http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/ Arnold & District Camera Club. The club is based in the town of Arnold, approximately five miles north of Nottingham city centre. We are a group of amateur photographers and enthusiasts dedicated to promoting photography within our area. Our members range in skill from the beginner to the accomplished amateur. en-gb http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/imgs/adccnew_ie6.png http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/gall/ 50 150 This is my cool image for my feed Tue, 12 Dec 2008 14:29:43 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/1/2008-12-02/CLUBS SUCCESS IN NEMPF 2009 Eight out of eleven members obtained acceptances in this years prestigous event. An excellent total of 41 images out of a total of 121 were gained. Gary Langley and Paul Exton claimed the majority of these with six other members images also being accepted. The Club also attained second place in the club panel category. RESULTS Verity Assad......3......colour prints. (1 in panel) Frank Eyre.........1......colour print. (1 in panel) Paul Exton.........4......mono.prints.(1 cert.of merit) Paul Exton.........3......nat.hist.prints.(1 cert. of merit) Paul Exton.........4......colour prints.(1.selectors choice.1 highly commended.1best colour print.1 in panel) Paul Exton.........6......open dig.slides.(1.highly commended) Paul Exton.........5......nat.hist.dig.slides Steve Glossop......1......colour print.(1.in panel) Dave Hollingsworth.1......open digi.slide. Margaret Johnson...1......open digi slide Gary Langley.......2......nat.hist.prints Gary Langley.......2......colour prints Gary Langley.......5......open digi.slides Gary Langley.......2......nat.hist.digi.slides Tony Mann..........1......colour print CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THOSE CREDITED ABOVE Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/1/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/2/2008-12-02/CLUB'S SUCCESS IN NEMPF 2009Sun, 30 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/2/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/3/2008-12-02/<img src="../imgs/250/1228077620.jpg" /><br />ITS A FIRST FOR JB AND THE CLUB Club member John Bagshaw, helped by his colleagues Jarrod and Kurt, put on an excellent showing of "Steam on Digital" It was the first time John had formatted his show full digital, and the first time the club had enjoyed an audio/visual evening digitally by an invited presenter. The exceptional quality images took the audience all around the British Isles showing many steam and diesel trains operating on the main line. Many of the images not only depicted the trains themselves, but gave excellent panoramic views of the location. John with his vast knowledge on this subject described the scenes for most of the evening, interspersed with short A/Vs highlighting the true quality of the Clubs recently bought P.A.system and projector. Thanks John for a great evening.Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/3/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/4/2008-12-02/ITS A FIRST FOR JB AND THE CLUB Club member John Bagshaw, helped by his colleagues Jarrod and Kurt,put on an excellent showing of "Steam on Digital" It was the first time John had formatted his show full digital, and the first time the club had enjoyed an audio/visual evening digitally by an invited presenter. The exceptional quality images took the audience all around the British Isles showing many steam and diesel trains operating on the main line. Many of the images not only depicted the trains themselves, but gave excellent panoramic views of the location. John with his vast knowledge on this subject described the scenes for most of the evening, interspersed with short A/Vs highlighting the true quality of the Clubs recently bought P.A.system and projector. Thanks John for a great evening.Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/4/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/5/2008-12-02/<img src="../imgs/250/1227222876.jpg" /><br />A CLOSE FINISH IN THE SLIDE COMPETITION The final positions in the Intermediate and the Advanced leagues for 2008 was only resolved in this last round. Tony Mann with the best slide of the evening in the advanced and Keith Hucknall with a second and a third in the intermediates, finished first in their respective leagues. The runners up were Alan Greaves(Adv) and Steve Glossop(Int). Steve also had the best slide in the intermediates on the night. Results as follows- ADV.1------Snowy Egret Fishing------Tony Mann ADV.2------Bodium Castle------Dave Hollingsworth ADV.3------Halloween Beauty------Sue Dean ADV.3------Nowhere, Arizona------Alan Greaves INT.1------Clay Next The Sea------Steve Glossop INT.2------The Posh Shop------Keith Hucknall INT.3------Alone------Keith Hucknall Final League positions and points Advanced League 1.....Tony Mann..............196....(50,51,48,47) 2.....Alan Greaves...........195....(45,51,53,46) 3.....Brian Thearle...........185....(50,51,48,36) 4.....Sue Dean..................181....(44,48,48,41) 5.....Margaret Johnson.....177....(40,49,46,42) 6.....Dave Hollingsworth..171....(38,55,35,43) 7.....Sheila Severn............169....(37,46,48,38) 8.....Ivan Skinner.............168....(42,45,45,36) 9.....Barry Walker.............93.....(44,49---- --) 10...Phil Haynes................40.....(40 --- --- --) Intermediate League 1.....Keith Hucknall.........185....(50,51,38,46) 2.....Steve Glossop..........182....(42,49,50,41) 3.....Rex Stevenson..........174....(40,46,52,36) 4.....Sarah Davis..............168....(46,42,39,41) 4......Irene Piziura............168....(35,48,50,35) 5.....Verity Assad..............83....(--- 43,40 ---) 6......Dave Bodey..............74....(----47,27 ---) 7.....Mark Thornton...........38....(--- 38-------) LEAGUE TROPHY WINNERS, 2nd’s and 3rd’s 2008 ADVANCED WINNER......GEDLING PRINT SHIELD............PHIL HAYNES 2nd.....FRANK EYRE 3rd......TONY MANN WINNER......ERNHALE SLIDE TROPHY............TONY MANN 2nd.....ALAN GREAVES 3rd......BRIAN THEARLE INTERMEDIATE WINNER......DORKET PRINT SHIELD..............FRANK HARRIS 2nd......LOUISE WALTON 3rd......VERITY ASSAD WINNER......ARGYLE SLIDE TROPHY............KEITH HUCKNALL 2nd.....STEVE GLOSSOP 3rd......REX STEVENSON CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE WINNERS AND THOSE CREDITED ABOVE PRESENTATIONS TO BE MADE AT CLUB SOCIAL NIGHT MON. 15th DEC. 08 Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/5/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/6/2008-12-02/<img src="../imgs/250/1225648562.jpg" /><br />FRANK AND PHIL ARE THE LEAGUE WINNERS The final round of the 2008 print competition saw Frank Harris win the Intermediate league and Phil Haynes take the Advanced league. On the night Frank had the best print in the Intermediate with his natural history "Hoopoe" and Phil came out on top in the Advanced with his portrait of "Kath"Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/6/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/7/2008-12-02/I have been busy working on the latest updates to www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk which I have just uploaded. Improvements include: * Look of site tidied and now 20% wider * Tagging of images * Image loading faster * Better error checking when uploading images * News articles easier to write and can include multiple images and text * Calendar added to news pages can be added to other pages if popular * Reset password via email * Counter on all gallery images * Top 10 Recently addded images and Top 10 viewed images pages added * More improvements to come in the spring Please let me know what you think of the site, especially if you have any problems or questions. SimonThu, 09 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/7/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/8/2008-12-02/CLOSE AT THE TOP AFTER 3RD.RD.SLIDE COMP. Its looking like a 3 way race for the line in the advanced section with one round to go. Brian Thearle, Tony Mann and Alan Greaves (making a late dash with an excellent 53pts.on the night) are neck and neck on 149pts. Only 3 points seperate the first 3 in the intermediates, so another tight finish looms. Steve Glossop shoots into the lead in the Intermediates with a very useful 50pts on the night. Rex Stevenson scored the highest with an excellent 52pts. RESULTS ON THE NIGHT Advanced Adv.1--------Open to Offers--------Alan Greaves Adv.1--------Climbers in Zion------Alan Greaves Adv.1--------Windmill--------------Sheila Severn Adv.1--------Gear Wheel------------Ivan Skinner Adv.1--------Succelent-------------Brian Thearle Adv.2--------Pismo Beach-----------Alan Greaves Adv.2--------Pre-War Alvis Saloon--Tony Mann Adv.3--------Canal Reflection------Sue Dean Adv.3--------Stripped For Action---Sue Dean Adv.3--------Pots! Pots! Pots!