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Monthly Magazine of the Castle Hill RSL Photography Club Viewpoint - September 2016 - Issue No: 121 Issue Number 121 - SEPTEMBER 2016 Page 1 From the President Hello everybody, organised during the 3-day camp which includes hiking to some magnificent waterfalls, light painting in the evening, Welcome to this month’s Viewpoint. sunrise and sunset shoots at the nearby Bundeena tree and, The AGM was concluded early last month, followed by a spe- if condition permits, we will do a trek to the famous Figure8 cial general meeting on the 23rd August where a special and pool. Those interested are advised to book the campsite ordinary motion were passed to appoint our very first patron early as there are limited space available. to our club. I am also pleased to announce that we have 3 special inter- I would like to congratulate all my committee team members est groups setup in our club. They are; for being re-elected and I look forward to working together Audio Visual Special Interest Group (chaired by Alia with all of you once again to continue to better serve our Naughton); club. I would also like to thank our outgoing sub-committee Portraiture Special Interest Group (chaired by Koen Van members Hazel Hogarth (ex-newsletter editor) and Barbara Den Beld) and; Glover (ex-lecture Organiser) for their past contributions to our club. Landscape/Seascape Special Interest Group (chaired by Ian Moore). On behalf of Castle Hill RSL Photography club, I would like to These special interest groups have been setup with the aim formally welcome Mr Rick Cummings as our new club patron. of taking our club members’ photography skills into a higher Rick is the current Vice President and director of the Castle level in their respective genres. A portfolio presentation Hill RSL group. It is our privilege and honour to have Rick on- night is being planned at the end of the year for these SIG board as our patron as we continue to grow and expand our members to showcase their works to the club. club in the hills community. Last but not least, this year’s 2016 Audio Visual Challenge September will be a very busy month for our club as there will be held at The West Tradies Club (247 Woodstock Ave, are various activities happening simultaneously. Dharruk Mt Druitt) and it is hosted by Blacktown City Photo- The Federation of Camera Clubs (NSW) has once again ap- graphic Club on the 7th Sept at 7.30pm. I urge all of you pointed CHRSLPC to host their 2016 FCC Interclub competi- who are free on that night to come and support our club’s tion. As a host club, we will be required to organise the venue entry. It will be a fun filled night and light refreshments will for image and/or print judging followed by the awards be provided. presentation and exhibition. We will need as many volun- Well, that’s all I have for you this month, please keep a look teers as possible to help out in these activities, so if you are out for news at our club’s website as well as our email re- available and keen to help out, please don’t hesitate to come minder notice. to me or my Vice President, Roger King, to register your inter- est; Also don’t forget to submit your images and/or prints to Until next month,Happy Snapping. us by 6th September as we need these images to submit as our club’s entry. Regards This months’ social outing is a weekend away camping at the Jason Pang, FAPS Royal National Park from 16th to 18th September. We will be camping out at the Bonnie Vale campground which is a very President popular campsite near Bundeena. Various activities will be Viewpoint - September 2016 - Issue No: 121 Page 2 Table of Contents Notes & Letters Front Cover Image “NSW vs Japan” by Rev William A Stewart FAPS AFIAP Front Page 1 President’s Report 2 Notes, Letters etc. 3 August 2016 Competition Results 4 How to match colours - Les Harvey 8 Playing Around With Blending Modes - Les Harvey 12 Hello Newsletter Readers What Else Can I Do With My Photos? - Alia Naughton 14 Some DON’T for September Showcasing Paralympians - Rev William A Stewart 16 DON’T forget; the Rio Summer Paralympic period is from Sept Members Voting - Cumberland State Forest Outing 26 7th to Sept 18th 2016. To see all the Para- lympians in action tune into Channel 72. Members Voting - Vivid Lighting Festival 32 DON’T forget; July Mid-Week Outing - Cremorne to Kirribilli 42 to send in your images for the Interclub 2016 competition. Be quick - it closes on the 6th Member of the Month - Jennifer Lees 48 September. DON’T forget; Upcoming in September - Outings and Lectures 57 to keep