The Covid-19 crisis has meant that it has taken longer than usual to prepare a syllabus for Musselburgh Camera Club for the 2020/21 season. The nature of our club meetings may also change, with some of them face-to-face at the Fisherrow Centre and some presented virtually via Zoom videoconference. There may also be some hybrid meetings where we meet at Fisherrow but also broadcast the meeting via Zoom for members who can’t be present. The balance between videoconference and face to face meetings depends on the availability of the Fisherrow Centre in September 2020.
Note that we are currently planning to start two weeks later than usual this year. The syllabus is subject to change at short notice as we learn more about the situation.
2020
Sep 17 Opening Night, Registration and Presentation of Trophies from 2019/20
Digital Projected Image competition submission – 3 JPEGs any subject
Sep 24 Introduction to Photography and Musselburgh Camera Club
Speaker: Steven Beard
Oct 01 Photo advice evening
Bring a selection of printed images. They do not need to be mounted.
Oct 08 Digital Projected Image Competition
Judge: Dougie Allan
Oct 15 DPI competition review
A review of the DPI competition entries, with advice.
Oct 22 TO BE ANNOUNCED
Either a local Musselburgh speaker or a Zoom videoconference with a remote speaker .
Colour print competition submission – 3 prints on any subject, plus 3 JPEGs
Oct 29 Members Show Their Work
Up to 3 members show examples of their images or techniques.
Nov 05 Recorded Lecture
Nov 12 Colour Print Competition
Judge: Fiona Brims
Nov 19 4 Way Competition, at Stirling
With Edinburgh, Kirkcaldy & Stirling
Judge: TBA
Black & White print competition submission – 3 B&W prints on any subject, plus 3 JPEGs
Nov 26 TO BE ANNOUNCED
A slot that we hope to fill with an external speaker
Dec 03 Match An Image competition, at Musselburgh
With North Berwick Photographic Society
Judge: TBA
Set Subject A submission – 3 JPEGs on the subject of “Nature and Wildlife”
Dec 10 Black & White Print Competition
Judge: Doug Bernt
Dec 19 TO BE CONFIRMED: Christmas Social Evening (Dinner)
Ravelston House Hotel (Musselburgh)
2021
Jan 07 Set Subject A Competition on the theme of “Nature and Wildlife”
Judge: George Todd
Human portrait print competition submission – 3 prints plus 3 JPEGs
Jan 14 Pecha Kucha Evening
Bring 10 images (yours or others) and talk about each of them for 20 seconds
Jan 21 Speaker – Gordon Terris
Building of the Queensferry Crossing in pictures
Set Subject B submission – 3 JPEGs on the subject of “Landscapes”
Jan 28 Human Portrait Print Competition
Judge: TBC
Feb 04 Audio Visual Evening at Musselburgh
With Beeslack Penicuik Camera Club
Feb 11 Set Subject A Competition on the theme of “Landscapes”
Judge: Jennifer Davidson
Feb 18 Speaker – Andy Bennets
Astrophotography & Action Photography
Feb 23 3 WAY INTERCLUB COMPETITION at Haddington
With Musselburgh, Beeslack & Haddington
Feb 25 TO BE ANNOUNCED
Either a local Musselburgh speaker or a Zoom videoconference with a remote speaker .
Mar 04 An Evening with Musselburgh Art Club
Set Subject C submission – 3 JPEGs on the subject of “Flowers and Horticulture”
Mar 11 Swedish Inter-club Competition
Members judge images provided by Mölnlycke Fotoclubb, Gothenburg
Mar 18 Speaker – Derek Clark
Documentary & street photography
Mar 25 Set Subject C Competition on the theme of “Flowers and Horticuture”
Judge: Joe Fowler
Apr 01 Quiz Night
Presented by: Joe Fowler
Apr 08 Speaker – Libby Smith
Subject: Photoshop
Apr 15 Digital Knockout Competition
Bring a JPEG for a digital knockout competition
Subject: Abstract
Apr 22 OUTDOOR PHOTOSHOOT
Subject to weather
Apr 29 Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Presentation of Trophies
Followed by refreshments.
All meetings are held in room G3 at The Fisherrow Centre on Thursday evenings at 7:00 for 7:30pm unless otherwise stated (alternative attendance by Zoom videoconference may be possible).
Syllabus subject to change at short notice.
