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Meeting and event reports


Published 2012
Friday Night in Pictures 19 February
Published 2011
AGM Tuesday 17 May 2011 21 May
One man's view - NCPS Paris trip 7 May
Digital Workshop 6 May
Climb It and Shoot it … 26 April
3rd Printworker Competition, 12th April 18 April
Be a Judge 8 April
Encounters with Wildlife – Sandy Cleland FRPS, AFIAP 2 April
Interclub Competition with Leek PC, 22nd March 2011 24 March
Sheffield Digital Image Knockout Competition 19 March
Views from the Cape 16 March
3rd PDI Competition 8th March 2011 12 March
L&CPU 105th AGM 5 March
Meeting of March 1st held in Hazel Grove 4 March
The Exhibition Judge Returns 1 March
NCPS qualifies for PAGB Club Championships 27 February
The Competition with Chapel-en-le-Frith Camera Club 20 February
F & Beyond 18 February
Annual Exhibition 9-11 February 2011 15 February
NCPS Annual Exhibition 2011 - Inter-club Competitions report 13 February
Catching the Moment 3 February
Presenting the accepted images from the 2010 RPS International PDI Exhibition 30 January
An Evening with Alan Saunders 29 January
Thank you 26 January
People of Pakistan 13 January
Image Assessment at the Bowling Club - 4 Jan 2011! 10 January
Published 2010
Party Time with Tony Redford 22 December
Digital Workshop – 7th Dec 2010 11 December
Meeting Tuesday 30th November 3 December
2nd Club Print Competition 27 November
10 Images in 10 Minutes 21 November
A Step Out of the Box 18 November
Keswick Weekend 5-6 November 2010 16 November
Digital Workshop 1 with Harry Bosworth- 2 Nov 2010 9 November
Bramhall Exhibition Competitions, 2010 2 November
1st DPI Competition – 26th October 2010 29 October
Beyond the Moment of Capture 24 October
The interclub battle with SMCC on 11 October 16 October
An Evening with Ian Bramham 12 Oct 2010 14 October
Image Assessment Evening 7 October
First Print Competition 28 September 2010 5 October
It's Out There Somewhere 26 September
First Meeting of the New Session 18 September
The NCPS Venice Trip – another view 13 June
The AGM Tuesday 18th May 2010 21 May
Meeting 11 May 2010 20 May
The Trip to Venice 4th-7th May 2010 10 May
Romiley Photoshow 2010 – Inter-club print competition 6 May
Studio Evening – 27th April 5 May
The Rosalind Bramley competition 22 April
3rd Print Competition – 13th April 2010 15 & 17 April
Digital Workshop – 6th April 2010 12 April
An Evening with Graham Johnston 1 April
George Beaumont Returns 30 March
NCPS at Sheffield 22 March
Bird Watching with my Camera -16th March 2010 18 March
Interclub Battle with Leek CC, Thursday 11th March 15 March
3rd PDI competition - Tuesday 9th March 2010 13 March
Digital Evening 2 March 2010 4 March
Competition with Chapel Camera Club 27 February
The Exhibition Judge Returns 19 February
Report on 2010 Annual Exhibition 16 February
4th Digital Workshop – 2nd February 2010 7 February
Exotic Wildlife Photography 2 February
A visit to Alan Saunder's Exhibition (and Martin Mere) 2 February
An Evening with Richard Scaife and Paula Martin 24 January
The Time Machine and all that Jazz 17 January
The First Meeting of 2010 11 January
Christmas Special, 15th December 1 January
Published 2009
Second Projected Image Competition 8 Dec 09 8 December
3rd Digital Workshop – 1st December 09 2 December
L&CPU Projected Digital Image Knock-Out Competition 29 November
Science and Photography 25 November
Second Print Competition 20 November
Martin Avery Digital Print Competition 20 November
An Evening with John & Katie Garner 12 November
The Keswick Walk: 2009 12 November
The Anglo-Scottish Interclub Battle 2009 10 November
Digital evening report - The onOne Plug-in Suite 4 November
Report on the 1st DPI competition 30 October
See Hear !! 22 October
10 Images in 10 Minutes - The meeting on 13th Oct 2009 14 October
NCPS at the Chapel Camera Club 25th Anniversary Exhibition 13 October
Exposure and Noise – 1st digital meeting 6th Oct 2009 8 October
Interclub Competition with South Manchester CC 1 October
