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Meetings at Masonic Hall, Maunu Road, Whangarei

Take your camera off automatic!

We help each other to take better photos.

Competitions and workshops

Enter competitions for helpful critiques and join in on workshops nights to try new techniques.

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The best camera is the one you have with you.

COMPETITION NIGHT

18th November 2025
7.30pm

Tonight we will be viewing the results for the

Print of the Year and Projected Image of the Year
the Salon Portfolio Trophy
and Open, bioth Projected and Print

Our Exhibition – Exploring the Lens – at Reyburn House kicks off on Tuesday 11th. Why not come along to the Opening at 5.30pm – members a plate, please.

Our next Outing –
our Christmas bash – to be advised.

Please remember to upload your images for next month’s Competition – the last of the year – Nature (the President’s Challenge)

Also bring along your image/s for the Hooper Trophy – 6 x 4 colour prints taken this year of a Club member or members, on a Club or similar outing – not one taken on a Club night.

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 December 2nd.

President’s Challenge – Nature.

WORKSHOP NIGHT & OUTINGS

18th November
7.30pm

A look at different types of lens and their uses.

So – bring along your camera and gear of interest. (Refer the latest Newsletter.)

8 Camera Club members travelled to Ruapehu recently for a fun and informative long weekend, exploring the various photographic spots the area has to offer. Train spotting did not go well – maybe next time – but the weather held for most of the time and the Toupo Tree put on a nice display for all on the way home. 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

: Pep Ventosa Lemons – Jenny Dowling

: Atlantic Puffin – Aaron Skelton

: Ant Checking Out The Centre – Noel Herman

: Wild And Free – Ruth Mooney

: Night At The Port – Louise Bobbitt

: Ripples of Migrations Past – Christine Frost – Winner Creative Trophy

: You Spin Me Right Round – Claire Furlong – Runner-up Creative Trophy

: Inner Strength – Jenny Dowling

: Lone Tree at Lake Edge – Ruth Mooney

: Waka Nui – Jenny Dowling

: Zinnia Bloom – Ruth Mooney

: Looking Out – Bruce Dorset

: Thunder and Light – Amber Lee Star

: Rainbows – Christine Anderson

: Rolling In – Coen Cramer

: Sky Is Lava – Coen Cramer

: Sky Gradient – Christina Birkin

: Rangipo Desert – Louise Bobbitt – Winner Landscape Trophy

: Wairua Falls, Titoki – Christina Birkin – Runner-up Landscape Trophy

: Southern_Alps – Bruce Dorset

: Early Morning At Parua Bay – Micaela Stanley

: Waxeye – Ruth Mooney

: The Butcher And The Pig – Christina Birkin

: Wool Press Arapohue – Christina Birkin

: Night’s Conversation – Louise Birkin

: Messing About In Boats – Jenny Dowling – Winner Nautical Trophy

: Yeah We’re Ready – Sandy Campbell – Runner-up Nautical Trophy

: In the Fog – Rose Tantau

: Night’s Conversation – Louise Bobbitt

: Waxeye – Ruth Mooney

: The Butcher and the Pig – Christina Birkin

: Wool Press Arapohue – Christina Birkin

: Jason – Rose Tantau – Winner Portrait Trophy

: Cheeky Grin – Louise Bobbitt – Runner-up Portrait Trophy

: Window Frame – Claire Furlong

: On the Bridge – Ruth Mooney

: Santa’s Sleigh – Barbara Herman

: Almost Perfect ECG – Linda Sweeney

: Golden Gate – Carlton Stanley-Hunt

: Light Traffic – Christine Frost

: The Portal – Sarah Armiger-Wills

: When Sparks Fly – Sarah Armiger-Wills

: Hey!!!- Jenny Dowling

: Weka Close up – Sandy Campbell

: Angry Seagull – Claire Furlong

: Speedgolf Teed Off – Donna Russell

: Takahe Love – Louise Bobbitt

: Rangitoto Bach – Ruth Mooney

: North Island Robin – Carlton Stanley-Hunt

: The Last Guardian – Lee Giles

: Toutouwai – Louise Bobbitt

: Precious Is Time – Jenny Dowling

: Library Visit – Claire Furlong

: Fountain In An Open Space – Ruth Mooney

: Into The Forest – Jenny Dowling

: Daybreaker – Christine Frost

: Paper Wasps – Jenny Dowling

: Emerald Swallowtail butterfly – Christine Anderson

: Praying Mantis – Jenny Dowling

: Clipper Butterfly – Parthenos Sylvia – Noel Herman

: Monarch – Ruth Mooney

: Uncle Sam – Ruth Mooney

: Shrivelling Up – Rose Tantau

: Dancing Lady – Ruth Mooney

: Chaffinch – Noel Herman

: Fragile Beauty-M – Jenny Dowling

: Out For A Hoon – Stacey Townsend

: The Magician – Rose Tantau

: Buller’s Albatross – Aaron Skelton

: Surfs Up – Aaron Skelton

: Majestic Observer – Christine Anderson

: Resting Shag – Ruth Mooney

: Bug_on_Yellow – Jenny Dowling – Winner President’s Challenge

: Gone Dead – Rose Tantau – Runner-up President’s Challenge

: BusyBee – Christine Anderson

: Inner Secrets – Christine Frost

: In Loving Memory – Jenny Dowling

: CloseUp Ties – Rose Tantau

: Secret Garden – Louise Bobbitt – Image of the Year – Winner

: Oskfiord Artic Circle – Noel Herman – Image of the Year – Runner-up

: Moeraki Boulders – Bruce Dorset

: Bush to Beach – Jenny Dowling

: Grumpy Rook Look – Louise Bobbitt

: Smoke and Light Twill – Ruth Mooney – Winner, Creative Trophy

: From Wool to Carpet – Barbara Herman – R/U, Creative Trophy

: Pink Blossoms – Jenny Dowling

: Storm Swept – Linda Sweeney

: Orangutan – Noel Herman

: Sheep-dog Trials – Aaron Skelton

: Tui Feeding On Flax – Aaron Skelton

: Huntervasser – Jenny Dowling

: Kingfisher With Crab – Ruth Mooney

: Takahe – Carlton Stanley-Hunt

: Nature frames Cathedral Cove – Sarah Armiger-Wills – Winner, Landscape Trophy

: Tasman Glacier – Carlton Stanley-Hunt – R/U Landscape Trophy

: Up the Lake – Stacey Townsend

: Fully Employed Doorways – Stacey Townsend

: Elevator Doors – Donna Russell

: W Waller – Carlson Stanley-Hunt

: View Through the Door – Ruth Mooney

: Symmetry in Shadows – Sarah Armiger-Wills

Salon Portfolio – 2024

: 05a_BushToBeach – Jenny Dowling – Winning Set

: 05b_Nasturiums Against The Day – Jenny Dowling – Winning Set

: 05c_Room With a View – Jenny Dowling – Winning Set

: 07a_Big Boss Macaque – Ruth Mooney – R/U Set

: 07b_Okarito Boat Shed – Ruth Mooney – R/U Set

: 07c_Pastel Lilac Flower – Ruth Mooney – R/U Set

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