At our April club meeting we decided to return to an old favourite practical activity that we hadn’t done for some time. The idea behind Project 111 is that members get to choose one subject from a list provided, they then have one hour to go and take pictures and then have to choose one…
Derbyshire ~ Feb 2023 Meeting
Following on from the talk by Robert Faulkner on Digital Derbyshire at our Jan 2023 meeting, we asked members to submit images on Derbyshire. They didn’t have to be recent images and the response we received was excellent, with 16 people submitting 3 images each. The wide range of images was great to see, and they…
Yorkshire Dales ~ Nov 2023
Our winter photo week away this year was in the Yorkshire Dales. We were to be located at HF Newfield Hall near Malham which was central to all the areas we wished to visit over the three days we were there. Having said we would be there for three days, there is the journey up where…
Light Painting in Derbyshire
Well one of the last activities we held outside the clubhouse in 2023 was a visit to deepest darkest Derbyshire to do some light painting with the assistance of Stephen Elliott. The location was Monsal Tunnel at Millers Dale in Derbyshire. So in early December a small group of us met at the National Park…
December Club Meeting
Well our December club meeting followed the tradition of previous years Christmas meetings. It was a very social affair with our usual end of year Christmas quiz created as always by Martin Arrowsmith. Unfortunately due to illness, Martin wasn’t able to attend the meeting so the quiz was hosted by Kevin who was an excellent…
November Club Meeting
Our formal November club meeting was well attended considering a significant number of our members were away on a photo break in Malham in Yorkshire. The rest of us enjoyed a very sociable evening with some autumn themed table top photography. Several members had been out collecting an interesting assortment of autumn foliage, from simple…
Sports Photography with Roger Evans
In November we held an additional club meeting and had the pleasure of welcoming guest speaker Roger Evans. Roger is a very experienced sports photographer who has had much of his work published in magazines and newspapers and has an impressive list of photographic awards. He has attended a wide variety of prestigious (and maybe…
October Club Meeting – The Minibeasts
For our first practical meeting of the new season, we welcomed Marlies Chell and her fantastic collection of exotic mini beasts. We had six tables set up, each with it’s own unique creature and environment which had been expertly arranged by Marlies. Throughout the evening, the insects were clearly settled and comfortable which made photography…
September Club Meeting
We started our 2023/24 season with a look at camera equipment and accessories in preparation for our planned practical meeting in October. We looked at the benefits and limitations of such things as zoom lenses, macro lenses, extension tubes and magnification filters. We also had an open discussion on the pros and cons of different…
July Club Meeting and AGM
Well we came to the end of another season with a very social meeting that started off as usual with our AGM. We had a reminder of the main activities of the club throughout the last 12 months including two photo breaks and over 50 local walks or events and a good mixture of speakers….
Ockbrook Photographic Club (Derby) 