Fungi shooting at Loster Creek Falls, see newsletter for more details.

Australian Steve Parish will share his amateur and professional life behind the lens as a naturalist, photographer, publisher, writer and artist, concluding with a wide-ranging Q&A on topics such as turning a passion into a driving purpose, new tech and the world of AI. Check out his website at https://www.steveparish-natureconnect.com.au/

Guest speaker is Craig George, Examiner photographer, speaking on aerial photography and drone photography.

A great close-up action photography opportunity

Chance to bring the kids along and see the action.

Outside learning exercise with Howard Colvin on interesting compositions

Inveresk Tramsheds Carpark near QVMAG Entrance

Saturday 20th January at the Gorge

Members will be allocated a combination of seven letter and will be challenged to find and photograph items beginning with the allocated letters.

1.30 PM

Tuesday 12th December at Lions Club, Merino Street, Kings Meadows at 7.00pm

Announcement of results of the Robert Mackrill, Dorothy Mackrill, and Ikin Trophy competitions

Judging of Centenary Trophy entries by members

Buy, Sell, Swap, Giveaway

Members are requested to bring a plate of finger food.

Bar will be open for drinks.

Our November camera club meeting will be another of our dedicated ‘Learning’ meetings.

Club member Donn Corcoran will be telling us all about Dynamic Range and how it effects the photographs we produce….. and more.

This meeting will also include the slideshows from our Spring 2023 Seasonal Colour & Monochrome Photo Competitions.

Entries for our Christmas club competitions are due this month.

• The Robert Mackrill Trophy.
  Each member submits FOUR Colour digital images.
  To be judged by TBA.

• The Dorothy Mackrill Trophy.
  Each member submits FOUR Monochrome digital images.
  To be judged by TBA.

  Members demonstrate their photographic diversity by entering images that display different photographic genres, (from the list of acceptable genres provided).

  The images can be new, or ones that have previously been entered during our current competition season.

• The IKIN Trophy

  Each member submits up to THREE images depicting a building or structure that is listed on the current Tasmanian Heritage Register.
  To be judged by TBA.

• Entries should be emailed to our competition convener Fiona, by 17th November 2023.

  ntcccompetitions@gmail.com

Our June camera club meeting will be another of our dedicated ‘Learning’ meetings.

Topics to be covered on the night will be advised shortly.

No further competition entries are due this month

Our guest speaker for the evening will be the Tasmanian Architectural and Landscape photographer, Jamie Buchanan.

Jamie delights at photographing either Architecture or the wonders of the natural world.

Here is an extract from the ‘about’ page on Jamies website:

I’m an Architectural and Landscape photographer based in Hobart.

As a landscape photographer I am mesmerised by the beauty of the natural environment and love being able to capture those moments in time where the wonder of nature simply takes your breath away. Whether that be through capturing a natural phenomenon, the way the light dances on the horizon, or the vast immenseness of the galaxy in the night sky.

All forms of nature are beautiful in their own right and I seek to bring forth that beauty in the world.

You can experience Jamie’s work by visiting his Instagram Page and Website.

The evening will also include movie slideshows from our Autumn Seasonal Colour & Monochrome photo competitions, as judged by Photographic Society of Queensland accredited judges;
Jenny Graff and Victoria Purdie.

Our April camera club meeting will be another of our dedicated ‘Learning’ meetings.

Topics to be covered on the night will be advised shortly.

Entries for our Autumn Seasonal Photo Competitions are due this month.
The theme is OPEN.

The judges for these competitions will be:
Photographic Society of Queensland accredited judges;
Jenny Graff (Colour) & Victoria Purdie (Monochrome).

Members may enter up to three projected digital images in each of the two competitions.

Entries should be emailed to our competition convener by Friday 17th April 2022.
ntcc.competition@gmail.com

Information on naming and sizing of image entries can be found here.
Our competition rules can be found here.

This organised excursion is open to all current NTCC members.

Meet outside the Brickendon Estate in the public carpark at 4:45pm.

Enjoy a late afternoon/evening stroll around this beautiful UNESCO World heritage listed estate, photographing the wonderful old buildings as well as an abundance of flora and fauna.

This is also a great opportunity for members to take images for our IKIN Trophy competition later in the year.

