Diary

Presentation by Tom Stenhouse

Members 3rd Open Competition, restricted to images from the British Isles, judged by Richard Spiers DPAGB, APAGB, BPE2

We will visit Morton PS to present some of our images.

Morton Community Centre, Wigton Road, Carlisle, CA2 6JP

A practical "hands on" session for members looking at still life photography

Hand in entries for 4th Open Competition

A presentation by Neil Hulme of Black & White, long exposure and minimal photographs.

https://neilhulme.smugmug.com/

Competition between Keswick, Carlisle and Penrith clubs to be held at Penrith

Presentation by Colin Dixon

colindixon.photography

Presentation by club members Alan Walker MPAGB, ARPS, MPSA, EFAP and Julie Walker DPAGB, ARPS, EPSA, EFAP

Members 4th Open Competition judged by John Williams DPAGB, EFIAP/b, MPSA

By Tony and Carol Dilger.  www.tonydilger.co.uk

Presentation by previous Landscape Photographer of the Year Winner, Mark Littlejohn

Mark Littlejohn

Hand in entries for Member's Night: "Short Sets"

Hand in entries for "Portfolio of the Year" competition

By David Stout EFIAP, PPSA, DPAGB

Member's competition judged by Gerald Chamberlin DPAGB, EFIAP

Last submission date for the 1st Open Competition

Members please note that for this season's Open competitions  entries are limited to 2 prints and 2 PDI images for each member. This does not apply to the Portfolio or other internal club competitions.

The presentation is about how I use the camera to
interpret the world around me using digital
imagery, often through small self driven projects,
the use of creative imaging and blending images
to create digital art. Also how to move beyond the
single image and take a different approach to
photography.

http://www.ggcreativeimages.co.uk

Workflow and interpretation of the coastline.

http://www.howardbrown.co.uk

Judged by Tony Potter ARPS, EFIAP/p, APSA, GMPSA,
DPAGB, APAGB

Lecture exploring my outdoor photography. The first
half will focus on landscape and will include my
‘quiet’ series. The second half will focus more on
wildlife and wildlife in the environment.

http://matthewcattellphotography.com

Please note this meeting will be held in Crosthwaite Parish Rooms, Main Street, Keswick, CA12 5NN ( opposite 117 Main St, Keswick)

A photographic journey from  hot tropical northern Argentina, through Chile's Atacama Desert down to Tierra del Fuego at the southern tip of South America and on to Antarctica taking in the Falkland Islands and South Georgia.

http://www.awalkerphotography.co.uk

An insight into capturing action in a variety of sports, both in daytime and under floodlights..

https://www.facebook.com/bobgivenphotography/

Focusing on photographing more everyday scenes, hidden landscapes and working your local patch

http://lizzieshepherd.com

Submissions for "Hard at Work" Competition ( Prints Only)

A "prints only" competition which will be judged by Keith Snell.

Last submission date for the 2nd Open Competition. The 2nd Open Competition is for images taken in the British Isles only.

Maurice Thompson and his club members  from the Bristol area are visiting the lakes for the week.  They will present in the first half of the evening and Keswick will reciprocate in the second half.

https://www.reflexcameraclub.co.uk/

Rod Ireland will present his images taken at night which had to be postponed last season due to the weather.

https://www.rodireland.co.uk

Judge: John Williams EFIAP/b, MPSA, DPAGB

A journey through the Lakes visiting 80 locations
with 2/3 photos at each.

https://www.philbucklephotography.co.uk

Last submission date for 3rd Open competition.

Details nearer the time

An evening of Lightroom and Photoshop tutorials -
bring a laptop to join in. Hone those image processing skills!

Judge: Richard Speirs DPAGB, BPE2*, APAGB

When we travel we find that we often have a different ‘take’ on what we see and photograph. In this talk we shall present a glimpse of our photographic exploration of wildlife, culture and landscapes during travels in Hokkaido and mainland Japan in winter, the Shetlands and Svalbard, in the last couple of years.

