AWAY – Competition at Ashby CC
2024-09-01 08:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London)
We picked the images three weeks earlier, and now its off to Ashby to see the judging of our images and selection. It’s in Smisby Village Hall.

Member’s night – What we did on our holidays.
2024-09-12 19:30 - 22:00 | Thomas Cook Hall, 84 High St, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8GJ
This is our first night back, and allows our members new and old to have a chat, show images they have been working on over the summer break, and break out the chocolate biscuits again.

MELBOURNE FESTIVAL – ART & ARCHITECTURE TRAIL
2024-09-14 09:00 - 2024-09-15 17:00
Come and say hello on at our annual Arts Festival exhibition.
We’ll be at 49 Church Street, please see the festival guide for the trail number.
The festival is very popular with thousands visiting over the weekend.

Paul Hassell ‘An insight to my photography'
2024-09-19 19:30 - 22:00 | Thomas Cook Hall, 84 High St, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8GJ
Which started 13 years ago where I joined a camera club and basically got hooked in the concept! I’ll take you through my mindset, a journey of genres I engaged with and a few amusing stories of the conversations I had with people. I will also show some before and after images and the final edited ones. PRINT TALK.

Tony Padley - Japan
2024-09-26 19:30 - 22:30 | Thomas Cook Hall, 84 High St, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8GJ
Tony give a short on Japan talk last year as a fill in due to a technique issues during a remote speaker talk, this years Tony’s back with the extended directors cut version.

Phone Competition
2024-10-03 19:30 - 22:00
Back again this year, this is your opportunity to enter your images shot on a digital camera or tablet into our competition. Up to four images in a Jpeg format. Full details on the website

Members’ Project on the night in Clubroom
2024-10-10 19:30 - 22:00 | Thomas Cook Hall, 84 High St, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8GJ
Members group project on the theme of ‘An evening at Melbourne Photographic Society’. The idea behind the evening is to carry out a number of projects on the night around the theme. The plan is for members to shoot images on the night that we can all put together to form a finished project that chronicles a night in the hall.

Members’ night
2024-10-17 19:30 - 22:00
An opportunity for members to give short presentations on a range of subjects, including images they working on, new techniques and photo projects. This is normally a varied and interesting night.

Dave and Angie Tucker ‘Pics Wot I Like’!
2024-10-24 19:30 - 22:00 | Thomas Cook Hall, 84 High St, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8GJ
A varied selection of our images – ranging from FIAP gold medal awarded images all the way to pictures that we do not to enter into competitions-but, as we say, they are all simply ‘Wot I Like’. DIGITAL ( PRINTS IN BREAK)

Paul O Flanagan ‘Well, I kind of like it!’
2024-10-31 19:30 - 22:00 | Thomas Cook Hall, 84 High St, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8GJ
This talk describes a journey from competition photography to abstract work. In doing this I will move from ‘normal’ photography, use of textures, ICM…before moving onto abstract photography with details of ’how it is done’.

Ashley Franklin ‘The Wider world of Photography’ Part 2.
2024-11-07 19:30 - 22:00 | Thomas Cook Hall, 84 High St, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8GJ
An exploration of the history, style and impact of aerial, advertising, landscape, sport, and science and nature photography, plus an insight into the controversial world of photo art. Includes the work of Ansel Adams, Eamon McCabe, Marc Aspland, Yann Arthus Bertrand, Elliot Erwitt, Stephen Dalton, Michael Kenna, Frans Lanting, Lennart Nilsson and Andreas Gursky. An evening of iconic, inspiring and thought-provoking photography.

Martin Vaughan ‘Further Wildlife Adventures Around Ashby’
2024-11-14 19:30 - 22:00 | Thomas Cook Hall, 84 High St, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8GJ
This talk is about the local projects that I undertook to try and get distinctive images which would go towards an FRPS panel. They were all taken 5-6 miles of my home in Ashby and I describe and illustrate the problems I faced and how I managed to overcome them on most occasions! How I use a tripod up a tree, what to do when a Swan charges, how does a Buzzard know I’m in a hide – these and other stories will be revealed! DIGITAL (PRINTS IN BREAK).

Critique Night
2024-11-21 19:30 - 22:00 | Thomas Cook Hall, 84 High St, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8GJ
A chance to review images. Do you have an image that your not sure about, one that could maybe do with a small edit that could make it great. This evening give members an opportunity to get some positive feedback on their work. A chance to present images that you want feedback on, discuss how to make average images, good, good images excellent and great images, world beaters

Birding Argentina – Tony Davison
2024-11-28 19:30 - 22:00 | Thomas Cook Hall, 84 High St, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8GJ
Birding Argentina will take you to the high lakes of the Andes and the market town of Purmamarca, with its colourful market stalls, to Porto Tumbo & Peninsular Valdez with Orcas and 300,000 Magallenic Penguins.

