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North Cheshire PS

The North Cheshire Photographic Society start their new season on Tuesday 9th September in Poynton Civic Hall with a show of members’ travel pictures which can be prints, slides or images for digital projection. This will also be the time to hand in entries for the first club worker competition. The meeting on the 16 th September will feature David Kitching’s programme entitled “Dragons and Steam” which will be a two-part presentation on Dragonflies and Damselflies in Cheshire and the last steam locomotives in China.
On 23 rd September we will hold the first of the Clubworker competitions for prints to be judged by David Butler and the final programme of the month will be on 30 th when Tony Pioli ARPS ABPE will present “Nature on Our Doorstep”. Tony is a superb natural history photographer so this promises to be a memorable evening.
The first Digital Workshop of the season will be held at the Hazel Grove Bowling & Tennis Club on the 7 th October and will be an introduction to Digital Photography and Photoshop CS/Elements by Norman Piper AFIAP, DPAGB. This will also be the time to hand in entries for the second Clubworker competition. For the second meeting of the month on 14 th October, we return to our normal venue in Poynton Civic Hall with a show of ten images in ten minutes from eight volunteer members which can be slides, prints or digital projections.
On 21 st October, Christine Widdall DPAGB, BPE2* will present “The Light of Day” and on 28 th October the second Clubworker competition for projected digital images will be judged by Dave Hollows.
The Society is always pleased to welcome new members and normally meets at 7.45pm in Poynton Civic Hall except for the first Tuesday in each month when a Digital Imaging Forum will be held in Hazel Grove. Full details of the syllabus for the season can be found on the web-site together with directions to the locations.

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Atherton & District Amateur PS

CAMERA CLUB OPENS ITS SHUTTERS TO ALL

Atherton & District Amateur Photographic Society (ADAPS) is offering an open invitation to everyone with any interest in photography or the club to call in and learn more about it at it’s Annual Open Night on Thursday 21 st August, starting at 8.00pm.
There will be lots of photography tips and advice available, plus digital photography workshops, a display of members’ recent works and an exploration into the art of creative photography.
And anyone about to go on holiday can pick up top tips for how to take perfect holiday pictures!
And it’s all FREE.
The Open Night is being held at the ADAPS Clubroom on Back Stanley Street, Atherton, M46 0AB.
Club Marketing Officer, Paul Jones, commented, “Photography is one of the most popular hobbies in the country. Our Open Night is a good opportunity for anyone who is looking to improve their skills, pick up photo tips or expand their hobby to come along and meet us.”
If you can’t make it to the Open Night, the club meets every Thursday from 8.00pm and everyone is welcome to call in anytime.

ADAPS is the largest photographic society in the Wigan area and one of the largest clubs in the north-west, with around 70 members – men, women, old and young, experienced and beginners. The club has a full and varied programme of photographic events all year round.
For more information contact Paul Jones on 0776 3461701 or John Riley on 07970 669708 or see the club website at www.adaps.org.uk

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Chorley PS

Creative Consciousness
 An
Exhibition of Creative Photography
by
 Dianne Owen ARPS
17 th. August – 8 th. September
At Astley Hall, Chorley
Open Friday, Saturday, Sunday
12.00—5.00 Last admission 4.00

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Wigan 10 Foto Club

The opening of the Wigan 10 Print Exhibition
Rivington Park Galleries , Spring Cottage , Rivington Lane
Horwich , Bolton
BL6 7SB
August 9th to August 31st

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Wigan 10 at Warwick


Wigan 10 at Warwick after having received the trophy for the last colour slide competition The Darwin Clayton Trophy and the first trophy for digital imaging The Great British Cup.
Picture by Bob Dennis CPAGB APAGB.

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Hyde PS


Norman and Garth
Norman Thompson and Garth Tighe, Chairman of Hyde PS, caught unawares whilst studying the members' pictures at the Hyde PS Annual Exhibition.

