Outings and Events - Parkstone Camera Club

Club Notices

*Please note:

Our new season starts on the 2nd September.
Due to the Pandemic we shall be using Zoom for our meetings until the Christmas break.
We plan to return to our Church Hall venue in the New Year

*If you would like to join our Zoom meetings please contact us at chair@parkstonecameraclub to register your interest.
I can then send you a link to our next Zoom meeting

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

https://airtable.com/shrlZm9NpaFlXDlzV

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

Summer Break - Members Fortnightly Wednesday Meetings

These outings are kindly arranged and Organised by Carl Jacolette 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

**Dates and locations for Summer 2020 are below**

Opportunities to practice Street or Long Exposures, so bring tripod and filters if you have them.
Date	Venue	MEET
14th Aug 2020	Night photography. Opportunity to photograph the Milky Way and meteors at Knowlton Church.	Meet at Knowlton Church at 11:30 pm. Workshop will be run by Carl who will help with camera settings etc. May be cancelled at short notice by email if weather conditions not suitable. Tripod essential.
21st August 2020	Night photography. Opportunity to photograph the Milky Way over Lulworth Cove.	Meet at mini roundabout by the Lulworth Cove visitor center at 11:30 pm. Workshop will be run by Carl who will help with camera settings etc. May be cancelled at short notice by email if weather conditions not suitable. Tripod essential.
5th Sep 2020	Street photography around Bournemouth Sqaure	Meet by the Obscura Cafe in Bournemouth Square at 10:00am.

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

Upcoming Events

Next week on the 23rd September it's the the judging of our Projected Digital Images League Competition

Over 40 Images have been entered so it's sure to be an intersting Zoom event

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 current Season - they are :

League Competitions: "Shadows"
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 new season starts on the 2nd September. Due to the Pandemic we shall be using Zoom for our meetings until the Christmas break. We plan to return to our Church Hall venue in the New Year

Outings

Summer Break - Members Fortnightly Wednesday Meetings

Parkstone Camera Club Summer Outings

Our new season starts on the 2nd September.
Due to the Pandemic we shall be using Zoom for our meetings until the Christmas break.
We plan to return to our Church Hall venue in the New Year