Beeston Camera Club

1st COMPETITION – judged by Malcolm Sales
2021-09-30 20:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Beeston British Legion

ON MY DOORSTEP & LAND OF THE LONG WHITE CLOUD by Ian Pettit
2021-09-23 20:00 - 22:00 | Beeston British Legion
Ian has been taking pictures for over 50 years but more seriously over the last 15. He is now a member of the famous Rolls Royce club and tonight will give us two contrasting talks – On My Doorstep is a series of images taken within 30 minutes of his home in North West Leicestershire, whilst in Land of The Long White Cloud he takes us through the majestic North and South Islands of New Zealand visiting the thermal springs of Rotorua and the magnificent Southern Alps.

The stories behind the photos - Barbara Meyer
2021-09-16 20:00 - 22:00 | to be confirmed
Based in Lincolnshire, wildlife photographer Barbara Meyer began her professional career more than 12 years ago. She has a number of talks but is going to tell us some of the background stories. Taking photos of wildlife is not like taking photos of buildings, landscapes or even of people. Taking photos of a leopard or a deer in the wild takes skills and patience. In this talk Barbara shares some of the challenges and memorable moments, she experienced while taking photos of big cats as well as African and British wildlife in their natural habitat or respectively in captivity You can see examples of her work on her excellent website http://www.bigcatphotography.co.uk/

Pics what I like - Dave and Angie Tucker
2021-09-09 20:00 - 22:00 | to be confirmed
Dave and Angie are keen club photographers, popular on the circuit, who both have the same distinctions – EFIAP/gold, DPAGB.CPAGB and BPE3*. As an interesting start to our season they will show a varied selection of images ranging from FIAP gold medal award winners to pictures that are simply those that they both like. https://davetucker.wixsite.com/tuckerpics

PHOTOGRAPHING BIRDS OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA by Shelley Pearson
2021-09-02 20:00 - 22:00 | Zoom
Shelley is one of Australia’s top wildlife photographers. She lives about 45 minutes south of Perth, Western Australia where they have very hot summers and warmer winters than the UK. Her talk will be about her journey photographing birds in the region. She plans on showing a selection of images of birds from places she has been and will talk about how she captured the image along with stories of her trips to photograph certain birds. She is particularly renowned for her use of light and particularly loves the Mandurah Estuary which will feature prominently in her talk. Her website is currently being re-designed so her most recent work is to be found on Instagram. This will be a Zoom presentation. Here is a selection of links to her stupendous images. https://photoliveexpo.com.au/shelley-pearson/ https://www.instagram.com/shelley_pearson_/ https://www.facebook.com/shelleypearsonphotography/

Never underestimate an Old Woman with a camera, by Sally Sallett ARPS CPAGB AVIAP BPE3
2021-08-05 20:00 - 22:00 | Zoom
Sally is a member of Wakefield and in this highly regarded presentation shows us some examples of her work in 10 years of Camera Club photography. An entertaining evening. You can see some of her excellent images for yourself by following these links https://wakefieldcameraclub.org.uk/photo-gallery-page/sally-sallett/
https://www.facebook.com/pineapplypix https://www.instagram.com/pineapple_pix/

Fine Art - a workflow, by David Garthwaite
2021-07-08 20:00 - 22:00 | Zoom
David is a fine art photographer from Leeds specializing in black and white landscape, architecture and portrait photography. In this talk he walks us through how he creates his images from the RAW file to the finished product explaining the tools he uses and why he uses them. See some pictures here https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1fgweOlJuMgxj9RXEQ1tuXUvuOyzNk1K-?usp=sharing
And his website here http://www.dgshot.uk

A portrait of the landscape by Colin Jarvis
2021-06-23 20:00 - 22:00 | Zoom
Colin is a professional landscape photographer based in the north west of England whose work has appeared in many books and magazines including landscape photographer of the year. He will give us a presentation of his colour photography over the last few years. The images include a selection of his own private work but also images taken for demonstration purposes during workshops. Locations include the Lofoten Islands, Venice, Wester Ross, Isle of Skye, Northumberland, the Lake District, North Wales, the Yorkshire Dales and Devon and Dorset. See his excellent website https://colinjarvis.co.uk
Note that this meeting is on a Wednesday

