What's On This Season 2011-2012
Each season, beginning in September, there are lectures, competitions, and
exhibitions. This is what we have planned for the current season.
Use the filters to find exactly what you want.
| Year Month | Day | What's On | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 August | 03 | NO MEETING | NO MEETING Summer Break |
| 2011 August | 10 | NO MEETING | NO MEETING Summer Break |
| 2011 August | 17 | NO MEETING | NO MEETING Summer Break |
| 2011 August | 24 | NO MEETING | NO MEETING Summer Break |
| 2011 August | 31 | NO MEETING | NO MEETING Summer Break |
| 2011 September | 07 | Lecture | First Night Back The 2010/2011 competition awards, plus feedback on club outings. |
| 2011 September | 14 | Lecture | "In the Steps of Edmund Hillary" John Nathan, ARPS The story of 2 trips to Everest with scientific expeditions |
| 2011 September | 21 | Print Competition | Print Competition 1 Susan Hill, FRPS, Judge Print Competition Rules |
| 2011 September | 28 | Digital Competition | Digital Competition 1 David Mendus, Judge (Please send your entries to the Competition Organiser) Digital Competition Rules |
| 2011 October | 05 | Lecture | "Starting in Nature Photography" Mick White, LRPS |
| 2011 October | 11 | SLF Competition | Tuesday SLF colour prints competition ** Note: The match is at Woolwich ** |
| 2011 October | 12 | Slide Competition | Slide Competitions 1 + 2 Rex Bamber, FRPS, Judge Slide Competition Rules |
| 2011 October | 19 | Print Competition | Print Competition 2 Ian Brash, Judge Print Competition Rules |
| 2011 October | 26 | Lecture | "All Roads Lead To Rhodes" Presented by Peter Brandham A Kew Botanist on macro photography of plant life. |
| 2011 November | 02 | Lecture | Change of Event Change of Event Critique of Prints by Phillip Quarry Please bring Prints you would like an expert to cast his eagle eye over. Find out why the Judge had reservations about your excellent picture. This is a very interactive evening. So bring a strong voice as well! Prints only. |
| 2011 November | 09 | Trophy Competition | Monochrome Competition Mike Dales ARPS, Judge The winner will hold the Bamber Trophy for one year |
| 2011 November | 11 | SLF Competition | Friday SLF digital competition ** Note: The match is at Selsdon ** |
| 2011 November | 16 | SLF Competition | SLF Monochrome Print competition Gerald Kitiyakara LRPS, Judge ** Note: The match is at Croydon, hosted by CCC ** |
| 2011 November | 19 | Social | Saturday Club Dinner. The venue is the Croydon Park Hotel, 7 Altyre Road, CR9 5AA (0208-680-9200), and there is a substantial buffet-style dinner. Meet at 7:30pm for an 8:00pm start. |
| 2011 November | 23 | Lecture | "Photoshop Elements" Part 1: A practical demonstration by Roy King on how he processes his images. He will be using Photoshop Elements. He also raises the question of what extra benefits the full Photoshop program gives. Part 2: Answering your Digital processing questions. Part 3: A demonstration of Monitor calibration. |
| 2011 November | 26 | SLF Competition | Saturday SLF Digital Competition ** Note: The match is at East Horsley ** |
| 2011 November | 30 | Digital Competition | Digital Competition 2 Don Morley, Judge (Please send your entries to the Competition Organiser) Digital Competition Rules |
| 2011 December | 07 | Lecture | "Facing It: Portraits on Location" Julian Hawkins Practical advice on lighting: background problems, etc |
| 2011 December | 14 | Social | Christmas Social. |
| 2011 December | 21 | NO MEETING | NO MEETING |
| 2011 December | 28 | NO MEETING | NO MEETING |
| 2012 January | 04 | Slide Competition | Slide Competitions 3 + 4 Rex Bamber, FRPS, Judge Slide Competition Rules |
| 2012 January | 04 | Annual Exhibition | Last Day to submit your DIGITAL entries for the Annual Exhibition |
| 2012 January | 04 | Annual Exhibition | Last Day to submit your PRINT and SLIDE entries for the Annual Exhibition |
| 2012 January | 11 | Digital Competition | Digital Competition 3 Jeff Penfold ARPS, Judge (Please send your entries to the Competition Organiser) Digital Competition Rules |
| 2012 January | 18 | Lecture | "Much More Than A Pepper" Wally Conquy The life and work of the legendary American photographer Edward Weston. |
| 2012 January | 25 | Print Competition | Print Competition 3 Mike Cleave ARPS, Judge Print Competition Rules |
| 2012 February | 01 | Lecture | "Photoshop Basics and Beyond (2)" TBA |
| 2012 February | 08 | Trophy Competition | Nature Competition Chris Coates DPAGB, Judge Annual competition for the David Eaves Trophy for one year |
| 2012 February | 15 | Digital Competition | Digital Competition 4 Steve Lawrenson ARPS, Judge (Please send your entries to the Competition Organiser) Digital Competition Rules |
