For our November practical evening, we welcomed back Marlies Chell with a selection of her fantastic minibeasts for us to photograph. It was a busy and fruitful evening with everyone getting the opportunity to take pictures at the 6 stations that Marlies had set up for us. She was also on hand to help manage…
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Peter Aitchison – Travel and Street
For our June club meeting we welcomed professional photographer Peter Aitchison for a talk on Travel and Street photography. Peter has been a professional photographer for a good number of years, probably more than he cares to admit. And during this impressive career, he has worked for different media and news organisations which gave him…
Monsal Dale Light Nights
For two Mondays in freezing February, a small contingent of members from the club joined Stephen Elliott and his mate Andy in darkest Monsal Dale to create some amazing images using nothing more than elaborate torches and a some Heath Robinson lighting equipment created by Stephen. Because of space and safety constraints, numbers on the…
Ashley Franklin – Derwent Valley Mills
For our February meeting we welcomed local photographer Ashley Franklin who gave us a very informative and entertaining talk on his Derwent Valley Mills project. Ashley is a very well known photographer in the Derbyshire area and has worked for Radio Derby, undertaken photographic commissions for Derby County Council, Derbyshire Dales and the Arkwright Society…
January 2025 Club Meeting
After a super 2024 which ended on a high with the talk by Mark Littlejohn, we kicked off the new year with a look at members images submitted on the topic of Winter, which seemed to be appropriate. We had a great turnout on the club night and as usual, we had a good number…
An Evening with Mark Littlejohn
Well what a way to finish the year. We were most privileged to enjoy an exclusive talk to OPC by renowned photographer Mark Littlejohn on the topic of ‘The Romance of Landscape Photography’. Mark is undoubtedly one of the best landscape photographers in the UK and a winner of the UK Landscape Photographer of the…
Christmas Club Night
Once again we enjoyed a fantastic and very sociable pre-Christmas club night. This was the last full club meeting of the year and as become the tradition, we had a super evening with a quiz organised by Martin with some material provided by Gavin. A very festive spread supplied by Moy with some help I…
Coventry Photo Shoot
In late November, a photo shoot around the centre of Coventry was organised by Chris and Paul. The main area of interest surrounded the old and new Cathedrals. A good number of members attended the trip and clearly a good day out was had with a super collection of images from the two iconic churches…
November Club Meeting
Well our November club meeting was really the final set of three, where we were looking at post processing and some of the techniques available to us with modern technology. We discussed why you may want to do it, what it consists of and the benefits and possible pitfalls you may come across. At this…
Salford Quay and Media City
Well as August drew to a close, a group of about 8 of us had a day out at Salford Quay and Media City in Manchester. A first visit for most of us and what an amazing place it is. The variety of architecture is amazing and the whole area is very pedestrian friendly. Apart…
Ockbrook Photographic Club (Derby) 