Outings and Events - Parkstone Camera Club

Club Notices

*Please note:

Our season of Zoom meetings is now at an end.
We will continue during the next few months with our Summer Site Meetings and Workshops. Please feel free to come along!

If you would like to support our Club please consider buying a lottery ticket from the BH Coastal Lottery and designate the Club as your cause to support. Not only does the Club benefit but also the local community.

*If you would like to join our meetings please contact us at chair@parkstonecameraclub to register your interest.

If you would like to join Parkstone Camera Club then please use the following link to our membership form.

https://airtable.com/shrR2QXiIedvcWxU5

Please visit the site regularly to keep in touch with the Status of the club's meeting programme.

Summer Break - Members Wednesday Meetings

These outings are kindly arranged and organised for the benefit of members, guests and visitors.
ALL ARE WELCOME - Open to all members, families and friends - so please come along.

NOTE: In case of bad weather, these events will be cancelled at very short notice,
PLEASE CHECK FACEBOOK PAGE IF BAD WEATHER IS FORECAST.
Also please check emails (and the weather forecast) before leaving home.

Bring bug spray, fully charged batteries, formatted memory cards, camera, tripod and youselves for a fun filled evening/afternoon. For your comfort please wear the appropriate footwear and clothing. Food and Drink are not supplied so please bring your own. A torch may be handy when it gets dark !

The object of the evenings will be mainly to have fun. Help will be on hand for any advice on various camera setting and composition.

Parkstone Camera Club Summer Outings 2021

**Dates and locations for Summer 2021 are below**

**All events are weather/covid dependent. If any change, members will receive an email by midday on the given date**

Opportunities to practise Street or Long Exposures, so bring tripod and filters if you have them.
Date	Event	Details
9th June 2021 23rd June 2021	Street Photography led by Carl Jacolette Landscape Photography led by Carl Jacolette	Lansdowne Bournemouth - Meet at KFC Lansdowne at 7.00pm Studland Village - Meet at the Bankes Arms Pub at 7.00pm Car Parking in the N.T. car park next to the Pub
7th July 2021 14th July 2021 20th July 2021 28th July 2021	Wander and Catch Up led by Suzanne McGowan Zoom meeting Wander and Catch Up led by Suzanne McGowan. Please note this is a Tuesday Treasure Hunt Wareham	Meet at Argyle Bowls Club on West Overcliff Drive at 6.30pm Free Parking A run through of the June Fun Photo Competition Dream Machines Poole Quay - Meet by the Baden Powell Statue at 6.30 Meet on Wareham Quay at 6.30 pm - EVENT CANCELLED
4th August 2021 11th August 2021 20th August 2021 25th August	Shoreline/Walk Photography led by Colin Foster Walk aroungd Stanpit Marsh Dusk to Dawn Photography led by Carl Jacolette Walk around Christchurch	Meet outside the Co-op Store Blandford Road Hamworthy BH!5 4BH at 7.00pm. Turn into Hinchcliffe Rd/Woodlands Ave for street parking Meet in the car park at 7.00pm Meet at the car park Worth Matravers at 8.00pm. Bring money for Car Park & Pub We will have a Social in the Pub then go on to St. Aldhelms Head. Bring warm clothes, tripods and a wide fast lens, also food and a hot drink Dawn is around 6.00am and you will need to register with Carl if you are planning to attend this one. Meet in th Priory Car Park at 7.00pm

I really hope you will find the time to come to some of these events
Look forward to seeing you

Upcoming Events

Coming Soon

Our next Summer Outing is a Treasure Hunt in Wareham on Wednesday 28th July

Meet up on Wareham Quay at 6.30pm - EVENT CANCELLED

More details of all the summer events are on the meetings programme page

New Members

We always welcome newcomers of all levels of experience, from beginner to professional, to come along and share in our activities.

Meeting times are from around 7.15 for a 7.30 start, to around 10 pm each Wednesday evening during the season from September to May.
Pick an evening from the program that may be of particular interest to you for starters and just turn up. You will be made very welcome.
Don't worry about being descended upon in the first week for your subscription, you won't be pressured, and if you feel it's not for you, there's no obligation.
Club evenings include tea/coffee and biscuits, and there's the usual fun raffle with an assortment of prizes to be won.
Please contact the club for the new Membership fees for the current season (September to May)
There is a £1 levy per attendance (£2 for non members) which includes tea/coffee and biscuits.
Find us at the Church of the Holy Angels in Lilliput.

Pick an evening from our meetings programme of interest to you. Come along and enjoy!

An exciting season ahead with lots of new things going on.

for more information see our New Members Page

Club News

SET SUBJECTS

*The Set Subjects have now changed - for the 2021-2022 Season they are :

League Competitions: "Happiness is...."
Fun Competitions: Three Way Split : "Red White and Blue"

My Masterpiece

The GALLERY for the current season's "My Masterpiece" competition is ......... The TATE MODERN"

Date of Competition is: TBA
**Note: You must submit BOTH images in .JPG format: the Actual work of Art (copied from the Gallery website) PLUS your Interpretation of it.
You can see the "My Masterpiece" Competition rules HERE

*ENPRINT PANEL:

Date of Competition is: TBA

Medium:PRINTS

My-Garden-320

The Objective of this competition is to encourage photographers to achieve a panel of prints with a theme, without the expense of producing entries for a full blown panel competition.

Each entry should consist of between five and ten en-prints (maximum size 7" x 5", and they may be trade processed), mounted as a panel, on a board not exceeding 20" x 16"

All prints should not have been entered previously in this competition.

Example enprint entry - 'my Garden'

Each member may submit two entries.

For the full explanation see the Enprint Panel Competition RULES

The winning entrant will be awarded the Joe Hudson Trophy which will be presented at the AGM.

Competition Set Subjects

The Set Subjects for various competitions change every Season.

for the 2020-2021 Season they are:

League Competitions PDI & PRINTS:
"Shadows"

Fun Competitions : Three Way Split:
"Red, White and Blue"

Club Notices

*Please note:

Our season of Zoom meetings is now at an end. We will continue during the next few months with our Summer Site Meetings and Workshops. Please feel free to come along!

Outings

Summer Break - Members Wednesday Meetings

Parkstone Camera Club Summer Outings 2021

Our season of Zoom meetings is now at an end.
We will continue during the next few months with our Summer Site Meetings and Workshops. Please feel free to come along!