Meetings Diary
Meetings are normally held on the first and third WEDNESDAY of the Month in the Lecture Theatre at the Conservation Education Centre inside Marwell Zoo and start promptly at 7.30pm unless explicitly stated otherwise. Gates are open for entry to normal meetings between 7.00pm and 7.25pm, latest entry at 7.25pm. Parking is available in the Car Park next to the Education Centre. On our competition nights especially, an early arrival is recommended to have time to submit entries.
It is ESSENTIAL to arrive at between 7.00pm and 7.25pm as late entry is not possible as the gates will be locked 5 minutes before the meetings start.
Members may expect to be asked to show their membership cards to gain access to meetings, prospective members must contact the secretary before attending to obtain details.
Details of "Out and About" meetings are only available to members, and can be found in the Handbook or alternatively contact a committee member.
| January 2008 | February 2008 |
| Wednesday 9th January Members evening and New Season launch Please bring your Marwell Annual Passes with you. |
Wednesday 6th February Colour Management A talk by Peter Lovelock from Colour Confidence. Peter will guide you through from capture to the printed end result. (www.colourconfidence.co.uk) |
| Wednesday 23rd January What to do with all those pictures A talk by member Michael Huggan about creating audio-visual shows and producing photo books using the Internet. |
Wednesday 20th February Members Evening (Bring and Show) Bring some prints or slides along and give a short presentation to the members of your work, or just have a chat and ask some questions. NOTE - Any Wonston and Worthies Competition entries need to be submitted at this meeting at the latest |
| March 2008 | April 2008 |
| Wednesday 5th March Inter Club Competition Marwell v Wonston and Worthies An all-print competition (at Marwell) |
Wednesday 2nd April Competition Annual Open-Subject Competition. Judge: Mr. John May ARPS DPAGB |
| Wednesday 19th March Members Evening (Critique Night) Bring some prints and get some constructive comments tonight. |
Wednesday 16th April Members Evening (Macro Photography) Talk and hands-on session about Macro photography. Also bring along some prints and get some constructive comments. |
| May 2008 | June 2008 |
| Wednesday 7th May Competition The Animal Free competition for non-animal pictures only Judge: Mr. George Walsh APAGB |
Various Out and About sessions at Marwell Zoo. See the Handbook for details. |
| Wednesday 21st May Marwell Keepers A talk by the Marwell Keepers (TBC). |
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| July 2008 | August 2008 |
Various Out and About sessions at Marwell Zoo. See the Handbook for details. |
Various Out and About sessions at Marwell Zoo. See the Handbook for details. |
| September 2008 | October 2008 | Wednesday 3rd September A.G.M. and Competition Judge: Mr. George Walsh APAGB |
Wednesday 1st October A talk by Naturetrek Naturetrek operate the world's largest selection of professionally-organised, expert-escorted wildlife holidays and tours, including bird watching and botanical tours, bear, whale and tiger watching holidays and a variety of wildlife-orientated treks. (www.naturetrek.co.uk) |
| Wednesday 17th September In Darwin's Footsteps A talk by Mike Read - Wildlife Photographer Charles Darwin visited not only the Galapagos Islands but also mainland Ecuador in 1835. He must have been truly amazed by the wealth of wildlife he found, there are over 1500 species of birds! (www.mikeread.co.uk) NOTE - Endeavours Competition entries must be submitted by this meeting at the latest unless otherwise announced |
Wednesday 15th October Endeavours Competition Results All the entries will be displayed, with comments from the judging panel and the award of the trophy. |
| November 2008 | December 2008 |
| Wednesday 5th November Competition Hilda Robinson Memorial Plate and Tony Robinson Challenge Cup Judge: Mr. Donald Bradshaw OBE ARPS NOTE - EGM to be held prior to competition |
Wednesday 3rd December Competition League Finals Judge: Mr Barry Day ARPS, CPAGB |
| Wednesday 19th November Further into Digital Imaging A talk by Gavin Hoey Continuing from the successful "Introduction to ..." talk Gavin gave us in September 2007, we go deeper into digital imaging and look at more easy to follow Photoshop tutorials. (www.gavinhoey.co.uk) |
Wednesday 17th December Up the Mekong to Tibet A talk by John Pilkington Admission by ticket only (£6.00). (www.pilk.net) NOTE - Wonston and Worthies Competition 2009 entries need to be submitted at this meeting please |
If you are entering one of the competitions, be sure to check the competition rules for numbers of pictures to enter, print sizes and slide marking.
Summer Months
Out and About evenings/mornings at Marwell - Details available in your Handbook.
Please Note - Out and Abouts are only open to Photographic Group members who are fully paid up members with
valid annual passes for Marwell Zoo