This year's programme was arranged by our out going Programme Secretary Shirley Boulton.
Meetings on Wednesdays at 7.30pm at Holcombe Village Hall
Programme 2011/2012
September 2011
Wed 21st Welcome Back Everyone!
After a bit of housekeeping by our new Chairman, we will start our season by finding out what everyone has been doing during the summer. Please bring in a couple of images and tell us all about them.
Wed 28th Nigel Hicks
Nigel is a renound travel photographer whose work appears in many travelogue books.
This evening's lecture will be on 'Global Landscapes -
Capturing the Beauty of our World'
Bring prints for 1st Open Competition
October 2011
Wed 5th Who'd be a Judge?
Please bring in a print tonight, and some of our club's judges will tell you what an outside judge would be looking for in your images.
Wed 12th 1st Open Competition - Prints Only
Judged by: Derek Stratton
Bring images for 'Inspirations' Competition
Wed 19th Proteus Mark 3
Another excellent evening in store as Proteus comes to us with a new presentation of their work.
Bring projected images for 2nd Open Competition
Wed 26th An evening of Monochrome.
Tonight we will be discussing how to achieve the best monochrome prints. Bring along an image on which you would like some feed back.
The results of the 'Inspirations' competition will be announced.
November 2011
Wed 2nd 2nd Open Competition - Projected Images Only
Judged by: Gordon Aspland
Wed 9th W.C.P.F. Travelling Print Critique
Your chance to see 100 of the accepted prints which for reasons of space could not be shown in the W.C.P.F Exhibition.
Our Chairman will ask for comments from the floor.
Wed 16th Sheila Haycox LRPS
This evening Sheila will be showing us how to make our own Audio Visual presentation. This will be a learning curve for many of us, and should ensure that we have some in-house presentations for our A.V. Evening on 15th February - giving lots of time to get ready for it.
Bring entries for the Set Subjects Competition
Wed 23rd George Reekie BPE 5*
George will be entertaining us with his presentation entitled 'From Japan to Norton Fitzwarren via Goodwood'
Bring entries for the Wilson Rose Bowl Competition
Wed 30th Set-Subjects Competition
Prints: Streets & Markets
Projected Images: Simplicity
Judges: Charles & Susanne Akerstrom CPAGB & LRPS
Please check rules for number of entries allowed
December 2011
Wed 7th Chairman's Evening
Our Chairman, Jon Pitt, will be running the show this evening. We shall have to wait and see what he has planned for us.
The Wilson Rose Bowl will be judged tonight
Wed 14th Christmas Social
Mount Pleasant Inn
Wed 21st No Meeting - Merry Christmas to you all
Wed 28th No Meeting - Happy New Year everyone!
January 2012
Wed 4th New Members' Evening
Some of our newer members will be telling us about themselves and showing some of their work.
Bring entries for 3rd Open Competition
Wed 11th Chris Mowthorpe ARPS DPAGB
Chris is a member of Phoenix Group of Photographers and will be showing his portfolio of prints entitled 'Lith to Lightroom - Out of the Dark & Into the Light'
Wed 18th 3rd Open Competition - Prints Only
Judged by: John Hawkins of Newton Abbot
Bring projected images for Panel Competition
Wed 25th Photoshop Workshop Evening
Our own Paul and Mac will be showing us the 'hows, whys and therefores' of working in digital imagery.
February 2012
Wed 1st Panel Competition
Judged by: Sheila Haycox
Please note that print panels have to be ON DISPLAY by 6.50pm at the latest for the judge to view at 7.00pm
Wed 8th Margaret Collis ARPS, DPAGB, APAGB, Hon EFIAP
Tonight will be a special evening as Margaret shows us her lecture 'Portfolio of Recent Work including Asia'
A 'don't miss' evening
Bring Prints for 4th Open Competition
Wed 15th Peter Paisley & Family
Peter, who hails from Kingsbridge and two members of his family will be showing us some of their photography.
Wed 22nd 4th Open Competition - Prints Only
Judged by: Ann Owen
Wed 29th Audio Visual Evening
This is an in-house evening at we would like to see some of our members' sequences.
Please have a go - you will be amazed at how good your images will look.
Bring projected images for 5th Open Competition
March 2012
Wed 7th Advanced Members Entertain
As the title of tonight's event suggests, some of our advanced workers will be showing some of their recent work.
Wed 14th 5th Open Competition - Projected Images Only
Judged By: David Rayner
Wed 21st The 'X' Factor
After last year's success our own Simon Cowell a.k.a. Paul Lawson will be leading us in a knock out competition to find this year's 'x' factor image
Bring all entries for Images of the Year Competition
Wed 28th Ann Miles FRPS
This evening, Ann, who has come all the way from Toft in Cambridge, will be showing her talk entitled 'Weather to Photograph and What' This is a digital presentation but we shall also see some of Ann's prints.
April 2011
Wed 4th Print & Projected Image of the Year Competition
Judged By: Kate Bailey BA.Hons Photography
Please check rules for number of entries allowed
Wed 11th Annual General Meeting
The most important meeting of the year. Air your views in the open forum after the break. Why not try joining the committee next year.
