Photography Group.
Our photographers meet regularly at a different location around Melbourne and occasionally a little further afield, to enjoy each others company and practice their photography skills. At the bottom of this page is a small selection of photographs which members have taken at different locations over the past year.
Most photography outings will be on the fourth Friday of the month.
We aim to start at 10am, take photographs for a couple of hours, and then have lunch together nearby. You don’t need an expensive camera, your mobile phone will do, and you get to see some great locations around Melbourne.
Please contact Michael Ransom on 0417 514 349, if you would like to participate.
2025 Planned Program
Our first photography outing for 2025 will be to Richmond on Friday 28.
We will meet at the Swan Street entrance of the Richmond Station at 10am. Swan Street is immediately south of the station.
Richmond has a great variety of areas which we can photograph; going west, there is the MCG, the rugby/soccer complex, the tennis centre and Richmond and Collingwood Footy headquarters. To the south is Punt Road and the Yarra, and to the east there is a busy shopping centre with heaps of variety, including some Asian restaurants.
If coming by train, I suggest we take the last carriage on the 9.34am train from Blackburn station.
Our March outing will be to Ballarat. I suggest we go together by train. It will be an all day outing, more detail later.
Anyone is welcome to join us; you don't need an expensive camera, your iPhone will do. Please let me know if you are interested in attending.
February 2025
Eight of our Club photoghraphers and one member from the North Balwyn Probus Club recently travelled to Richmond on a beautiful sunny day for our latest photo shoot. We took lots of photos and enjoyed coffee together. It is surprising how two photographers can take a photos of the same thing, yet come up with completely different results. It's all about angles, lighting and distance from the subject.
Photos Courtesy Michael Ransom
Our next photo outing is to Ballarat on Friday,March 28. Central Ballarat has many beautiful old buildings, built during and after the gold rush in the nineteenth century. If we have time, we can also visit Lake Wendouree.
We can travel by train from Southern Cross Station. The train leaves Southern Cross at 9.16am and arrives at Ballarat Station at 10.41am. It is only a short walk from there to the historic town centre. We have a choice of trains back to Southern Cross; we can leave Ballarat at 2.44pm, 3.24pm or 4.04pm. Please let Michael Ransom know if you are going. We also hope to have a couple of North Balwyn members with us on the day.
Michael – 0417 514 349.
February 28, Richmond.
March 28, Ballarat. (All day event, travel by train).
April 18, Box Hill.
May 9, Royal Botanic Gardens.
June 27, Photography Review.
July 25, Williamstown.
August 22, Victoria Market.
September 26, Yarra River Cruise.
October 24, Newport Train Museum.
November 28. Photography Review.
All Probus Club members are welcome to join this group; we visit some really interesting places. You don’t need an expensive camera, your mobile phone will do.
Talk to Michael Ransom if you are interested. Ph: 0417 514 349.
Our program for 2024 is to have an outing on the fourth Friday of February, March, April and May, followed by a review of photographs in June at the Blackburn Bowls Club. Then more photo outings on the fourth Friday in July, August, September and October and a return to Blackburn Bowls Club in November.
The photography group met in late November 2024 to review the photos we had taken over the previous four months. It was fascinating to see how a few simple alterations to a photo, such as brightening it up a bit, or altering the borders slightly, could improve a photo so much.
Thank you to David Morris for making your home available for us to meet.
We also agreed on next year's program. Except for our April and May get-together, we will meet on the fourth Friday of the month. We will meet on the third Friday in April because of Anzac Day and the second Friday in May to catch the autumn colours at their best.
The program is:
February 28, Richmond
March 28, Ballarat. (All day event. Travel by train)
April 18, Box Hill
May 9, Royal Botanic Gardens
June 27, Photography Review
July 25, Williamstown
August 22, Victoria Market
September 26, Yarra River Cruise
October 24, Newport Train Museum
November 238, Photopgraphy Review
All Probus Club members are welcome to join this group; we visit some really interesting places. You don't need an expensive camera, your mobile phone will do.
Talk to Michael Ransom if you are interested. 0417 514 349.
Courtesy: Neil Jenkin
The Photoghraphers gathered to analyse images taken at various venues such as St. Kilda, Fitzroy asnd Yarraville.
So what happens? Just look at these photos of photoghraphers pulling apart images. This session involves snappers using various apps - lighting, colours, cropping etc - to improve images. Again, Michael Ransom, as convenor, led the charge.
Our Club has some amazing photoghraphers.
Photos courtesy Club Members.
October - Moonlit Sanctuary and Wildlife Park
On the 25th October five members of the photography group enjoyed a visit to Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Park in Pearcedale.
Opening in 2001, it is an award-winning park which provided us with the opportunity to enjoy close up encounters with over 70 captivating Australian species. Everything from koalas, wombats, kangaroos through to tassie devils and a range of birdlife. All presented in a bushland setting.
Afterwards we chatted over lunch at their onsire cafe.
Photos courtesy Glenn Ewing.
September -
Our outing was to Smith Street in Fitzroy and Brunswick Street in Collingwood.
It's Friday 27 September 2024.
It's AFL Grand Final Eve.
On a sunny public holiday morning six member photographers, including two newcomers Tony and Jan, walked the length of Brunswick Street, snapping the images of private dwellings and the nearby public housing estate.
Lots to see in a suburb known as a cultural hub of Melbourne. Live music, street art, cafes, curios and clothing shops. Fitzroy has it all.
One standout was the ring studio where people design and create their own individual 9ct gold rings.
The photo session ended with lunch at 'Babka', a well known eatery in the area.
Photos: Courtesy Neil Jenkin and Daryl Rogers.
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