April 2025
3rd April | Creative Competition / AV Competition - Judge: The Audience Our final 'fun' competitions of the year, where members get creative and the best AV of the night is awarded the prestigious David Venables Trophy. |
10th April | President's Evening - Martin Thompson This year's President, Martin, presents an evening of his own photography. |
TBC | Annual Dinner and Awards Ceremony - Fulford Heath Golf Club |
17th April
| Maundy Thursday No meeting in the Hall. |
24th April | Annual General Meeting Followed by an opportunity to view the MCPF Travelling Portfolio. |
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March 2025
6th March | Lulu, A Modern Muse - Tim Pile MPAGB EFIAP/p FIPF MFIAP |
13th March
| Annual Projected Competition - Judge: Sandie Cox DPAGB ARPS EFIAP Deadline: Annual Print Competition (3 prints) |
20th March | Beyond Auto, Taking Control of Your Camera - Bob Brind-Surch Deadline: Creative Competition (3 images) & AV Competition (1 AV) |
27th March | Annual Print Competition - Judge: Louise Hill LRPS MPAGB The finale to our formal competition season, with 3 prints, any subject, any theme, any genre. |
February 2025
6th February
| Panels Competition - Judge: Dave Tucker DPAGB EFIAP/g CPAGB BPE3* Panels of 3 or 4 images, in print and digital formats. Deadline: Monochrome Competition (2 prints / 1 digital, or 1 print / 2 digitals, max 3) |
13th February | Variety Pack - David Lowe ARPS DPAGB |
20th February | Monochrome Competition - Judge: TBC |
27th February | Member's Evening - Mick Schilling DPAGB BPE2* An evening with our very own Mick Schilling. Deadline: Annual Projected Competition (3 images) |
January 2025
9th January
| Straight out of the Camera Competition - Judge: Vin Scothern DPAGB EFIAP PPSA BPE5* The only rule for this one is that your image comes straight out of the camera. Just press the shutter and show us what you saw! No manipulation allowed, with the exception of resizing! Deadline: Landscape Competition (2 prints / 1 digital, or 1 print / 2 digitals, max 3) |
16th January | Creating a Fresh Brew - Peter Gennard MFIAP EFIAP/d3 |
23rd January | Landscapes Competition - Judge: David Gibbons ARPS APAB EFIAP/b BPE5* Deadline: Panels Competition (up to 2 print panels, and 2 digital panels) |
30th January | Creative Lecture - Barbie Lindsay MPAGB FBPE EFIAP/s AWPF |
December 2024
5th December | Natural History Competition - Judge: Darron Matthews FRPS EPAGB EFIAP ABPE |
Monday | Christmas Meal - The Woodman's Rest, Union Road, Shirley, B90 3DB. 7.0 pm |
12th December | Moore and Moore Prints - Bob Moore HonFRPS MPAGB HonPAGB and Sue Moore FRPS MPAGB FIPF Deadline: Xmas Knockout entries |
19th December | Christmas Knockout - Judge: The Audience A fun evening where, each round, two images are projected at random, and the Audience chooses their favourite by voting 'left' or 'right'. Round-by-round, we whittle down the entries to the final few, concluding with our favourite photograph of the night. Deadline: Straight-out-of-Camera (3 digital images) |
