Musselburgh Camera Club
Syllabus 2016 – 2017
2016
Sept 01 OPENING NIGHT
Registration and welcome.
Sept 08 COMPETITION REQUIREMENTS
Mounting, resizing and framing images, plus other tips.
Digital Projected Image Competition Submission: 3 JPEGs – any subject.
Sept 15 B & W BEFORE AND AFTER
Speaker: Libby Smith
Sept 22 BASIC PHOTO TECHNIQUES
Steven and Joe present an introduction for newcomers and a refresher for everyone else.
Set Subject Competition Submission: TRANSPORT: 3 JPEGs.
Sept 29 DIGITAL PROJECTED IMAGE COMPETITION
Judge: Peter Paterson.
Oct 6 PHOTO ADVICE NIGHT
Bring in a printed image – does not need to be mounted.
Oct 13 SET SUBJECT COMPETITION – TRANSPORT
Internal Judge: George Todd.
Colour Print Competition Submission: 3 Prints (+ 3 JPEGs).
Oct 20 HISTORY OF AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHY
Speaker: Donald Steward
Oct 27 ENCOUNTERS WITH WILDLIFE
Speaker: Sandy Cleland.
Nov 03 COLOUR PRINT COMPETITION
Judge: Al Buntin.
Human Portrait Competition Submission: 3 Prints (+JPEGs).
Nov 10 3 CLUB MEMBERS SHOW THEIR WORK
Digital images or Prints 20 Min each
Nov 17 SWEDISH INTERCLUB
See how it is done in Scandinavia and choose your favorites.
Nov 24 HUMAN PORTRAIT PRINT COMPETITION
Judge: Neil Scott
Dec 01 CHRISTMAS QUIZ
Some early Festive Cheer.
B&W PRINT Competition Submission: 3 Prints (+ 3 JPEGs).
Dec 07 (Wednesday) 3 WAY INTER-CLUB COMPETITION
Hosted by Stirling, with Edinburgh, and Stirling Camera Clubs
Judge: Jean Roy.
Dec 15 Christmas Social Evening
(Dinner)
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2017
Jan 05 PHOTOGRAPHIC TECHNOLOGY IN ASTRONOMY
Speaker: Steven Beard
Jan 12 BLACK AND WHITE PRINT COMPETITION
Judge: Hunter Kennedy.
Jan 19 4 WAY INTER-CLUB COMPETITION
At Home with Beeslack, Galashiels, and Midlothian Camera Clubs.
Judge: Stephen Lipton.
Set Subject Competition Submission: WILDLIFE: 3 JPEGs.
Jan 26 FLOWER PHOTOGRAPHY
Speaker: Steve McGonnell.
Feb 02 AUDIO VISUAL NIGHT
At Home with Beeslack Camera Club.
Feb 09 SET SUBJECT COMPETITION – WILDLIFE
Internal Judge: Steven Beard
Feb 16 INTERNATIONAL INTER-CLUB.
We discuss the images submitted to us by Molnlycke Fotoklubb, Sweden.
Feb 23 3 CLUB MEMBERS SHOW THEIR WORK
Digital images or Prints 20 Min each
Set Subject Competition Submission: BAD WEATHER: 3 JPEGs
Mar 02 AN EVENING WITH MUSSELBURGH ART CLUB
At Home. Critique by Kenny Sharp and two others.
Mar 09 WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY
Speaker: Ron McCombe.
Hosted by Beeslack Camera Club.
Mar 12 (Sunday) 12 WAY INTER-CLUB COMPETITION
at the Lady Victoria Mining Museum, Newtongrange.
Mar 16 SET SUBJECT COMPETITION – Bad Weather
Internal Judge: Mike Clark
Mar 23 DIGITAL KNOCKOUT COMPETITION
Subject: Still Life: Judged by Club members.
Mar 26 (Sunday) BORDERS DIGITAL CHALLENGE INTER-CLUB COMPETITION
Hosted by Harwick Camera Club.
2pm at the Tower Mill Cinema, Harwick.
Mar 30 PECHA KUCHA NIGHT
Bring 10 images (yours or others) and talk about each of them for 20 seconds.
Apr 06 OUTDOOR PHOTOSHOOT
Location TBA or RECORDED LECTURE if bad weather.
Apr 13 RECORDED LECTURE
or OUTDOOR PHOTOSHOOT if missed previously.
Apr 20 INTER-CLUB COMPETITION
At Home with Kirkcaldy Camera Club.
Judge: Stan Farrow.
Apr 27 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING and Presentation of Trophies
Followed by Refreshments.
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All meetings are held at The Fisherrow Centre (room G3) on Thursday evenings at 7:30pm unless otherwise stated.
Syllabus subject may change at short notice.
