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<FONT color=black>FOLKESTONE CAMERA CLUB
 
Monday 15th September Arthus Bailey a long standing and experienced member of the club, (he actually said he joined the club in 1957!)  demonstrated how, with modern technology, to produce digital prints using Photoshop and a few other bits of apparatus.   This was very informative and an interesting evening, albeit still confusing for some members who are not quite au fe with digital!  We all know that this is the way forward now, though some members still like to use the darkroom techniques.  Arthur brought along some very old photographs of his parents and showed us how we can manipulate the image creating a most pleasing photograph. It has certainly given the members the incentive to have a go!

Next week (22nd  September) will be a lecture o­n ‘Creative Macro Photography’ by John Watterson, where members can bring their cameras and have a go at Macro work.  The 29th September will bring Richard Filmer to our club to present his lecture ‘Traditional Kentish Building Materials’  and the 1st October will be our monthly practical evening where members can practice with the clubs studio equipment.

<FONT face=Arial><FONT color=black size=2>Visit our web site at <FONT color=black size=2>www.folkestonecameraclub.co.uk<FONT color=black size=2>.

<FONT face=Arial><FONT color=black size=2>Meetings are held at the United Reformed Church Community Hall, Castle Hill Avenue. Folkestone, every Monday commencing at 7.45pm  New members are always welcome and anyone interested in joining, please, ring Jenny Barraclough (Hon. Secretary) 01303 245399 or e mail: <FONT color=black size=2>barraclough@jenny-frank.fsnet.co.uk<FONT color=black size=2> for further information.

8 September was the start of our new season, which is always a good evening seeing our friends, some of whom we may not have seen since our summer recess began in May.

Our first meeting of 2003/2004 season was informal to welcome new members.

An AV (audio visual) of a slide show created by our members, entitled ‘Hands Across the Sea 4’ which is a compilation of several members work which is then put together with music. ‘The Ancient Cinque Ports’ was also shown, and a lot of research and work went into this creating an excellent show. These were both sent to Australia for our exchange last year and have been travelling all over Australia and New Zealand to many camera clubs there!.

<FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2>On 15th September Arthus Bailey a long standing and experienced member of the club, will demonstrate how to produce digital prints using Photoshop and a few other bits of apparatus. The following week (22nd September) will be a lecture on ‘Creative Macro Photography’ by John Watterson.Visit our web site at <FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>www.folkestonecameraclub.co.uk.

Meetings are held at the United Reformed Church Community Hall, Castle Hill Avenue. Folkestone, every Monday commencing at 7.45pm New members are always welcome and anyone interested in joining, please, ring Jenny Barraclough (Hon. Secretary) 01303 245399 or e mail: <FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>barraclough@jenny-frank.fsnet.co.ukfor further information.

1st September 2003

<FONT size=5>FOLKESTONE CAMERA CLUB 2003/4 SEASON

Monday 8th September will be the start of our new season, which is always a good evening seeing our friends, some of whom we may not have seen since our summer recess began in May.

Our first meeting of 2003\2004 season will be informal to welcome new members.

An A\V (audio visual) of two slide shows created by our members, entitled ‘Hands Across the Sea 4’ and ‘The Ancient Cinque Ports’ will be shown. These were sent to Australia for our exchange last year and have been travelling all over Australia to many camera clubs there!.

On 15th September Arthus Bailey a long standing and experienced member of the club, will demonstrate how to produce digital prints using Photoshop and a few other bits of apparatus. The following week (22nd September) will be a lecture o­n ‘Creative Macro Photography’ by John Watterson.

Visit our web site at www.folkestonecameraclub.co.uk.

Meetings are held at the United Reformed Church Community Hall, Castle Hill Avenue. Folkestone, every Monday commencing at 7.45pm New members are always welcome and anyone interested in joining, please, ring Jenny Barraclough (Hon. Secretary) 01303 245399 or e mail: barraclough@jenny-frank.fsnet.co.uk for further information.

15th May 2003

Our last meeting of the season was a light-hearted evening with a ‘Match-a-Slide’ competition between the ladies and gentlemen members. We had two slide projectors and screens projecting a slide from each team which had to ‘match’ as near as possible by content. Some matched very well, but some subjects were difficult. It was a very close competition with the ladies leading for much of the evening, but the men caught up and it ended in a tie.

On Friday 9th May, we held our Annual Dinner and Awards Night which concludes our 2002\2003 photographic season.

