MESSAGE FROM YOUR CHAIRMAN
I am writing this article the morning after Interclub – just to make sure everything was fresh in my memory.
Overall I think we did very well – coming 4th this year – which, if my poor memory serves me – is better than last year. The final scores were:
1. Tygerberg Photographic Society – 1705
2. Cape Town Photographic Society – 1700
3. Tafelberg Fotografieklub – 1639
4. Fish Hoek Photographic Society – 1635
5. Helderberg Photographic Society – 1617
6. Creative Camera Club – 1603
7. Hermanus Photographic Society – 1603
8. Paarl Photographic Club – 1581
9. Swartland Fotografieklub – 1566
10. Witzenberg Photographic Society – 1552
11. Durbanville Fotografieklub – 1524
In all there were 169 photos submitted by 129 photographers
I want to thank all those who made the evening so successful. Keith, Peter and Jane, Derek and Jorge worked hard to get things motivated and moving, especially when hosting the event defaulted to us after Worcester and Weskus declined to take on the task.
Special thanks must go to our Master of Ceremonies Lorne, as he was fantastic. He handled everything so calmly and smoothly. We all had a programme to work to, but it was up to each person as to how we were to carry out our designated roles. Lorne, more than anyone, had to ‘fly by the seat of his pants’, and he did so very professionally. More than once he had to quickly keep the flow of the programme going when a mistake was made.
But I feel the biggest thanks must go to Coert Venter, who was appointed project manager by the Western Cape Photographic Forum. He was brilliant – there is no other word for it. He never appeared on your monitor but he was involved in every aspect of the evening – even more so as he had to carry many of the responsibilities that were normally assigned to the hosting club.
I am looking forward to next when Tygerberg will be the host, and we can sit back and just ‘smile and wave, boys – smile and wave’
Geoff
Winners of Image of the Month
Winners of Theme Image of the Month
Evaluation of Digital Photography |
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| Digital Entries | |||||
| Title | Category | Star | Score | Award | Points |
| a drink at the palm | wildlife | 4 | 10 | Silver | 2 |
| Branch managers | open | 3 | 10 | Gold | 3 |
| CapeScape | Landscape | 3 | 11 | Gold | 3 |
| Catatonic cat | wildlife | 2 | 11 | Gold | 3 |
| Dazzling in full regalia | Panorama | 3 | 12 | Gold | 3 |
| End Of The Day | Wildlife | 2 | 10 | Gold | 3 |
| Full Throttle | Wildlife | 4 | 12 | Gold | 3 |
| ganja | portrait | MB | 9 | None | 0 |
| I”ll Have That | Wildlife | 2 | 10 | Gold | 3 |
| In it together | Open | 4 | 10 | Silver | 2 |
| Lonely Road | Landscape | 3 | 11 | Gold | 3 |
| Maternal love | Open | 3 | 11 | Gold | 3 |
| Mirror Image | Wildlife | 3 | 10 | Gold | 3 |
| Nest-lining time | nature | 2 | 11 | Gold | 3 |
| Peace at last | Open | 3 | 9 | Silver | 2 |
| Peaceful end to the day | Landscape | 3 | 11 | Gold | 3 |
| Posed | Open | 4 | 10 | Silver | 2 |
| Seven Sisters | Open | 3 | 11 | Gold | 3 |
| Shrike flight | Open | 3 | 12 | Gold | 3 |
| snarl | wildlife | 4 | 12 | Gold | 3 |
| Stick play Polar Style | Wildlife | 4 | 12 | Gold | 3 |
| The final approach | open | MB | 12 | Gold | 3 |
| Vermont Covered Bridge | Ruralscape | 2 | 11 | Gold | 3 |
| Yosemite El Capitan | Monochrome | 2 | 11 | Gold | 3 |
Evaluation of Theme Photography |
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| Digital Entries | ||||||
| Title | Category | Author | Star | Score | Award | Points |
| beast blur | Theme | Lorne Sulcas | 4 | 10 | Silver | 2 |
| Dark Forest | Theme | Didi Franklin | 2 | 9 | Gold | 3 |
| Dice In Motion | Theme | Dante Parisi | 4 | 10 | Silver | 2 |
| Enjoying the Race | Theme | Ceridwyn Jamieson | 3 | 10 | Gold | 3 |
| Flamingo Paradise | Theme | Peter Franklin | 3 | 9 | Silver | 2 |
| Going Strong | Theme | Geoff Jamieson | 4 | 11 | Gold | 3 |
| Green and gold splashes | Theme | marielouise cardwell | 2 | 10 | Gold | 3 |
| Pastel sunset | Theme | Derek Goldman | 3 | 10 | Gold | 3 |
| pelleton | Theme | Peter Brandt | MB | 12 | Gold | 3 |
| Stormy afternoon | Theme | Betzi Pierce | 3 | 11 | Gold | 3 |
Behind the scenes at Interclub
For those who missed the event, or simply feel like chuckling at some of the memories, here is a gallery of behind the scene images for your viewing please:
Salons
Salon dates for 2021 Salon dates for the following year are available from the PSSA website under the tab Salon Calendar and Results for the Year Ending June 2021, or from www.photovaultonline.com
All the brochures containing details are available on both the PSSA and Photovault websites.
Themes and Outings
Click here to view our themes and outings for 2021.
Formats and sizes of photo submissions, and naming conventions
Click here to find see the specifications for digital and print submissions.
Our committee
Click here to view our 2021 committee or to get hold of them.
