Seddon Shield Weekend
A friendly gathering of photographers from photo clubs all around the Top of the South~ great field trips, interesting speakers, exciting entertainment, & view the results of the photo competitions ~with plenty of food included... Catch up with old friends & make new ones. We are looking forward to seeing you there.
Programme
Some times may be approximate!
Friday 23rd August
5:30 P.M Top 10 Holiday Park - Registrations Open; Drinks, nibbles, meet & greet
6:45 P.M. Welcome; orientation; weekend overview
7:00 P.M. Competition Viewing - Novice
7: 30 P.M. Speaker
~ Ruth Bollongino, chief scientist for Project Janszoon ~ a conservation trust working in partnership with DoC to help the ecological restoration of the Abel Tasman National Park
8:30 P.M. Organise Field Trips / Supper Provided
Saturday 24th August
06:45 A.M - Meet at Janie Seddon (old shipwreck on estuary shore) for sunrise photo shoot (optional!)
(sunrise is at 07:06 a.m) (Directions will be provided)
08:00-08:30 A.M. -Meet for Field Trips - Collect Lunches
08:30 A.M Sharp! - Bus leaves for Boat Trip to Abel Tasman National Park with Abel Tasman Sea Shuttle (additional cost)
09:00 A.M - Scenic Tours
1) Riwaka Resurgence- An easy-grade bush walk to the deep-spring source of the Riwaka River
+ Little Kaiteriteri, a delightRful, (slightly) secret bay, tucked around the corner from the main tourist
area
2) Mapua Wharf- Renovated cool stores with art galleries, cafes, shops & a photo museum of the
wharf's history,
+ Somerset Farm Settlers Cottage (c.1859), Upper Moutere
This picturesque cottage - one of the few thatched cottages in New Zealand,
- has been lovingly restored by a trust since 1989. (Free entry)
4:30 P.M. At Top 10 Holiday Park
~ Culture Samoa ~ an exhilarating demonstration of Song & Dance
5:30 P.M Meet for Social Time/ drinks at Motueka RSA (5 minutes walk from venue)
6: PM Dinner at Motueka RSA
7:30 P.M. Back to Venue -Speaker~ Don Pittham FPSNZ, ANPSNZ
8:15 P.M. Competition Viewing - Open/ Landscape/Nature
9:30 P.M. -Supper
Sunday 25th August
9:00 A.M- Seddon Shield Delegates Committee Meeting
10:00 A.M. Morning Tea
10:30 A. M - Group Photo
10:45 A.M - Raffle Draws
11:00 A.M - Competition Viewing - G.C. Wood; Mathewson Club Entries; Trophy & Award presentation
12:00 Conclusion