1 FREOGRAPHIC May 2024 Contact emails The following email addresses have been set up for FCC business. Secretary: secretary.fremantlecameraclub@gmail.com Treasurer: treasurer.fremantlecameraclub@gmail.com Freographic: editor.fremantlecameraclub@gmail.com Website: web.fremantlecameraclub@gmail.com Digital competition entries: fremantlecameraclub@gmail.com Hope you are all enjoying the wonderful rain we have been having this past week which certainly makes a change from the dryest October to April on record in Perth. A big thanks to our judges over the past two months, Colin White in April who made it under duress after having a bicycle accident, and Glen Moralee who tells us he’s now been judging at Fremantle for going on nine years. Along with some of fantastic images coming through in Competition, two of the main reasons I like to enter images into competition is to firstly, hear the feedback from our respective judges, and secondly, appreciate the amazing creativity that is presented from our club members. Having said that, it also occurs to me that these are not always mutually exclusive, but nor are they the same. We often hear and see examples of some images receiving very positive feedback, with a lower-than-expected Award and conversely, some images that receive less than substantial feedback with a much higher Award than expected. So how do I reconcile these. Firstly, I’m not at all offended by a judges negative or modest feedback (well maybe a little bit), as I understand they don’t always get what I was trying to show with an image (or how many hours I spent tweaking it). Secondly, its just one individual’s opinion, and as we have seen recently where some images that have been resubmitted (only have received a Bronze or no Award previously) have gone on to receive much higher Awards from another different judge. So, for me, it’s about a couple of other more valued perspectives. Primarily, enjoying the occasion and appreciating the many wonderful images that are presented, but most importantly, enjoying the overall occasion with likeThe club meets at 7.30pm on the first and third Tuesday of every month (except January) at the North Fremantle Community Hall: 4 Thompson Road, North Fremantle (Harvest Road end). See the map at the bottom of our home page: www. fremantlecameraclub.com. The first Tuesday is an educational evening and the third Tuesday is competition night. In addition there are social outings organised to improve and share our photography skills. See information in this month’s Freographic and on the website. Guests are always welcome. Become a club member today! Welcome to Freographic April/ May 2024 issue President’s Report
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy MTI3ODI1