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We are very proud to have won the FIAP World Cup for Clubs 2022. This yearly event organised by FIAP is an international competition for clubs around the world. Each club submits 20 images with a maximum of 2 images per author. These images are scored by a panel of international judges. 224 clubs from 48 countries entered the competition and there was a total of 4,385 images.

This was our 9th entry to the FIAP WCFC and we’ve been close on a couple of occasions, so to finally win it is fantastic, especially as this was the only one of the ‘big competitions’ we hadn’t won. It’s great to join Wigan 10, Smethwick and Catchlight on the list of UK winners.

It was also a great bonus for us to win the Maurice Dorikens Trophy for the 3rd time in the last 4 years as this is given out to the club who has performed best in the competition over the previous five years, rewarding a consistently good entry.

Wednesday 21st September

Confessions of a Landscape Photographer

We welcomed Paul Mitchell FRPS back on Zoom to share some of his stunning landscape images with us. He gave us lots of advice about filters, equipment, planning and the apps he uses. He stressed the importance of research - finding out about the location, checking the weather conditions and tide times etc. Expert advice and wonderful coastal and woodland images to inspire our members!

Wednesday 27th April

Long Exposures

We welcomed Joe Houghton to present his talk via Zoom. He told us about the many different types of image that go under the long exposure heading and showed us many examples including some from his "Great Buildings of Dublin" collection.
Joe shared his approaches to shooting, technique and great advice about the kit that he uses. He finished his talk with a quick demo in Lightroom and Photoshop of how he combined five light trail images to make a shot with more impact. A talk enjoyed by our members whatever their level of experience.

Wednesday 2nd February

The Art of Printing

Club member Andy Smith gave us an introduction to how we see colour and how the camera records data. He talked about calibration and why it's required and how paper choice can change a print's appearance.
Andy, a photographer and image creator, trained as an illustrator and graphic designer before joining Rolls-Royce plc. A keen photographer for many years, early retirement has provided the opportunity for him to further develop his photography techniques and skills.
His particular interests include creating artistic flower photography, wildlife photography and printing. He prints on various papers especially art papers and Japanese Washi paper.
A very interesting and informative talk.

Sunday 25th July

N&EMPF Inter-Club Print Championship 2021

We are very proud that we won the trophy and that the Best Print was awarded to Diving Gannets by David Keep.

Each judge was asked to award a certificate to his favourite image.
Roy Packer chose Clash of the Titans by Jamie MacArthur
Peter Yeo chose Fighting to the Finish by Brian Stephenson
Ray Brammall chose At Full Stretch by David Keep
Well done to these three Rolls Royce PS members.

Many thanks to all of our members whose prints were used in this competition.

Saturday 17th July

PAGB Inter Club PDI Championship 2021

This Open competition is held each July and each federation each nominates 2 clubs to take part alongside the finalists from the previous year. This year it was online judging with an audience of over 200. The judges were Marilyn Roberts DPAGB BPE3, Gabriel O'Shaunessy FIFP MFIAP EFIAP/g and Leo Rich ARPS DPAGB EFIAP/G HonPAGB.

There were 37 clubs taking part and the 3 clubs who represented N&EMPF this year were Deepings CC, Newark & District PS and Rolls Royce. After the qualifying rounds we were in 1st place - taking us into the final round of 8 clubs. We then went on to gain the 1st place in the final round, winning by 7 points, a remarkable achievement and the only time that a N&EMPF club has done this.

Congratulations to David Keep who won the Gold Medal for the best image in the competition with 'Reverse Pike'.

Tuesday 29th June

PAGB Awards for Photographic Merit

Many congratulations to three of our members who were successful in gaining PAGB awards.

MPAGB for David Keep
DPAGB for Sue Hartley
CPAGB for Rob Cuss.

