The Club now has a public Facebook page, which will be used for providing Club information to non-members e.g. exhibitions. Go check it out: https://www.facebook.com/reflexphotographicclub  

The AGM closed off the season with some good discussion.  The Club is in a healthy position both in terms of members and funds.     Trophies were presented for the Novice Cup, Discovery Day Challenge, Ken Hayward Trophy and each of the digital and print league competitions, as well as the Clash of the Titans.   With all the league competition points added up, the Digital and Print League winners could be announced.   Congratulations go to the following members who came 1st, 2nd and 3rd in each of the leagues:   Digital League: 1st – Dave Belsham (254) 2nd – Jim Pocknell (248) 3rd – Maureen Ford (240)  …

The 2019 Medway Open Studios and Arts Festival runs from Saturday 6 July 2019 to Sunday 14 July 2019. And the great news is, is that Reflex Photographic Club is exhibiting as part of this festival at Sun Pier House Tearoom. The Club’s entry in the programme on page 23 is as follows and includes the opening times of the Tearoom during the festival. You can find the full programme HERE  

A very well done to Tony Mitchell who won the end of the season’s Clash of the Titans competition last night with his image  IN THE BAKERY

And so to the last Competition of the season, the best of the best, Clash of the Titans (COTT). The Judge for the evening was Carole White-Griffiths LRPS. It was an evening of two halves.  Congratulations go to:   In the digital section:  1st – In The Bakery by Tony Mitchell 2nd – Owls That (Asio Flammeus) by Maureen Ford 3rd – Zebra Mosaic (Colobura Dirce) by Trevor Ray   In the print section: 1st – Flower Niche by David Tovey 2nd – Frost Shapes From Window by Maureen Ford 3rd – Common Wasp On Apple by Tony Clayton   And the overall winning image of the season……. In The Bakery…

A great evening was had comparing 6×4 images taken on 35mm point and shoot cameras. There were a good number of entries which included a range of genres; landscape, portrait, macro. Here are the winning entries: Well done to David Tovey who came 1st

The results for the Annual Print Competition 2019 (Print League Round 4) are in.   Congratulations go to: 1st place – ROME SEPIA by Mark James 2nd place – HIGH SPEED RIDER by Rita Howes 3rd place – COMMON WASP ON APPLE by Tony Clayton Highly Commended – MASTS AND RIGGING by Malcolm Rous Highly Commended – THE LOCK by Rita Howes The Judges for the evening were: Ian Stone – DPAGB BPE3* (working towards BPE 4*) Marie-Laure Stone – DPAGB BPE5* EFIAP Diamond Winning images have been posted to the member-only area of the website and to the Club’s closed Facebook group.

A super presentation and interactive session given by Sue Chapman ARPS CPAGB last night. Club members were taken through Sue’s editing process starting with a ‘Before’ image i.e. out of camera and then through the steps taken to improve the image to its final state, ‘After’.   The first half covered straight forward shots and the second more creative effects using filters, textures and multiple layers.  Something for all levels of photographer.  Sue has an amazing creativity which inspires others to give things a try.  A very enjoyable evening.

The object of the Club is to encourage the study and practice of photography by means of meetings, lectures, competitions and any other method that is deemed suitable. This season’s aim is, and programme is designed around, ‘Improving our Images’ and this week’s lecture from Paul Adams ARPS DPAGB FDPS certainly fit the brief.  Paul guided Club members through the things to look out for when taking images so a better image can be captured in camera. A very enjoyable evening which gave members lots of things to think about when taking their images.

Due to unforeseen circumstances Clive Tanner has had to cancel his lecture this Thursday. Instead we welcome Paul Adams back to the Club for his lecture titled Taking Better Photographs. It promises to be an enjoyable and informative evening.