12 June 2012. 1 Second.
- Hand-hold your camera for a 1 second exposure. We are not expecting anything razor-sharp, but it has to be artistically pleasing.
10 July 2012. 1 Leaf.
- A single leaf defined in your image frame.
14 August 2012. Entranceways.
- Doors, gates, arches - many entranceways are around us, whether your home, local park or something else again.
11 September 2012. Black and White Interiors.
- Viewing your indoor world in black and white.
09 October 2012. On the Street.
- Street photography - a type of documentary photography that features subjects in candid situations within public places.
13 November 2012. No theme - AGM.
- Final Digital Open submission. Also, submit entries for Print of the Year: This should be your very best shot taken during the year and printed for this competition; matted and print size should be max 12" x 8" or A4 for judging.
11 December 2012. End of Year.
- our traditional Xmas breakup with a pot-luck dinner. Produce a theme of minimum 6 images for the Best Theme and Most Creative Theme presentation prizes which are decided on the night. The night will also see the prizegiving for the Best Single Print of The Year, the Theme and Open competition winners plus the 2012 Photographer Of The Year!
March 2011. Simply Red.
- A bright red to dominate the frame.
April 2011. Urban Decay.
- The gritty underbelly of your urban environment.
May 2011. High Key Black & White.
- Predominately light tones in the image with little dark. Some'blown highlights' can work creatively in high-key images.
June 2011. Architecture.
- Abstract, a funky detail, or the whole building - show us your favourite structure in a unique light.
July 2011. Light Trails.
- Capture the movement of light through the image frame.
August 2011. The World In Motion.
- Your image is to portray action, movement.
September 2011. Softly Softly.
- Soft focus, soft light, and/or soft subject. Gentleness, delicacy, warmth are the keys here.
October 2011. The Colour Of Spring.
- Fresh new colours just begging to be captured after the long winter. This is final Set Theme image of the year.
November 2011. No theme - AGM.
- Final Digital Open submission. Also, submit entries for Print of the Year: This should be your very best shot taken during the year and printed for this competition; matted and print size should be max 12" x 8" or A4 for judging.
December 2011. End of Year.
- our traditional Xmas breakup with a pot-luck dinner. Produce a theme of minimum 6 images for the Best Theme and Most Creative Theme presentation prizes which are decided on the night. The night will also see the prizegiving for the Best Single Print of The Year, the Theme and Open competition winners plus the 2011 Photographer Of The Year!
February 2010. Summer Holidays.
- fun look at what you shot during the break.
March 2010. Silhouette.
- This is an 'as shot' camera test of getting a good black silhouette shot with minimal tonal adjustment.
April 2010. On The Night Portraits.
- Bring your camera, flash units, tripods to the MARCH meeting. we're off out for a practical sharing workshop on Portraits in the park. Pictures taken are to be submitted in April.
May 2010. Fence Lines.
- Here the fence line must dominate the theme.
June 2010. Seascapes.
- We'll have to look at a suitable field trip for this. As the weather deteriorates around the coast, it will give us drama to catch.
July 2010. BWHC.
- What's that? We'll have a workshop session at the June meeting and try to teach you a bit about this genre. Shooting 'from the camera' in High Contrast Black and White.
- Also this month submit 2 'Open' images as matted prints. These will also be judged and awarded points towards POTY.
August 2010. The Good, The Bad & The Ugly.
- We want a set of three shots from you depicting the triptych theme.
September 2010. Water Macro.
- Bring Cameras, magnifying filter, magnifying glasses, macro lenses, tripods, flash units. We are going to have a fun workshop on taking macros and moving on to taking close ups of water drops.
October 2010. Sport Action.
- Looking for adrenaline pumping, well framed sport action as opposed to a wide journalistic scene of the event.
November 2010. Simplicity.
- Keep it Simple Stupid - a plain subject presented in an unobtrusive, uncluttered way to make the simple thing a delight.
- Also, submit entries for Print of the Year: This should be your very best shot taken during the year and printed for this competition; matted and print size should be max 12" x 8" or A4 for judging.
December 2010. End of Year.
- our traditional Xmas breakup with a pot-luck dinner. Produce a theme of minimum 6 images for the Best Theme and Most Creative Theme presentation prizes which are decided on the night, plus the prizegiving for the Best Single Print of The Year and the inaugural Photographer Of The Year!
"Sometimes I do get to places just when God's ready to have somebody click the shutter."
- Ansel Adams.
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