No Right Turn by Paul Hill was one of the 2015 season favourites. It is not a pretty picture, in fact Tillman Kleinhans, when he judged it said that it frightened him. It does me too. That is the great thing about it; it is sinister, puzzling, a bit surreal. You notice more and more […]
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CPS Member Spotlight: Ian Whiston DPAGB BPE4* AFI...
In 1982 Ian joined Mid Cheshire Camera Club. He honed all the usual club photography skills to a high standard and was successful in their competitions. He became their competition secretary and was a judge with the L&CPU, but it was not until about 2007 (about the time he also became a Crewe PS) that he started to […]
The Glade by Tom Seaton
The Glade by Tom Seaton is one of the most memorable photos to appear in our competitions for many years and I invite you to enjoy it all over again. The overall impression is, of course, of streaming, bright light. In club photography we have an irrational fear of “burning out” highlights. This picture thrives […]
Shooting Moto-X by Martin McGing
For anybody interested in motor sport photography a good way to start is to go along to a local club event. The internet is a great source of information – dates, locations, etc. I had been considering sports photography for some time and finally took the plunge and went along to an event. I arrived […]
Look 15 – Still lots to see in Liverpool
It is all a bit confusing; the Liverpool Biennale is not until 2016, but the annual LOOK photography programme is taking place. Called LOOK 2015 it says that it finishes on 31 May, which adds to the confusion – some exhibitions are on until September. Do have a look at the website to make you […]
The Monthly Theme for June is ‘Transport’
The theme for June 2015 is Transport Post your images as replies to this post. (Make sure you’ve read the Guidelines first.) We’re all surrounded by transport of many different types. From a small bike to an articulated lorry so there’s plenty of choice. Your mission is to record a form of transport as your […]
Member Spotlight: Kath Hill
Continuing our review of the most successful club members this year we turn to Kath Hill whose “In The Thick of It” (top, right) was one of the first pictures of the season to make me say “Now, that is something!”, the atmosphere in the shot is great and the fact that there is such […]
Photographing the Rat-Pack at the Lyceum
One of the many advantages of being a member of Crewe Photographic Society is that you get opportunities to try different types of photography. When members were invited to a free visit of Crewe theatre on 15th.April to photograph a professional performance of the ‘Rat Pack’ with a live audience four of us jumped at […]
2015 Awards: Peter Robinson
Our first Summer feature of members who carried off quite a stack of awards at the end of he 2014-15 season featured Bob Brown, our Photographer of the Year. This week we present Peter Robinson who needed a wheel barrow after the Awards Evening to carry away his cache. He is seen above with some […]
L&CPU Annual 2015 Competitions Results
***** We now have the L&CPU annual competition results for 2015. Please see the results on the RESULTS page under the External Competitions heading. *****. Our results in the Club Prints Competitions were as follows: ‘Colour Open’: 14th out of 32 with 84 points; ‘Monochrome’: 9th out of 29 with 86 points; ‘Nature’: 7th […]