The Awards for Photographic Merit (APM) are open only to members of Clubs affiliated to the PAGB through their Federations and are at three levels

Credit (CPAGB) – Blue badge and certificate
Standard: Good Club Photography

Distinction (DPAGB) – Red badge and certificate
Standard: Open Exhibition Photography

Master (MPAGB) – Yellow badge and certificate
Standard: Highest Standard of UK Amateur Photography

by David Keep

by Sue Hartley

by Rob Cuss

Wednesday 9th June

Cuba. More Than Just Cocktails, Cigars and Classic Cars

We welcomed Jane Lines to present her talk about her last visit to Cuba.
Jane started with a selection of street scenes, portraits and ballet dancers. She was very lucky to able to shoot 2 pairs of Cuban National Ballet dancers in an old crumbling mansion in Havana. Then we saw 20 of her competition images. She showed us the starting images and how she processed and edited them into competition style images.

Friday 28th May

GB Cup and GB Trophy Competitions

What an achievement for Neil Humphries, member of our club for 40 years, who has just received the PAGB Nature Photographer of the Year award based on the top scores over both competitions. Here are four of his beautiful butterfly images.

We are also very proud that the GB Cup and Trophy - Overall Club Award, Gold Medal has been awarded to our club. Thank you to all of our members who have made this possible.

Wednesday 5th May

At Home With The Prenton-Joneses

We welcomed guest speakers Sharon and Robert Prenton-Jones to present their brand new lecture.
Rob talked about lighting, perspective, showed us some sets that he's made and gave us advice on a starter lighting kit.
Sharon showed her MFIAP Portfolio and covered several techniques such as blending methods, colour matching, making mist and more. It was a fun evening full of advice and inspiration thoroughly enjoyed by our members.

Wednesday 28th April

Further Wildlife Adventures Around Ashby

Martin Vaughan took us through the project he has been working on within five miles of his home. He told us about some of the problems he faced and showed how he then built what he needed to enable him to get his wonderful images. Climbing up high on scaffolding to get eye level with a young woodpecker in the nest, was just one of the interesting stories that he shared.

Martin has just been awarded FRPS for his nature panel and it was easy to see why.

Wednesday 14th April

An Affinity With Monochrome

Our guest speaker was Les Forrester who gave us an excellent lecture about his passion for architectural and fine art minimal long exposure photography. He showed us how he uses angles, light, shade and depth and demonstrated how he enhances his colour photographs to create stunning monochrome images.

Saturday 20th March

FIAP World Cup for Clubs Award Ceremony

Delegates from our club attended the virtual awards ceremony for the 2019 FIAP World Cup for Clubs. It couldn't take place last year for obvious reasons so the organisers decided to host it as a Zoom event. We were delighted to see David Keep's wonderful image receive the gold medal for first place, and to be placed 3rd in the world as a club. We were also over the moon to receive the Maurice Dorikens Trophy for being the most consistent club, having the highest averaged scores of all those entering over the last five years.
Here is a link to see all of the images from the top ten clubs in a FIAP presentation on YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKkF8jfe0CM

Wednesday 27th January

'Wildlife Photography UK'

Bill Hall, our Honorary Life Vice President, gave us his excellent talk about his experience over many years in photographing wildlife here in the UK.
He showed us how he effectively uses some basic set-ups in his garden and a hide he's put on a nearby farmer's land. We also saw more super images of birds, mammals and insects taken at nearby nature reserves then further afield, from Land's End to the Outer Hebrides. He gave lots of information about locations and what time of year they were taken as well as sharing settings and camera technique.

Wednesday 6th January

'Masters of Photography'

Club member Stewart Wall introduced us to some masterful photographers who are well known for great street photography such as Martin Parr, Ian Berry, Daniel Meadows and David Hurn.
He talked about what drives these photographers, how they work and why street photography is so popular. He showed us how looking at their images, seeing why they appeal and using their techniques can help us in developing our own photography.
A very interesting evening that will have encouraged members to have a go at street photography if they haven't already.

