Events Calendar

Digital Image Improvement Group Meeting

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 The Digital Image Improvement Group meets online on the Monday prior to the Competition Entry due date of each month.

The digital image improvement group is a collaborative meeting where we help photographers get the most from their raw images, developing digital negatives with creative choices to transform a good image into an award winning one.
We also discuss the perspective, settings and lighting and how that impacts the final image.

Login details of the meeting are sent out to members prior to the meeting.

The Digital Image Improvement Group co-ordinator can be contacted at (Mailto:- This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)

Mobile Phone Photography/Videography by Victoria Purdie & Capturing the Decisive Moments in Wildlife Photography by Geoff Hui

St Bartholomew's Anglican Church Mount Gravatt

Victoria Purdie - Mobile Phone Photography/Videography 

Victoria will take us on a wide ranging and insightful tour of "all things mobile phone", sharing many expert tips and smart advice. Covering such things as techniques for close up, night-time and scapes along with the use of accessories and how to best to store images and videos to keep them safe (hint: don't ever just keep them on Facebook!) she will show us how to get the best from our phones.  Victoria is a fantastic and engaging speaker with a wealth of knowledge to share. She loves to give presentations and it shows.  She is also an accredited photography Judge, Vice President of the Photography Society of Qld and current Chair of the Judges Exec Committee of Qld.   

Geoff Hui - Capturing the Decisive Moments in Wildlife Photography 

Geoffrey Hui (GMAPS, EFIAP Bronze) will give a practical talk on understanding animal behaviour, planning your shots, and using your camera with confidence to capture rare, powerful moments in the wild. Discover techniques and creative insights to help you create images that stand out. 

Entries Due - Annual Competition

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Your images for the set subject of Annual Competition (1 open subject images, 1 set subject Images) are due by 9PM Wednesday, 11th of November 2026.

Definition:

Only images captured within the past 12 months from submission date are eligible.
Images that have received an Honour or a Merit may also be submitted into this competition.

The Competition Categories (one Image per Category) are:
• Print - Colour - Open Subject
• Print - Monochrome - Open Subject
• Digital Image - Colour - Open Subject
• Digital Image - Monochrome - Open Subject

The competition is conducted in two grades:
• A grade members
• B (includes both AB and B grade members)

Entries Due - "ELIGIA SWORD" Memorial Bird Photography Competition

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The Mount Gravatt Photographic Society, in close partnership with Karl and Eligia’s family, is deeply honoured to announce the establishment of the Annual Eligia Sword Memorial Bird Photography Competition.
Eligia was a deeply loved, highly respected, and talented member of our club whose passion for bird photography inspired so many of us.

To celebrate her memory and continue her legacy, Karl and her family have generously offered to establish and support this annual award.
We hope this competition serves as a lasting tribute to her incredible spirit and dedication to nature photography.

Competition Details & Rules

Entries Close: 11th November 2026 @ 9:00 PM
Judging: Awards will be presented and celebrated at our annual MGPS Christmas Party.
Grades & Sections: Grade A & Non-A Grade
Prizes 1st Place: $150 Cash Prize & Engraved Glass Trophy
2nd Place: $80 Cash Prize
Medium: 1 x Digital entry.

 All submitted entries will be displayed during the Christmas party.

Subject
Images may be of wild birds or those kept in captivity e.g. at wildlife parks and similar.
No people may be present in the photo, and evidence of the hand of man may be included but must be kept minimal. E.g. birds may be sitting on fences or fenceposts, wires or other manmade structures.
The welfare of the birds being photographed must be considered at all times.

Rules
All parts of the work must be photographed by the maker.
Images may not be composited, though focus stacking is permitted.
Images may have minimal editing of subject matter – small distractions (for example highlights and intrusive small twigs, leaves or branchlets or other small distracting elements) comprising only a very small part of the image may be tended to (e.g. by cloning / healing or similar), but no evidence of their removal should be noticeable.
Adjustments such as brightness, hue, saturation and contrast etc, whether global or local may be used, such that all editing adjustments appear natural.
Images may be monochrome; they do not necessarily need to be greyscale.
No elements external to the original image(s) may be brought in by AI-assisted processes or similar.
Images entered previously in monthly club competitions may be entered.
Images entered in a previous Eligia Sword Memorial Bird Photography Competition may not be entered again.

The original raw or unedited files, and images either side may be requested by the judge, the MGPS Committee, or the MGPS Competitions Officer in consultation with the President.