CLUB NIGHT NEWS 29.7.10

The first half of our year ended on a high note with a terrific members AV night. The audience were astounded and entertained by the variety and quality of work shown. Many thanks are due to Mavis Ord, an outstanding photographer and AV expert in her own right, for organising and introducing the evening.

Our next club night, after our August break, is Thursday 2^nd September.

Before that there is a Digital Night on Wednesday 1^st September, 7 to 10 pm, County Hall.

COMPETITION DEADLINES:

3^rd Progress Projected Images – email entries to Roger now. Bring slides and discs to the club 2^nd September with final call 9^th September.

3^rd Progress Prints – 9^th September.

For full rules and definitions of all competitions please refer to your printed programme.

PHOTOGRAPHY FEST!

Meantime there are plenty of photography opportunities at the summer festivals and events such as Newcastle Mela and Stockton International Riverside Festival this weekend and Pickering Traction Engine Rally 5^th to 8^th August. . Many fellow members will be there. Check out Hot Dates on this Blog for more.

Also don’t miss:

TALL SHIPS, HARTLEPOOL 7^th to 10^th August

This great event will also be the Assignment Group August outing. See previous Club Night News on this Blog.

DURHAM BRASS: THE BOOK

During the break you can obtain copies by emailing tonygriff@gmail.com. There is one free copy for every member. Additional copies can be purchased for £2 each.

NORTHERN COUNTIES INTERNATIONAL SALON OF PHOTOGRAPHY 2010

The closing date of 20^th August is almost upon us! Act now if you want to be part of this International which is right on our doorstep. Check out www.ncpf.org.uk for details and entry forms.

HOT DATES 2010 – August update

STOCKTON INTERNATIONAL RIVERSIDE FESTIVAL: 28^th July to 1^st Aug

GATESHEAD SUMMER FLOWER SHOW: 30^th July to 1^st August

STOCKTON INT RIVERSIDE FESTIVAL: 28^th July to 1^st Aug

NEWCASTLE MELA: 31^st July and 1^st August

EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE: 6^th to 30^th August www.edfringe.com

PICKERING TRACTION ENGINE RALLY 2010: 5^th to 8^th August www.pickeringsteam.com

TALL SHIPS, HARTLEPOOL: 7^th to 10^th August

DURHAM GATHERING: 12^th and 13^th August

RUTLAND BIRD FAIR: 20^th to 22nd August www.birdfair.org.uk

MILITARY VEHICLE RALLY, DLI Museum grounds: 29^th and 30^th August

WOLSINGHAM SHOW: 4^th, 5^th, 6^th September

DURHAM BIG RIDE “The Beast”: 5^th Sept

DURHAM BIG RIDE: 12^th Sept

FREEDOM PARADES, 3 RIFLES: 8^th September Darlington, 9^th September Stockton, 10^th September Sunderland. 11^th September Sounding the retreat Durham Castle

DLI Association Reunion, Durham Cathedral: 12^th September

TANFIELD RAILWAY PHOTOGRAPHIC EVENING: 10^th Sept 6 to 10 pm www.tanfield-railway.co.uk

GREAT NORTH RUN: 19^th September

MASHAM SHEEP FAIR: 25th & 26th September

PICKERING WARTIME WEEKEND: 15^th to 17^th October

WHITBY GOTH FESTIVAL 28 to 31^st October

REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY: 14^th November

email tonygriff@gmail.com if you have more suggestions

EXHIBITION NEWS 29th July 2010

“HIDDEN GEMS” by Peter Lowis: Durham Cathedral

Photographs of parts of the cathedral not always seen by the human eye. 17^th to 29^th July.

CONSETT AND DISTRICT PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY

Annual exhibition, 21^st and 22^nd August, Citizens House, Station Road, Consett. 10 am until 4 pm. Includes “Have your portrait taken” opportunity!

