Senior Club Competition Winners July 2023

Craig Morgan from Randburg Foto Klub is our July winner!

Craig, congratulations on your winning image – Whirring Wings

Craig says:-

When in Ecuador one is constantly surrounded by beautiful birds, especially an abundance of hummingbirds. For photographing these hummingbirds, I would watch their movements and favourite locations in the garden. I would then station my camera on a sturdy tripod, and take some test shots, focusing on having a clean background.

 

Once I had settled on a good location that was not in direct sunlight, I set my camera in M and tried various combinations of ISO, aperture and shutter speed. To get the blur on the wings I needed to keep the shutter speed as low as possible without blurring the rest of the hummingbird. I also had to be careful to not blow-out the highlights, and many of the hummingbirds have white feathered parts on their bodies. I took hundreds of images, and only a handful turned out as desired. Nevertheless, I absolutely enjoyed every moment just being out there in nature. For this image of an Andean Emerald my settings were F9.0, ISO-800 and 1/400s at 600mm.

Our 1st runner-up is – Koos Fourie from Vanderbijlpark Fotografiese Vereniging with “sossusvlei dune”
Our 2nd runner-up is Antionette Morkel from Port Elizabeth Camera Club with “Eagle Landing

Thank you to the judges:

Sue Jewel – SAVAS

Arlene Mullins – On the Rocks

Charmaine Joubert – Port Elizabeth Camera Club

Click here for the July 2023 scoresheet for Seniors

JULY 2023 SENIOR CLUB WINNER FINALISTS (You can click on the images to enlarge them and use the arrows on the image to go back and forth.)

(these images are also available on Dropbox to download and show at your club evenings  – just forward the webmaster your email address and ask to be added to the shared folder

