Welcome to Hastings Photography Group

The Hastings Photography Group was formed in 2010 and since then has grown in size and ambition.

It is an incorporated club with an active committee.
The current membership is 48 ( January 2024)

Membership is open to any person ; beginner , intermediate or experienced photographer , who wants to develop their photography skills in a friendly club environment.

If you have any questions or general queries on membership, please email our Secretary : secretary.hastingsphotography@gmail.com

HPG is proudly supported by Donovan Oates Hannaford Legal + Conveyancing

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About us

We meet on the first and third Tuesday of the month from January to November at 7.00 pm at Emerald Downs Community Centre behind the Lighthouse Plaza Shopping Centre, 100 Ocean Drive, Port Macquarie , NSW OR at 2pm at Laurieton United Service Club in Laurieton – keep an eye on the event calendar for relevant venue information.

Membership Fees are:

Full year membership:   $50.00         July to June

Half year membership:  $25.00         if you join during January – April

If you join in May or June, please pay $50.00 which includes full membership for the following financial year.

You will then be provided additional information about being registered on the HPG website, how to navigate the site and enter competitions.

Members are charged $5.00 per meeting to cover cost of room hire and refreshments at Club Meetings.

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Results for competitions in October 2021 Digital Competition

There were 14 entries that gained our highest award(s).

Members can view all images and comment on them by following this link
View / Comment entries in October 2021 Digital Competition

click here to see a pdf catalog of all competition results

Stealth
Arthur Minter – Top Image in Category
Open Colour

Princess
Paul Barron – Distinction
Open Colour

Twig Catcher
Paul Barron – Distinction
Open Colour

Reflections Nerang River 1 of 1
Diane Willingham – Distinction
Open Colour

Watching You sm
Linda Appleby – Distinction
Open Colour

Edward
John Upton – Top Image in Category
Mono

Lotus Pods
Stephen Finlay – Distinction
Mono

Love My Dog
Susan Smith – Distinction
Mono

Mena Creek Falls
Liz Gannell – Distinction
Set Subject -Long Exposure/Slow Shutter Speed

Purakaunui Falls
Susan Smith – Distinction
Set Subject -Long Exposure/Slow Shutter Speed

Blue-wing Parakeets at the Lek
Lindie Kolver – Top Image in Category
Set Subject -Long Exposure/Slow Shutter Speed

Brahminy Kite
Steve Phelps – Distinction
Nature

Playing
Lindie Kolver – Distinction
Nature

Puff-leg landing
Lindie Kolver – Top Image in Competition
Nature

by Lindie Kolver, November 16, 2021

November 2021 Digital Competition hides under 2022 !

Please remember the November monthly competition hides under the 2022 button on the competition page. Our ‘ Image Year ‘ stretches from November 2020 to October of 2021. Therefore the next image year will stretch from November 2021 to October 2022 …and the Actual Competition is under the 2022 button.

Get your DIOTY images loaded on time. The results of October’s competition will be made known in time so you can use it for DIOTY if you have done well.

Col’s Challenge is still open and ongoing. It doesn’t matter if you have not participated before, you can start any week! As long as you take your image during that week and upload. This week (39) the brief is SHADOWS.

Take care and above else take photos !
Virtual Hugs, Lindie xx


by Lindie Kolver, November 1, 2021

Digital Image of the Year 2021 is open for submission.

There are only 3 (three) Categories : Open Colour, Mono and Nature. Each member is allowed 3 (three) images per category. You are only allowed to upload from your stash of images ALREADY submitted this past year (the Year goes from NOVEMBER 2020 – OCTOBER 2021) The October competition will be back in time for you to submit any image you might have done well with to the DIOTY (Digital Image of the Year Comp). You are allowed to swap images from one category to another , ie. Set Subject awarded images may be entered in Open Colour , Mono or Nature (keeping in mind the Nature definition of no man-made items showing, etc and the Mono category contain only Black & White images.

