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Judges and Lecturers please note that the following clubs have moved!

Manchester Amateur Photographic Society
have moved to (meetings start at 7.45)
Trinity House,
Grove Close, (off Platt Lane)
Rusholme
M14 5AA

Northwich Photographic Society
will be moving to new meeting rooms on the 24th January
Castle Methodist Church,
Beeston Street, Castle
Northwich CW8 1ER

Crewe Photographic Society
The Brittles, Wistaston Sports Pavillion,
Church Lane, Wistaston
Crewe CW2 8EZ
(They plan to be at this venue for the next 3 months whilst the Library in Crewe is being refurbished)

Chorley PS
St. Gregory’s Parish Centre,
Ash Grove ( off Weldbank Lane ),
Chorley
PR7 3HZ .

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The Great British Cup for Projected Digital Images

At the October 2007 executive meeting the PAGB Executive agreed to host a new competition for Projected Digital Images. The competition is open to all member clubs of  PAGB affiliated federations. More information will be made available shortly

Stop Press: Deadline for entries has been extended to 22 February

THE GREAT BRITISH CUP
DIGITAL FILE RULES FOR GB Cup
Entry Form OPEN Page 1
Entry Form page 2
Entry Form SMALL Page 1
FAQ's

JUDGES:
Sandy Cleland SPF,
Peter Cheetham N&EMPF
and Richard Spiers NCPF

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Those of you who weren't quick enough to get your tickets for the
Accrington Camera Club
seminar with
Wigan 10
have a lifeline.
There are just six (6) tickets available because of people having to give backword.
Be quick- be lucky
Accrington Booking Form

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Blackwell, The Arts & Crafts House has just launched 'viewfinder 08' photographic competition.
They are looking to find the best photographs capturing the spirit of Blackwell in its spectacular and ever-changing Lakeland setting.
Each month one photograph will be selected to show the changing beauty season by season.

More information and terms and conditions available at

http://www.blackwell.org.uk/viewfinder08.shtml

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Southport Photographic Society

Who are the Champions?

Peter Gennard from Smethwick PS presenting Ed Roper from Wigan 10 with the trophy for the competition “Who are the Champions”.
The competition was supported by eight clubs from the L&CPU.

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Please note the closing date for the SPS Open is Wednesday 23rd January 2008, a week earlier than usual.  Please ensure your entries are in by or before the closing date. The Exhibition opens a week earlier than usual.

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FOCAL POINTS

FOCAL POINTS due to be published on the 23 February, please help our Editor with some 'copy'
he may run out of dreams!!!!!!!!
Please send your news to John Smith - editor@lcpu.org.uk by the 11th February 2008

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Some of the best photographic slides from club photographers throughout the country are going to be shown at venues within the L&CPU in January,on Monday January 7th 2008 the PAGB slides were shown at Chorley PS's new club rooms, Chorley welcomed visitors from Bury PS, Southport PS, Leyland PS, and Wigan 10 Foto Club

Front Row L-R Gwen Charnock, GJ, Lorraine Cross, Kathryn Scorah.
Back Row L-R Phil Charnock, Maurice Jones, David Butler, Norman Thompson, John Jerstice, Ed Roper.

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Part of the L&CPU Executive enjoying the moment the President tried to take their Photo!

From L -R Noel Morgan, David Marsh, Brian Dennett, George Smethurst, Nigel Richards, Norman Thompson, Rob Vince, Jon Allanson, Marion Waine, John Smith, James Hardy.

At the other end of the table

L-R John Smith, James Hardy, Bob Dennis, GJ, Henry Mullarkey, Ken Ainscow, Noel Morgan, David Marsh and Brian Dennett

Pictures taken with a Canon G9

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Warrington PS

1. Warrington PS now have a touring lecture of our historic lantern slide collection (652 images) dating back to the 1890s. This collection has been digitally scanned for easier projection due to a lottery award. The images and lecture are very interesting and provide a different evening for clubs for their programmes. It is in the LCPU handbook under Martin Berry LRPS. Some of the images are now starting to appear on Warrington PS's web site but this will take some time.

