Musselburgh Camera Club

Club Meeting 29.03.12

musselburghcameraclub — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 06:51:50 +0000

On Thursday we had the opportunity to see the 2011 winning entries of the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain, where MCC came 37th out of 400 large clubs that entered.There was a range of subject matter and in the first section there was quite a number of ‘composite’ images where there has been a great reliance on Photoshop. These are challenging and are basically artistic and if one has the time and inclination then there is some credit in them.

However the second section of images were more ‘straight’ photographic images which the majority of us prefer and in fact the top three winning clubs were nearly all of this type. Much can be learnt from seeing a good selection of work where we can get inspiration and help us to strive to continue to improve our output. But as always enjoy what you do and if you (and your granny) like your work then don’t worry about what the ‘judges say’!

We are still missing images from about ten members for the Library Exhibition, so if you have not yet brought an image in then please sort one out so that we can truly have a display that fully represent the MCC members.

Next Thursday we are again visiting Beeslack so either go straight there or meet up at the Fisherrow leaving there at 6.45pm.

The following week, Thursday 12th April will be the last meeting of this season, although we will be organisation monthly summer outside shoots, details in due course. We will be having our AGM followed by the Trophy presentations and then a social ‘get together’ afterwards. So please make a real effort to come along and hear about what we have been up to and what is in store for members starting in the next session in September.

Charlie and I visited Del yesterday and we were able to ‘waffle’ away which for the period we were there helped to take Del’s mind off of his pain and discomfort which he was most grateful. Del has done so much for the club and is such a talented and great person, so please try to make some time and go along and see him. Visiting times are 3-5pm and 7-8.30pm and he is in ward 18. Anita can be contacted on anitanutter@mac.com

For better communication to all members we wish to rely on the ‘Post’ on the web site, where if you sign up to it you will get an automatic e-mail notification from the web site as to a new post. If you have not yet ‘signed up’, and you are not sure how to do it e-mail Rob McCann on ramccann@hotmail.com (as shown on the front page of the syllabus) and he will put you on.

Regards to all

Clive

Winnie Stevenson Talk – Lantern Slide Enthusiast

musselburghcameraclub — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 10:06:58 +0000

Sounds interesting…

Hello Musselburgh Camera Club,

Lantern slide enthusiast Winnie Stevenson will entertain us with a blast from the past using original Victorian equipment to present her Phantasmagoria – The Traditional Magic Lantern Show.

Winnie will be giving her presentation

at the Mid Calder Camera Club on

Wednesday March 28th 2012 at 7:30 PM.

We meet at The Institute Hall, Market Street, Mid Calder EH53 OAL (opposite Tonino’s Takeaway and The Black Bull).

Admission is £2 and will include tea, coffee, and biscuits.

In case of a possible bad weather cancellation, check the website or contact me.

Hope to see you there!

Sincerely yours,

Debra Mills

Communications Secretary
www.midcaldercameraclub.org.uk

events@midcaldercameraclub.org.uk

Tel: 01506 204700 or 07905 519592

Club Meeting 08.03.12

musselburghcameraclub — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 09:11:28 +0000

A big thank you to George Smith and John Napier who were kind enough to show us a selection of the photographs they enjoy taking. A good selection of landscape, wildlife and flowers, amongst other things, were displayed and John even put together a great AV of Musselburgh in snow.

The club has a copy of the AV software John recommended, Pro Show Gold, so please ask if you are interested in taking a look and having a go at making your own AV.

We plan to have more nights like this next session so if you would like the opportunity to share your shots with other members then please leave a comment below this post or speak to one of the committee members. It would be great to get everyone on board even if it’s just for a 10 minute talk.

There is another chance to receive constructive feedback from some of the more experienced members this Thursday so please bring along one image (mounted or unmounted).

Please also bring along a couple of prints you’d like to be considered for the summer library exhibition and hand them to John Knox or Charlie Briggs. We will then choose the most appropriate ones that hopefully will be varied and fit the space available. They can be A4 and mounted on black card with a title and your club number on the back.

See you all Thursday.

Club Meeting 01.03.12

musselburghcameraclub — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 07:59:27 +0000

We had nearly fifty people attending our joint meeting with the Musselburgh Art Club last night which proved to be fascinating experience.
Dell with his tremendous knowledge of both photography and artistic skill discussed the thirty paintings and prints images.
Both seemed to have the same characteristics and elements that make up an image that ‘speaks’ to the viewer.
Positioning, colour combination, originality and avoiding elements in the image that distracts from the main subject were all relevant in creating a quality product.

Thanks to Malcolm Roberts who put in a good article and picture relating to MCC in this week’s East Lothian Courier, page 16.

Library Exhibition - From May to September we will be holding our annual display which will tour seven libraries in East Lothian.
This year I would like to see that it contains a print image from each member of the club (subject to available space).
Thus showing the general public the full range of work and experience achieved by members, so that they can relate to them and hopefully be interested in coming along to the club next season.
We need up to two prints from every member mounted, if possible on black mounts as the lighter ones do tend to get a bit ‘grubby’ by the time they have done the rounds.We will then choose the most appropriate ones that hopefully will be varied and fit the space available.

You can use any prints that you have – if you want to improve on them based on comments and guidance made so much the better. If you are reprinting, try to keep to A4 size, suitable mounted, as they will take up less room and allow more prints being shown.