| 2012 February | 20 | Annual Exhibition | Monday Setting up of the Annual Exhibition at the Fairfield Halls,
10:00am (morning) |
| 2012 February | 22 | Lecture | "Greenland and Iceland" Susan Hill FRPS A travel talk with prints and slides, by an expert landscape worker. |
| 2012 February | 25 | Annual Exhibition | Saturday Close Down of the Annual Exhibition at the Fairfield Halls,
9:15pm |
| 2012 February | 29 | Annual Exhibition | Exhibition Awards Night at the club house. Rosemary Wilman, Hon FRPS, Judge (Note: This is NOT at the exhibition venue as in previous years) |
| 2012 March | 07 | Digital Competition | Digital Competition 5 John Nathan ARPS, Judge (Please send your entries to the Competition Organiser) Digital Competition Rules |
| 2012 March | 14 | Print Competition | Print Competition 4 Monica Weller ARPS, Judge Print Competition Rules |
| 2012 March | 21 | Lecture | "Aspects of Composition" Presenter Mike Farley LRPS |
| 2012 March | 28 | Meeting | Special General Meeting (SGM) Please note that as there will be a lot to get through on the evening, this meeting will start promptly at 8pm and owing to the importance of matters to be discussed for the future of the club, all members are urged to attend. Please read the agenda. |
| 2012 April | 01 | Subscriptions | Your club membership subscription is due for renewal today. |
| 2012 April | 04 | NO MEETING | NO MEETING. Holy Week, Church Hall not available. |
| 2012 April | 11 | Trophy Competition | The "Croydon Centenary Trophy" Competition Our annual inter-club invitation fixture for prints and digital images. Keith Evans FRPS, Judge |
| 2012 April | 18 | Slide Competition | Slide Competitions 5 + 6 Rex Bamber FRPS, Judge Slide Competition Rules |
| 2012 April | 25 | Print Competition | Print Competition 5 Andy Smith, Judge Print Competition Rules |
| 2012 May | 02 | Lecture | "An Evening in the Raw" Presenter Mike Farley LRPS Processing of RAW Images. Why and How. With practical demonstrations in Elements 9, Photoshop, Lightroom, Canon DPP, and Raw Therapee. |
| 2012 May | 09 | Print Competition | Print Competition 6 Tim Morland ARPS, Judge Print Competition Rules |
| 2012 May | 16 | Lecture | "Portraiture, a la David Bailey" Joe Partridge A practical session in which members get the chance to try their hand at producing results in the Bailey style. |
| 2012 May | 23 | Digital Competition | Digital Competition 6 Marie-Ange Bouchard, LRPS, Judge (Please send your entries to the Competition Organiser) Digital Competition Rules |
| 2012 May | 30 | Meeting | Annual General Meeting |
| 2012 June | 06 | Trophy Competition | SLIDE of the Year Competition Judge: Jeff Royce Members' own choice of their entries from the 2011/2012 internal SLIDE Competitions. Competing for the Shirley Eldon Trophy. View the Competition Rules. |
| 2012 June | 13 | Trophy Competition | PRINT of the Year Competition Judge: Mick White LRPS Members' own choice of their entries from the 2011/2012 internal PRINT Competitions. Competing for the Duthoit Trophy. View the Competition Rules. |
| 2012 June | 20 | Lecture | Be A Judge For The Night An interactive print-judging presentation by Andy Smith |
| 2012 June | 27 | Trophy Competition | Judge: Marcus Scott-Taggart The set subject this year is Faces. Competing for the Master Trophy. |
| 2012 July | 04 | Lecture | The Surrey Photographic Association Biennual Exhibition, 2012 A digital projection of the accepted images, introduced by Bill Yates. An opportunity for those who did not visit the exhibition to see the pick of the best work from SPA clubs through out Surrey and West Sussex. |
| 2012 July | 11 | Trophy Competition | DIGITAL Image of the Year Competition Judge: David Mendus Members' own choice of their entries from the 2011/2012 internal Projected DIGITAL Image Competitions. Competing for the Mees Trophy. View the Competition Rules. |
| 2012 July | 18 | Lecture | Out Of The Ordinary - An Image Improvement Workshop Conducted by Rex Bamber Details to be advised |
| 2012 July | 25 | Social | Our Annual Summer BBQ Party Hosted by Wally and Hilary Conquy |
| 2012 August | 01 | NO MEETING | NO MEETING Summer Break. Meet again Wednesday 5th September |
| 2012 August | 08 | NO MEETING | NO MEETING Summer Break. Meet again Wednesday 5th September |
| 2012 August | 15 | NO MEETING | NO MEETING Summer Break. Meet again Wednesday 5th September |
| 2012 August | 22 | NO MEETING | NO MEETING Summer Break. Meet again Wednesday 5th September |
| 2012 August | 29 | NO MEETING | NO MEETING Summer Break. Meet again Wednesday 5th September |
| 2012 September | 05 | TBA | Start of the new year. |