NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY

NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
2015 PROGRAMME
January 2015
7th Guest Speaker Dennis Farrow from Cleethorpes will entertain us with an evening of his
excellent AVs.
14th LPA Travelling Portfolio (Colour) – our chance to see work from other clubs and vote
for our favourites.
18th Closing date for entries into LPA DPI Comp
21st LPA Travelling Portfolio (Monochrome) – another chance to look at work from other
clubs but this time in monochrome.
23rd
25th
Closing date for entries into LPA AV comp
L.P.A. DPI Competition
28th Guest Speaker Geoff Trinder will be giving a talk - “Photography My Way”. Geoff is
chairman of the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust, a keen wildlife photographer and popular
speaker.
February 2015
4th Guest speaker Albert Sykes. Albert, from Barton-on-Humber, is an old friend of the
club who will show us a selection of his AVs.
Entries for 1st Quarterly Competition “Open”
11th Guest speaker Derek Doar, DPAGB will give a talk entitled “Passion for Printing”.
Derek is an inspirational photographer who is generous with his hints and tips for
improving our pictures. Not to be missed.
18th 1st Quarterly Competition - subject“Open”.
Our judge is Brian Grommet of Cleethorpes.
22nd LPA
AV Competition
25th Member Phil Haith is giving a talk entitled
“Photostacking and taking water droplet photos”. Rest assured Phil will have all the
technical details!
Entries required for The Foster’s Challenge
March 2015
4th
Guest Speaker John Webster ARPS, DPAGB.
John is based in N. Yorkshire and his main interests are landscape and nature and has
travelled widely to pursue his passions. This will be an evening of variety and quality.
11th N&EMPF DPI Exhibition 2015 – a chance to see all the DPIs accepted into the 2015
exhibition with commentary by Ashley Franklin.
Entries required for 2nd Quarterly Competition “Silhouettes”
18th
Guest Speaker John Law FRPS, MFIAP will give a talk entitled “Creative Juices”.
John is based in Cambridgeshire and is an award winning and imaginative photographer
covering a wide variety of subject matter. He specialises in digital component pictures.
Be inspired!
22rd L.P.A. Day of Photography
25th
2nd Quarterly Competition – “Silhouettes”
Judge to be announced.
April 2015
1st
Members Jean Brumby and Sean Francis will be showing us how to get creative in a
shared tutorial entitled “Creative Techniques”
Prints required for LPA Battles
8th Guest Speaker David Burgess MA, ARPS. David is returning to show us some more
of his excellent photography. Sit back and enjoy!
Closing date for Fosters Challenge Entries
15th Member David Bell returns with another of his extravaganzas!
22nd Member John Ramsdale is giving a talk entitled “Topaz Impression”. John is a skilled
user of Topaz filters and his talks are always professionally presented.
Foster Colour Challenge at Horncastle P.S.
29th NEMPF Print exhibition 2015. A chance to see the DVD presentation of the print
acceptances.
Prints required for NELPS Exhibition
May 2015
6th LPA Battle Home Round
NELPS v Trusthorpe
Martin Joy of Barton-on-Humber returns to the club to be our judge for the night.
Entries required for Creative Competition (prints and DPIs)
13th Guest Speaker Colin New
Colin is travelling from Sheffield to give us a talk entitled “Burma, a land emerging
from the shadows”. Colin is a Fotospeed sponsored speaker who is also a member of
The London Salon of Photography and a past chairman of Gamma. An evening not to
be missed.
20th Creative Competition for both Prints and DPIs.
Our judge is Grahame Dunkin of Dunholme CC.
27th Guest Speaker Tony Holden.
Tony is Vice Chairman of RB Camera Club and he will be giving a talk entitled “What
I like to take”. I think this sums up a lot of our photography so we shall have an
enjoyable evening.
June 2015
*****1st to 6th June NELPS Exhibition at Cleethorpes Library*****
3rd Members Peter Scott and Janice Lusby are giving talks in a shared evening. Topics will
be announced nearer the time.
Entries required for Monochrome Competition – “Open”.
10th Guest Speaker Christine Widdall EFIAP, MPAGB, BPE5*.
Christine is a speaker and photographer of considerable merit and renown,who loves
blending images to achieve artistic interpretations rather than pure record. She
travels from Lancashire to show us her excellent photographs.
17th Monochrome Competition Subject - “Open”
Our judge is Chris Mason of Driffield.
24th To be announced
July 2015
1st Studio Evening. Phil Haith has recently acquired some lights and backgrounds and has
offered the use of them. A night to bring your cameras and tripods.
Entries required for 3rd Quarterly Competition “Craftsmen at Work”
8th
Guest Speaker Chris Thomas ARPS. Chris travels from Goxhill with her talk entitled
“The Work of Frank Meadow Sutcliffe”. A look at one of the pioneers of photography.
15th 3rd Quarterly Competition “Craftsmen at work”
Our judge is John Smith from Brigg.
July 21st to 26th **f4 Exhibition** at Cleethorpes Library
22nd Guest Speaker John Reed ARPS, DPAGB, BPE3*
John travels from Holderness to give a talk mainly on landscape. John is a keen
landscape photographer who loves monochrome work although not exclusively. This
will be an evening of superb photography.
29th Summer Social
**August – closed for Summer Break**
September 2015
2nd Guest Speaker Martin Yates
Entries required for The Annual Competition
9th
Member Jim Smith will be showing a selection of pictures taken on his travels at
various locations.
Entries required for N&EMPF Exhibition
16th Annual Competition
Our judge this evening is Dave Hollingsworth who is Chairman of Arnold & District C.C.
23rd Member Jean Brumby will give a talk entitled “A Touch of Magic”. I am intrigued by
the title but am sure we shall be entertained.
30th Member Mel White will entertain us with his pictures and his unique sense of humour!
October 2015
7th
Guest Speaker Mike Lane, FRPS.
Mike is a full time wildlife photographer who specialises in birds and mammals. He has
travelled all over the world but his main love is still British Wildlife.
Prepare to see some stunning pictures.
14th Member Malcolm Crawford. Malcolm’s talks are always well researched and
entertaining so we shall have a good night.
21st Member Alan Hilditch. Alan will be showing pictures of “Eastern Europe”. Those of
you who saw his talk on India will know of the quality of his talks.
Entries for LPA Photographer of the Year (POTY)
(Date subject to change)
18th LPA Battles Final at Nettleham Village Hall
(Please note that this date has not yet to be confirmed by the LPA)
28th
Member Stuart Cook will be showing some more of his high quality photographs from
his travels.
Entries for 4th Quarterly Competition “Close Ups”
November 2015
4th
Guest Speaker Peter Yeo FRPS, DPAGB, APAGB
Peter returns to give a print talk comprising sets of pictures on various themes entitled
“Everything is connected”. Peter is a Fotospeed sponsored lecturer and his work is
superb. An evening to enjoy!
11th 4th Quarterly Competition - “Close Ups”.
Our judge is Jorg Malinowsky form Market Rasen.
Please return all trophies tonight
16th L.P.A. Photographer of the Year at Nettleham Village Hall
(Date to be confirmed)
18th Member Mike Pounder will be showing his pictures that are always that little bit
different.
25th Member Brian Thompson will return with another of his entertaining presentations.
December 2015
2nd
An evening with member Colin Lusby CPAGB who will be showing more of his
prints.
9th President’s Night. “What Janice did next!” You will have to wait and see what that was.
16th Annual General Meeting + Presentation Night. Tonight we find out who has won all
those trophies.