-----Sue Dean Adv.3--------Sky High--------------Margaret Johnson Intermediates Int.1--------Vintage Display-------Rex Stevenson Int.2--------Tree Nymph Butterfly--Steve Glossop Int.2--------All Tied Up-----------Rex Stevenson Int.2--------Contemplation---------Irene Piziura Int.3--------Avon Estuary----------Steve Glossop Int.3--------Yellow On The Rocks---Irene Piziura Latest League Positions Advanced ------------------------------------pts 1--------Alan Greaves--------149---- (45- 51- 53) 1--------Brian Thearle-------149---- (50- 51- 48) 1--------Tony Mann-----------149---- (50- 51- 48) 2--------Sue Dean--------------140---- (44- 48-48) 3--------Margaret Johnson--135---- (40- 49- 46) 4--------Ivan Skinner----------132---- (42- 45- 45) 5--------Sheila Severn---------131---- (37- 46- 48) 6--------Dave Hollingsworth 128---- (38- 55- 35) 7--------Barry Walker-------- -93---- (44- 49 ---) 8--------Phil Haynes-------------40---- (40 -- ----) Intermediates -------------------------------------pts 1--------Steve Glossop--------141---- (42- 49- 50) 2--------Keith Hucknall-------139---- (50- 51- 38) 3--------Rex Stevenson--------138---- (40- 46- 52) 4--------Irene Piziura----------133---- (35- 48- 50) 5--------Sarah Davis-----------127---- (46- 42- 39) 6--------Verity Assad--------- --83---- (-- 43- 40) 7--------Dave Bodey-------------74---- (-- 47- 27) 8--------Mark Thornton--------38---- (-- -- - 38) Total entries on the night 47. (Adv 24 Int 23) Our patient, and as always competent judge for the night was the President of NEMPF. Dennis Shipman. A huge thanks to him. Final Round on the 13th Nov.08.Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/8/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/9/2008-12-02/PHIL AND GARY'S NIGHT A big thank you to Phil and Gary for putting on a very entertaining and helpful evening, displaying their talents to a busy turnout of members.Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/9/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/10/2008-12-02/<img src="../imgs/250/1219349754.jpg" /><br />FRANK, EDDIE AND VERITY ARE THE WINNERS Judge Ian Pinn "trawled" through 75 prints (39 Adv.36 Int) before giving top marks to Frank Eyre, Eddie Coxon (Adv) and Verity Assad (Int) Results on the night Adv.1.------Clearing Storm ----------Eddie Coxon Adv.1.------Barns Ness----------------Frank Eyre Adv.2.------Bold Little Steps---------Tony Mann Adv.3.------Roundstone----------------Steve Glossop Adv.3.------Westcombe Beach--------Steve Glossop Int.1.-------Christina---------------------Verity Assad Int.2.-------You Scratch My Back-----Cliff Rogers Int.2.------Turtle Dove------------------Louise Walton Int.3.------Evening Light----------------Doreen Coxon Int.3.------Common Blue---------------Louise Walton Int.3.------Solitude-----------------------Frank Harris Phil Haynes still heads the table in the advanced league by 5 points, whilst Frank Harris leads by just one point over Verity Assad and two points over Louise Walton in the Intermediates. Latest League Positions and points awarded over 3 rounds. Advanced 1.------Phil Haynes----------154------(51- 56- 47) 2.------Frank Eyre-----------149------(51- 50- 48) 2.------Tony Mann-----------149------(49 - 51- 49) 3.------Steve Glossop--------143------(45- 48- 50) 4.------Paul Newman--------141------(48- 49- 44) 5.------Eddie Coxon---------139------(46- 41- 52) 6.------Rex Stevenson-------137------(48- 43- 46) 7.------Phil Howcroft--------134------(44- 44- 46) 8.------Sarah Davis----------133------(46- 45- 42) 8.------Alan Greaves--------133------(47- 45- 41) 9.------Barry Walker--------132-----(42 - 49- 41) 10.----Margaret Johnson--130------(43- 44- 43) 11.----Arthur Berisford-----120------(42- 39- 39) 12.-----Mike Hall--------------98-------(49-49---) Intermediates 1.------Frank Harris---------------150------(53-50-47) 2.------Verity Assad----------------149------(47-51-51) 3.------Louise Walton--------------148------(46-50-52) 4.------Stella Morley-Newman--141------(49-47-45) 4.------Doreen Coxon--------------141------(51-42-48) 5.------Dave Hollingsworth-------139------(44-50-45) 6.------Sue Dean---------------------134------(44- 50-40) 7.------Cliff Rogers-----------------130------(43-40-47) 8.------Geoff Blackwell-----------127-----(47-39-41) 9.------Irene Piziura----------------107------(50-14-43) 10.-----Mark Thornton------------103------(15-45-43) 11.-----David Combs-----------------93------(50-43----) 12.-----Richard Dobson-------------75------(47-28----) 13.-----Steve Smart------------------70------(29------41) Last Print Round 23 Oct.2008 Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/10/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/11/2008-12-02/<img src="../imgs/250/1218647987.jpg" /><br />A PASSION FOR PRINTING Derek Doar certainly demonstrated his passion for photography with an excellent showing of his many prints. Ably assisted by his friend Geoff he entertained a good turnout of members with his many tales and experiences over the years. Derek also gave us lots of tips especially about the ever popular Photoshop. The previous club meeting on the 24th July saw members bring in their images following the club outing to the Castle Marina back in May. The evening was also filled in with audio visual DVD's kindly brought in by Tony Mann, Gary Langley and Greg Foster.Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/11/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/12/2008-12-02/<img src="../imgs/250/1216401956.jpg" /><br />PETER DISPLAYS A GREAT SHOW With his show entitled "Just clicking Away" Peter Yeo FRPS. presented an amazing selection of prints, and his awareness for a good shot. The journey took us from Southwell Minster through the streets of Leicester, over to the gondolas in Venice, back to the north and Glencoe, and down to the industrial cities of England. Many images of flowers, aircraft, roadworks and the coast were shown in between these with some Photoshop tips "thrown in" An excellent turnout of 37 members complemented an enjoyable evening. Nice one Peter Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/12/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/13/2008-12-02/PAUL PUTS ON A GREAT EVENING Armed with some very old plate cameras and superb black and white prints, Paul Bloomer showed us all why he is regarded as one of the most experienced and entertaining photographers on the circuit. His storys of capturing images for the newspapers, such as drivers at Brands Hatch and a train derailment at Basford Junction, to name two, were fascinating. And his inside shots of Lincoln Cathedral taken on one of his old cameras were stunning. Thankyou PaulThu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/13/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/14/2008-12-02/CLUB EQUIPMENT SAVES THE NIGHT Because our lecturer for the evening failed to turn up (a very rare thing) our digital projector came in very useful. Thanks to our Webmaster Greg who hastily fetched and set up the equipment, our members were entertained with a showing of our Images for America, and Images from Rushcliffe Camera Club, kindly loaned by Gary. All enjoyable viewing. Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/14/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/15/2008-12-02/PHIL STORMS AHEAD IN PRINT LEAGUE Phil Haynes scored a huge 56 points including two 20s in the 2nd round of the Print Competition Advanced Section to take the lead with 107 points. Unusually the winners in both sections were black and white images with Verity Assad, one of our recent new members, taking the honours in the Intermediates. Advanced results as follows 1.---- Jacko------ Phil Haynes 1.---- Evolved------ Phil Haynes 2.---- East Window------ Frank Eyre 3.---- Osmaston Lumber Mill------ Steve Glossop 3.---- Times Past------Paul Newman 3.---- Army Lass------ Frank Eyre 3.---- Boat Accessories------ Barry Walker 3.---- Bladder Rack Seawood------ Margaret Johnson FRANK HOLDS THE LEAD IN INTERMEDIATES Frank Harris holds on to the lead after scoring a good 50 points on the night Results as follows 1.----Valentine Surprise------Verity Assad 2.----Reflections in Blue------Sue Dean 2.----Romany George------Frank Harris 2.----Avocet------Louise Walton 3.----The Model------Verity Assad 3.----Transport Old and New------Dave Hollingsworth 3.----Memnon Swallowtail------Louise Walton 3.----Dales Barn at Sunrise------Dave Hollingsworth LEAGUE POSITIONS AS FOLLOWS ADVANCED 1.----Phil Haynes------107 2.----Frank Eyre------101 3.----Tony Mann------100 4.-----Mike Hall-------98 5.----Paul Newman------97 6.----Steve Glossop------93 7.----Alan Greaves------92 8.----Sarah Davies------91 8.----Rex Stevenson------91 8.----Barry Walker------91 9.----Phil Howcroft------88 10.---Eddie Coxon------87 10.---Margaret Johnson------87 11.---Arthur Berrisford------81 INTERMEDIATES 1.----Frank Harris------103 2.----Verity Assad------98 3.----Stella Newman------96 3.