Stacking & Mounting Workshop 14th April

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The workshop on Sunday was well attended, with participants dividing in to two groups .

Phil Wilding demonstrated the process of Focus Stacking with set-ups suitable for Nikon, Canon and Fuji Cameras. Image processing with Photoshop and Zerene Stacker was shown, before everyone took shots with their own equipment. Keith Fitzpatrick was also kept busy helping people with their images.

Bill Marks demonstrated print mounting procedures, and Jan Wilding helped those wanting to practice.

Thanks go to Phil, Jan and Bill for bringing in all the equipment; and making several computers available for practice.

If you have any suggestions for future workshops then please get in touch with Jan Wilding or a member of the committee.

Winning images 2018-19 Season

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LCE Falconry Workshop

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London Camera Exchange Chester and Sony will be holding a hands on event at Chester falconry and Nature Gardens with brand ambassador and wildlife photographer Luke Massey whose work has been awarded in the prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year as well as winning Travel Photographer of the Year’s Wildlife category 2016 and the Wildscreen Panda award for Emerging Talent in 2018.

Along with demonstrations and talks from Luke during the day attendees will also have the opportunity to try the very latest Sony equipment and have a chance to try and capture that perfect shot of the Cathedrals birds of prey in flight.

The event is open to photographers of all levels and is not limited to just Sony users so why not bring your current kit along to compare. Tickets for the event are £25 and booking can be done in store or by contacting LCE Chester on 01244 326531.

‘Low Light’: President’s Theme 2019

Judged by Ian Stewart

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People; Season 2018-19

Judged by Rob Millin

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Opportunity to photograph dancers at Theatr Clwyd

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National Dance Company Wales have an upcoming show in Mold, called AWAKENING, which will be at Theatr Clwyd on 15th and 16th March. Before the evening show, they have a ‘Watch Dance Class’, which is an opportunity for amateur photographers to come and take pictures of dancers in class. It is ‘free’ if you purchase a ticket for an evening show but you must reserve a place in advance as there are a limited number of spaces available.

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Long Exposure Walkabout; Sunday 24 February

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A fine day saw seven of us turn out at New Brighton and although it was perhaps not the best conditions for long exposures being a tad too bright and with insufficient cloud movement, we spend an enjoyable couple of hours mastering the techniques involved in the use of ND10 and ND16 filters.

And only one wet foot too!

Open 3: Season 18-19

Judged by Steve Carr

CPS moves up the ranks in the GB Cup for Small Clubs 2019

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The Photographic Alliance of Great Britain recently held its annual competition ‘The GB Cup for Small Clubs’. Clive Smith submitted our entries which were chosen from last season’s CPS highest scoring club competition images.

In the Open Category, Chester improved from joint 35th out of 57 clubs countrywide last year, to be a very respectable joint 19th out of 56 clubs this year with a total of 104 points. It’s a reflection on the subjective nature of judging that Terry’s excellent “Sad Ollie” , which did so well at the L&CPU Interclub, was at the lower end of the results this time. Each image is scored out of 5 by three judges, giving a possible maximum of 15 points.

Chloe Malcolm Peacock 9

Sad Ollie Terry Daltry 9

Breaststroker Malcolm Peacock 10

Canoeist Malcolm Peacock 10

Me And My Teddy Sue Champion 10

Summer Blooms Sue Champion 10

Spicy Janice Wilding 11

The Mandolin Rocks Keith Fitzpatrick 11

Summer Blues Keith Fitzpatrick 12

Vestrahorn With Reflections Ray Groome 12

The digital images entered for the ‘GB Cup for Nature’ did not fare as well , with Chester scoring 96 points to finish joint 76th out of 86 clubs. This is however a very tough category ,with some formidable opponents from across the country.