Photography News 20 September 2021
SA Hunters Photography Club
The SA Hunters Photography Club is a huge success and the Facebook group’s membership numbers grow daily. The SA Hunters Photography Club is open to all members of SA hunters, as well as family and friends who share the SA hunters’ interest and values. The purpose of the club is to promote photography on a social level through enthusiasm and participation.
Click here to join the Facebook group and feel free to invite people.
The Photography Clubs’ highlights can also be viewed on the website under “Photoblog” here.
The theme for the August month photo challenge was #flowers. Members submitted more than 180 photos of the most beautiful flowers for the challenge. The winner of the #flowers photo challenge is Steven Kruger. Steven wins the beautiful book: Scenic South Africa, by Sean Frazer, sponsored by SA Hunters.
Click here to see Steven’s winning water lily photo on Facebook.
Click here to view the top 30 #flower photos on Facebook or click here for the webpage link.
Click here to view the July month’s #Big3 photo challenges’ Top 20 Photos on Facebook or click here for the webpage link.
The September Photo Challenge’s theme is #birds.
The photo challenge rules are simple:
* It must be a picture of a bird/birds and must have been taken by yourself,
* Mark the photo #birds (in order for admin to easily find it at the end of the month),
* Include all the photo information:
-specie
-where
-when
-camera or smartphone model
-camera adjustments (F-stop, ISO, shutter speed).
The prize for the September photo challenge is the prestigious book: ‘’Insider’s Guide – How and Where to Photograph Birds in Southern Africa’’, by Isak Pretorius, sponsored by SA Hunters.
Click here for more information on Facebook or here for the web page link.
SA hunter members who do not belong to Facebook and also want to participate in the challenge can send an email to sahuntphoto@gmail.com and send photos with #birds in the subject line, along with all the photo information as stated above and your personal information.
The October photo challenge’s theme is #Cats and members can share photos as from the 1st of October.
The photo challenge rules are simple:
* It must be photos of a cat/cats (from house cat, wild cat to big cat, in other words any cat) and must have been taken by yourself,
* Mark the photo #Cats (in order for admin to easily find it at the end of the month),
* Include all the photo information:
-specie
-where
-when
-camera or smartphone model
-camera adjustments (F-stop, ISO, shutter speed).
Click here for the website link for more information.
SA hunter members who also do not belong to Facebook and also want to participate in the challenge can send an email to sahuntphoto@gmail.com and send photos with #Cats in the subject line as from the 1st of October, along with all the photo information as mentioned above and your personal information.
Photography club member’s photos are also eligible to appear on the group’s Facebook page cover.
Every 2 weeks, the admin chooses a new cover photo from all the photos placed on the photography club’s Facebook group. The admin will look for photos that are striking and exceptional, a horizontal ratio, with sufficient space for wording.
The Photography club’s page cover gallery can be viewed here on the website.
The Photography Clubs’ latest page cover is the spectacular colorful photo of a Cape Glossy Starling between aloe flowers taken by Joe Bester.
Click here to view the photo on Facebook.
The previous cover photo was the beautiful tranquil flamingo photo of Pieter Johan du Plessis.
Click here to view the photo on Facebook.
Photography Club members can also participate for free in online training sessions, see the information further down in the newsletter under SA Hunters Photography Training.
SA Hunters Amateur Photo Competition
The 2021 round of the SA Hunters Amateur Photo competition comes to an end, end of September and the overall winners for the year will be announced at the end of October. The 2022 round of the photo competition starts again in October 2021 and will end at the end of September 2022. December and January will be assessed as one month.
The entries for the month of August once again reached a record number of 142. In total, 52 awards were issued. Eight gold DSLR/ML recognitions were awarded to the following members: Pieter Johann du Plessis (098227), Herman Fouchè (024124), Sasha Mulder (085537), Rachelle van Niekerk (103311), Pierre JP van der Berg (023848) received 3 golds and Joe Bester (112512) received 2 golds. There were also 14 silver awards, 12 bronze, and 5 highly recommended acknowledgments.
In the smartphone division, there is for the very first time this year, a gold award was earned by Sasha Mulder (085537). The rest of the awards for the smartphone division included 7 silvers, 3 bronze and 2 highly recommended acknowledgments.
All the awards for the month of August in the SA Hunters Amateur Photo Competition can be seen here.
The categories for entries are as follows:
1) Conservation in action (DSLR/ML or smartphone division)
2) Plant and animal life (DSLR/ML or smartphone division)
3) Our cultural heritage (DSLR/ML or smartphone division)
Send entries to sahuntphoto@gmail.com with the following information:
1) Name and surname.
2) SA Hunters Member Number.
3) Contact telephone number.
4) Category under which the photo is entered.
5) Title and description of the photo.
6) Place where the photo was taken.
7) Camera and Lens Model/Smartphone Model.
8) Metadata may not be blocked.
9) No signature, watermarks, filters or frames allowed.
10) Photos must be 2 megabyte or bigger.
Click here for the rules and more information.
SA Hunter Photography Training
Part of the initiative to promote photography in the Association is training. Regularly, photo tips are placed on the photography club’s Facebook page.
Click here and follow the #phototips link to read all the tips on Facebook.
Click here to read the photo tips on the website under the “Photoblog”.
The 2nd online sessions with the theme ”Placement, Crop and Composition”, already took place with 20 participants over 2 sessions. Participants learned a lot and are taking their photography to the next level, evident in the submissions they entered in the photography competition.
The next online sessions with the theme ‘’Exposure Modes’’ takes place on Friday, 1 October from 19h00 to 21h00 and will be repeated on Saturday, 2 October from 15h00 to 17h00 via zoom. To register for one of the online sessions, send an email to sahuntphoto@gmail.com with the date of your choice. Online sessions are free to SA Hunters members and Photography Club members.
Workshops will be offered from October, but subject to the Covid-19 circumstances. Dates will be announced at the end of September. Management negotiated a substantial 25% discount for SA Hunters members. The two-day workshop costs R2800 for members and R3800 for non-members. So, it is beneficial for family and friends to join the Association to use this benefit. Only eight people will be accommodated per workshop. Space is therefore limited and interested parties should send a knowledge of interest to Marette Bennett to avoid disappointment. Branches who want to host group workshops should also contact Marette Bennett. SA Hunters members who prefer individual private training are eligible for 15% discount on the regular price of R4800-00. Inquiries can send to Marette Bennett via sahuntphoto@gmail.com or call during in office hours 082 553 4719.
For information about who the providers are and to view their work Click here Marette Bennett, Brett Stanley and Refined Edges Wildlife Photography and Training.
All photography Inquiries are addressed to Marette Bennett by e-mail sahuntphoto@gmail.com or call during office hours 082 553 4719.
