Morning All

There are 5 attachments in all today. Please read and inwardly digest!

In no particular order, but all important! They are:

• A PDF about the Milky Way from Bob
• L&CPU – the rules for the Annual Individuals Competition 2023
• The Events Cup schedule for 2023
• The competitions table for the 2023/24 ‘season’.
• The ‘Seasonal’ Programme for 2023 – 2024

HUGE thanks to all on the committee for their time, efforts and trouble in putting the camera club documents together and in particular to Michael for the programme – which, incidentally, looks full, comprehensive and, importantly, fun and very interesting!

Bob

Update on astrophotography; obviously the attached PDF but Bob says – “Looking at what the moon is doing, the stars should be visible between 8-24 April if the weather conditions are also good. I’ll make a note in my diary to check nearer the time and let you know.”

So, don’t forget, if you are interested, please email in on info@garstangcameraclub.co.uk and we can plan accordingly.

Morecambe Camera Club

Rhona and in particular Stan emailed Lewis and I about furthering our connection to Morecambe Camera Club following our successful setting up of the recent ‘Battle’ between the clubs; although of course we lost by 1 point!

So, from a few emails and meetings we have decided on the following:

• Another ‘Battle’ with Morecambe but also including J36 Camera Club; this three-way competition between the clubs has been scheduled for Wednesday 10^th January and, as we are hosting, it will be held in the Arts Centre. This is on the attached programme for 2023/24.
• Combined photo trips. In essence this means that Morecambe members come to Garstang on Thursday May 11th 2023 and, with us, photograph Garstang and the immediate area. Images are then submitted and a review of said images will be shown on Wednesday May 24^th 2023 at 7.30 in the Arts Centre. The whole purpose of this is to mix with other members of Morecambe, help, if necessary, with location and technical ‘stuff’ and to socialise. It is not a competition!
• A ‘return’ trip is being organised by Morecambe on Thursday 31^st August, photographing the Heysham area and reviewing the images on Thursday 28^th September. Again, this is not a competition, it is a get-together with likeminded people in a different location with the same purposes as before.
• There is another idea in the offering but this has yet to be finalised.

We really hope that as many members will support this new idea to make it a success and

we can build on this cooperation in the future.

Notices

Minimalistic Challenge

6 (ish) minimalist images by Tuesday April 4th the images could be ‘one-offs’ or in a series – your choice. Please send them in by email to: info@garstangcameraclub.co.uk thanks.

Print exhibition – very last call

We have extended the deadline to Wednesday 5th April. Please ensure each print is mounted, has a title and your name on the reverse. Many thanks.

Lancashire and Cheshire Photographic Union (L&CPU)

See attached item on The Annual Individuals Competitions for 2023

The L&CPU individual competition will be held again this year on May13th and 14th. Club members choose and enter their own images, but if anyone has a problem with entering PDIs on line Lewis thinks he will be able to enter them for you.

There are 2 sections.

      PDI with 2 categories-open (including both colour and mono) and nature.

      Prints with 3 categories-monochrome open, colour open and nature.

Entries close on Saturday April 22nd.

Calendar images

Reminder!

Images of Garstang for the calendar: maximum of 4 images by Monday April 24th. These images can be historical. We really do need, if possible, all members to submit their images so that the Arts Centre committee have a great choice to choose from for the final 12.

Images of? Well, restricted to Garstang and the town boundary. We just need to use our common sense and judgment on the extent of the boundary!

Images to be in colour, sRGB, within or maximum of 1600 x 1200, ratio of 3:2, and landscape.

If you need any help/information PLEASE just ask – it’s no problem!

Please send them in to info@garstangcameraclub.co.uk

Up and coming programme events

Wednesday April 5th – members evening – Minimalistic images from all members to be shown plus updates from the Lancaster Night Walk, Bird Photographer of the year and some other wildlife and landscape images.

Wednesday April 12th – presentation live at the Arts Centre by Alf Myers titled ‘Back from the Streets.’

Wednesday April 19th – final internal competition, Anything Goes Competition, judged by Nick Hilton EFIAP DPAGB BPE5*

Wednesday April 26th – presentation by Tim; voting on the calendar images

Coffee duty for this coming Wednesday are Freda and Robin; thanks in advanced.

That’s all folks Mike and Lewis