We are very sorry to announce that one of our most eminent and respected members, Howard Edwards ARPS, died in hospital this morning after a short illness. Lately, Howard was unable to attend meetings, and new members will not have met him but will know of him by the frequent references still made to his […]

The L&CPU Exhibition is on at the Williamson Art Gallery and Museum during July and August. It is in two parts, first in July, second in August. I urge you all to pay it a visit and see what is happening in club photography in your region. Full details are on the L&CPU website front […]

Ian Whiston was awarded his DPAGB certificate at the L&CPU Awards presentation on 29th June, he also picked up his other prize – BEST NATURE PDI SECTION WORKER. He is seen here proudly displaying both his medal and certificate. This was based on performance in the recent L&CPU Individuals’ Competition. So, a great year for […]

Today, 29th June, at 2pm the L&CPU Exhibition opens at the Williamson Art Gallery & Museum in Birkenhead (Slatey Road, CH43 4UE). The exhibition will be displayed in two parts, the first from now until the end of July and then the remainder until the end of August. The prints displayed are listed on the […]

Well, quite a bit really! Now is the time to stock up with photographs for the coming season – and you will not have a lot of time when we do begin, putting in an extra PDI competition as requested has inevitably meant things have to scrunch up a bit! We have tried to give […]

Andrew Charlesworth used the X-Rite on the club’s projector last night and I was surprised how it lowered the output and with it any possible criticism of the image being over-bright. Mono workers in particular will be pleased with the tonal rendition. We’ll see what you all think on the first evening back. Many thanks […]

UPDATE! The PDI Results have just come through but the bad news is that they didn’t manage to get through all sections! Mono remains. However GOOD NEWS Ian Whiston gained equal first place with Adrian Lines in the Nature with four straight 13s; a remarkable achievement. Congratulations Ian!!! We will not know which images are […]

The new programme is now posted. We still have the judges to add and the hand-in dates to set but at least everyone can see what is in store. Tomorrow is the judging day for the L&CPU Annual Individuals’ Competition. The results should be available fairly soon – I will keep you up-to-date.

A much improved Alsager CC won the Alan Challinor Trophy last night in a field which was richly stocked with quality images. The judge, Diana Magor, gave a surprisingly wide range of marks so it was remarkable that, in the end, Crewe, Nantwich and Whitchurch were very close to each other. Alsager CC however were […]