Afternoon All
The images attached are from Steve Walker, our next speaker, to give you a flavour of his talk.

Notices:
Programme 2025 – 2026:
We have formed a sub-committee to discuss the next seasons programme to start to put together a plan.
Interested?
Meetings? Yes, there will be some, usually in Booth’s café! It will involve chatting about the content and the types and subjects of talks and presentations. It will not involve email and organising speakers, but it will give you the opportunity to voice your opinion.
If you are interested, please email in on info@garstangcameraclub.co.uk thanks.

Battles:
The first (4 Way) Battle is being organised; between Lytham, North Fylde and Poulton and us. For this first Battle, our entry must consist of 20 images with no more than 3 images from any one member.

How the selection process works.
All the 1st, 2nd and 3rd placed images, from our 5 internal competitions, will be put forward automatically for selection. Any member can further submit image(s) to be included.
When submitting images for the Battles please: –
1. Give the image a title
2. Do not include your competition number
3. Do not include the image number
4. Do not include any images used in previous Battles
5. Images to be jpeg, in sRGB colour space with a maximum image size of 1600 pixels (wide) x 1200 pixels (high), maximum file size 2 MB
6. Submit a maximum of 3 images
7. Send by email to info@gcccamera8.Include your name in the email
8 .Do not send by WeTransfer
9. The deadline for this is Sunday the 13th October

If any member needs any help just get in contact via email or speak to us during next Wednesday’s meeting – it’s no problem.
On Wednesday 16th October, after the Events Cup judging, all images will be shown and all members present will have the opportunity to vote on each image – scoring between 12 – 20 marks. Voting will be anonymous. The top 20 chosen will be submitted as our entry into the Battles.
The 20 chosen selected images will be shown on Wednesday 30th October.

30th October – members evening:
Members showing macro and/or close-up images using techniques, if poss, from Justin’s practical macro workshop last week. Please take part showing the good, bad and the average.

Coffee/tea duty:
Michael and John G. are on the rota for next Wednesday – thanks in advance!

Up and coming programme of events:
Wednesday 9^th October: Steve Walker: ‘Live.’ My personal account and experiences of paid photoshoots. It covers a number of genres including nature, portraiture, steam trains, dance, architecture and others.

Wednesday 16^th October: Events Cup judging, ‘Live’. Our first internal competition, The Events Cup, judged by Harry Emmet. We have 44 entries in total. Plus, voting on the images submitted for the 4 Way Battles and the 2 Way Battle.

Wednesday 23^rd October: Bernard Rose: ‘Live.’ “1970’s and beyond”.

Wednesday 30^th October: Members evening; The selected images for the 4 Way Battle revealed, show and tell that is your macro shots, plus other items!

That’s all folks, see you Wednesday

Cheers

Mike