Please note: all competition dates are provisional and may change depending upon judge availibilty
January | |
4th | Critique Evening – DPIs – Christmas Challenge – Viewing & Feedback |
11th | Practical – Tabletop Digital Backgrounds |
18th | AGM ENTRIES – Club Events Competition |
25th | L&CPU Folio viewing evening |
28th (Sat) | Lymm Dam Photowalk (meet in car park 10.30am) |
February | |
1st | COMPETITION – Club Events Competition (Judge: Terry Hewitt) |
8th | Project 1 – HIGH / LOW viewpoint |
15th | Critique / feedback evening Some members attending ‘Astrophotography’ evening at Jodrell Bank |
16th (Thu) | RHS Bridgewater (meet at Reception 11.00am) |
22nd | Practical – Painting with Light ENTRIES – Regular Comp. Round 1 |
25th (Sat) | Lion Salt Works, Northwich (meet at Reception 11.00am) |
March | |
1st | Viewing Evening – Project 1 (High / Low Viewpoint) |
8th | COMPETITION – Regular Comp. Round 1 (Judge: Rebecca Entwistle) |
13th (Sat) | Bridgewater Hall Group Tour (meet at Reception 11.00am) |
15th | Postal Exhibition Viewing Evening |
22nd | Skills swap – Camera / Editing |
29th | PHOTOWALK – Salford Quays |
April | |
1st (Sat) | Norton Priory (meet in car park 11am) |
5th | L&CPU Portfolio viewing evening ENTRIES – Set Subject Competition |
12th | TALK – The Waylandscape (Speaker: Gary Waidson) |
19th | COMPETITION – Set Subject Competition (Judge: Graham Currey) |
26th | Practical – tbc ENTRIES – Shutter View / Mind’s Eye Competition |
May | |
3rd | Practical – Outdoor Portraits – Pairs / Small groups |
6th (Sat) | Castlefield Viaduct (meet there at 10am) |
10th | COMPETITION – Shutter View / Mind’s Eye (Judge: Collective Internal) |
17th | Mind’s Eye – Member Editing Presentations |
24th | PHOTOWALK – ?Worsley / Fletcher Moss / Longford Park? ENTRIES – Landscape Competition |
31st | Practical – tbc |
June | |
7th | COMPETITION – Landscape Competition (Judge: Keith Barber) |
14th | Member Presentation – Lesley Thornton |
21st | Project 2 – Long Exposure Portraits ENTRIES – Regular Comp. Round 2 |
28th | TALK – Mountains, Music & Mirth (Speaker: Paul Bates) |
July | |
5th | COMPETITION – Regular Comp. Round 2 (Judge: Jason Merrin) |
12th | Skills Swap – Mounting Prints |
19th | Practical – tbc |
26th | Critique / feedback evening – Portraits + recap of Related Sets preparation skills |
August | |
2nd | NO MEETING |
9th | Critique / feedback evening – Symmetry ENTRIES – Annual Print Competition |
16th | NO MEETING |
23rd | COMPETITION – Annual Print Competition (Judge: Keith Richardson) |
30th | Project 3 – Macro ENTRIES – Related Sets Competition |
September | |
6th | TALK – Cuba: More than Just Cocktails, Cigars & Vintage Cars (Speaker: Jane Lines) |
13th | COMPETITION – Related Sets Competition (Judge: Mike Lawrence) |
20th | Practical – tbc |
27th | Critique / feedback evening – Macro ENTRIES – Regular Comp. Round 3 |
29th (Fri) | Weekend Away – Spread Eagle, Sawley |
October | |
4th | Battle Entry Preview – Symmetry |
11th | COMPETITION – Regular Comp. Round 3 (Judge: Eddie Leach) |
18th | TALK – Garden Set up (Speaker: Barry Dickenson) |
25th | Critique / feedback evening – Weekend Away |
November | |
1st | Project 4 – Manufactured Landscapes |
8th | Members’ Presentations – Your top 10 images of the year |
15th | Skills Share / Quiz – tbc |
16th (Thu) | 4-Way Battle – Symmetry – 8pm, St. Mary Magdalene, Sale. M33 6GD |
22nd | Critique / feedback evening – Manufactured Landscapes ENTRIES – Regular Comp. Round 4 |
29th | Practical – Christmas Bokeh |
December | |
6th | COMPETITION – Regular Comp. Round 4 (Judge: Brianna Gilligan & Eddie Leach) |
13th | SOCIAL EVENING |
20th | NO MEETING – Happy Christmas |
27th | NO MEETING – Happy New year |
January 2023 | |
3rd | SOCIAL EVENING |
10th | Critique / feedback evening – Christmas Card Images |
17th | tbc |
24th | AGM |
31st | COMPETITION – Best Image of 2023 (Judge: Collective Internal) |