Senior Image of the Month Cherry Blossoms - Craig Morgan

Junior Image of the Month  Exotic Orchids - Helen Brimson

Results from the May 2018 meeting See the full set of images in our gallery Image of the Month - Cherry Blossoms - Craig Morgan 1* Digital Winner - No winner 2* Digital Winner - Glass Frond - David Brimson 3* Digital Winner - Exotic Orchids - Helen Brimson 4* Digital Winner - Legs 11 - Judy Hardy 5* Digital Winner - Cherry Blossoms - Craig Morgan Set Subject Winner - The grey rain-curtain of this world rolls back and all turns to silver glass, and then you see it - Roland Tutty Promotions: Dave Brimson is promoted to 3*

 

Next Formal Meeting The next formal meeting of the West Rand Photographic Club will take place as follows: Date: Tuesday, 26 June, 2018 Time: 18h30 for 19h00  Venue: Florida Lake Canoe Club, Eistedfodd Road, Florida Lake, West Rand.  GPS Coordinates: S 26° 10.713' E 027° 54.229' See a map and directions here. Social Evenings The club also holds monthly social meetings on the second Tuesday of each month where a workshop or lecture normally takes place. No images are judged at these informal meetings where you are free to discuss any topic as long as it is related to photography. Times and venues are notified by E-mail. Get directions here. Set Subject  June - Reflections Your picture must predominantly show reflections, whether in glass, steel, etc but NOT water. Get more on our Set Subjects here.

 

More About the WRPC The WRPC has two meetings a month and organises formal image judging sessions, workshops, outings, shoots at great locations, lectures by experts and training in shooting and image editing, almost all of which is free to members. Read more here.

 

WRPC Latest News Wine Glass Splashes At our February social evening we set up a rig to enable members to take pictures of three synchronised wine glass splashes.  Electroluminescent Wire At our August social evening on Tuesday 13th at 19h00 at the Florida Lake Canoe Club, we explored the effects that can be achieved by long exposures of moving EL wire. Scorpions and Spiders At our June meeting on Tuesday 13th at 19h00 at the Florida Lake Canoe Club, author and conservationist Jonathan Leeming www.scorpions.co.za gave us a presentation on spiders and scorpions and had lots of creepy-crawlies on hand to be photographed.    Water Droplet Photography At our May social evening, Roy Mann brought his complex water droplet apparatus to enable us to create amazing freeze-frame pictures. Photoshop Fun At our April social evening, Mike Lanesman (a professional lecturer accredited by Adobe) gave us an excellent practical talk on a number of Photoshop procedures.  Marketplace We have started a Marketplace page where WRPC members can advertise photographic equipment free of charge. Get more here.  Tutorial - Soft Bounce Diffuser A step-by-step guide on how to build your own DIY soft bounce diffuser to improve your flash pictures. Get more details here. WRPC Social Evenings Social evenings are held on the second Tuesday every month at the Florida Canoe Club at Florida Lake. Hot meals are available on sale to those who RSVP ahead of time.