Morning All

Many thanks to all members who managed to submit prints and/or DPIs for the Humanity Cup Competition for last Wednesday’s judging; I thought Nicki gave an excellent commentary on each image and, together with the positives, pointed out where and how they could be improved.
Congrats to Tim for getting ‘best-on-the-night’ with ‘Guarding the Train.’

Notices:
Coffee Morning – Saturday April 12^th. We are running this coffee morning and this is the last coffee morning until September. As usual, I’m asking members to please bring along anything edible for us to sell, nearer the time – it all helps to add funds to our coffers!

This Wednesday – the 19^th March:
The challenge – Above and Below – Please bring your images in on a USB ‘stick’ or alternatively, send them to me and I’ll show them on a PowerPoint slide-show – use info@garstangcameraclub.co.uk.
Stan is giving a talk on Monochrome photography, then we will have a vote on the Events Cup Destinations for April, May, June, July and August 2025.
Plus, the viewing of the New Zealand ‘Battle’ via their AV – will we win this time? Also, other items in the process of being devised!

L&CPU – (Lancashire and Cheshire Photographic Union) ANNUAL INDIVIDUALS COMPETITION
Annual Individual Print & Projected Image Competition: 10th & 11th May 2025
I have attached the Rules and Guidelines for the competition above. Under ‘Guidelines’ you will see how to enter; bullet points 2 and 3 are the relevant ones. Members are asked to enter ‘under your own steam!’ If you need any advice, just email in and I’ll do my best to help!

April Exhibition:
I have attached, from Maurice, thanks, a complete list of all of the prints that we need for this exhibition. This list is a reminder for you! If you have other prints that you would like to include, please bring them along as well – we do need about 60 prints in all!
The deadline for prints to be brought in is this Wednesday, 19th March
The ‘hanging’ of the prints will be on Saturday 5th April and the exhibition will be open from Tuesday 8th April until Thursday 1st May.
Maurice is co-ordinating all of this and he has asked that all prints have on the back your name and a title for the print.
Many thanks to Maurice for his co-ordination.

Early Notice! Wednesday April 9^th!
Paul Dunmall is our speaker; ‘Interactive critic night’ A lecture of 2 very different parts.
Part one is part lecture about judging and a competitions part facilitated discussion with the audience, where you have the chance to ask the judge, a chance to air your views on the judging community to a current judge.
Part 2 is about a right to reply; with about 20 PDI’s submitted, he will “judge” them like a competition night, but after his comments, will invite the photographer to ask him about the comments made. The images can be of any type, already been in competitions with bad comments, new images that are bit edgy and not sure if to put them or even just want a comment on pictures.
So: in part 2 I will need about 20 PDI’s for Paul to judge and then giving you a right of reply!
I’m therefore inviting members to submit to me (via info@garstangcameraclub.co.uk) a maximum of 3 PDI’s for Paul to judge.
Please indicate to me the order of preference i.e. 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd.
I will endeavour to ensure that at least one PDI from each member is ‘judged.’
Many thanks to those members who have already submitted their ‘3.’ – cheers!

Anything Goes Cup – our 5^th and final internal competition:
This is a reminder that the last date for entry is Wednesday 19^th March – that is, this coming Wednesday!

Very Early Reminder!
Wednesday 21^st May – Members Presentation Evening. Presentation of certificates and trophies.
This did prove very successful last year so please support the club (partners of any persuasion all welcome!); so, please speak to Freda! The cost this year is £17 per member; just £1 more than last year.
This is our end of season social and presentation get together with catering from ‘Betty’ and her team.
Menu: two cold meats, quiches, Coleslaw and salads, rolls and butter and hot new potatoes plus a choice of 3 desserts; meringue nests, fruit salad and café Renoir. If you are interested, please speak to Freda who is taking reservations.

Coffee Duty:
Coffee and tea duty for this coming Wednesday 12^th, Robin and Freda. Many thanks in advance!

Up and coming programme of events:
Wednesday 19th March: Members Evening: A talk by Stan titled, Monochrome photography. Plus, voting on destinations for the Events Cup, the viewing of the New Zealand ‘Battle’ via their AV and member’s challenge; show & tell – ‘Above and Below.’ See above!

Wednesday 26^th March: there will be no meeting as there is a committee meeting on in the evening – sorry!

Wednesday 2^nd April: Kas Stone, via zoom; Kas Stone is a professional photographer based in Nova Scotia, Canada. Talk is titled – Making Meaningful Photographs.

Wednesday 9^th April: Paul Dunmall CPAGB QCP: ‘Live.’ ‘Interactive critic night.’ – see above for details.

That’s all folks….
Cheers

Mike