Calendar 2020/21
Competition deadlines
Entries for internal monthly competitions need to be in no later than midnight on the 1st day of the month preceding the competition. To see full details of the Competitions click here.
For other internal and external competitions, the deadlines are as follows:
Graham Brown Memorial Trophy (Round 1) - 23rd June 2020
Jaguar Cup Competition - Date TBC
Graham Brown Memorial Trophy (Round 2) - 8th September 2020
Hollis Trophy - Tuesday, 20th October 2020
Badby Challenge Cup - Wednesday, 11th November 2020
Graham Brown Memorial Trophy (Round 3) - Tuesday, 12th January 2021
Calendar
All meetings are on a Tuesday unless otherwise stated.
Coronavirus Update
Weekly meetings at Mayfield Park Sports Club are currently suspended due to the virus pandemic.
The calendar shows the planned evenings and events which will resume once it is safe to do so.
March 2020
3rd
10th
17th
24th
31st
Annual General Meeting
Competition (Projected): Open, Judge: Peter Siviter
Members evening: Practical session
Guest Speaker: Leigh Bishop - ‘Exploring Britannic’
Guest Speaker: John Smith - Demo Talk on Lightroom
April
7th
14th
21st
28th
Competition (Projected): Open Monochrome, Judge: Wes Gibbon
Closed for Easter
Guest Speaker: David Mason - 'Street photography'
Members Personal Projects: Peter Going - 'The Magnificent Seven (Victorian Garden Cemeteries)
May
5th
12th
19th
20th
26th
Members evening: Informal Critique
Competition (Projected) - The Peter Cosentino Trophy: Creative, Judge: Chris Baldwin
Members Evening Practical Session (6.30pm start): Meet at Dodmoor House, Weedon NN7 4TA
Jaguar Inter Club Competition – POSTPONED – New date to be confirmed
Guest Speaker: Malcolm Hupman - 'Where I Photograph Wildlife in the UK'
June
2nd
9th
16th
23rd
30th
Members evening: 10 in 10
Competition (Projected): Roofscapes, Judge: Chris Forster
Members Personal projects: Mike Fuller - Talk on female photographers
Graham Brown Memorial Trophy: Round 1
Members evening practical session (7pm start): Walk around Hellidon village
July
7th
14th
21st
28th
Members evening practical session - Details to follow
Competition (Print): Blurred Movement, Judge: Peter Going
Guest Speaker: Tom Way - Wildlife Through a Lens
Members evening: Informal Critique
August
4th
11th
18th
25th
Summer Social
Competition (Projected): Untouched (straight from camera), Judge: David Lowe
Members Personal Projects: Roland Puleston-Jones & Linda Ariss - Underwater & Dive shots photography
Guest Speaker: Tony Winfield - Infra Red photography
September
1st
8th
15th
22nd
29th
Guest Speaker: Leigh Bishop - Underwater Explorer ‘Exploring the bigger sister ship of Titanic’
Competition (Projected): Transport, Judge: Paul Nickerson
Graham Brown Memorial Trophy: Round 2
Members evening: Mounting photos for our annual exhibition
Guest Speaker: Tracey Sherwood - Christmas Food Photography practical
Members evening: 10 in 10
October
3rd
6th
13th
20th
27th
Trip to Mounts Baths, Northampton. Contact Bee Jackson if you are interested (places are limited)
NB This trip is on a Saturday
Viewing of the MCPF (Midlands Counties Photographic Federation) Travelling Portfolio
Competition (Print): Still Life, Judge: Roger Parry
Hollis Trophy - Annual digital competition (4 categories):
External Judge: Graham Walton, Internal Judge: John Lewis
Guest Speaker: Annie Bee - Portrait Photographer
November
3rd
10th
11th
17th
24th
Members evening practical sessions:
Cropping/Cloning/Borders - Linda Wilson & Chris Baldwin, Dodge & Burn - Mike Fuller
Competition (Projected): Textures, Judge: Gareth Martin
Badby Challenge at Dunchurch Club: NB This event is on a Wednesday
Members evening: Rummage in the loft and bring your old photos
Guest Speaker: Graham Heywood - 'Imaginations' - sports, travel and creative
December
1st
8th
15th
22nd
29th
Member Speaker: ‘Planning & preparing a Panel of Prints’ - Christine Prickett
Competition (Projected): Water, Judge: Richard Houghton
Members Christmas Social
Closed for Christmas
Closed for New Year
January 2021
5th
12th
19th
26th
Member Speaker: The Power of RAW - Colin Prickett
Competition (Projected): The Colour Purple, Judge: Louise Walton
Graham Brown Memorial Trophy: Round 3
Members evening: Informal Critique
Guest Speaker: Tim Pile - 'Nudes in Photography'
February
2nd
9th
16th
23rd
Members evening practical session: Water Splash & Droplets - Peter Going
Competition (Print): Panel of 3, Judge: Malcolm Sales
Members Travelogues: Carole Emms & Judy Jennings
Guest Speaker: Daryl Tebbutt - Leics Lo-Fi