----Louise Walton------96 4.----Sue Dean------94 4.----Dave Hollingsworth----94 5.----Doreen Coxon------93 5.----David Combs------93 6.----Geoff Blackwell-----86 7.----Cliff Rogers------83 8.----Rick Dobson------75 9.----Irene Pizuira------64 10.---Mark Thornton------60 11.---Steve Smart------29 The judging was carried out efficiently as usual by Bill Hall DPAGB.AFIAP.BPE5 A total of 78 prints.Adv.42 Int.36 Next round is on the 14th.Aug.08 TMThu, 29 May 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/15/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/16/2008-12-02/NEMPF Club Print Competition 2008 This took place on Friday 9th May at Chesterfield Library. 15 clubs were entered and, with each entering 12 prints in the first round, there was plenty to look at! At the end of the first round, Arnold and District was in fourth place. With 131 points. The leading club was Nottingham and Notts with 135. Seven clubs were knocked out at this stage. We removed 3 prints that had not scored brilliantly and replaced them and added more to make 15 for the final round. At the end of the evening we had gained 162 points and came 5th. Nottingham and Notts won the competition with 171 but, between 2nd and 5th position, there were only 3 points difference! Ilkeston came second with 165 points and they, with Nottingham and Notts, will represent NEMPF in the PAGB competition in October. John Colmer, from Nottingham and Notts won the best print of the evening. Unusually for us, we didnt win a raffle prize but all had a very enjoyable, if nerve-wracking, evening! Tue, 20 May 2008 01:01:01 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/16/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/17/2008-12-02/FORTHCOMING EVENTS OUTSIDE THE CLUB Please note there is a club outing on Thurs 22nd May to the canal in the city, by the Family Court and the bridge by the station Parking is ok on the right side of the main road that goes past Broadmarsh Centre. There is a car park that's private during the day but open in the evening About 7-30pmThu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/17/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/18/2008-12-02/FANCY SNAPPING NARROW BOATS? A gathering of narrow boats is to take place during the w/e 23-26 May at Langley Mill Basin. There are expected to be up to 100 traditional narrow boats on show On Sat.24 May between 12-00 and 3-0pm the Nottingham Wind Ensemble will be travelling up the Erewash Canal to Langley Mill Basin on two barges (with bargees in traditional dress). Weather permitting it should be a great photography weekend. If you want any more information you can contact Brian Thearle either by e-mail brianthearle@msn.com or telephone on 07967345532.Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/18/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/19/2008-12-02/LECTURER AT THE CLUB Thurs. 8th May Tony Pioli gave us an in depth lesson on how to capture insects and other small animals on camera. We had a good turnout of 37 members and potential members, some of whom I feel left with heads full of technical knowhow to unravel before picking up their cameras again. Not to worry ITS ALL PART OF THIS WONDERFUL HOBBY OF OURS! Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/19/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/20/2008-12-02/PRINT COMPETITION ROUND 1 A total of 81 prints (Adv.42 Int.39) were carefully sorted by judge for the evening Mike Armstrong DPAGB. Frank Eyre came out on top with Cathedrale Notre Dame Bayeu in the advanced, whilst Frank Harris notched first place in the intermediates with his print titled Tiger Lily Results on the night as follows Adv.1.------Cathedrale Notre Dame Bayeu------Frank Eyre Adv.2.------Blue on Blue------Rex Stevenson Adv.3.------Quayside Liverpool------Phil Haynes Adv.3.------Petal Perfection------Tony Mann Adv.3.------Winter Greys------Barry Walker Int.1.------Tiger Lily------Frank Harris Int.2.------Who ate all the chocolate------Stella Newman Int.2.------Ryan------Irene Piziura Int.3.------Pattern Green------Geoff Blackwell Int.3.------Snowy Morning------Doreen Coxon Int.3.------Owl Butterfly------David Combs Leading the tables after Round 1 as follows Advanced =1.------Frank Eyre------51 points. =1.------Phil Haynes------51 points =2.------Mike Hall------49 points. =2------Tony Mann------49 points =3------Paul Newman------48 points =3.------Rex Stevenson------48 points. Intermediates 1.------Frank Harris------53 points. 2.------Doreen Coxon------51 points. =3.------David Combs------50 points =3.------Irene Piziura------50 points. Well done to the winners. Round 2 on Thurs.29th May 08.Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/20/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/21/2008-12-02/NEW MEMBERS EVENING This was a special evening whereby recently joined members mingled with other members hoping to pick up some worthwhile tips. Various members displayed their own print images together with lots of advice, whilst Rex Stevenson demonstrated his print mounting technics, and Tony Mann showed how 35mm slides can be greatly enhanced via cleaning and masking. Many thanks to all those who helped to make it a productive evening.Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/21/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/22/2008-12-02/SLIDES ROUND TWO COMPETITION Our chairman Dave stole the show tonight in the advanced league, although sadly for him he was not there to see it, as he had to retire early due to a bad cold. He totalled 55 points with his three slides hauling himself well back into contention for the honours. Keith Hucknall came out top in the intermediates on the night and heads the table on 101 points Results Advanced Adv1------Clear Mountain Air------Dave Hollingsworth Adv2------Half Dome------Alan Greaves Adv2------Road to Infinity------Margaret Johnson Adv3------Natures Glory------Sue Dean Adv3------The Train now Passing------Dave Hollingsworth Adv3------Boat on Jetty------Brian Thearle Adv3------Actinia Anemone------Brian Thearle Adv3------49 Sutton Place------Barry Walker Intermediates Int1------Light House------Keith Hucknall Int2------Owl Butterfly------Steve Glossop Int3------Red Arrows------Dave Bodey Tony Mann and Brian Thearle head the table on 101 points apiece in the advanced with Alan Greaves third on 96 points Keith Hucknall leads in the intermediates on 101 Points with Steve Glossop second on 91 points and Sarah Davis third on 88 points Intermermediate Keith Hucknall------101 Steve Glossop------91 Sarah Davis------88 Rex Stevenson------86 Irene Piziura------83 Dave Bodey------47 Verity Assad------43 Advanced Tony Mann------101 Brian Thearle------101 Alan Greaves------96 Dave Hollingsworth------93 Barry Walker------93 Sue Dean------92 Margaret Johnson------89 Ivan Skinner------87 Sheila Severn------83 Phil Haynes------40 Third round slides on Thurs 25th September.Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/22/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/23/2008-12-02/<img src="../imgs/250/1208100667.jpg" /><br />MODEL NIGHT Lucy and Becky were the two lovely girls who posed in front of a dozen members or so on this night. Staring into flashing lights for two hours is not at all easy and the girls did themselves proud. Hopefully one or two members will come forward with some prints to give to the girls in the near future. Our thanks to chairman Dave for bringing them to the club, and whilst there was not a lot of time for each to shoot, the event went well.Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/23/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/24/2008-12-02/RECENT CLUB MEETINGS On the 28th Feb an excellent turnout of 40 members and guests were entertained by Gerald Hall with his stunning wild life images and description of his visit to the Greek island of Lesbos.With his 100% Derbyshire broad accent there were a few scratching their heads, whilst trying to translate into Nottinghomian such sayings as, and I quote "Didyagerroat?" and "Theeyant gorroap innell" (answers next time) but this only added to a most interesting evening with bird sounds and birdwalks included. Nice one Ged. Another good turnout on Thursday 13th March where members were engaged in table top photography. Our thanks to Greg, Rex, Eddie and Arthur for setting up their displays and taking time out to help and advise others, especially our new members. A few stated how good it was to "mingle" with each other for a couple of hours, exchanging views and ideas, as apposed to sitting down as an audience as per other evenings.Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/24/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/25/2008-12-02/SLIDE COMPETITION 1st ROUND With only 45 slides on show for both leagues it again highlighted the continuing decline in slide interest. However it did show that 15 members were still keen for this format to continue and judge John Jones from Rolls Royce C.C.kindly sorted through them before deciding on the following results--- ADV1------Puss Moth Larva------Alan Greaves ADV2------Butterfly------Brian Thearle ADV3------Peak Rail------Tony Mann INT1------Park Steps------Keith Hucknall INT2------Lobster Pot------Sarah Davis INT2------Walking The Dog------Keith Hucknall INT3------Rufford Mill------Sarah Davis INT3------Spokes------Keith Hucknall INT3------Beach Huts------Rex Stevenson Advanced entries---30 Intermediate entries---15 Brian Thearle and Tony Mann share the lead after the first round in the advanced with 50 points followed by Alan Greaves with 45 points. Keith Hucknall is in the lead with 50 points for the intermediates followed by Sarah Davis on 46 points. Round 2 is on Thurs. 27th March 08 Members are reminded to please bring in your best slides for possible entry in the NEMP Competition by the above date.Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/25/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/26/2008-12-02/Four meetings in the space of 11 days brought out a healthy turnout of members, some of who were joining us for the first time. Photographer Dave Johnston came along with his own special humour on the 24th Jan.to amaze us with his stunning images, followed by the presentation of the NEMPF 2008 accepted slides, on the following Monday. Together with our new P.A.system, Digital Projecter and Lap top, which were in use for the first time altogether, the show was excellent. Our new equipment was in full use again three days later when the digital images from our U.S.A. friends The Rockford Camera Club were shown. Our own A/V Disc sent to them earlier was also seen, and thanks were given to Webmaster Greg Foster for his excellent editing of both presentations. Four days later on the 4th Feb. Steve Myall kindly judged our 26th Library Annual Print Competition. Always a mammoth task with no less than 71 images to sort through. He also used our new radio microphone for the first time. Congratulations go to Margaret Johnson LRPS who came away with the best overall print for 2008 depicting junk mail in a letter box. Strange that judge Steve is a postman by trade! (only teasing Margaret, a worthy winner) Results as follows Monochrome 10 entries First------The Boy In The Mask------Gary Langley Second------The Gunner------Greg Foster Third------Dun Roaming------Mike Hall Colour 61 entries First------Gone Away------Margaret Johnson LRPS Second------Tranquillity------Peter Littlewood Third------A View Of The Seven Sisters------Sarah Davis Highly Commended Pelican------Greg Foster Elaborate Knocker------Mike Pointon End Of The Season Whitby Beach------Tony Mann Petal Perfection------Tony Mann Fading Memory------Phil Haynes Thankyou to all those who entered and congratulations to those credited Exhibition begins on Sat.16th Feb 08. Next club meeting on Thurs 14th Feb (1st. round slide competition)Mon, 04 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/26/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/27/2008-12-02/<img src="../imgs/250/1200769290.jpg" /><br />BOB GETS US OFF TO A FLIER! A promising attendance of over 40 enjoyed an excellent audio/visual presentation by Bob Rowe ARPS. CPAGB on this first meeting of the new year. Bob spent some considerable time explaining the workings of digital software like Photoshop and Pictures to Exe as well as thrilling us with some of his A/V's including Donnington Park, The Red Arrows and a Trip to Switzerland. I'm sure we will see more A/V's from our own members this season following this event. Our thanks to Bob and his wife Mel for entertaining us all and kindly presenting the Richard Balter Club Trophy 2007 to our Chairman Dave Hollingsworth.Thu, 10 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/27/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/28/2008-12-02/ARNOLD TAKE THE TROPHY!! Our Club triumphed in the Club battle at Rushcliffe Photographic Society this evening and came away with the Richard Balter Trophy for 2007. It was an extremely close finish between us and Bolsover whereby the outcome depended on the reserve two prints, after both clubs finished on 59 points. Rex Stevenson clinched it by one point with his entry "Serenity" Our entries as follows---- Beverly Knight ------Gary Langley----21 pts Newly Emerged Four Spot Chaser------Paul Exton----21 pts Spirit of the Dance------Eddie Coxon----10 pts Fallen Flowers of the Empire------Phil Haynes----6 pts Little Buddha------Steve Glossop----1 pt Serenity------Rex Stevenson----1 pt Well done to all these members but there was no need to rub it in by winning most of the raffle prizes as well!! CLUB RANKING Arnold------60 pts Bolsover------59 pts Derby City------25 pts Rolls Royce------21 pts Newark------24 pts Long Eaton------20 pts Rushcliffe------17 pts A GREAT WAY TO END THE SEASON! HAPPY SNAPPING TO ALL FOR 2008!!Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/28/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/29/2008-12-02/CHRISTMAS SOCIAL 2007 A great night was enjoyed by those who attended the social evening, where some of the Shields and Certificates were awarded to the winners and runners up. Many thanks to the members who brought along the food and drinks. The Chairman stole the show winning the Picture Quiz.Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/29/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/30/2008-12-02/<img src="../imgs/250/1197659112.jpg" /><br />ADCC 2008 Calendar To mark our 25th anniversary the club has put together an A3 size calendar, each month depicting images from various members. There are a number of these still available priced &pound;6. They will be on sale at the social night and then thereafter by contacting Steve Glossop or any committee member. Our thanks to those for submitting the images and to Steve for producing the article and ordering the printing.Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/30/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/31/2008-12-02/ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2007 21 members attended this years meeting, and the main changes saw the election of Phil Howcroft as Club Secretary and Sue Dean as Competition Secretary for 2008, replacing Phil Haynes and Gary Langley respectively. The Chairman thanked both the outgoing pair for all their excellent work over recent years. Many issues were raised and resolved on the evening and the meeting closed at 10.15pmThu, 13 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/31/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/32/2008-12-02/THEME NIGHT Sue Dean and Arthur Beresford stole the honours on the night in our annual theme competition entitled "Humour" Whilst Sue came out top in the print section with an excellent image about parking, Arthur carried on the smiles with his personal knack of raiding the larder at home for bits and pieces and conjuring up his very funny tabletop images. Results as follows PRINTS Winner------Stiff Penalties If You Park Here!------Sue Dean Second------Got A Leg Over------Arthur Beresford Third--------Whos The Fairest Of Them All------Dave Hollingsworth SLIDES Winner------Hello Cheeky------Arthur Beresford Second------Help------Ivan Skinner Third--------Give Us A Hand------Sue Dean Our thanks to judge Ralph Bennett from Newark who fought his way through 22 prints and 16 slides. Next meeting Thurs.13 Dec.07----Annual General MeetingThu, 29 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/32/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/33/2008-12-02/AUDIO VISUAL NIGHT Dave Severn came along with his "traditional" kit of dual projectors and 4 track recorder to entertain us with his show strangely titled "25 Years of Crap" It was a decent turnout on the night where 25 members enjoyed Daves humour and excellent images and music. Having set up a similar A/V system a few years ago myself, with a space show, brought back memories of how much was involved in synchronizing all the hardware Its amazing to think now it can all be done on one disc. Its called technology and is certainly more reliable and less stressful (but not so much fun I feel!) Well done Dave.Thu, 22 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/33/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/34/2008-12-02/SUE AND GARY STEAL THE HONOURS Advanced Slide competition Gary Langley claimed the Ernhale Trophy for 2007 by just one point over Greg Foster. This represented a unique double for him after winning the Gedling Print Shield recently. The best slide on the night was "Butterfly" entered by Brian Thearle captured whilst on our summer outing to "Wonderlands" Nice one Brian! Intermediate Slide Sue Dean wins the Argyle Trophy for 2007 seven points ahead of Keith Hucknall. Sue also entered the best slide on the night together with Rex Stevenson---- Results as follows---- ADV.1.