Club Night News: 29th November

GB Cup

Still time to offer up new, exciting images for our selection panel to consider for the club entry. Deadline to Joe is 6^th December. See Joe’s Blog, The GB Cup posted 22^nd November for details

Assignment “Evening in the City”

Next up, something completely different: Tuesday 18^th December, Durham City. Meeting in the Market Place, 7.00 pm. Challenge: Reflections

Then and Now books

Copies of the Durham PS book from a few years ago, “Durham Revisited: Then and Now” in which Durham PS photographers re-photographed historic scenes are available at a bargain price of £2.60 per copy. But hurry! Limited offer. Contact Joe Grabham if you’d like to buy. Ideal Christmas presents!

Club Night Preview 29th November

Arthur Smith DPAGB: “Arthur Smith Exposed”

We eagerly await the arrival of Arthur Smith to the club, the latest in a long line of fabulous photographers to show us their work. Arthur is a member of Tynemouth Photographic Society and a quote from their website gives us a clue as to what to expect: “I like to think I have an eclectic approach to my photography, some may say eccentric”.

Check out this link for a preview of Arthur’s work: http://www.tynemouthps.co.uk/mg---arthur-smith.html

Don’t miss!

From the Front Line of the Wear Area Battle

David Trout reports:

Good news and bad news at the Wear Area Battle 2012. The good news is that five of our seven pictures all got good marks.

Middlin’ news is we came 2nd to Sunderland.

Bad news is that two of our pictures got dismal marks.

Still we came 2nd with 180 marks against Sunderland’s 186. Washington were third with 179.

The good news on the other pictures was:

Michael Watson – Another Kill for the merlin – 29 (2nd highest mark of the night) The highest marked picture, 30, was from Sunderland

John Wise - Great Blue Heron Nesting 27

Stephen Bell – John McGuiness – Stephen Bell 27

Ian Stafford – Vietnamese Children 27

Ian Stafford - Happiness Is 26

There’s no cigar for David Trout or Neil Maughan as their pictures ‘Blizzard’ and ‘Morning Cuppa’ got just 22 marks out of 30 despite them both having previous considerable success in international salons.

The judge was Jim Welch from Blyth. And as always Washington Camera Club made their visitors welcome and provided an excellent buffet.

David Trout

Club Night News: 22nd November

Mayor’s Reception

The Mayor of Durham is kindly laying on a reception for the Society in the Town Hall, Tuesday 11^th December at 6.30 p.m. Unfortunately, numbers are very restricted and by invitation only

Durham PS print exhibition

Now on in Newton Hall Library and being well received by the public

Moving the Goal Posts Exhibition

Three photographers, in a Darlington Media Group collaboration, including Durham PS member Silvie Reid, explore the topical subject of female football.

Monday 12^th November to Saturday 1^st December, The McGuinness Gallery, Bishop Auckland Town Hall. Entry is free and opening times: Monday to Friday 10.00 am – 4.00 pm, Saturday 9.00 am – 4.00 pm

Assignment “Night in the City”

Next up, something completely different: Tuesday 18^th December, Durham City. Meeting in the Market Place, time to be confirmed

Wear Area Battle

This takes place tonight at the Washington club in Harraton. Competing clubs are: BISHOP AUCKLAND PS , CHESTER-LE-STREET CC, CONSETT & DIST PS, DURHAM PS, ESH WINNING & DIST CC, PEN & C C OF METHODISM, STANHOPE PS, SUNDERLAND PA, WASHINGTON CC

Results: Digital Trophy

Judge Alan Porrett ARPS, DPAGB,AFIAP,APAGB

 

1st Place Stephen Bell

 

2nd Place John Shotton

 

3rd Place  Jed Wee

News: Remembrance Sunday 2012

Once again, Durham PS members were on hand to document the Remembrance Sunday events in Durham City. From the cathedral and the laying of wreaths at the DLI Memorial Garden to the marching through the streets of Durham, the march past and salute in the Market place and the traditional gathering in the Town Hall. Altogether it was a spectacular and moving occasion as always.

LINK to all photos including the parade at Chester le Street

The GB Cup

The closing date for this national event, run by the PAGB, is fast approaching.

We enter the two sections, Open and Nature, as a club – selecting 15 pictures for the Open and (up to) 21 pictures for the Nature section. Both sections are for projected images only (1400x1050 max).

The number of pictures a club enters for the Nature section can vary; for example, it’s quite possible for just one person to enter 3 images (the maximum per author) and they still have a chance to win an individual award. To qualify for a club entry, though, we need a minimum of 10 pictures from at least 4 members.

In the Open section, our selection committee has the benefit of having our stock of pictures from this year’s club competitions and it’s likely that most of our entry will come from these – but if you have something new that you would like to offer for selection, then by all means send it to Joe Grabham (by email or CD) by December 6^th (club deadline).

Joe Grabham