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All physical meetings suspended until further notice however we will be having meetings via Zoom - see programme for further details - in the download section |
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Next Meeting: Our next “Club evening via Zoom” is the Autumn Cup on Thursday 3rd December. Members are asked to submit 3 images which will be judged at the meeting.
Thursday 19th November 2020: Black and White Challenge
Over 20 members joined the Zoom session to discuss the 48 B&W image that had been posted onto the website for members to vote on, prior to the meeting. We had 17 members who had entered photos, and 22 members voted for their choice of top 3.
Each photographer talked about their images as they were displayed and all members were able to ask questions or discuss. A second run through revealed the marks and then the winners were announced.
In first place was Tracey Winnall with Molly. Second place was awarded to two images, Yarmouth in the Mist by Barbara Close and Solitude by Lindsay Jobling. In third place was Partnership also by Lindsay Jobling. An excellent result for our new members Tracey and Lindsay.
 Molly by Tracey Winnall |
 Yarmouth in the Mist by Barbara Close |
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1st: Molly by Tracey Winnall
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=2nd: Yarmouth in the Mist by Barbara Close
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 Solitude by Lindsay Jobling |
 Partnership by Lindsay Jobling |
| =2nd: Solitude by Lindsay Jobling | 3rd: Partnership by Lindsay Jobling |
Wednesday 11th November 2020 - Hasselblad Competition
 A Dash of Red on Slip by Tracey Winnall |
It was great to see so many Niton members and their images supporting the Hasselblad Competition last night.
The judge was Andrew Mills who is a professional photographer based in Southampton. 65 images is a lot to cover in one evening, let alone without a break! |
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Well done to new member Tracey who came second with her image taken at Freshwater, scoring 20/20. This was also the first image shown on the night as well, so credit to the judge for that.
Also very well done to Paul Lucas for his 19/20 scored.
As we found to our cost in the recent battle with our northern based friends, a top competition demands top images as judges will be on the lookout for any "blemish" to seperate what should be excellent images.
Well done all the Niton members who entered! |
 Kaleidoscope by Paul Lucas |
Tuesday 10th November 2020
Niton joined three other camera clubs for an inter club challenge hosted online by Cleethorpes Club using zoom. Each club submitted 15 photos and the judge, David Kissman scored them out of 20. Two Niton images were held back, Red Beauty by Liz Miller and Curiosity by Paul Lucas. Both were awarded 17/20.
The standard of images was very high and Niton came in 4th place with 219 points.
Thursday 22nd October 2020
15 members joined the zoom meeting. Paul was judging the 29 images in each section, with Sue at the helm with some new software which proved very successful.
We started with the black and white competition. Results were as follows...
1st - Ted Dyer - Sky Geometry
2nd - Sue Brame - Dead Head
3rd - Malcolm Young - Yarmouth Pier
 Sky Geometry by Ted Dyer |
 Dead Head by Sue Brame |
| 1st: Sky Geometry by Ted Dyer |
2nd: Dead Head by Sue Brame |
 Yarmouth Pier by Malcolm Young |
| 3rd: Yarmouth Pier by Malcolm Young |
Then came the competition to depict a book, song or film with some amusing and creative entries.
The results were as follows...
1st - Helter Skelter by Barbara Close
2nd - The Bodyguard by Paul Lucas
3rd - Purple Rain by Sue Brame
 Helter Skelter by Barbara Close |
 The Bodyguard by Paul Lucas |
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1st: Helter Skelter by Barbara Close |
2nd: The Bodyguard by Paul Lucas |
 Purple Rain by Sue Brame |
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| 3rd: Purple Rain by Sue Brame |
Thursday 8th October 2020
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Image by Don Brame |
A small but select group enjoyed a socially distant meet up in Yarmouth to see one of the most spectacular sunsets for a long while! Considering how wet and windy the weather had been all day – by 2pm it had completely changed and we were all hopeful of something “pink” happening. The cloud formations were also amazing and certainly helped to make the photos more interesting! |
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So those that went will be storing the pictures away safely until the competition on January 14th 2021 – when they will be used (maybe) in the 2 part competition – Yarmouth and Sunset. Everyone else has a good few months to find entries……………………!! |
Image by Shani Watts |
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Image by Don Brame |
Our next meeting will be on zoom on October 22nd when Paul Bradley will be judging the Open B&W and “Book/film/song” competition held over from May when he was in hospital. All your entries are safely filed and ready! |
Pig/Piglet competition 24th September 2020
The Club had a successful Zoom meeting with 12 members logging in – Liz even joined us from Scotland where she is away bird watching and snapping!
