Programme

Tue 15 Oct 2024 - Speaker 2 (F2F): Simon Weir "Infra red Photography"

8:00pm

Christchurch: Local photographic expert Simon Weir will describe a new more esoteric type of photography - IR Photography.  See how this yields fascinating results in black and white.

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Tue 22 Oct 2024 - Pub Evening at the SUN in Lemsford

7:00pm

A Pub evening at the Sun in Lemsford.  This is a chance to meet your fellow members socially, chat about each other, share ideas on photography or other topics and just generally have a good time.

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Tue 29 Oct 2024 - PDI Competition 1 - OPEN Subject

8:00pm

Christchurch: PDI Competition 1 - OPEN Subject      Judge: Ken Payne

Normally we ask members to upload up to FOUR images when the competition subject is of an open nature.  If there are too many images by the start of the competition, the fourth images will not be considered by members can use them in later competitions.

Images must have been uploaded to the club's NEW website by midnight on Friday 25 October 2024.

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Tue 5 Nov 2024 - Members Night 02 - Viewing Evening - "The Masters of Print" exhibition

8:00pm

We have taken up an offer from the PAGB to host a "Masters of Print" exhibition.  This is available to all clubs in the PAGB.  Here we will see many of the best prints that have been submitted to the PAGB and see the styles and techniques that have made them such special prints.  This is an opportunity not to be missed.

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Thu 7 Nov 2024 - EXTERNAL Competition - the 4-Way battle held at Letchworth Photoclub

8:00pm

This is an external competition of PDI images and Prints between 4 clubs: Welwyn Garden City; Stevenage; Letchworth; and H2 from Much Hadham, who have accepted to join this competition instead of Hertfford Photographic Club.  The judge will be David Steel.

An email will be sent out to all members regarding entries for this external competition at the start of the season.

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Tue 12 Nov 2024 - Speaker 3 (Zoom): Kevin Pigney "Flash Techniques for Wildlife Photography"

8:00pm

We welcome back wildlife photographer Kevin Pigney after his very interesting talk last season. Here Kevin tells us how he uses flash to get his wildlife images.

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Tue 19 Nov 2024 - Members Evening 03 - Ideas required

8:00pm

Members practical evening at Christchurch - ideas required.

Models, macro, flowers, ICM 

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Tue 26 Nov 2024 - Print Competition 2 - Open and with no time restrictions - Judge Ben Pike

8:00pm

Christchurch - Print Competition No 2 - OPEN subject and no time restriction on when the images were taken as long as they are yours.

Please hand in your entries at the meeting the week before.

Remember to upload the PDI version of your print to the club website as well.  Instructions on how to do this will be sent in advance of the competition especially as we will be using a new website and upload process.

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Tue 3 Dec 2024 - Speaker 4 (ZOOM): Polina Plotnikova "Still Life"

8:00pm

ZOOM - Polina Plotnikova will give us a talk on "Still Life" or, if we wish, one half of the talk on "Flower Photography" and the second half on "Still Life". The choice is ours.

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Tue 10 Dec 2024 - Club's Christmas Party at the SUN

7:00pm

We will be holding the club's Christmas Party down at the Sun in Lemsford.  Buffet food will be provided and there will be a quiz with prizes.

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Tue 7 Jan 2025 - Speaker 5 (Zoom): David Gilliver "Little People"

8:00pm

A new speaker to our club, David will talk on how he uses tiny model figures to make up stories and apply them using macro photography.  This is of particular interest to those with toy soldier displays but it might be of use to other members to get their children or grandchildren interested in photography in a fun way.

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Tue 14 Jan 2025 - ZOOM PDI Competition Number 02 - Theme: "Rain" Judge: Diane Seddon

8:00pm

ZOOM: PDI Competition No 2 - Theme "Rain"    Judge: Diane Seddon      

Normally we ask members to upload to the club's website TWO images on the set subject mentioned in the Theme.  These will be judged in the first half of he evening.  We also ask that members upload up to TWO images of an OPEN nature, which will be judged in the seconds part of the evening.  If there are too many images for the evening, we will drop one of the OPEN images

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Tue 21 Jan 2025 - Members Night 04 - Topic - to be confirmed

8:00pm

Members Night - Practical still to be confirmed

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Tue 28 Jan 2025 - Speaker 06 - Zoom - Roger Hance "Landscapes and Seascapes in the UK"

8:00pm

ZOOM: Speaker No 6 - Roger Hance with his talk entitled "Landscapes and Seascapes in the UK"

Roger spoke to us in Jan 2024 and was very well received.  We are tonight looking at another of the skills in his portfolio, that of landsapes and seascapes.  Roger will talk about the places he has visited, how and when to use (ND) filters to get better results and how to treaat the final image.  Again another of Roger's talks not to be missed - especially as it is not being recorded.

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Tue 4 Feb 2025 - PDI Competition No 3 - Theme : "Reflections" Judge: Peter Prosser

8:00pm

Christchurch: PDI Competition No 3 - Theme : "Reflections"     Judge: Peter Prosser

Normally we ask members to upload to the club's web site up to two images on the set subject defined by the theme.  These will be judged in the first part of the evening.  We also invite them to upload up to TWO images of an Open nature, which will be judged in the second part of the evening.  If there are too many images for the evening, we will drop the second Open image.

