Nairn Beach Sunset

This was taken last summer on a windy beach. The sky was changing quickly thanks to the wind and was never the same for long.

New Season Competitions and Summer Assignment

These are on the site above now.
We are still in the process of compiling the new syllabus. Any ideas would be welcome from members or anyone visiting the site.

Winter's Art

I'm sure many of the members have been out recording the superb ice & light conditions we experienced over the holiday period but, as yet haven't uploaded to the website. So here are a couple of examples to get the ball rolling. I've chosen detail shots as opposed to the 'frosty landscape' pictures that are more the norm.

Happy Christmas

Merry Christmas to all our club members. Our programme was disrupted a little over the recent bad weather but thanks to members we were able to adapt our evenings. Here's hoping that next year will be a good one for the club.

So Close To Home site

Take a look at this site which has a great selection of photographs from around Scotland and also has competitions to enter. Click the link below

www.soclosetohome.co.uk/

World interest in our club

It's good to see the interest our site is geseating around the world.
The following is a breakdown of the number of visits we have been getting to our site from around the world. It would be good to have more photo contributions from our members to show to visitors to the site.

United Kingdom 2,471

United States 532
Netherlands 254
Germany 165
Russia 84
Philippines 56
South Africa 38
Australia 33
France 32
Spain 31

Stormy Weather

This was taken on slide film a couple of years ago between heavy showers at Cardwell Bay. I liked the way the sun lit up the womans glasses and rainhood.

Candid Shots

This was taken in Glasgow across from the Weatherspoons in George Square. I liked the style of the man in the window whose hairstyle was similar to the Victorian bank workers who would have been in the orginal building.

There are some spectacular doorways between Great Western Road and Byres Road. It is worth a walk around this area especially early in the morning to see how they are individually decorated.

Langbank at Sunrise

This was taken from the West Ferry Point looking down the Clyde in Autumn 2010.

Nain Kite Flyer

I've just got round to working on my holiday snaps in Nairn from this summer. Nairn was very windy but had fabulous beaches and light to take photos.

Camera Light

Any old cameras lying about?
I noticed that a shop in London called Type has converted one into a lamp. Some of us camera enthusiasts my think this is a waste of a classic camera but at least it is being put to some good use.
The Brownie Light costs £120. Visit the Type website for contact detail and store opening times.

Camera Club Closed

Unfortunately our club will be closed this Friday due to our speaker being unable to make it due to the snow and ice.

Snow

For some of us the snow is a nuisance but for photographers it's an ideal opportunity to take photos if we are willing to brave the cold. The photo below was taken with my compact camera which I carry most places these days.

Matt Erskine Photos

Thanks to Matt for some of his images which are of the usual high standard. Some club members may be familiar with some of the excellent portraits and landscapes which were shown last season.

 Winter

Arran 

 

 Double Take

Two by Two 

Waiting the Event 

This is How it Works

Click on each image to enlarge them for better viewing.

Club Outing to the Isle of May

 

 The outings to Kelburn and the Titan have been noted in this main stream of postings, but what was arguably the best outing of the summer, to the Isle of May in the Firth of Forth, seems to have been missed out. To rectify this, here's a picture I took on the island - "Puffin in Flight, with Capelin".
I know it isn't pin-sharp, but it was taken while panning with a telephoto lens, at f7 with a shutter speed of 1/800 of a second. The bird was passing at an estimated 40mph - they can fly at speeds up to 55mph, with wings beating at a rate of 300-400 per minute (5-7 beats per second!), so in-flight pictures are something of a challenge!

Club Outing to Clydebank Titan

This summer, ICC had several successful outings (thanks to Gaie, who organised them!), one of the most well-attended being the Friday evening trip to the Titan crane. We were lucky that the rainy weather cleared that evening and there was some late sunshine that made the trip all the more worthwhile.
A composite is shown of four images that I took that evening.