Paul introduced the meeting as he would do “in real life” and updated us with the coming meetings details.
In the first part of the meeting we projected some of the images taken by those that went to Quarr Abbey on 10th September and each photographer talked a bit about their individual photos.
The second part of the meeting we looked again at all 22 of the “Piggy” photos again and Sue announced the top 4 photos.
22 members took part in the vote and the points were added up.
1st place – 56 points – Eyelashes – DON
2nd place – 43 points – Do you think she knows we’re here – LIZ
3rd place – 42 points – Pack of sausages – LIZ
=4th place – 15 points – Curly – SUE
=4th place – 15 points – Piggy Pudding – TRACEY
 Eyelashes by Don Brame |
 Do you think she knows we’re here by Liz Miller |
| 1st: Eyelashes by Don Brame | 2nd: Do you think she knows we’re here by Liz Miller |
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3rd: Pack of sausages by Liz Miller
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 Curly by Sue Brame |
 Piggy Pudding by Tracey |
| 4th: Curly by Sue Brame | 4th: Piggy Pudding by Tracey |
Club Outing to Quarr Abbey - 10th September 2020
 Quarr Abbey visit |
This was the first socially distanced meet up of members since lockdown with around 15 members. There was a challenge to photograph the pigs and piglets which will be judged later this month. |
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Summer and Open - online competition - self marked 7th July 2020
Images from members were loaded into the members area and people were asked to give 1st, 2nd and 3rd place to each section.
The Summer section results were as follows...
 Summer Harvest by Liz Miller |
 Kite Flying by Mike Cooper |
 Lovely Jubbly by Don Brame |
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1st: Summer Harvest by Liz Miller 26 points
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2nd: Kite Flying by Mike Cooper 23 points |
3rd:Lovely Jubbly by Don Brame 21 points
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The Open section results were as follows....
 Symetrics by Paul Bradley |
 Screw City by Malcolm Young |
 Hummer by Liz Miller |
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1st: Symetrics by Paul Bradley 31 points |
2nd: Screw City by Malcolm Young 30 points |
3rd: Hummer by Liz Miller 24 points |
Lockdown Editing Challenge May 2020
With no meetings due to Covid-19, an online challenge was set to edit three photos. These were then displayed for members to choose their favourites.
Here are the unedited photos...
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The favourites are listed below.
 1st: Don |
 2nd: Paul |
 3rd:Norma |
| 1st: Don | 2nd: Paul | 3rd:Norma |
 1st: Steve |
 2nd: Norma |
 3rd: Sue |
| 1st: Steve | 2nd:Norma | 3rd: Sue |
 1st: Loretta |
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| 1st: Loretta | 2nd: Shani | 3rd: Don |
Chairman's Shield - April 2020
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Overall winner and 1st in Open section: Plantlife by Paul Lucas |
With the ongoing social distancing and everyone staying at home, our Chairman Paul was able to judge this annual competition, the Chairman’s Shield, at his leisure at home.
The “Open” section had three maximum 10’s awarded to Paul Lucas, Liz Miller and Mark Erwin.
The “Favourite Place” had two 9.5 awarded and some 8’s.
The overall winner is PAUL LUCAS with his stunning “Plantlife” – so congratulations to him!! Please give him a “virtual” round of applause!  Paul Lucas receiving shield |
Open Section
 Sunrise in the Harbour by Liz Miller |
 Forbidden Steps by Mark Erwin |
| 2nd: Sunrise in the Harbour by Liz Miller | 3rd: Forbidden Steps by Mark Erwin |
Favourite Place
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 Gateway to Clamerkin by Steve Newberry |
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1st: Headon Warren at Heather Time by Liz Miller |
2nd: Gateway to Clamerkin by Steve Newberry
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 Castlehaven by Sue Brame |
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| 3rd: Castlehaven by Sue Brame |
Wednesday 11th March 2020 - Hasselblad Cup
 Poppy by Trevor Hooley |
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| 1st: Poppy by Trevor Hooley | Trevor with his trophy |
The Annual Hasselblad (All Island Competition) was held on 11th March at Isle of Wight Photographic Society at Arreton.
