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CPS Programme 2009

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CPS Competions Champion Image Galleries Now available for viewing

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Official CPS Field Trip to Mt Hutt
January 18th 2009

The Champion Prints and Projected Images are now available for viewing by clicking here.

Juvenile White Fronted Tern by Kevin Tyree APSNZ, Champion A Grade, Champion Colour Print, Champion of Champions

Meet at the junction of Highway 72 and the turnoff to Mt Hutt Ski Field at 8.00 am  About two hours travel time from Christchurch.

Bring all the usual gear plus kneeling pad as the area is almost all shingle scree.  Ordinary cars will be able to access the area as far as the facilities.  No road fee.

Remember there is also a Special Field Trip on 11th January 2009 to Mt Olympus Ski Field.

Any questions please ring me on 3887 147.

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CPS 2008 Competition Images
Gallery

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December 2008 Issue of Viewfinder
ready to download

The 2008 CPS Competitions have nearly ended and 121 Honours images can now be viewed

Maniototo Dawn, Kevin Tyree APSNZ

The December issue of the CPS Viewfinder publication is now available (2.1mb)

Viewfinder back issues

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12th Laurie Thomas New Zealand Landscape Salon 2008 Results and Images

The 12th Laurie Thomas New Zealand Landscape Salon concluded successfully on 23rd July with an exhibition at the CPS clubrooms of all award-winning images before a large audience comprising both CPS members and visitors.

The Champion Slide was Easterly Blow by Georgie McKie FPSNZ Christchurch. (shown below)

The Silver medal in this section also went to Georgie McKie FPSNZ with her entry entitled Frosty Grazing.

Steven Wright ANPSNZ, Christchurch won Bronze with his entry Tidal Creation.

Four Honours certificates were awarded for slide images:

Newell Grenfell HonPSNZ,FPSNZ,FNPSNZ, Christchurch, When Winter Comes

Rohan Worland LPSNZ from NSW Australia for Te Anau Sunburst and Red Shed;

Ron McKie FPSNZ ARPS Christchurch for Sunkissed Slopes.

The Champion Digital image was Farewell Sandscape by Ron Willems FPSNZ, AFIAP, ARPS, AAPS of Christchurch.

Roger Brownsey FPSNZ from Tokoroa was awarded the Silver medal for Morning's First Touch and Allan McGregor LPSNZ Christchurch won Bronze for Storm at Punakaiki.

Six images were awarded Honours in the Digital class:

Kim Annan Christchurch for Winter Wonderland,

Brian Cudby FPSNZ Auckland for Pohutu Geyser, Rotorua.

Jim Harding, Christchurch for Winter Symmetry (shown above),

Shona Kebble APSNZ Auckland for Resting Place,

Glenn Symon, Dunedin for Sutton Salt Lake Sunset and Ron Willems FPSNZ AFIAP ARPS AAPS Christchurch for Autumn's End.

A very high standard is always set for this Salon and this year was no exception. The authors of the 30 slides and 122 digital images achieving Acceptance or above are to be congratulated.

This Landscape Salon was established in 1997 and is run by the Christchurch Photographic Society in memory of former member the late Laurie Thomas, using part of a generous legacy he left to the Society. He was a keen photographer of the New Zealand landscape using the medium of slides.

The 13th Salon will be held in 2009.

View the award winning LTNZLS images for 2008.

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CPS Constitution
Available in PDF format

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CPS Tutorial Workshops for 2009
Available in PDF format

The CPS Constitution that was ammended in August 2007 is available for all to download and read in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.

The Tutorial Workshops for 2009 are now available for downloading in Adobe Acrobat PDF Format

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