Melbourne Photographic Society

Iceland
2020-03-12 19:30 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Thomas Cook Hall, 84 High St, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8GJ
Speaker – Robert Falconer
Images from Robert’s 10 day trip to Iceland where he traveled 2000 miles to photograph amazing landscapes, icebergs, ice caves, waterfalls, mountains and the Northern Lights.

Kerry: The Beautiful Kingdom
2020-03-05 19:30 - 22:00 | Thomas Cook Hall, 84 High St, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8GJ
Speaker – John Wesson
Kerry: The Beautiful Kingdom
John, the societies very own published author, will guide us through his travels in Ireland, and having his first book published. www.johnwesson.com

Competition – Book & Album Covers
2020-02-27 19:30 - 22:00 | Thomas Cook Hall, 84 High St, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8GJ
Themed – Book & Album Covers
This years theme competition gives members the challenge of taking an image that could be used on the cover of a book or album.
The images could be a re-working of a famous cover or a completely new idea for a favourite book or record.

Studio Lighting
2020-02-20 19:30 - 22:00 | Thomas Cook Hall, 84 High St, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8GJ
Speaker – Chris Findon
Chris will use is extensive experience using flash and other lighting techniques to help members improve their images.

Competition – Ashby Camera Club
2020-02-13 19:30 - 22:00 | Thomas Cook Hall, 84 High St, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8GJ
Competition (at home) Always a close fought competition against our local rivals Ashby Camera Club!

Up high, down low.
2020-02-06 19:30 - 22:00 | Thomas Cook Hall, 84 High St, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8GJ
Speaker – Steven Fairbrother
Landscape photography from a tripod to a drone 400 feet high.
www.fairbrother.me.uk

Selection Night
2020-01-30 19:30 - 22:00 | Thomas Cook Hall, 84 High St, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8GJ
A chance for members to join in and select images for our upcoming competition with Ashby Camera Club.

Members' Night
2020-01-23 19:30 - 22:00 | Thomas Cook Hall, 84 High St, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8GJ
Members Another chance for members to share their images and give presentations.

Home and Away
2020-01-16 19:30 - 22:00
Speaker – Chris Upton
This is a two part lecture contrasting a local Social Documentary project (Thoresby Colliery), with a selection of Chris’ travel imagery from around the world. Both presentations are packed with useful hints and tips.

Underwater photography
2020-01-09 19:30 - 23:00 | Thomas Cook Hall, 84 High St, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8GJ
Speaker – David Keep
From working with models in swimming pools to photographing the magnificent creatures that swim in the oceans around our world. David will bring along some of the kit he uses and explain the basics of what’s required if people want to have a go.

www.davidkeepphotography.co.uk/underwater

Christmas Social
2019-12-19 19:30 - 22:00 | Pack Horse Rd, King’s Newton, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8BZ, Pack Horse Road, De73 8BZ
This years Christmas social will be at the Kings Newton Bowls Club. 7.30 start.

To ARPS and Beyond
2019-12-12 19:30 - 22:00 | Thomas Cook Hall, 84 High St, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8GJ
Speaker – Martin Vaughan
This talk tells the story of Martin’s learning curve in wildlife photography and his attempt to gain an ARPS distinction. It also covers a number of his projects in and around Ashby.

Competition – Tom Tivey
2019-12-05 19:30 - 22:00 | Thomas Cook Hall, 84 High St, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8GJ
Tom Tivey – Landscape & widelife Competition.
For this comp members can enter landscape, cityscapes, and nature images. Judge – Dave Gibbins

Members' Night
2019-11-28 19:30 - 22:00 | Thomas Cook Hall, 84 High St, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8GJ
Always a very diverse night of members’ images and presentations.
We’ll be hearing talks on; International Exhibition Photography, photographing Iceland, Photoshop skills and taking a trip to Alp D’Huez and Col de Galibier.
See you there!

Built Vision
2019-11-21 19:30 - 22:00 | Thomas Cook Hall, 84 High St, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8GJ
Speaker – Martine Hamilton Knight
Martine has also been a commercial architectural photographer for almost 30 years. She’ll talk about how a pro tackles buildings, what’s in an architectural photographer’s kit bag, and share stories from a life on a tripod and up a ladder!