------Butterfly------Brian Thearle ADV.1.------Spurge Hawk Larva------Alan Greaves ADV.2.------Starling------Brian Thearle ADV.2.------Max------Gary Langley ADV.2.------Alien------Alan Greaves ADV.3.------Bird Of Paradise------Greg Foster ADV.3.------Grey Seal Pup------Gary Langley ADV.3.------Youthful Glow------Greg Foster ADV.3.------Church Flowers------Phil Haynes INT.1.-------Gerbera------Sue Dean INT.1.-------Seashore Memories------Rex Stevenson INT.2.-------Drifting off into the Sunset------Sue Dean Our thanks to Bob Rowe for his comments and judging. CONGRATULATIONS TO SUE AND GARY.Wed, 07 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/34/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/35/2008-12-02/BREATHTAKING IMAGES!! The club was graced with the presence of Peter Preece from the West Midlands projecting his show called "A beginners Guide to Wildlife Photography" Setting up his "props" in his own back garden and retreating to his home made hide he has captured many truly stunning images of practically every British bird there is. His shots on location were also excellent and its difficult to see how such images could be bettered on such a difficult subject. How refreshing to hear his preference and praise of film and its continued availability. Thank you Peter for a most enjoyable evening.Thu, 25 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/35/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/36/2008-12-02/PRINT COMPETITION FINAL ROUND ADVANCED Gary Langley continued his excellent form by taking enough points (49) on the night to win the Gedling Print Shield outright, following his success with the Dorket Print Shield for last year. Coming in second place 8 points behind are three members namely Eddie Coxon, Frank Eyre and Tony Mann. A further 5 points behind in 3rd spot was Phil Haynes. INTERMEDIATE Sarah Davis takes first place this year and claims the Dorket Shield, also with 49 points on the night. Dave Hollingsworth finishes just 3 points behind and Doreen Coxon comes in third place a further 9 points behind. Results on the night-- ADV.1.---- White sands,New Mexico---- Eddie Coxon ADV.2.---- One One Two SOS---- Phil Howcroft ADV.3.---- Red Shank---- Gary Langley ADV.3.---- The lonely jogger---- Phil Howcroft INT.1.----- Serenity---- Peter Littlewood INT.2.----- A view of the 7 sisters---- Sarah Davis INT.3.----- Tides Out---- Sue Dean Congratulations to Gary and Sarah on their success for 2007Thu, 11 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/36/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/37/2008-12-02/MODEL NIGHT Dave introduced pretty Samantha to eight willing members for this years female model night. Whilst the numbers were low it did give each individual more time to compose their shots. Samantha had a great personality and to say this was her first time in front of the lights, she did remarkably well. We look forward to seeing some of the results in future competitions.Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/37/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/38/2008-12-02/ITS DOUBLE VISION!! Members were entertained by Chairman Dave and Webmaster Greg on this night with a difference Whilst Dave delved into the digital world demonstrating what transformations can be made to an image through Photoshop etc. Greg issued the members with 3D glasses in order to appreciate his many amazing Stereo images via two projectors. They both put in an awful lot of work in preparation and on the night, which was warmly appreciated at the endThu, 27 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/38/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/39/2008-12-02/SLIDE COMPETITION Rd 3 Just 2 points seperate Gary and Greg going into the final round, in the advanced section. And 2 points again seperating Sue Keith and Sarah in the intermediates. The winning slide on the night by Greg was a rare black and white image entitled The Gunner and Irene came in well grabbing first place with Beauty Queen for the intermediates. Its all on the last round in both leagues which is on Thurs 8 NovThu, 13 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/39/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/40/2008-12-02/Our friend Bill Hall came along to entertain us with an excellent slide show entitled "People and Places" taking us through the many countries he has visited over the last few years. How refreshing it was to see stunning shots on film again in this ever increasing digital world.Thu, 30 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/40/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/41/2008-12-02/NECK AND NECK Just one point seperates Gary Langley and Frank Eyre with Phil Haynes only 5 points behind after the third round of the Advanced Print. Chairman Dave Hollingsworth holds a 3 point lead over Sarah Davis in the intermediate table.Doreen Coxon a further 8 points adrift. Dennis Shipley was on top form with his comments and scoring as he scrutinised a huge pile of prints. Results on the night Adv.1. Turtle Dove .....Gary Langley Adv.2. Evening Flight .....Frank Eyre Int.1. .Academy Spire ....Alan Greaves Int.2 ....Waiting For a Boat ....Dave Hollingsworth. The final Round is on Thurs. 11th October 07Thu, 09 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/41/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/42/2008-12-02/<img src="../imgs/250/1187198037.jpg" /><br />It is with deep sadness and regret that we announce the death of member Andy Mackay. He will be missed for his enthusiasm and friendliness. The Club offer sincere condolences to Andys family. A gallery has been created in his name with some of his excellent images as our tribute to a great friend.Thu, 19 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/42/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/43/2008-12-02/I have just uploaded a new version of the website. Everything should work as before but hopefully much better. Please let me know if anyone notices anything that doesn't work or works not as expected. I have ideas for more features and enhancements which I hope to implement in the next few months. Thanks Simon (Webmaster)Sat, 30 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/43/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/44/2008-12-02/THE MASTER HITS TOWN! We were graced with the presence of probably the best photographer on the NEMPF circuit in Paul Exton, this evening. Despite having personal family issues he enthralled us all with some stunning images on slide, with plenty of his own styled wit, humour and advice. With his show entitled "Anything Goes" we were treated to many of his successful shots covering Landscapes,Sport,Portraiture, and Natural History. Paul engages himself in many tricky and often dangerous situations to capture his amazing pictures,and inspires us all to go that "extra mile" to do likewise. Many thanks Paul.Thu, 28 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/44/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/45/2008-12-02/2ND ROUND OF THE PRINT COMPETITION Both Eddie Coxon and Sarah Davis head the leader boards by 3 points,on 99pts.and 100pts. in their respective leagues after this second round battle. Phil Haynes and Gary Langley are both on 96pts.in the advanced whilst Dave Hollingsworth and Andy Mackay are second and third on 97pts. and 93pts. in the intermediates. WINNING PRINTS ON THE NIGHT- Adv.1---Fading Memory---Phil Haynes---19pts. Adv.2---Seamans Chapel---Frank Eyre---17pts Adv.2---Cygnus Olor---Gary Langley---17pts. Adv.2---Water Ways---Barry Walker---17pts Int.1---Dick Thomas---Alan Greaves---20pts. Int.1---Nowhere-Arizona---Alan Greaves---20pts. Int.2---Volcanic Landscape---Sarah Davis---19pts. Well Done to Phil and Alan. Their were 33 advanced and 35 intermediate prints on the night admirably judged by Roy Maddison of Long Eaton Camera Club, who started off by awarding every print 3 points following their recent club battle defeat by us. Nice one Roy! Round 3 on the 9th August 2007Thu, 14 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/45/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/46/2008-12-02/THE COMMITTEE DO THEIR BIT! Five members of the committee were put on the spot and asked to entertain the rest of the members on this night with a difference. Steve "kicked" off the night briefing us all on the complexity of colour management. Not an easy task, but came through with some sound advice. Hopefully members will see the benefit of this new calibrator in the near future. Rex then went on to demonstrate the art of mounting our prints at the rear of the hall followed by Ivan who projected his forte of slides featuring his collection of boats. Treasurer Tony was next up digitally projecting a nine minute video of the Red Arrows shot in 2005 accompanied with the music Tocatta by Sky. The evening was brought