CHESTER LE STREET CAMERA CLUB

Annual exhibition, 21^st August, Chester le Street library, Front Street, 10 am until 3.30 pm

HOT DATES 2010 – STOP PRESS

SUNDERLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRSHOW: 24^th to 25^th July

Opening event is Friday 23^rd, Seaburn, 7 – 10 pm

BURGHAM HORSE FESTIVAL NORTHUMBERLAND

Burgham Park Nr Morpeth, 23^rd to 25^th July

CLUB NIGHT NEWS 22.7.10

3rd PROGRESS PROJECTED IMAGES COMPETITION

The closing date has been extended from 2^nd September to 9^th September. However, because of the huge logistics of organising the entries, please email them (up to three) well before that date. Slides can be brought in on the 2^nd or the 9^th.

rogerculpin@talk21.com

TALL SHIPS, HARTLEPOOL 7^th to 10^th August

This great event will be the Assignment group August outing. As a one off, we are not meeting at any particular time or place. However, why not get together informally if you can? Any member can take part if willing to bring a minimum 3 prints up to A4 to the de-brief and discussion meeting in September. Details from Colin Armitstead: colinarmstead@tiscali.co.uk

MEMBERSHIP DATA BASE

Angy is busy updating her spread sheet. Please email her the following information before the break:

Name, address, home telephone number and mobile telephone number

Angela34d@yahoo.com

BIG MEETING 2010

Please bring in your images, including any from the cathedral, on disc next week if you haven’t already done so.

DURHAM BRASS

Now on sale! There is one free copy for every member. Additional copies can be purchased from Angy for £2 each.

e-news 31

The latest issue of enews of the PAGB has a report of the PAGB Inter-Club PDI Championship which took place at Warwick 17^th July. The Champion Club was Smethwick PS who beat last year’s winners, Wigan 10 FC into second place by just one point. Some stunning images are posted including one from Peter Gennard recently at the club. Full results will appear in issue 31.

The PAGB Inter-Club Print Championship will be at Connah’s Quay Saturday 23^rd October.

A copy will be at the club but interested members can join the 10,000 strong e-news of the PAGB mailing list simply by emailing Rod Wheelans: rod@creative-camera.co.uk

CLUB NIGHT NEWS 21.7.10

REMINDER!

There was an error in your programme. Tomorrow night is on and we have:

Jack Bamford DPAGB, APAGB, AFIAP “An Evening of Digital Prints”

Not to be missed!

CLUB NIGHT NEWS 15.7.10

ANNUAL EXHIBITION, GALILEE CHAPEL, DURHAM CATHEDRAL

Last chance to see! A wonderful collection of pictures is displayed in this world class setting, including The Ted Mansell Award winning print, “At North Gare”, by John Shotton.

Take down is 3.30 pm Thursday 22^nd.

DURHAM MINERS’ GALA 2010

Once again, a great day of photography was enjoyed by at least 20 members. Please supply your edited images on disc to TG as soon as you can. They will be archived on the Society hard drive and, over time, will be an important historical record. More exhibitions will follow. This is our 5^th year as a group and of course individual members have been photographed the Big Meeting over several decades.

BRASS BOOK

Published with kind support from DCC Arts Development and photography by Durham Photographic Society members the book is now on sale. Members will have one free copy and can purchase more at £2 each. Price to the general public is £3.

3rd PROGRESS PROJECTED IMAGES COMPETITION

The closing date has been extended from 2^nd September to 9^th September. However, please email your entries, if you can, well before that date.

rogerculpin@talk21.com

NEW SPYDER MONITOR CALIBRATOR

It’s working well! If you would like to borrow it at no charge simply put your name down on the waiting list.

MEMBERSHIP DATA BASE

Angy is busy updating her spread sheet. Please email her the following information:

Name, address, home telephone number and mobile telephone number

Benefits of improved communications to members fill follow!

Angela34d@yahoo.com

REVIEW – MEMBERS NIGHT 8th July

Six of our newer members provided the programme for our meeting on Thursday night and it turned into one of the most entertaining evenings we've ever had. Their input was varied, imaginative and full of humour. It also took us out of our comfort zone in places, was thought provoking and above all interesting.

The six members presented their work with style and demonstrated that we don't always need big name speakers to give us a great evening of photography.

So special thanks go to Angy Ellis, Laurence Hilton, John Siddle, Ian Stafford, Dave Forster and Ian Coulthard (who only joined the Society that night and was showing his images for the first time in public). Well done.

David Trout

President

CLUB NIGHT NEWS 8.7.10

ANNUAL EXHIBITION, GALILEE CHAPEL, DURHAM CATHEDRAL

Volunteers will be setting up will be from 10.00 am Friday 9^th July. It should be a quicker process than in the past due to stands already being up. Feel free to join in!