Wednesday 9th December

'Travels Towards The Edge'

We had a very interesting talk from Sue O'Connell and Peter Brisley. Rather than “travel photographers” they prefer to think of themselves as “photographers who travel” and they have journeyed to parts of the world that are less popular, pushing their own photographic boundaries.
We saw images of wonderful places, Javan volcanoes, fishermen, nuns, villagers and monks from Myanmar, eagle hunters from Mongolia as well as camel racing in Oman and the pilgrims in Northern India. Peter showed us atmospheric mono images, motion images of bullfighting and also buildings and murals in Iran.
Sue and Peter both shared slideshows of the many wonderful characters they had met on their travels.
An evening of wonderful images and the stories behind them, thoroughly enjoyed by our members.

Wednesday 11th November

'Creative Techniques'

A very inspiring evening from Glenys Garnett showing us how she uses creative in-camera techniques including ICM, Multiple Exposure, Vintage Lenses and Lensbaby.
She shared her techniques and showed us how she uses her camera in a creative way to produce her beautiful images. Glenys told us that you don’t need the most expensive kit to take good photographs and that the most important thing you need is a good eye for composition and a passion for producing images with a personal meaning.

Wednesday 14th October

Ten of our newer members had ten minutes to share ten of their favourite images or tell us about a project they've been doing.
Thank you to John Dawkins, Helen Willis,
Andrew Wainwright, Alicja Pyszka-Franceschini,
David Travis, Stewart Wall, Carol McNiven Young,
Aamir Sabzwari, Chris Brown and Dave Cudworth for a very interesting evening

by John Dawkins

Wednesday 30th September

'Woodland Ways'

Paul Mitchell, award winning landscape photographer from Dorset, presented his talk which centred around some of his favourite woodland locations including Burnham Beeches, Savernake Forest and various locations throughout the UK.
He shared his wonderful images, going through the seasons, showing us how the different form and colour changes give a very different feel and mood.
In the second half he demonstrated in Lightroom how scenes can be creatively transformed with subtle enhancements of the colours and light, into beautiful and magical images.
Another inspiring evening thoroughly enjoyed by our members.

Wednesday 16th September

'Up Close and Operational'

Our members thoroughly enjoyed a very interesting presentation from award-winning, world-renowned photographer and journalist Rich Cooper.
He created The Centre of Aviation Photography, a professionally run organisation that operates a year-round programme of events to take aviation photography to new heights, offering workshops, photo shoots, air-to-air flights, seminars and Exotic Wings photography visits all over the world. An evening of unique images and the stories behind them, from someone who has combined his passion for aviation with photography.

2nd September

N&EMPF 2020 Print Acceptances Show

We showed the AV of the prints that were accepted into the N&EMPF Annual Exhibition 2020, which showcased some of the best photography from 43 of the clubs in our federation who entered.

It was an excellent evening and a large number of the images were by members of our club.

The 180kg Lift by David Keep

19th August

Members Evening

Club chairman Brian Stephenson shared images that he has used in Print Panel competitions over the last few years. He showed some that have been very successful in the NEMPF Exhibition and talked about why he used them. After the break he gave a demonstration in Photoshop of how he uses white and black layers to enhance his images. He encouraged all of our members to have a go at creating a panel.

5th August

'Mono Moods'

Colin Jarvis gave us a very interesting and informative mono presentation, covering a number of genres including landscape, seascape, long exposure, architecture and Infrared. He showed us his techniques, shared camera settings and told us how he uses filters for dramatic effect such as using Big Stoppers for creating wonderful movement in the sea and the sky. We saw many beautiful images during the evening of jetties, piers, pipes and sculptures from some great coastal locations.

1st July

'Capturing the Moment - The Art of Sports Photography'

An evening of great stories, helpful advice and stunning sporting images from multi award winning sports photographer Mark Pain. We saw images from the Ryder Cup, Olympic Games, Epsom Derby as well as football and rugby World Cups. He told us the importance of planning, knowing your camera and not giving up - don't be afraid of failing, just work out what you did wrong and learn for next time.

