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Photo commentary: 16 March

Friday 16 March sees part 2 of the Inter-Club Assessment when members hear what Morton Photographic Society said about Ilkley’s images and compare this to their own assessments. It is a great chance to practise assessing the merits of images … Continue reading

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Crag victory: 9 March

The battle to gain the shoulder of Kilnsey Crag in the famous Crag race was captured in a dramatic photo by Nick Hodgson. It won him first place in the Club’s Journalism, Sport and Documentary competition last Friday. Second place … Continue reading

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Johnson’s Polish: 9 March

The Club meeting on 9 March features the last competitions of the season when members show projected digital images in both the journalism, sport and documentary category and the general colour and monochrome category. Mr W A Johnson ARPS, DPAGB, … Continue reading

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Meeting cancelled: 2 March

In view of the situation on the ground and the weather forecasts and warnings for 1 and 2 March, we have decided to cancel the Club meeting scheduled for Friday 2 March. The President’s talk, ‘AVs suit me’, will be … Continue reading

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Mermaid magic: 23 February

The Art of Metamorphism was Andrea Hargreaves’ theme last Friday when she showed her painstakingly created photographs portraying mermaids, Norse goddesses and naughty ladies. She demonstrated the creative process from relatively simple shots of the models, through adding backgrounds, to … Continue reading

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PDI deadline: 23 February

Friday 23 February is the deadline for submitting projected digital images for the Club’s final competitions of the year. These will be held on 9 March. There are two competitions: (a) journalism, sport and documentary: images relating to any of … Continue reading

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A change for Andrea: 23 February

On Friday 23 February the visiting speaker is Andrea Hargreaves DPAGB EFIAP who will talk about her stunning creative photography in ‘The Art of Metamorphism’. Andrea says: “This talk starts with a brief outline of how I started in photography … Continue reading

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Bird’s eye: 16 February

It was a case of watch the birdie last Friday when all the nature competition awards went to avian images. Outstanding was Keith Allen’s shot of a White-tailed Sea Eagle. Second and third place went to Larry James of Silsden … Continue reading

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Digitally applied: 16 February

Our applied skills come to the fore on Friday 16 February when the projected digital image competitions range from architecture & record, through travel, to nature. Applied photography seeks to present the object photographed in a faithful way so the … Continue reading

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Is it art: 9 February

Who better to judge the artistry in a photograph than an art historian. That was the idea at last Friday’s competition evening when Bradford Museums and Galleries’ Assistant Curator, Kirsty Young, gave her verdicts. In the humanity category she placed … Continue reading

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