Please note this is a draft version of the 2024 programme only!
4th January - Welcome and Internal Knockout Competition
Our usual start to the year; a warm welcome, socialising and the fun knockout competition..
11th January - Alison Mees - ZOOM
Alison presented to us in January 2023 with stunning images and involving stories from Africa. This is Part Two of the story.
Please note this is a Zoom evening.
20th January - Mike Martin
It's not what you see, it's what you make.
25th January - Colin Harrison - ZOOM
Colin is presenting to us on Flower Photography.
1st February - Annual Quiz and Slides
For the third year, our photographic quiz takes the first half of the evening. Followed by images from the Committee Members after the break.
08th February - Mono Competition
Our annual mono competition featuring both Open and Aspiring trophies for the second time. Last year had many excellent entries - check out Mono 2023 to take a look.
15th February - Steve Haddon
Steve returns to demonstrate and explain more about portraits and how to take them - and light them on a sensible budget. This time we also get to explore some of the setups for ourselves.
22nd February - Graham Harries
Graham gave us a superb presentation in 2022 on Chernobyl. We have not yet finalised his 2024 presentation but it's bound to be excellent and not to be missed.
29th February - First Appraisal of the year
Your images will be appraised by an experienced photographer and, if necessary, some guidance given as to how the image may be further improved. Images will be appraised on their individual merit and not against each other. There will be no winners or losers!
7th March - Tracey Lund - ZOOM
Tracey returns to us with Part 2 of her Wildlife and Travel Presentation
14th March - Colin Southgate- ZOOM
Colin showed us amazing abstract images a couple of years ago. He returns with more creative work for us to enjoy and to inspire us to try something different.
21st March - Brian Northmore - ZOOM
TBD
28th March - Easter Break
4th April - Peter Crane
TBD
11th April - Club Evening
TBD
18 April - Critique Evening (Hall)
This is where you, the club members, become the appraisers. A number of prints from outside the club will be available to view and appraise. Working in groups, we assess what is good and where improvement could be made to these images, before presenting our thoughts back to the rest of the club.
25th April - Ian Bateman
Ian is a leading light in the world of AVs, a genre we have not visited for quite a while. A great opportunity to re-acquaint ourselves of this world.
2nd May - Living World Competition (Hall)
The competition has new rules, and will now be split into two: Flora and Fauna and will only be open to DPIs. Hand in date 21st April
9th May - Available
TBD
16th May - Our Special Interest Groups Present (Hall)
Details to follow
23rd May - Glenys Garnett - ZOOM
Presentation 1 - Get Creative
30th May - Quarterly Appraisal (Hall)
Your images will be appraised by an experienced photographer and, if necessary, some guidance given as to how the image may be further improved. Images will be appraised on their individual merit and not against each other. There will be no winners or losers!
6th June - AGM and Nailsea Town Council Trophy (Zoom)
Our Annual AGM, brought forward this year, plus the annual "6 in 1"competition. Last year's winner is on the right.
Summer Break; next meeting on 5th September
Have a great summer and see you then.
5th September - Club Opening Night
A big welcome evening to start the autumn programme
12th September - Club Speaker
More details to follow.
19th September - Glyn Edmunds - ZOOM
TBD
26th September - Claire Carter - ZOOM
TBD
3rd October - Experience
An opportunity for our members to try out types of photography they may not have tried before. More info to come.
10th October - Quarterly Appraisal (Hall)
Your images will be appraised by an experienced photographer and, if necessary, some guidance given as to how the image may be further improved. Images will be appraised on their individual merit and not against each other. There will be no winners or losers!
17th October - Bob Bishop
A plethora of AVs
24th October - Available
TBD
31st October - Grete's Annual Outdoor Evening
More to follow.
7th November - Available
More to follow.
14th November - Alison Mees - ZOOM
In India.
21st November - Print and DPI of the Year
Our annual competition of the very best of our members work over the last 12 months
28th November - Critique Evening
Our second and final critique evening of the year.
8th December - Adrian Wyatt
TBD
12th December - Christmas Show and Tell
This evening stays in it's pre-Christmas slot. After the huge success of the last Show and Tell, this will be a great evening.
Christmas Break; next meeting on 02 January 2025
Have a great Christmas and New Year.