Putting you in the picture about the Southern Photographic Society, Isle of Man
Barry Murphy visited us for the first time on Wednesday to judge the latest monthly competition, and his comments throughout contributed to an entertaining evening.
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On Wednesday the Southern Photographic Society hosted the Western Photographic Society in the annual ‘Battle’ and enjoyed a narrow victory.
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Our third Open competition of the season was judged by Sue Blythe on Wednesday 5th February.
Continue reading “Results: February Open”
We have a wide range of skill levels, experience and interests within our membership, and on Wednesday 22nd January we were treated to a presentation by two members with a particular interest in photographing sports.
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We are sad to share the news that our Club President, Mike Goldie, passed away on January 2nd.
Continue reading “Mike Goldie, Club President”
On Wednesday 8th January, Dennis Wood judged our “Shadows & Silhouettes” competition.
Dennis is a long-term member and former Chairman of the Western Photographic Society and his experience showed as he assessed 29 prints and 40 digital images, offering in-depth critique and advice throughout.
Continue reading “Results: Shadows & Silhouettes”Happy New Year everyone!
Our first meeting of 2020 is tomorrow, Wednesday, 8th January, when we will see the entries and results for the “Shadows and Silhouettes” competition. The judge is Dennis Wood, and if he is anything like his Western Photographic Society colleague Eddie Fryer we are in for an interesting evening of expert critique. As ever, guests are welcome and we start at 7.45pm.
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On Wednesday 27th November, the final competition of 2019 was judged by Eddie Fryer of the Western Photographic Society. As a Life Member, past President and current Vice-President of the WPS, Eddie has a wealth of experience and his comments were knowledgeable, thorough and positive.
As usual for an Open competition we enjoyed a wide range of styles and subjects in the 72 images; from landscapes and seascapes to wildlife, action and close-ups.
Continue reading “Results – November ‘Open’ Competition”
On Friday evening we hosted the annual Inter-Club Digital Competition (“3-Way Battle”), which attracted almost 70 members and guests of the Southern, Isle of Man and Western Photographic Societies to our venue at Colby Football Club.
Each club enters 30 digital images, with no more than five by any individual, and we were treated to a great selection of images of all styles and genres, which were expertly and concisely summarised by judge Mike Radcliffe.
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At our Club Night on Wednesday we were joined by well-known local commercial, portrait and wedding photographer Andrew Barton, his colleague Sue Jones and Imy Wild, who kindly volunteered to model for us.
Continue reading “Andrew & Imy in the Spotlight”