New Inverclyde Camera Club Syllabus 2010 to 2011

Thanks to Gaie we now have completed our syllabus for the coming season which is a follows

SEPTEMBER
17th    Opening Night

24th    Maui - "The Valley Isle" - Bill Clark


OCTOBER
1st     ‘Canon Fodder’ - Jim Caldwell (Paisley Colour Club)

8th      Photography workshops

15th    Close Season Assignment

21st    GDPU image battle, (Strathaven away)

22rd    5 x 25
           (handing in night for 1st monthly comp)

29th    ‘Earth’s beauty’- Dimitri Vasiliou (Ayrshire)


NOVEMBER
5th      (1st monthly competition) – Alistair Sinclair (Penilee Camera Club)

           (digital – a touch of red;     prints – silhouettes or shadows)

12th      GDPU portfolio

19th     ‘Photoshop for Photographers’ - Alastair Knox LRPS

26th      Then and Now      
            (handing in night for 2nd monthly comp)


DECEMBER
3rd      Jack Morrison ‘Underwater Photography’

10th     2nd monthly competition – Andy Alexander

           (digital – portraits, formal/ informal;     prints – photojournalism)

17th     Image knockout competition

24th    CLOSED


JANUARY
7th        AV night - Tony Clarke

14th      GDPU league battle (Gryffe)    
            (handing in night for 3rd monthly comp)

21st    ‘Landscape Photography’ - Bruce Percy

28th     (3rd monthly competition) – Lorna McDonald  (Alba Photographic Society)

           (digital – illustrate a book or film title;      prints – open)


FEBRUARY
4th       ‘Ronnie’s Ramblings continued’ - Ronnie Mcfadyen,

11th      SPF portfolio

18th      Miscellany          
            (handing in night for 4th monthly comp)

24th     (Thursday) Renfrewshire Interclub Competition

25th     Remember slides?


MARCH
4th       (4th monthly competition) – Duncan McDonald  (Paisley Colour Club)

            (digital – the natural world;     prints – sport or action)

11th      Stan Miller (Carluke Camera Club)   
             (handing night in for annual prints)

18th     ‘Argentina’: Dr Neil Murray     
            (handing in night for annual digital images)

25th      Annual print competition – Colin Wilkinson (Alba Photographic Society)


APRIL
1st       Annual projected image competition – Jim Dyas (Motherwell Camera Club)

8th      Annual General Meeting

14th    (Thursday) Closing social and prize-giving

Trip to Kelburn Country Park

Last Friday club members travelled to Kelburn Country Park to photograph the birds of prey.

I must say that Dougie Hendry (pictured) put on a very informative and educational display that made the visit very enjoyable.

Being a photographer himself he was able to give advice to our group to ensure good pictures.

Expect to be seeing a lot of pictures from this evening in upcoming competitions.

Competition Winners 2009 to 2010

 

Bill Barry, John Carey, Anne Marie Westwood, Karen McGuinness, John McCue and John Smith

Congratulations to our club winners for the season 2009 - 2010 with a high standard of entries this season.

The winners were as follows:-

Monthly Competitions

Print       Open Section                Matt Erskine

Digital     Open Section                Bill Barry

Print Intermediate Section            Karen McGuinness

Digital Intemediate Section           John Smith

Annual Prints

Portrait Section                            Matt Erskine

Monochrome Section                   Matt Erskine

Colour Section                             Matt Erskine

Best Print                                     Matt Erskine (Double Take)

Annual Digital

Landscape Section                       Anne Marie Westwood LRPS

Nature Section                             John Carey

Open Section                               Anne Marie Westwood LRPS

Best Overall Image                       John Carey (Mallard)

Best Creative Image                     John McCue (Redskins)

We would also like to give a special thanks to Karens mum for volunteering to present the trophies to the winners

Birds of Prey Kelburn Trip

Just to re-iterate: Kelburn next week, meet at clubhouse at 6.15 unless making your own way there - let  Gaie know if you are, so folks don't wait unnecessarily.

Dougie says it will be on unless a downpour - a little drizzle won't stop him, though you may of may not fancy getting those expensive cameras ruined in the rain!

