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 Bill Watkinson - 01695 422423 George Slawinski - 01695 421969

Monthly Competition Topics

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	Entries due by Midnight
September 2021	Summer Gardens	Sunset	29.8.21
October	Seaside	Flying Free	3.10.21
November	Autumn	Rain	31.10.21
December	Still Life	Green	28.11.21
January 2021	Interpretation of a Poem	Feet	2.1.22
February	An Album Cover	Fungi	30.1.22
March	Zoom Blur	Winged Insects	27.2.22
April	Outdoor Shadows	Market Day	3.4.22
May	Composite Picture	Woodland Pathways	1.5.22
June	Summer Trip	Summer Trip	Summer Trip

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. 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 on November 14, 2021

Notices

OFF WE GO AGAIN

With the relaxing of Government rules concerning Covid, we can now look forward to getting back to “normal” and so we shall re commence our monthly meeting with the first one being on Thursday 3rd February at 2.00pm at Haskayne Village Hall.

Due consideration will be given to ventilation etc. and of course it is an individual choice with regards to mask wearing.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Last Updated on January 23, 2022