Niton had a total of 11 entries in the 62 images.
Of the 15 “held back “ – 6 of these were from Niton and when the Judge awarded the five maximum “20”’s – four of these were Niton.
Trevor won with his “Poppy”, Sue was 2nd with “Pen & Ink” and Paul Lucas and Paul Bradley were the other “20”’s scored.
All in all a very good evening for Niton.
 Pen and Ink by Sue Brame |
 Negative Space by Paul Lucas |
 Six by Paul Bradley |
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Negative Space by Paul Lucas | Six by Paul Bradley |
 Shadows on the Beach by Don Brame |
 Poo, Smelly Flippers by Liz Miller |
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| Shadows on the Beach by Don Brame | Poo, Smelly Flippers by Liz Miller |
Thursday 5th March 2020 - Spring Cup
 Evening Waves by Paul Bradley |
Brian Williams was the judge for the annual Spring Cup competition. Four images scored the maximum 20/20 with first place being taken by Paul Bradley with Evening Waves. In 2nd place was London Technicolour by Shani Watts. 3rd was Mossy Mound by Malcolm Young. Liz Miller took 4th place with Red Beauty. |
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1st: Evening Waves by Paul Bradley |
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 London in Technicolour by Shani Watts |
 Mossy Mound by Malcolm Young |
| 2nd: London in Technicolour by Shani Watts | 3rd: Mossy Mound by Malcolm Young |
Update on Programme (Amended 25th February 2020)
There have been a couple of amendments to our original 2019-2020 programme and members may wish to download a new copy here. We have a different judge for The Spring Cup and a new date for the AGM.
The AGM will be held in the lower bar at The White Horse, Whitwell at 11.30am on Thursday 14th May 2020. This will be followed by an end of season lunch for those who are able to stay. Lunch will be booked nearer to the date.
Thursday 20th February 2020 - SCPF League
We had a slightly earlier than usual start this evening due to the judge, Jim Pascoe, visiting from overseas (the mainland!) and restrictive ferry times.
Images by Niton and District CC were among other clubs in the same division (7) for this league contest with 72 projected images overall being critiqued and marked out of 10.
Some visitors from other island clubs in the same division were welcomed. Jim gave an excellent narrative on the reasoning for his marks, citing technical merits as well as artistry. 13 images were held back with several attaining 10/10. Niton came equal 4th with Ryde Focus on points, but were placed 5th due to Ryde Focus obtaining images with 10/10.
Thursday 6th February 2020 - Competition - Open and 'Framed'
Maria Leekblde was the judge officiating for this evening's competition.
The top three images from the Framed Competition were 1st, Paul Bradley with Nothing To See Here. Sharon Cornford took 2nd place with Caught On Film and Liz Miller came 3rd with Through The Gateway.
 1st: Nothing to See here by Paul Bradley |
 2nd: Caught on Film by Sharon Cornford |
 3rd: Through the Gateway by Liz Miller |
| 1st: Nothing to See here by Paul Bradley | 2nd: Caught on Film by Sharon Cornford | 3rd: Through the Gateway by Liz Miller |
In the Open Competition Paul Bradley took first place again with In Memoriam. Sharon Cornford again took 2nd place with Bog Pipes and Mike Cooper came 3rd with Red Yacht in a Swirl.
 1st : In Memorium by Paul Bradley |
 2nd: Bog Pipes by Sharon Cornford |
 3rd: Red Yacht in a Swirl
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| 1st : In Memorium by Paul Bradley | 2nd: Bog Pipes by Sharon Cornford | 3rd: Red Yacht in a Swirl |
Thursday 23rd January - Talk and Open Question Session
Chris gave a talk and showed various images on the theme of 'framed', the subject for the next competition.
There was then a very helpful 'open question' session.