1st Print Competition Tuesday 22nd September 2009 24 September
Black & White - Pure Delight 17 September
Travel Panel – 1st meeting 8th September 2009 11 September
Visit to Victoria Baths 9 June 2009 11 & 21 June
AGM May 20th 2009 27 May
Club Trip to Lisbon 9th to 12th May 2009: Another Guest's View 22 May
Club Trip to Lisbon 9th to 12th May 2009: A Guest's View 22 May
Club Trip to Lisbon 9th to 12th May 2009: Another Man's View 22 May
Club Trip to Lisbon 9th to 12th May 2009: One Man's View 22 May
Jon Allanson's session - Tuesday 12 May 2009 17 May
Last Digital meeting of the session Tues 5th May 12 May
Rosalind Bramley Competition 2009 1 May
Romiley Photoshow 2009 29 April
3rd Print Competion 14th April 09 17 April
Digital Workshop 7 April 09 15 April
Producing AV Sequences 4 April
Wild Birds in Flight 31 March
Sheffield Interclub Competition Friday 20th March 23 March
Pictures on Permajet - Tuesday 17th March 09 20 March
3rd Projected Image Competition 10 Mar 09 12 March
L&CPU AGM 28 February 2009 1 March
The Exhibition Judge Returns 1 March
Annual Exhibition 11-13 February 2009 20 February
The 2009 Exhibition in Pictures 20 February
Putting up the Exhibition 20 February
Changes in Press Photography – A Retrospective 20 February
Members Images – Tuesday 3 February 5 February
Digiscoping – Tuesday 27 January 29 January
Exhibition Success – Geoff Robinson 26 January
Christmas Special – 16th December 26 January
Influences and Inspiration 18 January
Selective Contrast Enhancement 12 January
Published 2008
2nd Projected Image Competition 9 December 2008 10 December
3rd Digital Meeting of the Session - 2nd December 08 5 December
Second Printworker Competition 18th November 20 November
Scotland Around the Edges 13 November
Anglo- Scottish Interclub Battle 2008 13 November
Optimism Wins the Day 13 November
2nd Digital Meeting of the Session 4th November 08 13 November
Projected Image Competition 1 30 October
The Light of Day – Tuesday 21 October 08 24 October
10 Images in 10 Minutes - 14th October 08 18 October
1st Digital Meeting of the Session 7th October 08 9 October
Tony Pioli – Nature on your Doorstep - 30 Sept 08 2 October
First Print Competition 23 September 2008 25 September
Catch-up: First summer event in May - Treasure Hunt 23 September
David Kitching – Dragonflies and Chinese Dragons 22 September
The First Meeting of the New Session - 9 September 2008 11 September
Poynton Show 2008 9 September
L&CPU Delegates Meeting and Annual Print Exhibition (updated) 12 July
Annual General Meeting - 20 May 2008 8 June
Club Trip to Berlin 13 - 16 May 2008 19 May
Fifth ClubWorker Competition - 29 April 17 May
Rosalind Bramley Competition 17 May
Cover Story 6 May
Digital Meeting - Tuesday 1 April 3 May
Studio Evening 1 May
Winning Images - and why ! 1 May
Wings Over Africa 1 May
Portraiture and the Nature of Intrusion 27 March
25 Years of Travel Photography 24 March
4th ClubWorker Competition 24 March
2008 Exhibition Lunch - snaps 6 March
10x10 Battle with Chapel Camera Club 3 March
AGM of L&CPU 24 February
A Review of Prints and Slides by the Exhibition Judge 24 February
2008 Exhibition - Award Presentations 24 February
2008 Exhibition - Exhibition Coordinator's Report 24 February
2008 Exhibition - President's Report 24 February
An Evening of Audio-Visual 31 January
Extra session - beyond the syllabus - report 20 January
A Game of Two Halves 20 January
Final Meeting of December 2007 2 January
Published 2007
Third Clubworker Competition 11 December 2007 13 December
Digital Projector Calibration 9 December
Digital Session Tuesday 4 December 6 December
Dave Akers Bares All! 22 November
Will the Real Roger Dye Stand Up! 15 November
Trip to the Lakes 6 November 2007 8 November
2nd Club Competition 8 November
The Highlands and Lowlands of Nepal & Rajasthan 30 October
A Triple Bill 30 October
Colin Gives us some Background 30 October
Six Go to the USA 22 October
Musings on our two PCs and new projector 17 October
10 Images in 10 minutes 17 October
The E.G.M. 9 October 2007 17 October
The Sound of Music 13 October