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Tue 11 Feb 2025 - Print Competition No 3 - Any Subject Judge: Martin Patten

8:00pm

This is an OPEN print competition.  There is no restriction on the subject nor on when the image was taken as long as the image is yours.

Please hand in your prints at the meeting the week before.  Also you will need to upload the PDI version of your prints to the club's new website.  Exact instructions will be sent to you before the actual competition.

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Tue 18 Feb 2025 - Members Night No 05 - Club Auction

8:00pm

Members Night - The Club's biennial auction which was postponed from the 2023-24 season.  We hope to have Dave Foster and Rob Powell compering the event.

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Tue 25 Feb 2025 - PDI Competition No 4 - Theme "Shadows" Judge Dave Hipperson

8:00pm

Christchurch: PDI Competition No 4 Theme "Shadows" - Judge Dave Hipperson

Normally we ask members to upload to the club's web site up to two images on the set subject defined by the theme.  These will be judged in the first part of the evening.  We also invite them to upload up to TWO images of an Open nature, which will be judged in the second part of the evening.  If there are too many images for the evening, we will drop the second Open image.

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Tue 4 Mar 2025 - Speaker 7 (Zoom) : Alison Mees "Living the African Dream"

8:00pm

ZOOM: This is a talk on African wildlife done by Alison Mees, who is also involved in a cheetah protection programme over there.

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Tue 11 Mar 2025 - Pub Evening at the SUN Public House in Lemsford

7:00pm

Pub Evening at the Sun in Lemsford - a chance to get to know other members on a more informal and personal level.

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Tue 18 Mar 2025 - PDI Competition No 5 (ZOOM) - Theme "Trees" Judge: Gary Langley

8:00pm

ZOOM: PDI Competition No 5 Theme : "Trees"   - Judge: Gary Langley

We normally ask members to upload up to TWO images on the set subject defined by the theme and these will be judged in the first half of the evening.  We also invite members to upload two PDIs of an OPEN nature, which will be judged in the second half of the evening.  If there are too many images submitted, then we  will drop one of the Open images from the competition.

Gary Langley is a very experienced judge from the North and East Midlands Photographic federation (N&EMPF)....

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Tue 25 Mar 2025 - Members Night 06

8:00pm

Members Night - practical evening TBC

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Tue 1 Apr 2025 - Zoom: Speaker 08 - Alistair How "Urban and Street Photography"

8:00pm

Zoom: Speaker No 8 - Alistair How on "Urban and Street Photography".  Alistair highlights his urban and street photography from many cities in the UK and beyond.  His talks will include tips on how to get the best images, what equipment to use and how to approach the scene.  This will be useful for our intrepid band of photographers, who go down to London regularly on photographic trips.

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Tue 8 Apr 2025 - No Club Meeting - First week of School Easter Holidays

8:00pm

No club this week as it is the first week of the Easter school holidays.

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Tue 15 Apr 2025 - Annual PDI Competition - Any Subject Judge: Micki Aston

8:00pm

Christchurch: Annual PDI Competition - Judge: Micki Aston

Members can upload up to FOUR images on any subject with no restrictions on when you took the photo.  

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Tue 22 Apr 2025 - Annual Print Competitions: Colour and Mono Judge: Naomi Saul

8:00pm

Annual Print Competition - Colour and Mono     Judge: Naomi Saul

Remember to hand in your prints for the competition the week before at Christchurch.  Also you will need to upload the PDI version of each print before the competition itself.  Exact instructions on how to do this will be sent out in an email in advance of this competition.

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Tue 29 Apr 2025 - Speaker 09: Christchurch Martin Patten "How to Critique your own Images"

8:00pm

This is a F2F talk at Christchurch with Martin Patten entitled "How to Critique your own Images".

As we take our own images, especially when on holiday, can we analyse and critique them quickly and effectively so that we can perhaps go back and retake the image?  And can we have general critique of our images that help us in the long termto take better images.

Martin will start off in the first hald using his own images to show us how to perform a sensible critique but in the second half will take images from club members to critique and more importantly to help us improve...

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Tue 6 May 2025 - Panel of 3 and Panel of 5 Competition Judge: Cat Humphries

8:00pm

Panel of 3 and Panel of 5 competition - Judge : Cat Humphries

Remember to hand in your entries for this competition at the meeting the week before.  You will not need to upload the PDI version of your prints to the website.

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Tue 13 May 2025 - ZOOM: AGM, Trophy Presentation (Virtual) and Best Images of the Year

8:00pm

ZOOM: AGM, Trophy Presentation (Virtual) and Best Images of the Year

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Tue 20 May 2025 - ZOOM: Annual PDI Knockout Competition

8:00pm

Annual PDI Competition ; We are the judges.

We pair the images up, choose the better one, which goes through to the next round.  Then we repeat the process by pairing up the winners from the first round and this goes on till we reach the final.  It's a bit like the FA Cup or the Winbledon Singles competition.

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