May 25th 2012 Blackburn & District Camera Club Feniscowles Methodist Church Hall Preston Old Road Blackburn BB2 5EP W 足 www.Blackburncameraclub.co.uk
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Contents Club Meetings Blackburn College Trips & Activities Exhibition
This Weeks Cover Image Rodeo By Bob Singleton
News Events and Activities
From Blackburn & District Camera Club
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Editorial Staff Pixel Editor Lee Johnson Pixel Xtra Editor Bob Singleton Editorial Assistant Barry Noon Blackburn & District Camera Club
President Jim Cunningham Vice President Judith Marr President Elect/Treasurer John Murray Secretary Bob Singleton Competition Chair Roy Pickering Publicity & Communication Chair Lee Johnson Programme Chair Jim Cunningham
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Next Meeting We meet each Monday evening (except Bank Holidays) at 7:30pm at Feniscowles Methodist Church on Preston Old Road Blackburn BB2 5EP
May 28th 28th
Entry Night Quarterly Theme:Â Fashion
Lecture Dianne Owen
Dianne is a "Photo Artist" who creates images from photographs using various computer techniques. On her website she says
In my images I hope to bring a memory or special moment back, to sprinkle the image with a little magic for the viewer. Still Life is a favourite of mine, as it’s easier to fit in to the limited time I have available. On starting an image the relationship of the elements in it are so important, the shape, form and balance, that creates the final piece has to fit together completely. I like to bring a reflection of emotion and make it in my own style. http://dianneowen.info/
Coming Soon
June
4th
Bank Holiday No Meeting
11th
Judging and Results, Quarterly Competition 足 Fashion
18th
AV Night, Preparation and presentation of an AV using your images
Blackburn College
We have been contacted by Blackburn College and informed of a number os workshops and short courses they are running. Some or all of these may be of interest to members.
Blackburn College has a very good reputation for quallity teaching so we have no hesitation in recommending these courses. Landscap weekend residential Full Details opposite Tuition/seminars Photography critique and discussion Hotel accommodation in the Lake District on Friday night and Saturday night Full breakfast on Saturday and Sunday Evening meal on Friday and Saturday Packed lunch on Saturday Buffet lunch on Sunday Tea/coffee during seminars/discussions Journey on the Lakeside & Haverthwaite Steam Railway Trip to Blawith Tarn Upon Completion a High Quality Image of your work Blackburn College Certificate of Attendance
Please note that any extra drinks/meals other than stated above will be the attendee’s responsibility. This weekend residential course is priced at £590.00 per person
Residential Landscape Photography Course Course Itinerary
FRIDAY 24TH AUGUST Arrival by 4.00pm
suggestions for improvement. 8.00pm Three course dinner, private dining in the Windermere Suite, discussing the day’s adventures and lessons learnt. 10.00pm Finish
SUNDAY 26TH AUGUST 6.00am Optional early start Walk to nearby location to take photographs in early morning light. A brief introduction and description of course content over tea 8.30am Return to hotel for breakfast. and coffee. 10.15am Leave hotel for a gentle walk to Haverthwaite and 6.00pm Walk to nearby location to take photographs with tuition. Lakeside Stream Railway Station. 7.00pm Return to hotel to allow delegates to refresh. 11.00am Arrive at Lakeside – walk to woodland area for 7.30pm Dinner with drinks in the conference room. photography session with tuition. 9,00pm Talk on landscape photography techniques by the course 1.35pm Depart from Lakeside to travel by steam train to tutor. How to use your camera in Manual Mode to improve Haverthwaite station. exposure, why it is better to use RAW format as opposed to 1.50pm Walk back to the hotel for a group critique of the best JPEG and how to control depth of field. images. 10.00pm Finish Discussion on what we have learnt with an opportunity for course feedback. SATURDAY 25TH AUGUST 3.30pm Buffet 6.00am Optional early start Walk to nearby location to take 4.00pm Finish photographs in early morning light. These times are approximate. 8.00am Return to hotel for breakfast. 9.00am Leave hotel to travel to landscape photography location. 9.30am Arrive at Location – gentle walk to Blawith Tarn area, an area of outstanding beauty providing lots of opportunity for photography. 5.00pm Conclude photography session. 5.30pm Return to the Whitewater Hotel to allow you to download your images. 6.00pm Martyn will discuss some of your images and make 5.30pm Friendly gettogether in the Whitewater Hotel conference room.
