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Monthly Magazine of the Castle Hill RSL Photography Club

Issue Number 147 - February 2019

Viewpoint - February 2019 - Issue No: 147

February 2019 Hello everybody

Welcome to the first Viewpoint for 2019. I hope

everyone had an enjoyable Christmas / New Year

period and is ready for your 2019

photographic adventures.

The 2018 year-end Christmas and Awards

Presentation night was a wonderful night for

everyone that attended and I would like to thank all

the committee, organisers and helpers for all the

hard work they put into the preparation and making

it the success it was. I would also like to thank all

the many sponsors who again contributed to the

prizes for the night.

At the end of 2018, we had 271 members.

Membership renewal is now due and must be paid

by the first meeting in March. When renewing your

membership, please make sure that you have a valid

Castle Hill RSL membership. You can choose to

renew your PC Membership on our club’s website or

pay directly to our treasurer or membership

secretary during one of our club meet nights before

March. Let’s build this club to new heights in 2019.

Our program for 2019 is now out in the web. Our

training team has worked through the last couple of

months putting together a holistic and comprehen-

sive workshop schedule for this year to cater for

both the beginner and the more advanced members

in our club.

The Set Subjects for this year’s monthly competitions

have also been finalised and uploaded to the club

website. It is a good way to improve your current

photographic skills as well as taking them to a higher

level. I encourage everybody to get out of their com-

fort zone and enter our monthly competitions.

This year’s lectures will once again be one of our

club’s attractions. Our resourceful Lecture Organiser,

Rick Logan, has arranged some of the top

photographers in the industry to come to our club to

talk to us. So please keep a watch on our lecture

schedules as we progress through the year.

With all these exciting speakers, educational

workshop nights, a fresh year of competitions,

getting to know your camera days, social outings and

more, I hope we have something to keep everybody

engaged.

I look forward to welcoming our new members and

catching up with renewing members in our monthly

meetings and the various special

interest groups that further our aims of improving

our members enjoyment of photog-

raphy.

Until next month, Happy Snapping.

Regards, Roger King, President

From the President


Table of Contents

Front cover image

“Sydney to Hobart” by Chris Hind

Chris is this month’s profiled member

Front Page by Chris Hind 1

President’s Report 2

Editor’s note 3

The explanation of December’s puzzle 4-5

Calling all Dronists 5

How puzzling! 6

Funny 7

Competition Winners 8-9

Profiled member Chris Hind 10-11

Chris Hind at Wingham Summer Rodeo 12-19

Chris Hind at Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 20-25

John O’Farrell at Chernobyl 26-35

Notices 36-40

About CHRSLPC 41

From the Editor

Hello Readers

Last month’s little technical puzzle stumped every-one who tried. See later!

This month’s puzzle is easier. The question is, what is the subject of the image. Chemists declare your-selves!

This month we have prize winners from end of last year, some images by Chris Hind from the Wingham Summer Rodeo and from the Sydney to Hobart Boxing Day yacht race. Chris is this month’s profiled member.

John O’Farrell visited Chernobyl in Ukraine to photograph the aftermath of the 1986 nuclear reactor disaster.

I say, have you seen all th eimages on the Home Page of the club website this year? They are superb.

Cheers

Barry Wilkins [email protected]

A note about images for Viewpoint: for images to display at their finest definition (assuming you focussed them in the first place) they really need to be reduced from their original size to about 1000 pixels wide or high, no less. 1900 pixels if you want a chance that the image will spread across 2 pages. Save as high quality jpg. Note, it’s pixels that matter (how wide or high is the image in pixels, not inches). Files that are smaller than this will not display in Viewpoint at their best definition.

mailto:[email protected]


December’s PUZZLE Here is a bit of November’s cover photo enlarged here. Notice where the arrows point that we have the appearance that edges are not focussed, even though the grass and closer parts of the cactus are. Why?

