Morning All
Weather eh!
Notices:
Competition Schedule for 2026 – 2027:
I’ve attached the competition schedule for our 5 internal competitions for next season, 2026/27.
So, just to remind everyone:
The first column is the competition name.
The second is the description of images allowed; please read these carefully to make sure all your entries comply with these descriptions – if in doubt ASK!
The third indicates the last date to take your prints to ‘Sharon’ for mounting if you are using Garstang Fine Arts, Church Street, Garstang.
The fourth is the last date to entry for the competitions.
The final column is the actual competition date.
If you have any questions, please email me or ring me on 07340 314408
Message from Frank:
We have secured Wyrebank, Events Centre, The Moorings, Church St, Garstang, for a portrait and still life session on Sunday 26th April.
The cost is £25.00 per photographer for the session.
The session is 9.30am until 3.00pm, and we will be setting up a number of stations so there will be plenty of time for people to try different settings.
No formal tuition, but Dom said he would be happy to advise.
Places are limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis by emailing me on fjharvey@btinternet.com
Many thanks to Frank.
Coffee morning:
The camera club is bravely (and hungrily) hosting a coffee morning, again, at the Arts Centre on Saturday 11th April.
As tradition demands — and because we all enjoy eating far too much — we’re calling on your baking talents (or experiments) to stock the table. We’re expecting a good crowd, so it’s time to dust off those recipe books, rummage through the cupboards, question whether that flour is still in date, and fire up the oven like you’re on a baking show (minus the judgmental judges… mostly).
Cakes, biscuits, mysterious-but-delicious creations — all are welcome, as long as they’re technically edible.
Please let Mike know what culinary masterpiece (or chaos) you’re planning to bring, so we don’t end up with 47 identical Victoria sponges… or worse, none at all.
Happy baking — and may your cakes rise better than our camera club Battles!
Peter Frankish: Reminder!
Peter raises money for a local hospice and says: “I 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.
Subject matter – Landscapes, particularly of the Lake District, but also locally and wildlife (garden birds especially) plus anything you may think suitable – but no portraits please. The basic ‘rule-of-thumb’ – any image that you would mount, frame and put up on your wall at home!
Please send to me (that’s Mike) any digital images that you may think would ‘fit-the-bill’ by Sunday 19th April. I will then send them all to Peter who will select the ones he thinks will sell, probably any number between 8 – 15. He will select them NOT me!
Coffee duty this Wednesday:
Coffee and tea duty for this coming Wednesday is Ian and Dave – many thanks in advance!
Up and coming programme of events:
Wednesday 1st April – Ade Gidney, ‘Live’ – Ade says “I think we agreed a talk about landscapes your members might be able to visit. So, it will be Landscapes of the North, Lake District, North Wales, Peak District, Yorkshire Dales and Northumberland.
I may or may not include parts of Scotland (depends how many suitable images I have covering the other areas.) As well as showing the Landscapes I will try and include some hints and tips to get better Landscape photographs.”
Wednesday 8th April – A talk by Rene, via zoom, titled ‘Blowing Hot and Cold.’
Rene says “This is a presentation and covers my nature photography travels in winter to Scandinavia and my spring and summer trips to Spain.
Scandinavia in winter is a very special place and i take you on a journey that cover bird and landscape photography along the Finnish-Russian border around Kuusamo and to the Varangerfjord.
Spain in spring, summer and autumn is a superb place to be for bird photography. I take you on a journey to some of the most special places in Spain where I photograph birds from hides and hydro hides.”
Wednesday 15th April – The judging of our final internal competition, ‘Anything Goes.’ The judge is Paul Dunmall – yes, that chap from the other week!
Wednesday 22nd April – Members Evening. We have 2 talks this evening; one from Stan titled ‘Sports photography with unintended outcomes’ and for the second part of the evening a talk by Lewis titled “A journey to…….”
Many thanks to both Stan and Lewis for putting together their respective talks!
That’s all folks and see you Wednesday!
Mike
Garstang Camera Club 