Amateur Photographer - UK (2020-04-18)

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Whenwastheclubfounded?

Ourclubwasfoundedin 1963andit is oneof

thelargestphotographicclubsontheWirral.

Whatdoesyourcluboffertonew

members?

Wearea friendlyclubwitha wideskillmix

frommacrotoastrophotography.Wefeelwe

havesomethingtoofferanynewmember.

Wesupportlessexperiencedphotographers

withguidanceandmentorshipif required,

thosewithmoreadvancedknowledgeare

encouragedtodevelopandenhancetheir

skills.In additiontoourFridayeveningclub

nightswehavea popularMonday

morningdropin sessionwheremembers

meetforcoffeeandoften bring their kit for

hands-on advice.

Describea typicalmeeting

Wemeetin a large,comfortable,modernhall

withfulldisabledaccessandfacilities.Doors

openat 7.45pmfor8pmstart,wehavea

coffee/teabreakpartwaythroughandfinish

themeetingaround10pm.Wehavea varied

syllabuswithguestspeakers,presentationsby

clubmembersandprint,digitaland audio-

visualcompetitionevenings.

Doyouinviteguestspeakers?

Yes,weregularlywelcomeguestspeakers,

andourWirrallocationmeanswearewithin

easyreachforspeakersfromtheNorthWest,

NorthWalesandDerbyshire.Someof our

morerecentspeakershaveincludedDerek

Forss,MargaretSalisbury, Tesni Ward and

TerryDonnelly.

Domemberscompetein regionalor

nationalcompetitions?

Yes,wereceiveandcirculateinvitations

fromnationalsalonsandencouragemembers

toparticipate.Individualmemberscompete

at local,nationalandinternationalcompetitions

in print,digitalandaudio-visualimages.A

numberof ourmembershaveattained

ARPSandPAGBawards.Ourclubis

affiliatedtothePhotographicAllianceof Great

BritainthroughtheLancs & Cheshire

PhotographicUnion.

Howmanymembersdoyouhave?

Wecurrentlyhavearound 55 members.

Arethereanyresidentialtripsoroutings

planned?

Yes,wehaveseveralannualdaytrips.Regular

locations include Blists Hill, Shropshire, The

Thisthrivingclubinthe

NorthWestshowcases

its members’ talent

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YOUR PICTURES IN PRINT

BlackCountryLivingMuseum,Dudley,Chinese

NewYear,Liverpoolandinternationalsporting

events.Wehavefurther locations planned for

thiscomingyear.

Doyouhaveanyfunnystoriesabout

theclub?

Tworecenteventsspringtomind.A member

wasso‘inthezone’photographinga local

eventlastyearthatheactuallymanagedtohalt

a majorparadethroughLiverpooltonailthe

perfectshot!Alsoduringoneof our

competitions,a judgecommentedona mono

printthattheimagehadobviouslybeentaken

bya rawnovice,muchtotheconsternationof

itsauthor– a seniorARPSaccreditedmono

worker.Thejudgehasyettobeaskedback.

Whataretheclub’sgoalsforthefuture?

Toprogressthephotographicabilitiesof allof

itsmembersin a funandfriendlyway.To

encouragenewmemberstojoin us regardless

of experience or kit used.

2 MilkDropletsby

MartinEvesThenatural

patternsofthedroplets

andthemilk’scolour

havecontributedtoan

excellent abstract work

3 SunsetatMeolsby

DavidNewbyA greatshot

• thehorizontalsymmetry,
  goldenlightanduseof
  ruleofthirdsall
  contribute to its success

Wanttoseeyourclubfeaturedonthesepages?Drop

us a line for more information at [email protected]

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1 FoggyRoodee

SunrisebyMichael

VanGordonChester

Racecourse(akathe

Roodee)looks

magnificentin this

early-morning shot