BVCC Calendar 2025

JANUARY
13       Committee Meeting
20       Welcome Back Dinner
27       Australia Day

FEBRUARY
3         Presidents Challenge – Collect AGG/Comp 1
10       Preparing images for print and what paper looks good George – Narre Warren Fine Art Print
16       Mont De Lancey (booking required) (Laurel)
17       No meeting
24      How to do Focus stacking in camera and in post-processing (Simon)

MARCH
1       BVCC Beginners Workshop Wilson Botanical Gardens, Berwick (Bookings Essential)
3       Judge AGG/Comp 1 – Collect AGG/Comp 2
10     Labour Day
17      DXO Mark & the importance of lenses, including what lenses when (Chris)
24      TBA
31      On Location: Maritime Cove Port Melb (Ports at night) (Gail)

APRIL
7        How judges evaluate images (John, & Lindsay, our resident judges)
14      Judge AGG/Comp 2 – Collect AGG/Comp 3
21      Easter Monday
28     Guest Speaker: Louise Sedgeman

MAY
5        Committee Meeting
12      Judge AGG/Comp 3 – Collect AGG/Comp 4
19      Judge Pakwick (BVCC Hosts)
26     Knockout #1

JUNE
2        Guest Speaker: Cam Blake (Via Zoom)
7        BVCC Beginners Workshop – Wilson Botanical Gardens, Berwick (Bookings Essential)
9        Kings Birthday
16      Macro Photography workshop – Matt Krummins
23      Judge AGG/Comp 4 – Collect Pub National
30      Knockout #2 followed by How & where to back up photos (Chris, John)

JULY
7        Image editing discussion (Tania)
14      Pub National Judging – Collect AGG/Comp 5
21      Committee Meeting
28     Knockout # 3 followed by Exposure Bracketing (You tube video) (Alan)

AUGUST
4        Guest Speaker: Chris Hopkins – Photojournalism
11       AGM & Social night
18       Judge AGG/Comp 5 – Collect AGG/Comp 6
20       Triclub Selection (Print Stewards only)
25       Knockout #4 Final followed by Pizzas

SEPTEMBER
1        Tripods and Monopoles
6        BVCC Beginners Workshop – Wilson Botanical Gardens, Berwick (Bookings Essential)
8        On Location: Star trails/Light Painting (Kevin)
15       Food photography workshop – Matt Krumins
22       Judge Triclub (BVCC Hosts)
29       Judge AGG/Comp 6/Collect AGG/Comp 7 (Set subject: Industrial)

OCTOBER
5        Photo Rally (Tara & Tania)
6        No Meeting
13       Guest Speaker: Adrian Whear, THIS WILL BE A 7PM START MEETING
20       2026 Calendar Planning
27       Collect Print & Slide – Flash Photography (Simon in his trench coat)
TBA    Judge Hills & Vines (MPCC Hosts)

NOVEMBER
3        Melbourne Cup Eve / No Club
9        Werribee Zoo (Go to Gary/Tara)
10       Judge AGG 7
15       BVCC Beginners Workshop – Wilson Botanical Gardens, Berwick (Bookings Essential)
17       Guest speaker: Torbjorn Von Stokirch
24       Committee meeting
30       BVCC End of year BBQ (Steve & Susan Ferrans)

DECEMBER
1        On Location at Kilcunda Sunset photos’ & BBQ (Gail)
8        Print & Slide Night