10th June

'The Art of Macro'

Our guest speaker Tony North, gave an excellent presentation covering the equipment he uses and the challenges faced in macro photography such as depth of field, shutter speed, composition and subject movement. He gave lots of advice on how, when and where to find your subjects. He explained how he tries to create beautiful and original images and shared some of his many award winning images with us telling us why he chose to focus on macro photography. Another inspiring evening for our members.

3rd June

'A Year of Wildlife'

Club member Gianpiero Ferrari took us through the seasons with his beautiful images of birds, mammals, insects and flowers many of which were shown in their habitat. Stunning macro work from a real master of his craft.

13th May

'The Industrial Tourist'

We were pleased to welcome Andrew Marland to share his images and tell the stories behind them. A wander through the remnants of the northern industrial landscape, predominantly in black and white. Lots of great images that brought back memories for several of our members who lived in the area years ago. Shapes and angles, light and dark, harsh contrast and dramatic dereliction. Genuine enthusiasm and great knowledge of the history linked to the images was shared with our members.

29th April

'Starting From A Blank Canvas'

Our guest speaker for the evening was Polina Plotnikova who gave a very interesting presentation about her creative flower portraiture and still life. She explained how many different artists' styles have inspired her and have helped develop her style. She talked about the importance of colour and texture in images and the use of composition and carefully placed objects in her still life images. There were lots of hints and tips with details of her lighting set ups and equipment. Great inspiration for our members to try something different.

4th March

'Total Immersion'

Club member Carol McNiven Young shared some of her beautiful creative portrait and composite images with us as she talked about her photographic journey from beginner to RPS Fellow over the last five years including the creative process and practical development of her Fellowship Panel. She told us about her love of creative portraiture, the importance of good planning for a shoot and shared some of her methods of editing in Photoshop. A very inspiring presentation and a stunning set of prints.

12th February

'Chinese perspectives: A 1623 Day Photographic Journey'

Living within China amongst the people gave our guest speaker Lois Webb opportunities and experiences that she may not have been given as a tourist. Her presentation charted the progress of her photography from enthusiast to professional photographer and tutor. We saw wonderful street scenes, people, architecture in images from Shanghai to across the length and breadth of the vast country of China. An interesting evening thoroughly enjoyed by our members.

29th January

'Under A Tuscan Sky'

Our members enjoyed a great evening with Ashley Franklin, as he showed us images from several trips to the beautiful Val d'Orcia region in Tuscany. This area is a landscape photographer's dream and he showed us the advantages of taking the same location at different times of day and from varying angles.
We saw wonderful images of Belvedere emerging from the mist, vibrant poppy fields, the tiny chapel at Vitaletta and the copses of cypress trees - all bringing back memories for many club members who have visited this area. Also there were images from the Mille Miglia, a classic car race that passes through the narrow streets of San Quirico d'Orcia.
The evening finished with a selection of the images we'd seen set to music.

15th January

Members Evening - 'An Introduction to Lightroom'

Club member David Keep gave us a basic introduction to the features of Lightroom and explained why he believes all photographers could benefit from using it. Whether they use Lightroom already or had not tried it before, our members found it a very interesting and informative evening.

8th January

'More Shared Moments'

We were very pleased to have Derek Doar present his latest print lecture to our members. It was a very entertaining evening with Derek telling us about his adventures in pursuit of his images. We saw a superb selection of prints including a section on panoramic landscape images. He gave lots of help and advice on paper choice and printing.

11th December

'An Evening With Ralph'

We welcomed back Ralph Duckett, who judged our Panel competition in September, to give his print lecture.
He showed us how you don't need to travel abroad to capture wonderful images. Landscapes, people, ponies and wintry trees were just a few of the subjects he'd photographed. Members also found it very useful to learn about the different types of paper he uses and why.

