TDPS Photographic Challenge – “Eggs”

The theme for the January and February challenge is ““Eggs”.

Open to your interpretation so let your imagination and camera create some great ‘new’ images. These challenges are not ‘competitions’ but an opportunity to test your creativity, share your work and receive helpful feedback from your fellow members. Band albums will be set up to post your images.

We are proposing to add an additional session (probably on Zoom) every 4 months to review the 2 preceding themes. The dates for the reviews will be added to the programme closer to the time.

Member evening – “Image Review”

This evening will have two parts, first a review of images taken for our Nov/Dec challenge “Cold’ followed by an interesting and informative video on Bird Photography.

Member evening – “Open Mic”

A great opportunity for members to share some of their best shots and talk about where and why they were taken. 10 minutes on any subject. Please let the programme secretary know if you would like to book a slot.

Rose Atkinson – “The Art of Blur: Intentional Camera Movement”

An illustrated introduction to the world of ICM. I will take you on a voyage of discovery starting in the 1950s, explain how photographers use ICM to show the feeling behind an image and create an impression of something which is more than what you just see. I explain how to set up your camera and many ways of using ICM.

The presentation is illustrated with a selection of my own work, including my ARPS panel; and examples from some inspirational ICM photographers using ICM in different ways.

Challenge – Eggs & Camera movement – Image Review

Please bring and share images you have taken for the challenge Eggs plus any photos with Camera movement.

Thomas Peck – “What is a portrait?”

This presentation will look at the history of photographic portraiture from the Victorian beginnings through to our selfie culture of the 21st Century. It traces how portraits have evolved from pictorialism through to post modernism, and will delve into social documentary, fashion, celebrity and even portrait ‘notoriety’. It unravels the question of what is a portrait, and who creates it? The photographer? The sitter? The viewer? A 2 hour tour of portraits from the last 170 years – you’ll never look at a portrait in the same way again.

Member evening – “Portraiture”

This week we will be having a practical evening of portraiture to put into use what we have gleaned from the Thomas Peck presentation recently.
Bring your camera and enthusiasm for a fun and educational evening.
Continuous lighting and a suitable backdrop will be supplied by the club so don’t worry if you haven’t got a flash.
Subjects will also include hands, so you can bring a selection of gloves, bangles, watches and other adornments.

TDPS Photographic Challenge – “Reflections”

The theme for the March and April challenge is ““Reflections”.

Open to your interpretation so let your imagination and camera create some great ‘new’ images. These challenges are not ‘competitions’ but an opportunity to test your creativity, share your work and receive helpful feedback from your fellow members. Band albums will be set up to post your images.

We are proposing to add an additional session (probably on Zoom) every 4 months to review the 2 preceeding themes. The dates for the reviews will be added to the programme closer to the time.

Photo Challenge Review – “Reflections”

Open to your interpretation so let your imagination and camera create some great ‘new’ images. These challenges are not ‘competitions’ but an opportunity to test your creativity, share your work and receive helpful feedback from your fellow members. A Band album will be set up to post your images.

Image Selection For Olney Head-To-Head

We will select a total of 20 images from BAND submissions, to represent the club in our annual, friendly Head-to-Head with Olney. No more than 3 submissions or selected images from each member to encourage inclusiveness.

Simon Ellingworth – “Street Photography”

In a genre where sharpness is a bourgeois concept and cropping someone’s head off adds a sense of tension, it’s fair to say that Street photography is much misunderstood. Especially when you realise street photography doesn’t even need to be taken in, on, or even near a street!

Join Simon, an international award winning photographer share his passion for this exciting and addictive genre with it’s freedom to be creative, artistic and, or express yourself.

The Zoom meeting starts at 7:30pm

AGM

This is your opportunity to reflect on the past year, give feedback, voice your opinion and vote in a new committee.

TDPS Photographic Challenge – “Negative Space”

The theme for the May and June challenge is ““Negative Space”.

Open to your interpretation so let your imagination and camera create some great ‘new’ images. These challenges are not ‘competitions’ but an opportunity to test your creativity, share your work and receive helpful feedback from your fellow members. Band albums will be set up to post your images.

We are proposing to add an additional session (probably on Zoom) every 4 months to review the 2 preceeding themes. The dates for the reviews will be added to the programme closer to the time.

Head-To-Head Against Olney Camera Club – With Guest Judge; TBC

A selection of 20 of our members’ best images will be pitted against Olney’s selection in what is always a fun, sociable evening.

This year Olney will be hosting the event at:
The Olney Centre, High Street, Olney, MK46 4EF

Members Outing to Summer Leys

An opportunity for members to meet and explore Summer Leys Nature Reserve.

This large, ex-gravel pit is made up of a main lake with gently sloping banks, shallow areas of water and ponds, low lying islands, a large scrape and a fringe of reeds surrounded by grassland and wet woodland. This is ideal habitat for wintering birds: goosander, wigeon and gadwall reach nationally important numbers, joined by large numbers of roosting lapwing and golden plover.

