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Welcome to Hastings Photography Group

For information on the club and how to join the please go to the About the Club page .

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2024 Image of the Year (DIOTY)- INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO…

Dear Members -;

Please note that, due to the website being down for almost 2 weeks now, I have asked for the extension of the CLOSING DATE for the above competition to be the 6th November @ 6pm.

FIRST STEP: 1) Log in to the HPG website 2) Click on arrow UNDER your name 3) Click on YOUR ACCOUNT 4) Click on ENTRIES SUMMARY 5) Click on Hastings Photography Group 2024 6) Scroll DOWN, way down the page (!!) to get to ENTRIES LIST BY SITE 7) Click on HPG 8) Click on 2024 and your images will appear. 9) At the bottom of your images you’ll see blue DOWNLOAD buttons. 10) Decide which image you’d like to enter in DIOTY, and make a note of it’s title 11) Click on the image’s Download button 12) The image will appear (big) on your screen 13) RIGHT-click on the image and choose SAVE AS 14) Choose DESKTOP to save it, BUT, create a new folder on your desktop first (name it DIOTY 2024) and change the long chain of numbers and letters on the image , keeping the .jpg at the end to reflect the ORIGINAL TITLE of your image, click SAVE. Rinse and repeat above to get your DIOTY submissions in one file on your desktop.

SECOND STEP: Submitting your images in DIOTY 2024 . 1) Click on MEMBERS in the grey window on the home-page 2) Click on ENTER COMPETITIONS & ACTIVITIES 3) On the RH-side of the page it says OPEN AND UPCOMING COLLECTIONS 4) Click on DIOTY 2024 -and under ACTION, click ENTER. 5)The page will read : ENTER A COLLECTION 2024 DIOTY (OPEN) You’ll see all three categories with #entry 1, # entry 2 6) Click on CHOOSE FILE under the Category you want to enter , now go LOOK for your DIOTY 2024 folder on your DESKTOP, find the correct image, click on it, then click OPEN. 7) TYPE THE IMAGE TITLE in the space provided on the competition page and click SUBMIT. Your image will appear on the competition page under the category you submitted it to. Rinse and repeat for the other images you’d like to submit.

There is no other way to do this UNLESS you have saved your images on your computer when you originally submitted it. If you have, then do the FIRST STEP in the instructions above so you can ascertain which images received awards in the competitions throughout the year and then load them via your saved file according to the SECOND STEP. The drag-facility (from your gallery to a specific competition) which makes entering competitions so easy, is not available as YET.

Sincere apologies from my side as well for the inconvenience caused. Please get going with submitting your images because the Judge must receive these images by Wednesday night (after 6pm)

Once you’re done submitting an image, you will notice “Change title”‘ or Delete (in red) underneath each image – that is in case you’ve spelled something wrong or if you decide to submit another image instead of the one you’ve selected in the first place. If you see the images on the competition site – they are IN the competition and all is well.

Kind regards

Lindie Kolver

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Results for competitions in September 2024 Digital Competition

There were 23 entries that were rated the highest by our judge(s).

Members can view all images and comment on them by following this link
View / Comment entries in September 2024 Digital Competition

click here to see a pdf catalog of all competition results

The black and white Dodge Karen Phelps – Distinction Mono	Blue-Tongue Lizard Lindie Kolver – Distinction Open Colour
Hot and bothered Lindie Kolver – Distinction Open Colour	Catch me if you can… Lindie Kolver – Distinction Mono
Hanging out at the Skatepark Lindie Kolver – Distinction Mono	A beauty on my basket Louise Spencer – Distinction Open Colour
Beach snap Karen Phelps – Distinction Set Subject – Interesting POV -Mobile phone usage	Queens Lake at sunrise Kevin Weir – Distinction Open Colour
Sunrise amongst the jump ups Louise Spencer – Distinction Set Subject – Interesting POV -Mobile phone usage	Canopy Stephen Finlay – Distinction Mono
On the bend Alan Rouse – Distinction Mono	Having fun Alan Rouse – Distinction Open Colour
My kitchen Alan Rouse – Top Image in Category Set Subject – Interesting POV -Mobile phone usage	Sienna in mono Leonie Lunn – Top Image in Category Mono
Trawling at sunrise Bruce Lawrence – Distinction Open Colour	Inside my Cello Wendy Coulls – Distinction Set Subject – Interesting POV -Mobile phone usage
Three’s a crowd John Smith – Top Image in Competition Nature	Colour infused John Smith – Distinction Open Colour
Fashion accessory John Smith – Distinction Mono	The yarra by night Susan Smith – Distinction Mono
Jacana fishing Susan Smith – Distinction Nature	The Watcher Paul Barron – Distinction Nature
Gerbera Wendy Coulls – Top Image in Category Open Colour

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Competitions in October 2024 Digital Competition are closing soon!

Competitions in October 2024 Digital Competition will close Wednesday, 16th October 2024, 12:00 AM.

Entries can be made in the following areas:

• Mono
• Set Subject – Set Subject :Things in your kitchen
• Nature
• Open Colour

All members are encouraged to enter.

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Results for competitions in August 2024 Digital Competition

There were 19 entries that were rated the highest by our judge(s).

Members can view all images and comment on them by following this link
View / Comment entries in August 2024 Digital Competition

click here to see a pdf catalog of all competition results

Fearless Girl Lindie Kolver – Top Image in Category Open Colour	Yellow wheels John Upton – Distinction Set Subject – Yellow (most of the image…)
A perfect pink and white rosebud Jeannie Bennett – Distinction Open Colour	Dillwynia Sericea Steve Phelps – Distinction Set Subject – Yellow (most of the image…)
The skillion John Upton – Top Image in Category Set Subject – Yellow (most of the image…)	Young girl John Upton – Distinction Mono
Return leg Stephen Finlay – Distinction Open Colour	Sunflower Alan Rouse – Distinction Set Subject – Yellow (most of the image…)
Paperbark and fern Sue Lawson – Distinction Open Colour	Osprey building the nest Kevin Weir – Top Image in Competition Nature
City lights Susan Smith – Distinction Mono	Snooze Stephen Finlay – Distinction Mono
Criss cross Ervin Strauh – Distinction Open Colour	Daisy Wendy Coulls – Distinction Set Subject – Yellow (most of the image…)
The Big House John Smith – Top Image in Category Mono	Leg stretch John Smith – Distinction Nature
Fantail takes flight John Smith – Distinction Nature	Powerful Diane Willingham – Distinction Nature
Ice cold with a lemon slice Lindie Kolver – Distinction Set Subject – Yellow (most of the image…)

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Results for competitions in July 2024 Digital Competition

There were 8 entries that were rated the highest by our judge(s).

Members can view all images and comment on them by following this link
View / Comment entries in July 2024 Digital Competition

click here to see a pdf catalog of all competition results

Rail grab Bruce Lawrence – Distinction Open Colour	Yellow butterfly Lindie Kolver – Distinction Open Colour
Cow hair tangle Louise Spencer – Top Image in Competition Open Colour	At the Rodeo Susan Smith – Distinction Mono
Hamlin pool Louise Spencer – Top Image in Category Mono	Amba John Smith – Top Image in Category Set Subject – Portraiture
Shining through Alan Rouse – Distinction Nature	Look at me fly Kevin Weir – Top Image in Category Nature