Croydon Camera Club
Croydon Camera Club

What's On This Season    2010-2011

You may download a copy of this 2010-2011 Programme (1132k PDF) to print yourself.

Each season, beginning in September, there are lectures, competitions, and exhibitions. This is what we have planned for the current season.

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Year Month Day What's On Description
2010 September 08 Lecture "If only…"
Rex Bamber, FRPS
The fine line between competition winners and also-rans.
Bring prints and digital images for Rex to cast his eye over and suggest how to improve. Could help you prepare for those competitions! Try difficult and off-beat subjects too.

2010 September 15 Print Competition Print Competition 1
John Tween, LRPS, Judge
Print Competition Rules

2010 September 22 Digital Competition Digital Competition 1
Nenne van Dijk, FRPS, Judge
(Please send your entries to the Club Secretary)
Digital Competition Rules

2010 September 29 Join-In! "Panel selections for SLF events"
BRING YOUR PRINTS
When members help choose the images for our short-lists.
We need to have 9 colour prints and 9 mono prints to represent the club in the forthcoming SLF inter-club competitions.
We need prints that have obtained high scores (certificates) in the past two seasons and have not been in our club panels in either year, plus any others that may not have been seen or may be new for this season, but which you may wish to have considered.

2010 October 06 Slide Competition Slide Competition 1
Mike Gleave, ARPS, Judge
Slide Competition Rules

2010 October 13 Print Competition Print Competition 2
Jeff Penfold, ARPS, Judge
Print Competition Rules

2010 October 20 Lecture "Speaking candidly’"
Presented by Club Members
Individual approaches to the challenges of photographing people in the street and at various public and other events.

2010 October 27 SLF Competition SLF Monochrome Print Competition
Dave Mason, Judge

2010 November 03 Digital Competition Digital Competition 2
Monica Weller, ARPS, Judge
(Please send your entries to the Club Secretary)
Digital Competition Rules

2010 November 10 Trophy Competition Monochrome Competition
Andy Smith, Judge
The winner will hold the Bamber Trophy for one year

2010 November 12 SLF Competition Friday SLF colour prints competition
** Note: The match is at Selsdon **

2010 November 17 SLF Competition SLF Digital Projected Image competition
Ian Brash, Judge

2010 November 20 Social Saturday Club Dinner.
The venue is the Croydon Park Hotel, 7 Altyre Road, CR9 5AA (0208-680-9200), and there is a substantial buffet-style dinner. Meet at 7:30pm for an 8:00pm start.

2010 November 24 Lecture "24 hours: a photo marathon"
Nicky Partridge
The story of a recent project on everyday life in Croydon

2010 December 01 Lecture "A bit of this, a bit of that"
Nenne van Dijk, FRPS
Traditional mono and colour prints, plus digital.
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due to bad weather.


2010 December 08 Digital Competition Digital Competition 3
Ian Brash, Judge
(Please send your entries to Ray Roberts)
Digital Competition Rules

2010 December 15 Social Christmas Social.


2010 December 22 NO MEETING NO MEETING

2010 December 29 NO MEETING NO MEETING

2011 January 05 Slide Competition Slide Competition 2
Ann Smith, ARPS, Judge
Slide Competition Rules

2011 January 12 Digital Competition Digital Competition 4
Don Morley, Judge
(Please send your entries to Roy King)
Digital Competition Rules

2011 January 19 Lecture "An Evening With Bill Gray"
Prints and Slides, with the stories behind them.

2011 January 19 Annual Exhibition Last Day to submit your Digital entries for the Annual Exhibition

2011 January 26 Print Competition Print Competition 3
Peter Symes, Judge
Print Competition Rules

2011 January 26 Annual Exhibition Last Day to submit your Print and Slide entries for the Annual Exhibition

2011 February 02 Slide Competition Slide Competition 3
Susan Hill, FRPS, Judge
Slide Competition Rules

2011 February 09 Lecture "Landscapes near and far"
Alan Thompson, FRPS
Colour prints from inexpensive digital cameras.

2011 February 16 Print Competition Print Competition 4
Marie-Ange Bouchard, LRPS, Judge
Print Competition Rules

2011 February 23 Lecture "Using Photoshop Lightroom"
Mike Farley, LRPS

2011 March 02 Digital Competition Digital Competition 5
Martin Faiers, Judge
(Please send your entries to Ray Roberts)
Digital Competition Rules