If you are interested in the Landscape Weekend please let me know. The college have let me have application forms etc and I will email them to you.
The College are also offering these other courses/workshops The Digital SLR Camera – Beginners http://www.blackburn.ac.uk/course/digitalslrcamerabeginners/
The Digital SLR Camera – Portraiture http://www.blackburn.ac.uk/course/thedigitalslrcameraportraiture/
The Digital SLR Camera – Landscape http://www.blackburn.ac.uk/course/thedigitalslrcameralandscaperesidential/ For more information contact Janine Smith
Training & Development Coordinator
Blackburn College, The Old Hub, Feilden Street, Blackburn, Lancashire BB2 1LH Tel: 01254 292500 Fax: 01254 580627 Web: www.blackburn.ac.uk
Office Hours: Monday to Thursday 8.30am 5.00pm, Friday 8.30am 4.30pm
Adobe Photoshop for Photographers – Beginners http://www.blackburn.ac.uk/course/adobephotoshopforphotographers beginners/ Adobe Photoshop for Photographers – Advanced http://www.blackburn.ac.uk/course/adobephotoshopforphotographers advanced/
Bookings for all of the above (other than Landscape) can be done online at the links given or via a telephone call/email to myself and I will send out the necessary enrolment forms. The Landscape course can only be booked via postal enrolment. The college are also able to deliver Location Lighting, Ambient, Speedlights & Monobloc as well as Digital Asset Management (organising digital photographs) however these are subject to demand and no dates will be set until we have enough interest in the courses
Trips & Outings
Night Photography
Possible outing to the Ellesmere Port area to try dusk/night photography. There are a number of industrial sites that make graphic subjects. Please let me know if you would be interested. Planned for a midweek evening.
If you fancy this one see me on Monday Night and we will chat about dates and times.
Now there are those who say we couldn't organise a P*** Up in a Brewery But we might if 15 people are keen to give it a go. If you are interested speak to Paul Wright. Date and time to be arranged, Spouses/Partners welcome Place Moorhouse's Brewery Burnley
Brewery tours are arranged for parties of 15Â30 guests and are conducted on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings, commencing at 7.30pm.
The brewery tour starts in the General Scarlett with a short film and a pint of award winning ale followed by a tour of the brewery and then back to the General Scarlett for a second pint, a traditional pie and peas supper, and on departure, a presentation pack containing 2 bottles of our prize winning beers, all for the cost of ÂŁ15.50 per head.
Exhibitions
Blackburn & District Camera Club Annual Exhibition
The Annual Exhibition is now up at Radio Lancashire. After five hours of sweat and tears most photos are now firmly (?) fixed to the walls. There were the usual frustrations – the screw system worked better than the clips used last year, but it was still slow and fiddly. We ran out of time and people at 2.30 pm and more time could be spent on straightening photos. There is also a small amount of space on the display boards which could be filled. Thanks to Richard, John Murray, Ken, Malc and Mick Park ( in his lunch time). Jim Cunningham President
Steward Ellett
Now has a permanent exhibition room at Salmesbury Hall, Salmesbury showing a variety of his work from Wildlife, Landscape, Cityscape and Abstract Photography. It is open 11am 4pm everyday except Saturdays.
We hope that by producing Pixel Xtra we introduce you not only to the activities provided by the club but also to other opportunities to get out and about to take photographs or to see exhibitions or listen to interesting speakers. However we can only do this if we know what is going on outside the club.
We need input from you to keep Pixel Xtra and the calendar up足 todate.
If you learn of anything which might be of interest to other members whether it be somewhere to go or something to see please let us know. For general events and photo opportunities please email the details to our events coordinator Steward Ellett. wildprophotos@yahoo.co.uk
For other stuff please e足mail it to me secretary@blackburncameraclub.co.uk
Cover images
I am sure that there is someone out there who would like to have their image on the cover and if you would send me an image you have every chance of it being used next week. The image should be about 1500 pixels wide. Pixel Xtra is landscape format and therefore landscape images are preferred you will also note that type is placed to the bottom right足hand corner so please take that into account when choosing the photograph.