Here is a link to the Brickendon official website.

Our guest speaker for the evening will be the renowned underwater photographer, Matt Testoni.

Matt loves to capture the amazing world under the sea, diving beneath the waves to explore the exciting and sometimes strange world below.

Here is an extract from the ‘about’ page on Matts website:

I’m Matt Testoni and my passion is the ocean. I love diving beneath the waves and exploring the world below, where amazing and strange creatures live.

I had been diving for over 5 years before I even thought about capturing life underwater. Before that, I would occasionally dive with a common action camera, taking bad videos of playful seals, old shipwrecks, or Grey Nurse Sharks gliding along the ocean floor. To me diving was more about the freedom of the ocean.

It was when I started training as a dive instructor that I bought my first camera, ready for a two week stint working on the Great Barrier Reef. It was a small waterproof point-and-shoot camera with a basic waterproof housing. Taking photos soon became an obsession; a new housing and strobe was added, then a new camera, another strobe, a focus light… Yet, even though my camera collection was growing and changing, it is still the ocean that is my real fascination. Through my photography I want to capture the amazing world under the sea, and hopefully, to inspire and provoke the same feelings of freedom and awe that I get from exploring the world of the ocean.

Currently I use an Olympus OMDEM1 with various lens depending on the situation. I do use the old setup out of nostalgia occasionally.

You can experience Matts work by visiting his Facebook Page and Website.

The evening will also include movie slideshows from our Summer Seasonal Colour & Monochrome photo competitions, as judged by Photographic Society of Queensland accredited judges;
Dan Demy-Geroe & Warren Veivers.

Our February camera club meeting will be another of our dedicated ‘Learning’ meetings.

This meeting will not be held at our normal venue of the Lions Club, but will instead be held at Seaport, Riverbend Park and the Silo Hotel in Launceston.

We will meet at the footbridge between Riverbend Park and Seaport at the slightly earlier time of 6:30pm.

It will be predominantly a ‘hands-on’ practical meeting, so members are asked to bring along their camera bags and tripods.

This month Howard and I will be discussing image composition and the benefits of looking at subjects from different angles and perspectives. We will also be looking at scene selection and looking for images that you might normally walk straight past.
The evening will start with a brief workshop and then members will be able to explore the location and take photographs using the information they have received in the workshop.

This is an all day workshop that will cover the basics when using the NIK suite of photo editing software. The workshop will be conducted using the latest edition of the DXO version of the software, but members who still use earlier versions will be welcome to attend.

Raw images will be provided for attendees to edit with the group.

Steve Whitworth will be conducting the workshop at the Lions Club in Kings Meadows.

Club members attending this workshop should bring a laptop computer that has a version of the NIK photo editing suite installed.

The NIK suite of editing software can be used as a stand-alone program or as a plug-in with Adobe Lightroom or Photoshop.

Club members attending should bring their own lunch. Tea and coffee making facilities will be available.

We are happy to announce that the wonderful people at the Bridestowe Lavender Estate have again opened their doors to us for a New Year Sunset Photo-Shoot.

Sunset on Tuesday 3rd January will be at 8:48pm.

This activity is for current members of the Northern Tasmanian Camera Club and ‘model’ guests.

Things to bring with you:

• Your camera gear and a tripod.

• Cable or wireless remote release.

• Warm clothing (this is Tasmania after all).

• A torch and or head torch.

• Water.

Our ‘Christmas’ club meeting is always a popular event.
It’s a chance for our members to get together and socialise before the Christmas break.

There will be a bar service available and members are asked to bring along either a sweet or savoury plate to share with other members.

The results of our ‘Christmas’ club competitions will be announced and slideshows of all the images will be presented.

• The Robert Mackrill Trophy - Each member had the opportunity to enter four Colour digital images displaying their diversity.
  This competition was judged by Peter Ralph.

• The Dorothy Mackrill Trophy - Each member had the opportunity to enter four Monochrome digital images displaying their diversity.
  This competition was judged by Cam Blake.

• The IKIN Trophy - For images of Tasmanian Heritage Listed Buildings.
  This competition was judged by Paul Scambler.

• The Centenary Trophy
  This competition is for images of other club members taken on club trips or excursions. The competition will be judged on the night by the club members present at the meeting.

