
All Meetings start at 8.00pm, we usually all arrive at the hall at 7.45pm to get setup!
| Wed 9th | Club Meeting | OPENING NIGHT An opportunity to renew membership and find out what the club has to offer in the new season. The evening will include a selection of images taken during recent Club outings to Snowdonia and Bath and the Avon Valley. |
| Wed 16th | Club Meeting | FROM FILM TO DIGITAL -
Our first presentation will be given by Clive Minnitt, a professional photographer, who will show a range of images taken in recent years. Clive has a regular feature in Outdoor Photography and should provide a great start to the new season. |
| Wed 23rd | Club Meeting | PINHOLE PHOTOGRAPHY Derek Reay ARPS shows a host of eye catching pictures showing just what can be done with this simple apparatus. The evening will also cover the camera obscura, turning whole rooms into cameras and producing gigantic pinhole prints. |
| Thurs 24th | Digital Group | DIGITAL GROUP MEETING |
| Wed 30th | Club Meeting | SELECTION EVENING A practical evening where all members have the chance to vote for their favourite prints and digital images to be used in future matches with other Camera Clubs. |
| Wed 7th | Club Meeting | SHOOTING RAW - THE NAKED TRUTH Carl Chilley presents a digital evening demonstrating how to get the most out of your digital camera’s Raw setting. The evening will cover all aspects of Raw processing and will include HDR imaging if time permits. |
| Wed 14th | Club Meeting | SLIDE AND DIGITAL COMPETITION No 1 - OPEN We are expecting a large entry for our first open competition tonight which will be judged by Les Spitz ARPS from the Pinner Camera Club. |
| Wed 21st | Club Meeting | FOOTLOOSE IN BRITAIN Clive Jones makes a return visit with a new digital lecture which will include some of Britain’s most beautiful wild and not so wild landscapes |
| Thur 22nd | Digital Group | DIGITAL GROUP MEETING |
| Wed 28th | Club Meeting | PRINT COMPETITION No 1 - OPEN Once again, a large entry is expected for the first Open Print Competition which will be judged by Stan McCartin LRPS CPAGB. |
| Wed 4th | Club Meeting | ROSEBOWL COMPETITION - ROUND ONE We are the host club for the first round of the digital Rosebowl competition organized by the CACC. We will welcome this evening members from the Kidlington, Stoke Poges and St Albans clubs for this 4-club battle. |
| Wed 11th | Club Meeting | FAMILIARITY BREEDS CONTENT Tonight’s lecturer, Chris Palmer ARPS AFIAP DPAGB APAGB, discusses the pleasure and benefit obtained by building up a familiarity with a subject or location. This is a slide lecture, shot conventially, and without manipulation. |
| Wed 18th | Club Meeting | UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY Trevor Rees travels from Worcester to show us just a few of his amazingly detailed images shot under the oceans. The evening will include a demonstration of the equipment used to shoot images whilst diving to the depths. |
| Thurs 19th | Digital Group | DIGITAL GROUP MEETING |
| Wed 25th | Club Meeting | TOYOTA TO TANZANIA
Dr Peter Brandham from Kew Gardens makes a welcome return with a presentation in which he recalls a motorised plant-collecting expedition to remote regions of tropical Africa. The evening ends with a 20 minute Audio Visual sequence that reveals a different aspect of the Africa experience. |
| Wed 2nd | Club Meeting | SLIDE & DIGITAL COMP No.2 - WATER With a Set Subject of “Water”, I can guarantee that tonight’s judge will definitely not be all at sea. It is always a pleasure to welcome back Peter Jackman APAGB. |
| Wed 9th | Club Meeting | STUDIO EVENING No 1 Come along tonight and practice your portrait skills using the Club’s new studio equipment. |
| Thur 10th | Digital Group | DIGITAL GROUP MEETING |
| Wed 16th | Club Meeting | DIGITAL AUDIO VISUAL COMPETITION The only way to start the Christmas season - digital sequences with music make this a competition we can (nearly) all enter. The audience are the judges and the evening closes with a fantastic Christmas buffet. |
| Mon 4th | External | ROSEBOWL COMPETITION - ROUND 2 We travel to the Pinner Camera Club for the second round which will also include the Watford and Marlow clubs. |
| Wed 6th | Club Meeting | SAME KINGDOM - DIFFERENT COUNTRY |
| Fri 8th | Social | NEW YEAR DINNER POSTPONED TILL 19/02/10
Join us for the Annual Dinner which will, once again, be held at the Caversham Heath Golf Club. A more relaxed dress code should encourage more members and guests to attend. |
| Wed 13th | Club Meeting | PRINT COMPETITION No 2 - CANCELLED DUE TO BAD WEATHER - NOW ON 03/02/10 “Water” is again the Set Subject and our prints tonight will be judged by Keith Adams BPE3* from the Ealing Camera Club. |
| Thur 14th | Digital Group | DIGITAL GROUP MEETING |
| Wed 20th | Club Meeting to be held at Whitchurch Hill Not Whitchurch on Thames! Arrive from 8.00pm and start approx 8.20pm |
TOUCHING THE LIGHT Ken Scott ARPS makes the long journey from Steyning in West Sussex to share his passion for mountain photography with particular emphasis on the very important part lighting conditions play in dramatic composition. |
| Mon 25th | External | AWAY MATCH v WOODLEY CC Our first straight battle of the season sees us travelling to Woodley for a great evening of images which will be judged by Stan McCartin LRPS CPAGB |
| Wed 27th | Club Meeting | THE THAMES UPHILL
Rod Bird from Maidenhead returns with a selection of images taken during a walk along the Thames towpath from the sea to the source. |
| Tue 2nd | External | AWAY MATCH v GORING & STREATLEY PS Can we repeat last week’s performance at Woodley? Make the short journey down the hill and support the club. |