to a comical close by Webmaster Greg with a collection of images mostly of the committee of recent times and often in bizarre circumstances.Thu, 31 May 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/46/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/47/2008-12-02/Members were invited to display and comment on their work for this special evening. Full marks to those who took this opportunity, as it's never easy to "take the floor" even for ten minutes or so, as it turned out. I'm sure we will repeat such an evening again, as it gave members the chance to become more interactive within the club. Thanks to the following for their contribution-- Frank Harris, Rita Marsden, Sue Dean, Sarah Davis, Arthur Berrisford, Phil Howcroft, Gary Langley, and potential new member Craig.Thu, 24 May 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/47/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/48/2008-12-02/ARNOLD WIN THE BATTLE Judge Bill Hall was the judge for the second leg of the print battle with Long Eaton, giving us a 6 point lead on the night. This gave us an overall lead of 21 points coupled with the first leg. It was a close run thing right up till the last 7 or 8 prints out of which we gained three 20's and two 19's to see us home with a grand total of 769 points to Long Eaton's 748. It was good to welcome so many members from Long Eaton which more than helped to make it a very enjoyable evening, viewing some excellent work from both camps. We look forward to a further battle with them in the future.Thu, 10 May 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/48/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/49/2008-12-02/EDDIE GETS OFF TO A FLIER Eddie Coxon stormed into a seven point lead in the first round of this years advanced print competition with a first (20pts) and two thirds (18pts each) Gary Langley came in second and Phil Haynes third. Results-- 1st---Punter---Eddie Coxon (20pts) 2nd---21st Century Boy---Gary Langley (19pts) 2nd---Fallen Flowers of Empire---Phil Haynes (19pts) 3rd---A Quiet Morning---Eddie Coxon (18pts) 3rd---Manley Point Death Valley--- Eddie Coxon (18pts) In the intermediate round Doreen Coxon claimed best print on the night but Sarah Davis heads the league by one point after nailing two seconds. Results-- 1st---The Beach---Doreen Coxon (20Pts) 2nd---Aman Becoming---Sarah Davis (19pts) 2nd---Times Square Technicolor---Sarah Davis (19pts) 3rd---The Wave---Doreen Coxon (18pts) 3rd---Bloom with a view---Dave Hollingsworth (18pts) Advanced League-- 1st Eddie Coxon---56 points 2nd---Gary Langley---49pts 3rd---Phil Haynes---48pts Intermediates-- 1st---Sarah Davis---53pts 2nd---Doreen Coxon---52pts 3rd---Dave Hollingsworth---50pts Mike Armstrong DPAGB was our excellent judge on the night and sorted through 39 entries for the advanced and 33 entries for the intermediate leagues respectively. Round 2 of the prints is on Thurs.14th June 07Thu, 26 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/49/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/50/2008-12-02/Following the club's recent success with the Awards for All grant, members were invited to submit 3 digital images and see them projected on the new projector in the first digital club competition. The images were stunningly clear and sharp from the new equipment and drew lots of praise from the authors. There were 17 entries judged admirably by John Jones. He gave joint 1st places with 19 points to Gary Langley, Mike Pointon and David Coombs. Results as follows---(Maximum 20pts) 1st--Not any closer--David Coombs--19 Pts 1st--Roy Wood--Gary Langley--19pts 1st--Digging in--Mike Pointon--19pts 2nd--Weekend freedom-- Dave Hollingsworth--18pts 2nd--Ginelle--Phil Haynes--18pts 2nd--Irish mail train--Phil Haynes--18pts 3rd--Lady with the green ribbon--Gary Langley--17pts 3rd--Steam at rest--John Bagshaw--17pts 3rd--Rusting gate--John Bagshaw--17pts 3rd--We shall remember--Phil Haynes--17pts 3rd--Christmas fair montage--Barry Walker--17pts The overall winner on the night with 3 images totalling 53 pts was Phil Haynes, closely followed by Gary Langley on 52pts and David Coombs and John Bagshaw coming in 3rd on 50pts Special thanks to Greg Foster and Steve Glossop who painstakenly organised and presented this first ever such evening.Thu, 12 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/50/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/51/2008-12-02/SLIDE COMPETITION 2ND ROUND Greg Foster and Gary Langley are neck and neck in the league on 102 points, after this round.Phil Haynes is a close second on 99points, and John Watts 3rd on 92. The judge on the night was Steve Roper. Results were as follows--- 1st-- The end of the journey-- John Watts 2nd-- Morning Light-- A. Berisford 2nd-- Adoration-- Phil Haynes 2nd-- Going Under-- Gary Langley 2nd-- Sam-- Gary Langley In the intermediate round Peter Littlewood came out top with camouflage followed by Sarah Davies with Waiting for Tadpoles. Sarah leads this league on 95 points, Sue Dean second on 91, and Keith Hucknall with 89pts Round 3 Thurs 13th September 07Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/51/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/52/2008-12-02/LET BATTLE COMMENCE 16 intrepid members braved a cold and blustery night and ventured over to Long Eaton Camera Club to do battle with 25 prints on either side. This 1st. leg was hosted by club secretary Peter Cheetham APAGB whilst judge Steve Myall had the unenviable task of trying to please everyone. We had the honour of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. placings on the night, and with a slender lead of 15 points overall (371-356) going into the second leg in May. The same 50 prints will then be judged by Bill Hall, and it could go either way. Results as follows 1st. Church Impressions--Eddie Coxon 2nd.Atmosphere Railway-- John Bagshaw 3rd.Winter Jogger-- Arthur Berrisford. Our thanks to our hosts for the refreshments and an enjoyable evening, and we look forward to welcoming them to our club on May 10th.07Mon, 05 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/52/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/53/2008-12-02/The Club is very pleased to announce that we have been successful in our application for Lottery funding and we are now sponsored by Awards For All. This will allow the Club to equip itself well for this digital age of photography. Plans have been drawn up to promote ourselves and interact more within our local community. This is excellent news and it is very fitting that this should coincide with the Club's 25th year. Wed, 28 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/53/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/54/2008-12-02/Annual Library Exhibition Well done to Steve Glossop with "Little Buddha" and Gary Langley with "A.J." on winning the coloured and monochrome sections respectively. Steve won the Bonington Shield outright with best print. Judge Peter Cheetham APAGB had to sort through 78 prints on the night from 26 authors. A great response from the members, no doubt due to the popularity of digital printing in the home. However this meant they were restricted to just 3 entries each, due to available wall space in the exhibition. Second place in the monochrome was claimed by Phil Haynes with "Ellie and her Mum" and third place given to Barry Walker with "Under Sail" Eddie Coxon came second in the colour section with "Shadows" with Gary Langley claiming third with "Orange Tip.Female" Highly commended prints were as follows Monochrome-"Lincoln Rooftops" by Phil Haynes. Coloured Section-"Concentrating Hard" by Sue Dean. "Tate Modern" by Phil Howcroft. "St.Paul's Church,Carlton" by Tony Mann. "Serenity" by Rex Stevenson A good evening was nicely rounded off by judge Peter displaying his excellent monochrome prints. The exhibition runs from Sat.10th March until Sat.21st April 2007Thu, 22 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/54/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/55/2008-12-02/Young models Ryan and Mitch posed tirelessly throughout the evening for the dozen or so active members wanting that special shot Their talents didn't end there as each one tinkled away merrily on the well out of tune piano in the corner of the room, between their spots in front of the lens. All were pleased member Peter Littlewood came along, as his hat proved an ideal prop for Mitch to model. I think he got it back!Mon, 12 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/55/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/56/2008-12-02/Slide competition Round 1 Greg Foster stormed into an early lead in this years Advanced League Competition with a healthy 55 points, after 2 seconds and a 3rd. placings. Sheila Severn claimed number one spot on the night, and sits 5 points behind Greg in the table. Gary Langley and Phil Haynes both earned joint 3rd placings on the night. In the intermediate section Sarah Davis was placed first with Peter Littlewood nailing 2nd. and 3rd. placings and top of the league on 51 points, 3 points ahead of Sarah. Vic Haas was the judge and sorted through a reasonable amount of 42 entries (15 Int.) (27 Adv.) considering the recent decline in slide interest. Results as follows- Intermediate 1st. Mysterious Woman---Sarah Davis 2nd.The last Minutes---Peter Littlewood 3rd. On the North Cornish Coast.