This organised excursion is open to all current NTCC members.

Meet in Mole Creek at 9.00am.

Explore the area around Lake Parangana and Lake Rowallan.

Finish up at the Mersey White Water Reserve for more photo opportunities and a barbecue.

Return to Mole Creek starting point by 3.00pm.

Our guest speaker for the evening will be the outstanding event and portrait photographer, Brodie Weeding.

Brodie Specialises in weddings, family and lifestyle portraits, as well as editorial images, events and live music.

Brodie covers a wide and varied range of genres and says that he loves shooting them all equally.

You can experience Brodie’s work by visiting his Facebook Page.

The evening will also include movie slideshows from our Spring Seasonal Colour & Monochrome photo competitions, as judged by members of the Wynyard Camera Club.

Entries for our Christmas club competitions are due this month.

• The Robert Mackrill Trophy.
  Each member submits FOUR Colour digital images.
  To be judged by Peter Ralph.

• The Dorothy Mackrill Trophy.
  Each member submits FOUR Monochrome digital images.
  To be judged by Cam Blake.

  Members demonstrate their photographic diversity by entering images that display different photographic genres, (from the list of acceptable genres provided).

  The images can be new, or ones that have previously been entered during our current competition season.

• The IKIN Trophy

  Each member submits up to THREE images depicting a building or structure that is listed on the current Tasmanian Heritage Register.
  To be judged by Paul Scambler.

• Entries should be emailed to our competition convener by 11th November 2022.

  ntcc.competition@gmail.com

This organised excursion is open to all current NTCC members.

Meet at the Paterson Memorial Monument on the George Town foreshore.

Photograph the sunset at various locations along the Kanamaluka trail. (Sunset is at 19:41).

We will also be photographing the horizontal Milky Way Galactic Core, as it sets horizontally in the western sky.

The Milky Way Core will be visible to photograph between 21:00 and 22:30.
We will have a brief ‘workshop’ and run through ideal camera settings etc between 20:30 and 21:00.

It is recommended that members car-pool to reduce the risks, and the traffic on the roads.

Our October camera club meeting will be another of our dedicated ‘Learning’ meetings.

Topics to be covered on the night will be advised shortly.

Entries for our Spring Seasonal Photo Competitions are due this month.
The theme is OPEN.

The judges for these competitions will be:
Members from the Wynyard Camera Club.

Members may enter up to three projected digital images in each of the two competitions.

Entries should be emailed to our competition convener by Friday 14th October 2022.
ntcc.competition@gmail.com

Information on naming and sizing of image entries can be found here.
Our competition rules can be found here.

This organised excursion is open to all current NTCC members.

Meet outside the Clarendon Arms. Enjoy an evening stroll around the picturesque and historical town of Evandale, photographing the beautiful old buildings and other landmarks.

This is a great opportunity for members to take images for our IKIN Trophy competition later in the year.

Our guest speaker for the evening will be club president Steve Whitworth.

Last November, Steve embarked on an eight day adventure, white-water rafting down the Franklin river in southwest Tasmania with Cam Blake Photography and the Franklin River Rafting team.

Steve will be sharing with us, photographs, videos and stories from this rugged adventure.

The evening will also include movie slideshows from our Winter Seasonal Colour & Monochrome photo competitions, as judged by club members, Robert Dillon and Warren Dawson.

This is an all day workshop that will cover the basics when using either Adobe Lightroom or Adobe Camera Raw.

Raw images will be provided for attendees to edit with the group.

Steve Whitworth will be conducting the workshop at the Lions Club in Kings Meadows.

Club members attending this workshop should bring a laptop computer that has the current Adobe Creative Cloud suite of photo-editing programs installed.

Club members wishing to attend the workshop who do not use or subscribe to the Adobe Creative Cloud suite of programs can still do so and use their own photo editing software. Many of the sliders are similar to those used in other programs and attendance at the workshop could still be beneficial for beginners.

Club members attending should bring their own lunch. Tea and coffee making facilities will be available.

Our August camera club meeting will be another of our dedicated ‘Learning’ meetings.

Tonight, club members Howard and Shane will take us through the following topics:

• The basics of macro photography.

• Using older DSLR and SLR lenses with new mirrorless cameras.

