Monochrome Processing
George Steele, one of our own members, will show a variety of methods for converting digital colour images to monochrome. George is a very experienced photographer and well known around the region as a judge of camera club competitions.
Workshop evening
This is firstly for anyone who has received advice or comments from a competition judge and would like some help with implementing these ideas. Other members, please suggest anything else you would like to see or hear on these evenings.
Battle of the Teams
This evening we will be divided randomly into two teams for an informal competition judged by members of Bury Art Society. The team captains have chosen the best of the submitted images not previously seen in competitions.
Projected Images Competition
Round two of our bi-monthly projected images competition. Judged by Steve Proctor
Informal Themed competition
The winner of the last of these competitions has chosen a theme for this evening and picked another two of our members to join them on the judging panel.
Print Competition
Round three of our bi-monthly print competition. Judged by Nick Hilton.
Garry Hayes
As the club presidency is shared this year this is the second President’s Evening of the year.
Projected Image Competition
Round three of our bi-monthly projected image competition. Judged by Adrian Hendly
Annual General Meeting
An opportunity for our members to shape the direction of the society.
Print Competition
Round four of our bi-monthly print competition. Judged by Colin Douglas.
The London Salon of Photography 2023
A video with commentary showing the images that were accepted to this prestigious salon event.
The date of this evening may change.
John Porter , South Africa
John is currently vice Present of Ashton-under-Lyne Photographic Society. He will show us images from his recent trip to South Africa including two safaris.
Portraiture by Committee
An interactive meeting in which everyone can get involved in directing a portrait shoot.
Members can volunteer to model or sit for a portrait, direct the lighting, camera position and review the shots as they are taken.
Projected Image Competition
Round four of our bi-monthly projected image competition. Judged by Ove Alexander.
Image appraisal evening
Members will present a selection of images for the audience to discuss. We want beginners and the more experienced to offer images for discussion.
Battle with Bolton
The away leg of our bi-annual competition with Bolton Camera Club. No meeting in Bury this week.
Projected Image Competition
Round five of our bi-monthly projected image competition. Judged by Graham Currey
Informal Themed competition
The winner of the last of these competitions has chosen a theme for this evening and picked another two of our members to join them on the judging panel.
Print Competition
Round five of our bi-monthly print competition. Judged by Martin Pickles.
Battle with Bolton
This is the home leg of this year’s Battle with Bolton Camera Club. The judge will be Alfred Brown CPAGB Hon LCPU
Nearly but not quite
The projected images from our annual competition that didn’t win awards but are well worth a look.
Bi-monthly DPI Competition Round 1
Bi-monthly Digital Projected Images Competition Round 1, judged by John Riley
Howard Tate MA ARPS AFIAP HonPAGB
Howard recently judged our annual projected images competition. Tonight he will show us some of his own work.
Informal Themed competition
The winner of the last of these competitions has chosen a theme for this evening and picked another two of our members to join them on the judging panel.
David Crabtree
Our President, David Crabtree, will show us some more images from his archives.
Richard Spurdons
Richard recently judged our annual print competition. Tonight he will show us some of his own work.
Annual DPI competition
Judge, Howard Tate, will present the award winners from this year’s Digital Projected Images competition.
Annual Print competition
Judged by Richard Spurdons. The best prints from this competition will be exhibited at Bury Art Gallery later this year.
Workshop Evening
One small group will be for any member who has not previously entered a club competition. This is in preparation for the bi-monthly print and projected image competitions which begin on 14th March. Other members, please suggest anything else you would like to see or hear on these evenings.
Harry Hagan
One of our own members, Harry Hagan, will show us his own brand of photography.
Handing In night for the annual print competition
Members will be handing in their mounted prints for the annual competition which will also decide which prints are exhibited in Bury Art Gallery later in the year.
George Steele "Mono processing"
One of our own members, George Steele, will show us numerous methods for converting digital colour images to black & white. There are many alternatives. Beginners will get an overview of the possibilities and the more experienced are bound to learn something new this evening.
Maurice Wilson on Photoshop Elements - Part Two
Following on from his previous demonstrations of wizardry in Photoshop Maurice will show us the capabilities of the light version, Elements, which suits the needs of many excellent photographers.
Dave Seed, Commercial Photography
Dave is a recently retired professional photographer. He will share his experiences of a career in commercial photography with a wide variety of images and the stories behind them
Workshop Evening
Several small groups led by our own members will explore camera settings, lighting and other topics
Christmas evening
Our annual Christmas evening out. There is no meeting at Fishpool this week
Round 5 of the DPI Bi Monthly Competition
Members enter prints and projected images in alternate months in our year long competition. The judge will be Martin Pickles.