AFO Photography Club - Elzabe Bogenhofer - Kontras

AFO Photography Club - Elzabe Bogenhofer - Kontras

Alberton Camera Club - Robbie Aspeling - Bored with this game

Alberton Camera Club - Robbie Aspeling - Bored with this game

Ballito Photo Club - Avril Eshmade - Beach Living

Ballito Photo Club - Avril Eshmade - Beach Living

Beachcombers Photography Club - Paul  Scherzer - Young boy

Beachcombers Photography Club - Paul Scherzer - Young boy

Benoni Camera Club - Cathy Dooley - Morning Drakensburg Scene

Benoni Camera Club - Cathy Dooley - Morning Drakensburg Scene

Bethal Fotografie Klub - Jannes  Drotsky - Sprokieswereld

Bethal Fotografie Klub - Jannes Drotsky - Sprokieswereld

Bloemfontein Kameraklub - Lizette De Coning - Northen Lights

Bloemfontein Kameraklub - Lizette De Coning - Northen Lights

Boksburg Camera Club - Willie Pieterse - Faceless Prisoner

Boksburg Camera Club - Willie Pieterse - Faceless Prisoner

Bosveld Fotografie Klub - Lelanie van der Walt - Merlot

Bosveld Fotografie Klub - Lelanie van der Walt - Merlot

Brandpuntfotoklub - Elsa E van Dyk - Larwe

Brandpuntfotoklub - Elsa E van Dyk - Larwe

Cape Town Photographic Society - Joan Ward - Favourite food

Cape Town Photographic Society - Joan Ward - Favourite food

Creative Camera Club - Anthony van Zyl - Monkey Temple

Creative Camera Club - Anthony van Zyl - Monkey Temple

Durban Camera Club - Sandy Van Heerden - Monteseel Sunrise

Durban Camera Club - Sandy Van Heerden - Monteseel Sunrise

Edenvale Photographic Club - Clare Appleyard - The Ceiling of Crossing

Edenvale Photographic Club - Clare Appleyard - The Ceiling of Crossing

Ermelo Foto Klub - Leon Drotsky - Looking back

Ermelo Foto Klub - Leon Drotsky - Looking back

Fish Hoek Photographic  Society - Johan Kloppers - Jancana Reflections

Fish Hoek Photographic Society - Johan Kloppers - Jancana Reflections

Harties Fotografie Studiegroep - Neels Niesing - Jakkals

Harties Fotografie Studiegroep - Neels Niesing - Jakkals

Hermanus Photographic Society - Carina de Klerk - Windflower

Hermanus Photographic Society - Carina de Klerk - Windflower

Hibiscus Coast Photographic Society - Michelle Pearson - Bateleur

Hibiscus Coast Photographic Society - Michelle Pearson - Bateleur

Highway Camera Club - Hugh Watson - Lammergaier fly past

Highway Camera Club - Hugh Watson - Lammergaier fly past

Klerksdorp Fotografie Klub - Monique Van Rooyen - Let me Shine

Klerksdorp Fotografie Klub - Monique Van Rooyen - Let me Shine

Knysna Photographic Society - Pieter Mare - Kubu Island Boababs

Knysna Photographic Society - Pieter Mare - Kubu Island Boababs

Kriel Foto Club - Sonja Liebenberg - I am going to cath a ride

Kriel Foto Club - Sonja Liebenberg - I am going to cath a ride

Kroonstad Fotoklub - Veronica Heersink - Old Roses and Bible

Kroonstad Fotoklub - Veronica Heersink - Old Roses and Bible

Krugersdorp Camera Club - Derek de Beer - Torres de Paine early morning

Krugersdorp Camera Club - Derek de Beer - Torres de Paine early morning

Magalies Foto Fun Club - Mariette Goosen - Bromvoel en slang

Magalies Foto Fun Club - Mariette Goosen - Bromvoel en slang

Maritzburg Camera Club - Leon Heyes - Death On a Rose Leaf

Maritzburg Camera Club - Leon Heyes - Death On a Rose Leaf

Midlens Fotoklub - Hannes Claassens - Dandy jumping spider

Midlens Fotoklub - Hannes Claassens - Dandy jumping spider

National Photographic Club - Alta oo - Fifty shades of candle light

National Photographic Club - Alta oo - Fifty shades of candle light

On the Rocks Camera Club - Kevin Mullins - Moody Blues

On the Rocks Camera Club - Kevin Mullins - Moody Blues

Paarl Photographic Club - Sonja Myburgh - Jumping jack

Paarl Photographic Club - Sonja Myburgh - Jumping jack

Port Elizabeth Camera Club - Antionette Morkel - Eagle Landing

Port Elizabeth Camera Club - Antionette Morkel - Eagle Landing

Pretoria Photographic Society - Hendrik Grobbelaar - Red Dragonfly

Pretoria Photographic Society - Hendrik Grobbelaar - Red Dragonfly

Princes Grant Camera Club - Sharlene Cathro - Leopard King

Princes Grant Camera Club - Sharlene Cathro - Leopard King

Randburg Foto Klub-Randburg Photo Club - Craig Morgan - Whirring Wings

Randburg Foto Klub-Randburg Photo Club - Craig Morgan - Whirring Wings

Rustenburg Photographic Society - Simon Fletcher - Beautiful Kirsten

Rustenburg Photographic Society - Simon Fletcher - Beautiful Kirsten

Sandton Photographic Society - Bryan Kimmel - Tranquility BK11911 PV

Sandton Photographic Society - Bryan Kimmel - Tranquility BK11911 PV

Sasol Highveld Photography Club - Danie Smit - spotted owl

Sasol Highveld Photography Club - Danie Smit - spotted owl

Schools - Western Cape Youth Photographers - Thomas Bothe - Die Klok tussen Niks en Nerens

Schools - Western Cape Youth Photographers - Thomas Bothe - Die Klok tussen Niks en Nerens

Springs Photographic Club - Rodney Cory - Scavenger Dispute

Springs Photographic Club - Rodney Cory - Scavenger Dispute

Swartland Fotografieklub - Herman Olivier - Lucky Little Rascal

Swartland Fotografieklub - Herman Olivier - Lucky Little Rascal

Tygerberg Photographic Society - COERT VENTER - THINK

Tygerberg Photographic Society - COERT VENTER - THINK

Vanderbijlpark Fotografiese Vereniging - Koos Fourie - sossusvlei dune

Vanderbijlpark Fotografiese Vereniging - Koos Fourie - sossusvlei dune

Vereeniging Photographic Society - Ernest Arnold - Chilly Bee Eater

Vereeniging Photographic Society - Ernest Arnold - Chilly Bee Eater

Westville Camera Club - Wayne dos Santos Niz - Sand Storm

Westville Camera Club - Wayne dos Santos Niz - Sand Storm

Witzenberg Photographic Society - Mariana Visser - Beautiful beast

Witzenberg Photographic Society - Mariana Visser - Beautiful beast

HOW DOES THIS COMPETITION WORK?

This is a PSSA monthly competition where clubs enter their monthly Senior winner onto Photovault. Appointed judges select the winning image.  The monthly winner gets displayed on the home page of our Web site for the duration of the month.  

For the Senior Club Competition Winner of the Month, a club representative (ideally the Chairperson) submits the Senior club winner via Photovault at www.photovaultonline.com.

Click here to download instructions on how to upload your entry onto Photovault

Frequently we do require high resolutions of these images as PSSA use them for Print Exhibitions to promote PSSA as well as showcasing the work being done around the country.

At the end of the PSSA calendar year (30 June of each year) the Senior Club Competition Winning Image of the Year is selected.

 
 

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