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Bolton Camera Club

Latest News

 

In June we held a display in Bolton Parish Church during a mini festival period and in September we are having an exhibition in  Bolton Museum joint with  Bolton Art Circle  We're pleased to regain some space in the museum as we haven't been allowed in for a few years!  The club still enjoys regular day trips out and in July we are having our annual weekend away which this year is to Conway.  We are always trying to embrace digital photography and have recently had a few tuition sessions which were well received by some of the group and we hope to do more of these in the near future.
Sarah Christian-Secretary

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The Great British Cup

Philip Charnock from Wigan 10 receiving the GB trophy from Margaret Collis, President of the PAGB.

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During a recent visit to Cyprus Dave Butler (Wigan 10) spent some time with the 'country member' of Wigan PS, Mr Keith Wright ARPS, (who has now been in Cyprus for over a year) Dave was also invited to their local camera club near Pathos. ( hope he didn't charge PAGB milage rates!!!)

Kath & Keith Wright at their local looking younger than ever!

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Accrington Camera Club

L-R Martha Caramitsos, Councillor Pam Barton Mayor of Hyndburn, Norman Thompson President of the L&C
Susan Johnson Mayoress of Hyndburn and Harry Emmett Club President .

Some of the images	He's gone Digital !!!!
	Mr Peter Anstess, whose photograph of Frank Sharpe Esq.(A Yorkshireman) adorns the current Lancashire & Cheshire Exhibition Catalogue

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Bebington Photographic Society

Photography Exhibition
Sunlight Vision Museum

 

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PAGB Award Presentations

Ken Ainscow, Lytham St. Annes PS, Bill Preston, Whitby Club PS and Alan Bousefield, Poulton-le-Fylde PS with their PAGB Awards which were presented at the L&CPU Delegates Meeting

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The L&CPU send congratulations to following for their success at thePAGB Awards:

Alan Bousfield DPAGB of Poulton-le-Fylde PS
Ken Ainscow CPAGB BPE1* of Lytham St Annes PS
Frederick Parkinson CPAGB of Leyland PS

Well done!

 

For your information:

The November 2008 PAGB Adjudication is now fully booked.The spring adjudication to be held in Surrey 25 / 26th April 2009 already has 25 credit, 11 Distinction and 4 master applications and this could be full within the next few days. The November 2009 adjudication to be held in Scotland will be the first adjudication where Digital Projected images will be admitted.

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Chorley PS

James Hardy CPAGB of Chorley PS, has a number of pictures published in June 2008 issues
of Lancashire Life (pp 122 -123) & Lancashire Magazine (pp 28)

Picture by James Hardy CPAGB

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Warrington PS

The Andy Rouse lecture took place last Saturday and was a great success. A big thank you to all those who supported it.

Andy Rouse (Centre)with Martin Berry (Left - President of Warrington PS)and the President of the L&CPU Norman Thompson

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Lytham St Annes PS
60th Anniversary

Lytham St. Annes and District P.S. was founded 0n 1 st April 1948 with a meeting that attracted about twenty people. The objects were the promotion of the Science and Fine Art of Photography by the holding of demonstrations of photographic processes.

There were fortnightly meetings at an annual subscription of one guinea 21 shillings) with 50% off for juniors and 50% added for married couples. What was twenty-one shillings is now a subscription of twenty-one pounds – for weekly meetings!
By 1951/2 the ‘and District’ had been dropped, the Borough’s Mayor became Patron and the Society had joined the L&CPU
A membership of 45 n that year jumped to 78 – today it stands at 127.
President’ report for 1956 touched on making the Society more sociable but it was not always a good thing. The romance which had matured between two of the most active members had resulted in their complete ever since.
Interesting figures for attendance at annual exhibitions are: in 1952 – 1,300; in 1955 2,200; in 1959 2,100, in 1974 – 2,400; in 1980 – 2,763: in 2007 – 1,063.
In 1957/8 an inter-club battle gave rise to the Joint Fylde Photographic Societies.
It was not until 1964/5 that the Society elected its first lady President and, from then on, more lady members were recruited. In its sixty years there have been only three Honorary Treasurers.

Among other things the Society ran an Inter-schools competition for several years, sponsored in turn by Fishwicks, Lancashire Life and Abbey Photographic, Blackpool) and a NW Young Photographer of the Year competition under the auspices of Bae.
In the latter case, the entries formed a touring exhibition displayed week by week in libraries throughout Lancashire
The Society has been very fortunate to have among its membership some of the most knowledgeable and accomplished photographers in the Union. This and an ttractive annual exhibition have undoubtedly contributed to the large number of members.

