Events in the Penrith & District Camera Club Calendar.

  • November

    • It's all there in black and white

      Wednesday, 5th7:30pm10:00pm

      Location: Quaker Meeting House

      David Hurford LRPS.

      A print show from one of our own members. A "colourful" evening?!

      Hand in Competition 2.

    • More travels with two cameras

      Wednesday, 12th7:30pm10:00pm

      Location: Quaker Meeting House

      Paula Davies FRPS EFIAP CPAGB PSA1* and Guy Davies LRPS PSA1* (Stokesley PS).

      An evening of prints from this exceptional team, together with an opportunity to see an award-winning panel.

    • Show and Tell

      Wednesday, 19th7:30pm9:30pm

      Location: Quaker Meeting House

      With Bryan Lindley LRPS.

      Bring a few prints and tell us why you took them, what you did with them and invite comment from the floor. A fun evening with the opportunity to participate and learn from other members.

      Quick Tip.

    • Competition 2 - Open

      Wednesday, 26th7:30pm9:30pm

      Location: Quaker Meeting House

      Judge: Pax Garabedian DPAGB AFIAP (Carlisle CC).

    • Western Area Battle

      Saturday, 15th3:30pm9:00pm

      Location: Morton Community Centre

      Speaker/Judge: Diane Owen (Southport).

      1530 Tea/coffee

      1615 Presentation by Diane Owen

      1715 Buffet

      1830 Judging by Diane Owen

      Tickets £6.50 for full programme £2 for Judging only

    • PAGB Assessments

      Saturday, 22nd10:30am4:00pm

      Location: Gateshead Caedmon Hall

      See some of our own members' images being assessed.

      Start 1030 on Saturday for CPAGB and MPAGB

      1030 on Sunday for DPAGB

    • PAGB assessments

      Sunday, 23rd10:30am4:00pm

      Location: Gateshead

      Continuation from Saturday for DPAGB submissions.

    • Autumn location shoot

      Sunday, 9th10:00am12:00pm

      Location: To be confirmed.

      Ullswater lakeside near Glenridding

  • December

    • NCPF Awards / Alliance Portfolio

      Wednesday, 3rd7:30pm9:30pm

      Location: Quaker Meeting House

      More award-winning entries from around the Northern Region.

    • St Cuthbert's Way - a Photographic Journey

      Wednesday, 10th7:30pm9:30pm

      Location: Quaker Meeting House

      David Taylor.

      An award-winning Northumberland landscape photographer shows us his stunning digital images from inland to the coast.

    • Auction

      Wednesday, 17th7:30pm9:30pm

      Location: Quaker Meeting House

      Auctioneer: Peter Koch-Osborne.

      Will 2007's effort be beaten?

      Lenses, photo gear, books, jam (!) etc will all help raise much-needed club funds.

  • January

    • Millennium Trophy

      Wednesday, 7th7:30pm9:30pm

      Location: Quaker Meeting House

      The Millennium Trophy will this year be awarded to the winner of 'A panel of three'. Submit three prints on the night, each no larger than A4.

      Judge: Les Ayres MPAGB AFIAP ARPS BPE3 APAGB

      Hand in Competition 3 "Quirky"

       

    • Club Millennium Trophy Competition "A Panel of Three"

      Wednesday, 7th7:30pm9:30pm

      Location: Quaker Meeting House

      Submit a maximum of three prints, each no larger than A4.

      Judge: Les Ayres MPAGB AFIAP ARPS BPE3 APAGB.

      Hand in Competition 3.

    • Digital Matters

      Wednesday, 14th7:30pm9:30pm

      Location: Quaker Meeting House

      John Williams DPAGB PSA and Les Ayres MPAGB AFIAP ARPS BPE3 APAGB help us with taking digital images in RAW mode, and trouble-shooting (including removing colour casts, blemishes, changing skies etc).

    • Show and Tell

      Wednesday, 21st7:30pm9:30pm

      Location: Quaker Meeting House

      With Rosemary Koch-Osborne.

      Another chance to talk about your work and get advice from others.

      Quick Tip.

    • Competition 3 - Quirky

      Wednesday, 28th7:30pm9:30pm

      Location: Quaker Meeting House

      Judge Tony Potter: ARPS DPAGB AFIAP APAGB PPSA (West Cumbria PG)

  • February

    • The Basics of Digital AV

      Wednesday, 4th7:30pm9:30pm

      Location: Quaker Meeting House

      Geoff Coe (Carlisle CC).

      Moving our previous session forward: preparing a digital AV show using Pictures to Exe.

    • 3-way Print Battle

      Wednesday, 11th7:30pm9:30pm

      Location: Quaker Meeting House

      We are hosts to the annual competition with our neighbouring clubs, Keswick PS and Carlisle CC.

      Judge: Bill Stephens (Cramlington CC).

    • AN EVENING WITH VAL CORBETT

      Wednesday, 18th7:30pm9:30pm

      Location: Quaker Meeting House

      Meet Val Corbett, Cumbria's best-known photographer. See her pictures in 'Cumbria Life'.

      Hand-in Competition 4 "Open"

    • Taking it our way

      Wednesday, 25th7:30pm9:30pm

      Location: Quaker Meeting House

      Peter and Rosemary Koch-Osborne present a selection of slide images from North America, exploring different photographic aspects of this vast continent. With comments on the challenges of travel photography.

    • Laurie Campbell

      Saturday, 28th7:30pm9:30pm

      Location: Houghton Village Hall

      Eminent Nature Photographer Laurie Campbell shows us his images.

  • March

    • Competition 4 - Open

      Wednesday, 4th7:30pm9:30pm

      Location: Quaker Meeting House

      Judge: Richard Spiers DPAGB BPE2* (Morton PS).

    • Special Brew 2

      Wednesday, 11th7:30pm9:30pm

      Location: Quaker Meeting House

      A joint meeting with Keswick PS at Penrith CC.

      Eminent Scottish Photographer, Duncan McEwan looks at effective use of colour, light and composition across a wide range of subject matter, including landscape, natural history, sport and people.

    • Project Group's Presentation

      Wednesday, 18th7:30pm9:30pm

      Location: Quaker Meeting House

      See the progress of these new initiatives.

      Southport CD.

      Another selection of superb images.

    • Working with Layers

      Wednesday, 25th7:30pm9:30pm

      Location: Quaker Meeting House

      Brian McCombe LRPS (Workington CC) helps us break down the barriers and get stuck into layers!

  • April

    • AGM and Shoot Out

      Wednesday, 1st6:30pm8:30pm

      Location: Quaker Meeting House

      Have your say and then we all vote for the best images of the season.

    • Annual Dinner and Trophy Night

      Wednesday, 8th6:30pm9:30pm

      Location: Edenhall Hotel

      Book early for the final event. Partners and friends welcome.