Guidance for Members on the Competition Subjects for 2010-11

Bill Clark has kindly provided some guidance for this years competition subjects.
Hopefully this should be of benefit for the clubs newer members or people interested in joining our club.
Competition #1
PRINTS - "Silhouettes or Shadows" - Either or both may appear in the picture, but should comprise a significant / important element.
DIGITAL - "A Touch of Red" - Images in which a small patch of red (not purple, pink or orange!) is critical to the success of the picture.
Not a 'blob' or 'blotch' - just a touch!
Competition #2
PRINTS - "Photojournalism" - The definition of this always causes problems - it does NOT mean a picture that might appear in the press.
What’s required are pictures in which the story-telling element is paramount.
DIGITAL - "Portraits" [Formal or Informal] - The tag (formal / informal) means that only pictures of people are eligible.
Competition #3
PRINTS - Open - No restrictions here then - this should let you give rein to your creativity!
DIGITAL - "Illustrate a Book or Film Title" - Now, here’s a challenge – let’s see you do something interesting with this one!
Probably best to stick to better-known titles, but otherwise the only limit here is your own imagination!
Competition #4
PRINTS - “Sport or Action”  - No guidance necessary here, surely! Just go and capture something happening!
DIGITAL - "The Natural World" - Anything representative of the biological or the earth sciences – “animal, vegetable or mineral”, you may say.
However, human-bred domestic animals are NOT eligible

Good luck to everyone.

Anne-Marie Westwoods Website

Ann-Marie has had her own website added to our site showing good examples of her wedding, equestrian and travel photography.

Take a look at it at  http://www.rosephotography.co.uk/

Competition Titles 2010-2011

Since the season is over for another year here is the proposed competition subjects for next season
DIGITAL                                            
1. A touch of red                                   
2. Portraits (formal or informal)
3. Illustrate a book or film title
4. The natural world
PRINTS
1. Silhouettes or shadows
2. Photojournalism
3. Open (any topic you want)
4. Sport or action

THE SUMMER ASSIGNMENT
This usually involves photos taken this summer and is presented early in next seasons syllabus
Up to 3 sets of 4 images (digital or prints - but not mixed) and choosing 4 different topics from below for each set.
1. A day out
2. Animals
3. Close ups
4. Humour
5. Monochrome
6. Patterns

The Herald and VII The Magazine

The Herald which has always supported good photograpy has now teamed up with VII The Magazine to show us photos from around the world from international photographers.

Go to the following link for international, readers, and old archive pictures
http://www.heraldscotland.com/photo-gallery

Retro Look Cameras

There seems to be a revival of 1960s style cameras such as this Olympus

Most come with a modern twist of varying quality appear to be trying to appeal to our old memories.

Check out some of the cameras at the following site to see if nostalgia really is as good as it used to be

http://www.modculture.co.uk/style/style.php?id=54

Club Members Own Sites

Our site now has a section for club members websites and online photosites. This give us the chance to see what club members have online.

If you have a site you want included copy and paste it in a e mail to inverclydecameraclub@live.com and I will put it on.

Check out the excellent photos on Karens Flickr site by clicking her link on the right hand column

Digital Section handing in night this week

Don't forget to bring your photos along related to the list below

Annual Competitions

Remember March 12th is the handing in night for the prints section. You are allowed 8 entries split into the following sections:-
Monochrome
Portrait
Colour

The following week is the digital section with 8 entries allowed accross the following sections:-
Open
Nature
Landscape

Good luck to everyone with their entries

Inverclyde on Facebook

It's been interesting to see Inverclyde photos from the past and present on Facebook set up by Brendan Anderson (set up your own account and type in Inverclyde in its search box).

Some photos have also been good for looking at the area  from a new perspective and some are of very high quality such as this one by Nicolas Valentin
Its also interesting to see or ask for comments about old photos






Click the link below if you are already on Facebook
www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=3436720&id=560613233#!/group.php?gid=266980213349&ref=ts