2. Warrington PS has updated its website with a new format and series of galleries. It is a great advert for clubs to use and every club should give it serious consideration. They are attracting alot of new members via their website. www.warringtonps.co.uk

3. Warrington PS had a portrait evening before Christmas with trained birds of prey provided by Raptor Vision. They are based outside of Wigan and are available to visit clubs or arrange outdoor workshops at very competitive prices. They provide 'natural' settings and the birds are fully trained and very well behaved. Warrington PS had a great evening and some images are available on their news page of our website. There is even an image of Martin Berry with a golden eagle on his arm. It is a different opportunity to normal lectures. Raptor vision are very professional and have been used by the BBC for the Nature in Britain filming. www.raptorvision.co.uk

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Bury PS

I have just been informed that a member of BURY PS Barrie Kelly has a major article in Lancashire Life in the December issue 2007 about his life as a nature photographer and also as a former International sprinter who represented Great Britain in the Mexico Olympics in 1968. It covers 4 pages, and contains 11 photographs of his recent trip to Namibia. Well Done Barrie!

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Crewe Photographic Society

Crewe Photographic Society held their 3rd Annual DPI Competition for the Jim Harrison Trophy last night (6th December 2007). The trophy was donated by our centenarian member Jim Harrison in 2005 but sadly Jim died in November 2006 a few months after his 100th birthday (the L&CPU struck a special medal for him). The competition now reminds us of a wonderful gentleman who was still an active photographer - and digital too!

The winning image last night was "Impala & New Born Calf" by Ken Dickenson, who is also a member of Mid-Cheshire CC. We also recognise the "Best Monochrome Image" and that went this year to John Royle CPAGB for "Dermot O'Reilly, Drayman". There were 102 entries from 26 members. The judge was Ian Stewart ARPS DPAGB.

Pictured: Ken Dickenson receives the Jim Harrison Trophy from Ian Stewart ARPS DPAGB.

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Sandbach Photographic Society

“Further Down the Alley Way”by Nigel Richards was joint first for Sandbach in the battle between Sandbach and Nantwich.

The author of the other print joint winner who also won the slides was Andrew Charlesworth of Nantwich
Nantwich won the battle, it was close in the prints with Nantwich scoring 175 against Sandbach 174 but with the slides Nantwich pulled ahead with 180 against Sandbach 172  giving a final score of Nantwich 355 - Sandbach 346.

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GJ presenting Brian Dennett (OldhamPS) with the cup for winning the Rochdale and District 'Slide KO'
(Photo by Daniel Buckley, the winning image on the screen was by Mike Lawrence DPAGB)

Like most competitions the object is to get through all the preliminary rounds into the final and retain your best image until then....however to ensure that get into the final you may have to use that particular image earlier.
Each club submits a bank of 13 images and each image can only be used once.
Four images from each club are shown in round one...and the judge (in this case a fine chappie from Chorley...whose name escapes me!!!)marks image out of 20 and half marks are allowed. Scores given for the four images are totalled and the club with the lowest score...leaves the competition.
Those scores are then forgotten and the remaining clubs select another four images to show.. The same thing happens in round two and at the end we lose the two lowest scoring clubs. Those clubs remaining select four of their five remaining unseen images .....and at the end of this round the two highest scoring clubs go on to contest the final.
Now they have just one image remaining....and the judge just has to select which picture he feels is the best. These are some of the problems that the club's selectors have to try and sort out.
We lost Davyhulme in round 1 and then Burnley and Leyland in the second round leaving 8 clubs to contest the third. The top two clubs after this round were Blackburn and Oldham PS...the eventual winners were Oldham PS.
It could have been so different as Blackburn had one image that scored 20 ...but they used it in an earlier round.......that is the nature of the competition!!!
But what a good night!!!

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Crewe Photographic Society 60th Year, held a dinner at the Crewe Arms to celebrate the event

From L-R Tom Seaton, GJ, John Royle and Alan Goodin

L&CPU Club Members receiving their PAGB awards from the President
Keith Fisher DPAGB	Mick Brookes DPAGB	Sheila Davies CPAGB

 

MAKEOVER STUDIO

A new Studio has been opened in Oldham by Mike and Norman, which is within easy access from the M60 and M62. It is available for hire to individuals or groups of photographers.

More Details

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Attention for all those clubs that are planning their syllabus for the next season, a new lecture has been offered to the L&C by Phil and Gwen Charnock.