Meetings 2017-2018

Wed 1 Aug 2018 - Photography Improvement Group

7:29pm

the challenge this time is a landscape, streetscape. Outdoors and not a portrait. People and animals can be present in the pic but not as the primary subject. 

Bring other new stuff if you like if we have time. 

Will you you be there John McL?  We could look at PDI too

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Wed 20 Jun 2018 - Committee Meeting

7:30pm

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Wed 6 Jun 2018 - Photography Improvement Group

7:30pm

Bring 1 to 3 prints for informal, friendly discussion.  Don't need to be A3 or mounted.

We will also decide on the content of future evenings.

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Wed 2 May 2018 - MY FAVOURITE (FAMOUS) PHOTOGRAPHER(s)

7:30pm

A selection of members will give a brief talk about their favourite photographer.

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Wed 25 Apr 2018 - TIM PILE MPAGB ARPS FIPF

7:30pm

'More Nudes for You'

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Wed 18 Apr 2018 - ANNUAL PRINT AND PDI COMPETITION

2:00pm

A team from Carlisle will judge 'the Annual' over the afternoon and evening.  

prints 2pm - 4pm

pdi. 7.30pm - 9.30pm

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Wed 11 Apr 2018 - JOHN McVIE IN VIETNAM

7:30pm

Another adventure to Eastern parts.

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Wed 4 Apr 2018 - THE LOCHMABEN TROPHY AND THE TOMBOLA

7:30pm

Your chance to judge the entries for these two competitions.  Two trophies are at stake.

We cannot open the online Tombola entry again without a lot of unnecessary work.  Bring them on a stick with a one word title and you can enter them on the night.

If we have time, we will look at the Borders Digital Challenge pictures - where we came Second.

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Wed 28 Mar 2018 - ROY ELWOOD

7:30pm

'Hooked on Photography.'

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Wed 21 Mar 2018 - FOURTH PRINT LEAGUE COMPETITION

7:15pm

The last round of the Print League will be judged by Al Buntin MPAGB ARPS from Dundee PS.

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Thu 15 Mar 2018 - THREE WAY INTER-CLUB COMPETITION WITH AYR AND EASTWOOD

7:30pm

This new competition will be hosted by Ayr Photographic Society and judged by Campbell Skinner.  Details of the venue are on the Ayr website - ayrps.com.  Our entry from 20 different authors is on the bulletin page.

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Wed 14 Mar 2018 - FOURTH PDI LEAGUE COMPETITION

7:15pm

John Williams from Penrith is tonight's judge.

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Wed 7 Mar 2018 - MARY GIBSON DPAGB LRPS

7:30pm

Mary's title is 'Basic Gear and Nae Ideas.'

Hand in and upload entries for Print League Round 4

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Wed 28 Feb 2018 - MEETING CANCELLED

7:30pm

What did you photograph?

Upload entries for PDI League Round 4

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Wed 21 Feb 2018 - THIRD PRINT LEAGUE COMPETITION

7:15pm

Judged by Dr. Boyd Meiklejohn from Ayr.

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Wed 14 Feb 2018 - Des Clinton FIPF, FRPS, MFIAP

7:30pm

This is one night you really don't want to miss!

Des Clinton FIPF, FRPS, MFIAP is a founder member of Drogheda PS and has been prominent in Irish Photography for over thirty years. He continues to be an active and committed photographer especially in the genres of social documentary, travel and nature photography. Des can be found with his camera from the Horse Fair in Muff to an Orange Parade in Belfast. He is currently Chair of Distinctions in the IPF and is a Fellowship & Associate Assessor at the RPS.

Plus - the launch...

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Wed 7 Feb 2018 - THIRD PDI LEAGUE COMPETITION

7:15pm

Judged by Ian Tully CPAGB ARPS from Glasgow.

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Wed 31 Jan 2018 - A CONTINUATION OF AV PRESENTATIONS

7:30pm

The evening will include the draw for the 'Pairs Event.'

Hand-in and upload entries for Print League Round 3.

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Wed 24 Jan 2018 - AV 'R US

7:30pm

Short presentations by our own members.

Also - the draw for the Tombola.  Please give some thought to a couple of one word titles / subjects to put in the draw.  The added twist this year is that you also have to take a photo matching one of your own suggestions.  

And - Rod will judge the weather delayed Presidents Challenge.

Upload entries for PDI League Round 3

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Wed 17 Jan 2018 - PRESIDENT'S CHALLENGE

7:30pm

Rod's challenge for us is 'Board to Death.'  

Plus - an opportunity to view prints that narrowly missed selection for the ‘Masters of Print’ competition.  The exhibition only included 59 of the many hundreds entered and the organisers have compiled a ‘Salon Refuses’ of 33 excellent photographs.

