PROGRAMME 2008/09

SEPTEMBER 2008.

Wed 17th

Welcome to the start of a new season.
A favourite of the club - Max Danby - will be
starting our season off with his presentation
entitled 'Hotch Potch'

Wed 24th

Peter Preece Dip.A.D.(Hons).
Peter is coming to us from Warwickshire to
show his lecture 'A Beginners Guide to
Wildlife Photography'.

Bring entries for 1st Open Competition.

OCTOBER 2008.

Wed 1st

Jean Ashworth DPAGB ARPS &
Geoff Ashworth APAGB FRPS MPAGB EFIAP.
Jean & Geoff will show us their lastest digital
print lecture entitled 'More Photoshopping'.

Wed 8th

1st Open Competition.
Judged by: Nigel Cheffers-Heard.

Wed 15th

Ray Brightman FRPS AFIAP DPAGB.
Tonight is a recorded lecture by Ray entitled
'Out of the Rut' covering a wide range of
captured and contrived images from classic
landscapes to candid shots.

Bring entries for Boulton Challenge & Wilson Rose Bowl.

Wed 22nd

John Hawkins CPAGB.
This evening we will be seeing John's lecture
entitled 'Cathedrals & Churches - A Look at Record Work'.

Wed 29th

Boulton Challenge & Wilson Rose Bowl.
Judged by our own Arthur Boulton ARPS
and Tony Wilson.

NOVEMBER 2008

Wed 5th

WCPF Travelling Print Critique.
A selection of work entered in the WCPF
Members' Exhibition that, given no space
restrictions, would have been exhibited in the
Annual Exhibition. We have the opportunity to comment on the images ourselves.

Bring entries for 2nd Open Competition.

Wed 12th

David Boag.
After his last excellent lecture David needs
no introduction. He comes to us tonight with
his 'The American Project' which means we are in for another superb evening.

Wed 19th

2nd Open Competition.
Judged by: Gordon Aspland LRPS.

Wed 26th

Piers Howell.
Piers is a dedicated dark room worker of some thirty years and tonight will be showing his talk entitled 'Landscape Photography in Black & White'.

Bring entries for set subjects competition.

DECEMBER 2008

Wed 3rd

Brian Aldridge.
Brian is a member of Crediton Photography Club and comes to us tonight with his talk entitled 'Around the Edge'.

Wed 10th

Set Subjects Competition.

This year's subjects, which must have been
taken since December 2007, are:

Prints - Decay & Dereliction.
Projected Images - Sunrise or Sunset(with a difference).

Judged by: Ann Owens.

Thur 11th

SDPL Print Competition hosted by Crediton at the Masonic Hall, Crediton.

Wed 17th

Christmas Social.
Always sticklers for punishment, we are once
again visiting The Mount Pleasant Inn for an
evening of skittles and a scrumptious buffet.

Wed 24th

No Meeting - Merry Christmas.

Wed 31st

No Meeting - Happy New Year.

JANUARY 2009

Wed 7th

Chairman's Evening.
Tonight our chairman, Brian Hopper, will have
planned a special evening for our enjoyment.

Bring projected image entries for Panel Competition.

Wed 14th

Members Night.
This evening we will be learning a little more
about our members and their photography when they show and talk about their work.

Wed 21st

Panel Competitions.
Judged by: Martyn Shepherd of Exmouth.

Wed 28th

David Marsh FRPS HonPAGB.
Tonight's recorded lecture deals with the
theory and practice of close up photography
utilising traditional equipment.

FEBRUARY 2009

Wed 4th

Table Top Photography.
Time to practice a little still life photography. Arranging lighting and backdrops to give the best possible images, in groups with an
expert on hand to help and advise.

Bring entries for 3rd Open Competition.

Wed 11th

Tim Hockin.
This evening we will see Tim's video
presentation entitled 'British Birds'.

Wed 18th

3rd Open Competition.
Judged by: David Rayner.


Wed 25th

Audio Visual Evening.
Our annual showing of the best sequences our organiser, Ernie King CPAGB, has gone to great lengths to obtain for us.

Bring Entries for 4th Open Competition.

MARCH 2009

Mar 4th

Margaret(DPAGB APAGB)& Bill Aven(LRPS DPAGB APAGB).
Tonight we will see some gentle rivalry in
their print presentation 'Chalk & Cheese.'

Wed 11th

4th Open Competition.
Judged by: Sheila Haycox of Exmouth.

Wed 18th

Kelvin Cude.
This evening Kelvin, from Exeter Camera Club, will be showing his A.V.presentation entitled 'All Things Bright and Digital'.

Bring entries for Print & Slide and Digitally Projected Image of the Year Competition.

Wed 25th

Nigel Hicks.
Nigel is a professional travel photographer and comes to us tonight with his talk entitled ' A Travelling Life'. This is a digitally
projected presentation.

APRIL 2009

Wed 1st

Print, Slide & Digitally Projected Image of the Year Competition.
Entries must have been taken since April '08
Judged by: Max Danby.

Wed 8th

S.D.P.L. Digital Competition.
The four clubs in the league will tonight come
head to head with their digital images.
At the end of this evening we will know the
winner of the S.D.P.L. trophy for 2008/09.

Wed 15th

Presentation of Awards Evening.
The best in-house evening of all, when we find
out who has won which trophy. The evening is
rounded off with a nice buffet and social chat.

This year's guest will be announced.

Wed 22nd

Annual General Meeting.
The most important meeting of the year.
Air your views in the open forum after the break.

Enjoy the Summer and see you again in September

Some special dates for your diary

WCPF Members' Exhib at Exmouth 12th Sept 2008.

WCPF AGM at Clyst St Mary 11th Oct 2008.

WCPF Kingswood Salver. Warmley 8th Nov 2008.

PAGB Distinctions hosted by Northern C.P.F. Nov 2008.

WCPF A .V. Competition.Clyst St Mary 25th Jan 2009.

WCPF Projected Digital Image Comp 15th February 2009.

WCPF Knightshay Trophy Competition 7th March 2009.

PAGB Distinctions hosted by Surrey April 2009.

See any Committee Member for more details
or log on to the WCPF web-site:
www.wcpf.org.uk