29th July

An Evening with Phil and Dave - Phil Moorhouse LRPS, Dave Venables DPAGB, BPE4*

Two short presentations by two of our own members. Phil takes us on a tour of some of his more creative images and Dave takes us on a tour of various locations, reminding us of a time when foreign travel was not against the law!

(Deadline: Open Competition, 3 images, any subject)

Here's a taster:

 More Creative Photography Ideas (Phil Moorhouse)

 My American Trip (by Dave Venables)

8th August

(Sunday)

President’s Picnic - National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas, 12.0 midday

At last, a chance to meet up in person, to enjoy the peace and tranquility of the National Memorial gardens to all those lost in war.

For more details see: President's Picnic 2021

As a bonus, there is as an evening Proms event commencing at 6.0 pm. If you wish to attend the Proms event, it is necessary to pre-register (although a charge will apply):

https://www.thenma.org.uk/what's-on/events-exhibitions-and-talks/events/summer-proms

9th August

(Monday)

Exploring the Nik Collection (Viveza, Colour Efex, Silver Efex) - Martin Sproul 

Martin Sproul from f:stop Training  returns to run a practical demonstration of the use of Nik filters, available as plugins for Photoshop and Elements.

https://fstoptraining.com

12th August

Open Competition - Judge: Peter Young

Members can enter up to 3 images (any subject, any theme) just for fun.

2nd September

Seeing Opportunities - Erica Oram CPAGB, AFIAP, BPE2*

A talk centred around fitting photography in and around a busy life by seeing the photographic potential in whatever opportunities come your way. Erica has  an open-minded, creative and artistic approach to photography (both in-camera and using digital manipulation) with the aim of producing something a bit different. Subjects will include landscape, details and people.

www.flickr.com/photos/silverbellsandcockleshells