John Beatty
John Beatty is one of Britain’s most exciting and stimulating nature, travel and adventure photographers. His work is chiefly concerned with the timeless rhythms of the natural world, its beauty and simplicity and man’s place within it. He has published several books.
John is a captivating and inspirational speaker. He has enthralled audiences at international film festivals with his multimedia presentations receiving accolades from the media, the public and from leading brands in the photographic industry. Whether rafting down the Colorado River of the Grand Canyon, filming the volcanic eruption in Iceland, or celebrating round a campfire with primitive Kalahari Bushmen, John’s stories leave his audiences infused with energy and wonder at the beauty of our planet.
“It was brilliant. I have to say it was art…the whole audience responded with immediate and lasting applause…See it if you can.” Climber Magazine
2009 saw John travel around UK theatres with his first ever national lecture tour Wild Vision: Images and stories from the wilderness. Talking to sell out audiences, he received great reviews and we are currently planning his second lecture tour due in theatres in 2011.
Review
"Oh not another egotist with a camera' was my true thought about being persuaded to go and see adventure photographer, John Beatty.
Could I really endure heroic tales about death-defying feats of photography while dangling from Himalayan peaks or accounts of white-knuckle stunts while getting a close up of a lion in East Africa?
My real fear was having to listen to geeky explanations about the correct shutter speed, aperture and depth of field for that one-off cool shot.
In reality an evening with Beatty was the antithesis of all this. The only star of his show was the utter beauty, mystery and majesty of nature itself.
Beatty has an uncanny ability through words and pictures to help you re-discover your 'wonder'.
His maxim in photography is: respond to what's there; capture the feeling; wait for that special moment; don't impose your artistic view on the world but be ready for that fleeting moment when you see something extraordinary, moving or special.
I'm not a photographer but he made me want to be one. Since hearing him talk I have been open to so many more of those special moments: a lonely road, light falling on hill tops in the early in the morning, the colours in a sunset.
I was inexplicably moved by Beatty's whole meditative approach to photography and nature — and his son Robin Beatty's evocative soundtracks which accompany his pictures.
What I thought would be a mediocre evening of dull camera talk turned out to be a life changing experience which has helped me appreciate textures, colours, light, tranquility and transient moments. In short: Beatty has helped me 'see'."
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John Beatty biography
"My work is primarily concerned with the timeless rhythms of the natural environment, its beauty and simplicity, and man’s place within it”.
John is one of the leading nature and adventure photographers in the world, having worked with such companies as Adidas, Boots, Toyota, Midlands Power, BBC Television, and United Utilities, and in the outdoor design & manufacturing sector Karrimor, Helly Hansen, Brasher, Lowe Alpine, Rohan and Sprayway. John works closely with his London agent, Getty Images, to whom he supplies photographs for worldwide corporate advertising and features.
In multi-media, John has produced four programs for public presentations; the award-winning Touch the Earth - which toured the UK and USA in 1987; Pure Land, and Earthborn followed, both touring in the UK. More recently, ‘Wild’ Spirit in the Land premiered at Banff Mountainfilm in Canada, Telluride Mountainfilm in Colorado, and was shown in the UK at Kendal Mountainfilm in the same year. His commercial programs include Wilderness and Water for United Utilities, and A Living Landscape - for the Peak District National Park Planning Board’s 40th Anniversary.
John also consults in the travel industry, managing extraordinary expeditions into wilderness regions. Every year John designs and publishes a 58 image desk-diary of natural world subjects for the John Muir Trust. He lives in the Peak District with his family, in a small village beneath a skyline of windswept rocks and wild heather moors.
Informal Themed Competition “Table Top”
Eb was the winner in August and his choice for this evening is Table Top photography.
David Crabtree
One of our own members, David Crabtree will be hosting an evening to share more of his ‘Collections’ with us.
Round 5 of the Bi Monthly Prints Competition
Members enter prints and projected images in alternate months in our year long competition. The judge will be Tillman Kleinhans.
Tesni Ward, wildlife photographer
Tesni is based in the Peak District. She is well known for her excellent images and runs workshops and tours locally and far beyond. www.tesniward.co.uk
Battle with Bolton - the AWAY leg
This meeting will be at Bolton Camera club, NOT in Bury.
Round 4 of the Bi Monthly DPI competition
Members enter prints and projected images in alternate months in our year long competition. The judge will be Daryl Giles.