Please bring in your prints over the next few weeks and give them to John Knox or Charlie Briggs, but please aim to have them with us by 29th March, remembering that 22nd of March we are away at Beeslack. Please put a title on the back with your club number.
So please give us your full co operation so that we can really make a good show of our efforts made during the year.

On the 22nd March we are visiting Beeslack Camera Club at Penicuik, so there will not be a meeting at Fisherrow – I have put a list on the notice board, please put your name on it if you are planning to go to Beeslack so that we can organise transport ( car sharing)
Meet at Fisherrow car park 6.45pm

Next week – we have John Napier and George Smith who will give us a presentation on ‘Pictures that they enjoy taking’.

I shall be away for the next three meetings, so Joe Fowler will be ‘Master of Ceremonies’.

I will be back again for the meeting on the 29th March and am looking forward to seeing ‘a large pile of prints’.

Regards

Clive

Club Meeting 23.02.12

musselburghcameraclub — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 07:59:31 +0000

What an excellent evening we had last night with our inter-club competition against Haddington, who brought along a good number of members to see how Charlie Summers would judge the ten prints and ten projected images per club.

The standard of the entries were very high and the majority of the images were awarded 17 points, ending in only 6 points between the clubs in respect of the print images.
However Musselburgh edged ahead with the projected images and ‘won the evening’.

Owing to the high standard it is now nice to hear about what a judge likes about the images rather than a multitude of obvious areas which need improving.
Charlie did manage to give pointers where some could be improved but I think that he found the task some what challenging.So our thanks go to him for all the work he put in and hope that he will agree to come again sometime in the future.

Next week we have ‘An evening with the Musselburgh Art Club’ this is not a competition but Del will comment on the art work and how our images reflect art.
Following my e mail of yesterday, please bring along one of your images that can be selected for this exercise. As this is not a competition it does not matter if
you have used it in other comps. or want to use it next year, the more ‘arty’ the image the better.

We are waiting to hear how many are coming from the Art Club, so we might use the room 32 next week, so if you find no lights on in our usual room keep going up the corridor.

Clive

Groupon PhotoShoot Offer plus Groupon Canvas Offer

lynnwelsh — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 17:12:36 +0000

Both deals expire at midnight tonight, 23rd Feb.

Edinburgh at Night Digital Photography Workshop for £21 at Art of Imagination (70% Off)

Personalised Photo Canvas Measuring 16″x20″ (£19) or 24″x32″ (£29) Including Delivery from Hello Canvas (Up to 61% Off)

Lynn

Pinhole Photography Festival

musselburghcameraclub — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:28:20 +0000

The very first Edinburgh Pinhole Photography Festival that is being held
at the Botanic Gardens 5-17 March 2012.  

There will an exhibition and open workshops in pinhole
photography.  There will be a chance to check out the new Ilford
direct positive paper and the new Ilford / Harman Titan 5x4 pinhole
camera.

For more info please check out the website at

www.pinholephotographyfestival.co.uk

Visit Scotland Photo Competition

musselburghcameraclub — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:21:12 +0000

Hi there!

I am getting in touch to let you know about a fantastic opportunity for you and the rest of the members of Musselburgh Camera Club to showcase your photography skills whilst being in the running for a chance of winning £1,000.

This opportunity comes in the form of a photo competition run by VisitScotland to celebrate the Year of Creative Scotland 2012. We are looking for images that show the unique, uplifting, fun and quirky side of Scotland. The top prize is a £1,000 Amazon voucher with five runner-up prizes of £100 Amazon vouchers and all winning images will be showcased in The Herald magazine. For more information about the competition please click on the following link: www.visitscotland.com/photo

I hope that this competition interests you and if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Kind regards,

Christine Ford
Visit Scotland Graduate (Digital Projects)
VisitScotland, Ocean Point One, 94 Ocean Drive, Edinburgh, EH6 6JH

Christine.Ford@visitscotland.com

Photographic Alliance of Great Britain

musselburghcameraclub — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:45:39 +0000

For those of you who are interested in finding out more about the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain please follow the link below.

PAGB

Club Meeting 16.02.12

musselburghcameraclub — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 08:56:50 +0000

It was good to announce last night that we came first at the 12 way inter-club competition held last Sunday at the Mining Museum.
Joe Fowler received the cup for the best image in the competition.
Haddington CC came second and Beeslack CC was third.
This being our forth consecutive win, so well done to all those that had their images entered.

Del announced that out of the 400 ‘ large ‘clubs in the UK our entry for the ‘Photographic Alliance of Great Britain’,got us in 37th place which is also a great achievement.We will try to get a higher position next year,so let Del have some of you best images
by a CD so that we can start to get a new quality set of images together.

Last night we had the opportunity to see the work of two of our judges, Brenda & Michael Thomson who took us around the world with their images, they went on to explain
some points to look for when setting up a shot and to try to get something different, the record shot is worth taking but usually on its own does not make a competition image.
It was interesting to hear how that they have their images judged and how they have to then work on the images to improve them to competition standard. Brenda admitted that
one of her better images only got a score of 14 at a recent Haddington in club comp. so we all suffer from time to time.

Next week we are to have a competition against Haddington CC, so come along a give us your support and see if we can put them into second place again.

Clive