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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.
Thursday 26th September 2019 - Mono and Open Competition - self judged
The first Competition night of the season drew a healthy entry in both Open and Mono. It was especially pleasing to see work from some of our newer members.
 Gunwharf 3 by Paul Lucas |
 End of the Pier by Paul Bradley |
| 1st place: Gunwharf 3 by Paul Lucas | 2nd place: End of the Pier by Paul Bradley |
 On Your Bike by Chris Cornford |
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On Your Bike by Chris Cornford |
 Actual Leader by Mike Cooper |
 Handstand by Richard Webb |
| 1st place: Actual Leader by Mike Cooper | 2nd place: Handstand by Richard Webb |
 Into the Sun by Sue Brame |
| 3rd place: Into the Sun by Sue Brame |
For the second half, members formed small groups and marked the images collectively after Paul's comments.
Thursday 19th September 2019 - Railway Outing
On Thursday September 19th eleven members of the club and friends (and Boris) travelled over to the start of the Mid Hants Watercress Line Railway in Hampshire. We had a great day travelling at our own pace visiting Alresford, Ropley and Medstead - the stops along the way. It was chilly for the early start but it soon warmed up and was sunny, which is unusual for a Niton Camera Club trip.
Many thanks to Paul and especially to Chris who again provided the transport and drove us there and back.
 Image by Shani Watts |
 Image by Shani Watts |
 Image by Shani Watts |
| Image by Shani Watts | Image by Shani Watts | Image by Shani Watts |
 Red Levers by Paul Lucas |
 Boris Norma and Paul by Liz Miller |
 Harry Potter Bridge by Liz Miller |
| Red Levers by Paul Lucas | Boris Norma and Paul by Liz Miller | Harry Potter Bridge by Liz Miller |
 Shunt West Lever by Paul Lucas |
 Paul by Liz Miller |
 Damn Photographers by Liz Miller |
| Shunt West Lever by Paul Lucas | Paul by Liz Miller | Damn Photographers by Liz Miller |
 Image by Paul Bradley |
 Image by Paul Bradley |
 Image by Paul Bradley |
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Thursday 12th September 2019 - 1st Meeting
Several visitors and new members were welcomed to the club on the first meeting of the new season.
The first half of the evening was spent looking at images from our members taken over the summer - see samples below. Each member was invited to talk about their images if they wished, and everyone was able to ask questions or comment.
Following a tea break, we then looked through the images which had been submitted to the PAGB for the GB Cup from clubs around the country.
 Liverpool by Shani Watts |
 Steephill Cove by Malcolm Young |
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Liverpool by Shani Watts
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Steephill Cove by Malcolm Young
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 Ullswater by Loretta Dyer |
 Arundel by Trevor Hooley |
| Ullswater by Loretta Dyer | Arundel by Trevor Hooley |
Thursday 11th July 2019 - Visit to Lacock
Niton and District CC members visit Lacock
A very enjoyable day was had by all members who joined the trip to Lacock. Our thanks go to Paul Bradley for organising and Chris Cornford for driving us safely there and back in his Primedrive minibus.
Below are a few images that feature club members from the day.
 Image by Shani Watts |
 Image by Shani Watts |
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Image by Shani Watts
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Image by Shani Watts
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 Image by Shani Watts |
 Image by Paul Bradley |
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Image by Shani Watts
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Image by Paul Bradley
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 Image by Barbara Close |
 Image by Barbara Close |
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Image by Barbara Close
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Image by Barbara Close
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 Image by Barbara Close |
 Image by Liz Miller |
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Image by Barbara Close |
Image by Liz Miller |
 Image by Liz Miller |
 Image by Liz Miller |
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Image by Liz Miller
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Image by Liz Miller
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 Image by Liz Miller |
 Image by Liz Miller |
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Image by Liz Miller
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Image by Liz Miller
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 Image by Liz Miller |
 Image by Liz Miller |
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Image by Liz Miller
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Image by Liz Miller
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 Image by Liz Miller |
 Image by Liz Miller |
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Image by Liz Miller
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Image by Liz Miller
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 Bide Packhorse Bridge by Alan Warren |
 The Abbey - Lacock by Alan Warren |
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Bide Packhorse Bridge by Alan Warren
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The Abbey - Lacock by Alan Warren
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 Tithe Barn by Alan Warren |
 The exhibition at Lacock |
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Tithe Barn by Alan Warren
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Saturday 6th July 2019
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Prints from members of the club were on display in an exhibition as part of Niton Village Day. |
 Exhibition by Niton Camera Club. Image by Shani Watts |
Image by Shani Watts
Thursday 20th June 2019 - Mottistone Gardens Visit
Members were treated to an out of hours visit to Mottistone Gardens followed by a meal at The Wight Mouse.