The exhibition will be opened at 7.00 pm by special guest Pat Porret, LRPS, APAGB, with access to the cathedral between 6.30 and 8.30 for members and guests. Photography is allowed.

The stewarding list at the club is now filling up. Time slots are10-12, 12-2, 2 to 4 and 4-6, 9^th to 22^nd July. Please put your name down for the ones you would like to do as soon as possible.

DURHAM MINERS’ GALA 10^th July

Members will be out again in force photographing the 126^th Big Meeting, continuing a tradition that goes back 60 years. The aim is to capture the music, the banners, the people through the eyes and cameras of the individual and amazingly diverse talents of DPS photographers. We are grateful for the support once again of the Durham Miners Association and Durham Cathedral.

Look out for fellow members. Old hands will show you the ropes, best vantage points etc, if you are new to the Gala.

BRASS Durham International Festival

The book of DPS members’ photographs of past Brass Festival events has now been published. More news of this next week and how you can obtain copies.

The festival is still on, until 18^th July, and includes photography opportunities such as Jaipur Kawa Brass Band at the Apollo Pavilion and the DCBBA Entertainment contest at DLI Museum. www.brassfestival.co.uk

ASSIGNMENT GROUP

Urgent! Will all participants please send Colin 3 images from each of the past events you attended asap. This is for the members night 16^th September but needed before our August break. The pressure is now on following the hugely successful members night tonight!

The next outing and challenge will be the Tall Ships, Hartlepool, 7^th to 10^th August. Contact Colin to be on the mailing list and receive more information: colinarmstead@tiscali.co.uk .

NEW SPYDER MONITOR CALIBRATOR

Now available for members to borrow, speak to Alan Stott first who will explain its use.

CLUB NIGHT 15^th July

Our very own John Clarke ARPS, renowned documentary photographer, with numerous exhibitions to his name, on “Pigeons, Prize Leeks and People”. See John’s Member Profile elsewhere on this website

CLUB NIGHT NEWS 1.7.10

BIG MEETING MEMORIES of 2009

A DPS exhibition of photographs of the Durham Miners Gala 2009 is now on at the Town Hall entrance gallery until the end of July. Pictures by: ANGY ELLIS, BOB BACH, GEORGE PEADON, JOHN ATTLE, JOHN BROWN, JOHN GORDON, LOUISE TAYLOR, ROBIN WALLACE and VERONICA BARKER.

Members have been photographing this major event in the Durham calendar for many years and will be out again for Big Meeting 2010 on Saturday 10^th July. There are briefing notes available to new members not familiar with how things work on the day. Email tonygriff@gmail.com for a copy.

STREETS OF BRASS

A book of DPS members’ photographs of past Brass Festival events is to be published shortly.

DIGITAL NIGHT Wednesday 7^th July

County Hall, 7 – 9 pm. Come along and enjoy Photoshop (and other software) demonstrations. Special requests can be accommodated including bringing along your own images: j.k.gordon@btinternet.com

ANNUAL EXHIBITION, GALILEE CHAPEL, DURHAM CATHEDRAL

The prints are now all in, organised and labelled. Setting up will be from 10.00 am, Friday 9^th July. Volunteers are needed for this enjoyable but considerable task. Simply turn up on the day.

The exhibition will be opened at 7.00 pm by special guest Pat Porret, LRPS, APAGB with access to the cathedral between 6.30 and 8.30 for members and guests.

The stewarding list is now up at the club. Time slots are10-12, 12-2, 2 to 4 and 4-6, 9^th to 22^nd July. Please put your name down for the ones you would like to do as soon as possible. Given the wonderful setting and the chance to meet and chat to visitors from all over the world, this is an opportunity not to be missed. Hurry!

ASSIGNMENT GROUP

The next outing and challenge will be the Tall Ships, Hartlepool, 7^th to 10^th August. Any member can take part. Contact Colin to be on the mailing list and receive more information: colinarmstead@tiscali.co.uk .

Meantime, will all participants please send Colin 3 images from each of the past events you attended asap. This is for the members night 16^th September.

PHOTOGRAPHY NIGHT FOR MEMBERS IN THE CATHEDRAL

John Attle is planning the next one for mid August. Thirty members have indicated interest so far: attlejohn@aol.com

CLUB NIGHT 29^th July

Members will be showing cutting edge AVs! The discs need to be given to Mavis over the next two club nights or posted to her.