Imagination in Imagery
On Sunday 19th January, a number of LSAPS members visited Liverpool waterfront on a club organised Photo Walk. The morning started off with a hard frost and clear sky, perfect for a Photo Walk you might think, however appearances can be deceptive. By the time we set off for Liverpool, patchy fog had started to form. As we gathered in
Read moreThe 2nd Open Print competition of the season was held on 19th December and was judged by Tillman Kleinhans ARPS AFIAP/s DPAGB BPE4* from St Helens Camera Club. He had reviewed the prints beforehand and gave a lot of good feedback mainly regarding toning down highlights, cropping to improve composition and even changing heads or eyes if the original subject
Read moreOn Thursday 28th November, we welcomed members from Southport Photographic Society for the annual Seaside Invitation competition. This is a test of strength in depth, as each club enters 20 Prints and 20 PDI’s, with images from 20 different members in each category. The competition was judged by Keith Barber (CPAGB, LRPS, FISCT) from Swinton Photographic Society, who gave some
Read moreThe 1st Set Subject competition of the season on the subject of Nature was held on 21st November and was judged by Peter Guy from Poulton Photographic Society, who is a Nature specialist. Peter took into account the subject matter and composition as well as technical details such as sharpness. Just as for Landscapes, the lighting of Nature subjects can
Read moreThe second Photo Walk of the season took place on Sunday 24th November. Martin Mere Wildfowl and Wetland Centre was the challenge on this occasion. At this time of the year there is an influx of Whooper swans joining the other wildfowl the reserve supports over winter. Whilst long lenses are ideal, and normally the order of the day at most
Read moreThe 2019 L&CPU Knock-out competition was held on 16th November and was won by Warrington PS with a score of 20. LSAPS scored 15 and placed a very creditable 6th equal out of 30 clubs, a notable improvement on last year. In the competition, each club enters 5 images which are progressively eliminated in a series of 5 rounds until
Read moreThe 2019 5-Way Battle between Bispham, Garstang, North Fylde, Poulton and LSAPS was held on Tuesday 12th November, hosted by North Fylde. The competition involves 15 digital images from each club, and was judged by Lee Sutton from Chorley Photographic Society. The winners this year were North Fylde, with LSAPS placed in mid table position at 3rd. Congratulations to Martin
Read moreThe 1st Open Digital competition of the season was held on 31st October, judged by Bob Dennis APAGB CPAGB AFIAP BPE4 from Bebington Photographic Society. He had reviewed the images before the evening and gave some feedback on composition and cropping, making particular points about leading lines to actually lead to a focal point, and avoiding bright highlights that might distract
Read moreOn Sunday 27th October, a group of LSAPS members had a Photoshoot with Graham Brodie (AKA Graham Currey). The photoshoot started at Lytham Hall with Graham dressing as a Peaky Blinder, a 1940’s Detective a Victorian Sweep and Poldark, then we moved to the sand dunes close to Fairhaven for a shoot with Graham as an American paratrooper. Graham always gives
Read moreThe L&CPU Novice Cup was held on Sunday 20th October at Elm Bank Conference Hall in Eccles. This is a competition that is open to club members who do not have any photographic distinctions. In addition to the competition there were talks from several well known photographers from the L&CPU area. The overall competition was won by The Evolve Group
Read more