Digital Photography

Our aim is to share our knowledge of photography and the digital enhancement of photographs for the enjoyment of the photographer and also friends and relations with whom they may wish to share their experiences through photographs.

We have a wide range of topics and workshops, and we can also offer advice, eg on the purchase and use of the camera for beginners and how to attach photographs to emails for sharing.

The meetings will include judging the monthly Competition pictures.

	Haskayne Village Hall
	1st Thursday of the month
	2.00 pm
	Leaders: Alan Starkie - 01744 884095 Bill Watkinson - 01695 422423 George Slawinski - 01695 421969

Monthly Competition

The group encourages as many as possible to put entries into the competitions as it helps to develop both photographing and creative skills. Each month there are 2 competition topics, as below.

Month	Topic 1 TECHNIQUE	Topic 2 CONTENT
September 2019	Summer Snacks	Farm Animals
October	Pahway	Stones
November	Holes	Street furniture
December	Landscape	Autumn Glory
January 2020	NO MEETING
February	Bark	Catching People Unaware
March	Bottles	Gold
April	Odd Couples	Round Things
May	Shoes	Gravestones
June	Money	Locks

Examples of a skill required for a particular topic can usually be found on line.

If you Google for example “Tutorials for photographing Shadows” you will be able to find out more about that topic and what it involves. You will find lots of short videos on You Tube (some better than others) which are well worth looking at.

If in doubt, please ask a member with knowledge of a topic for assistance.

Competition Rules

You can submit one entry in each topic
Photographs must have been taken by yourself
Photographs can be submitted with or without any digital manipulation
Once a photograph has been entered in a competition, it cannot be re-submitted in future competitions
Entries must be received by midnight on the Sunday before the competition judging on the first Thursday of the month

Please e-mail photographs to digiphoto@aughton-ormskirk-u3a.co.uk or take them on a memory stick to Horizons. Latest entry is the Sunday before the meeting.

There are no prizes to be won, just the opportunity to compare photographs taken by our own members with a view to improving standards. Winning entries are displayed on the U3A website.

Last Updated - Friday, July 19, 2019

June 2019 Competition Winners

Topic 1 Memory click for slideshow

1st Jenny Jobe

2nd Dennis Walton

3rd Ginny Salkeld

4th Colin Ratcliff

Topic 2 Contrasting Colours click for slideshow

: 4th Alan Starkie

: 3rtd Dennis Walton

: 2nd Jenny Jobe

: 1st Mike Williams

Last Updated - Wednesday, June 12, 2019

NOTICES

WE ARE NOW ON OUR SUMMER BREAK

Our next meeting at Haskayne Village Hall is on 5th September 2019

The Competition topics for our 2019 – 2020 season are listed below:

Topic 1 Topic 2

September 19 Summer Snacks Farm Animals]

October 19 Pathway Stones

November 19 Holes Street Furniture

December 19 Landscape Autumn Glory

January 20 NO MEETING

February 20 Bark Catching People Unaware

March 20 Bottles Gold

April 20 Odd Couples Round Things

May 20 Shoes Gravestones

June 20 Money Locks

Both Topics 1 & 2 should be your own photographs .

Images should accurately reflect the topic for which they are entered.

Images may be enhanced sympathetically by using Photo editing software.

HAVE A GOOD SUMMER AND KEEP THOSE CAMERAS CLICKING

Last Updated - Friday, July 19, 2019

NOTICES

NEW MEMBERS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME.

If you are experienced in Photography/Photo. Enhancement, please come and share your knowledge with us.

If you are new to Photography, we are a friendly group who will always be pleased to help with advice on Camera equipment and how to take better pictures.

Submitting Competition Entries – a reminder

Please ensure that your competition entries are submitted in the correct format – i.e. as JPEG files – and at a resolution of at least 1024 x 768 pixels. Please also remember to rename the files to include your name and the competition topic, e.g. Joe Bloggs – September Topic 1

Last Updated - Wednesday, June 12, 2019