The anniversary dinner attracted 97 members and guests including, as you will see, L&CPU President and Mrs. Thompson plus Treasurer, Gordon Jenkins (behind rather than before the camera) and Mrs. Jenkins. Every lady received a boxed orchid while the men made do with a chocolate egg! Other pictures by Lytham member, Peter Parnell.
A small anniversary exhibition spanning the sixty years, to be opened by L&CPU Vice-president and Secretary Chrisine Widdall, will be on display at the Lytham Heritage Centre 10 th – 29 th June. Tuesdays – Sundays 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

The gathering of the club.	Pre - dinner drinks	You're looking well young man!
We loved the tie!	The L&C President singing for his supper	...and in reply
B'pool town cryer with a 'fishy' story	DM being presented with the original 'digital' camera by Doug Couzens	I could never get this thing off!

Blackburn & District CC

The picture shows the President with Ian Bamber, and his print of “Bernadette”,   which was awarded  the Best Print in the Annual Exhibition of Blackburn & District Camera Club.   
The presentation took place on Monday 12 th May 2008 in the BBC Radio Lancashire , Blackburn, where the prints will be exhibited until 23rd June

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Oldham PS *Oldham Photographic Society Exhibition "Made in Oldham"*

Did you know that Oldham is probably the first place in the world that
sold fish and chips? Oldham PS members have produced pictures of local
fish and chip shops for an  Exhibition called "Made in Oldham" which
will be shown at
*Gallery Oldham*
from
*17th May to 25th October 2008*.
The exhibition celebrates the creative spirit of Oldham and its people
and OPS prints will be shown alongside work from Oldham artists
including Helen Bradley and William Stott. Also featured are famous
Oldhamers and businesses including composer Sir William Walton and
electronics company Ferranti.

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Crewe Photographic Society

Recently Crewe Photographic Society held its annual awards evening and for the first time our Chairman, John Royle instigated a couple of special new “Chairman’s Awards”:  

The Outstanding Service Medal has been created to honour the remarkable work of the largely unsung heroes of Crewe Photographic Society.  The first recipients are our long standing (and suffering) Club Secretary  Tom Seaton and his wife MarySeaton our Competition Secretary.   John felt it was high time that we said how much we appreciate what they do for the society. There are others too, who we will pay tribute to in time but nobody can fail to agree that a tribute is long, long overdue to Tom & Mary.  They are great ambassadors for the Club when we make visits elsewhere. We salute them.  

Tom & Mary Seaton

Chairman’s Choice was a new prize that was instigated to celebrate members’ work on a broader basis.  It is intended to be used as an opportunity to comment on the successes of our members in our competitions and highlight the work of some people in particular.  “Dancing Through Time”, by Carol Cotter, was John’s choice as the first Image of the Year. ( Look out for Carol's Image as 'Image of the Week')

Carol Cotter

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Southern Photographic Society

Gwen and Phil spent a few day in the Isle of Man where they presentened a seminar at the Port Erin Lecture theatre on Saturday & the following day judged the Southern Photographic Society annual exhibition.

The Judging	Viewing the winners	The Winners
P&G with Brian Goldie	Winners	P&G with Dave Moores

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Centenary Exhibition

Some of the guests at the opening of the the last showing of the Centenary Exhibition at Towneley Hall on Saturday 19th April 2008

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Results of the Geoffrey Round RPS/IAC International Competition held in Bradford 5th & 6th April

Jill K Bunting CPAGB receiving the FIAP Silver Medal and the Geoffrey Round Silver Trophy from Linda Gough - the IAC Chair or her sequence ' The Colour Thief' 
Picture by kind permission of Geoff Noxon

Howard Gregory receiving his FIAP Blue Ribbon from Keith Scott RPS AV Group Chairman for his sequence - '1 in 3.7'
Picture Maureen Albright

Howard Bagshaw receiving his FIAP Blue Ribbon from Keith Scott RPS AV Group Chairman for - 'Scottish Reflections' 
Picture, Maureen Albright