27th November

Members Evening

Another evening of helping and encouraging our members to learn new skills or build on those they already have.

Race Against Time by Gavin Duxbury

20th November

'Creative Differences'

We enjoyed a very entertaining evening when Jane and Adrian Lines came to our club to present their latest lecture. We saw a digital presentation which included ballet dancers, travel, cowboys and dramatic composites. Afterwards we were all able to see a huge selection of their wonderful prints close up, as they were passed around the audience. It was very interesting to hear how and why they took their photos and then how they had processed them.

13th November

'My World of Photography'

Club member Ian Pettit shared some of his favourite images with us. As well as steam trains, architecture, people and low light photography we saw some great landscapes from many countries including here in the UK but also as far as Australia and New Zealand - Ian loves big skies and amazing cloud formations.

30th October

'Composition, Colour, Crop and Light'

We enjoyed a great evening of landscape photography from our guest speaker Dave Fieldhouse from Staffordshire. He showed us how the colour, composition, light and choice of crop all help to make an image work. We saw images of beautiful landscapes in the countryside as well as some striking urban landscapes. Dave enjoys street photography too and he shared tips on using bold lines, shapes and reflections in windows and water to create impact in our images.

27th October

PAGB Inter-Club Print Championships

A group of our members travelled up to Blackburn where we were one of the clubs representing our federation (NEMPF) by competing in the PAGB Inter-Club Print Championships.
We were very proud to finish the competition as 3rd placed club in the UK, a fantastic result. Congratulations to everyone in our club and many thanks to those that provided prints to use at the championships.

A special mention and congratulations to one of our members David Keep who won the award for Best Colour Print in the competition for his wonderful underwater image of diving gannets in the Shetland Isles - a stunning image which we're sure will go on to win many further awards.

23rd October

Members Evening

We used both rooms for this meeting, giving members a choice of what they'd like to do. In the main room we had separate Photoshop demonstrations of how to use black or white layers and also cutting out, changing backgrounds, improving holiday images etc. Alternatively, in the back room, members could photograph still life set ups.

16th October

'Out of Africa'

Our guest speakers for the evening were Sue and Brian Trout, members of Doncaster Camera Club. They shared some of their favourite images taken on recent safari trips to Africa and told interesting stories of how they got them.

9th October

'Seeing Opportunity'

Our members enjoyed a great print lecture by our guest speaker Erica Oram who is a member of Sheffield photographic Society. Erica has judged at our club before and this was our chance to see some of her work. We saw a wide variety of prints including some very interesting street photography and moody landscapes. A most enjoyable evening with lots of hints, tips and inspiration!

11th September

'Through My Viewfinder'

We were very pleased to welcome Warren Alani from Smethwick Photographic Society, as our first guest speaker of the new season. We saw a great selection of prints covering architecture, Cuba, portraits, sport and scapes, as well as images taken from above. It was very interesting to hear the stories behind the images too and the evening was thoroughly enjoyed by our members.

15th May

AGM

The AGM included annual reports and election of a committee - a chance for our members to have a say in the running of our club.
This was followed by a preview of our summer programme using some images taken at events last year.

8th May

'From Boots to Ballet Shoes'

We had a talk by Caroline Bridges who is a commercial, portrait and lifestyle photographer.
In 2015 she was placed 2nd in the Dog Photographer of the Year competition. Her image was used as the back drop for Channel 4's coverage of Crufts. Caroline has also achieved many awards for her fine art portraiture coming 10th in the International people category with The Guild of Photographers in 2017. She showed us photos which included dogs taking part in field sports, house interiors, landscapes and some lovely portraits of dancers and her daughter.

3rd April

Chairman's Evening

Our chairman Brian Stephenson gave a talk covering the ten years he's been in the club. He showed us some of his landscapes, sport and people pictures including many that have won awards in national competitions. He also gave tips and advice about camera settings etc that he used.

