Lytham St. Annes Photographic Society
Imagination in Imagery
On Sunday 14th May a group of us met at Gresgarth Hall Gardens, Caton on the outskirts of Lancaster for a Photo Walk. The weather was still and overcast which, for photographing plants, flowers and ornaments in the grounds, was ideal. The garden is made up of a number of interlinked areas, each with their own identify, which seamlessly blend
Read moreThe L&CPU Annual Individual Competition took place at the weekend of 13th/14th May and LSAPS scored some notable successes. In the PDI competition we had 17 members enter 142 images. 8 members had 1 image or more score 12 or above (equivalent to an acceptance in external exhibitions). Congratulations to Brian Clark who got a Commended for his image “The
Read moreOn Thursday 27th April we hosted an inter-Club competition against Dublin CC. This was a return match following a competition hosted last year by Dublin, which Dublin won by just 3 points. It was great to see so many members from both clubs joining in on Zoom and I’m sure all who joined would agree it was an enjoyable evening.
Read moreThe Scout Scar photo walk took place on Wednesday 19th April meeting at the car park before making our way up a short path onto Scout Scar. The sun was breaking through the clouds and there was brisk wind which at times was challenging. The panoramic views across the valley to the surrounding fells was hazy, but there was plenty
Read moreThe 3rd Set Subject Competition of the 2022/3 season was judged on 20th April by Graham Currey, familiar to many LSAPS members from his character photo shoots. The subject was Power and there was a large entry of over 100 Prints and PDI’s with a wide interpretation of the subject. This led to a long evening finishing after 10pm. The
Read moreThe Liverpool waterfront photo walk took place on Sunday 26th March. We met up on the bridge crossing Princes Dock and made our way along the bank of the Mersey to the Pier Head. On the way we passed HMS Portland moored at the Liverpool Cruise terminal berth. The Pier Head was busy and I had failed to notice when
Read moreThe 3rd Open Digital Competition of the 2022/3 season was judged on 16th March by Adrian Hendley (CPAGB) of Ilkley Camera Club. Adrian provided careful and considered feedback on each image, but pointed out several times that it was up to the photographer how they presented their image – something that is worth remembering. The top scoring images are listed
Read moreThe annual L&CPU Club Print competition was held on Sunday 5th March at the Elm Bank Conference Centre in Eccles. The Print competition involves 24 images from each club – 8 in Open Colour, 8 in Mono and 8 in Nature. Each image is judged by 3 judges, awarding a maximum score of 15pts. Only 20 clubs competed in the
Read moreThe annual L&CPU Club PDI competition was held on Saturday 4th March at St Mary’s Parish Social Club in Chorley. The PDI competition involves 24 images from each club – 16 in Open (Colour or Mono) and 8 in Nature. Each image is judged by 3 judges, awarding a maximum score 15pts. LSAPS placed in 13th position out of 36
Read moreThe 2nd Set Subject Competition of the 2022/3 season was judged on 16th February by Tom Richardson (ARPS, EFIAP/p, ABPE, DPAGB) from Poulton Photographic Society. The subject was Mono, and there was a bumper entry with 126 images (print and PDI) to view. Tom kept his comments necessarily brief, but gave some good advice, particularly about proofing different mono image
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