Meetings 2020-2021

Night-time photography - Tips and approaches, examples and renowned photographers

The categories for Part 2 will be Scapes, Portraiture, Sport and Photojournalism, Nature. The competition will be Judged by Nigel Plant on 15 April 2021

Back in October Tracy Lund presented her talk Wildlife Photography Part 1 and this turned out to be one of the best lectures of the Zoom season.  After many requests I have approached Tracy to present her Wildlife Photography Part 2 and she has agreed do this on 18th March 2021. Its now in Tracy's diary so please make sure this is in yours as it is definitely a lecture not to miss.

For those who attentended they will remember Part 1 concentrated on cold weather wildlife. Part 2 changes to show wildlife in Hot Climates.

Close-up photography; differences between macro and close-up. Examples to discuss

A look at focus stacking

The categories for this competition will be: Open Colour and Open Monochrome. There will not be an Improvers section in this competition

Peter has been taking photographs since the early 1970s. In 2010 he was awarded a Licentiate of the Royal Photographic Society (LRPS) and from 2010 to 2015, he exhibited images in exhibitions throughout the world. Around 10 years ago he decided to focus on street and urban photography.

This led to a project photographing Manchester’s Northern Quarter and to the award of an Associateship of the Royal Photographic Society (ARPS) in 2018.

'The Way We Were' covers the evolution of Peter’s street photography from single images to themed projects including his successful ARPS panel...

This evening will be hosted by John Gerhold who will be showing images from the YPU 2020 Exhibition.   This will be an opportunity to gain ideas, see whats current and join in with your comments on the selected images

Each member should submit 3 images set around a theme and can be either Mono or Colour. All entries via the webb site. Judging to be confirmed

Trevor has visited Chernobyl and the town of Prypyat on two occasions , in 2016 and 2019, over 4 days. He will explore the history and the the Reactor Control Room before heading to the long abandoned town of Prypyat. Exploring many of the abandoned buildings including the Train Station and Amusement Park and ends on an outrageous conspiracy theory.

Each member should submit 3 images set around a theme and can be either Mono or Colour. All entries via the webb site

Detals to be finalised

This seasons set subject theme is Transport.  The competition will be for both Mono and Colour

"Chasing the lighgts" gives an insight into the natural phenomenon of the Northern Lights, with images , personal anecdotes and advice on photographic technique to capture them. This presentation is based on the knowledge Simon has developed over the years whilst pursuing this pasion.

This will be the second Competition of the Autumn season.   The competition will be open category and will include improvers.  The competition will be Judged by Sandie Cox who is Gloucester based and new to our club

The closing date for entries will be 15 October 2020

This lecture is being organised and sponsored by Wakefield Camera Club - joining details to follow when supplied

This talk will explain Camera RAW and Adobe DNG covering what they mean, their advantages and disadvantages, workflow, and  non-destructive image editing.  It will demonstrate workflow with Adobe Camera RAW in Bridge, Photoshop and Lightroom.

The presentation includes both talk and interactive demonstrations of software appropriate to photographers, and are presented in a language that photographers can understand. (No IT jargon!)

This is the entry deadline for Open Competition 2 to be Judged on 12 November. The competition will be any subject and there will not be an improvers category. Entries will be via the Web site.

The Talk will cover wildlife images from Japan, Finland, Greece, Iceland, Camargue, Captive and UK. Tracy's philosophy is :

“Photographing Wildlife is an adventure but most of all a privilege - I haven’t been everywhere, but it’s on my list”

This is the entry deadline for Open Competition 1 to be Judged by Erica Oram on 15 October. The competition will be any subject and there will not be an improvers category. Enteries will be via the Web site.