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HOW TO DO SMOKE PHOTOGRAPHY
1. Set up in a dark room on a table with a black cloth and a black backdrop - either fabric or cardboard 2. Set up an off-camera flash directly next to the incense stick. Ideally the flash should be turned on its side to create a narrow, focused light on the smoke only. 3. Attach a flag (barn door or improvised black cardboard) on either side of the flash to contain and direct the light. 4. Flash settings: Manual, quarter power. 5. Camera Settings: ISO 100 or max 200, Shutter: 1/125 or max 1/160,
Aperture F8 or F110. 6. If the shot is too bright first lower the flash settings or go to F11.
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Note that bringing down the shutter speed will not make a difference because the light freezes the action not the camera shutter speed. 7. Put up a constant light source on the opposite side ie. torch or bedside lamp, to set up and focus before shooting. 8. Using Auto Focus, focus on the burning red tip of the incense stick while the light is on. Then switch to manual focus and switch off the light. 9. Aim to shoot just above the incense stick. 10. Move your hand gently around the incense to change the smoke pattern. 11. Start shooting!
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Trophy Night Winners -Gallery
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January WinnersGallery
The Winning images from The January 2022 Meeting. Cellphone: 1-3 Star - Zenia McQuirk - Otter Bridge in Flood Rietvlei 4-5 Star - Jackie Poley du Plessis - Parrot Portrait Digital: 1 Star - Zenia McQuirk - Moonscape 2 Star - Rudi Schmidt - Amongst the Chaos 3 Star - Joy Fourie Loberg - Friend or Foe 4 Star - Arauna Bezuidenhout - Figure 8 Flamingo 5 Star - Natasha Bird - Hyena Vulture Encounter 5 Star Masters - Jan Viljoen - Who Wants Leftovers Set Subject: 1-3 Star Winner - Zenia McQuirk - Landy In Pilansberg 1-3 Star Runner Up - Joy Fourie Loberg - Travel 4-5 Star Winner - Thomas Bingle - Lake Como 4-5 Star Runner Up - Kerry Mellet - Hobbit House at Hobbiton
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Well done to all our members for an excellent Club Night. Images submitted were of excellent quality and standard.
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Benoni Camera Club Salon
BARRY CLAYTON CHERYL KNIGHT DAVID MACINTYRE 2 ACCEPTANCES 1 COM 2 ACCEPTANCES
DOUGLAS KNIGHT 2 ACCEPTANCES
HANNES BRONKHORST HENNIE BESTBIER JOHAN BOTHA KIERIE VILJOEN LAETITIA KENNY NICO GROBBELAAR THOMAS BINGLE 3 ACCEPTANCES 2 ACCEPTANCES 3 ACCEPTANCES 1 COM, 2 ACCEPTANCES 3 COMS, 5 ACCEPTANCES 4 ACCEPTANCES 4 ACCEPTANCES
On The Rocks Camera Club Salon
CHERYL KNIGHT HANNES BRONKHORST HENNIE BESTBIER JOHAN BOTHA MARIE BOTHA WILLEM PIETERSE
3 ACCEPTANCES 3 ACCEPTANCES 1 ACCEPTANCES 1 ACCEPTANCES 3 ACCEPTANCES 1 COM, 7 ACCEPTANCES
International Salons
LAETITIA KENNY PRISM INTERNATIONAL 9 ACCEPTANCES, 1 MERIT MEDAL
LAETITIA KENNY PHOTO FORUM
19 ACCEPTANCES, 1 SILVER MEDAL HANNES BRONKHORST FERULA SALON 2 ACCEPTANCES HANNES BRONKHORST CHAYAPATH INTERNATIONAL SALON 2 ACCEPTANCES HANNES BRONKHORST ZENITH SUPER CIRCUIT 8 ACCEPTANCES HANNES BRONKHORST SREE INTERNATIONAL SALON 6 ACCEPTANCES, 1 RIBBON 1 COM
HANNES BRONKHORST CONCEPT INTERNATIONAL SALON 2 ACCEPTANCES
HANNES BRONKHORST NEPALIAN SALON 2 ACCEPTANCES
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Promotions
One Star Promoted to Two Star
Two Star Promoted to Three Star
Three Star Promoted to Four Star
Four Star Promoted to Five Star
Five Star Promoted to Five Star Masters o HANNES BRONKHORST o NICCO GROBBELAAR o BARRY CLAYTON o DAVID MACINTRYE
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Wishing our Members Celebrating their special day in January a blessedand wonderful day.
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