Syllabus: 2007 / 2008 season (archive)
| 11th Sept | Travel Panel |
| Your latest trip summed up in 4, 5 or 6 images (Prints, Slides or Digital Projection) | |
Members |
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| Handing in for Clubworker Competition 1 | |
| 18th Sept | An Evening with...Dianne Owen |
| Dianne transforms her photography into genuine works of art which have been exhibited widely and which always meet with great acclaim. | |
Dianne Owen |
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| 25th Sept | Clubworker Competition 1 |
Judge |
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| 2nd Oct | Digital Workshop |
“Making Better Pictures” Improving your originals with Photoshop, etc. |
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Tony Redford |
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| at the Hazel Grove Bowling and Tennis Club | |
| 9th Oct | Ten Images in Ten Minutes - from Eight Volunteers |
| An opportunity for more members to show us just what they’ve been up to (Prints, Slides or Digital Projection). | |
Members |
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| 16th Oct | Back from the USA |
| Three of our leading photographers compare results from their recent trip to the South West States of America. | |
Alan Bromage, Bill Chadband, Gordon Robson |
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| Handing in for Clubworker Competition 2 | |
| 23rd Oct | Highlands & Lowlands of Nepal & Rajasthan |
| Trevor’s lively and informed commentary provides the perfect complement to his quality slides. | |
Trevor Davenport ARPS DPAGB |
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| 30th Oct | Clubworker Competition 2 |
Judge |
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| Sat 3rd Nov | ANGLO-SCOTTISH BATTLE at KESWICK |
| This inter-club print contest against leading clubs from north, south east and west provides the focal point for another great social weekend. | |
| 6th Nov | Digital Workshop |
| Part 1 - Depth of Field and other Photographic Techniques | |
Geoff Robinson |
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| Part 2 -Landscape Improvement | |
Roy Cheetham |
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| at the Hazel Grove Bowling and Tennis Club | |
| 13th Nov | An evening with.... Roger Dye |
| Our President-elect gets into his stride and shows us a thing or two. | |
Roger Dye |
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| 20th Nov | An evening with.... David Akers |
| “Let’s have more slides” was the cry. Here's the man to remind us why it is still a great medium for photographers. | |
David Akers |
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| Sat 24th Nov | L&CPU INTERCLUB KNOCK-OUT SLIDE COMPETITION |
| Hosted by NCPS in the Main Hall, commencing 7.00pm | |
| 27th Nov | Martin Avery Competition |
| North Cheshire’s turn to host this prestigious event - with prints submitted by specially invited clubs of high-standing. | |
Judge |
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| Handing in for Clubworker Competition 3 | |
| 4th Dec | Digital Workshop |
| Raw vs. J-peg capture and a look at Adobe Lightroom | |
Roger Dye |
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| at the Hazel Grove Bowling and Tennis Club | |
| 11th Dec | Clubworker Competition 3 |
Judge |
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| 18th Dec | The President’s Christmas Special |
| A "wait & see" evening with a seasonal twist. | |
Tony Redford |
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| 25th Dec | No Meeting |
2008 |
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| 1st Jan | No Meeting |
| 8th Jan | An Evening with..... Colin Douglas |
| A digital session with sports pictures and A-V from this well-respected exponent of both aspects. | |
Colin Douglas ARPS CPAGB BPE3* |
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| Handing in for Annual Exhibition | |
| 15th Jan | Whatever next ?! |
| More "quality images" from the maestro – but might we see them DIGITALLY projected this time? | |
Brian Bower FRPS |
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| 22nd Jan | An Evening of Audio Visual with.... |
Bernard Longley ARPS |
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Keith Fisher ARPS |
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| 29th Jan | A Competition of Digitally Projected Images |
| Our first official internal competition using the new media exclusively (Rules and details of the format for the evening to be announced). | |
Judge |
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| 5th Feb | Digital Workshop |
| "Histograms and Pixels" | |
Bill Chadband |
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| “Trends in Software Tools” | |
Barry Pearson |
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| at the Hazel Grove Bowling and Tennis Club | |
| 13th - 15th | EXHIBITION WEEK |
| Feb | Details...... |
| 19th Feb | Review of Exhibition entries |
Christine Widdall DPAGB BPE2* |
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| 26th Feb | Inter-Club Battle NCPS vs. Chapel-en-le-Frith |
| North Cheshire's turn to host this hard-fought print & slide competition | |
Judge |
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| Handing in for Clubworker Competition 4 | |
| 4th Mar | Digital Workshop |
| “Converting to Monochrome - plus toning etc.” | |
Martin Currie |
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| at the Hazel Grove Bowling and Tennis Club | |
| 11th Mar | Clubworker Competition 4 |
Judge |
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| 18th Mar | 25 years of Travel Photography |
| Pictures from all over the world from one of our own globetrotters with camera. | |
Dr.George Beaumont |
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| 25th Mar | Portraiture and the Nature of Intrusion |
| Our Cumbrian friend descends upon us with a great set of prints accompanied by a typically provocative lecture. | |
Tony Potter ARPS DPAGB APAGB PSA** |
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| 1st Apr | Digital Workshop |
| “New Starters Competition” | |
Constructive criticism - with a prize for the best image as judged by the audience |
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| at the Hazel Grove Bowling and Tennis Club | |
| 8th Apr | Wings over Africa |
| A slide presentation by..... | |
Frank Hutchinson |
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| 15th Apr | Winning Images –and why. |
| We take closer look at pictures that have excelled in competitions (prints, slides and digital) and decide what makes them work. | |
Members |
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| Handing in for Clubworker Competition 5 | |
| 22nd Apr | Studio Evening |
| A practical session. Bring your camera. | |
Members |
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| 29th Apr | Clubworker Competition 5 |
Judge |
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| Handing in for the Rosalind Bramley Trophy Competition | |
| 6th May | The Rosalind Bramley Trophy |
| A special monochrome event judged by our members on the night. | |
| at the Hazel Grove Bowling and Tennis Club | |
Members |
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| 13th May | A Changed Approach to travel Photography |
Jon Allanson CPABG, LRPS, BPE1* |
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| 20th May | Annual General Meeting |
| How did we do? How can we do it better? Please have your say. Plus presentation of Clubman of the Year trophy - and others. | |
| 27th May | Commencement of Summer Outings Programme Details to be announced. |