Morning All
Many thanks to Rhona and Tim who have put the winning images, on our Facebook page and on our website respectively, from the Creatures and Plants of the World Cup.
Notices:
2026 – 2027 Season: 10 – in – 10 – in – 10! Can you do it!
This is one of the challenges for next season on 11th November 2026. Basically, I’m asking for 10 members to show 10 photographs in 10 minutes.
It can be any image, colour and/or monochrome – your choice.
You could chat about the ‘where’ the ‘when’ the ‘why’ and the ‘how.’ Perhaps show the same image cropped, to show a change or different aspect or maybe raw then edited. HOWEVER, you must show 10 different images.
I have had some ‘volunteers’ already but if you are ready to have a go chat to me on Wednesday or ring or email.
Message from Adrian: Gardening trip:
GARSTANG AND DISTRICT GARDENING CLUB: WEDNESDAY 8TH JULY
Full day coach trip, 8.30am start from opposite the library, 6.30pm return
NEWBY HALL:
Famous for its double herbaceous borders and drifts of flowering perennials; this is probably the largest collection of New World Salvias in the north together with a woodland garden and rock garden.
Included in the price is Yorkshire afternoon tea (sandwiches, homemade cakes and scones, tea or coffee).
YORKE HOUSE AND WHITE ROSE COTTAGE
A “Yellow Book” Garden this award winning 2 acre English country garden includes ornamental gardens and a pond and stream.
Tea and cake is included.
Cost per person £60
Please see Adrian if you wish to go on this trip.
April Exhibition:
This exhibition of prints is open to all members who wish to submit prints to be shown in the Arts Centre.
These prints are ones that have NOT scored 18, 19 or 20 points in any of our competitions.
You can submit any other prints that have not been entered in any competition as well. Please bring in your prints ‘cos we need about 60 to fill the walls in the Arts Centre!
If you have what I call ‘postcard’ size prints please bring these in as well ‘cos we will be devoting an area on the wall to these type of prints.
The deadline for prints is Wednesday 11th March although you can bring them in on any Wednesday from now on.
The ‘hanging’ of the prints will be on Saturday 4th April and the exhibition will be open from Tuesday 7th April until Thursday 30th April..
Maurice is coordinating all of this and he has asked that all prints have on the back your name and a title.Many thanks to Maurice for his co-ordination and efforts!
Members Presentation Evening: Very Early Reminder!
Wednesday 20th 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 £20 per member, this includes a tip to the caterers.
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. Please speak to Freda who is taking reservations.
Quiz Teams: Saturday 11th April, 7pm at The Arts Centre
Still time to enter your name to join a team for the Charles Flatt intergroup quiz.
If you would like to be part of the team, PLEASE let me know via our website on info@garstangcameraclub.co.uk or chat to me next Wednesday. Ta.
Coffee duty this Wednesday:
Coffee and tea duty for this coming Wednesday is Freda and Rhona – many thanks in advance!
Up and coming programme of events:
Wednesday 25th February – A short talk by Peter Frankish, 10 minutes!
Peter raises money for a local hospice and says:
Thought you would be interested to hear that we have been invited to exhibit at the Arts Centre in July.
I’m wondering if the Club would like to donate images for us to feature alongside our wide range of other product. The general rule of thumb is that our mainstream audience would want to put it on their wall at home! Given you are the local club we would limit other photographic content and could think of as many as say ten from yourselves.
PLUS: Garstang Camera Club v Rangiora Photographic Society Battle. Plus: Paul (Hurley) is giving a talk on “Hot rocks and hot water”, exploring the volcanic scenery of South West Iceland and the golden triangle.
Followed by ‘Show and Tell’ challenge: Winter scenery. A busy evening!
Wednesday 4th March – Kevin Pigney, via zoom: A talk titled: A passion for wildlife – updated.
Kevin writes: I share some of my favourite images but more importantly I share the story behind them including locations, camera settings, how I sent up a project, fieldcraft etc.
Wednesday 11th March – Humanity Cup competition; judged by Daryl Giles
Wednesday 18th March – Paul Dunmall, Live: A talk titled ‘Titles: Why do we have them.’
Paul writes: Titles Why Do We have Them? An interactive evening of appraisal and discussion.
The idea is to have more people share their work that they would not normally put into club competition because “the judge won’t get it,” or they just don’t enter because some much of the comments are negative.
It is also to help photographers who are looking to improve their images, but not under the spotlight of a judged competition night.
This is not a competition but an interactive night of appraisal and discussion, between the appraiser (judge) and the photographer/group.
It will also allow for the images to not just have title, but could have a short statement of intent, or no title at all whichever the photographer prefers.
So, as Paul says this is an interactive evening so please I need folk to submit some images – anonymously if you want, (send to me and I’ll submit them on a PowerPoint slide), with or without a title or as Paul says, a short statement of intent in other words a little more than just a title to possibly explain the image.
That’s all folks and see you Wednesday!
Mike
Garstang Camera Club 