Major Prize - A Digital Camera Donated by 

Calendar Competition

The Facey Group & Syngenta Facey Families and Farms themed photography competition is now closed.  Congratulations to the major prize winner Ian Hills who has won a digital camera thanks to Syngenta.

Ian Hills - Grand Prize Winner

His seeding landscape was selected as it was an 'excellent composition with vibrant colours and distinctive patterns creating an striking image'. 

Congratulations also to runner up: Sally Crossley (November). Sally's image uses 'great use of colour and unique silhouette form '.  Congratulations also to Jillian Tilbrook who received an honourable mention for the number of overall wins and the diversity of the images that she entered for the competition.

We are looking forward to printing a 2012 Facey Group calendar next year.  Thank you to all those who participated it was wonderful to see such great entries.

Photo Tips

Richard Packard Syngenta

Opportunity - The best photos of people I see are those taken when a spur of the moment opportunity arises, that one in a million situation that will never happen again and without someone having a camera in their hand would never be recorded. Look for opportunities to capture the moment and have that camera ready!

Light - Bright sunny days provide some of the most difficult conditions to photograph people, squinting eyes, shadows and bright highlights all make this a challenging environment. Use the softer light early and later in the day, as well as the warmth it can provide to add that glow to your image.

Natural - Posed shots can work, but think about the kind of image you want to end up with and the story it tells and whether a natural composition / format would be a better option. Sometimes the person you are photographing doesn’t even have to know the photo is being taken to capture their best angle!

Have fun – if it looks good to you that’s all that matters!

Hopefully utilising a few of these hints will allow you to capture that perfect shot, see some rural examples or get some ideas at www.packardimages.com  

November Winner

Sally Crossley. 

October Winner

Jillian Tilbrook.

September Winner

Jillian Tilbrook.

August Winner

Jillian Tilbrook.

July Winner

Karen White

June Winner

Ian Hills

May Winner

Danielle Tilbrook.

April Winner

Kelly Pearce.

March Winner

Jillian Tilbrook.

February Winner

 Stuart White.

January Winner

Jillian Tilbrook Hay Bales at Sunset. 

Honourable Mention

Karen Jespersen

David McCarthy

Danielle Tilbrook

Chelsea Melvin

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