Author Archives: icc

Friday 13 March turns out to be lucky for Club members because that’s the night when club president, Larry James, speaks on a year his life – no doubt including more of the top quality raptor images for which he … Continue reading →

A cloaked stranger looks through an ornate portal across a sea of clouds to a shining tower. No, it is not a scene from a Lord of the Rings movie, but rather Tim Sawyer’s winning entry in the General Monochrome … Continue reading →

There is more competition excitement on Friday 6 March when visiting judge, Erica Oram CPAGB, AFIAP, BPE3* from Sheffield, assesses the entries for General Monochrome and Nature. This is the last formal competition evening of the season so members will … Continue reading →

For a photographic competition in a relaxed atmosphere, it is hard to beat the Three of a Kind competition run on 28 February. With entries on the night and with the photographers encouraged to introduce their topics and three photos, … Continue reading →

Members can bring along prints for the Three of a Kind competition on Friday 28 February with the members themselves collectively judging the results. There will also be an opportunity to see the atmospheric work of club member John Fontana. … Continue reading →

What does a young mum do when the kids reach school age? Well according to Natasha J Bella one option is to break into modelling. Natasha’s skills not only got her work as a top model in photo shoots and … Continue reading →

On Friday 21 February, photographer and model Natasha J Bella gives a talk and practical demonstration of the collaborative approach that works so well when photographing models. Members will have a chance to take shots under Natasha’s guidance, so bring … Continue reading →

The Club’s Rundle Trophy is awarded for three images that demonstrate excellent overall photographic ability, and on 14 February this year’s winner, Tim Sawyer from Bramhope, clearly showed that with his images ranging from fireworks, through a monochrome capture of … Continue reading →

On Friday 14 February, visiting judge Rich Bunce, the professional ‘Walking Photographer’, picks the prize winners for all round photographic skill in the Rundle competition and for the Club’s new Still Life category. It will be interesting to see how … Continue reading →

There are few photographers who can demonstrate excellence across a wide range of genres but Richard Spurdens certainly did it on 7 February. His sports images were cleverly captured with experimental use of first and second curtain flash and an … Continue reading →