When you capture an image multiple times, changing the focus and nothing else between shots, you would

notice that the size of the field in the frame changes ever so slightly every

focus change. When you stack the images to blend them according to the sharpness of edges in the image,

you first ask the programme to “align” the images. You cannot expect this process to happen perfectly. When

you have an “edge” like the edges of the cactus leaves in the above image, where the immediate background

(the grass) is multiple focus points away, then the image aligning may be imperfect. This confuses the pro-

gramme so it doesn’t know what to do at these points. I have found this with both Photoshop and

Helicon Focus. The same thing has happened in the image next of a nautilus shell where the shell edge is

distant from the background sand. Barry Wilkins


“Falling in Love Again!“”

A very senior member of the club has admitted that he is in love with his new drone.

Let’s not ask any more questions!

Calling all droners (dronists?) or would-be drone pilots or dronographers:

Let’s set up a drone interest group. Please contact Graham Gard.

mailto: [email protected] or 02 9634 1965 or 0417 549354



This Month’s Puzzle

Quite simply, what have I photographed here? What is the blue, what is the white and what is the brown

material? Exposure was 1/200 sec, f/8, ISO 200.

The hexagonal shapes at the top provide a clue. Another clue: we are 4000 metres above sea level.

Entries by email [email protected] The prize as usual is fame and glory in next month’s edition.



engines.

20 - What happens if you get scared half to death twice?

21 - My mechanic told me, "I couldn't repair your brakes, so I

made your horn louder."

22 - Why do psychics have to ask you for your name and why

can't they pick the winning numbers in the lottery?

23 - If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you

tried.

24 - A conclusion is the place where you got tired of thinking.

25 - Experience is something you don't get until just after you

need it.

26 - The hardness of the butter is proportional to the softness

of the bread.

27 - To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal

from many is research.

28 - The problem with the gene pool is that there is no life-

guard.

29 - The sooner you fall behind, the more time you'll have to

catch up.

30 - Everyone has a photographic memory; some just don't

have film.

31 - If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you.

32 - If your car could travel at the speed of light, would your

headlights work?

Sorry guys—I needed to use some space

Something funny—Maybe.

The editor denies responsibility.

1 - Borrow money from pessimists -- they don't expect it

back.

2 - Half the people you know are below average.

3 - 99% of lawyers give the rest a bad name.

4 - 82.7% of all statistics are made up on the spot.

5 - A conscience is what hurts when all your other parts feel

so good.

6 - A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.

7 - If you want the rainbow, you got to put up with the rain.

8 - All those who believe in psycho kinesis, raise my hand.

9 - The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse

gets the cheese.

10 - I almost had a psychic girlfriend, But she left me before

we met.

11 - OK, so what's the speed of dark?

12 - How do you tell when you're out of invisible ink?

13 - If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously

overlooked something.

14 - Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm.

15 - When everything is coming your way, you're in the

wrong lane.

16 - Ambition is a poor excuse for not having enough sense

to be lazy.

17 - Hard work pays off in the future; laziness pays off now.

18 - I intend to live forever. So far, so good.

19 - Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet


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pact light Members Voting Award Phil Stacey


CHRSL Photography Club Member Profile

Chris Hind Tell us about how you first ventured into photography.

My father was always a keen photographer, and I guess I always wanted to emulate him. He’s 94 years old now and it’s

the highlight of his week when I go show him my recent work.

What was your first camera, and what do you use now

My first camera was a Canon AE-1 Plus Program in the 70’s. Today after much angst I have taken the plunge and moved

from my Canon EOS 1 Dx and all the pro lenses to the dark side – mirrorless! I now shoot Fujifilm X-T3 and X-T2 cam-

era bodies with a range of prime and zoom lenses. Why? Weight of equipment, outstanding lens quality and price

essentially. AND, importantly, high quality results! Also I have been following the work of outstanding outback pro

photographer Peter MacDonald who shoots for, among others, RM Williams “Outback” magazine and uses Fujifilm X

-T2.

What would you like to achieve with your photography?

I just like to tell a story through my photos – try to convey what I am seeing, my experiences and show others what’s

possible when you “get out there”. Wherever that may be.

Tell us about how you first came to CHRSL PC and what the club means to you?

I joined to learn. I can’t speak highly enough of this club as a forum for learning. I have made some great friends at the

club. And I have learnt so much! And there’s so much more still to learn.

Are you drawn to one specific genre of photography and can you tell us why?