Thursday 9th January 2020 - 'Red' Competition and Open Competition
 1st: Six by Paul Bradley |
The theme 'Red' was the subject for the first part of the evening, and this was a 'self scoring' competition. Each member ( we actually only had 12 of us there last evening due to sickness and holidays!) had their own score sheet and marked as Paul made “helpful” suggestions as to what we should think about for each image. At the end we ran through the photos again and each member chose their 1st 2nd and 3rd places. Paul & Sue then totalled up the numbers of 1st, 2nd and thirds ( 10 points for a 1st, 7 points for a 2nd and 5 points for a 3rd) and came up with an overall result. 1st was Paul Bradley scoring 57 points with 'Six' , followed by Trevor Hooley with 52 points for his 'Red Poppy'. In third place was Paul Lucas with 36 points for 'Extinction Rebellion'. |
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1st: Six by Paul Bradley |
 2nd: Red Poppy by Trevor Hooley |
 3rd: Extinction Rebellion by Paul Lucas |
| 2nd: Red Poppy by Trevor Hooley | 3rd: Extinction Rebellion by Paul Lucas |
 1st: Curiosity by Paul Lucas |
The second half of the evening was the open competition with the same scoring system. In 1st place was Paul Lucas with Curiosity scoring 57 points. In second place was Paul Bradley with Jet Ski 56 points and in 3rd place was Suzanne Chapman with Soft Reflections scoring 53 points. |
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1st: Curiosity by Paul Lucas |
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 2nd: Jet Ski by Paul Bradley |
 3rd: Soft Reflections by Suzanne Chapman |
| 2nd: Jet Ski by Paul Bradley | 3rd: Soft Reflections by Suzanne Chapman |
Thursday 12th December 2019
 Christmas Meal |
The Niton and District Camera Club members enjoyed their annual Christmas get-together at The White Horse at Whitwell. |
Brighstone Christmas Tree Festival
 Christmas Tree |
Niton and District Camera Club is represented once more at the Brighstone Christmas Tree Festival. |
Thursday 21st November 2019 - Autumn Cup
 Last Post by Mike Cooper |
We welcomed Roger Smith to officiate for the first time at Niton and District Camera Club. He remarked on the difficulty of judging an open competition with so many different genres. With his wealth of experience he gave us plenty to think about in his critique of our images. A number of images were held back with four of the placed images being awarded the full marks of 20/20. In first place was Last Post by Mike Cooper. In second place was Fastnet TV by Chris Cornford and in joint 3rd place was End of the Day by Paul Bradley and Robin Hill by Shani Watts. Scoring 19/20 and placed 4th in the competition was Shadows on the Beach by Don Brame. |
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Last Post by Mike Cooper |
 Fastnet TV by Chris Cornford |
 End of the Day by Paul Bradley |
 Robin Hill by Shani Watts |
| 2nd: Fastnet TV by Chris Cornford | Joint 3rd: End of the Day by Paul Bradley | Joint 3rd: Robin Hill by Shani Watts |
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| 4th: Shadows on the Beach by Don Brame |
Thursday 7th November 2019 - Photoscape Challenge
Members submitted photos they had processed using Photoscape.
 Processed by Ted Dyer |
 Processed by Mike Cooper |
 Processed by Patricia Lockwood |
 Processed by Sue Brame |
 Processed by Steve Newberry |
 Processed by Paul Lucas |
 Processed by Ed Wadey |
 Processed by Shani Watts |
 Processed by Don Brame |
 Processed by Steve Newberry |
 Processed by Ted Dyer |
 Processed by Sue Brame |
Thursday 24th October 2019 - Pot Luck and Open Competition
The following images all scored 20/20 in the Pot Luck Competition
 Yellow Lines by Alan Warren |
 Peacock by Shani Watts |
 R is for Reflection by Steve Newberry |
| Yellow Lines by Alan Warren | Peacock by Shani Watts |
R is for Reflection by Steve Newberry |
The following images all scored the maxim 20/20 in the Open Competition
 End of the Day by Paul Bradley |
 Long Road Home by Barbara Close |
 Shadows on the Beach by Don Brame |
| End of the Day by Paul Bradley | Long Road Home by Barbara Close | Shadows on the Beach by Don Brame |
Thursday 10th October 2019
Chris gave a talk on a free software package called Photoscape and as a Club we are asking members to download and use this as a standard software for educational talks and to enable the Club to provide help with any learning from in effect a Standard package.
There are certainly plenty of options within the programme from Framing to a large assortment of special effects and filters as well as the basic adjustment tools plus cloning and dodging and burning tools.
Chris also provided some guidance on one or two adjustments in Lightroom following questions from the members.
The Photoscape software challenge is being set by Chris for the November meeting whereby he will send via Sue TWO images for us all to play with and we have to bring along the results in the form of the two amended images.
