====== 2004–2005 Season ====== ~~NOTOC~~ The programme includes a summary of each internal competition’s rules. But please refer to the Handbook for details where information is more comprehensive and takes precedence. ===== September 9: ‘Welcome Evening’. ===== Open to all. Come along, meet our members and hear some of them present a selection of their work. Light refreshments will be provided. ===== September 16: ‘Just Kids’. Anna Wiskin. ===== Anna may be well known to you for her beautiful fund-raising calendar for Hinchingbrooke baby-care unit. She also specialises in wedding photography. ===== September 23: Annual Slide Competition. Judge: David Leathers. ===== Maximum four slides. Less than two years old. Colour or monochrome. None entered in this competition before. ===== September 30: ‘A Year of Nature Photography’. Les Borg. ===== Les is a professional nature photographer, supplying books, magazines and advertising. ===== October 7: ‘Road Show Away’. Bill Law. ===== Bill will lead a lively discussion on the comparative merits of well-known photographic images. Come along and state your views and possibly defend them against those of other members. ===== October 14: Melbourne Trophy. ===== This year we host the first round slide tournament against Hitchin. ===== October 21: Set Subject Competition. ‘Circles’. Judge: Dave Nelson. ===== Prints (no en-prints) and slides. Maximum three images. No age limit, none entered in this competition before. ===== October 28: Practical Evening. ===== Bring your camera and prints along for helpful advice from our more experienced club members. ===== November 4: ‘New Orleans and All That Jazz’. ===== Howard Denner. Howard took early retirement to turn professional and devote himself to photographing musical events. ===== November 11: En-Print Competition. Judge: Anna Meek. ===== Bring up to six en-prints for discussion, then choose – if you want to – one or two for entry into the competition. ===== November 18: ‘Not too much flash” John Dyer. ===== . . . but, maybe, sufficient bang and wallop ===== November 25: ‘The MG Collection’. Richard Monk. ===== Richard, the Managing Director of MG Owners Club in Swavesey, has published two books covering MG over the last 70 years, on which his talk will be based. ===== December 2: ‘Magic Moment’, Irene Froy. ===== The welcome return of this well-known photographer. Her talk will illustrate “those exciting times when a picture and good lighting come together”. ===== December 9: Monochrome Trophy. Judge: David Steele. ===== Less than two years old. No more than two of the entries already been entered in an internal competition except Set Subject ===== December 16: ‘Samuel Butler – Victorian Photographer’. Dudley Simons. ===== A privileged viewing of some fine old photographs arranged by Dudley. ===== January 6: ‘Seasonal Variations in Yellowstone Park’. Jim MacAndrew and Malcolm Clements. ===== Two for the price of one. A chance to see the famous National Park when visited by two of our most talented photographers =====January 13: Bamber Trophy Slide Competition. Judge: Barry Hatton. ===== Maximum three sets, each of 5 slides, less than two years old. Any subject, slides numbered in your projection sequence. =====January 20: ‘Changes of direction’. Reg Jones. ===== Reg used to be a Police photographer; his talk will tell us where this has led him. =====January 27: ‘A Journey Through Swavesey’. John Shepperson. ===== John’s talks on local history are famous. He will show us some of his vast collection of old photographs of the village. =====February 3: Slide Road Show. Bill Law. ===== Bring along your slides for discussion and helpful advice from other members. =====February 10: Set Subject Competition. ‘Windows’. Judge: Daphne Hanson. ===== Prints (no en-prints) and slides. Maximum three images. No age limit. None entered in this competition before. =====February 17: EAF Portfolio. ===== Last year’s EAF Portfolio on slides with a tape commentary. =====February 24: ‘The Restless River’ and ‘Among the Heather and Over the Brae’. David Garner.===== Two-part talk on landscapes and wildlife. =====March 3: Road Show Home. Bill Law.===== Bring along your own prints for informal discussion, assessment and advice from other members, once again supervised by Bill. =====March 8 (NB. Tuesday): Three-way Competition.===== St Ives Free Church Hall. Come along and support your club as we compete against St Ives and Gamlingay. =====March 10: Monochrome Portfolio.Judge: Gerry Metcalfe===== Five print panes, all less than two years old, two of which must not have already been entered in an internal competition except Set Subject. Pictures should demonstrate a wide variety of technique. Two panels may be entered =====March 17: ‘Colour Portraits’. Martin Figura.===== In the short time since Martin last visited us he has had many exhibitions including one on Papworth hospital. Tonight we will see another facet of his work. =====March 24: Practical Evening. ===== Another opportunity to ask our more experienced members for helpful advice. =====March 31: ‘Humour and Pathos’. David and Judy Hodgson with Mike and Di Burns.===== The Hodgsons and the Burns will bring along all their equipment to give us an Audio-visual show. =====April 7: Colour Print Competition. Judge: Liz Hatton.===== Maximum of four entries. Less than two years old. No en-prints. =====April 14: ‘Best of Ted Rowe’. Ted Rowe. ===== From 17 years of success in competitions, national and international, Ted will show us some of his favourites. =====April 21: ‘An Evening with Andy Who?’ Andy Hanson.===== There’s no doubt who this is; Andy has visited us many times with his excellent work. =====April 28: ‘Wet and Wild’. Dave Stewart. ===== =====May 5: Set Subject Competition. ‘Extremes’. Judge: Ray Kimberley.===== Prints (no en-prints) and slides. Maximum three images. No age limit. None entered in this competition before. =====May 12: ‘Fast and Wide – 2’ John Brackenbury. ===== John’s stunning work impressed everyone on his last visit. He is returning to show us his latest work using his unique specially designed macro-lens. =====May 19: AGM. ===== Come along and have your say.