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Last Updated - 15 May 2023
Dates for your diary
- Thursday 18 May 2023 - Annual AGM on Zoom
- Date to be confirmed - Presentation evening (likely to be in July)
Up Next - The Annual AGM
Thursday 18 May is the Annual General Meeting, which will take place on Zoom only and a link with all the details will be emailed to you.
Please do Not Attend the club
This is an opportunity for the Committee to review the year with you, go over the clubs financies and put forward any changes for the 2023/24 season. This is your club and if you have any ideas, comments or changes you would like to see on how the club is run then the AGM is the place to put these forward.
Please do Not Attend the club
This is an opportunity for the Committee to review the year with you, go over the clubs financies and put forward any changes for the 2023/24 season. This is your club and if you have any ideas, comments or changes you would like to see on how the club is run then the AGM is the place to put these forward.
Summer Photo Walks
The list of dates and venues for this Summer Photo Walks are now available, below and on the Photo walk website page.
The idea is that we meet at the locations around 19:30, with all events posted on Facebook and the website with any relevant information and what3words nearer each event time.
Car sharing is advisable, however it is up to members to arrange this beforehand.
A Sunday Photo walk for your diary:
The idea is that we meet at the locations around 19:30, with all events posted on Facebook and the website with any relevant information and what3words nearer each event time.
Car sharing is advisable, however it is up to members to arrange this beforehand.
A Sunday Photo walk for your diary:
- Sunday 21 May 2023 - Alf has agreed to do a Preston Street Photo walk, more info to follow but probably a 10am start at Preston Bus station.
- 1 - Brockholes
- 8 - Fleetwood wrecks (Tide should be out)
- 15 - Lathom Locks (near Burscough
- 22 - Beacon Fell
- 29 - Southport
- 6 - Preston Docks
- 13 - Yarrow park
- 20 - Garstang
- 27 - Lytham (High tide)
- 3 - Crosby (Should be low tide)
- 10 - Heysham Head
- 17 - Singing Ringing Tree
- 24 - Bretherton (sunflowers)
External Competitions
So whats left in external competitions before next season?
First up is the Blackburn Extravaganza which will be held at the Canberra Club on Monday 22 May, 7.30.
Judged by Nick Hilton who will also be giving a talk. First time that we have entered. 4 images.
Second is the North Cheshire Challenge which will be on Zoom on Saturday 3 June at 7.30, details to follow.
We entered last year for the first time and finished 6th which was pretty good given the opposition. 5 images and judged by Terry Donelly.
The ICPA Annual follows, held in camera and organised by us this year. Three competition and 10 images in each. Colour prints, mono prints and pdi's.
Our entry has been made and I will publish it after our Image of the year internal competition. We are holders of the Mono comp and finished 2nd overall last year.
Lastly the Ted Coleman has been put back to late August so nothing to say at this time. We are yet to select our entry for this one. We are holders of this.
Tim will publish our entries before the competition as usual.
First up is the Blackburn Extravaganza which will be held at the Canberra Club on Monday 22 May, 7.30.
Judged by Nick Hilton who will also be giving a talk. First time that we have entered. 4 images.
Second is the North Cheshire Challenge which will be on Zoom on Saturday 3 June at 7.30, details to follow.
We entered last year for the first time and finished 6th which was pretty good given the opposition. 5 images and judged by Terry Donelly.
The ICPA Annual follows, held in camera and organised by us this year. Three competition and 10 images in each. Colour prints, mono prints and pdi's.
Our entry has been made and I will publish it after our Image of the year internal competition. We are holders of the Mono comp and finished 2nd overall last year.
Lastly the Ted Coleman has been put back to late August so nothing to say at this time. We are yet to select our entry for this one. We are holders of this.
Tim will publish our entries before the competition as usual.
The hire of Club Equipment
The club has the following equipment for 1 week hire:
If you would like to hire any of these items please get in touch with Lee Inskip-Clark on ppsphotowalks@btconnect.com.
- Spyder monitor calibration tool - Free of charge
- Lightstick - Free of charge
- Rotalights - £20 per week (Thursday to Thursday)
If you would like to hire any of these items please get in touch with Lee Inskip-Clark on ppsphotowalks@btconnect.com.
Season 2023 / 2024
Planning has already started for the 2023/24 season, with the opening night competition planned for Thursday 7 September 2023.
Peter has prepared the new themes for next seasons competition, which are as follows:
Peter has prepared the new themes for next seasons competition, which are as follows:
- Water
- Intentional Camera Movement
- Body Parts
- My 4 Legged friend
- Complimentary Colours
- Shadows
- Bones