A day back in time

just one shot from a great day at the village

Shutterbug Photography Festival

Shutterbug – Call for entries.

Shutterbug Photography Festival, now in its fourth year, is open for submissions from any photographer earning under $20 000 per year. As well as a prize pool of $10 000, 15 finalists will have their work shown on the big screen at the huge Shutterbug Projection night 20th July 2010. Submissions can be made online from January 1st until 30th May 2010. All details for entry: www.shutterbug.org.au

Farm Month Photo Competition

As part of Farm Month, The Courier is inviting its farming readers to send them photos which represent their families, homes or workplaces - or all three. All photos will form part of an online photo gallery and a selection will be published in The Courier each week. One lucky entrant each week will also win a prize of a double pass to the Regent Cinemas. Submit your photo online at www.thecourier.com.au or send to 'Farm Month Photo Comp' c/- The Courier, PO Box 21 Ballarat VIC 3353. Photos supplied to the website must be a TIFF or JPEG file at a minimum of 1MB.

Happy Photographers at Porcupine Village

All of the 17 Club members & visitors who made the trip out to Porcupine Village on Sunday March 14th had a wonderful time together in the company of like-minded photographic enthusiasts. The day was perfect, the lighting was great, & there were hundreds of excellent & interesting photographic opportunities in this historic gold-mining village of old original buildings filled with interesting memorabilia from a by-gone era - just a few kilometres from Maldon.

After thousands of potentially great photos were taken, we all went back to the restaurant & had a lovely lunch together & discussed amongst ourselves all the interesting ways we had photographed Porcupine village.

The old gold dredge is certainly worth seeing & photographing - particularly the reflections on the lake water where it is situated.

Everyone had a great day & thanked Nola for organising everything to make the day so special.

Some members ventured on to Maldon to take more photos or to enjoy a nice coffee in one of the many cafes.

All members who were unable to make the trip should try to find time to visit the village & take some photos at this historic township, as you wont be disappointed.