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August 2008
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Submissions Required for Autumn Exhibition Bolton Camera Club (in conjunction with Bolton Art Circle) is holding it's autumn exhibition at Bolton Museum, starting on 20th September. All members are now invited to submit work for the exhibition, up to a maximum of 5 prints (usual exhibition dimensions), along with any number of slides or digital files. Slides will be digitised and combined with digital images in a DVD-based presentation which will run on a flat screen TV alongside the prints in the Art Gallery. Bring your work along to the competition night on 21st August, if possible. A handout will be circulated on the night (click here to download a copy) explaining how you can submit your work if it isn't possible at the competition. The closing date for submission is Wednesday, 27th August. PLEASE MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO SUBMIT SOME OF YOUR WORK.
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August 2008
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Print Display in Mathers Mathers of Lancashire, the photographic shop in Bolton town centre have very kindly allowed Bolton Camera Club to put on a display of 12 prints around their shop on Market Street. You can see the Mathers web site by going to our useful contacts page (click here).
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August 2008
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Waterstones Exhibition August 2008 The August exhibition at Waterstones in the town centre opened on Sunday, 10th August and will run for two weeks....so go along and have a look next time you're in town! Situated on both landings between the ground and first floors, the store have very kindly given us even more room than in previous years - allowing a total display of 42 prints by 17 different workers.
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August 2008
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Club Summer Barbecue Peter and Vivienne Maddock played hosts for the annual summer barbecue this year. A great time was had by all who attended. To read more about the day, click here.
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June 2008
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Print Exhibition at the Parish Church The club has been asked to exhibit at the Bolton Parish Church as part of the Churchgate Midsummer Festival taking place from Saturday, 21st June to Tuesday 1st July. There are approximately 50 prints (colour and monochrome) on display in the church itself, along with a display of work by the Bolton Art Circle. The church is open between 10.00am and 3.00pm each day during the exhibition....so go along and have a look.
Click here to see a photo of the display
Click here for more details on the Churchgate Midsummer Festival
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May 2008
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Amendment to Procedure for Monthly Slide Competitions In response to comments from one or two judges - and requests from members - there will be a slight amendment to the way monthly slide competitions are carried out. From the June competition, all slides will have to have a title associated with them - as we currently do with the prints. If not, they will simply be labelled "Untitled". When submitting slides for competition, you will have to complete a short slip giving the title for each slide. Then leave your slides on the table near the cash box on top of your slip. Peter Maddock and Mark Power will then make a list of the slides in random order and put the slides in the slide magazine in the same order.....with the title to each slide read out as the competition progresses. The only drawback with doing this is that the slides will have to be done second every month (as opposed to the current alternating between prints and slides first), in order to give time to prepare the list. We hope this will run smoothly, but are treating it as a "trial" for 2-3 months. Needless to say, all slides will still need to be spotted as per current competition rules.
Please note that current competition rules will still apply, i.e. a maximum of six prints and/or six slides from any single worker and no print or slide must be used more than 3 times in monthly competitions (unless it comes first, second or third - in which case it cannot be used again).
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Mar 2008
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Digital Camera Lessons On Thursday, 10th April the club will be holding a lesson on the use of digital cameras. Aimed at beginners, the lesson will explain basic functions of a digital camera and how to use them to take photos. The lessons will take place before that evening's meeting, starting at 7.00pm...running until about 7.45pm. There will effectively be no charge for members, as the cost is included in the £2 subs for that evening.
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Mar 2008
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Autumn Exhibition Announced Hot on the heels of a very successful season of exhibitions in February, the club has announced the dates for it's Autumn Exhibition, to be held in conjunction with the Bolton Arts Circle. The exhibition will be held in the Art Gallery at the Bolton Museum, Le Mans Crescent. It starts on Saturday, 20th September and runs right the way through to Saturday, 22nd November. Further details will be announced as and when they are available, but this is likely to be the biggest exhibition of the year.
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Feb 2008
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Annual Presentation Night The club's annual presentation night took place on Thursday, 28th February.
CLICK HERE for a detailed report on the nights proceedings and to see the trophy winners.
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Feb 2008
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Exhibitions Exhibitions are like buses these days. The club has struggled to find a location for this year's Annual Exhibition...and now three have come along all at once - with an even bigger display planned for September 2008! The club has three exhibitions starting simultaneously on the first weekend in February. Our main exhibition of the year started on Saturday, 2nd February at the Rivington Park Galleries - which is about 150m past the Bottom Barn (on the right coming from Horwich) at Rivington. We have about 50 prints on display and a collection of slides. The exhibition started with a preview for members, their family and friends on Friday, 1st February. Click here to read more about the launch of the Rivington Exhibition.
Two slightly smaller, but no less significant, exhibitions also start on the same weekend. Saturday, 2nd February sees the launch of a new exhibition organised by Joanne Galston at Harwood Library. Situated on the mezzanine floor in the library itself, the exhibition features about 30 framed prints. In addition to this, Monday, 4th February is the launch date for our regular exhibition at Waterstones in Bolton town centre. Again, this will comprise some 25 mounted prints displayed on the landing in the bookshop stairwell.