---Peter Littlewood Advanced 1st. Flamingo.---Sheila Severn 2nd.Sub Tropical.--- Greg Foster 2nd Safe Haven.---Greg Foster 3rd. Andrew---Gary Langley 3rd. Juvenile Herring Gull ---Phil Haynes 3rd. Low Pass---Greg Foster Can Greg and Peter continue their excellent start? Round 2 on the 29th March 07Thu, 01 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/56/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/57/2008-12-02/This evening was the last round of the Clubs slide competition. Despite the inroads of digital imaging there was a good entry of slides in both Intermediate and Advanced categories. The judge Steve Myall did a fine job in his usual lighthearted way.Thu, 09 Nov 2006 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/57/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/58/2008-12-02/Greetings Arnold and District Camera Club I would just like to thank the members of the committee for their generous donation and support for my efforts on this website. I have enjoyed working on it and hope to continue my work in the future. If you have any suggestions or comments about the work I have done don't hesitate to contact me funkysi@funky-si.co.uk. Thanks again. SimonMon, 30 Oct 2006 02:02:02 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/58/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/59/2008-12-02/Club outing on 13th July. Members met on the Trent embankment and explored the Memorial Gardens. Some photos were taken but more discussion ensued about the nature and direction of the lighting. The group moved onto Holme Pierrepont were the low sun gave dramatic lighting to the canoeists on the slalom course. I am sure that pictures will be posted soon.Fri, 14 Jul 2006 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/59/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/60/2008-12-02/STOP PRESS Meeting for Thursday 13th July. Meet at the Aviary pub on the City side of Trent Bridge at 7:00 pmWed, 12 Jul 2006 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/60/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/61/2008-12-02/A very constructive meeting with members showing their work and explaining what they liked about it, why they had taken it and what after work had been done. Useful discussion throughout and general opinion was that it was worth repeating in the future. Due to the presenters ill health the sceduled meeting for 29th June has been cancelled. Instead a short presentation will be given about the new look website along with information about preparing, resizing and posting images onto the gallery pages. Members are asked to bring in any digital image files or short A/V sequences they would like to see projected. Images are still being collected for the Arnold Carnival 2006 gallery. Sorry for the delay in posting these.Thu, 22 Jun 2006 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/61/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/62/2008-12-02/The Club had a display stand and took photographs throughout the weekend of the Arnold Carnival - 17/18th June. Very mixed weather but very well attended. A gallery of pictures will be posted on this site as soon as possibleSun, 18 Jun 2006 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/62/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/63/2008-12-02/<img src="../imgs/250/1183062581.jpg" /><br />Brian Pearce FRPS gave an excellent talk about his love of photographing people in the streets of Hong Kong. Full of amusing anecdotes and insights from an area that is now rapidly changing. Brian prefers to use medium format TLR cameras for their quiet and discreet operation. All the work he showed was black and white prints of a very high quality. Some were candid pictures where the subjects were unaware of the camera, however, the majority were taken with permission, but not posed other than at the whim of the subjects. Clearly Brian has mastered the technique of making the subjects forget that he is there and taking pictures. His work has been published in many magazines, papers and also a book.Thu, 25 May 2006 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/63/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/64/2008-12-02/<img src="../imgs/250/1183063037.jpg" /><br />April 30th was the sixth World Pinhole Photography Day and once again ADCC have an entry posted. The link is http://www.pinholeday.org/gallery/2006/index.php?id=648 Eddie Coxon is our expert on Pinhole Photography and this year was persuaded to do something a bit different. He modified his home-made pinhole camera so that he can choose whether to take a single picture or to use a twin pinhole front in order to take stereo (3D) side-by-side pairs. Unfortunately the Pinhole Photograpy website is only set-up for individual images so only the right image of a stereo pair has been posted on the site. If anyone is interested in finding out more about this, please let me know (Webmaster) and I will see if I can get a short article from Eddie to post on the ADCC website.Sun, 30 Apr 2006 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/64/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/65/2008-12-02/<img src="../imgs/250/1183063137.jpg" /><br />Round 1 of the Print Competition was well attended and attracted a very good entry in both the advanced and intermediate categories.Thu, 27 Apr 2006 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/65/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/66/2008-12-02/<img src="../imgs/250/1183063235.jpg" /><br />The 24th Annual Print Exhibition is on display at Arnold Library from Monday 20th February to Saturday 1st April 2006. If you are unable to visit the exhibition during this time you are welcome to download a slide show of all the prints. Click on the download link below:Thu, 16 Mar 2006 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/66/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/67/2008-12-02/The Club season ended in great style with the brilliant "Journey into Space" on Thursday 10th November. A traditional twin projector audio visual show by our own Tony Mann who put in a great performance despite his current battle with illness. An excellent turn out of members and visitors which was repeated for the "Digital Workshop" on Monday 14th November. This showcased the new digital ways of presenting audio visual shows. Presented using a laptop computer and a digital video projector. No surprise that there was plenty of interest and questions. A glimpse of the future of Club shows? The final Print/Slide Theme competition attracted a large entry of excellent work which caused the judge some problems in selecting the winners. The theme this year was Architecture. Many of the prints were digitally produced And it was clear that the quality of such work is improving. The Annual General Meeting was well attended on Thursday 8th December and the committee was re-elected with a vote of thanks from the membership. It was noted that 2005 was the first year where membership had reached fifty. For most of the Clubs history membership has been in the mid-thirties and into the low forties for the last 2 to 3 years. The increase in membership seems to be down to this website doing its job and promoting our activities and also the resurgence of photography now we are in the digital age. Clearly digital work (or I should say Good digital work) is not as easy as the manufacturers and media would have us believe. The now traditional Christmas Social and Prize Giving on Monday 12th December went well with lots of certificates and trophies awarded for the many competitions held in 2005. It is hoped that the Club will continue to build on recent successes and have a great 2006. The professionally printed programme was very well received with the inclusion of more quality, colour images. Further increases to the size of the programme booklet will be considered although the costs of this might mean the need for advertiser support. The committee will look at the costs and would prefer to keep the booklet advert free. In particular the committee hope that the "Awards for All" bid is successful in 2006 so that the Club is able to purchase much needed digital equipment to support our membership and programme of activities. We welcome all our existing members and potential members back in the NEW YEAR.Sat, 31 Dec 2005 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/67/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/68/2008-12-02/<img