Beeston Camera Club

(exact date to be confirmed) – 4-WAY 2ND LEG HOSTED BY DERBY
2021-11-10 08:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London)
The format of the evening has yet to be decided. Details to be confirmed following consultation with the other clubs involved.

STEAM IN THE WILD WEST by Robert Falconer
2021-11-10 08:00 - 17:00
Always a pleasure to see Robert’s great images which are far more than just pictures of trains. Three spectacular preserved steam railways in Colorado and New Mexico plus landscapes including Monument Valley and a bit of wildlife too. https://www.robfalconerphotography.com

2nd COMPETITION – judged by Sue Hartley
2021-11-04 20:00 - 22:00 | Beeston British Legion

ODD THINGS by Diane Seddon ARPS AFIAP CPAGB BPE3*
2021-10-28 20:00 - 22:00 | Beeston British Legion
Diane is based in Louth, Lincolnshire, and has been making images for over 15 years. This is a talk about camera creativity, thinking outside the box and getting your images noticed. She brings something that little bit different to her presentations. http://www.dseddonphoto.co.uk/.

Open evening
2021-10-21 20:00 - 22:00 | Beeston British Legion
Mike Leatherland is planning on showing the winners images from the Library Exhibition as well as presenting the trophies, but there is also an opportunity for members to show a few images of their own either for a critique from other members or just for the sheer fun of it. Please send any images you wish to present to Derek as soon as possible. Make it a good evening by taking part whether you are new to the Club or an experienced member.

THROUGH THE MIND’S EYE by Heather Burns MCGP
2021-10-14 20:00 - 22:00 | Beeston British Legion
Heather is well known for her Gothic style images using layers and textures, but in the first half of this evening she will speak a little about where she started out as a gig photographer and how this evolved into promo and PR for bands and how she fell in love with the creative aspect of photography. She has a whole host of images to go with the talk from gig shots / PR shots / portraits / landscapes and gothic art and a selection of images from her Qualified / Craftsman and Master Craftsman panels with the Guild. (In 2019 she became a two times Master Craftsman with the Guild of Photographers). In the second half of the evening we will have a look at how she puts an image together with a wide selection of before and after shots to show how impactful some very simple editing can be to some edits of a complex nature and how the same techniques can make two images look very different. She considers herself a storyteller creating images that that have no requirements for words which can be interpreted in many different ways by each individual who takes the time to look. https://www.heatherburnsphotography.co.uk/index.html.

Landscape photography and focal lengths by Claire Carter
2021-10-07 20:00 - 22:00 | Beeston British Legion
Claire Carter is an award winning UK landscape and nature photographer based in Shropshire. She gives a number of talks to camera clubs but tonight she is going to give us landscapes with a difference. From 14mm – 640mm she will look at the potential of different lenses in landscape photography. You can see superb examples of her work here: https://www.carterart.co.uk/about

1st COMPETITION – judged by Malcolm Sales
2021-09-30 20:00 - 22:00 | 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.