Competition – Notts Outlaws
2019-11-14 19:30 - 22:00 | Richard Herrod Centre, Foxhill Rd, Carlton, Nottingham, NG4 1RL
Time to see how we stack up against our local rivals the Notts Outlaws!
Please check with a committee member for exact times near the event.

Guide to Simple Astrophotography
2019-11-07 19:30 - 22:00 | Thomas Cook Hall, 84 High St, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8GJ
Speaker – Paul Money
Fellow of both the British Interplanetary Society and Royal Astronomical Society, Paul’s simple guide to astrophotography is a must for those who want to keep shooting after the sun’s gone down.

Selection Night
2019-10-31 19:30 - 22:00 | Thomas Cook Hall, 84 High St, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8GJ
A chance for members to join in and select images for our upcoming competition with Notts Outlaws.

Image Critique
2019-10-24 19:30 - 22:00 | Thomas Cook Hall, 84 High St, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8GJ
Image Critique
Not sure where you’re going wrong or want to see if others see your pictures the same way you do? The bring them along to the image critique night.

Competition – Mobile Phone
2019-10-17 19:30 - 22:00 | Thomas Cook Hall, 84 High St, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8GJ
Competition
We all have one, but how good are you at taking a picture with your mobile phone? Here’s your chance to show off your best in a fun competition. Judge – Malcoln Sales.

City Light
2019-10-10 19:30 - 22:00 | Thomas Cook Hall, 84 High St, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8GJ
Speaker – Dave Butcher
Cities and landscapes from around the world in black and white with hints and tips on how Dave sets up and takes his photos.

The Lincolnshire Meridian - and the Harrison Clocks
2019-10-03 19:30 - 22:00 | Thomas Cook Hall, 84 High St, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8GJ
Speaker – Dianne Seddon
A talk on the Meridian line through Lincolnshire – which includes info on John Harrison (clockmaker) and photographs of Dianne’s journey.
www.dseddonphoto.co.uk

My World of Photography
2019-09-26 19:30 - 22:00 | Thomas Cook Hall, 84 High St, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8GJ
Speaker – Ian Pettit
This talk covers Ian’s experiences as a photographer. What he likes photographing and what he’s not so comfortable with.
It covers a range of interesting subjects such as landscapes, mono, railways and street photography.
This event is instead of the planned talk by Martin Roome.

Composition, Light and Crop
2019-09-19 19:30 - 22:00 | Thomas Cook Hall, 84 High St, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8GJ
Speaker – Dave Fieldhouse
A selection of Land and seascapes from award winning photographer Dave Fieldhouse and his thoughts on why some work and others don’t. www.davefieldhousephotography.com

Melbourne Festival – The Art & Architecture Trail
2019-09-14 10:00 - 2019-09-15 17:00 | Melbourne Festival, Melbourne, United Kingdom
The Melbourne Festival is on Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th September 2019 and we’re proud to be exhibiting there again this year.
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. Below is an overview from the festival website.
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Melbourne Festival is a celebration of the Creative and Performing Arts in Melbourne, South Derbyshire just half an hour from Derby, Nottingham and Leicester! The highlight of the Melbourne Festival, the Art & Architecture Trail is always a great opportunity to see the cream of Artistic Talent from the East Midlands, the Art Trail always brings a late summer splash of colour and energy as Melbourne comes alive each September. Over 70 local homes, businesses, halls and churches host over 140 artists in the heart of Melbourne! We will keep you up to date with our plans as they progress and don’t forget to tell your friends and remember to “follow” Melbourne Festival on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter to keep up to date with our plans as we get closer to the Festival dates in September 2019.
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Melbourne Fete & Carnival
2019-07-13 12:00 - 17:00 | Melbourne Carnival, School Playing Fields, Pack Horse Road, Melbourne, DE73 8BZ
Always a fun event to exhibit at and a great family afternoon out. Come and say hi!
For more information visit: www.melbournecarnival.co.uk