Club Competition Tuesday 25 September 7 October
1st Digital evening of the Session 7 October
An Evening with Dianne Owen 29 September
First Meeting of the New Session 11 September 29 September
Poynton Show 30 August
The Day out with Sheffield Club 15 August
Revamped Exhibition Display Stands 23 July
St. Swithins Day – July 15th 23 July
Summer Outing, to Yorkshire Sculpture Park, 28.6.07 30 June
Trip to Liverpool 6 June 2007 - Pictures by Brian Turnbull 28 June
Trip to Liverpool 6 June 2007 - Pictures by Gordon Robson 28 June
Trip to Liverpool 6 June 2007 15 June
The Last Digital Night of the 06/07 Session 15 June
Budapest Trip 22 May
Trip to Leighton Moss 22 May
All My Eye 19 April
A Digital Night with Harry Besnard 19 April
What do Judges Know? 19 April
Southport PS Exhibition 19 April
The Originals 2 April
David Butler Explains his Marking 11 March
What Photoshop Does For Me 11 March
Inkjet Printer Problems? 11 March
Annual Exhibition 2007 - In Pictures 24 February
Annual Exhibition 2007 - Report 24 February
Digital Evening 6 February 24 February
A Little Colour goes a long way 4 February
Antarctica 4 February
The Last Slideshow 21st January
Digital IS here to Stay ! 20 January
First Digital Evening in New Premises 20 January
32nd Smethwick International 8 January
Christmas Meeting Tuesday 19 December 2 January
More Prints –- My way 2 January
Published 2006
Digital Evening Tuesday 5 December 2006 10 December
Preserving our Footpath Heritage 2 December
Derwentwater Weekend - Members Reports 18 November
Digital Forum Tuesday 7 November 11 November
It will be alright on the Night 30 October
The Dry Darkroom 22 October
First Digital Forum - 3 October 2006. 15 October
Panels and Prints 12 September 2006 15 October
An Evening with Christine Widdall DPAGB BPE2* 23 September
The Churnet Valley Railway Trip 2 August
The Boat Museum – Ellesmere Port 20 July
Our Third Encounter with Sheffield PS 9 July
Salt's Mill 22 June
A Ride on the Trams - Crich 11 June
The AGM May 2006 4 June
NCPS Trip to Rome 4 June
The Romans Return 21 May
AGM 18 May
4th Quarterly Competition Results - 25th April 2006 27 April
China – at least three years ago 21 April
Three Years in Moscow 17 April
Tony Myers – Photographic Fireman 17 April
Geoff Robinson uses Photoshop & Other Programmes 12 April
Pattern Problems 2 April
An Uplifting Experience ! 23 March
Opening of the Southport PS Annual Open Exhibition 20 March
3rd Quarterly Competition 14th March 2006 16 March
L&CPU Interclub Digital Print Challenge 2006 16 March
A Different Approach - Meeting Report 9 March
Perhaps Digital is Here to Stay ! 6 March
L&CPU AGM 6 March
Battle With Chapel CC - 21st February 2006 6 March
Annual Exhibition 2006 - full report 20 February
Tillman Kleinhans – Record Breaker 20 February
John Smith – Great Sport 28 January
Clubman of the year is all Digital 19 January
Have you got your PCBag? 17 January
Barry Pearson- Raw Shooter! 8 January
Published 2005
Manley Magic – Tuesday 13th December 18 December
3rd Digital Evening 6th December 18 December
A Day Out in Hatch End (Harrow) 26th November 2005 18 December
The Midland Railway through the Peak District 18 December
Chasing the Light – Photography 18 December
Second Quarterly Competition 22 November 24 November
Oldham CC Monochrome Print Competition 2005 24 November
Southport Imaging Competition – 14/11/05 15 November
At Bramhall's Exhibition 12 November
Pickled Tink 12 November
A Wet Weekend in the Lakes 12 November
L&CPU Knock-out Slide Competition 12 November
2nd Digital Evening 1st November 12 November
Members Evening 25th October - Self Portraits 12 November
David Langridge – France and the French Riviera 23 October
A Concatenation of Chadbands - Meeting Reports 20 October
1st Quarterly Competition 2 October
Magnificent Monochrome 2 October
AGM Report -17 May 2005 29 August
The Day Out with Sheffield P.S. Sunday 10th July 2005 2 August
The Trip to Valencia - Full Report 20 May
4th Quarterly Competition Results (now with report) 20 May
Birds Galore - the meeting on Tuesday 19th April 2005 21 April
