Annual Programme up until May 2025
Revised 12/02/2025
If on Zoom a link will be sent to members a few days before each Club meeting
Final Entry Dates for Competitions - please email images to peter.sands1951@btinternet.com
Please note – all images must be submitted in advance
Hand in dates:-
09/04/2025 Hand in for 'Street'
23/04/2025 PDIOTY Heat 1
Set subjects in 2025
"Patterns in Nature" (Selected for the Quartet trophy theme)
"Street" (Hand-in for this will be in April)
"Contre-jour"
"The Blue Hour"
For the Covid Risk assessment when at the Church Hall click here
The pdf download is here but note the programme may change at short notice.
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12/02/2025 "Touching the Light", with Ken Scott, ARPS, APAGB, MBPsS (on ZOOM)
Ken’s photography is probably best known for his work with mountain landscape and light, which spans over forty years of walking and mountaineering in Britain, and overseas in Corsica, the Pyrenees, Alps and North America. (He’s an honorary lifetime member of Steyning Camera Club in West Sussex) Whatever you do, DON’T miss it.
https://touchingthelight.co.uk
19/02/2025 PDIOTY Final, with John Haines (on ZOOM)
Over the course the last 12 months our PDI heats have identified tonight’s top images. Only a select few have made it through to the final. Tonight we will find out which will be chosen as our “PDI of the Year”.
Hand-in PDI’s for next week’s “Conservation Trophy”
26/02/2025 The Johnson Conservation Trophy, with Monica Doshi (on ZOOM)
LPSC has a strong cohort of natural history photographers and the Johnson Conservation Trophy is their most coveted prize. Our judge tonight has the unenviable task of selecting just one winner from what’s bound to be a strong field.
https://www.facebook.com/MonicaDoshiPhotography/
https://www.instagram.com/mdee_photos/
05/03/2025 AGM
It’s the appropriate time to make your input into the club’s future direction, plus thanking those members who’ve served the club over the last 12 months and to offer your support for the next 12.
12/03/2025 Home battle vs Dunchurch PS, judged by Malcolm Cook
The usual print and PDI match, but with matchless comments from Malcolm.
19/03/2025 President’s Evening
26/03/2025 2024 Rushden Open
Tonight we are back at the Church hall and will get to see and discuss some superb images from the award winners and accepted entries of the 2024 Rushden open.
02/04/2025 “Still Life, our way”, with Jules and Phil
A live demo of how Julie Holbeche-Maunde ARPS CPAGB BPE2 and Phil Mallin LRPS CPAGB BPE2 go about making their stunning "Still Life" images.
This is a MUST see evening.
https://www.sandalwoodpictures.co.uk/
09/04/2025 Portraiture Session – bring your cameras
Hand-in for "Street"
16/04/2025 1st Set-Subject PDI Competition "Street"
An internal PDI competition (up to 3 entries per member) judged by ourselves.
23/04/2025 A/V Night
More entertaining Audio Visual sequences, courtesy of the “Beechbrook” website.
Hand in Heat 1 of the annual PDI comp. (Any subject)
30/04/2025 “Uniquely Zimanga”, with Jayne Hutchings
This is sure to be a special evening with Jayne’s images from the renowned KwaZulu-Natal game reserve, specially designed for wildlife photographers.
07/05/2025 Heat 1 Judge for yourself – PDI of the year
Your votes will be used to promote some of our top images at the end of the year.
14/05/2024 Summer social, at a venue with a Pub.
Summer Break