Thursday 25th April 2019 - Chairman's Shield and Image Exchange
The Chairman's Shield occupied the first half of the evening with our Chairman Paul Bradley officiating. This year the format changed and the competition comprised of two parts, a montage of 6 photos and an open competition. The ultimate winner was chosen by Paul between the winning image from each part.
Barbara Close won the montage competition with 'People Out and About' scoring 10/10. Sue Brame came a close second with 9.5/10 for her Golden Moments.
 People Out and About by Barbara Close |
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| 1st: People Out and About by Barbara Close | 2nd: Golden Moments by Sue Brame |
Liz Miller took both first and second places in the open part of the competition with Morning Tern taking first place and scoring 10/10 and Misty Sunrise.
 Morning Tern by Liz Miller |
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| 1st and overall winner: Morning Tern by Liz Miller | 2nd: Misty Sunrise by Liz Miller |
Liz Miller was the ultimate winner of the Chairman's Shield with her Morning Tern.
During the latter half of the evening we watched a video display of Jim Pascoe judging the Niton CC photos that were shown to the Highcliffe and Infinity Club. There was one photo from each club member. The photo chosen for each member had been the highest scoring one this year for them at the date of selection. Jim gave a great informative critique, and chose 'O is for Orange' as the winning image by Malcolm Young.
 O is for Orange by Malcolm Young |
| 1st: O is for Orange by Malcolm Young |
Thursday 11th April 2019
Members enjoyed and reviewed images from the Highcliffe & Infinity Club. Some varied and original work prompted much discussion with a top three eventually selected. This was part of our annual Image Exchange. The review of our images by H&I will be shared at a later date.
In the Interval Sue organised the draw for next years "Pot Luck" competition. We were all relieved that X, Y and Z had been removed!
Chris Cornford then mentored an excellent session on improving images. Members brought examples of images that they felt could be improved and with one exception ( it was generally agreed that this was beyond help!!) Chris demonstrated plenty of techniques to lift, crop and generally resurrect ones images. Well done Chris and thanks again.
Thursday 28th March 2019 - AGM and Tucker Cup
20-25 members came along to the Annual General Meeting. The minutes will be distributed to club members detailing the discussion and decisions made.
The committee remains unchanged other than Malcolm standing down as Competition Secretary, and Chris Cornford and Sue Brame stepping up to fulfil the role.
Thanks were expressed for all the hard work that Malcolm has put in over many years. The fact that two people are required to replace Malcolm is testament to the scope of his role in keeping the competitions running smoothly. Thank you Malcolm!
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Following tea break, the Tucker Cup was contested. This is a knockout challenge with voting by raise of hands to decide on the worthy winner of the most unusual image. The eventual winner was Malcolm Young with Stripes. The other close contenders were Parkhurst Forest and C eiling, both by Paul Bradley.
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| Stripes by Malcolm Young |
Paul Bradley presenting the Tucker Cup to Malcolm Young
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 Parkhurst Forest by Paul Bradley |
 C eiling by Paul Bradley |
| Parkhurst Forest by Paul Bradley | C eiling by Paul Bradley |
Thursday 14th March 2019 - Spring Cup
1st: Round the Island Race by Chris Cornford
1st: Round the Island Race by Chris Cornford
Competition was fierce for this annual club competition with nine entries scoring 10/10 and seven scoring 9.5/10. Thanks to Alan Mills for officiating and congratulations to those placed; Chris Cornford who took first place with Round the Island Race, Sue Brame in second place with Beach Body and Mark Erwin in third place with Beach Figures.
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 3rd: Beach Figures by Mark Erwin |
| 2nd: Beach Body by Sue Brame | 3rd: Beach Figures by Mark Erwin |
Wednesday 6th March 2019 - Panel of 5 Competition (Island clubs)
Natural Abstracts by Niton and district Camera Club
Judge Peter Rocchiccioli officiated in this inter-island club competition hosted by Sandown and Shanklin District Camera Club. Five clubs participated and Niton did not enter the print section which was won by the Isle of Wight Photographic Society.
The projected digital entry by Niton (shown above) came joint 4th with Focus Ryde Imaging Group.
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Theme | Score |
| Sandown Shanklin DCC | Time Travellers | 55 |
| Isle of Wight Photographic Society | Light on Wight | 53.5 |
| Wight Balance Photography Plus | Wings | 52 |
| Niton and District CC | Natural Abstracts | 49.5 |
| Focus Ryde Imaging Group | I Have My Eyes on You | 49.5 |
