A super range of images from our novice’s this season and an enjoyable evening, with critique and judging by our very own David Tovey. Congratulations to our Novice Cup winner and runners up. WINNER 2nd – PUMP HOUSE MOUNT EPHRAIM by Ron Cox3rd – A PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS by Graham Niblock HC – HAPPY FRUITY CAKE by Noel GuibarraHC – TURKISH SUNSET by Elaine LaightHC – FRIENDS by Janet Neal

It was great to get back into the Club room and talk photography again. The Club had continued it’s programme over the summer break with member outings and summer challenges but it was good to meet face to face in a relaxed environment for a coffee/tea and a chat.

A very good Evening with Judge Kevin Bell “LRPS” he was given a hard task with the amount of good images to choose from and he gave constructive comments on the images, this was an unusual evening when he came to marking as. Kevin wanted to also have 3 Commended images along with the normal 1st, 2nd, 3rd. & 2 Highly Commended. First Place – The King by JanisJanice Spice 2nd place – Whites Tree Frog by David Ellis 3rd place – The Tree Wanaka by Alison Small Highly Commended – Sailing – by Gary Botten Highly Commended – Beach Trees by Janis Spice Commended – Kingfisher with Fish –…

The competition was judged by Cherry Larcombe EFIAP, ARPS DPAGB, BPE3* & there were quality images entered, Cherry’s comments were excellent and pointed out where some images could be improved, Cherry decided to have 3 Highly commended due to the quality. Winning Images:- 1st Place- Hot Breath Cold Morning by Gary Botten 2nd Place- Flowing Movement by Lorrain Grey 3rd Place- Age Before Beauty by Janis Spice Highly Commended- Jackson’s Chameleon(Tracers Jackson) by Jim Pocknell Highly Commended- Lined Landscape by Janis Spice Highly Commended- Osprey(Pandion haliaetus) by Jim Pocknell  Click here to go back to previous page / Next / Home

We have now uploaded a few “How To” short video’s on to the “Member’s page” so you will need to use your “Password” , these are straight to the point none of that Blah Blah Blah where you sitting there thinking “get to the point” Trevor is hoping to add more to “How To’s”so if you have any ideas please let us know. Some members are having problems sizing, naming and setting the colour profile so the image can be displayed correctly on the projector so these have been produced first, I would like to cove more of the basic alterations including:- using the clone, dodge and burn, patch tools…

This week we had a super evening of member’s memories and there was a lot of discussion covering: photography through the ages, recreating images from the past, restoring photos, digital manipulation such as colorising, photography’s part in false memories, and photography’s role in recording.  All really interesting topics coming out of talking about our photos. back /Next / Home

A super start to this season’s competitions with the first round of the Club’s Digital League. There were 57 entries in total, and congratulations go to: 1st place – RED KITE FISHING by Jim Pocknell 2nd place – THE CROWNS by Gary Botten3rd place – BODIUM CASTLE by Mark James Highly Commended – CHRYSANTHEMUM by Elisabeth SmithHighly Commended – KINGFISHER WITH FISH by David Ellis The Judge for the evening was Paul Adams ARPS DPAGB FDPS APAGB. back / Next / Home

The Club meets on the first 3 Thursday’s of every month from September to May, with the Club’s AGM being held in June each year. back / Next / Home

This week our very own Su Flood took us through the images she selected from the 6 summer challenges that were run over the summer break (June, July and August 2021).  It was a super opportunity for members to see Su’s top picks across the challenges and learn from her critique and commentary with the aim of improving our photography.  back / Next / Home

This was the Club’s first physical lecture of the season (and in a very long time), on Long Exposure Photography with Derek Michalski. Derek’s presentation provided a lot of useful tips, tricks and inspiration for members. You can find out more about Derek and the long exposure magazine he is editor of LEMAG from his website: www.derek michalski.com Hopefully we will see some long exposure images featuring in this season’s competitions.   back / Next / Home