2020 Programme
Programme changed due to COVID-19 restrictions – see below
The programme after the 29th April has been replaced with the on-line events planned through to the end of the year. All Meetings will be using Zoom and details will be sent to members by email.
Updated by Webmaster23.8.2020
Key: Competitions Battles Presentations Member evenings Special Events On-line Events
| Date | Event | Description | Format | Judge/ Presenter | Notes | Committee meeting | |||||
| 8th Jan | Member evening | Evening around the table |
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| 15th Jan | Member evening | Show and Tell |
Bring images in for Open competition | ||||||||
| 22nd Jan | Outside the Black Box |
Sleepy Robot |
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| 29th Jan | Competition | Open | Print & Dpi | Alan Stokes |
Bring images in for Trains, Planes, Automobiles competition | ||||||
| 5th Feb | Member evening | Close up and Macro |
Help and Show. Anyone a stacker? | ||||||||
| 12th Feb | Presentation | Extraordinary Ordinary |
Simon Caplan |
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| 19th Feb | Competition | Trains, Planes &Automobiles |
Print & Dpi | Paul Branchflower |
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| 26th Feb | Member evening | Image Appraisal Night | Bring in DPI or Prints for Appraisal | ||||||||
| 4th Mar | Home Battle |
Caldicot | Vince Penticost |
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| 11th Mar | Presentation | Can of Worms Part 2 | Rob Mitchell | Bring in Prints and DPI for Sport World Competition | |||||||
| 13-17 Mar | Photo Show | Date to be confirmed | |||||||||
| 18th Mar | Member evening | Awards Evening |
Venue to be confirmed | 18.30 | |||||||
| 25th Mar | Competition | Sporting World |
Print & Dpi | Peter Weaver |
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| 1st Apr | Presentation | Print Base Talk |
Sue Surridge | Bring images in for Close up and Macro | |||||||
| 8th Apr | Member evening | subject to be confirmed |
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| 15th Apr | Competition | Close up and Macro |
Ralph Snook |
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| 22nd Apr | Member evening | Bring and buy | |||||||||
| 29th Apr | Appraisal evening | Send DPI to Bea | Dave and Peter are Assessors | ||||||||
| 6th May | Presentation | Succes & failure path since 2007 |
Gary Shinner |
An in depth look at what worked and failed | |||||||
| 13th May | Appraisal Evening | Members to submit up to 6 DPI | Nigel and Steve are Assessors | Send DPI images in for Open Competition | |||||||
| 20th May | Half Yearly Meeting |
Talk about programme and direction of Society | |||||||||
| 27th May | Competition | Open | Rob Greenhill | ||||||||
| 3rd Jun | Battle | v Rhonda CC |
Trevor James | 20 DPIs per club | |||||||
| 6th Jun | Ext Comp | Mini Only Mono | Kylie Ann Martin | Can be Viewed on YouTube | |||||||
| 10th Jun | Battle | Jubilee Cup 5 Way |
Gareth Martin |
Gwent, Hay, Abergavenny & Monmouth. All entries DPI. Send in DPI for Buildings and Architecture Competition
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| 17th Jun | Presentation | Photographic Composition |
Gerald Davis |
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| 24th Jun | Competition | Buildings & Architecture |
DPI | Dave Russell | Send DPI images in for Old & Run-down | ||||||
| 1st Jul | Presentation |
A Search for Focus |
Leigh Woolford | 18.30 | |||||||
| 8th Jul | Competition | Looking Old and Run-down | DPI | Les Loosemore | |||||||
| 15th Jul | Presentation | Body Painting |
Dennis Russ |
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| 22nd Jul | Member evening | To be arranged |
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| SUMMER BREAK ACTIVITIES |
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| 29th Jul | Presentation | Don’t Walk Between the Lines | Zoom | Alan Harris | |||||||
| 5th Aug | Members’ evening | Forthcoming Programme |
Zoom | ||||||||
| 12th Aug | Presentation | Finland’s Wildlife in Four Seasons | Zoom | Jenny Hibbert | |||||||
| 19th Aug | Presentation | Bermuda Revisited | Zoom | Ed Cloutman | |||||||
| 26th Aug | Presentation | Turkey -“There be Dragons” & “Istanbul – Shopping” | Zoom | Mark & Judy Buckley-Sharp | |||||||
| THE PROGRAMME FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR IS BEING REVISED – THE PROGRAMME BELOW IS SUBJECT TO FURTHER REVISION WATCH THIS SPACE! | |||||||||||
| 2nd Sep | Presentation | Browse the Latest Collection | Zoom | Gareth Martin | |||||||
| 9th Sep | Presentation | Psychology of Photos |
Zoom | David Straker |
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| 16th Sep | Competition | Diamond Jubilee Panel |
Prints/Zoom | Roy Thomas APAGB Hon.FWPF | Handing In TBA | ||||||
| 23rd Sept | Members’ Evening | AV night | Zoom | ||||||||
| 30th Sep |
Competition | Open Competition |
Zoom | Richard Speirs DPAGB | |||||||
| 7th Oct | Presentation | Art of Metamorphosis Part 1 | Zoom | Andrea Hargreaves MPAGB | |||||||
| 14th Oct | PAGB Recorded Lecture | The Essential Guide to Portrait & Family Photography (Part 1) | Zoom | EOS Training Academy | |||||||
| 21st Oct |
Members’ evening |
Transmogrification of PDI |
Zoom | ||||||||
| 28th Oct | Presentation | Taste of Cappadocia & Konya to the Coast |
Zoom |
Mark & Judy Buckley-Sharp | |||||||
| 4th Nov | Presentation | Working with Textures |
Zoom | EJ (Janey) Lazenby | |||||||
| 11th Nov | Competition | Wilf Hathaway Competition |
Prints/Zoom | Clive Tanner FRPS | Handing In – See email of 17-Oct-20 | ||||||
| 18th Nov | Competition | Print of the year | Prints/Zoom | Roger Parry MPAGB | Handing In – See email of 17-Oct-20 | ||||||
| 25th Nov | Competition | Slide of the year | Slides/Zoom | Steve Bryant | Handing In – See email of 19-Oct-20 | ||||||
| 2nd Dec |
Competition | PDI of the year |
PDI | Gary Shinner |
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| 9th Dec | Members’ evening | Christmas Quiz | Zoom | Anthony Watkins | |||||||
| 16th Dec | PAGB Recorded Lecture | The Essential Guide to Portrait & Family Photography (Part 2) | Zoom | EOS Training Academy | |||||||
| CLOSED FOR CHRISTMAS/NEW YEAR Wishing All Members a Happy Christmas and a happy New year. See you all in 2021. | |||||||||||