 

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Wed 10 Jan 2018 - PICTURES FROM HUNGARY

7:30pm

Mick Durham brings us images from his many trips to Hungary.

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Wed 20 Dec 2017 - CHRISTMAS QUIZ

7:30pm

2017's finale is the annual quiz - hosted this year by ......... John McVie.

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Wed 13 Dec 2017 - BILLY CURRIE

7:30pm

Is Getting it Right Enough?  The Truth, Lies and Myths of Photography.

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Wed 6 Dec 2017 - SECOND PRINT LEAGUE COMPETITION

7:15pm

Judged by David Sadler CPAGB EFIAP from Dundee PS

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Wed 29 Nov 2017 - WEST COAST WILDLIFE

7:30pm

Mick and Gordon present images and stories from their various trips to the west coast.

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Wed 22 Nov 2017 - SECOND PDI LEAGUE COMPETITION

7:15pm

Tonight's judge is Doug Berndt ARPS from Edinburgh.

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Sun 19 Nov 2017 - SPF PDI CHAMPIONSHIP

10:00am
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Sat 18 Nov 2017 - CELTIC CHALLENGE

10:00am

Scotland are this year's hosts.

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Wed 15 Nov 2017 - COLIN TROW-POOLE

7:30pm

"People and Places"

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Wed 8 Nov 2017 - ANDREA HARGREAVES DPAGB EFIAP BPE2 PSA4

7:30pm

Our visitor's presentation is "The Art of Metamorphosis"

Hand in and upload Print League Round 2

Upload PDI League Round 2

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Wed 1 Nov 2017 - PRINT CHAMPIONSHIP REPORT AND COMHRADH

7:30pm

How did we fare at Blackburn?  You may need a Gaelic dictionary to decipher the second part of this evening's title.

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Sun 29 Oct 2017 - PAGB PRINT CHAMPIONSHIP

10:00am

A new venue this year - Westholme School, Blackburn.

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Wed 25 Oct 2017 - FIRST PDI LEAGUE COMPETITION

7:15pm

This evening's judge is Clive Watkins from Townend CC.

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Wed 18 Oct 2017 - FIRST PRINT LEAGUE COMPETITION

7:15pm

Our judge for the first league competition of the year is PAGB President, Gordon Jenkins APAGB 

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Wed 11 Oct 2017 - YOUR CHANCE TO JUDGE

7:30pm

An interactive evening not to be missed!

Upload entries for PDI League Round 1.

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Wed 4 Oct 2017 - AL BUNTIN MPAGB ARPS

7:30pm

Al Buntin from Dundee PS - "The End Result"

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Wed 27 Sep 2017 - PRESIDENT PRESENTS

7:30pm

Friends of Dumfries Camera Club - celebrating 70 years.  

Hand in and upload entries for Print League Round 1

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Wed 20 Sep 2017 - WISH YOU WERE HERE?

7:30pm

Short presentations by our own members.

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Wed 13 Sep 2017 - ENTERING OUR COMPETITIONS

7:30pm

How to enter our competitions and a review of last year's input. 

Why we will retain some prints.

We will also see the results of the Treasure Hunt - what did you find in Dumfries town centre on a Wedsesday evening?

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Tue 12 Sep 2017 - PIG - Photoshop Techniques with Simon Allen

7:29pm

I shall be hosting a PIG meeting on Tuesday 12th September (usual time and place)covering a variety of Photoshop Techniques. I have already been asked to demonstrate Sharpening and Mono Conversion, but if anyone attending has any other suggestions that they would like me to cover, please let me know. 

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Wed 6 Sep 2017 - TOM DOHERTY CPAGB

7:30pm

"Eric Watt's Glasgow"

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Wed 30 Aug 2017 - 1000 PEOPLE EXHIBITION OPENING and PHOTOGRAPHIC TREASURE HUNT

7:30pm

This meeting will be in the Main Gallery where our 1000 People Exhibition is.  Doors open at 7:15 and at 7:30 (promptly) we will have a short opening "ceremony" for the exhibition.  Then we will send you out on the Photo Treasure Hunt to return at, or before 8:50, when you can hand over your photos for upload and have a good look round our FABULOUS exhibition.  There will be some seats for anyone infirm and/or who doesn't feel able to go out.  You don't have to go walking but please support te opening.

If you are going out, you will need to bring 5 things:

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Sat 26 Aug 2017 - PLATINUM EXHIBITION OPENING

10:00am

The exhibition will run until 30th September

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Wed 23 Aug 2017 - OPENING NIGHT

7:30pm

Welcome Back.

Warwick, Scottish Salon and Edinburgh reports.

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