COMPETITION NIGHT
2nd September 2025
7.30pm
Tonight we will be viewing the results for the
Nautical Trophy
Open – Projected and /or Printed
1 minute Video
Our next Outing –
August 31st to Sept 3rd –
Tiritiri Matangi – $144 for accomodation.
Please remember to upload your image for each of next month’s Competitions.
We meet at the Masonic Hall, 224 Maunu Road – past the Hospital on the opposite side of the road. Plenty of parking. (See map in ‘Contact Us’.)
COMPETITIONS
Upload your images
by midnight on the due date.
The following representative images must be uploaded to the website by the 5th August
Landscape Trophy – New Zealand
Skyscapes
WORKSHOP NIGHT & OUTINGS
16th September
7.30pm
Creative and/or AV will be the theme this month.
There will be a Zoom meeting on Tuesday 30th September at 7.30pm.
Check later for subject
12 people travelled to Auckland recently to attend the International Press Photo Exhibition, and viewed some very evokative and confronting images along with many iconic scenes from previous years. Well worth the trip.
The club holds monthly competitions to encourage members to use their cameras and be creative.
Here are some recent image entries which gained high points.
All images are copyright to their authors. Permission required for use.
Honours
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- Jason – Rose Tantau – Winner Portrait Trophy
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- Cheeky Grin – Louise Bobbitt – Runner-up Portrait Trophy
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- Window Frame – Claire Furlong
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- On the Bridge – Ruth Mooney
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- Santa’s Sleigh – Barbara Herman
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- Almost Perfect ECG – Linda Sweeney
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- Golden Gate – Carlton Stanley-Hunt
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- Light Traffic – Christine Frost
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- The Portal – Sarah Armiger-Wills
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- When Sparks Fly – Sarah Armiger-Wills
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- Hey!!!- Jenny Dowling
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- Weka Close up – Sandy Campbell
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- Angry Seagull – Claire Furlong
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- Speedgolf Teed Off – Donna Russell
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- Takahe Love – Louise Bobbitt
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- Rangitoto Bach – Ruth Mooney
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- North Island Robin – Carlton Stanley-Hunt
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- The Last Guardian – Lee Giles
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- Toutouwai – Louise Bobbitt
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- Precious Is Time – Jenny Dowling
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- Library Visit – Claire Furlong
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- Fountain In An Open Space – Ruth Mooney
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- Into The Forest – Jenny Dowling
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- Daybreaker – Christine Frost
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- Paper Wasps – Jenny Dowling
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- Emerald Swallowtail butterfly – Christine Anderson
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- Praying Mantis – Jenny Dowling
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- Clipper Butterfly – Parthenos Sylvia – Noel Herman
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- Monarch – Ruth Mooney
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- Uncle Sam – Ruth Mooney
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- Shrivelling Up – Rose Tantau
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- Dancing Lady – Ruth Mooney
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- Chaffinch – Noel Herman
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- Fragile Beauty-M – Jenny Dowling
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- Out For A Hoon – Stacey Townsend
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- The Magician – Rose Tantau
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- Buller’s Albatross – Aaron Skelton
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- Surfs Up – Aaron Skelton
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- Majestic Observer – Christine Anderson
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- Resting Shag – Ruth Mooney
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- Bug_on_Yellow – Jenny Dowling – Winner President’s Challenge
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- Gone Dead – Rose Tantau – Runner-up President’s Challenge
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- BusyBee – Christine Anderson
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- Inner Secrets – Christine Frost
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- In Loving Memory – Jenny Dowling
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- CloseUp Ties – Rose Tantau
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- Secret Garden – Louise Bobbitt – Image of the Year – Winner
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- Oskfiord Artic Circle – Noel Herman – Image of the Year – Runner-up
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- Moeraki Boulders – Bruce Dorset
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- Bush to Beach – Jenny Dowling
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- Grumpy Rook Look – Louise Bobbitt
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- Smoke and Light Twill – Ruth Mooney – Winner, Creative Trophy
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- From Wool to Carpet – Barbara Herman – R/U, Creative Trophy
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- Pink Blossoms – Jenny Dowling
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- Storm Swept – Linda Sweeney
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- Orangutan – Noel Herman
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- Sheep-dog Trials – Aaron Skelton
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- Tui Feeding On Flax – Aaron Skelton
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- Huntervasser – Jenny Dowling
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- Kingfisher With Crab – Ruth Mooney
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- Takahe – Carlton Stanley-Hunt
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- Nature frames Cathedral Cove – Sarah Armiger-Wills – Winner, Landscape Trophy
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- Tasman Glacier – Carlton Stanley-Hunt – R/U Landscape Trophy
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- Up the Lake – Stacey Townsend
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- Fully Employed Doorways – Stacey Townsend
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- Elevator Doors – Donna Russell
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- W Waller – Carlson Stanley-Hunt
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- View Through the Door – Ruth Mooney
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- Symmetry in Shadows – Sarah Armiger-Wills
Salon Portfolio – 2024
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- 05a_BushToBeach – Jenny Dowling – Winning Set
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- 05b_Nasturiums Against The Day – Jenny Dowling – Winning Set
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- 05c_Room With a View – Jenny Dowling – Winning Set
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- 07a_Big Boss Macaque – Ruth Mooney – R/U Set
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- 07b_Okarito Boat Shed – Ruth Mooney – R/U Set
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- 07c_Pastel Lilac Flower – Ruth Mooney – R/U Set