Wed 18th 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.
Enjoy the Summer and see you again in September
Programme 2011/2012
September 2011
Wed 21st Welcome Back Everyone!
After a bit of housekeeping by our new Chairman, we will start our season by finding out what everyone has been doing during the summer. Please bring in a couple of images and tell us all about them.
Wed 28th Nigel Hicks
Nigel is a renound travel photographer whose work appears in many travelogue books.
This evening's lecture will be on 'Global Landscapes -
Capturing the Beauty of our World'
Bring prints for 1st Open Competition
October 2011
Wed 5th Who'd be a Judge?
Please bring in a print tonight, and some of our club's judges will tell you what an outside judge would be looking for in your images.
Wed 12th 1st Open Competition - Prints Only
Judged by: Derek Stratton
Bring images for 'Inspirations' Competition
Wed 19th Proteus Mark 3
Another excellent evening in store as Proteus comes to us with a new presentation of their work.
Bring projected images for 2nd Open Competition
Wed 26th An evening of Monochrome.
Tonight we will be discussing how to achieve the best monochrome prints. Bring along an image on which you would like some feed back.
The results of the 'Inspirations' competition will be announced.
November 2011
Wed 2nd 2nd Open Competition - Projected Images Only
Judged by: Gordon Aspland
Wed 9th W.C.P.F. Travelling Print Critique
Your chance to see 100 of the accepted prints which for reasons of space could not be shown in the W.C.P.F Exhibition.
Our Chairman will ask for comments from the floor.
Wed 16th Sheila Haycox LRPS
This evening Sheila will be showing us how to make our own Audio Visual presentation. This will be a learning curve for many of us, and should ensure that we have some in-house presentations for our A.V. Evening on 15th February - giving lots of time to get ready for it.
Bring entries for the Set Subjects Competition
Wed 23rd George Reekie BPE 5*
George will be entertaining us with his presentation entitled 'From Japan to Norton Fitzwarren via Goodwood'
Bring entries for the Wilson Rose Bowl Competition
Wed 30th Set-Subjects Competition
Prints: Streets & Markets
Projected Images: Simplicity
Judges: Charles & Susanne Akerstrom CPAGB & LRPS
Please check rules for number of entries allowed
December 2011
Wed 7th Chairman's Evening
Our Chairman, Jon Pitt, will be running the show this evening. We shall have to wait and see what he has planned for us.
The Wilson Rose Bowl will be judged tonight
Wed 14th Christmas Social
Mount Pleasant Inn
Wed 21st No Meeting - Merry Christmas to you all
Wed 28th No Meeting - Happy New Year everyone!
January 2012
Wed 4th New Members' Evening
Some of our newer members will be telling us about themselves and showing some of their work.
Bring entries for 3rd Open Competition
Wed 11th Chris Mowthorpe ARPS DPAGB
Chris is a member of Phoenix Group of Photographers and will be showing his portfolio of prints entitled 'Lith to Lightroom - Out of the Dark & Into the Light'
Wed 18th 3rd Open Competition - Prints Only
Judged by: John Hawkins of Newton Abbot
Bring projected images for Panel Competition
Wed 25th Photoshop Workshop Evening
Our own Paul and Mac will be showing us the 'hows, whys and therefores' of working in digital imagery.
February 2012
Wed 1st Panel Competition
Judged by: Sheila Haycox
Please note that print panels have to be ON DISPLAY by 6.50pm at the latest for the judge to view at 7.00pm
Wed 8th Margaret Collis ARPS, DPAGB, APAGB, Hon EFIAP
Tonight will be a special evening as Margaret shows us her lecture 'Portfolio of Recent Work including Asia'
A 'don't miss' evening
Bring Prints for 4th Open Competition
Wed 15th Peter Paisley & Family
Peter, who hails from Kingsbridge and two members of his family will be showing us some of their photography.
Wed 22nd 4th Open Competition - Prints Only
Judged by: Ann Owen
Wed 29th Audio Visual Evening
This is an in-house evening at we would like to see some of our members' sequences.
Please have a go - you will be amazed at how good your images will look.
Bring projected images for 5th Open Competition
March 2012
Wed 7th Advanced Members Entertain
As the title of tonight's event suggests, some of our advanced workers will be showing some of their recent work.
Wed 14th 5th Open Competition - Projected Images Only
Judged By: David Rayner
Wed 21st The 'X' Factor
After last year's success our own Simon Cowell a.k.a. Paul Lawson will be leading us in a knock out competition to find this year's 'x' factor image
Bring all entries for Images of the Year Competition
Wed 28th Ann Miles FRPS
This evening, Ann, who has come all the way from Toft in Cambridge, will be showing her talk entitled 'Weather to Photograph and What' This is a digital presentation but we shall also see some of Ann's prints.
April 2011
Wed 4th Print & Projected Image of the Year Competition
Judged By: Kate Bailey BA.Hons Photography
Please check rules for number of entries allowed
Wed 11th Annual General Meeting
The most important meeting of the year. Air your views in the open forum after the break. Why not try joining the committee next year.
Wed 18th 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.
Enjoy the Summer and see you again in September