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Day Out Competiton

Our Day Out competition took place on Thursday 5th January with judge David Bibby AFIAP BPE3* from HASSRA Fylde PS. Twenty seven projected images and nineteen prints were shown and after much deliberation the winner was Eric Grindle’s print “The Champion.” David described it as "good quality and pin sharp" and "it captures the face and expression very well"

 Best Image at the Day Out Competition:

"The Champion"

by Eric Grindle

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To read the full review and the judges comments on all the images, please click here

 

Quiz Night was a Huge Success

Our annual quiz night took place on Thursday 15th December, and was our last meeting before the Christmas break. Our very own Gordon and Pat had set 75 questions to tax our minds, and they covered a wide range of subjects apart from photography. Such is the success of this event that this year saw the largest turnout of our members and their partners at a quiz night, and there was only just enough hot pot supper to be divided out!

The winning team being

presented by Ray and Gordon 

  winners 

Everyone present enjoyed the fun evening, and as teams were created randomly new friendships were made.

 Ray and Gordon present the

consolation prizes                     

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Our thanks to Gordon and Pat, and to all those who helped serve out the food and  refreshments.

 

Third place in Prestwich CCC Knockout Comp

At the Prestwich Co-op Camera Club Knockout Competition this club proudly finished in a very credible third place, with "Rufous Bush Robin" by Adrian Drummond-Hill being awarded third place as best image on the night. Click here to read the review and see all the results.

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"Rufous Bush Robin" by Adrian Drummond-Hill

 

L&CPU Knockout Competition Results

Our top four images did us proud at the L&CPU Knockout Competition. 

To see how well we performed, please click here for the competition review.

Our top scoring image

in the competition was

"Serenity"

by Heather Beckett

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Brian White's Amazon Adventure ~ Part 3

The third and final instalment of Bolton Camera Club member Brian White’s Amazon Adventure concludes his journey from La Paz into the Madidi National Park in Bolivia, on to the Manu National Park in Peru, to the Colca Canyon, and his return home. Click here to read about this journey and to see some of his stunning images.

If you missed the first installment, please click here.

If you want to read the second instalment, please click here.

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Luxury accomodation in the Amazon Jungle!
 

Annual Exhibition 2011 Hailed a Success!

Bolton Camera Club's annual exhibition held at Waterstone's Bookshop, Deansgate was hailed a great success by the public and members alike, Several thousand people visited the exhibition to view the 43 images produced by 24 members. Click here to read more!

 

Themed Competition for 2012

We are delighted to announce that the subjects for the 2012 Themed Competitions will be as follows:

Shapes, Transport, People at work, Multi-cultural Bolton, and Sport.

These topics are the result of suggestions from our members and will hopefully be both challenging and entertaining for our Themed Competitions in 2012.

As in 2011 these competitions will run on the same nights as our Open Competitions, usually the third Thursday in the month, starting in January, and they will alternate between Prints and Projected Digital Images. They will run in the above order, with Sport being last to allow for any Olympic images to be entered.
 

New Exhibition at Mathers Camera Shop

For many years, thanks to the generosity of the staff of Mathers Camera Shop, Market Street, Bolton, the Camera Club has exhibited the work of club members. The exhibition is changed on a regular basis and a new set of images can now be viewed.

Many of the images on display are by newly signed up members of the club, some of whom are new to photography but are producing first class work. Why not pop into Mathers and see if you can spot the novices!

We are grateful for the help given to us both by Mathers and by Ian at St Georges Glass on Halliwell Road, Bolton, who has yet again supplied the glass for our exhibition frames.

You don't have to be an expert to join Bolton Camera Club, photographers of every skill and experience are welcome. You can find out more about the club and its activities on this website, or better still, why not come and visit us on Thursday evenings.

 

We enjoy digital, film and audio visual photography

For more than 110 years the Bolton Camera Club has been bringing enthusiasts together who enjoy their photography but this does not mean that we are stuck in the past. Most of our members enjoy digital photography today, although we still value film. We also take an active interest in audio-visual productions with an AV competition each year.

Our monthly competitions cover prints of course, but also include our members' digital projected images. We also have themed competitions several times a year to encourage our members to develop particular skills. We are currently developing a 'buddy' scheme where more knowledgable members can transfer their skills to others, thereby developing members' interests and building fellowship. Open evenings and informal workshops also help members upgrade their knowledge and abilities in the latest techniques.

Our ground floor meeting room at the Trinity Methodist Church, Tonge Fold has full access on the level and enables us to welcome people whatever their mobility.

Our emphasis is on bringing people together in a friendly atmosphere to find out more about their field of interest by sharing techniques, submitting images to critical assessment by experts, looking at the work of others and enjoying photographic assignments together.

Have a look round our website to see something of our activities and work, although the best way to discover what we are about would be to drop into one of our meetings on a Thursday evening and meet us (see under 'About Us' above). You would be made very welcome.

There is a members' area to the website of course, where we share our thoughts and have access to material about the running of the Club. Who knows, you may be able to help us with that before long. Meanwhile, enjoy your visit, and if you have any comments or questions please email us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
 

News Flash

Bolton Camera Club Throws Out a Challenge to All Local Photographers

Between the 21st January and the 17th March 2012, Bolton Art Gallery is hosting an exhibition of black and white photographs taken by the late Harold Crompton Robinson. Harold was a local man and during the 1950's and 60's he took many photogrphs of local scenes and people which give an insight into life in Bolton and that time.

Bolton Camera Club is throwing out a challenge to local photographers to see if they can produce images that have the same impact as Harold's.

For more information please go to the full article on the Exhibition page of our website.
 
Fun Holiday Image Comp
David and Ray are winners at our Fun Holiday Image Competition. Click here for the review.
 
AV Comp Review
Paul wins our autumn AV Competition. Click here to read the review and judges comments.
 
Early history revealed
The early history of Bolton Camera Club has been researched and current findings are visible here.
 
PAGB E-news
The PAGB (Photographic Alliance of Great Britain) publish regular newsletters. To read the latest one, please click here.
 

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Bolton Camera Club, established in 1897, is a Member of the Lancashire and Cheshire Photographic Union and Affiliated to the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain.