Tom Newman
Profile
Tom Newman OAM
Frankston South
Australia
I began my photographic hobby at the age of 12, developing and printing 120, 620 &35mm B&W, forever learning and refining the fascinating art of photographic composition. Now at 74 I still continue with increased enjoyment using digital medium – and still learning.
My favourite places for photography are the Melbourne Zoos . These are the Melbourne Zoo , the Healesville Sanctuary and the Werribee Open Range Zoo.
My email address :
twnewman@optusnet.com.au
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Excerpt from profile
_Tom is a strong advocate of voluntary community service from Country Fire Brigade member to Rotary President.
He has been dubbed the “Father of the Watch”, being the civilian co-architect of the Neighbourhood Watch programme in Australia.and Foundation Victorian State President. Now the longest serving NHW member in Australia, police or civilian receiving the inaugural 25 year Award in 2008.
He was a Queen’s Baton relay runner for the 2006 Commonwealth Games and has been recognised for his community service with the Neighbourhood Watch Award of Honour , a Rotary Paul Harris Fellowship and a “star” ground-plaque in the Star Zone Karingal, Walk of Fame and in 1988 Queens Birthday Honours List ,The Order of Australia Medal for the design and development of NHW. Inaugural inductee of the NHW Hall of Fame, November 2008.
Groups
Tom Newman is a member of # 1 ARTISTS OF REDBUBBLE , Bubble Jeopardy, All Things Orange Artwork Gallery, Yellow Gallery, ! 100% !, ! Creative Writing & Poetry !, "Old Things - 3 per Day", ** Super Macro Photography (Two Per Day ), *Elegant Rose Card's*, *Focus and Lighting*, 1:1 Macro Photography (Limit: 2 posts per 24 hour period), 2-a-week, 300+ Go Long!, 4 Winners Only, A Place To Call Home, A Vision Of Flight Photography (AS IS ONLY) 2 per 24 hour period, Abstract Art, Accentuate The Eyes, After Dark, Agamids - Dragons of the World, All About Boating, All About Fire, All About Flowers, All About Water, All Animals Great And Small., All Around the Styles, All Countries ~ Wetlands, Ponds, Lakes and Rivers, All Things Poetic, Artistic, Philosophical, Almost Famous, Amateur Photographers' Association, Animal Kingdom, Animal Photography -*4 legged & furry shots Only*, Animal Portraits, Animals in Action, Architecture and cityscapes, Australia! You're Standing In it...., Australia's Great Coastline, Australian Bush ☼ (aspects of Landscapes - ie No Macros please!), Australian Contemporary Photography, Australian Landmarks and Icons, Australian Native Plants-2 per day, Australian Travel Photography and Writing - 1 a day, Australian Wildlife, B&W - Character - People Shots, Bears of the world, Bee & Wasp Passions, Bicycle, Big Cats, Birds and Creatures of Flight, Black with a hint of colour, Blast from the Past, Bokeh, Both Sides Now, Bridges, Bubblers' Weekly Challenge, Bug Hunt! (with Location please), Butterflies, Skippers, Moths, & Other Winged Insects (2 a Day), Canada (Where applicable, location/province and Canada MUST be in the description of submissions), Canon Vs Nikon (1 per day!), Challenge Café, Christian Churches, Statues and Crosses, Cityscapes and City Skylines ~ ALL THINGS "CITY" , Colour Me Vibrant Red!, Country Victoria (Australia) , Cutest of the Cute, daisy & company--->ONLY daisies & its species, Days Gone By (Photographs must be twenty years or older and include people please), Depth Of Field (2 images per day) - Read Group Rules Please, Digital Abstracts & Patterns, Domestic and Pedigree Cats, DSLR Users Only - 1/24 - Camera & Lens In Description Please., Eastman KODAK Camera Photographs, Endangered Species, Even-toed Ungulates (Mammals) Artiodactyla, Everyday Life, Exotic Mammals, Eye Contact (Animals Only), Fabulous Flowers, Family Matters, Featured Features - For Featured Art, Photography, T-Shirts, Writing, Fire