2016_2017 Season

Our new syllabus has now been finalised and we are looking forward to welcoming old and new members alike on 23 September for the official opening night of the new season.

Remember the club is still open every Friday night from around 7.30/8pm.  If you are interested in photography and would like more information on the club, please drop in and visit us or send an e mail using the address on the contact page.

Summer Season 2016

Although camera club organised events are finished for the season, the clubhouse is open every Friday throughout the Spring/Summer for members and potential members to meet.  Doors are usually open 7.30/8 pm.  Exceptions to this are if a trip out has been organised - check our Facebook page for details of any upcoming summer excursions.  Prospective members or those interested in photography are welcome to come along  to the club on a Friday night for informal chat and advice.  For further information, please contact us using the information on the contact page.

Prizegiving night 2015_2016

We had our final night of the season last night and the silverware was given out.  Here's how the trophies were allocated;

Print League GCCC Championship Cup Premier Award in Annual Exhibition Matt Erskine

Digital Image League GCCC Shield - Edward Auld memorial Trophy - Colour Slide League – Bill Barry

Annual Print

Best Monochrome GCCC Presidents' Trophy – Matt Erskine

Best Colour Johnny Campbell Memorial Shield – John Carey

Best Portrait The Campbell Smith Trophy – Ann-Marie Westwood

Best Overall The J. Smith Memorial Trophy – Ann-Marie Westwood

Annual Digital Image

Landscape Section Tommy Turner Memorial Trophy – John Carey

Nature Section Joseph Shirley Nature Shield – Bill Barry

Open Section ICC Shield – Robert McKenzie

Overall Winner Best Slide in Annual Competition – Robert McKenzie

Most Creative/Innovative Duncan Ferguson Memorial Trophy – Martin McGeehan

Annual Print Competition 2016

We recently had the judging of our Annual Print Competition - congratulations to those who won and were commended;

COLOUR SECTION

COMMENDED – TREE – MATT ERSKINE

HIGHLY COMMENDED – FEW STARS AND AURORA – GREGOR ROACH

BEST COLOUR PRINT – EILEAN DONAN CASTLE – JOHN CAREY

MONO SECTION

COMMENDED – MOORING – JOHN CAREY

HIGHLY COMMENDED – INDIAN MAIDENS LOCHAN – JOHN CAREY

BEST MONO PRINT – FLOODING – MATT ERSKINE

PORTRAIT SECTION

COMMENDED – VIOLINIST – MATT ERSKINE

HIGHLY COMMENDED – EMMA – JOHN CAREY

BEST PORTRAIT – LIP SMACKING GOOD – ANN-MARIE WESTWOOD

BEST OVERAL PRINT – LIP SMACKING GOOD – ANN-MARIE WESTWOOD

Annual Digital Competition 2016 Results

Open Section

Commended

Tommy Rodger                 Falling Water

Robert McKenzie             Fiat Balilla

Highly Commended       

Bill Barry                         Ancient Warehouse

John McCue                      Eastern Tete a Tete

Martin McGeehan             Misty Blue

Winner and overall winner

Robert McKenzie              Lucy

Nature

Highly Commended

Bill Clark                             Black Crowned heron and Catch

Bill Clark                             Eastern Water Dragon

Bill Barry                             Family

Alistair McKenzie                Predator

Winner

Bill Barry                             Mallard Duckling

Landscape   
      

Commended

Alistair McKenzie              Follow the Burn

Martin McGeehan               Limestone Gorge

Highly Commended

Gregor Roach                     Milky Way

Bill Barry                           The Gathering Storm

Ann-Marie Westwood        Trees

Winner

John Carey                         Glen Etive

Creative Trophy              

Martin McGeehan            Misty Blue

4th Monthly Competitions 2015_2016

Our final monthly competitions were
Prints - Something Different
Digital - Nature

Prints;
1st - Does God Play Baseball? Bill Clark

2nd - Titanic Textures - Martin McGeehan
3rd - A Bit Loopy - Bill Clark

Digital
1st - Old Woodland - Alastair McKenzie

2nd - Mallard Duckling - Bill Barry

3rd - Blue Tit - Bill Barry

3rd Monthly Competition 2015_2016

Our third monthly print competition was 'It's all in the light' and congratulations go to the following members who placed;

1st Matt Erskine - Street Light

2nd Alastair McKenzie - When the Boats Come In
3rd Martin McGeehan - Silver Dawn
4th  Bill Clark - Watchers on the Shore
5th  Martin McGeehan - Escape from New York

On the same evening, our digital competition was 'Illustrate a book/film/song title'.  Lots of work went into these images!

1st Raymond McElroy - A Clockwork Orange

2nd Tommy Rodger - Paint it Black

3rd Martin McGeehan - She's in Love with You

4th Bill Barry - The Gathering Storm
5th Tommy Rodger - The Hunger Games

2nd Monthly Competition 2015

Our second monthly this season was judged by Martin McNaughton of Beith Camera Club.  Martin gave us some excellent constructive feedback on our images.

Here are the results;

Prints - Transport

1st - Slalom - Bill Clark
2nd - West Highland Line - Matt Erskine
3rd - Into the Mist - Albert Burrows
4th - Into the Channel - Matt Erskine
5th - Extinct Beetle - Bill Clark

1st

Digital - History/Old Things

1st - A Life Well Lived - Martin McGeehan
2nd - 1935 Fiat Ballila - Robert McKenzie
3rd - Steam Power - Bill Barrie
4th - Egyptian Temple - John Carey
5th -  Jurassic Period Limestone Gorge - Martin McGeehan

1st

2nd

3rd

1st Monthly Competition November 2015

Here are the results of our first competition this season judged by Tom Docherty CPAGB of Queens Park CC.

Print – Open

1^st           Bumble Bee – Gregor Roach

2^nd          Glencoe – Matt Erskine

3^rd          Lone Tree – Matt Erskine

4^th          Pier - Matt Erskine

5^th          Martina – Martin McGeehan

1st

2nd

 3rd

4th

 5th

Digital – Urban/Industrial

1^st           Ancient warehouse – Bill Barry

2^nd          Terminated Terminal – Alistair McKenzie

3^rd          Through the Gap – Bill Clark

4^th          Trio – Bill Barry

5^th          Shopping on Hold – Ann Sloane

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3rd

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5th

Well done to all who entered.