Rosamund Macfarlane     (ARPS, DPAGB, AFIAP, EPSA)

John Macfarlane                (LRPS, DPAGB, AFIAP, EPSA)

The first half will be on my travels across Iceland
and then the second half will be on how I create
timelapse with examples of my setup.

http://kirknorbury.co.uk

A personal journey in search of "good weather" for photography

http://www.mikeprincelandscapes.co.uk

Last submissions for the second set subject competition. This is a PDI only competition judged by Tom Stenhouse with the subject title: "People in Motion"

Judged by Tom Stenhouse this is a PDI only competition for images based on the concept of "People in Motion"

Last submission date for 4th Open

This season's 3 -way battle between Carlisle, Keswick and Penrith camera clubs is being held in Keswick and will be judged by Richard Spiers DPAGB, BPE2, APAGB.

Please note that this will not be held at our normal venue but at Crosthwaite Parish Rooms, 121 Main Street, Keswick,  CA12 5NN:

This will be a practical session led by Carmen Norman looking at Still Life photography, so bring your cameras along.

Judge: Jack Bamford DPAGB, AFIAP, APAGB

Members are invited to give a presentation, lasting up to 10 minutes, of either a set of still images or an audio-visual show.

Final submissions for the Portfolio of the Year competition. Three prints and/or three PDI's which have not been submitted in previous Open competitions

A magical journey to Scotland's Highlands and Islands with wildlife photographers Tony and Carol Dilger. From winter in the Cairngorms and Northern Islands to spectacular seabird colonies in the Orkney and Shetland Islands.

http://tonydilger.co.uk

Judge: Dr Rob Hockney DPABG BPES*

Winning Images from the 2018-19 season will be presented by 10 of our members.

Hand in framed prints for the "Theatre by the Lake" Exhibition

"I will be discussing my latest landscape photography and how I’ve transitioned over the years to find what I want to put out to the world. The second half will be about my timelapse photography."

www.kirknorbury.co.uk

www.anthonyhigginsonphotography.co.uk

Hand in entries for 1^st  Open competition

A look at some basic Photoshop techniques used in making composite images. It will include: making selections, layers, masks and applying textures using some of my recent work as examples.

"A presentation that covers various aspects of my photography, looking at architecture, landscapes, seascapes, long exposures, cityscapes and a section called anything goes. The evening is a mixture of mono and colour and also shows some before and after work."

www.lesforrester.com

Judge: Jack Bamford DPAGB APAGB AFIAP

Hand in entries for 1^st Set Subject competition. The subject set by Tony Marsh is "Small". Entries can be any combination of prints and PDI's up to a total of three.

This pushes us to our limits to capture wildlife in extreme conditions. From the cold and snow of Japan to the hot and dusty Kalahari desert and then back to the cold again for Polar Bears in Churchill, Canada. Also Mountain Hares in the Scottish Cairngorms and other UK wildlife.

Hand in entries for 2^nd Open Competition

This talk is about capturing the night sky and solar system objects, i.e. the sun & moon, and incorporating these into a landscape. I talk about the challenges involved, such as where to shoot, light pollution and how to operate in darkness.

http://www.stephencheatleyphotography.co.uk/

A talk about how I approach wildlife photography in the UK with additional background information on some of the subjects I photograph. Subject matter will include numerous birds but also other animals.

www.tomlanglandsphotography.com

Judge: Gerald Chamberlain DPAGB EFIAP

A live demonstration showing how I process a number of my landscape images using Photoshop and Lightroom. I will include lots of tips on sharpening, avoiding and removing halos, foolproof ways of adding or removing elements in the image and the use of blend modes and luminosity masks. I will vary the programme to try and answer any questions posed by the audience

Hand in entries for 2^nd Set Subject comp. The subject chosen by Alan Walker is "City Life", prints and PDI's

A presentation of several successful LRPS and ARPS panels and a look at what was required to achieve these.

Hand in entries for 3^rd Open Competition.