13th March

'Original Soundtracks'

Many thanks to our speaker David Gibbins ARPS APAGB EFIAP/B BPE5 who entertained us with a great selection of his favourite Audio Visuals. Across a wide variety of subjects including landscapes, street art, Norway, trees, family, Southwell Workhouse and Brussels, he showed us how he skilfully combines his images to carefully chosen music, sometimes with narration added too.

Many members who hadn't made an AV before were inspired to have a go as a great way of sharing their images with friends and family.

6th March

'A Photographic journey From Sea Level to Extreme Altitude'

Our speaker Dave Cudworth BPE3, took us on a journey through the UK, Europe, Australia and Nepal, showing us how he combines his love of photography, the landscape and mountaineering.
Starting the evening in Whitby and ending in the Himalayas, we saw images of dramatic waves, big blue skies, people he met, beautiful snow covered mountains and heard stories of the challenges he faced capturing images at different altitudes. A very interesting and enjoyable evening.

30th January

'Highlands and Islands'

Our members enjoyed a print lecture by Ken Bryan and he showed us his landscapes and seascapes from the Hebrides.
Landscape photography has been a major part of his life for over thirty years, leading him to wild and extreme places in search of dramatic images.
Ken has his own studio and gallery on the Isle of Skye.

9th January

'Ten Years of the GB Cup'

Our first meeting of 2019 was a talk by our past chairman Bill Hall AFIAP DPAGB ABPE.
We saw some of the best of our club's photography from 2008 to 2018 as he showed us a selection of photos we have entered in the PAGB GB Cup. There were examples of all types of photography.

Eye on the Ball by Bill Hall

12th December

'Changing the Subject'

We welcomed Sue Hartley CPAGB from Nottingham and Notts Photographic Society as our guest speaker for the evening. Our members enjoyed seeing a large selection of her prints which included portraits, landscapes, wildlife and street photography.

5th December

Mono Print of the Year

Many thanks to David Gibbins ARPS APAGB EFIAP/b BPE5 for judging our second print competition.

Two scores of 20 were given in the advanced section to David Keep with his print 'Rooni Siraj 110kg Lift' and to Neil Humphries with 'Don't Tell'.

Mark Storey's print 'Fighter' won the novice section

Our judge chose David Keep's print as the overall winner of Mono Print of the Year

Rooni Siraj 110kg Lift by David Keep

28th November

Members evening

In the main room we had a well attended practical session with plenty of advice on macro photography.
Marlies brought along praying mantis, stick insects and geckos, which were set up around the room with props, backgrounds and lighting ready for members to photograph.
In the back room there was help with Photoshop from Brian and a demonstration from Ian of how to design and make greetings cards.
Members also brought along images and prints for critique.

21st November

'From the Other Side of the Fence'

Our guest speaker was Vin Scothern DPAGB AFIAP PPSA BPE4 from Nottingham and Notts Photographic Society.
He showed us many of his sports images that have been successful in competitions and shared information on how you don't always need press accreditation or really long lenses to take great shots.

After the break he took us through the images he used to gain his DPAGB, followed by showing us a selection of his landscape and nature shots.

14th November

'An Evening with Ian Pinn Part 3'

Ian shared a large selection of his prints, which were mostly landscapes taken on very early mornings from various coastal locations in the UK and a few from New Zealand.
He showed sequences of prints taken from the same location during a sunrise to illustrate the changes in light and colour, explaining how changing position or waiting a few minutes can result in quite different images. Ian also showed many examples of how the choice of paper can make such a difference to the finished print.

7th November

PDI competition 1

Many thanks to Malcolm Sales for judging our first PDI competition of the season.

