Author: kinrosscameraclub
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League 3 winners!
Congratulations to all our winners in League 3 last night! Judge Gordon Scott had a big task with such a large entry – great to see so many members submitting work. You can find all the winners on the Competition Results page.
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Joint evening with SWT – Tracey Dixon
The 23rd March is our annual joint evening with the Scottish Wildlife Trust, which will be in the Thistle Hotel, Milnathort. The speaker will be Tracey Dixon who is a zoology graduate of the University of Dundee and now works as Visualization & GIS Officer for the School of Social Sciences. Since Tracey first picked…
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Syllabus change 9th March – Robert Ormerod
In a change to the syllabus entry, our speaker this coming Thursday (9th March) will now be Robert Ormerod, a documentary photographer based in Edinburgh. You can learn more about him and see some of interesting work at his website http://www.robertormerod.co.uk/
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Photography programmes on TV
KCC members may be interested to know of a couple of photography related programmes coming up on BBC4:- “Britain in Focus: A Photographic History” is a 3-part series with Eamonn McCabe which starts on Monday 6th March at 21:00 “The Man who shot Tutankhamun” Wright looks at the work of Harry Burton in the 1920s…
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10-min talk / AV competition winners
We were entertained and educated in equal measure at the 10-min talk / AV competition in which we were treated to a very wide range of material – thanks to all those who took part. In what was a difficult competition to judge, President Dallas finally awarded two first places as follows: Francis Gillespie for…
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Thackery and Fortune & Greer subjects for next year
The committee recently decided on next year’s subjects for the Thackery and Fortune and Greer competitions. They will be:- Thackery: “Flora” – i.e. plants, flowers, trees etc. but not fungi Fortune & Greer: “Portraits” – could be people or animals So that’s plenty of notice to start thinking of subject matter or collecting images on…
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Bring & Buy – April 6th
On April 6th (in the Thistle Hotel), after our 10 minute talk / AV competition, we will hold a Bring & Buy event. Please bring any photographic equipment or materials which you wish to sell (or give away) and bring some cash so you can purchase other items from fellow Club members. I’m sure we’ve all got…
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Fortune & Greer competition results
Congratulations to Tom Smith for winning the Fortune & Greer competition on the theme ‘Movement’, judged by club members, with his excellent image of a young boy speed skating on a Beijing ice rink. Bill Paton was second and David Sharman was third.
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Competitive success in League 2
Congratulations to those who won categories in our League 2 completion last week. Judge Peter Paterson did a fine job of assessing all the prints and PDIs, providing valuable feedback to all entrants. You can find the results on the Results page.
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Digital Group – corrected dates
An eagle-eyed club member noticed we had the Jan. and Feb. dates for the Digital Group wrong. They should be Jan. 31st and Feb. 28th. The Digital Group page has been updated accordingly. Please let your fellow Digital Group attendees know.