I am probably more into photo journalism, event photography and landscape photography. The outdoors is “my thing”

and I love travelling this country to experience the incredible variety of people, sights and experiences it has to offer.

And then to share those with friends through my photography.

Do you have a favourite photographer/s whose work you admire and why?

Peter Dombrovskis. He was and still is my inspiration. He achieved the “amazing”. Peter died way too young doing what

he loved! Peter’s “River Island Bend” is a photo that influenced – and changed a generation.


Do you have a photographic ‘moment/adventure’ you could share?

In Etosha National Park, Namibia in 2015 I was stupid enough and foolhardy enough to sit with my body half out of the

passenger side window of my 4WD car to shoot a wild male lion who was eyeballed me - with intent! I lived to get

the shots. This time. Would I be so stupid again? ……….hmmmmm.

Do you have any other interests outside of photography?

I am a keen archer at Northern Archers of Sydney archery range at Pennant Hills Park. Very challenging sport which I on-

ly took up 18 months ago. Getting back into a competitive sport again after retiring from a demanding business life

has just been fantastic! I shoot an Olympic Recurve bow and just finished 2nd on handicap in our summer league.

Have you had a special event that you have photographed and what made it stand out?

Oh Yes. The bi annual Temora Air Show is a must for me. It is just so challenging to get really good shots of flying vintage

aircraft such as Spitfires, Sabre Jets, Kittyhawks, etc etc.

Can you tell us one thing we don’t know about you? I lived in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, Canada for a year and went to school there when I was 12 years old. Amazing ex-

perience digging ourselves out of the front door through the snow drifts! And more than one school yard fight de-

fending the fact that I spoke “different” and was a bit of a novelty in country Ontario. These days that’s labelled

”bullying” and councillors appear from the woodwork. Those days it was the normal ”fitting in” process , I lived to

tell the tale and ended up well respected by my classmates.

Are there any comments you would like to add or anything else you would like to tell us about yourself?

I travel to China every year to see close friends there who I met back in 2010 when they were at UNSW as visiting/

exchange research academics. I now send over 30 of my annual calendars to China each year to those guys and their

families and colleagues who have also become good friends. We travel each year to a new and different destination

in China. Many ex patriot Chinese friends here say I have been to many more places in China than they have ever

been! The Grasslands of Inner Mongolia, The mighty mountains and rivers of Yunnan , The Shaolin Temple in Henan,

my mates subsistence family farm near Tangshen and the massive and awe-inspiring Yangtze River to name but a

few of our adventures. I am also invited each year to conduct a lecture in English to my mates post graduate students

in China as part of his Universities “foreign exposure” requirement for post grad students.

See overleaf for images by Chris


Wingham Summertime Rodeo—Images by Chris Hind


Images

by

Chris Hind


Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race—Boxing Day 2018


Boxing Day 2018 Images by Chris Hind


Images by Chris Hind


Three Days in Chernobyl

by John O’Farrell

We spent three days in Chernobyl,

Ukraine, the site of the world’s

largest ever nuclear accident on April

26th 1986. 500,000 workers were

assigned to a massive cleanup over

the next six months, constructing a

temporary sarcophagus over the

destroyed Reactor 4 to contain the

radioactivity. As a result the three

operational reactors were progres-

sively closed and the other 8 planned

(two in final construction stage) were

canned. Because of radiation danger,

the whole area (1,000 sq. km)

including the southern margins of

Belarus, was designated an

“Exclusion Zone” which requires

special permission to enter and is

closely controlled.


A village school which has not been ‘got at’ too much.

Lenin still stares over the assembly room and the store

cupboard contains gas masks. Nothing to do with the

disaster, more the Cold War civil defence.

Images

by


By early 2018, a “New Safe

Confinement” (the dome seen

here) was completed to enclose

the crumbling sarcophagus and

enable the ongoing dismantling

and decontamination of Reactor 4

(expected to take 100 years).

The Sarcophagus behind, with the

monument to its construction

workers.


In the cooling pump room of

Reactor 3, directly adjacent to

Reactor 4.

The defunct control room in

Reactor 2.


As part of the develop-

ment shelving, two

cooling towers were left

abandoned; the graffiti

in the most completed

one is said to be of a

doctor in the Chernobyl

hospital on the second

day after the disaster.

