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Stunning praise from a respected VAPS judge Paul Robinson

The August competition saw Jim Hancock receive tremendous praise for her image of 'Misty Dawn'.
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Wodonga / Albury Camera Club Inc

Welcome to the Wodonga / Albury Camera Club Website

We are an Australian Camera Club located on the border of Victoria and New South Wales on the banks of the mighty Murray River, and comprising members from both sides of the border.
We are an incorporated body in Victoria and come under the Victorian Association of Photographic Societies Inc (VAPS).
We meet on the second Monday of the month at the Boomerang Hotel Complex in Lavington.
The Club activities include competitions, workshops and outings.
Welcome to our corner of the world.

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The November Meeting

Members are reminded that this will be the Club's AGM Night

The October Meeting

Our visiting VAPS judge for the competition 'Open Subject' was David Norris who gave us a great critique of our images.
David also gave us a presentation of some of his Monochrome images.
Members are reminded that the images due in November is for 'Set Subject - Flora' Competition.
The results for the Photographic Challenge for "Long Exposure" will be presented at the November meeting.
Please note: On the side pannel with the programme is the definition for the 2017-18 Set Subject competitions.

Congratulation to all the winners of the competition!

Use the button above or click on the Current Comp Images link (Left) to view all the place winning images.
The Competition winners were:

Colour Print Advance: Vicki Cain

Colour Print: Debbie Shepherd

Monochrome Print: David Woolcock

EDIA: Advance: Jill Hancock

EDI: Jean-Maree Christensen

Top, right EDIA above left to right: CP, Mono, EDIA and EDI.

The Paatsch Shield Challenge

The Shield this year was held at Wandiligong. The Theme was 'Autumn In Wandiligong' The 2017 Paatsch Shield Challenge and Presentation was hosted by the Benalla Canera Club and held on a beautiful autumn day during August at the Wangaratta Club. The Wodonga/Albury Camera Club once again took out the Shield with a 4 point margin.
The Place winners were:

Best Image: Sharon Alston WACC

Second Place: Monika King WACC

Third Place: Ken Jenkins BCC

Merit: Noel Baumgarten BCC

Merit: Attilia Heath WACC

Merit: Cathy Duncombe BCC

Merit: Jeanette Beattie BCC

Benalla Camera Club President Ken Jenkins awarding the Paatsch Shield to Wodonga Albury Camera Club President David Willis for the 6th year in a row!!!

The WACC 2017 Annual Exhibition

Our Annual Exhibition has commenced at Giggs Gallery on the causeway with the Opening on Thursday night the 3rd of August from 6.30pm to 8.00pm.
There are 44 image this year and you can view them during the day as Gigs are open from 10:00am to 4:00pm every day except Mondays.
The last day of Exhibition is on Sunday the 27th of August, with Bump-out on the same day after 3.00pm.
A big thank you to those members that turned up for the Bump-in today.
(Right: Ron Hammond and Kaye Kennedy pictured).

Benalla Camera Club Portrait Workshop

Six of our members had a great day out when the were guest at the Benalla Camera clubs 'Introduction to Studio and off Camera flash lighting for Portraits' workshop with Keith O'Brien.
The workshop had lots to take out of it with the likes of:

Understanding lighting equipment.

Correct operation of the equipment.

Lighting Techniques.

Working with a model and effective posing.

A big thank you to Ken Jenkins and the Benalla Camera Club, Keith O'Brian and the Models Shanae and Rebecca.

Victorian Association of Photographic Societies Convention 2016

Wodonga/Albury Camera Club proudly hosted the 2016 V.A.P.S convention from Friday the 3rd of June to Monday the 7th of June at the Albury Commercial Club. The convention was well attended by people near and far, and it showcased an outstanding range of Prints, EDI Images and AV presentations.

Guest speakers were: Henk van de Ven (Albury Mayor), Ian Rolf (The Amplified Landscape), David Anderson (War Stories), Mark Galer (Creative Workflow using Adobe Lightroom), Steve Axford (The Wonderful World of Fungi) and David Taylor (Shooting from Above). WACC Volunteers made their friendly service available at the reception desk.

From top left: Darren Wighton, Henk van de Ven, Ian Rolfe, Brian Paatsch and the Exhibition.