How to submit to the DIOTY ? Log in with your name. Proceed to DIOTY 2021 Competition > click > click on the green window (select from existing uploaded images) > you’ll be taken to your ‘gallery’ where all the images you have entered this year are shown with the award you achieved next to it as well as the month you entered it > click on the desired image > it will open on another page with an orange window at the top of the image that says : Enter this image in DIOTY 2021>click on the orange tab>the website takes you straight back to the Competition entry form as you know it> click on the category you wish to enter the image in to>click on submit your entry. Repeat this procedure with all the images you wish to enter in the final competition of the year , DIOTY 2021. Stick to only entering images from November 2020 – October 2021 , please !

If you have any questions or queries or need help, kindly contact me on my Mobile or my Landline (0431695412 / 55150450)

by Lindie Kolver, October 20, 2021

Results for competitions in September 2021 Digital Competition

There were 11 entries that gained our highest award(s).

Members can view all images and comment on them by following this link
View / Comment entries in September 2021 Digital Competition

click here to see a pdf catalog of all competition results

Sunset on the Lighthouse
Stephen Finlay – Top Image in Category
Open Colour

Breakfast Shells
Louise Spencer – Distinction
Mono

Darling Harbour
Susan Smith – Top Image in Category
Mono

Having a splash
Stephen Finlay – Distinction
Mono

Passionfruit flower
Lindie Kolver – Distinction
Set Subject – Macro Magic/Little World

Butterfly and Ant
Susan Smith – Distinction
Set Subject – Macro Magic/Little World

Caterpillar
Susan Smith – Top Image in Competition
Set Subject – Macro Magic/Little World

Ouchie ouch !
Lindie Kolver – Distinction
Nature

Enjoying Lunch
Susan Smith – Distinction
Nature

Snack Time
Louise Spencer – Top Image in Category
Nature

Cathedral fig tree Atherton Tablela
Bernd Fichtner – Distinction
Nature

by Lindie Kolver, October 19, 2021

Lunch outing to Byabarra on 8th October ’21

Having to postpone this Outing umpteenth times due to Covid Lockdowns and mandates, we finally made it to Byabarra on the 8/10/2021.

25 of us got together and had a most enjoyable afternoon. The service was slow, the food was not too bad, but the lovely company made up for it . Lots of laughter and camera talk and catching up with each other. Covid wreaked havoc on everything, didn’t it ? We have lost close contact with each other during these strange times. Hoping to see more of our Members back in the fold when things return to ‘normal’

Gemma and Fred, Rod and Gwen and Karen & Steve

by Lindie Kolver, October 11, 2021

Results for competitions in August 2021 Digital Competition

There were 11 entries that gained our highest award(s).

Members can view all images and comment on them by following this link
View / Comment entries in August 2021 Digital Competition

click here to see a pdf catalog of all competition results

Do not threaten me
Lindie Kolver – Distinction
Open Colour

Through the hoop
John Smith – Top Image in Category
Open Colour

Young Dare Devil
Susan Smith – Top Image in Category
Mono

Mono
John Upton – Distinction
Mono

Drowning
Lindie Kolver – Distinction
Set Subject – A rainy day

Cold, but playing in the rain
Lindie Kolver – Top Image in Competition
Set Subject – A rainy day

Rainy Milford sound
Garry Gannell – Distinction
Set Subject – A rainy day

Duelling Butterflies
Susan Smith – Top Image in Category
Nature

Playful sparring
Lindie Kolver – Distinction
Nature

Another Catch
Susan Smith – Distinction
Nature

Sacred Kingfisher
John Smith – Distinction
Nature

by Lindie Kolver, September 21, 2021

Results for competitions in August 2021 Digital Competition

There were 11 entries that gained our highest award(s).

