{"id":93156,"date":"2023-11-23T04:58:31","date_gmt":"2023-11-22T17:58:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/mcivortimes\/?p=93156"},"modified":"2023-11-23T11:03:26","modified_gmt":"2023-11-23T00:03:26","slug":"the-mcivor-times-wins-awards-for-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/mcivortimes\/news\/the-mcivor-times-wins-awards-for-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"The McIvor Times wins awards for photos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THE team at <em>The<\/em> <em>McIvor Times<\/em> has come away from the recent Victorian Country Press Association with two awards for photography.<\/p>\n<p>Both nods came in the circulation under 2000 class, where Peter Weaving won for a front-page sports image ahead of this year\u2019s Dennis Gleeson MND Superchallenge.<\/p>\n<p>Steve Womersley\u2019s winning image of a boat on fire at the Eppalock Gold Cup came first in the news photography division.<\/p>\n<p>Judged by News Limited photographer Nigel Hallett, he said Womersley&#8217;s image was more than being in the right place at the right time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo be on the scene of a fire when the flames are still burning for a photographer at a news event can be quite rare,\u201d Hallett said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo be in the right place at the right time is also quite rare. So to capture this photo in a moment of panic is very well done and a much deserved winner.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_93159\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93159\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-93159\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/11\/Eppalock_Gold_Cup_2023-19-web-600x380.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"380\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-93159\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Steve Womersley\u2019s award winning news photo was captured at the Eppalock Gold Cup when a boat caught fire, and was published in the 13 January edition.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Weaving\u2019s image, titled <em>Roll Up!<\/em> was judged by Julie Kimpton from Nikon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGreat low angle of view,\u201d she said. \u201cThe composition and lighting is really strong and love the clean background. Well done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Editor of the McIvor Times, Alistair Finlay said the awards were validation of the investment the Times News Group made in photography and the community publication.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStrong images are a key part of a great newspaper,\u201d he said. \u201cThey are more then pretty pictures, they help tell the story, add value to the experience, and draw the reader though the page.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis isn\u2019t the first time Peter and Steve have won awards with us and we\u2019re lucky to get to work with highly talented professionals like them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s gratifying to be bale to tell this community\u2019s stories in words and pictures and I\u2019m thankful the people of Heathcote and its surrounds allow us to do so.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE team at The McIvor Times has come away from the recent Victorian Country Press Association with two awards for photography. 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