Our annual interclub competition against Kirkintilloch Camera Club takes place on Monday 31st March. The meeting will commence at 19.30 and this year will be hosted by Kirkintilloch. Kirkintilloch are based at 38 Eastside, Kirkintilloch G66 1QA and members are encouraged to attend and support our entries.
On the 25th March we welcomed Guest Speaker Charles Everitt talking on the subject of Moving On – A nature photography presentation about how he moved away from a documentary style of photography for a more creative one. Subject-matter included abstract patterns of nature, photographing water, wild flowers and fungi, wildlife and ICM. The presentation was interspersed with audio-visual. https://www.charleseveritt.com/
Following on from Diane’s trip to Mongolia we now have our 2nd Member’s Travel Log. In December 2024 Ian presented on his trip to Japan earlier in the year . Not only only did he record a great photography portfolio of the country but he gave us an in depth history of each of his many locations. This can be found in the Galleries Section – Members Travel Logs and can also be accessed here
As recently outlined by Malcolm & Stephen the tea rota has now been announced for the remainder of the season commencing with Stephen Phillips, Derek Manson and Jim Watson on Tuesday 18th March. For the full rota please click here , ***Remember if you cannot fulfil your allocated week, please arrange a swap with another colleague, and let Malcolm and Stephen Phillips know the details of the swap. ***
Just to confirm that George’s video on Halo Removal is at the top of the Hints & Tips Section. It sits after his 2 easy to follow guides on both Cropping Out & Halo Removal
Our meeting on the 18th was the annual Robert Simpson Trophy which this year was for digital images only.
On Tuesday 11th March Neil MacGregor hosted an entertaining evening as he displayed a portfolio of previously judged images from competitions around the country. It was our collective task to judge these images and it was something of an eye opener to find that our assessments did not exactly align with those of ‘The Professionals’. However congratulations go to Colin Waudby who was crowned Best Judge on the night. Colin’s reward was a ‘massive trophy’ and a magnum of champagne. In addition it … Read more
On the 4th March we were entertained by our own John Hannah and David Ritchie. John’s theme was ’20 Wildlife Locations around Glasgow’ His talk including maps, hints and tips and most importantly images of the species to be found at each location. David’s presentation covered a number of aspects including his career in the police, city centre night/wild life together with a journey through trains, planes and automobiles.
This year’s Robert Simpson Trophy is for digital images only and takes place at the Club on Tuesday 18th March. Images need to be submitted via Photoentry no later than Tuesday 11th March. Photoentry is now open for the event.
Today saw the addition of a new sub section in Galleries called Members Travel Logs. Its purpose is to capture images/video from members who have recently presented to the Club on international related themes. The first and most recent Travel Log belongs to Diane Smillie, posted as a record of her Mongolian adventures in the autumn of 2024. We will be encouraging other members who have similarly presented at the Club in recent times to come forward with similar galleries.