A Japanese Autumn by Julian Elliott
2021-05-13 20:00 - 22:00 | Zoom
Julian is based in France so we couldn’t normally afford the travel but he has been recommended and is going to take us somewhere exotic and where we might be able to go again some day; the beautiful country of Japan in the Autumn. www.julianelliottphotography.com

Apr 29th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
2021-04-29 20:00 - 22:00 | Beeston British Legion
Your chance to have your say on club affairs.

Apr 22rd HILDA THURMAN A4 COLOUR PRINT COMPETITION
2021-04-22 20:00 - 22:00 | Beeston British Legion
Judged by the audience, entries are A4 unmounted colour prints with minimum manipulation judged by the members. Full rules in the paper programme.

Apr 15th EIGHT FROM TEN
2021-04-15 20:00 - 22:00 | Beeston British Legion
We are asking 10 members to submit 8 images and
say a few words about them.
We are not looking for competition pictures although they can be if you want. Perhaps a particular image has a story behind it which members might find interesting. Basically each participant will have around 10 minutes each.

Apr 8th THE WAY WE WERE by Peter Bartlett ARPS, EFIAP/b, CPAGB, BPE3* -
2021-04-08 20:00 - 22:00 | Beeston British Legion
Hailing from Manchester Peter is top class street photographer for which he was awarded his ARPS in 2018. This talk covers the evolution of Peter’s street photography from single images to various projects including his recent photobook A Day At The Races. Street photography is always popular with members and Peter is an exponent of the art See some of his stunning images and learn more about him from his website www.peterbartlettimages.co.uk

Apr 1ST SEVENTH COMPETITION judged by STEVE ROPER
2021-04-01 20:00 - 22:00 | Beeston British Legion
Theme: IN THE GARDEN

Mar 25th CRITIQUE EVENING
2021-03-25 20:00 - 22:00 | Beeston British Legion
Members are being asked to submit up to 10 images for comments from Beestons 3 experienced judges – Dave Gibbins, Gary Langley and Vin Scothern.
Experienced members and beginners are invited to take part so there should be a range of images on show.

Mar 18th BEST OF BEESTON COMPETITION Judged by Malcolm Sales QEP, ABIPP, ARPS
2021-03-18 20:00 - 22:00 | Beeston British Legion
This season the themes are
1 PATTERNS
2 RED AND YELLOW
3 ROOFTOPS
4 WET
5 SYMMETRY
6 THE STREET
You choose 4 from the 6

Mar 11th BRITISH WILDLIFE THROUGH THE SEASONS by Andy Parkinson –
2021-03-11 20:00 - 22:00 | Beeston British Legion
A highly recommended presentation by one of the leading nature photographers in the country containing lots of hints and tips as well as stunning images containing a wide range of species, locations and photographic styles. You can see them for yourself at https://www.andrewparkinson.com/about

Mar 4th SIXTH COMPETITION judged by Erica Oram
2021-03-04 20:00 - 22:00 | Beeston British Legion

Feb 25th ANOTHER TIME, ANOTHER PLACE by Wayne Brittle
2021-02-25 20:00 - 22:00
Wayne is back by popular demand and this presentation is all about how he goes about capturing his landscapes from the planning stage through to the moment of capture. It includes lots of tips and advice on locations, equipment and techniques. There is a totally open and honest approach to the night, he welcomes questions from the members as well as have a bit of fun in the process. His slideshow which goes along with the talk is being constantly updated so some new images appear in every talk he gives which keeps the show ‘fresh’. He suggests having a notebook and pen handy as there is a lot of information to take in on the evening.
Wayne is an ambassador for NiSi Filters and gives examples of how these filters work for you when out in the field. Also, as an ambassador for Fotopro, Professional Tripod Manufacturers he shows the importance of using a sturdy tripod while out on location.
Visit his website at: www.waynebrittlephotography.com or look on facebook and on Instagram at wayne brittle photography