The Award Winners
FIAP Gold Medal	25	One Day One Life	Pier Louigi Montali	Italy
FIAP Silver Medal	14	The Colour Thief	Jill K Bunting	UK
FIAP Bronze Medal	53	Talbot House	Linda & Edgar Gibbs	UK
Fiap Blue Ribbon	19	The Red Shoes	David & Carol Gillow	UK
Fiap Blue Ribbon	23	Peril in the Snow	Malcolm Imhoff	UK
Fiap Blue Ribbon	27	Us Two	Valerie Rawlins	UK
Fiap Blue Ribbon	33	The Forest of Tana mahuta	Erhard Hobrecker	Switzerland
Fiap Blue Ribbon	38	1 in 3.7	Howard Gregory	UK
Fiap Blue Ribbon	44	Scottish Reflections	Howard Bagshaw	UK
Best First Time Entrant
George & Doreen Pollock Medal	5	Endurance	Lee Broderick	UK
FIAP Acceptance	7	The Gathering	Ian Bateman	UK
FIAP Acceptance	12	Night Visitor	David & Carol Gillow	UK
FIAP Acceptance	15	Stand Proud Brother	Robert Albright	UK
FIAP Acceptance	16	The Survivors	Ron Davies	UK
FIAP Acceptance	21	The Messiah	John Smith	UK
FIAP Acceptance	22	Honda	Marion Waine	UK
FIAP Acceptance	26	A Time to Learn	Eddie Spence	UK
FIAP Acceptance	29	Shop Window Dummy	Piet Huygens	Netherlands
FIAP Acceptance	35	What Women Want	Maureen Albright	UK
FIAP Acceptance	40	A Bit of a Do	Valerie Rawlins	UK
FIAP Acceptance	41	A Glen of Weeping	David Morland	UK
FIAP Acceptance	48	Simon	Gilles Lucus-Leclin & Ricardo Zarate	France
FIAP Acceptance	50	Hotel Dieu	Howard Bagshaw	UK
FIAP Acceptance	51	La Femme Aux Bas Blancs	Jean-Paul Petit	France
FIAP Acceptance	52	The Way Forward	Peter Coles	UK
FIAP Acceptance	54	The Beach in the Wall	James Hamill	UK
FIAP Acceptance	56	A Face in the Crowd	David Pickford	UK
FIAP Acceptance	57	All Stations to..	Philip Barker	UK
FIAP Acceptance	58	The Kiss	Bryan Stubbs	UK
FIAP Acceptance	59	Destiny	Brian Harvey	UK
FIAP Acceptance	60	Minerale Eternite	Jean-Paul Guibal	France
FIAP Acceptance	61	Steam	Ken Biggs	UK
FIAP Acceptance	62	This Native Land of Mine	Eddie Spence	UK

The ones in red are all members of the Wilmslow Guild AV Group

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Southport Photographic Society

Gordon Jenkins Past president presenting Peter Pauwels with the L&CPU Acorn Trophy for the winners of the L&CPU Inter Club Print Championship.

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President NT & GJ with Radio Presenter Diana Tackley at Cheshire FM on Sunday 16th March

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Gordon Jenkins welcoming the new L&CPU President Mr. Norman Thompson DPAGB LBIPP at the 102nd AGM on Saturday 23rd February more pictures from the AGM

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A super sleuth caught our focal points editor up to no good at Focus
(bet it's not tea in those cups)

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New Lecture

Exotic Wildlife Photography - advice on planning trips;
photos from exotic locations by Sheila Davies CPAGB
Category  AV;  D;  P
sdaviesphoto@btinternet.com

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Harry Emmett indroducing 'TheDay with Wigan 10' at Accrington CC on Sunday 9th March

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The L&CPU win both competitions

The L&CPU did rather well and we congratulate the Winners Wigan10 Foto Club for winning the GB Cup and Hoylake Photographic Society for winning the Small Club Competition and all the other L&CPU clubs that entered.

Full Results

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The following members of the L&CPU have been successful in obtaining these FIAP Distinctions.