Time and venue to be confirmed

A look at our entries for the NCPF, PAGB and PSA competitions including the presentation of awards and an explanation of why the images were selected. The award winning authors will be invited to talk about their successful images

I have recently had a book published about my favourite short walk in Borrowdale which contains images of the very diverse environments and the natural history en route.  It is a guided tour of the circular walk over Grange Crags to the Chinese Bridge, returning to Grange via the southern shores of Derwentwater.

Judge: Richard Spiers DPAGB APAGB AFIAP

Hand in PDIs for “Memorable Places”

Members are invited to present up to 10 images (prints or PDIs) of a memorable place they have visited. Examples include a country, region, city, town, village, museum, gallery, building, national park, mountain, lake etc. Presentations should last no longer than 10 minutes.

Hand in entries for 3^rd Set Subject competition

Members are invited to present up to 10 images (prints or PDI's) of a memorable place they have visited. This could be a country, region, city, town, village, museum, gallery, building, national park, lake, garden etc.

Presentations should last no longer than 10 minutes please.

Hand in entries for 3rd Set Subject competition

A look into making the transition to professional photography and also the challenges of running a photographic gallery.

http://www.lensdistrict.com

Judged by  Keith Snell LRPS EPSA EFIAP

I begin by showing a brief digital presentation of images showing how I started in club photography and some of which I used to gain my early photographic distinctions.  This is followed by a presentation explaining the route my images take from photo shoot to finished competition entry – showing how I constructed a successful series of images which made up my latest distinction submissions.  The images are mostly Creative / Altered Reality and include female nudity. Time permitting, I show a couple of extra powerpoint presentations where I build up some images layer by layer  - very quick but effective! The talk is digital which is loaded onto my Macbook pro but I also bring prints to supplement the talk and for members to look at during the break if they wish.

www.andreahargreaves.art

Final hand in for Short Sets competition.

Final hand in for 4th Open Competition

Members’ audio visual and short sets presentations. Judged by members.

A talk about the reasoning and thought processes behind my image making. With over 120 diverse images from my documentary and longer term projects.

www.rogercoulam.com

Hand in entries for the Portfolio of the Year Competition

Judge: Dave Best

By Rosamund Macfarlane ARPS, DPAGB, EPSA, AFIAP and John Macfarlane ARPS, DPAGB, EPSA, AFIAP

We are planning for Rosamund and John to give this presentation next season

Judge: John Williams, EFIAP/b, MPSA, DPAGB from Penrith & District Camera Club

The Portfolio Competition will now go ahead as a digital image only competition in view of the potential risks involved in handling prints. In order to make the competition a little more interesting on this occasion as there are no prints, four digital images will now be required instead of three, each from a different genre as listed under the competition rules.

For those of you that have already entered please ensure that your additional image is submitted to Tricia by Friday 27th March. If you simply want to use one of the digital versions of your print entries then please let Tricia know. If you haven't yet entered but would like to do so then please let Tricia have all four of your entries by next Friday.

John Williams will then judge the entries and provide brief comments. The images, together with the scores and brief comments will  be put on the KPS web site.

This years AGM, postponed from April, will be held by Zoom at 7pm on Wednesday 5th August. This will be followed at 7.30 by an online appraisals of images submitted by members. This month the appraisals will be conducted by David Woodthorpe, Keith Snell and Alan Walker.

Six members from each club will show and talk about 10 of their images

A successful professional photographer David Keep  ARPS, DPAGB, EFIAP, FBPE who specialises in Underwater Photography. His talk is entitled ‘Underwater Photography 2 - from Manatees to Crocodiles’.

Check out his website:

https://www.davidkeepphotography.co.uk

https://www.garylangley.co.uk/

Talk by Laurie Campbell a Fine Art Photographer based in Northern Ireland.

Laurie will talk about her work and the inspiration behind some of her images

"This talk will draw upon my images across a wide range of subjects to provoke discussion as to whether the term ‘fine art photography’ is justified. This controversy has raged for well over a century and a half and whereas commercial art galleries and museums in the USA regularly include contemporary photography in their exhibitions, it remains a rarity in the UK."

