Programme

Mar
30
Thu
Mix and Match competition @ St Thomas’s Church Hall
Mar 30 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm

The return of the annual inter-club competition between Chesterfield, Dronfield and Matlock clubs at St Thomas’s Church
Hall, Chatsworth Road, Brampton, Chesterfield. S40 3AW.

Apr
6
Thu
Phil Newman: Mini-photo projects @ Peel Centre
Apr 6 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Friend of the Club, Phil Newman of Bolsover CC, returns to treat us to another of his entertaining talks concerning a mixed variety of mini-photo projects that is continually being adding to, covering several genres and full of useful tips.

Visit Phil’s website

Apr
13
Thu
Creative Editing @ Peel Centre
Apr 13 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Club members show off their Photoshop and editing skills by showing their edits to the images distributed earlier in the year.

Apr
20
Thu
Print Competition – Double Trouble @ Peel Centre
Apr 20 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm

We’re looking for photos containing pairs or doubles. So two similar items, or two people in the image.

As always with print images, members can enter 2 images into the colour competition and 2 entries into the monochrome competition.

Apr
27
Thu
Still life / Macro photography @ Peel Centre
Apr 27 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Your chance to try out still life and macro photography. Don’t forget to bring subjects, tripods and, of course, your camera!

May
4
Thu
Ian Castledine: “street and night-time images @ Peel Centre
May 4 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Ian Castledine returns to the Club to treat us to another entertaining talk showcasing his selection of his street and night time images.

May
11
Thu
Bluebell photography @ TBC
May 11 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

A walkabout to capture images of bluebells.

May
18
Thu
Projected Competition – Shapes and Patterns @ Peel Centre
May 18 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Images that concentrate on the more abstract side of photography, with the key characteristic being the shapes and patterns of the image rather than the specific subject.

As always with projected competitions, you can enter 2 images. sized to 1400 x 1050 pixels.

Please email your images to Darren by Tuesday 16th May.

May
25
Thu
Dave McLeavy: Go-Pro’s and AV presentations @ Peel Centre
May 25 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Club member Dave McLeavy shares his experiences with a Go-Pro camera and producing simple AV presentations.

Jun
1
Thu
Chris Stone: “From the Peak District to the Wash” @ Peel Centre
Jun 1 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Chris Stone’s talk starts around Derbyshire and the Peak District landscape, then heads East into Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire
and their towns. Rutland Water and Rivers Witham, Welland and Great Ouse are featured and the talk finishes around the North Sea Coast and The Wash.