More research needed

on my part!


The “Russina Woodpecker”; a massive shortwave over the horizon early warning system so called as it

sent out pulses from long to short akin to a woodpecker sound. One of my party served in the Zimbabwean

Signals Corp and remembers hearing it in Africa. It was abandoned shortly after the disaster because of the

radiation (it was also rumoured not to work too well!).


Left:

Wrecked control premises for the Woodpecker.

Computers were destroyed and other equipment

taken to the

basement which

was then filled

with concrete!

Above and left:

Outlying villages in the (now)

exclusion zone were also

abandoned urgently.


A new town, Pripyat, was

constructed at the start

of the Chernobyl Nuclear

Power Plant scheme and

housed over 40,000

workers and their fami-

lies by 1986. The whole

town was evacuated in

three hours very soon

after the disaster and

everything abandoned. It

has subsequently

suffered from material

theft (iron railings etc,

floorboards for firewood)

and latterly, disturbance

from tourists, so now all

domestic buildings are

off limits. Also nature has

taken over with a healthy

forest thriving across the

football stadium. This is

the view from the top of

an 18 floor block (oops!);

Reactor 4 can be seen on

the horizon, only 3 km

away.

Left in a hurry!


Left and below left:

The fairground was due to be

officially opened on May Day

1986…. too late. The seats on the

Ferris wheel are still hot.

Opposite:

Within a few days, as the

radioactive cloud drifted

North, outlying villages in

the (now) exclusion zone

were also abandoned

urgently. These are less

frequented by tourists but

there’s still some evidence

of staging!


Notices

Tuesday 12 February 2019 - Workshop Night

Presentation: 20/20 Vision of Photography - Inspiration and Satisfaction. Presenter: Richard Batterley

In his 60 years of taking photographs, renowned photographic artist Richard Batterley has seen and been inspired by the work of many well-known photographers, plus some not so well known but who none the less have produced outstanding work. Additionally, he has achieved great personal satisfaction from some of his own work. These two sides of his experience form the basis of his insightful presentation “A 20 20 vision of photography … inspiration and satisfaction”. The presentation looks at some of the best-known works of Ansel Adams, David Baily, Lord Snowdon, (Anthony Armstrong Jones), Annie Leibowitz as well as some of their lesser known images and provides some insight into why the audience might look at the work of other photographers to gain inspiration – not for subject matter, not for technical processes, but for an approach and mind set that will help you produces images that stand out from the crowd, images you will be proud of. It also looks at the work of some relatively unknown photographers, but photographers whose work you might recognise. This is work that really inspires today’s aspiring photographers. Richard then goes on to look at how his own work has evolved and changed since 1970's to today's digital world. He shows the audience the out of camera image and the finished image, explaining why he was particularly satisfied with each shot. This is a talk not to be missed by anyone who wants to take photographs, anyone who has an interest in wall art – which is what photography has become. This really is a talk about inspiration and satisfaction … it should inspire you and help put you on your pathway to photographic satisfaction. Location: Phoenix Room 7:30 pm


Monday 18 February 2019 - Landscape SIG

Sunday 24 February 2019 - Sydney International Whitewater Festival

Landscape Special Interest Group Meeting

If you are not a member of our club or not a member of the Landscape SIG and wish to join, please contact

[email protected] Location: Gallery Room 7:30 pm

This February over 300 paddlers from more than 20 countries will compete in the Sydney International Whitewater Festival at Penrith Whitewater

Over two weekends of competition watch some of the best paddlers in the world including Olympic and World Champions compete in slalom, freestyle and wildwater events.

Penrith's Jessica Fox will be racing in the slalom events which crowned her as the Dual World Champion in 2018 for both C1 and K1 disciplines.

Free entry for spectators.

