What’s Happening
The Club’s season begins on Wednesday 7th September at All Saints’ Community Hall. New members are always very welcome, please come along and join us if you have an interest in photography and would like to share it with like-minded people.
The 2016/17 Programme of Events is as follows:
2016
7th September – Ashbourne Show round-up, summer photos and NEMPF discussion plus and EGM regarding club accounts.
14th September – Guest speaker Paul Hobson – topic wildlife.
21st September – Competition evening – theme ‘Landscape’ with guest judge Rob Falconer.
28th September – Members’ evening – Michelle Brooks – lighting techniques
5th October – Competition evening – theme ‘A Summer’s Day’ with guest judge Peter Cheetham
12th October – Guest speakers Rod Kirkpatrick & Carolyn Bointon of F-Stop Press
19th October – Members’ evening – Ashbourne Treasures update
26th October – Fun Competition – Lighting Challenge – your 3 images
2nd November – Competition evening – theme ‘Flora & Fauna’ with guest judge Jacqui J Graft0n
9th November – Guest speaker Chris Upton – Thoresby Colliery and travel images
14th November (Monday) – Tripartite battle at Blythe Bridge
16th November – Members’ evening – Hugh Stevenson – Celon
23rd November – Competition evening – First Open Trophy with guest judge Brian Law
30th November – Guest speaker Colin Shaw – Quarried
7th December – Competition evening – theme ‘Autumn’ with guest judge Peter Yeo
14th December – Christmas social evening
21st December – Closed
28th December – Closed
2017
4th January – Competition evening – theme ‘Artistic/creative’ with guest judge Ashley Franklin
11th January – Members’ evening – Farming project
18th January – Members’ evening – NEMPF show
25th January – Members’ evening – Roxanne Bunn
1st February – Competition evening – Open Mono with guest judge Erica Oram
8th February – Guest speaker James Davies – professional photographer
15th February – Members’ evening – Mark Garratt – On the Rocks plus Jim & Jackie Murdoch – Go, Aussie, Go!
22nd February – Lighting & portraiture workshop with James Davies
1st March – Ash Wednesday – Shrovetide in Ashbourne – No Meeting
8th March – Competition evening – theme ‘Architecture’ with guest judge Martine Hamilton Knight
15th March – Guest speaker – Ashley Franklin – Tuscany
22nd March – Competition evening – Second Open Trophy with guest judge John Kemp
29th March – Guest Speaker Caroline Bridges – From Boots to ballet shoes.
27th March – Competition evening – 3-way battle at Bakewell
5th April – Competition evening – Image of the Year with guest judge Ralph Duckett
12th April – Look back over the year followed by a discussion for the future plus a general social evening
19th April – Annual Dinner & Awards Evening – location TBC
26th April – Annual General Meeting.