Feb 18th THE BIGGER PICTURE by Ben Hall -
2021-02-18 20:00 - 22:00 | Beeston British Legion
Ben’s spectacular images have earned him numerous prestigious international awards including over 20 awards in the British Wildlife Photography Awards (including a double category win in 2009), many awarded images in the Windland Smith Rice Awards USA, Geographical Photographer of the Year, a category win in Bird Photographer of the Year and many more. This talk is all about capturing the subject in the environment and using your images to tell a story. Ben will show some of his favourite photographs of wildlife in the landscape and discuss the benefits of showing the animal in context. Subject matter ranges from birds in his back garden to tigers in India. Do look at his website https://www.benhallphotography.com/about

Feb 11th MY PHOTOGRAPHY by David Gibbins – APAGB EFIAP/b CPAGB/AV
2021-02-11 20:00 - 22:00 | Beeston British Legion
Dave is very unassuming about his own work but as well as being an accomplished judge he is also an extremely accomplished photographer and presenter which I am sure he will prove tonight. In the first half he will examine the type of pictures he likes to take and will include some recent A/V’s whilst after the break he will show a selection of images that helped him gain his EFIAP/bronze and again some more recent images.

Feb 4th FIFTH COMPETITION judged by Ralph Duckett MPAGB APAGB EFIAP
2021-02-04 20:00 - 22:00 | Beeston British Legion

Jan 28th NEMPF PDI SHOW part 2
2021-01-28 20:00 - 22:00 | Beeston British Legion
NEMPF PDI SHOW – Our annual showing of the accepted PDIs in the North & East Midlands Photographic Exhibition. Stunning images from all the N&EMPF clubs, 57 of them from Beeston including 5 Awards.

Jan 21 NEMPF PDI SHOW part1
2021-01-21 20:00 - 22:00 | Beeston British Legion

Jan 14th FOURTH COMPETITION judged by Richard Speirs DPAGB APAGB BPE2
2021-01-14 20:00 - 22:00 | Beeston British Legion

Dec 17th CELIA'S CHRISTMAS QUIZ
2020-12-17 19:30 - 22:00
In memory of our much loved member and past President, Celia Clayton, who sadly passed away in 2019, we are hoping to continue with our Christmas Quiz, now organised by Linda Cooper-Clayton and her assistant Graham Stamper. Hopefully we can sort something on Zoom as it is not likely we will be having a buffet.

Dec 10th TOTAL IMMERSION by Carol McNiven-Young FRPS EFIAP BPE2* CPAGB
2020-12-10 19:30 - 22:00
Carol judged for us earlier this year so this is her second visit to the club. She will take us through her journey from beginner to Royal Photographic Society Fellowship in 5 years. Whilst her main interest is portraiture she covers monochrome and composite techniques in her presentation so it will be an entertaining and varied evening. She donates her fee to Sightsavers charity
. https://thephotoartexperience.co.uk/who-we-are

Dec 3rd COMPETITION judged by David Kissman
2020-12-03 19:30 - 22:00

Nov 26th OPEN EVENING
2020-11-26 19:30 - 22:00
Members Colin Place and Graham Stamper have kindly offered to share the evening,, Colin will give us a talk on Astrophotography whilst Graham has some images taken around Nottingham in places you might not normally notice. This should be an interesting evening as it is always good to see members show their work.

Nov 19th DOUBLE EXPOSURE by Guy and Paula Davies
2020-11-19 19:30 - 22:00
Two top rated photographers who take a wide variety of images and whose latest Zoom presentation has kept them fully booked. But they managed to squeeze us in.
Guy Davies ARPS EFIAP EPSA ‘Double Vision Part 1’
A look at Guy’s favourite images from the past 25 years, which will include his Associateship Panel.
Paula Davies FRPS EFIAP/s EPSA ‘Double Vision Part 2’
A look at Paula’s favourite images from the past 25 years, which will include her Fellowship Panel