Penrith Whitewater Stadium McCarthys Lane, Cranebrook NSW 2749

For more information visit go to Paddle Australia's website www.paddle.org.au

This should provide a full days opportunity for Sports photography. Meet up at 07:00 or come later, however please ensure you register at the Clubs website (Financial members Only)

Oceania Championships Slalom Sunday 24th February 7:30 - 10:30 and 12:00 - 1:00

Oceania Championships Freestyle Sunday 24th February 10:30 - 12:00

Event organised by Tom Brassil Mobile 0417 248 909


Tuesday 26 February 2019 - Competition Night

Tuesday 26 March 2019 - Competition Night Closing Dates: Digital: 24/03/2019 Prints: 26/03/2019 The set subject for this month is "Scapes". The set subject this month is quite broad. Everything with the word "Scape" in it qualifies.

The choice of subject matter can vary to offer other varieties of "scapes" but it will be up to the photographer to ensure that the end result is apparent to the viewer - i.e. the impact of the image will come from the subject matter chosen.

For scapes you can think of the following topics: Landscapes, Seascapes, Nightscapes, Cityscapes, Streetscape, Urbanscapes, Cloudscape and Bodyscapes to name a few.

A PDF with the complete description can be found on the website (look for the March competition in the calendar)

Tuesday 19 March 2019 - Portraiture SIG

Monday 18 March 2019 - Nature SIG

Digital Entries Close 24 February

Open and Set Subjects

Set Subject is: NATURE

Judge: Roy Killen

Location: Phoenix Room 7:30 pm

Definition: Copy this link into your browser. http://www.photographynsw.org.au/pdf_docs/FIAPNatureDefinitionExplained-GUIDEROYKILLEN.pdf

For this competition we will follow the FIAP Nature Photography definition for Nature. A complete description of what is allowed and what isn't can be found in the document from Roy Killen.

The "primary subject matter" of acceptable Nature images can be divided into two broad categories-living (such as mam-mals, birds, reptiles, insects and plants) and inanimate (such as geological features and natural phenomena). Many Nature images will contain both living and inanimate subject matter.


Tuesday 12th March 2019 Workshop Night - "RAW" Travel Photograhy Alfonso Calero is a professional photographer based in Sydney, Australia. Over the past 20

years, Alfonso has photographed everyone from politicians to artists and everything from exquisite

food to amazing landscapes.

He is multi-lingual and brings his language skills to local and overseas photography tours with his

fluency in Spanish, Japanese, English and Tagalog/Filipino.

"RAW"

It's all about travel photography with a focus on landscape, street, architecture and some nature and wildlife.

A mix of the technical and creative.

A raw look at his travel kit, photos with all meta data and unedited images revealed. Work flow, file management and philoso-

phy on travel photography. A very inter active session open to any questions during the presentation.

Destinations include Tasmania, The Philippines, Japan, Spain and the Faroe Islands (inc. Copenhagen ) Loads of fun travel sto-

ries to tell and a look at autumn, winter and spring in Japan.

Sunday 17th March 2019 - Getting to Know Your Camera A full day that starts with the basics; shutter speeds, aperture, ISO, depth of field, composition etc. Followed by small group

sessions with experienced photographers to guide you through those "What does this button do?" and "How do I ....?"

questions.

Cost is $30 which includes lunch, morning and afternoon tea. Please advise when booking if you have any special dietary

requirements (we will try to accommodate this). Lunch will be sandwiches, tea/coffee/cold drinks.

Starts at 10:00 am and finishes around 4:00 pm. Booking and pre-payment is essential as we have to book lunches with the

RSL. Booking is final once bookings close as after we advise the RSL they are unable to change the lunch order.

Please Note: It is a requirement that members have paid for this course by Tuesday 5th March. Cash payment on the day is

NOT an option.

Sovereign Room 10AM, but please check with the RSL on arrival as the venue may change at the last minute.

See website to register.


Ken Duncan Photography Explained Seminar

Get complete photography training from A – Z in one day – guaranteed!

Life Anglican Church, Quakers Hill, NSW. Saturday 27 April, 2019 - 9am to 5pm.

• How to get “the magical light” in your photos.

• The secret behind shots that make people say, “WOW”.

• Why composition could be more important than you may think -and how to get it right. • Why you probably already have all the gear you’ll ever need to take award-winning photos.

• How to avoid the 5most common mistakes in photography. Ken will explain clearly:

• The startlingly simple elements of a prize-winning shot.

• How to see old places in a new way.

