Morning All
The weather we are having takes be back to a song I can only just remember! honest:
“Roll out those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer, you’ll wish that summer could always be here.”
Nat King Cole in 1963!! Wow! Next rain on the horizon, according to the BBC weather app, is a week on Thursday, plenty of time to get out and about with that camera and grab that winning photo!
Talking about photos PLEASE don’t forget:
The Opening Night Competition; 3rd September.
The rules are very simple:
Best Projected Digital Image (PDI); Open, i.e. any subject, colour or monochrome.
One only PDI from any member taken in the last 12 months.
~Image sent to me (Mike) by Monday 1st September on info@garstangcameraclub.co.uk
All presented, anonymously, in a PowerPoint presentation.
On the night, each person present will vote, anonymously, on each one; maximum score of 20 points for each image, and a minimum of 12 points.
The winner is the image with the most points!
Brownie points only, though I might have a bottle of wine/chocolates for the winner.
Winner announced the following Wednesday. 10th September.
Please take part, it’s just for a bit of fun and boasting rights!
Notices:
Photography Workshops
Whilst we (Freda, Shelly, Robin and me) were out and about in Clitheroe on Tuesday photographing for the Events Cup we visited Knowle Top Studios and on chatting to the 2 owners they told us about a serious of workshops they are doing in September, October and November.
Below, if you are interested, are the details:
Thursday, September 18th, 7pm – 9pm
Beginners’ session – understand aperture, shutter speed and ISO and how they work together. Learn how to change settings on your camera.
Thursday, October 2nd, 7pm – 9pm
All about composition, framing and leading lines.
Thursday, October 16th, 7pm – 9pm
Wildlife photography – how to expose your image in the field, how to prepare and how to find your target species.
Thursday, November 6th 7pm – 9pm
Black and white photography in landscapes, portraits and architecture
£30 per session or £95 for all 4 sessions
If you are interested, please get in touch via info@garstangcameraclub.co.uk so that we can co-ordinate the response and book accordingly! – Ta!
Paint Garstang ‘Plein Air Competition’ – on Saturday September 6th 2025
In case you are unaware – a brief description below.
On the day artists must sign in at Garstang Art Centre from 9am to confirm their attendance and have their blank canvas (or any medium) stamped before heading off to their chosen location. They will return to the Arts Centre with their masterpiece no later than 4pm.
Judging will take place at 4.30 pm and prizes will be awarded at 5.00pm
If you wish to go around and take photographs of the artists ‘at work’ please do so. From experience, the best time is from say 11am when they are just getting to grips with their ‘subject.’ If you need incentive, Adrian is taking part and I’m sure he will welcome you!
These images could be straightforward or a little quirky, it’s up to you! You don’t have to be there all day, just spare what time you can! It doesn’t really get going, like I said, until about 11ish.
Of course, any image could be entered into the appropriate internal competition next season!
Wednesday 3rd September – Our opening night of the new season!
We have lots to entertain you! We have talks from: Freda on a badger ‘watch,’ Paul on ‘dog photography – agility courses and fun on the beach,’ Stan on ‘Photographing Mike Patten, Equipment available on loan to members and John Moxham’s garden and John on ‘Printing Your Photographs Using a Colour Lab.’
And, of course, the opening night competition!
Fees:
Sorry folks but it’s that time of year! The subscriptions this year, just to remind you, are £60. Robin will be on the ‘door’ on Wednesday 3rd September to begin collection! Or, of course, pay on-line, all details are on the website.
Calendar:
The Art Centre calendar is now on sale at only £7.50!
Please don’t forget the net money raised goes into the Art Centre’s ‘coffers’ which helps with the running costs and really benefits us, as a club, together with other societies that use the centre.
2025/26 Battles
Stan is, as usual, coordinating our entries – thanks Stan! – and members will vote to select images for the Battles on 24th September and they will be presented, anonymously, in a PowerPoint presentation.
On the night, each member present will vote, anonymously, on each one; maximum score of 20 points to a minimum score of 12 points.
So, Battles:
All images that scored 19 or 20 during last season’s competitions will automatically be entered for the vote.
However, any member can also enter images to be submitted to the vote.
When submitting images for the Battles please: –
Give the image a title
Do not include your competition number
Do not include the image number
Do not include any images used in previous Battle
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 (if you cannot send the correct size, send the images to Stan and he will resize)
You can submit a maximum of 4 images
Send to Stan by email to: stanley.pearson@talktalk.net
The deadline is Wednesday 10th September 2025.
Include your name in the email
Do not send by WeTransfer
If you have any questions, just email in on: info@garstangcameraclub.co.uk
Up and coming programme of events:
Wednesday 20th August – Please don’t forget folks, bring your photos, even the not so successful ones, to this next club meeting ‘cos it’s ‘Show-and-Tell’ time!
Wednesday 27th August – No meeting.
Wednesday 3rd September – Our opening night of the new season! See above for details.
Wednesday 10th September – Lee Metcalf, our first speaker of the season! Details to follow next week.
That’s all folks!
Mike
Garstang Camera Club 