Steve Jones our guest speaker on Monday 1st December has altered his talk. Instead of visiting the Himalayan kingdom of Mustang we are off to the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan!
Some tickets for Simon Marsden talk " The Twilight Hour" should still be available on the evening at the door, cost £6. If anyone is thinking of coming they can reserve a ticket by emailing the club at info@bridgendcameraclub.co.uk . Our contact details can be found on the contact the club page. Please note that the phone number on this page is currently not available.
Members of Bridgend Camera Club are entitled to free tickets for this event, non members can obtain tickets at £6 per head by contacting the club or locally from Nolton Gallery or Celtic Cameras in Bridgend. The numbers are limited but all are welcome for this only presentation by Sir Simon Marsden in Wales this year.
Details of the 2009 5 to 8 photoharmony competition for digitally projected sequences are available via our website, just select the 5to8 button on the navigation pane.
Simon Marsden the internationally collected photographer is coming to Bridgend Camera Club on Monday 17th November. His photographs, the majority of which are shot on black and white infra red film, are in many of the worlds important collections, including the V&A in London and the J.Paul Getty musuem in California. In his only talk in Wales this year he will talk about his photography the making of his critically acclaimed books and his award winning DVD, the Twilight Hour. The evening is open to non members at a small charge of £6. Please contact us via our email info@bridgendcameraclub.co.uk
More details to be published later.
A rare sunny Saturday afternoon found members from various camera clubs sat in a darkened Coytrahen Community Centre watching the top 15 entries in our first 5 to 8 Photo Harmony competition. Our distinguished judge, Ian Bateman FRPS MPAGB, kept us all in suspense before announcing the winner as:
David R Neal AFIAP, DPAGB, BPE4* of Eryri Photo Group.
The winning sequence met with universal approval and contained a stunning selection of mountain landscapes. Bridgend Camera Club was well represented with Jenny Hibbert AWPF gaining a well deserved runners up spot, also, our judge felt compelled to award a highly commended to Mike Eady and Jeff Goodwin.
All present had an enjoyable time and offered much praise for both Bridgend Camera Club and our judge for his thoughtful and constructive comments. The range of subjects tackled, the quality of the images and the truly varied choice of music made the afternoon both stimulating and enjoyable.
The judging with presentation of the top entries for the 5 to 8 photo harmony competition will take place on Saturday 26th April. The venue is Coytrahen Community Centre, CF32 0EB, near Bridgend. The event will start at 2 o clock, with the showing of the top entries, Our distinguished judge is Ian Bateman FRPS MPAGB Chairman of Wantage Camera Club, Member of the RPS Audio Visual Distinctions panel, committee member of RPS Wessex-DIG and Webmaster of several AV sites. I am sure he will have his work cut out in selecting the winning entry. Entry is free and Bridgend and District Camera Club look forward to welcoming all interested people.
Bridgend Camera Club are pleased that Clive Nichols, our speaker on the 3rd December, is one of the judges for the Garden Photographer of the Year 2008 Competition. Open to all amateurs and professional photographers this competition is your chance to win thousands of pounds of prizes and exhibit at a major London venue.
For more information visit www.gpoty.org
Clive’s visit to Bridgend is his only talk in Wales this year and is an ideal chance to see work of the standard required. We still have some tickets for this evening available, price £5, please contact Terry Gardner
