24/25 Autumn/Winter Programme
Unless otherwise stated, all meetings take place in Heysham Library, starting at 7:15 pm.
October
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03 |
Opening night – Annual General Meeting Welcome to new members that have joined over the summer and presentation of certificates from 2024/23 season. |
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Kit Evening Photography is about pictures, not equipment – this is the only meeting of the season when we will be looking at photography kit. Members are asked bring along one piece of their photographic gear (if practical) and say why like like (or don’t like) it – it’s advantages or disadvantages when compared with alternatives. |
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Folio Images At the end of the summer we ran a competition in which members submitted 5 images. Tonight we’ll see the images and hear what other members had to say about them. |
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Main Library |
Monthly Competition. Set theme this month is 'Abandoned/Derelict'. Images should be submitted to the Competition Secretary by Sunday 13th October competitions.mcc@gmail.com Judge: Diana Magor APSA EFIAPb MPSA CPAGB LRPS BPE3 Evening includes a raffle. |
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Main Library |
Mountains Music & Mirth by Paul Bates - A collection of AV sequences featuring mountain landscapes in UK & Europe together with AVs of European cities, some humorous ones and some odds & ends |
November
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07 Small meeting room |
Members' Evening - "How I did it". Members present one image and explain how they took it, why they took it and any edits they may have made. |
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14 Main Library |
Practicle Workshop - Print Mounting |
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21 Small meeting room |
Monthly Competition. Set theme this month is 'Monochrome'. Images should be submitted to the Competition Secretary by Sunday 10th November competitions.mcc@gmail.com Judge: Harry Emmett CPAGB Evening includes a raffle. |
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28 Main Library |
What are we going to do about AI? by Chris Widdall FBPE MPAGB EFIAP APAGB Hon LCPU |
December
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05 Small meeting Room |
Members' Evening - Questions and Answers. Members attempt to answer photographic related questions posed by other members. Please submit questions to Dan by 21st November who will collate and organise people to provide answers. |
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12
Main Library |
Monthly Competition. Set theme this month is 'Textures'. Images should be submitted to the Competition Secretary by Sunday 1st December competitions.mcc@gmail.com Judge: John Smith APAGB, CPAGB, Hon LCPU |
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Christman Get Together. Royal Hotel Heysham. |
| 26 | No Meeting - Christmas Holiday |
January
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02 |
No Meeting – New Year Holiday. |
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09 Small Meeting Room |
Members' Evening . Details to be confirmed, may include demos and/or short talks from members. |
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16 Main Library |
Print Exhibition - a closer look at the prints. Exhibition 6th Jan - 15th Feb |
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23 Main Library |
The Beginings of Photography - Andrew Holland |
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30 Main Library |
Monthly Competition. Set theme this month is 'Architecture'. Images should be submitted to the Competition Secretary by Sunday 19th January competitions.mcc@gmail.com Judge: David Goodier Evening includes a raffle. |
February
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06 Small meeting room |
Members' Evening . Details to be confirmed, may include demos and/or short talks from members. |
| Wednesday 12th |
Four way “Battle” at Garstang We shall be competing against Lancaster, Arnside & Silverdale (formerly jctn 36) and Garstang |
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20 Main Library |
Monthly Competition. Set theme this month is 'Reflections'. Images should be submitted to the Competition Secretary by Sunday 9th February competitions.mcc@gmail.com Judge: Rebecca Entwistle |
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27 Main Library |
"Battle” vs Kendal Judge James Hardy CPAGB LRPS AFIAP Hon LCPU Evening includes a raffle. |
March
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06 Small Meeting Room |
Iceland in Summer by visiting speaker David Bibby CPAGB, EFIAP, BPE3 Evening includes a raffle. |
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Members' Evening . Details to be confirmed, may include demos and/or short talks from members. |
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Members' Evening . Details to be confirmed, may include demos and/or short talks from members. |
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Panel of Four Competition. Members submit four individual images which together make up a related panel of four. Images should be submitted to the Competition Secretary by Sunday 16th February competitions.mcc@gmail.com Judge: Simon Ray LRPS BPE2 |
April
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Annual Competition Images should be submitted to the Competition Secretary by Sunday 23rd March competitions.mcc@gmail.com Judge: Jeremy Malley-Smith LRPS EFIAP DPAGB BPE3 Evening includes a raffle. |