Programme of Meetings 2015-2016 season

Meetings held at 8:00pm on Friday evenings at St John's Hall, Churchfields, Hertford, SG13 8AF (near to All Saints Church: approach from London Road) unless otherwise stated. | map

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September 2015

18

Chairman’s Evening

and the Bob MacKay competition

Knockout competition for last year’s best projected images.

25

 lecture 

California Dreams

Ron Tear ARPS MPAGB PSA3* BPE3* and Maggie Tear LRPS CPAGB

Always a thoroughly informative and entertaining evening with good banter.

30

 wednesday  inter-club competition 

8-way print battle hosted by Barnet & Finchley, at Discover Hall, New Barnet

October 2015

2

 assignment #1 

We know what you did last summer!

Bring prints and PDIs taken during your summer adventures, and tell us how and why you took them.

9

 lecture 

The Pacific North West

Adrian Stone

Adrian is a well travelled photographer and he will be giving us another of his brilliantly illustrated travel talks.

16

Club competition No 1: open projected images¹

Judge: Jim Newman

23

 lecture 

Photography Without Gimmicks

Alan Gore ARPS

30

Club competition No 2: open prints¹

Judge: Howard King

November 2015

6

 practical evening 

Photography at Night

Bring cameras and tripods. We hope to be out in Hertford for night shots, and in the hall for other projects.

13

 inter-club competition 

4-way print and PDI battle v Welwyn Garden City, Letchworth and Stevenage clubs

Judge: Malcolm Rapier ARPS CPAGB

20

Club competition No 3: open projected images¹

Judge: Malcolm Hardie

21

 saturday  annual exhibition 

The Club’s Annual Exhibition of Prints and Projected Digital Images, in Hertford Museum

Judged by Malcolm Rapier ARPS CPAGB

27

 lecture 

Life in the Wild

Tom Mason

Tom has rapidly become an established and popular wildlife photographer and speaker, and is much in demand.

December 2015

4

Club competition No 4: open prints¹

Judge: Daphne Hanson DPAGB APAGB

8

 tuesday  inter-club competition 

6-way print and DPI battle at Bishop’s Stortford

11

 practical evening 

Portrait Photography

One of our experienced members will lead this evening of practical portrait photography. Bring cameras and tripods – the Club’s lighting systems will be set up for your use. Bring images you have taken previously.

18

Christmas Social Evening

January 2016

8

 lecture 

People Pictures

David Steel DPAGB

David is an old friend of our Club and is well known to us both as a judge and an excellent speaker.

15

Club competition No 5: open projected images¹

Judge: Gordon Bramham ARPS MPAGB EFIAP/g BPE4*

22

 lecture 

AV presentations

Phil Janes LRPS

How to use a PC to make and show audio visual programmes.

29

 lecture 

Between Banff and Jasper

Kevin Maskell FRPS MPAGB EFIAP/b BPE4* and Margery Maskell ARPS MPAGB EFIAP/b MFIAP

Kevin and Margery are highly rated wildlife photographers, and we look forward to seeing some sensational images.

February 2016

5

 assignment #2 

Winter Landscapes

Bring along your prints and PDIs for discussion.

7

 sunday  eaf event 

EAF PDI Event at Fulbourn

12

Set Subject Competition: Caught In A Moment

Judge: Naomi Saul ARPS DPAGB APAGB EFIAP

16

 tuesday  inter-club competition 

8-way print battle at St Albans

19

 lecture 

My Journey Through The Landscape

Frank Ash ARPS CPAGB

The evolution of a landscape photographer.

26

Club competition No 6: open prints¹

Judge: Paul Radden LRPS DPAGB

27

 saturday  inter-club competition 

‘St Ives Interprint’ at St Ives

March 2016

4

 lecture 

Weather To Photograph and What

Ann Miles FRPS MPAGB EFIAP FBPE

Ann is active both in the East Anglian Federation and in the East Anglian region of the Royal Photographic Society.

6

 sunday  eaf event 

EAF Print Event at Fulbourn

11

 assignment #3 

Self Portraits

Bring your self portraits, and tell us how you set about taking them. No selfies!

15

 tuesday  inter-club competition 

3-way print and DPI battle at St Albans

18

Club competition No 7: open projected images¹

Judge: Sue Dobson CPAGB APAGB

April 2016

8

 lecture 

An Evening With Bob Norris

Bob Norris APAGB EFIAP

Well-known locally as a creative photographer, Bob is currently President of the East Anglian Federation.

15

 practical evening 

Still Life

Bring cameras and tripods; lighting and subjects will be provided.

20

 wednesday  inter-club competition 

3-way ‘Match-a-DPI’ battle at Ware

22

 inter-club competition 

2-way PDI battle v Southgate

Judge: Patrick Higham

29

Club competition No 8: open prints¹

Judge: Roger Poyser CPAGB

Roger is a judge on the Yorkshire circuit and we look forward to his views from outside our area.

May 2016

6 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
13

Small Print Competition: picture area 300 sq cm max

Judge: Maggie Tear LRPS CPAGB

20

CLUB DINNER with presentation of end of season trophies

 

¹ Competition entries are due the week before each competition.

² Dates of weekend outings may change if weather conditions dictate.

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