• Part one in a series on Flash Use; Using off-camera flash units as part of your daytime photography.

Entries for our Winter Seasonal Photo Competitions are due this month.
The theme is OPEN.

The judges for these competitions will be:
Robert Dillon and Warren Dawson.

Members may enter up to three projected digital images in each of the two competitions.

Entries should be emailed to our competition convener by Friday 12th August 2022.
ntcc.competition@gmail.com

Information on naming and sizing of image entries can be found here.
Our competition rules can be found here.

The NTCC is proud to announce their 2022 End of Season presentation evening and Annual General Meeting.
Our planned Activities include:

2022 Annual General Meeting (AGM)
Election of president, club officers and committee members.
Presidents and Treasurers reports.
Other announcements.

There will be a bar service available, and members are asked to bring along a small plate of food to share (sweet or savoury).

There will also be a raffle with some great prizes up for grabs.

Presentation of trophies/certificates and projected slideshows of the competition entries.

The Frank Styant Browne Memorial Trophy.
Awarded to the NTCC Colour Photographer of the Year.
The member who has scored the highest aggregate score from our Seasonal Colour Competitions during the 2021-2022 season.

The Florence Perrin Memorial Trophy.
Awarded to the NTCC Monochrome Photographer of the Year.
The member who has scored the highest aggregate score from our Seasonal Monochrome Competitions during the 2021-2022 season.

The Frederick Smithies Memorial Trophy.
Awarded for the Colour Photograph of the Year.
Judged by the Billings Camera Club, in Montana.

The Geoffrey Pattison Memorial Trophy.
Awarded for the Monochrome Photograph of the Year.
Judged by the Billings Camera Club, in Montana.

The John Shepherd Memorial Trophy for Landscape Images.
Awarded to the judges choice ‘Landscape’ themed image.
Judged by Grant Dixon.

Our guest speaker for the evening will be our very own Wendy Geddes.

Wendy has been an accredited nature photography judge for many years and will be sharing with us the ingredients that make a winning nature image.

After the break, Steve Whitworth will be showing us how to use 6 and 10 stop ND filters to create dreamy, long exposure images.

Entries for our End of Season Photo Competitions are due this month.

The Frederick Smithies Memorial Trophy.
Awarded for the Colour Photograph of the Year.
Members may enter their THREE best colour images.
These can be new images, or images that were entered during the past year of seasonal competitions.
The judges for this competition will be members from the Billings Camera Club in Montana.

The Geoffrey Pattison Memorial Trophy.
Awarded for the Monochrome Photograph of the Year.
Members may enter their THREE best monochrome images.
These can be new images, or images that were entered during the past year of seasonal competitions.
The judges for this competition will be members from the Billings Camera Club in Montana.

The John Shepherd Memorial Trophy for Landscape Images.
Members may enter up to THREE images depicting a 'Landscape' theme. (Colour or Monochrome).
These can be new images, or images that were entered during the past year of seasonal competitions.
The judge for this competition will be renowned Tasmanian landscape photographer and adventurer Grant Dixon.

Entries should be emailed to our competition convener by 17th June 2022.
ntcc.competition@gmail.com

Information on naming and sizing of image entries can be found here.
Competition Rules can be found here.

Our guest speaker for the evening will be celebrated and inspirational Tasmanian Landscape and Adventure Photographer Grant Dixon.

Grant has been exploring Tasmania's uniquely wild and wonderful landscape for some forty years, with camera never far from hand, and, for more than thirty years, has also trekked, climbed, skied and photographed (and sometimes all four), in many other wild and remote areas of the planet. He is particularly attracted to cool climate regions and mountain landscapes and has explored parts of all seven continents, and many different environments.

Images from Grant's travels have been widely published and continue the Tasmanian tradition of photography activating awareness of the environment. He co-publishes a calendar, Wild Tasmania, and has recently published his first book, Winter Light. His illustrated articles have appeared widely in various outdoor, geographic, conservation, travel and special interest publications internationally. Grant has also co-authored several guidebooks for Lonely Planet.

Grant’s many image portfolios can be viewed on his Webpage:

The evening will also include movie slideshows from our Autumn Seasonal Colour & Monochrome photo competitions, as judged by the Morris Photocolor Group from New Jersey, USA.