Hermanus Photographic Society
Set Subject of the month

Set Subject of the month

The Set subject is a monthly competition for club members. View the upcoming set subjects here.

December 2022: Food and Drink

Food for thought @ Daniel Reddie Silver.
Cheese board @ Phil Sturgess Silver.
Rooibos, skuinskoek en kweperkonfyt @ Carina de Klerk Gold.
Rosy evening © Charles Naude Silver.
A Good Ending © Sheron Pretorius Merit.
A Colourful Plate © David Wilson Silver.
Berries and Pancakes © Mari Botes Merit

November 2022: Shadows

Sculptured cliff © Charles Naude Silver
Early morning greeting Phil Sturgess Silver
Sifting Shadows © Sheron Pretorius Gold
Subtle shadow © Ingrid Grundlingh
David Wilson Fold
Gold
Equilibrium © Creighton Claassen

October 2022: Photograph of a family or friend’s Pet

X-001-2076594-Scooby unleashed
Scooby unleashed by Judy Armstrong
Oscar by Sheron Pretorius
Toffee by Peter Jaquire
Sadie the Obedience School Dropout by David Wilson
Kitty Kisses by Crighton Klassen
Is this what they mean by heel by Daniel Reddie
Stoep sitters by Phil Sturgess
Best friends by Carina de Klerk
Six toed Leo by Linda Kotzenberg
Garden Pet by Luke Horsten and set subject winner

September 2022: Spirals in nature

Twirled
Simplicity has its virtues in photography and this is an excellent example. Perhaps slightly more of the plant in focus would assist but overall a pleasing example.  26 Merit Robyn Simmons 2STAR
Colourful Spiral
Active colouration and a good choice of crop to show the photo in a square format.   27 Merit/ SSW David Wilson 4STAR
Fern spirals
First glance looks like a pregnancy scan but no its a fern. Nice and sharp and good definition all round but lacks that sparkle needed to get a higher score 25 Gold
Phil Sturgess MS
Horns that Spiral
Some processing concerns that bring this photo down a bit but otherwise good composition  26 Gold
Luke  Horsten 5STAR
 
BUDDING BEAUTY
At first glance this didn’t attract but the longer it is on the screen the better it looks. Again perhaps more of the plant in focus would assist. 23 Gold Ingrid Grundlingh 3STAR
Fading Rose
Good choice of square format for the subject but seem that lack of processing has left the image a little flat. More contrast would aid the presentation.  24 Gold Daniel Reddie 5STAR

August 2022: Sport in action

Canoe chaos © Phil Sturgess – Merit and winner of set subject Sport in Action.
Downed in the house of pain © Daniel Reddie – Gold
The Fisherman © Crighton Klassen – Gold
No 639 © David Wilson – Gold

July 2022: The number three

Three Plus Three © Luke Horsten. Set subject winner as well as image of the month.
Three musketeers © Judy Armstrong
Lean on Me © Sheron Pretorius
Blue red and gold © Phil Sturgess

June 2022: Paint with light

Shadow boxing © Crighton Klassen

Late Afternoon Light and Shadows © Kobus Botes, Winner Set subject
Wine glass © Peter Jaquire
Mom and the musketeers © Carina de Klerk
Coming in hot © Daniel Reddie
Unfurling © Robyn Simmons

May 2022: H is is for…

Hands out © Phil Sturgess
A Held Hairy Leg © Robyn Simmons
Hang over © Crighton Klassen
H is for Halloween Moon © David Wilson
Hippo happiness © Carina de Klerk. Winner of set subject H is for… and overall image of the month.

April 2022: Abandoned structures

X-001-1939283-Meisho Maru 38_
Meisho Maru 38 © Crighton Klassen, COM, Set subject winner
X-001-1943686-Kolmanskop ruins
Kolmanskop ruins © Phil Sturgess
X-001-1957713-Burned down and forgotten
Burned down and forgotten © Elizma Fourie
X-001-1958768-Groenrivier Ruins
Groenrivier Ruins © Mari Botes
X-001-1958194-Lost in the forest
Lost in the forest © Rene Pretorius

March 2022: Moods

X-001-1927939-The Desolate Jetty
The Desolate Jetty © Crighton Klassen. Master Bronze, 27, Merit, Set subject winner
The stare
The stare. © Phil Sturgess. MB, 25, Gold
Elation © Luke Horsten. 5*, 25, Gold.
X-001-1934255-Is this the hanging tree
Is this the hanging tree © Sheron Pretorius. 3*, 24, Gold.
X-001-1934374-Dancing in the garden
Dancing in the garden © Gary Scholtz. 4*, 23, Gold.
X-001-1934251-Man and his Horse
Man and his Horse © Rene Pretorius. 1*, 21, Merit.
X-001-1933717-When it rains in the Kalahari
When it rains in the Kalahari © Peter Jaquire. 1 Star, 18, Gold.
X-001-1933911-Fire in the sky
Fire in the sky © Elizma Fourie. 5*, 24, Gold.

February 2022: The Decisive Moment or “un moment décisif” 

X-001-1919825-You got us stuck You sort it out
You got us stuck You sort it out by Sheron Pretorius. 3-Star, 23, Gold.
X-001-1918789-Relief
Relief by Rene Pretorius. 23, Certificate of Merit.
X-001-1914088-A BIT OF TONGUE
A bit of tongue by Robyn Simmons. 1-Star. 21 Certificate of Merit.
Cobra strike
Cobra strike by Phil Sturgess. 25, Gold.
X-001-1917684-Splish splash
Splish splash by Peter Jaquire. 1-Star, 22, Certificate of Merit.
All the Action by Luke Horsten. 5-Star. 24, Gold.
X-001-1914277-Strokur Erupts
Strokur Erupts by David Wilson. 4-Star. 24, Gold.
X-001-1919962-Narrow escape
The winner of the Set subject competition ‘Decisive Moment’ was the image Narrow escape by Carina de Klerk. 5-Star, 27 Certificate of Merit.

Your Old Photo Revived

A limited number of images were entered into the competition Your old Photo Revived. The winning image was by new comer Peter Jaquire with his image Hilltop Chapel 2016. The before image is provided as reference and was not scored.

Original picture
Set subject winner Hilltop Chapel 2016 by Peter Jaquire. 26. COM
Original
New for whom the Bell Tolls © David Wilson. 23.
New My Boys Revived © Hestie das Neves. 24.
New Snow Biker © Daniel Reddie. 25.