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Thursday 2nd February was an inspirational evening particularly for beginneers and late starters. Les Forrester (a local photographer) has achieved what many dream of in only a few years. From complete beginner to having his images reproduced to adorn the walls of international boardrooms. He has his own style, which he admits is still evolving and is not frightened of trying somehing new.
An excellent evening with diverse images and food for thought.

Thirty one entries in the Competition on Thursday January 26th - Mono Print -Subject "OPEN". It was good to see new members putting a toe in the water. As usual an excellent standard.

An exceptional evening on Thursday 19th. Pat Reed has an excellent eye. She has a unique take on everything she sees. She showed us a wonderful collections of her prints over the years and gave many (particularly newer members) inspiration to go out and 'look' at what is around us and not be afraid to experiment. A great evening.

Last night was presented by John Gardner ARPS. 'MY REVIEW OF 2011'
His first love is Wildlife and he demonstrated his skill by giving us images from vultures in Spain to bluetits in Cudworth, but his skills do not stop there. Fashion, Architecture and Weddings with a different twist. There was something for everyone. An excellent evening and much food for thought.

A full house at Wath Salon last night. Standing room only by 7.30 p.m. A great evening made even better by the fact that one of our members had a 'Highly Commended' in the Projected Image Class. An exstremely high standard in the print display which is open to the public 10 am - 3 pm at Wath Library up to Christmas. Well worth a visit.

Five members made an impromptu trip to the Barton side of the Humber Bridge on Saurday. More valuable help from experienced members. The bridge is transformed at dusk.

Quite a full day on Thursday. An 8am start to Padley Gorge in Derbyshire. Autumn nearly over but some excellent opportunities to practice camera skills with helpful tips from experienced members and a good natter in the cafe afterewards.
The competition in the evening was colour prints entitled "The Elements". The title caused some discussion but those that took up the challenge gave us some excellent images. Each member had their own interpretation of the subject which made another good competition.

Another great evening put on by club members. An open invitation for members to bring their autumn images lead to a display of some stunning images and interesting discussions with constructive advice and helpful tips.

A great night with a difference. Our Special Guest Speaker Richard Egan and his model Jade, gave us a practical demonstration on Portrait Photography. Tips on how to make men look manly and women to look beautiful. I must say he did have everything on his side when photographing Jade. It was an excellent night with all those present included with questions and clear honest answers

A really good "In House" evening. An excellent explanation and demonstration by one of our own members on what is a true panoramic and how best to achieve it. Followed by an interesting discussion and examples of other members panoramic images. As usual. we all learnt something.

A great evening last night. Shallow Depth of Field Mono Competition. A very diverse selection of images showing imagination, dedication and ingenuity and very well supported by members.

An Evening in two parts with Stephen J Dean. Mono Prints with not a sunny day to be seen - Magnificent. Low Light Colour - the detail was amazing.
There is nothing more to be said.

Just a reminder that prints need to be brought to the Meeting this Thursday 20th October. If anyone has any difficulty please contact a competition secretary

Not a lot of time left after the EGM but new members were able to get good feedback on the prints they brought.

Do you fancy entering an international competition? This came into my mailbox today.www.hollandcircuit.nl

Thursday 6th October. A well attended meeting and a good discussion on what makes a good mono image. Tips from members on how they visualise and capture their images and others demonstrating how they process and present their images with some excellent prints on display for all to discuss.

The first night at our new venue 'The Singing Man' Shafton was a great success. A good turnout and 55 entires in our Projected Image Competition. Deserved winner was David Barraclough with Phil Watson second and Stuart Clarey and Gill Thompson joint third. The images will soon be posted for all to see.

We have had a bit of an upheaval in the last seven days due to the announcement that our meeting place will be closed on 25th September 2011. However, due the the quick thinking and hard work of our treasurer, Gerald Hubbard and his wife Marion, a new venue has been found and all our equipment collected from the Dards.
The life of the Shafton & District Photographic Society will carry on seamlessly and our meetings in future will be at The Singing Man Public House, The Green, Shafton, Barnsley, S72 8PQ

On Thursday 22nd September 2011 we had a very successful night out with our cameras at the Holy Rood Church in Pitt Street Barnsley. It is a beautiful church and we look forward to seeing some stunning images in the near future

Results from the Inter Club 10 10 10 Competition verses Penistone CC