src="../imgs/250/1183063664.jpg" /><br />A working party of members put up over 80 prints in the display are of Arnold Library. The Club is justly proud of its long association with the Library. A number of visitors to the Library came over to look at our work and talk to us. It is hoped that this our 23rd exhibition will inspire people to visit us on Thursday 27th January when we have a New Members meeting.Sat, 22 Jan 2005 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/68/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/69/2008-12-02/<img src="../imgs/250/1183063724.jpg" /><br />The 23rd Annual Print Exhibition Competition of members prints to be put on display in Arnold Library between Monday 24th January and Saturday 5th March 2005. Steve Roper CPAGB, a founder member of Nottingham Outlaws Photographic Society judged this competition.Thu, 13 Jan 2005 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/69/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/70/2008-12-02/Arnold Carnival 2003. An excellent weekend of fun, activities and music. The club manned a stand throughout the weekend and a team of our members took photographs for the organisers - Gedling Borough Council. A selection of our pictures can be viewed here. We also hope to have a stand at the forthcoming Gedling Show - further details to follow. Sat, 21 Jun 2003 01:01:01 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/70/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/71/2008-12-02/<img src="../imgs/250/1183063854.jpg" /><br />The start of our 21st annual print exhibition in Arnold library. The prints will be on display for the next six weeks. This years exhibition is sponsored by VIVA Imaging.Sat, 14 Jun 2003 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/71/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/72/2008-12-02/At last after a long period in the doldrums we launch a brand new Arnold and District Camera Club website. Many of the aspects and style of the old site have been retained, however, we have vowed to ensure that this time updates, maintenance and certainly news will be uploaded much more frequently. More importantly your messages will not just disappear and remain unanswered as in the past. Please note that the old site still exists but we are unable to close, update, forward mail or retain the registered domain name without a lot of expense and legal aid. Apart from a very late (September) posting of the 2002 programme no updates have been made in over 2 years! This new site is the culmination of many, many hours of committee discussion, not to mention many hours of work on my part since this is my first attempt at creating a website. On behalf of the Club I hope that you find the content interesting, particularly the galleries. Please let us have any comments or criticisms so that we can keep your interest and also improve the site.Sun, 01 Jun 2003 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/72/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/73/2008-12-02/<img src="../imgs/250/1183063949.jpg" /><br />An excellent first round for the print league competition. A large entry of prints in both Intermediate and Advanced categories. An interesting mix of traditional and digitally printed images. As usual a good selection of both colour and mono prints were keenly judged. Winning entries were submitted by Frank Eyre, Malcolm Reed and Mike Hall.Thu, 24 Apr 2003 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/73/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/74/2008-12-02/Following yesterdays committee meeting we have now registered a new site domain www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk in an effort to make it easier for people to find us. At the moment we do not intend to move the site, so that those of you who have already found us do not need to change your bookmarks. The new domain name will forward to this site.Fri, 18 Apr 2003 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/74/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/75/2008-12-02/I did not attend this meeting due to personal commitments, however, I am informed that I missed a real treat. An excellent series of slides presented by Rex Archer on New Zealand and Australia. Due to the efforts of Tony and Greg, this evening saw the inaugural use of our new powered screen. The members were suitably impressed with this dramatic improvement over our old screen which was much smaller and time worn. At 2.2 metres square this will certainly do justice to the many slides we see projected, particularly those in medium format. Thu, 10 Apr 2003 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/75/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/76/2008-12-02/Round two of our slide league competition. This years battle is being very hotly contested giving our judges a very hard time and our audiences an excellent evenings viewing. It is clear from the entry numbers and the quality of the slides that our members in both the intermediates and advanced leagues are all out to impress this year.Thu, 27 Mar 2003 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/76/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/77/2008-12-02/Horror Show - a display of members worst slides and prints. A truly horrific evening in which some committee members were singled out for presenting some stupendously bad pictures. All in good fun and some common pitfalls were well and truly highlighted. No names, but the best (worst?) shot of the evening was of a ladybird taking off. This was so surreal that we were forced to take an unexpected intermission whilst the audience recovered their composure. Maybe I will be able to persuade the author to let me reproduce it here for your edification, albeit anonymously. Prizes were presented to the authors of the three worst pictures of the evening. Let me know if you would like to see a series on 'How not to do it'. Mon, 17 Mar 2003 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/77/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/78/2008-12-02/A large 220cm electrically operated wall mounted screen has been acquired for Club use and it is hoped to have this fitted and working soon. A significant improvement in size and quality compared to our present screen. Our thanks go to Peter Cheetham APAGB of Long Eaton Camera Club for supplying us with a suitable double rocker switch and wiring diagram. Sat, 15 Mar 2003 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/78/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/79/2008-12-02/<img src="../imgs/250/1183064032.jpg" /><br />A superb medium format slide lecture of travel pictures given by Malcolm Sales FRGS, QEP, ABIPP, ARPS. Malcolm showed us the superb quality slides that can be taken with Bronica cameras especially if you are prepared to get up very early to watch the sun come up or stay late for the sunset. Fitness and dedication are essential for this style of landscape work particularly since the winter months are frequently the most rewarding. Malcolm has published several books as well as being the author of articles in photography magazines.Thu, 13 Mar 2003 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/79/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/80/2008-12-02/<img src="../imgs/250/1183064086.jpg" /><br />NEMPF AGM and slide competition. The pictures show how well ADCC did! We will be back next year!Sat, 01 Mar 2003 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/80/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/81/2008-12-02/The first round of our league slide competitions. A well attended night with a very closely fought battle in the advanced workers section. Even the intermediates section had some excellent slides and thanks to an influx of keen new members a reasonable number of slides were entered. The evening finished late due to our efforts to select the best for the upcoming NEMPF slide competition which will be held in the Bonnington Theatre in Arnold on Sunday 9th March.Thu, 27 Feb 2003 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/81/2008-12-02/ http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/82/2008-12-02/An excellent travel slide show given by Club member Margaret Johnson LRPS for the first half of the evening. Margaret impressed us all with her very informative commentary throughout her show. Our own ex-chairperson Rita Marsden presented her prints on the theme of Refections in the second half. Rita commented on the reasons and ideas behind her work and made it clear to us all that theme working, even extended over a number of years can result in a good panel of images. It is gratifying that more members are coming forward to give slide shows or print presentations to share their skills and techniques.Thu, 13 Feb 2003 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk/news/82/2008-12-02/