More SUCCESS for NCPS 18 April
A Different Approach by Tony Redford - Meeting Report 29 March
3rd Quarterly Competition 15th March 2005 29 March
Jon Allanson Prints - Meeting Report 29 March
Snipetts from the L&CPU AGM Saturday 26th February 2005 7 March
Optima not Optimal on 22nd Feb 2005 7 March
The 'Well of Death' (and how to experience weightlessness!) 7 March
2005 Exhibition - Trophy Presentation Pics 6 March
Chapel-en-le-Frith Battle 20 February
Meeting of 15th February 2005 - Report 20 February
Annual Exhibition 2005 - Report 20 February
News From India 6 February
Have Leica, Will Travel - Meeting Report 6 February
Letter from India 29 January
Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands - Meeting Report 29 January
Lost Akers 29 January
Something Old, Something New 29 January
Away Again - Meeting Report 17 January
The Digital Course at the Halfway stage 17 January
The Christmas Dinner - Report 17 January
Published 2004
Result of Triangular Battle - 30 Nov 2004 2 December
L&CPU Slide Knockout Competition 2004 28 November
2nd Quarterly Competition 23 Nov 2004 26 November
Oldham CC visit Thursday 18th November 22 November
Long Live Slides (meeting report) 15 November
Save the Goat - Southport Battle on 8th November 15 November
The Trip to the Lakes - Picture Story 14 November
To Hell with the President! November
Ray Grover Entertains! November
Wilmslow Guild Interclub Competition -16th Oct November
Aeroplanes with a Difference! November
Optical Illusion? November
Aeroplanes Galore! November
The 2nd Meeting of the new Session 2004/5 November
First Meeting of the New Season November
NCPS Meet with Sheffield PS Sunday 25th July August
Tuesday 29th June 2004 - Lowry Centre / Harry Ramsden's August
Inter-club Creative Digital Print Competition for the Martin Avery Trophy August
The AGM on Tuesday 11th May 2004 August
Tell-Tales from Prague August
NCPS Trip to Prague August
The Final Meeting Tuesday 4th May August
4th Quarterly Competition Tuesday 27th April August
Inter-club Slide Competition (Friday 23rd April 2004) April
Bredbury & Romily Digital and Imaging Club Inter-club Print Competition (Thursday 22nd April 2004) April
An Evening with Barry Colquhoun FRPS( 20th April 2004) April
Shadows & Reflections - Members choice evening April
Welsh Weekend 26th - 28th March April
Landscapes Through my Camera Eye April
Home Entertainment April
Altrincham & Hale Photographic Society Slide Knockout competition April
On Line Paper April
The Third Quarterly Competition April
The Digital Forum III (2nd March) April
The Two Jonathans April
North Cheshire Challenge Trophy - Report 22 February
Interclub Digital Print Competition - Report 15 February
Presentation of Exhibtion awards - picture exclusive! 15 February
The Two Jonathans (hot off the press - will appear in next printed focus) February
Annual Exhibition 4th-6th February 2004 February
Macro Meddling February
On the Trail of the Great Bear February
South to Patagonia February
Update 2004 February
And From the Other End of the Table February
Xmas Dinner 2003 in Downtown Bramhall February
Meeting Tuesday 2nd December February
Published 2003
The 2nd Quarterly Competition 25th November 2003 December
The Meeting 18th November 2003 December
The 3-Way Battle with Wilmslow PS and South Manchester PS December
The Meeting 11th November 2003 December
Keswick Weekend and Inter-Club Print Battle December
Inter-club Print Panel Comp. & Inter-club Slide Battle Bramhall 6th Nov 2003 December
The Battle with Chapel-en-le Frith Camera Club December
The RPS Digital Group Meeting Sunday 26th October December
Report from Keswick Weekend 2003 10 November
NCPS win the Best Print Panel trophy at Bramhall 6 November
Victory in Chapel Battle 4 November
A Slide Show of India October
L&CPU Big Day 2003 October
The Southport P.S Champions Competition October
Keith Suddaby FRPS – A Very Good Place to Start October
First Quarterly Competition of the Session October
The New Session Begins October