Margaret Sixsmith Hoylake PS EFIAP
John Sixsmith Hoylake PS EFIAP
Maureen Glynn SLIC AFIAP
Mike Lawrence Oldham PS AFIAP
Marco Pozzi Wigan 10 AFIAP
Eb Swarbrick SLIC AFIAP
Carol Tipping Hoylake PS AFIAP
Christine Widdall Oldham PS AFIAP

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AV Competition - Pictures from the 2008 Event

For results go to the competition page

Pictures

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Pictures from the Opening of North Cheshire PS Exhibition and Digital Competitions

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Blackwell, The Arts & Crafts House has just launched 'viewfinder 08' photographic competition.
They are looking to find the best photographs capturing the spirit of Blackwell in its spectacular and ever-changing Lakeland setting.
Each month one photograph will be selected to show the changing beauty season by season.

More information and terms and conditions available at

http://www.blackwell.org.uk/viewfinder08.shtml

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FIAP 2nd World Cup

Maurice Jones from Wigan 10 at the FIAP Headquarters in Paris standing in front of the Wigan 10 prints displayed in the FIAP Gallery.

Maurice won a bronze Medal in the competition.

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Southport Photographic Society

Who are the Champions?

Peter Gennard from Smethwick PS presenting Ed Roper from Wigan 10 with the trophy for the competition “Who are the Champions”.
The competition was supported by eight clubs from the L&CPU.

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Warrington PS

1. Warrington PS now have a touring lecture of our historic lantern slide collection (652 images) dating back to the 1890s. This collection has been digitally scanned for easier projection due to a lottery award. The images and lecture are very interesting and provide a different evening for clubs for their programmes. It is in the LCPU handbook under Martin Berry LRPS. Some of the images are now starting to appear on Warrington PS's web site but this will take some time.

2. Warrington PS has updated its website with a new format and series of galleries. It is a great advert for clubs to use and every club should give it serious consideration. They are attracting alot of new members via their website. www.warringtonps.co.uk

3. Warrington PS had a portrait evening before Christmas with trained birds of prey provided by Raptor Vision. They are based outside of Wigan and are available to visit clubs or arrange outdoor workshops at very competitive prices. They provide 'natural' settings and the birds are fully trained and very well behaved. Warrington PS had a great evening and some images are available on their news page of our website. There is even an image of Martin Berry with a golden eagle on his arm. It is a different opportunity to normal lectures. Raptor vision are very professional and have been used by the BBC for the Nature in Britain filming. www.raptorvision.co.uk

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Bury PS

I have just been informed that a member of BURY PS Barrie Kelly has a major article in Lancashire Life in the December issue 2007 about his life as a nature photographer and also as a former International sprinter who represented Great Britain in the Mexico Olympics in 1968. It covers 4 pages, and contains 11 photographs of his recent trip to Namibia. Well Done Barrie!

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Crewe Photographic Society

Crewe Photographic Society held their 3rd Annual DPI Competition for the Jim Harrison Trophy last night (6th December 2007). The trophy was donated by our centenarian member Jim Harrison in 2005 but sadly Jim died in November 2006 a few months after his 100th birthday (the L&CPU struck a special medal for him). The competition now reminds us of a wonderful gentleman who was still an active photographer - and digital too!

The winning image last night was "Impala & New Born Calf" by Ken Dickenson, who is also a member of Mid-Cheshire CC. We also recognise the "Best Monochrome Image" and that went this year to John Royle CPAGB for "Dermot O'Reilly, Drayman". There were 102 entries from 26 members. The judge was Ian Stewart ARPS DPAGB.

Pictured: Ken Dickenson receives the Jim Harrison Trophy from Ian Stewart ARPS DPAGB.

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Sandbach Photographic Society

“Further Down the Alley Way”by Nigel Richards was joint first for Sandbach in the battle between Sandbach and Nantwich.

The author of the other print joint winner who also won the slides was Andrew Charlesworth of Nantwich
Nantwich won the battle, it was close in the prints with Nantwich scoring 175 against Sandbach 174 but with the slides Nantwich pulled ahead with 180 against Sandbach 172  giving a final score of Nantwich 355 - Sandbach 346.

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MAKEOVER STUDIO

A new Studio has been opened in Oldham by Mike and Norman, which is within easy access from the M60 and M62. It is available for hire to individuals or groups of photographers.

More Details

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Attention for all those clubs that are planning their syllabus for the next season, a new lecture has been offered to the L&C by Phil and Gwen Charnock.