Putting you in the picture about the Southern Photographic Society, Isle of Man
The island’s three photographic societies met in St John’s last week for the annual “3-Way Battle”.
This year, it was the turn of the Western Photographic Society to host the Southern and Isle of Man Photographic Societies for this friendly digital competition, in which each club enters 30 digital images with no more than five by any one member.
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Wednesday’s club night was a great success as guest James Brew gave another presentation of wonderful images, accompanied by generous advice and explanations.
The presentation was titled “Landscape Photography – The Importance of Planning” and featured locations all over the island at different times of day and night.
Continue reading “James Brew – Landscape Photography”The annual digital ‘battle’ between the island’s three photographic societies takes place on Thursday 19th November.
This year the Western Photographic Society plays host to the Isle of Man Photographic Society and the Southern Photographic Society, and the event takes place at 8pm at St John’s Football Club.
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Before starting this second regular competition of the season, we remembered one of the club’s founders and a former long-serving member, Donald Gellion, who sadly passed away last week.
This was the season’s first ‘Open’, which, as always, meant the entries encompassed a wide range of subjects, styles and techniques. There were 27 prints and 57 digital entries.
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Sue Blythe’s “Tigers of Ranthambore” presentation was well attended on Wednesday.
As well as imagery of tigers in the Ranthambore National Park, the people of India and also The Taj Mahal, Sue’s talk on the tigers was informative and the images stunning.
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The first point-scoring competition of the new season took place on Wednesday 7th October, judged by David Silvester. A well-known local photographer, instructor and international judge, David is a good friend of the Southern Photographic Society and has hosted practical evenings in the past as well as judging for us.
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On Wednesday 23rd September we held a practical club night with a tabletop session set up by Georgina, followed by a visit from Ron Strathdee to show us how he post-processes his images of the night sky and Milky Way.
A selection of images from the first part of the evening can be seen on this page showing people working on the different tables, and a few of their results. Many thanks again to Georgina for researching and setting up the different scenarios.
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The 2020-2021 season got underway last night and it was great to see so many familiar faces as well as some very welcome new members and visitors.
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If you are a keen photographer looking for ideas and inspiration, the Southern Photographic Society may be the place for you.
We are a relaxed and friendly group of photographers who meet every other Wednesday from September to May in the modern clubhouse at Colby Football Club. All abilities are welcome and you certainly don’t need an expensive camera to join.
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The 2019-20 season finally closed on Wednesday with the Annual General Meeting and prize presentation evening.
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