Musselburgh Camera Club

Syllabus 2015 – 2016

2015

Sept  03     OPENING NIGHT

Sept  10     RECORDED LECTURE

Sept  17     IMAGE MANAGEMENT AT THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY

Speaker: Jason Cowan

Submissions for Digital Images Competition – any subject

Sept  24     IS GETTING IT RIGHT ENOUGH?

Speaker: Billy Currie (billycurriephotography.co.uk)

Oct   01     TWO MEMBERS SHOW THEIR WORK

Oct   08     DIGITAL IMAGES COMPETITION

Judge: Gordon Scott

Submissions for the Colour Print Competition

Oct   15     PHOTO ADVICE NIGHT

Bring in a printed image – does not need to be mounted

Oct   22   INTERNATIONAL INTER-CLUB COMPETITION

Images submitted by: Mölnlycke Fotoklubb, Sweden

Judged by: Musselburgh Camera Club

Oct   29     COLOUR PRINT COMPETITION

Judge: Charles Summers

Nov   05     FROM AMATEUR TO PRO

Speaker: Nadin Dunnigan (www.nadindunniganphotography.co.uk)

Submissions for Human Portrait Print Competition

Nov   12     PHOTOGRAPHY AND CREATIVE RETOUCHING

Speaker: Lee Howell (www.leehowellphotography.com)

Nov   19     BEFORE and AFTER

A presentation by John Fowler

Nov   26     HUMAN PORTRAIT PRINT COMPETITION

Judge: Steve McGonnell

Dec   03     WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY

             NB :    CHANGE OF VENUE

Now at Beeslack Camera Club, Penicuik

Speaker: Ron McCombe (www.wildlife-photography.uk.com)

Meet at “The Fisherrow Centre” 7pm if you need  transport

Dec   10     4 WAY INTER-CLUB COMPETITION – (Home Match)

With Edinburgh, Haddington and Stirling Camera Clubs

Judge: Dougie Allen

Submissions for Set Subject Competition – Coast

Dec   17     Christmas Social Evening

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2016

Jan     7     RECORDED LECTURE

Jan   14     DIGITAL COMPETITION

Set Subject: COAST

Judge: Jennifer Davidson

Submissions for Black and White Print Competition

Jan   19     4 WAY INTER-CLUB COMPETITION – (Away) (Tuesday)

With Beeslack, Haddington, Midlothian and Musselburgh Camera Clubs. Starts at 7:15pm.

Hosted by Midlothian Camera Club at Dalkeith Arts Centre – see directions.

Jan   21     QUIZ – Liz and Jennifer

Jan   28     AUDIO VISUAL NIGHT

with Beeslack Camera Club, Penicuik (Away Match)

Feb   04     BLACK AND WHITE PRINT COMPETITION

Judge: Gerry Tomkinson

Submissions for Set Subject Competition – Dereliction

Feb   11     WINTER SCENE DIGITAL KNOCKOUT COMPETITION

Feb   18     SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY

Speaker: Ron Russell, CPAGB, FSAA

Feb   25     DIGITAL COMPETITION

Set Subject: DERELICTION

Judge: John Knox

Mar   10     MEMBERS’ EVENING

Submissions for Set Subject Competition – Abstract

Mar  10     PECHAKUCHA NIGHT

Members bring 20 images and a brief talk for 20 seconds about each image

Mar   13     12 WAY INTER-CLUB COMPETITION – (Sunday)

Lady Victoria Mining Museum, Newtongrange

Mar  17     GETTING INTO WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY

Speaker: Jo McIntyre

Mar  24     DIGITAL COMPETITION

Set Subject: ABSTRACT

Judge: Anita Nutter

Mar  31     AN EVENING WITH MUSSELBURGH ART CLUB

Critique by John Fowler and one other

Apr   07   PHOTOSHOP ADVICE

with Steven Beard

Apr   14     RIDING OF THE MARCHES SELECTION EVENING

Apr   21     ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

and Presentation of Trophies

 Followed by Refreshments

Apr   25     INTER-CLUB COMPETITION

With Kirkcaldy Camera Club – (Monday), (Away Match)

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All meetings are held in “The Fisherrow Centre” on Thursday evenings at 7.30 p.m. unless otherwise stated

 

Syllabus subject may change at short notice