2011 March 06 Annual Exhibition Sunday Setting up of the Annual Exhibition at the Fairfield Halls, 10:00am (morning)

2011 March 07 Annual Exhibition Monday Formal Opening of the Annual Exhibition at the Fairfield Halls, 8pm (close-down 9.15pm, Saturday 12th)

2011 March 09 Trophy Competition Nature Competition
Mick White, Judge
Annual competition for the David Eaves Trophy for one year

2011 March 12 Annual Exhibition Saturday Close Down of the Annual Exhibition at the Fairfield Halls, 9:15pm

2011 March 15 SLF Competition Tuesday SLF Slide competition

2011 March 16 Slide Competition Slide Competition 4
David Mendus, Judge
Slide Competition Rules

2011 March 23 Print Competition Print Competition 5
Marcus Scott-Taggart, Judge
Print Competition Rules

2011 March 30 Lecture "The Wratten Lecture"
This year, Steve Bloom is presenting "Living Africa". Tell me more about this years Wratten Lecture. You may also download the flyer.

2011 April 01 Subscriptions Your club membership subscription is due for renewal today.

2011 April 06 Lecture An evening with
Richard Wood DPAGB.
An out-of-town member's prints and digital AVs.

2011 April 13 Trophy Competition The "Croydon Centenary Trophy" Competition
Our annual inter-club invitation fixture for prints and digital images.
Don Morley, Judge

2011 April 16 SLF Competition Saturday SLF Finals Day 2011

2011 April 20 NO MEETING NO MEETING.
Holy Week, Church Hall not available.

2011 April 27 Lecture "Portraiture, Irving Penn style"
Joe Partridge
A presentation describing how a hands-on learning exercise became the basis for a public exhibition

2011 May 04 Print Competition Print Competition 6
Mike Dales, ARPS, Judge
Print Competition Rules

2011 May 11 Lecture "Garden plants and wildlife"
Gill Peachey
A backyard safari: how to encourage wildlife into your garden and photograph it

2011 May 18 Digital Competition Digital Competition 6
Les Worger, Judge
(Please send your entries to Ray Roberts)
Digital Competition Rules

2011 May 25 Meeting Annual General Meeting

2011 June 01 Trophy Competition SLIDE of the Year Competition
Judge: Mick White
Members' own choice of their entries from the 2010/2011 internal SLIDE Competitions. Competing for the Shirley Eldon Trophy.
View the Competition Rules.

2011 June 08 Trophy Competition PRINT of the Year Competition
Judge: David Mendus
Members' own choice of their entries from the 2010/2011 internal PRINT Competitions. Competing for the Duthoit Trophy.
View the Competition Rules.

2011 June 15 Lecture "A bit of this, a bit of that"
Nenne van Dijk, FRPS
Traditional mono and colour prints, plus digital.
PLEASE NOTE: LAST MINUTE CHANGE OF EVENT.

2011 June 22 Lecture "Could It Have Been Done Better?
Rex Bamber offers members a chance to have their images appraised (not judged) with tips and advice where needed on how they can be improved both technically and pictorially.
Please note: DIGITAL FILES ONLY.

2011 June 29 Trophy Competition DIGITAL Image of the Year Competition
Judge: Gerald Kitiyakara LRPS
Members' own choice of their entries from the 2010/2011 internal Projected DIGITAL Image Competitions. Competing for the Mees Trophy.
View the Competition Rules.

2011 July 06 Lecture "Basics Of Photoshop"
Speaker: John Varghese
The first of a series of instructional sessions catering for all of us who struggle with some aspect of our digital image editing.

2011 July 13 Trophy Competition Judge: John Nathan ARPS
The set subject this year is Curves. Competing for the Master Trophy.

2011 July 20 Social Our Annual Summer BBQ Party
Hosted by Wally and Hilary Conquy

2011 July 27 NO MEETING NO MEETING
Summer Break. Meet again Wednesday 7th September

2011 August 03 NO MEETING NO MEETING
Summer Break. Meet again Wednesday 7th September

2011 August 10 NO MEETING NO MEETING
Summer Break. Meet again Wednesday 7th September

2011 August 17 NO MEETING NO MEETING
Summer Break. Meet again Wednesday 7th September

2011 August 24 NO MEETING NO MEETING
Summer Break. Meet again Wednesday 7th September

2011 August 31 NO MEETING NO MEETING
Summer Break. Meet again Wednesday 7th September

2011 September 07 TBA Start of the new year.