The quartet competition is a panel competition on any theme.
1. DPI and Prints.
2. Entries should consist of a panel of 4 separate images on a common theme and are judged as a panel, NOT individual images.
3. DPI’s should be submitted as a single digital file and the 4 images should be clearly distinguishable.
Prints can be on any number of mounts e.g. 4 images on 1 mount, or 4 separate mounts, or 2 mounts with 2 prints on each.
4. Maximum of 2 entries, not previously used in any internal competition.
5. Only the highest scoring image from each member is counted toward the final scores.
6. Only one image is to be awarded the maximum of 10 points, to ensure that there is a clear winner.
What are the Chances? – the Pros and Cons of Nature Travel Photography
In this presentation Gary will discuss the kit and general settings he uses for his nature photography. His go to workflow from capture to final print. He will tell us how he goes about planning a trip, managing expectations and what he calls his ‘wish list pyramid’. The talk will be illustrated with photos from his trip in February 2025 to Uganda and will also include some multimedia audio visual presentations. Gary’s prints of African Wildlife will be available to view and discuss with him on the night.
kevin pigney – SEASCAPES & LANDSCAPES
We are excited to have included this talk on our Programme. Not only does Kevin show us some of his amazing seascape and landscape photography, but he also shows us how to prepare for a shoot, and explains the kit required, using filters, his camera techniques and exposure and focus blending.
One to look forward to!
End of season social event for members and their guests
The third of our 6 Open- Themed Competitions. Entries close one week before the competition. We have two sections – a Print section and a Digital section. All entries to be submitted using PhotoEntry.
Tom Lane will entertain us for the evening. Tom, will talk about “creative elements” in his photography and then for the second half of the evening will discuss his street photography. This will include Photoshop tuition, so please bring a notepad and pen if you would like to take notes.
A huge thank you to Tom for covering the whole evening as Tony was unable to deliver his planned talk.
A fun evening where members’ images are displayed in pairs on the screen with an audience vote for the image which goes through to the next round. We will then invite members to talk about the images they have presented.
Committee will be available on this evening to give advice to anyone who is unsure of the rules of the Quartet and George Dellar competitions or needs help with an entry.
Smart Shooting part 3 – dare to focus
We are delighted to welcome Bob to St Ives for his talk “Dare to Focus”.
Bob is a professional PhD zoologist, a qualified teacher, a highly experienced photographer, Fellow of the RPS and naturalist passionate about his work and sharing his observations of wildlife with others. He firmly believes it’s not good enough just to say “do this” but rather to say “this is how you do this”.
Bob is a wildlife photographer but his talk is equally applicable to of all other genres and is one of a series he was invited to develop to help people in their journey from the ordinary to the extraordinary and taking their photography to a new level. Each talk covers a particular area and this one covers the often-considered difficult area of auto focus. It covers fast moving subjects but also the principles and important development and approaches that will increase your success. Bob firmly believes that we too often consider autofocus has been solved especially on the latest mirrorless cameras but whilst there have been massive improvements its technique and an understanding of the principles, none of which are very complex, these are what is required to succeed and Bob will take us through them.
Bob has many years experience teaching all levels of photographers on many different cameras in workshops, 1-1’s and African Safaris. He promises us that we will leave this evening with a better understanding of what can be done, how to do it and fired up to take our cameras out and masted autofocus.
https://naturesphotos.co.uk/camera-club-talks/.
Our members’ exhibition will once again be held at the Free Church on 31st October2025 and 1st November 2025. All members are encouraged to exhibit their work. This is a great showcase for the efforts of our members.
The second of our 6 Open- Themed Competitions. Entries close one week before the competition. We have two sections – a Print section and a Digital section. All entries to be submitted using PhotoEntry.