Station, First Things, Flower and Foliage DETAIL - 1 per day (24 hours), Flowers in macro (very close macro please), For the Love of Cats , 1 image a day , Freedom to Shine, Friends of RedBubble, Fungilicious, Giraffes- the long and tall of it!, Going Coastal (2 art per day), Good News Group - Sharing & Caring, Gorgeous Flower Cards, Green!, Hall of Fame for artist of animal images, High Quality Animal Images - 1 Submission a Week, Historic Churches, History, Humour Captured, I Love Birds, ImageWriting (2/24), Impressive Irises, In the Pink 50% pink, Insects, Bugs and Creepy Crawlies (2 A Day), Inspiring Blend (Words IN Your Image), JPG Cast-Offs, Just Butterflies, Just Pure Nature., Lakes and Inland Waterways *one* per day, focal point - the water!, Landscape Photography, Light and Reflection 1/24, Light up My Life (all about lamps), Lightning and Storms, LMAO ART - Your funniest work, Love & Romance , Love a Giraffe, Made By Nature - {2 a day} - {Nature images only!}, Masterpiece: Photography, Melbourne & Victoria, Mood & Ambience - Strictly Photos, Mornington Peninsula & Port Phillip Bay, Mother Nature's Finest, My Beautiful Old Camera, National Parks of the World, Nature's Wonders, Naval Architecture, Night Photography, Nikon DSLR Users Group - 2 uploads per 24 hours, Nostalgic Art and Photography, Old farts of redbubble, One Single Flower On Show.. 2 Photo's per day, Out of the Blue (75%+ Blue), Parrots and Cockatoos of the world, Parrots Only (Birds), PEACE, LOVE & TRANQUILITY, Pelicans, Piers and Jetties, Playful Photogenic Animals, Plight of the Bumble Bee, Point and Shooters, Powered by Steam, Primate Art, Prize Challenges!!, Proteas, Leucadendron, Leucospermum, Orothamnus & Serruria, Purple Passion Gallery. 2 per day , Railway Art and Photography, Retired and Happy. 2 a day limit., ROAD PHOTOGRAPHY - your dashboard point of view!, Safe Haven, SEAGULLS, Shadows & Reflections, Shameless Self-Promotion, Shapes & Patterns - Limit of 2 images per day, SHOPFRONTS , Skyscapes, Sleeping Creatures , Sony Shooters, Still Life Photography, Stop and Smell the Roses, Street Photography and Photojournalism, Style! Class! Elegance! Excellence!, Technical Photography, The Addicted Photographer►2 Per Day◄, The Beauty of Nature (Nothing Man-Made), The Birds, The Collector's Corner, The Compact Group *ONE* per day with *camera details please*, The Dandenongs, The Eyes Have It, The Scavenger Hunt, The true beauty, The Urban Environment, THIS IS AUSTRALIA, Tiger, Tiger, Top Shelf Wildlife & Nature Art, Trains, Trees - 2 images per day with trees as the focal point, Two Beings Group, Urban Wildlife, Varanids - Monitors of the world., Vibrant and Vivid Color, Vibrant Plants, Victorian Viewfinders, War , Waterfowl, Waves, Weekly Theme Challenges, Windows and Doors, Yer pullin' my leg !, You're Accepted, Your Country's Best (2 images per day), Your Living spaces. , Zoophoria (2 per day, approval required), “Changing Zoom Lenses” and ≈♥≈The Weekend Photographer≈♥≈.
Art
Writing
THE LABEL COLLECTION
The label collection was compiled during the period 1950 through 1955. I was, at that time, employed by the Australasian Jam Coy Pty Ltd, Garden Street, South Yarra, Victoria -
Unrequited Love
The depth of love / The success of love is simplicity to measure
You Can Win
Reach for the skies / Break off the ties / of doubt and hesitation
AJC Pay Day and Reminiscences
I recall when, as a 15-year-old Electrical Apprentice with the Australasian Jam Company (AJC) in Chapel Street, Prahran, I saw a very old sign remaining on the wall of the antiquated pay office:
Programmer's Blues
A programmer’s mind is but genius working / How can we stand those checkers lurking?
What Is Life ?
Life’s greatest joy is from those held near / Those close, the ones held dear / It’s really of their love for you / That’s life’s secret- it’s nothing new