sending me your contributions. Thank th you to everyone who has already sent me infor- Tuesday 27 September - Competition Night 62 mation, you guys are fantastic but I am always About CHRSLPC 66 greedy for more!!! [email protected] cheers Rosa Viewpoint - September 2016 - Issue No: 121 Page 3 August 2016 - Printed Set Image of the Month “In the Pink” by Patricia Sheumack Judge - Nic Peters Viewpoint - September 2016 - Issue No: 121 Page 4 August 2016 - Digital Set Image of the Month “The Butt stops here” by Rick Logan Judge - Nic Peters Viewpoint - September 2016 - Issue No: 121 Page 5 August 2016 - Print Open Image of the Month “Nothing like it” by Chris Cook Judge - Nic Peters Viewpoint - September 2016 - Issue No: 121 Page 6 August 2016 - Digital Open Image of the Month “Milky Way Rising” by Geoff Sharpe Judge - Nic Peters Viewpoint - September 2016 - Issue No: 121 Page 7 How to match colours of 2 images in Photoshop Presenter; Les Harvey The following 2 images were taken at the same time and place, but because the boat turned around and the clouds came over, the exposure and tonal ranges are completely different. It is very difficult to manually match colours of the 2 images however, Photoshop’s MATCH COLOR feature easily changes the colours of the two images together in just a few easy steps. The better image I will call the Source.jpg image, the darker image I will call the Target.jpg image. The objec- tive is to make the Target.jpg image look similar in tonal range to the Source.jpg image. SOURCE TARGET The instructions are: Open both images in Photoshop Click on Windows – Select Arrange – Select 2-up Vertical (both images will now be visible side-by-side). Click on the Target.jpg image to make it the active image. Select Image – Adjustment – Match Colour In the selection box below forSource image, select the image called “Source.jpg” Viewpoint - September 2016 - Issue No: 121 Page 8 You will then see a preview of the results, which you are able to modify with the Luminance, Intensity or Fade sliders to produce the below result. BEFORE AFTER Viewpoint - September 2016 - Issue No: 121 Page 9 Here is another example using the exact same instructions to apply a warm toning from the Shop image to the dull image of the Pots. The result is a more interesting warmer shot. SOURCE TARGET RESULT It is also possible to select a part of the source image to recolour all or part of the target image. In the example below, I have selected just the orange dress to colour the entire Dunk Island image. What an amazing feature. TARGET SOURCE RESULT Article and images by Les Harvey Viewpoint - September 2016 - Issue No: 121 Page 10 MORALITY TEST; Are you as moral as you think you are? By Alan Taylor This test only has one question, but it's a very important one. By giving an honest answer, you will discover where you stand morally. The test features an unlikely, completely fictional situation in which you will have to make a decision. Only you will know the results, so remember that your answer needs to be honest. THE SITUATION: You are in Florida, Miami to be specific. There is chaos all around you caused by a hurricane with severe flooding. This is a flood of biblical proportions. You are a photojournalist working for a major newspaper, and you're caught in the middle of this epic disaster. The situation is nearly hopeless. You're trying to shoot career-making photos. There are houses and people swirling around you, some disappearing under the water. Nature is unleashing all of its destructive fury. THE TEST: Suddenly you see a man in the water. He is fighting for his life, trying not to be taken down with the debris. You move closer. Somehow the man looks familiar. You suddenly realize who it is. It’s Donald Trump! At the same time you notice that the raging waters are about to take him under forever. YOU HAVE TWO OPTIONS: You can save the life of Donald Trump or you can shoot a dramatic Pulitzer Prize winning photo, documenting the death of one of the world's most powerful men hell bent on the destruction of the USA. THE QUESTION: Here's the question, and please give an honest answer. Would you select high contrast colour film?, OR would you go with the classic simplicity of black and white?" Viewpoint - September 2016 - Issue No: 121 Page 11 Playing Around With Blending Modes Presenter; Les Harvey Sometime blending 2 different images can produce an amazing effect when the various blending modes are used in Photoshop. In this example an image of the Sydney Buildings is copied on to an image of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.