Members can view all images and comment on them by following this link
View / Comment entries in August 2021 Digital Competition

click here to see a pdf catalog of all competition results

Do not threaten me
Lindie Kolver – Distinction
Open Colour

Through the hoop
John Smith – Top Image in Category
Open Colour

Young Dare Devil
Susan Smith – Top Image in Category
Mono

Mono
John Upton – Distinction
Mono

Drowning
Lindie Kolver – Distinction
Set Subject – A rainy day

Cold, but playing in the rain
Lindie Kolver – Top Image in Competition
Set Subject – A rainy day

Rainy Milford sound
Garry Gannell – Distinction
Set Subject – A rainy day

Duelling Butterflies
Susan Smith – Top Image in Category
Nature

Playful sparring
Lindie Kolver – Distinction
Nature

Another Catch
Susan Smith – Distinction
Nature

Sacred Kingfisher
John Smith – Distinction
Nature

by Lindie Kolver, September 21, 2021

Thank you e-mail received from Port Saints Football Club. A group of photographers have been covering the PSFC’ activities. We photographed the Mini Gala this year and the Inter-Club Competition last year. (any volunteers more than welcome!)

by Lindie Kolver, September 3, 2021

Results for competitions in July 2021 Digital Competition

There were 19 entries that gained our highest award(s).

Members can view all images and comment on them by following this link
View / Comment entries in July 2021 Digital Competition

click here to see a pdf catalog of all competition results

Fruit-eater
Lindie Kolver – Distinction
Open Colour

Green Tree Lizard
Gemma Baker – Distinction
Open Colour

Porcelain Doll
Lindie Kolver – Top Image in Category
Open Colour

Swim Time
Susan Smith – Distinction
Open Colour

Chicken Wire Perch
John Smith – Distinction
Open Colour

Autumn Colour sm
Linda Appleby – Distinction
Open Colour

Flower Girl
Lindie Kolver – Distinction
Mono

Cold Day
John Upton – Distinction
Mono

City Lights
Susan Smith – Distinction
Mono

The Snails Trail
John Smith – Top Image in Category
Mono

Water & Sand
Louise Spencer – Distinction
Mono

Rarely seen Platypus
Garry Gannell – Distinction
Set Subject – Small furry animals

Meerkat
Katherine Appleby – Distinction
Set Subject – Small furry animals

Grey Mongoose
Lindie Kolver – Distinction
Set Subject – Small furry animals

Tree Squirrel
Lindie Kolver – Top Image in Competition
Set Subject – Small furry animals

Bumble Bee
Louise Spencer – Distinction
Nature

Hi
Arthur Minter – Top Image in Category
Nature

Nyala Bull drinking
Lindie Kolver – Distinction
Nature

Feed me somebody feed me !
Lindie Kolver – Distinction
Nature

by Lindie Kolver, August 16, 2021

Results for competitions in June 2021 Digital Competition

There were 15 entries that gained our highest award(s).

Members can view all images and comment on them by following this link
View / Comment entries in June 2021 Digital Competition

click here to see a pdf catalog of all competition results

Ameia
Lindie Kolver – Distinction
Open Colour

Butterfly
Paul Barron – Top Image in Category
Open Colour

Hungry
Paul Barron – Distinction
Open Colour

carnavon gorge abstract 1
Bernd Fichtner – Distinction
Open Colour

Yin Yang
Lindie Kolver – Distinction
Mono

Windblown
Garry Gannell – Top Image in Category
Mono

Pensive
Garry Gannell – Top Image in Category
Set Subject – Only a streetlight as illumination

Night work in the rail yard
Liz Gannell – Distinction
Set Subject – Only a streetlight as illumination

Busy parents .
Arthur Minter – Top Image in Competition
Nature

Pacific Gull
John Upton – Distinction
Nature

The Weaver
Lindie Kolver – Distinction
Nature

Sweetheart, Bad Hair Day
Louise Spencer – Distinction
Nature

Enjoying the Nectar
Susan Smith – Distinction
Nature

Red Capped Plover sml
Linda Appleby – Distinction
Nature

Calling my Mate
Lindie Kolver – Distinction
Nature

by Lindie Kolver, July 19, 2021