• Plus, how to snatch shots no one else may know how to take. We have negotiated a special deal with Ken Duncan Galleries of $147. Please register your interest on the vents page, we need 20 people to get this deal. Applications close 15th March.

3rd ANNUAL AUDIO VISUAL COMPETITION 2019

“WITHIN 2 KM RADIUS FROM HOME”

Members are invited to put their creative skills to work and produce an audio visual of their photographs. Video content is al-lowed, but not more than 20% of total duration of AV.

Rules and entry form are available for download from the club website. Go to competitions to obtain the forms.

The process of entry is not from the club website, but via a transfer system direct to Alia Naughton. Details are in the docu-mentation. Only one entry per member is allowed.

The judges for the competition are to be announced.

Entries will be open for transfer on Friday 5th July 2019. Entries will close for transfer on Friday 25th October 2019.

All entries will be shown at the Audio Visual Interest Group meeting on the 29th October 2019.


Castle Hill RSL

PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB

The Castle Hill RSL Photography Club was formed in 1994 as the Hills Photographic Society. The club is an informative social

club with friendly competitions, social outings and events and is one of the largest in Australia and has a current membership

of around 270. Members have a diverse range of experience and talent and are always willing to share their knowledge.

A strong point of the club is the emphasis on training, with a dedicated Training Coordinator who oversees all aspects of the

club’s training program. The main training events each year are a Getting to Know Your Camera day and Introduction to

Editing Images day, both held 3 times each year at a very reasonable cost. Other workshops on Intermediate and Advanced

photography, and Audio-visual production are held regularly depending on presenter availability.

The club meets three times a month on the first, second and fourth Tuesdays at 7:30pm, unless otherwise stated,

at the Castle Hill RSL Club

Call: 02 8858 4800 or go to www.castlehillrsl.com.au

Our Monthly Program

First Tuesday: Lecture night.

An experienced photographer, artist or specialist talks about their style of work.

Second Tuesday: Workshop night.

A presentation of one individual member’s work in the form of a short 5 minute AV.

A short presentation by an experienced club member on Photoshop tips and techniques.

A workshop night where an experienced photographer talks about how they create their images. This is generally a very

informal night where other members or visiting experts discuss issues of relevance with the presenter or other members.

http://www.castlehillrsl.com.au/


Fourth Tuesday: Competition Night.

Members submit either digital images or prints to be judged by an independent external judge. Awards issued to the

member counts towards a yearly point score system and a trophy. The judge generally discusses the merits of each photo and

provides comments on how improvements can be made. This is an excellent way to improve your photography.

Competition Grading System

The club has a competition grading system that is designed to allow the member to advance their skills photographic skills. On

attaining a standard assessed by the competition committee each year a member will be promoted from B grade

to A grade. Full details are available in the competition documents on the club website.

Special Interest Groups

The club also has special interest groups (SIGs) for Portrait, Landscape, Nature, Sports Action, Audio-visual and Portfolio

production that meet regularly during the year. Participation in these groups is open to any financial member of the club.

Social Activities

We have outings several times a year with the objective of improving your photography as well as meeting and socialising with

other members.

At the beginning of each year we publish our program for the next twelve months. The program varies every year and we try to

have competition subjects that stretch members’ creative limits.

The only equipment you require is a film or digital camera, and an interest in improving your photographic skills.

The social side of the club is very important to us. We like to have fun and a chat during supper and after the meeting.

Before you can become a member of the Castle Hill RSL Photography Club it is a prerequisite that you are a member of either

the Castle Hill RSL or Parramatta RSL clubs. The membership application form for the Castle Hill RSL is available here or at the

membership office of the club. Unfortunately this means that members must be over the age of 18 so we are unable to

accept junior members. This is complicated by the fact that any club members involved in dealing with juniors would have to

undergo a working with children check which is impractical for our club given the number of members this would require.

Further details about the club and its activities can be found on the club’s website, https://www.chrslphotographyclub.org

http://www.castlehillrsl.com.au/membership

https://www.chrslphotographyclub.org


Castle Hill RSL Photography Club

Castle Hill RSL Photography Club

Atrium Castle Hill RSL

Level 6, 77 Castle St

Castle Hill, NSW 2154

PO Box 25

Castle Hill NSW 1765

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