It was a very successful evening with our guest speaker, Mayor of Folkestone Councillor David Dickinson. giving us a very interesting speech. It was so entertaining, in fact, that you could hear a pin drop and I know we all could have listened to him for a lot longer. After his speech, we asked him to present the awards to the winners of the various trophies, which were:-

ANNUAL PRINT EXHIBITION PREMIER AWARD - THE
PRESIDENTS CUP - Robert Brisley

LEN CHARLES TROPHY - Melanie Chalk

ST. AUBYN CUP - Brian Collins

PETER HERITAGE CUP - Keith Radford

REG WALKER CUP - Dave Turner

CHALLENGE CUP - Dave Turner

MONTHLY COMPETITIONS:- Overall winners

PRINTS;-
NOVICE - Jean Turner
INTERMEDIATE - Denis Bridges
ADVANCED - David Hughes
PORTRAITS;-
NOVICE - John Walter
INTERMEDIATE - Robert Greene
ADVANCED - Dave Turner & Keith Radford (Joint Winners)

SLIDES;-
MONOCHROME - Robert Brisley
NOVICE - Tony Reeves
INTERMEDIATE - Michael Chalk
ADVANCED - Ian Stone
MEDIUM FORMAT - Bryan Mewse

Our next venture will be our annual outing, which is to be to Hampton Court in June; we all look forward to an enjoyable day.

The Annual General Meeting will be held on 21st July.

Our new season will commence in September at the United Reform Community Hall, Castle Hill Avenue, Folkestone at 7.45pm. New members are always welcome, if interested please phone Mrs Jenny Barraclough (Secretary) 01303 245399, or e mail
barraclough@jenny-frank.fsnet.co.uk
Visit our website at www.folkestonecameraclub.co.uk

On 24th March Mr Glyn Bareham, a member of Invicta Camera Club and Kent Digital Group, and a regular visitor to our club, gave us a talk on Digital Photography.

He showed us photographs taken by other members of the Digital Group and explaining how they were done, whether they were straight prints or manipulated by the author on the computer. It was so interesting you could hear a pin drop in the audience!!

Many members asked questions trying to further their knowledge of this new technology. It was a very interesting evening and certainly fired the imagination and enthusiasm of many.

The Kent County Photographic Association ‘Ross Cup’ was held at Sevenoaks Camera Club on Sunday 23rd March. This is a print competition open to all affiliated clubs in Kent. 28 clubs entered and FOLKESTONE CAME 26TH ! We are all obviously disappointed wit the result, but we were up against very good competition. We must try harder next year.

Next week, 31st March we shall have a lecture entitled ‘Duplicating Slides’, and Wednesday 2nd April will be our monthly Practical Evening where our members can practice with the clubs studio lighting equipment.

We also have a Battle for the Eurotunnel Trophy with Gateway, Canterbury and Deal Camera Clubs on the same evening, at Deal. These are always a very good evening and it is good to see other peoples work. A pity the dates have coincided, as our members will be torn which to go to!

The following Monday 7th April, will be our competitions for the Peter Heritage Cup (set subject ‘Time’) and the Reg Walker Trophy (the best slide of the season).

Our meetings are held at the United Reform Community Hall, Castle Hill Avenue, and Folkestone on Mondays at 7.45pm. New members are always welcome, if interested please phone Mrs Jenny Barraclough (Secretary) 01303 245399 or
E mail barraclough@jenny-frank.fsnet.co.uk

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5th March 2003
FOLKESTONE CAMERA CLUB

Monday 3rd March, was our 5th Print competition of the season. judged by MrChris Shore FRPS, AFIAP, MPAGB, BPE3*, as the letters after his name show, a very experienced photographer with excellent tips on how we can improve our photography. Chris is a regular visitor and friend of our club and a very competent and experienced judge. Winners of each section were as follows:-

OPEN SUBJECT

Novice:- 1st Norman Sharp ‘Norwich Cathedral’
2nd John Walter ‘The Arches’

Intermediate:-1st Thelma Bridges ‘Rope Patterns’
Joint Melanie Chalk ‘The Clocktower, Saltzburg’
2nd Denis Bridges ‘Westminster Bridge from The Eye’

Advanced:- 1st David Hughes ‘Imagine all the People’
Joint Dave Turner ‘End of the Line’
2nd Brian Collins ‘Hever Castle’
Joint Keith Radford ‘The Wall’
“ Roy Smart ‘Calcutta Kids’

PORTRAITS:-

Novice:- 1st John Walter ‘First Childs Play’

Intermediate:-1st Charles White ‘Children of Marakesh’

Advanced:- 1st Marie Laure Stone ‘Beena’
Joint Marie Laure Stone ‘Sampling the Merchandise’ “ Keith Radford ‘Brooke’
2nd Dave Turner ‘Denise’

On Wednesday (5th) we shall be visiting Deal Camera Club with members from Ashford Quest for a Battle. All three clubs show 10 slides and prints which are judged and marked. and the club with the highest total score wins. These Battles are always an enjoyable evening - may the best club win ! The following Monday (10th) will be a talk from Mr Richard Filmer entitled ‘Traditional Kentish Trades, Crafts and Industries’ which along with excellent photography will be a a wealth of information. Our 5th Slide Competition of the season will be held the following Monday (17th).

Our meetings are held at the United Reform Community Hall, Castle Hill Avenue, Folkestone on Mondays at 7.45pm. New members are always welcome, if interested please phone Mrs Jenny Barraclough (Secretary) 01303 245399, or e mail: barraclough@jenny-frank.fsnet.co.uk