Wading birds use the scrape and the shallow lake margins. Oystercatcher, ringed plover, little ringed plover and redshank stay to breed, while whimbrel, turnstone and common sandpiper often pass through during migration. Numerous pairs of common tern nest in a colony on the islands, so we cut back vegetation each autumn to keep them safe, and every few years we re-profile the wader scrape.

Otters are rare but regular visitors to the reserve, while the taller reeds and rushes around the lake may reveal the ball-shaped woven nests of harvest mice. Sixteen species of dragonflies and damselflies have been recorded here and it is one of the best places to see the uncommon hairy dragonfly, which dances around the edges of Marigold Pond in May and June. Late spring sees hobbies hunting insects over the reserve.

Kim’s Corner, a fragment of species-rich neutral grassland, is a good place to watch butterflies. In late summer, it comes alive with the songs of grasshoppers and crickets. We haycut in summer, followed by sheep grazing. To maintain the open natures of the lake banks, we coppice willow. We also cut back other vegetation and remove encroaching scrub.

More details on meeting time, parking etc to follow in the bulletin.

Members Outing to Stoke Bruerne

Join other members for an evening photographing in and around the village of Stoke Bruerne on the Grand Union Canal.

More details on meeting time, parking etc to follow in the bulletin.

TDPS Photographic Challenge – “Before and After”

The theme for the July and August challenge is ““Before and After”.

Open to your interpretation so let your imagination and camera create some great ‘new’ images. These challenges are not ‘competitions’ but an opportunity to test your creativity, share your work and receive helpful feedback from your fellow members. Band albums will be set up to post your images.

We are proposing to add an additional session (probably on Zoom) every 4 months to review the 2 preceeding themes. The dates for the reviews will be added to the programme closer to the time.

TDPS Photographic Challenge – “Shadows”

The theme for the September and October challenge is ““Shadows”.

Open to your interpretation so let your imagination and camera create some great ‘new’ images. These challenges are not ‘competitions’ but an opportunity to test your creativity, share your work and receive helpful feedback from your fellow members. Band albums will be set up to post your images.

We are proposing to add an additional session (probably on Zoom) every 4 months to review the 2 preceeding themes. The dates for the reviews will be added to the programme closer to the time.

Kevin Pigney – “How I post process my nature images”

I was regularly asked during my Passion For Wildlife talk about how i do my post processing ? As a result I developed this presentation. I work in both Lightroom and Photoshop, from basic processing workflow to some advanced techniques, so something for all levels of experience. I also have a detailed pdf file to detail everything covered during the presentation.

Challenge Review – Before and After & Negative Space

This evening we will review images from the ‘Before and After’ & ‘Negative Space’ challenges, so please bring your photos on a memory stick.

Claire Carter – Patagonia in Winter

Claire Carter is an award-winning UK landscape and nature photographer based near Fort William in The Scottish Highlands. This is what she says about this evening’s talk:

“If, like me, you find summer landscape photography in the UK less than inspiring then there is always the option to chase winter and head south. Patagonia is a dream destination with steppes, mountains and glaciers to discover. My talk explores locations and wildlife on the Argentinian side of Patagonia and includes an AVI of the El Chalten region and the mighty Fitz Roy Massif. I provide information that would help any adventurous traveller to consider a self-guided trip. Winter has weather challenges, but in my experience it is ideal if you like pristine landscapes all to yourself and enjoy wildlife as well as landscape photography and is far easier than you may think”.

Member Presentation – Isle of Mull – summer and winter

Six of our members visited the Isle of Mull earlier this year, four in January and two in May. The presentation this evening will showcase images from both visits, focusing mainly on wildlife and showing the difference in seasons.

Image Selection for Head-To-Head Against NNHS

The annual head-to-head against Northampton Natural History Society.
This year the category is Open and we are required to select 20 images.

Please bring along up to 5 of your best images!

TDPS Photographic Challenge – “Low light/Night Photography”

The theme for the November and December challenge is ““Low light/night photography”.

Practical – “Portrait Challenge Soft Focus”

This week we will be having a practical evening of portraiture exploring the best ways of using soft lighting. Bring your camera and enthusiasm for a fun and educational evening.

Continuous lighting and a white backdrop will be supplied by the club so don’t worry if you haven’t got a flash.

Northampton Natural History Society Head-To-Head

The annual head-to-head against our friends at Northampton Natural History Society.

This year the category is “Open” and we have selected 15 member images, which will be pitched against 15 images from NNHS in this friendly competiton. A judge will be giving an informative critique of each photo and scores allocated on each image.

TDPS will be hosting this year’s competition at our usual venue in Silverstone.

Open Mic & Christmas Cheer

A great opportunity for members to share some of their best shots and talk about where and why they were taken. 10 minutes on any subject. Please let the programme secretary know if you would like to book a slot.