Theme for October 2013 If you like a challenge, and enjoy honing your skills, join in our members’ Monthly Theme activity. You’ll find guidelines to get started here. The topic for November is “Finding interest in the ordinary“. As a pre-Christmas change to our usual monthly theme activity, the best entry in this month’s activity will win a […]
The Robertshaw Trophy
Here are the results of the Robertshaw Trophy, which took place last evening, Thursday 3 October. (Thanks to Paul Hill for providing them straight after the competition.) 1st Leek – 177 2nd Crewe – 168 3rd= Holmes Chapel – 167 3rd= Blythe Bridge – 167 4th Macclesfield – 166 So, a clear win for Leek […]
Black and White – Pure Delight
This evening’s talk, by Alan Angel FRPS, was entitled ‘Black and White – Pure Delight’, and indeed it was. Alan entertained us to a lively and witty presentation of a great variety of his finely-crafted monochrome photographs. He began with the work he did for his ARPS and FRPS panels: striking one-light portraits, taken in […]
Monthly Theme Challenge – October 2013
Theme for October 2013 If you like a challenge, and enjoy honing your skills, join in our members’ Monthly Theme activity. You’ll find guidelines to get started here. The topic for September is “Mood And Atmosphere“. Mood and atmosphere are important emotional aspects of a picture, whether joyful, sombre, hilarious, ominous or tranquil. Have a look at how […]
Monthly Theme Challenge – September 2013
Theme for September 2013 Even though we restart our meetings this week (5th September, 7.30pm, Crewe Library), and you may be thinking about the first competition (hand-in next week), you can also join in our members’ Monthly Theme activity. You’ll find guidelines to get started here. The topic for September is “Pattern – or not“. Pattern is a major […]
Monthly Theme Challenge – August 2013
Theme for August 2013 Even though the club’s season of weekly meetings has ended for the summer, you can keep your photography active by joining in our members’ Monthly Theme activity. You’ll find guidelines to get started here. The topic for August is “Speed“. Speed is relative, isn’t it? Fast or slow, take your pick – and […]
Monthly Theme Challenge – July 2013
Theme for July 2013 Even though the club’s season of weekly meetings has ended for the summer, you can keep your photography active by joining in our members’ Monthly Theme activity. You’ll find guidelines to get started here. The topic for July is “Curves“. Arabesques, meanders, swirls, whorls, or shapely girls – the theme for July is […]
Monthly Theme Challenge – June 2013
Theme for June 2013 Even though the club’s season of weekly meetings has ended for the summer, you can keep your photography active by joining in our members’ Monthly Theme activity. You’ll find guidelines to get started here. The topic for June is “Signs of human presence“. This month’s theme gives us plenty of scope for all […]
L&CPU mono PDIs
The L&CPU mono PDIs were judged yesterday, so the full results for all sections of the competition are now available for you to download here.
Monthly Theme Challenge – May 2013
Theme for May 2013 The topic for May is “Playing with perspective“. Pictures can display perspective in all sorts of ways – dramatic, disorienting, funny, surreal. So keep a look out for ideas you can use for you photos in this month’s theme; and get creative by thinking of some ideas of your own on perspective […]