Competition News
League: Open 2 Competition Results
This was an “open” competition for digital images. As usual, entries displayed a wide variety of subjects, approaches, and styles – landscapes, travel, close ups, motor racing, candid/street, animals, birds, insects, flowers, [...]
Location Challenge #1 – MK Market
The location, chosen by David Bolam, was Milton Keynes Outdoor Market. 51 images were submitted. And Alan Taberer of ImageZ Camera Club in Weston Turville, a CACC judge and a regular visitor to [...]
League: Intimate Landscape Competition Results
The set subject was “Intimate Landscape”. This was further described in the Programme as follows. “An intimate landscape is one in which you’re selecting and isolating one small part of a scene [...]
Chairman’s Challenge – Colour Challenge #1
For the challenge, Carol and Tricia were looking for “images with mainly Complementary Colours – ie, opposite colours on the colour wheel; ie, Yellow and Purple, Red and Green, Blue and Orange.” [...]
League: Open 1 Competition Results
So this was an “open” competition for digital images. As usual, entries displayed a wide variety of subjects, approaches, and styles – landscapes, travel, close ups, motor racing, candid/street, animals, birds, insects, [...]
Chairman’s Challenge – Art and Artists Part Two
So this was an “open” competition for digital images. As usual, entries displayed a wide variety of subjects, approaches, and styles – including landscape, seascape, cityscape, candid/street, animals, flowers, colour, and monochrome, [...]
PDI of the Year Competition Results – May 2021
As set out in the competition rules on the club website, members could enter up to two digital images that have “previously been entered … in one of that season’s six club [...]
Howard Morris Memorial Trophy – May 2021
The competition was judged this year by Colin Westgate FRPS MPAGB FFIAP, Zooming in from Mersea Island in Essex. Colin has been taking photographs for over 60 years. He is a Member [...]
Portfolio Competition – April 2021
Entries consist of three to five pictures to be judged as a panel. For digital images, this means combining the pictures (sized and positioned as required) into a single projectable image. This [...]
Chairman’s Challenge – Art and Artist Part Two
This Chairman’s Challenge was, therefore 'Art and Artists Part 2' as we were again asked to recreate the style of an artist or art movement photographically. And this also followed on [...]
League: Theme Reflections Competition Results – March 2021
The set subject was “Reflection” – with the added briefing “Any photograph in which the predominant/focal interest of the image is a ‘Reflection’. Example: Reflection in a puddle, glass or mirror, lake, [...]
Two Hemispheres: 2021 Results
Each club enters 30 PDIs and these are judged both in the UK and in Australia. Each entry is scored out of twenty and all the scores (from both the UK and the [...]
League: Open 3 Competition Results – February 2021
So this was an “open” competition for digital images. As usual, entries covered a wide range of subjects and approaches, as well as many photographic genres including landscape, seascape, architecture, nature, travel, [...]
League: Open 2 Competition Results – November 2020
So this was an “open” competition for digital images. As usual, entries covered a wide range of subjects and approaches, as well as many photographic genres including landscape, seascape, nature, still life, creative, [...]
Chairman’s Challenge – Arts & Artists
The subject of the Challenge was “Art and Artists” and we were required to photographically replicate the style of an art movement and/or artist. As explained in the Programme, “This challenge is to [...]
PDI Knockout Competition – October 2020
The DI Knockout is, as the Programme puts it, “a sophisticated, utterly unfair and usually pretty chaotic competition. Contestants submit up to 6 images each, which are anonymously and randomly selected for projection [...]
League: Themed Competition Results ‘At Home or Garden’ – October 2020
As print handling is impracticable in current circumstances, the Committee has suspended all print competitions until further notice. Accordingly, our competitions are being confined to digital images. The set subject was “At [...]
Chairman’s Challenge – 2020 Vision
As explained in the Programme, this meant: “Your interpretation of the phrase 2020 Vision. What does the year 2020 mean to you? Has Covid affected your lifestyle? Or the urban slang term for [...]
Guest Speakers
Robert Harvey – Small is Beautiful
More of Robert’s work can be found at http://www.naturalworldphotography.net He would be very pleased for members to Join his group Inspirational Outdoor Photography on Facebook: facebook.com/groups/InspirationalOutdoorPix where you can post your own recent images [...]
Lizzie Shepherd – Mood Versus Composition
More of Lizzie’s work can be found at http://www.lizzieshepherd.com She is also Facebook https://www.facebook.com/LizzieShepherdPhotography And she is on Instagram and Twitter. Lizzie is a member of the judging panel for the [...]
Robert Friel – Phoneography
More of Robert’s work, including his ARPS images, can be found on his website at http://robfriel.co.uk/ He is also on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Robert is the Chair of Princes Risborough [...]
Damon Guy – Breaking the Rules
The photography website that Damon runs can be found at http://www.photokonnexion.com/ Damon’s talk was about the conventions that help us compose pictures. His aims were to get us thinking about the [...]
Member’s Evening – Royal Photographic Society (RPS)
This was a Members Evening and was all about the Royal Photographic Society (RPS) and, in particular, the RPS Distinctions. Full details of these Distinctions can be found on the RPS website [...]
David Keep – A Project-based Approach to Photography
More of David’s work can be seen at https://www.davidkeepphotography.co.uk/ In addition to his images, there are also links to his video tutorials on his YouTube channel And David can also be found on Facebook, [...]
Other News & Announcements
Return to F2F meetings in 2022
At our committee meeting on 22nd November, we reached an agreement that we should Zoom until the end of February 2022. We also felt that after this date we would [...]
Chairman’s Welcome Back Message – Sep 2021
It's that time of year again when we start a new year at the club next Wednesday 08/09/2021. We’re starting our new season on 8th September as you know and it promises to [...]
Club Etiquette
Your Content Goes Here Face to Face meetings Look out for new members and guests; introduce yourself and help them feel comfortable. Chairman to Introduce any new members to the club and [...]
New Members Only Account
Dear Members, This year, you will need to create a new LBPC Members Account to access the Members Only area of the website. Note: Members who have already created an account while helping to [...]
Shooting Horses – Yeguada Inspirada Stud
The event was run by Elizabeth Jane Lazenby BA(Hons) Fine Art QTFE2 LRPS ASEA DPAGB BPE4 EFIAP LMPA, the professional equine and fine art photographer from Barnsley. Jane has previously “visited” [...]
Annual General Meeting 2021 – Headlines
In the meantime, here are “the news headlines”. Election of Officers The following club Officers were elected: Chairman – Mike Kitchingman Vice Chairman – Dave Gillow Treasurer – Graham Meers Vice Treasurer [...]