Don’t Forget to Calibrate Your Printer October
Who wants to be a Judge? August
The Annual General Meeting held Tuesday 20 May 2003 August
The Romiley Club Interclub Slide Competition August
Greetings from Barcelona May
NCPS in Barcelona (or a Saga Rather Familiar) May
The Rosalind Bramley Pictorial Monochrome competition May
The Martin Avery Digital Invitation Competition 2003 May
The 4th Quarterly Competition May
Water, water, everywhere May
Simple Astro-Photography May
The EGM on Tuesday 1st April 2003 May
The Battle with Wigan 10 April
The Altrincham & Hale Inter-club Slide Knock-out April
What Happened to January In Bloom? April
3rd Quarterly Competition - 11th March 2003 April
The Print & Slide Competition with Chapel Camera Club April
From the Exhibition Secretary February
Annual Exhibition 2003-02-06 February
Update February
Christmas Dinner February
Published 2002
Black & White Print Competition at Oldham CC - Thursday 28th November 2002 December
2nd Quarterly Competition - Tuesday, 26th November December
L&CPU Annual Slide Knock-out Competition - Saturday 23rd November 2002 December
3-way Print and Slide Competition at S. Manchester December
The Trip to the Lakes Sunday 10th November 2002 December
The Bramhall P.S. Annual Exhibition December
The Diaphanous Digital Discourse- Sunday 13th October October
Our World of Photography October
Creative Print Competition at Southport October
1st Quarterly Competition - Tuesday, 24th Sept 02 October
The Story to Date October
From a Past President (After 6th July 2002!) August
The Summer Programme 2002 August
L & CPU DELEGATES MEETING AND ANNUAL EXHIBITION August
The King is dead, long live the Queen! August
The Bredbury & Romily interclub slide competition August
The 4th Quarterly Competition August
Brugge Quiz August
The Club Trip to Brugge (Bruges!) 26th April 2002 August
Travels with a Camera May
The 3rd Quarterly Competition May
Portraiture by Don Stafford May
L&CPU Inter-club Slide Challenge May
The 15x15 battle with Leek CC May
AGM of L&CPU May
50th Anniversary Luncheon May
Altrincham & Hale Inter-Club Slide Competition May
Recent Club Meetings May
Gordon Writes: March
The Annual Exhibition 2002 March
Divertimento with David and Anna Drackley February
UpDate by Brian Bower 8th Jan 2002 February
Christmas Dinner Thurs 20 December 2001 February
The 3-Way Battle on 11th December 2001 February
Published 2001
2nd Quarterly Competition 27th November December
The Battle with Chapel en le Frith Club December
How to Become Photograper of the Year December
L&CPU Slide Knockout Competition December
Bramhall's Annual Exhibition December
Digital Imaging - Norman Piper December
A Trip to Ullswater - Sunday 4th November December
Photography- Scientific and not so Scientific December
Cappadocia - John Coles December
Interclub Battle with Leek C.C. December
1st Quarterly Competition October
Just Prints October
West Cumbria Group Launch New Session October
Visit to the Lowry (Salford Quays) September
The AGM of NCPS Tuesday 22nd May 2001 June
Giant Daffodil Frightens the Judge June
Ratings Reversal at Romily! June
Version 2! May
The Trip to Paris (Fri 20th to Mon 23rd April 2001) May
The Third Quarterley Competition May
Annual Exhibition March
NCPS Christmas Party and Christmas Dinner January
The 15x15 Battle with Wigan 10 January
Published 2000
The Three-way Battle with Wilmslow Guild and Liverpool December
2nd Quarterly Competition December
Bits and Pixels December
Lake District Trip 5/11/00 November
Michael Leach 28th October November
A Trip to the Lakes November
OH TO BE A WILDFOWL PHOTOGRAPHER! - THE HERON November
Dumb & Dumber November
The AGM 23rd may 2000 August
3rd Quarterly Competition Tuesday 29th February April
The 15-15 Battle with Bramhall P.S. January
Annual Exhibition 2000 January
Published 1999
Half Way through the Quarterly Competions December
Report on the P.A.G.B’s “Big Day” at Lancaster University - 24th October 1999 December
The First Quarterly Competition, (or Did the Judge go on too long?) December
Annual Exhibition March