Hoëveld Photography Club members gathered at the Outeniqua Hall at the Sasol Recreation Club on October 9, where photographers received recognition for their outstanding images in the evening’s “Mirror Mirror” set-subject competition.

The evening’s judge was Eric Bosman from Kriel Fotoklub.

Danie Smit won the monthly set-subject category with his photograph Dublin Harp and Barrel, while Leon Pelser was named best monthly senior photographer for A Mother’s Love.

Pelser also received certificates of merit in the monochrome category for Carmen One and Old School Teacher.
Hannes Griessel (snr) won the best junior award for Paint with Light.

In the nature and birds-only category, certificates of merit went to Edmund Hattingh for Blink Glansspreeu, Robert Cohoe for Housekeeping, Piet Potgieter for On My Way Home and Johan Viljoen for Kaartmannetjie.

Stian Griffin received a certificate of merit in the scapes category for Before the Stars Awake, while Cohoe was recognised for Wide Open Spaces.

Griffin also received a certificate of merit in the monochrome category for Echoes at Gowies Corner.

In the nature category, certificates of merit were awarded to Hattingh for Wat sou die toekoms inhou, Griffin for Framed by Nature, Cohoe for Honey Harvester and Viljoen for Rivals.

The pictorial category saw certificates of merit awarded to Griffin for Bridge Lines, Carien Schabort for Playing Pool and Sunset Shacks, Cohoe for Last Light, Potgieter for Red Jacket, and Schabort for Night Time Twins.

In the set-subject category, Griffin received recognition for Stone and Stillness, Schabort for Mirror Kaleidoscope and Lorraine Botha for Mirror mirror no the prince got there first.

The club’s next meeting will take place on November 6 at 18:00 for 18:30 at the Outeniqua Hall, Sasol Recreation Club.

Anyone interested in photography is welcome to attend. For more information, contact Louis van der Walt on 072 755 2767.