Results are on the internal competitions page

Winter Fieldfare by Gianpiero Ferrari

31st October

'The Art of Metamorphosis'

We welcomed Andrea Hargreaves EFIAP DPAGB BPE3 PSA4 to our club to tell us about the journey her images take from photoshoot to finished print or PDI. She showed us how her workflow has developed and the metamorphosis of a straight image into a fantasy creation.
Andrea also showed us the images she used to gain her CPAGB and DPAGB awards.

28th October

PAGB Inter Club Print Championship

We are very proud to have come first in the Inter Club Print Championship. This was the first time that we had actually reached the final eight, so we were really thrilled to be the winners of this prestigious award, by one point! It was also the first time that a NEMPF club has won this trophy.

Brian, our chairman, accepting the trophy

24th October

'Northern Chile and Easter Island'

In the first half of the evening Helen Willis gave an interesting presentation about a recent trip exploring Northern Chile with lots of colourful street art and landscape images.
After the break we saw her images from Easter Island, as well as learning about the history of the figures carved by the early Rapa Nui people.

17th October

Members evening

An evening where we can all learn from each other!

First we had demonstrations and tips for using black layers and white layers in Photoshop.
As requested, we discussed focus points and effective use of in camera flash.
There was also a chance for us to show images for critique by our fellow members.

Bullfinch on Frosty Teasel by Gianpiero Ferrari

10th October

'Iceland - The First Days of Summer' and
'The Faroe Islands - A Land That Lives in the Clouds'

Our members enjoyed a very interesting and informative evening presented by Colin New from Sheffield Photographic Society. Colin is also a member of The London Salon of Photography and is sponsored by Fotospeed.

In the first half about Iceland, we saw wonderful images of glaciers, Icelandic horses, blue ice and frozen lakes. After the tea break there were dramatic landscapes of the mountainous volcanic Faroe Islands with stunning waterfalls, steep cliffs and green valleys. During the break we all enjoyed looking at his prints of the images.

Risin and Kelligin by Colin New

3rd October

Colour Print of the Year

Many thanks to Erica Oram CPAGB, AFIAP, BPE2 from Sheffield Photographic Society for judging our first print competition of the season.

Jon Mee won the Advanced Colour Print of the year with his print 'Billy, Bonnie and Amy'.

The winning print in the novice section was 'Bit on the Side of a Steam Engine' by Peter Neale.

Jon Mee (left), Erica Oram and Peter Neale

26th September

Image critique and basic Photoshop skills

Our members brought images in for a critique session in the main room. Lots of helpful advice and suggestions were given on how their images could be improved for entering in competitons.

In the other room Brian demonstrated how to edit an image with Photoshop Elements.

Solitude by Brian Stephenson

19th September

Panel competition

Our members were invited to enter up to three panels of four images, based on a common theme, either as PDIs or prints.

Our guest judge Simon Hickie had a difficult job with so many great panels of images to choose from. They covered a wide range of subjects; steam engines, birds, The Red Arrows, butterflies, landscapes, portraits, flowers etc.

First place in the print panels went to David Keep with 'Let's Dance'. In PDI panels Neil Humphries came first with 'British Butterflies' and James Sidgwick won the novice section with 'Raceday'.

The overall winner on the evening was David Keep's print panel 'Let's Dance'.

Let's Dance by David Keep

12th September

'Confessions of a Competition Addict'

Many thanks to Robert Millin
DPAGB, MFIAP, EFIAP/p, EPSA, SSPA, FBPE
from Wigan 10 Foto Club for a very interesting, informative and inspiring evening.

Our members and guests saw a selection of Robert's superb images as he shared lots of very useful advice about taking photos, processing and entering competitions.

Brian (left), our chairman, thanks Robert

5th September

First meeting of the season

Our chairman Brian Stephenson welcomed everyone before giving an illustrated presentation with details of the speakers that he's booked, then he went through some changes in the way that the print competitions will run this season. After the tea break we looked at the images the club used in a recent national competition held in Warwick.

It was great to see some new faces at our meeting!

Sennen Surfer by Bill Hall