Thurso Camera Club Winter Season 2011/2012

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This consists of meetings on the first and third Monday evenings of the month (September to April) 7pm for a 7.30 start.

We meet in Miller Academy Art room, access via Princes Street entrance (down the slope, through the gate next to the building and walk along the rear of the main building until you reach the stairs leading to a stand alone building). The lights will be on so feel free to come on in.

First Meeting 5th September:

The season starts with the Selection process/Critique of potential club entries for the Annual ‘Highland Challenge’ an interclub head to head competition. – Members submit their best images for consideration as part of the club’s entry to the competition between camera clubs across the Highlands. In the past this has involved Orkney, Shetland, Thurso, East Sutherland, Dingwall, Cromarty, Inverness and Nairn. An excellent opportunity to see the work your fellow members produce.

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n.b. 4th Monday in the month for this meeting.

1st half of the meeting:

Our guest speaker is Gavin MacQueen on the subject of Wedding photography - Gavin is a full-time professional photographer based in Glasgow. He took up photography while living in Caithness. See website
www.macqueenphotography.com

Gavin shall give you his view on the art of Wedding photography. Should be well worth listening to.

2nd part of the evening: Club photo competition on the subject 'Open' (which means your photos on any subject, I may have some of them myself!).

Hope to see you there.

'Remember keep focused'.

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Note: Usual Meetings are on the first and third Mondays of the month, September has it's second meeting on the fourth Monday this time round.

Monday night's meeting (26th) will have a talk by top professional photographer Gavin McQueen, Glasgow, on wedding photography. Gavin took up photography while working in Caithness.


The second half of the night will be the first monthly competition and the theme is "open". This will also double up as a last chance to get feedback on your potential Highland Challenge entries. The maximum number of photos for showing on the night is 8 each. It is recommended that you re-size your pics to a max of 2,000 pixels wide and a max file size of 2MB.

All welcome Members and Potential Members alike.

(see first post on this thread for venue details).

Hope to see you there.

'Remember keep focused'.

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A reminder that this Monday night's meeting shall be held in Caithness Horizons as the school is closed.

Meeting at Usual times (7pm for a 7.30pm start).

If you have not yet paid your subscription (£15), please bring along cash/cheque for John. A declaration of paid up members is required for the club's Highland Challenge entry.


In the first part of the meeting we shall be voting for the club's 10 entries for this years Highland Challenge (57 images have been entered) and the second half shall be either a tutorial DVD on Photoshop or a critique of Taunton Camera Club's photos (in return of a critique of our photo selection).

All welcome. Members and potential members alike.

Hope to see you there and remember
'Keep Focused'

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Club Members

The next meeting on Monday 7th November is a visit to the Wick Heritage Centre, where we will receive a talk about the Johnston Collection project and view some of the latest images that have been digitised.

We need to be in Wick by 7.30pm, so meet at Miller Academy between 6.50 and 7pm to arrange car sharing.

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1st Part of the evening shall be a Tutorial DVD on Digital SLR Basics (Great if you're just starting out or Just Clear Forgot what you Can Do with your Camera).

2nd Part (following the Tea/Coffee Break) is the Monthly Competition, the subject this time around is 'People' Bring your entries on a Stick.

I'm sure you'll also hear how the club fared in the recent Highland Challenge Photographic Competition.

Usual venue and times (see first posts on this Thread).

All welcome Existing & Potential New Member alike.

CU there and remember 'Keep Focused'

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Next Meeting 9th January 2012:

The first meeting of 2012 will be in Miller Academy Art rooms. See the first postings on this thread for details of time and where you can find us.

There will be a monthly competition with the theme of flora and fauna (wildlife) so bring up to 4 pics on a memory stick. There will also be a DVD tutorial on the use of Photoshop computer software.

I hope Santa was good to you all, come along and see us if you are either a full member or just thinking of joining, we don't bite.

Hope to see you there and remember:

'Keep Focussed'.

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This weeks meeting shall be a photoshoot on the subject of Night time Photography (weather permitting).

Meet as usual in the Art Rooms of Miller Academy at 7pm for a 7.30 start (see first postings on this thread).

Assuming the weather is acceptable we shall decide on where we shall go, most probably Scrabster Harbour Area. If the weather is unacceptable we shall have a meeting in the Art Room and decide on a subject there.

These winter outings have proven to be very interesting and enjoyable over the last two years, well worth attending, a great night for learning new skills if you've never tried long time exposures before.

Most suitable for photographers with cameras which feature 'Bulb' settings on their cameras and have access to a tripod and a cable release.

All Welcome, existing members and potential new members alike.

Hope to see you there and remember 'Keep Focused.'

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Another game of two halves:

Meeting Part 1:

Features the fantastic work of Rod Foster – keen local photographer on the subject of wildlife, natural history & landscapes.
If you have any queries on how to go about taking photographs of birds, what licences if any are required etc. Rod is the man in the know.

Meeting Part 2:

A chance to see into a Professional Photographer's life in 'Through the eyes of a professional photographer' - Featured on DVD.

Usual Venue, Miller Academy (see first posts on this thread for details)

7 o'clock for a 7.30pm start.

Hope to CU There and remember 'Keep Focused'

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The next Camera Club meeting on Monday 5th March will be a demonstration on lighting still life objects by Duncan. Members will get an opportunity to take pics of their own objects, so take your camera and something that is not too big and normally difficult to photograph.


Usual Venue and time Miller Academy Art Rooms, 7pm for a 7.30 start, see first posts on this thread for details.

Hope to see you there

and remember 'Keep Focused'

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This meeting features our Monthly Photographic Competition on the subject 'Open' which actually means that you can submit images featuring photographs of any subject, whether it's portraiture, ladscapes or any subject you want. Please bring your images on a memory stick to the meeting.

We shall also be screening a DVD on the subject 'The Art of Seeing'

Usual meeting place Miller Academy Art Rooms 7pm for a 7.30 start.

Hope to see you there, and remember:

'Keep Focused'

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The next meeting of the Camera Club on Monday 2nd April will be an outdoor photoshoot for the next Caithness calendar. We will be taking an evening photo of Thurso.

Meet at the Miller school as usual. If it rains, we will stay indoors to view a slideshow of the Dingwall 2011 national competition.

See start of this thread for details of venue/time.

Here's hoping the weather is good to us.

Hope to see you there and remember-

'keep focused'