Deadline for submission of entries for 1^st Open Competition. Up to 3 digital images per member

Practical demonstration of table top photography via Zoom

This will be a battle hosted on Zoom with the very successful Catchlight Club from Northern Ireland

This will be judged over Zoom by Kevin Hilton. Members can submit up to 3 images

Ross McKelvey MPAGB, MFIAP, FIPF, EFIAP/p, FBPE will give talk via Zoom demonstrating Photoshop techniques which can be used by photographers.

https://www.rossmckelvey.co.uk

Deadline for submission for 1^st Set Subject competition. Up to 3 monochrome Digital images on the theme ‘Using Mono for impact’

This talk by Bob Given MPAGB, EFIAP, EPSA, FBPE from Belfast will be shared with Dumfries Photographic Society

This will be a  two-part talk by John Macfarlane ARPS, DPAGB, AFIAP, EPSA & Rosamund Macfarlane ARPS, DPAGB, AFIAP, EPSA

It comprises a Travel talk: ‘Living with the nomads and eagle hunters of Mongolia’ and a photographic exploration of an unusual mirror world - 'Lake District Reflections - Above and Below the Water Surface'. This includes a showing of John’s successful ARPS panel

Deadline for entries for 2^nd Open Competition – up to 3 digital images per member

This internal competition of images submitted by members will be judged by Alan Walker MPAGB, ARPS, MPSA, EFIAP.

"How to maximise your chances of success in photography competitions"

Our 2nd Open Competition of images submitted by members will be judged by Gerald Chamberlin DPAGB, EFIAP

Deadline for entries for 2^nd set Subject competition –3 digital images one on each topic “Something Old, Something New, Something Blue”

This will be a travel talk by Julian Elliott presenting images taken on his journey in the fiords of Patagonia.

http://www.julianelliottphotography.com

Due to an unavoidable programme change 3 of our members, Sue Rugg , Ronnie Gilbert and Tony Marsh will present aspects of their photographic work.

Due to last week's unavoidable change of programme the 2nd Set subject Competition will now be held on Wednesday 16th December.

A reminder that the deadline for entries to the 3rd Open Competition has been extended until December 30th

The second part of Ken’s popular talk “Processing Landscape Images”.

Up to 3 digital images per member judged by John Williams EFIAP/b MPSA DPAGB

Deadline for advising David Woodthorpe if you intend to enter the Short Sets Competition. Can comprise of either a series of images or an AV presentation lasting up to about 8 minutes. The final time limit will be decided once the number of entries is known.

One of our members, Carmen Norman, will be giving a tutorial on Lightroom and Photoshop aimed at those who are less familiar with these tools for image processing.

Deadline for entries for 3^rd Set Subject Competition –Manmade (or Woman Made) up to 3 digital images or prints

A panel of more experienced members will answer any questions members may have about photography related topics. These can be submitted in advance via David Woodthorpe or Richard Jakobson or can be raised on the night.

The panel will comprise: David Woodthorpe, Keith Snell, Sue Rugg, Carmen Norman and Tony Marsh

Up to 3 images Prints or Digital entered my members and judged by Keith Snell

An overview of street photography – in the widest sense. Some of the work will be colour but much will be monochrome for reasons that will be explained during the lecture. Tom will explore street photography - from people to places along with the art of storytelling.

www.tomlanglandsphotography.com

Deadline for entries for the Short Sets Competition to be submitted to David Woodthorpe

Deadline for entries for 4^th Open Competition – up to 3 Digital images

NB All Images must have been taken in the British Isles

Members audio visual and short sets presentations.