| Wed 3rd | Club Meeting | PRINT COMPETITION No 2 Water is again the set subject for tonight. the judge will be Ruari Cumming LRPS |
| Thurs 11th | Digital Group | STUDIO GROUP MEETING |
| Wed 17th | Club Meeting | BRINDLE'S MAGIC LANTERN SHOW Alan Brindle ARPS re-creates the atmosphere of the late Victorian period with a wide selection of hand tinted photographs taken in the late 19th century. |
| Thurs 18th | External | ROSEBOWL COMPETITION - ROUND THREE For the third round, we travel afar to the New City (Milton Keynes) Camera Club for a three-way battle which also includes the Field End club. |
| Wed 24th | Club Meeting | KENYA - A WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHERS PARADISE Once again, we welcome back Mike Wilkes FRPS with another selection of stunning images showing the main mammals, birds and landscape of this amazing country. |
| Wed 3rd | Club Meeting | PRINT COMPETITION No 3 - OPEN No Set Subject for Round 3 this season - our prints will be judged by Caroline Colgate LRPS from the Bracknell Camera Club. |
| Wed 10th | Club Meeting | TRANSYLVANIA - A LAND OF THE HISTORY BOOKS Bill Scott presents a detailed study of this historic region with a passing reference to the castle which was the inspiration for Bram Stoker’s Dracula. |
| Thur 11th | Digital Group | DIGITAL GROUP MEETING |
| Wed 17th | Club Meeting | SLIDE AND DIGITAL COMPETITION No 3 - OPEN Once again, there is no Set Subject for tonight’s competition which will be judged by Paul Joachim LRPS from the Ealing Camera Club. |
| Wed 24th | Club Meeting | WALKING BETWEEN WATER Frank Loveder recalls a number of mountaineering expeditions in a variety of locations, in England and abroad, with images showing both the members of the groups he has led and the landscapes they have walked through. |
| Thur 25th | External | JPCR 6-CLUB COMPETITION This year’s annual battle is hosted by the Wokingham & East Berkshire Camera Club and the judge for the evening will be Tony Charters from Woking. |
| Wed 31st | Club Meeting | NATURAL HISTORY COMPETITION It is always a pleasure to welcome back Peter Jackman APAGB from the Princes Risborough Camera Club who is our judge this evening. |
| Wed 7th | Club Meeting | UP, DOWN AND A BIT IN THE MIDDLE Graham Piper recalls a motorcycle expedition up the West coast road taking in the Lake District before proceeding North to Scotland and the Isle of Skye returning down the East coast road including York and the Peak District. |
| Wed 14th | Club Meeting | PRINT COMPETITION NO 4 - CLOSE UP “Close Up” is the Set Subject tonight when our prints will be judged by Roger McCallum from the Woodley Camera Club. |
| Wed 21st | Club Meeting | COLOUR MANAGEMENT FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS Phil Binks presents a digital projection demonstration using Photoshop showing how to achieve consistent colour from your screen to your printer and the pitfalls to be aware of. |
| Thur 22nd | Digital Group | DIGITAL GROUP MEETING |
| Wed 28th | Club Meeting | SLIDE AND DIGITAL COMPETITION No 4 - CLOSE UP
Once again, the Set Subject is “Close Up” and our slides and projected digital images are judged by Gordon Roberts CPAGB from the Wallingford Camera Club. |
| Wed 5th | Club Meeting | STUDIO EVENING No 2 Always popular, the second studio session this season gives us another opportunity to perfect your portraiture skills. |
| Wed 12th | Club Meeting | PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR COMPETITION A return visit from the man with the Scottish accent, Stan McCartin LRPS CPAGB should ensure an excellent evening’s entertainment. The very best work from the four rounds of the ladder competitions is brought together to find the best shot this year |
| Wed 19th | Club Meeting | WILDLIFE THROUGH THE YEAR A welcome return for Jill Pakenham, a superb Natural History photographer, who will be showing images depicting various wildlife subjects taken over the four seasons. |
| Thurs 20th | Digital Group | DIGITAL GROUP MEETING |
| Wed 26th | Club Meeting | LIVERPOOL- EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE 2008 Angela Cullinan presents a detailed study of this city - its history, its music and its year as the European Cultural Centre in 2008. |
| Wed 2nd | Club Meeting | DIGITAL MIX & MATCH COMPETTION A fun evening when the club will be split into two teams - the ladies and the gentlemen. Two laptops, two digital projectors, two screens and one superb judge - Marilyn Ward LRPS. |
| Wed 9th | Club Meeting |
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Yet another season nearly over. Have we done as well as last season? Of course we have. Come along tonight to hear the end of term reports and have your vote on what we do next year. |
| Thurs 10th | Digital Group | DIGITAL GROUP MEETING |
| Wed 16th | Club Meeting | THE SPIRIT OF GLASTONBURY Dave Probert presents an evening of images which capture the true spirit of the most famous musical festival in the Country. Perhaps he can explain why it always rains over festival weekend. |
| Wed 23rd | Club Meeting | THE WINNERS ENCLOSURE An evening of photographic excellence. Prints, slides and digital images from the trophy winners, competition winners and any member scoring 20 this year. Enjoy again all the winning shots from this season’s winners. |
| Wed 30th | Club Meeting | 10 by 8 EVENING It worked well last season. 10 club members share their digital work for a maximum time of 8 minutes each. A superb evening’s entertainment covering a wide range of subjects. The final meeting of the season will end with the presentation of the trophies to the winners. |