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Congratulations to Barbara on gaining LRPS distinction

The Royal Photographic Society, founded in 1853, is the most prestigious international photographic society. It has long been recognised for the promotion and maintenance of high photographic standards around the world and has established itself worldwide through its programme of touring exhibitions, events and special interest groups.

The awarding of distinctions is fundamental to the Society's promotion of standards of excellence, universally respected by amateur and professional photographers alike to whom RPS membership is open. In order to gain a Distinction, a photographer has to submit a portfolio for approval by a highly qualified panel of Fellows of the Society, or hold one of the accepted qualifications.

Mrs Barbara Clifford has been successful in satisfying the assessors and will be receiving a certificate from the president of the Society enabling her to use the letters LRPS after her name.

Goodbye Norma & Paul

Due to the recent weather conditions working against us, we couldn't give Norma & Paul the send off they deserve! We wish them all the best in their new home...

Hi All,
Paul and I will be moving to the Isle of Wight next week - weather, solicitors and removals men permitting! I'm sorry it hasn't been possible for Paul and I to come to the club to say goodbye in person, so this will have to suffice.

Thank you very much for the lovely roses and rather nice bottle of wine, which I am sure we will enjoy drinking in our new home.

It has been wonderful to be the Chairman over the last few months, I'm so pleased with the way the club has developed, but I don't feel I can take any of the credit.

The two groups in the Community Centre Hall couldn't have been set up if Colin Grant hadn't found out about that hall being available free, or without Barbara doing all the hard work of actually running the Digital Workshops, and the Studio Group wouldn't have come into being without Carl Batson's enthusiasm and expertise. I thank them and hope these groups continue to flourish.

The Young Photographer of the Year Competition was Cat's idea, and it was so lovely to have the young, very talented, people with us at our Christmas Social. It was also a pleasure to help Marion Birch with the Parish Council Print Competition, and I was very proud to find that two of our members were among the winners.

I would like to thank the Committee for all their help and support over the last few months, and to hand you over to the very capable hands of the new Chairman, Mr Jonathan Boshoff.

A redesigned website and a highly informative Handbook, thanks to Jo and Cat, have helped us to welcome new members, and to inform them of what goes on, so a big thank you to them.

But you haven't seen that last of us, Paul will be popping in from time to time, as he continues to work until for a few more months, and I may even make a surprise appearance myself.

Until then, I wish you all the very best of luck (except Barbara who doesn't need any!) with the rest of the season.

Kind regards,
Norma

Kath Howard

It is with great sadness that we have heard of the death of Kath Howard, who would have been 103 on Tuesday. She is shown here in 2006. Kath joined our club in 1964 and was President in 1978. She remained a very active member of the club well into her 90's, and just a few years ago gave a wonderful talk during one of our 'Welcome evenings' on her own plate photography. She will be sadly missed and our thoughts are with her family at this time.

Croxley Green Parish Council
Chairman's Charity Photographic Competition & Exhibition

Enter up to 5 prints by 18th November 2009. Exhibition on Sunday 29th November 2009 12noon–4pm.
In partnership with Croxley Camera Club.
Download the flyer (Jpeg file, 160KB) >
More details on the Parish Council website >

Croxley Young Photographer of the Year 2009
photographic competition

What does living in Three Rivers mean to you?
We are looking for images which capture the essence of living in Three Rivers. Your images can feature anything from local wildlife to events in the area so let your imagination run wild!

Find out more, including the rules and how to enter here >

New season's first meeting

The season got off to a great start on Wednesday, with our friendly competitions - the Waterdell Garden Prints, Digital and the answers to the London Photo hunt. (Winning images will be added to the website soon.)

And the winners were - Barbara Clifford, who won the Waterdell Digital, and Paul Bradley who won the Waterdell Prints and the London Photo Hunt - Well done!

It was lovely to see so many people back at the club, and we also welcome Anne, Pauline, Helen, Simon and Patrick, who all came along for the first time.

Don't forget to put together your digital images for the Rosebowl and Pre-Visions and Landscape competitions, and look out prints for consideration for Pre-Visions Prints. (Look at last year's entries here).

We were to have Frank Ash, talking to us about his 'Journey through landscape', on the 16th, but unfortunately Frank can't make it. So we have quickly put together an AV evening, which will include a chance
to see the AVs from last year's Annual show, as well as some new ones. I hope it will help give you some ideas for the AV competition later in the season.

See you all there.
Norma

Welcome

The new season starts with the Welcome Evening on 9th September, and we are looking forward to seeing you all back at St Oswald’s.

We will begin the evening with the Waterdell Garden Print competition, and then after the break there will be the Photo Hunt Quiz Competition, followed by the Waterdell Digital Competition. Then time permitting, we can look any holiday photos and any AV’s you’ve been working on, so please bring them all along with you.

• Waterdell Garden Competitions
  This is our light hearted competition to start the season off, consisting of 8 prints on a board for display, with a prize for the best board.
  8 digital images are also submitted for the digital Competition. These will be judged on an individual basis out of 20, and the winner will be the photographer who has the highest collective marks for all 8 images.
  Please can you let Jonathan Boshoff know if you are entering prints or projected images.
• Photo hunt quiz
  A photo hunt with a difference. Follow the clues listed here to find the locations for your photos. All of the clues lead to famous places in London. Bring along your top 4 digital images and the best image will win a prize, but beware, your images have to match the clues or they'll be disqualified!
  Please can you let Cat Humphries know if you will be entering.
• Selection for the Rosebowl Competition
  We are hoping for a very good entry this year to this digital competition, and have changed our selection process. Each member can submit up to 10 images for consideration by the Committee, and these need to be with Cat Humphries by Wednesday 23rd September.
• Changes to the resolution requirements for submitting your digital images
  In line with the Rosebowl guidelines, we have decided to change the resolution that you use. This will now be 1400 x 1050 pixels. If you are unsure, consult Cat Humphries.
• Changes to the Competition rules
  The updated rules will be available at the welcome evening, but the main change this year is that an image may only be submitted in one medium (print, slide or digital) in one season.
  An image may only be submitted in one points competition and one trophy competition in one season.
• NEW FOR THIS SEASON - 3rd Thursday Digital Workshops
  For members who feel that they need some help and guidance with digital photography, Photoshop etc., we are going to hold Digital Workshops on the 3rd Thursday of every month. These will be in the Croxley Green Community Centre which is off the car park in Barton Way.
  These will be free of charge, the first one will be on Thursday 17th September and you can sign up for these on the Welcome Evening.
• Virtual Digital Competition for under 18’s
  With a view to including young people in our club and to take an interest in photography, we will be running this competition on our website, and inviting the winners to our Christmas Social to present them with their prizes.

Previous season's news >