Judge: John Fare. All images to have been taken in the British Isles

Deadline for entries for Portfolio of the Year.  Unfortunately Covid-19 still precludes print entries. Members are invited to enter up to four digital images, each from a different genre. If submitting four images please indicate which one of the four you would withdraw if we end up with too many images. The genre categories are:

This entertaining lecture spans 35 years of photography and takes us to 5 continents.    The questions I am most often asked are about are my  ‘favourites’!    What are the pictures you are most pleased with – what is the best place you have visited – which subjects do you most enjoy photographing?    These are impossible questions to answer because ones opinion constantly changes.    How can you possibly compare the Queensland tropical rain forest with the desert of Utah; or compare the delicate but vibrant sunbirds with the power and majesty of a bald eagle?    It may be impossible but, in this lecture, I am going to try!    Working my way through my commissions over a span of 30 years, I will bring you right up to date with my latest and most exciting project.

The talk is about Jo’s personal 4-year journey from absolute beginner to her first distinction, with a few hurdles along the way.  It includes over 80 images, covering wildlife, portraiture, light painting and composites/creative and has something for both beginners and more advanced members.

Judged by Stephen Fowler. Entries of up to 4 PDI's each from a different genre of photography

This will be a return match hosted by Lancaster on Monday 12th April, 2021

A chance for members to have their images critiqued by some of our more experienced members ie Alan Walker, Bob Given and Keith Snell

This talk by David Clapp the highly acclaimed landscape photographer will be shared with Dumfries.

"How to see and capture strong images, from conception to completion - a mix of image styles (landscapes / seascapes / architecture /astro). A discussion on camera technique, equipment  and an exploration of the entire mental process of visualising and taking a successful and powerful image."

Following on from her previous successful live workshops Carmen will give another on the use of Luminosity masks and other Photoshop techniques

An additional set subject competition with the theme "Isolation" will be judged by Bob Given MPAGB,FBPE,EFIAP,EPSA

Our Chairman, David Woodthorpe CPAGB will give a presentation based on his time in India

A talk via Zoom by David Garthwaite

www.dgshot.uk

A number of members will talk about their specialist photography, sharing tips and techniques including producing panels of photographs that work together as a cohesive body of work.

A trip along the south coast of Iceland in search of glaciers.

www.northfylde-ps.co.uk/galleries/dave-bibby/

Hand in for 1st Open Competition

A talk via Zoom continuing Jo’s photographic journey from last season. She talks about her style of creative photography: ‘’Finding your passion, developing your style and having the courage to tell your own unique story through the lens.’’

A look at some creative images and how to stretch your creative boundaries. Bring along your laptops.

www.bradverts.co.uk

Judge: Simon Allen EFIAP MPAGB APAGB

Hand in for 1st Set Subject Competition.  Panel of three prints or three digital images. The subject is open to members’ choice but the images must work together as a body of work. It will be judged on both the image quality and how the panel works as a whole.

Three of our more experienced members, Alan Walker, Keith Snell and David Woodthorpe will critique and give advice on images submitted by other members

Gerald Chamberlin, EFIAP DPAGB, from Morton Photographic Society, Carlisle will talk about infrared photography and present some of his images

www.gmcimages.co.uk

Alan Walker, MPAGB, ARPS, MPSA, EFIAP will judge this internal competition. It comprises a panel of three prints or three digital images. They will be judged on image quality and how the panel works as a whole.

Hand in for 2nd Open Competition

Talk by Lee Kitchingman EFIAP DPAGB BPE3*and Bernadette Kitchingman EFIAP DPAGB BPE3*

Hand in for 2nd Set Subject Competition with the subject being "Aggression"

Judge: Maybeth Jamieson CPAGB

Adrian will share details on his camera settings, choice of lenses and other accessories, compositional choices made, and tools used whilst post processing with a combined Lightroom to Photoshop workflow.
Part 1 with address landscape and seascape images from the Lake District and across 5 continents.
Part 2 will demonstrate the diversity of his photographic interests with images to include: military fast jets low level through mountainous terrain and at air shows, travel imagery, birds and nature, and steam locomotives in the landscape.

Judged by David Woodthorpe on the subject of "Aggression"

Hand in for 3rd Open Competition