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Impact and careful use of reflections gained Andy Thomas first place in the Street Photography competition held on 6 December. Ken Phillip gained second place with a well-positioned shot of a lady passing a modern building, and Peter Wilson took … Continue reading →

Judging takes place on Friday 6 December for the Club’s street photography competition plus a general colour photography competition. As these are digital competitions, the club is expecting a bumper number of entries. The visiting, independent judge is Haydn Bartlett … Continue reading →

An eye for an image makes for great photography, as visiting lecturer, Ralph Duckett MPAGB, APAGB, EFIAP, revealed on 29 November. He demonstrated how seemingly ordinary scenes could be cropped and enhanced digitally into striking photographs. He also showed a … Continue reading →

On Friday 29 November the Club welcomes midlands photographer Ralph Duckett. He specialises in landscape photos and enjoys showing how he creates his photographs from initial capture to final image. Visitors are very welcome. Meetings run from 7.30pm to about … Continue reading →

Impact was the key factor visiting judge Bill Johnson was looking for on 22 November when judging members’ competition entries. Then came composition and finally a check for technical weaknesses. Reviewing the monochrome entries he laid emphasis on good tonal … Continue reading →

On 22 November members will hear the judging from Bill Johnson ARPS DPAGB of the general mono and triptych competitions. These are print competitions with images displayed in 50cm by 40cm mounts. The triptych competition is a little unusual. It … Continue reading →

Photographing lions in a remote location from the safety of your 4×4 may sound idyllic. But when the alpha male comes your way and you find your battery has run flat, and the electric windows are open, then a cool … Continue reading →

Club member Steve Westerman has a free one-man photographic exhibition running at The Manor House, Ilkley, until 24 November. It is entitled Ilkley: Wildlife on Your Doorstep and through it he illustrates the variety of wildlife that can be seen … Continue reading →

Club night on Friday 15 November features the Club’s Ilkley Arts Festival Lecture which visitors can attend for free. Tony and Carol Dilger will be giving an illustrated Talk on the Wild Side. With two small cameras they take on … Continue reading →

There was variety and inspiration in full measure on 8 November when visiting speaker, Monty Trent, presented A Route Less Travelled. He encouraged members to ‘make’ photos rather than ‘take’ them, to capture an image ‘about’ a scene rather than … Continue reading →