From Doroditos and Earthcreepers, Reedhaunters and Thornbirds, Spinetails and Tyrannulets. Many colourful birds most people have never heard of.

That’s Birding Argentina!

Tom Tivey Competition
2024-12-05 19:30 - 22:00 | Thomas Cook Hall, 84 High St, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8GJ
Wildlife and Landscape photography.

Social Night
2024-12-12 19:30 - 22:00 | Thomas Cook Hall, 84 High St, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8GJ
Venue TBC

Christmas break
2024-12-19 08:00 - 17:00
A chance for you to go out at treat yourself to some new camera gear … if you’ve been good this year.

Christmas break
2024-12-26 08:00 - 17:00
A chance for you to read the manuals for all that new camera gear you were bought or treated yourself to.

Phil Howcroft ‘100 Strangers’.
2025-01-02 19:30 - 22:00 | Thomas Cook Hall, 84 High St, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8GJ
I photograph people I meet on the street (I always ask for permission before I take a photo). I am on stranger 425 at the moment. My talk is about the stories behind each stranger and how I photograph them. I will showcase a selection of strangers, there are some amazing stories and a diverse eclectic set of people. DIGITAL.

Tom Tivey Competition. (Rearranged)
2025-01-09 19:30 - 22:00 | Thomas Cook Hall, 84 High St, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8GJ

Paul Burrows ‘Camera Clubs – My Takeaway’.
2025-01-16 19:30 - 22:00 | Thomas Cook Hall, 84 High St, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8GJ
Prior to joining Keyworth Camera Club I thought I was a reasonable photographer, however I soon realised I had a lot to learn. This talk showcases what I have ‘taken away’ from being a camera club member to enable me to make far better images for myself and to share with others.

Selection Night for Ashby away competition.
2025-01-23 19:30 - 22:00 | Thomas Cook Hall, 84 High St, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8GJ
Tonight we as a team select the images for our annual competition against our neighbours Ashby PS.

YouTube Favourites
2025-01-30 19:30 - 22:00 | Thomas Cook Hall, 84 High St, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8GJ
A chance for members to show their favourite videos from YouTube. YouTube is a great resource for photographers with lots of inspiring videos. This night gives members an opportunity to share content that they find useful.

Lesley Grand – Scrutton & Andrew Lings ‘Same but different’.
2025-02-06 19:30 - 22:00 | Thomas Cook Hall, 84 High St, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8GJ
This talk shows the work of two photographers with contrasting styles. We go to the same places, but see things in different ways. The presentation also includes work created for a joint exhibition ‘The People who work on the D.H.Lawrence Quarter, Eastwood’ – a monochrome portrait project. PRINT TALK.

Speaker update – A bimble around Britain…
2025-02-20 19:30 - 22:00 | Thomas Cook Hall, 84 High St, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8GJ
…my search for wildlife and landscape in 2024
In 2024, Martin Roome revisited his favourite UK wildlife sites – from mountains to seashores, islands, and old railway tunnels – some he’d not seen since the ‘70s. Covering 13,000+ miles it also rekindled his love for landscape photography. We’re sure you’ll enjoy!

‘Match It’
2025-02-27 19:30 - 22:00 | Thomas Cook Hall, 84 High St, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8GJ
Two sets of images, two teams. Choose the best image which matches the 1st team choice. Best image and best match wins. A fun evening of looking at images and picking the winners.

Vin Scothern ‘Sporting Chance’.
2025-03-06 19:30 - 22:00 | Thomas Cook Hall, 84 High St, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8GJ
In the first part of the evening I aim to show through my images how to capture non professional sports images with 1 body and mainly a 70-200mm lens, from Rugby to Ice Hockey stopping off at other various sports. The second half of the evening will consist of non sporting images, Wildlife, Landscape and a few travel shots. DIGITAL (PRINTS IN BREAK).

Members’ Night: AV Presentation night.
2025-03-13 19:30 - 22:00 | Thomas Cook Hall, 84 High St, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8GJ
A chance for members to show off AV and films.

NEMPF Presentation.
2025-03-20 19:30 - 22:00 | Thomas Cook Hall, 84 High St, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8GJ
Your chance to sit back, relax and watch the images that have been submitted for this year’s NEMPF competition.

Panel of Four Competition.
2025-03-27 19:30 - 22:00 | Thomas Cook Hall, 84 High St, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8GJ
A digital competition where members enter a panel of four images on a theme. This gives a chance to tell a story or group together images on a visual theme.