Click here to read more about the Waterstones exhibition. Click here to read more about the Harwood Library exhibition.
For the very first time, members who are exhibiting prints at either Rivington or Harwood can elect to offer their prints for sale to the public. There will also be facilities at all three sites for members of the public to register a vote for their favourite prints and/or slides. The results will be published when the exhibitions have been taken down.
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Feb 2008
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Annual Club Dinner The club held it's annual club "Christmas" dinner at the Yew Tree, Heath Charnock on Friday, 8th February.
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Feb 2008
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Digital Photo Lessons - Photoshop for Beginners If you're interested in learning the basics of photo manipulation and digital "developing", the club will be starting a series of lessons aimed at beginners. The first date will be Wednesday, 20th February, starting at 7.30pm at Trinity Methodist Church (click here for directions). The lessons will be conducted by Gordon Hartley and Steve Lythgoe and will be open to members and non-members alike. There will be a nominal charge of about £2 per person (to be confirmed) for each session. Click here to register your interest
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Dec 2007
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Christmas Quiz Night The club is holding it's annual Christmas quiz night on Thursday, 20th December. Held at the Trinity Methodist Church, this regular pre-Christmas slot in the syllabus is not to be missed, with the questions set as usual by hosts Geoff and Betty Davies. Open to all members, their friends and family, the evening costs £3 per person and includes a hot-pot supper. See Roy Williamson to register your interest.
The results are in. Click here to see the winning team!!
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Club Outing to Manchester Christmas Market The club is having a day out in Manchester on Sunday, 16th December. The trip will be focussed on the Christmas Market and include an opportunity to engage in some night photography. Anyone wishing to join in the trip should contact Mike Williamson to register their interest.
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Nov 2007
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Days Out Competition 2007 The annual "Days Out" competition took place on 29th November. Judged on a "scores out of 20" basis by 15 members who had not submitted entries this year, the print competition was won by the closest of margins by Walter Morykin from Sarah Christian (both on 258 points - but Walter won on a show of hands) with Mark Power in third place on 257, whilst the slide competition was won by Mark Power (274) with Beverley Mason second (244) and Mark Power and Roy Williamson in joint third with 242. The overall winner and recipient of the David Farrell Trophy was the slide "Autumn Reflections" by Mark Power. For more information on this year's days out and the competition, click here.
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Oct 2007 |
Bolton CC Come Second in Rochdale Slide Comp A team from Bolton CC went over to Rochdale to take part in a novel team competition on Tuesday 6th November and came away with second place from a field of eight local camera clubs. Each team submitted 13 slides, placing a set of four slides into three knockout rounds. The judge scored each slide out of 20 and the result was decided by the combined scores for each team, with one team eliminated after each of the first and second rounds. Bolton won the first round by a significant margin, progressing through the second round in fourth place. In the third round, the top two teams went forward to a final showdown with a single slide head-to-head. Bolton came second in the final knockout round and went forward to face Bury PS in the final...losing narrowly to take second place overall. Well done all those who had slides selected for the competition, and thanks to all those who travelled to Rochdale to support the team.
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| Oct 2007 |
Club Outing to Lake District The club is having a day out in the Lake District on Sunday, 28th October. Anyone wishing to join in the trip should contact Mike Williamson to register their interest.
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| Oct 2007 |
Annual General Meeting The club's AGM took place on 11th October. A copy of the minutes and a list of the newly appointed club officials will be posted on the web site as soon as they are available.
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Sept 2007 |
Shaun Wells Reaches Final 12 in My Memory Competition Shaun Wells' photo "Puffins Landing on Staple Island" was voted into the final of the My Memory Durrell Photo Competition. Decided by online public vote, the shot was selected from a large number of entries (open to any photographer nationwide) to appear in a final of twelve photos judged by TV celebrity Chris Packham. Unfortunately, Shaun didn't make the prize-winning top two shots - but congratulations to Shaun on reaching the final. To see Shaun's entry click here.
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| July 2007 |
Club Trip to Edinburgh On Friday, 19th July several members of the club went on a weekend photography outing to Edinburgh. To read about what went on and see some photographs from the trip, click on MORE INFO.
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| May 2007 |
L&CPU Annual Print Results Announced Bolton Camera Club did well in the recent L&CPU Annual Print Competition. Although no members won any individual prizes, a club record of seven prints were retained for folio purposes. Congratulations to all the workers responsible for those prints. To download a hardcopy of the team and individual results (taken from the L&CPU website), click on MORE INFO.
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May 2007 |
Exhibition of Geoff Davies Monochrome Prints Opens in Halifax Long standing member of Bolton Camera Club, Geoff Davies, has had his work of 50 years recognised with an exhibition of 80 monochrome prints entitled "Use Your Blinking Eyes" at the Dean Clough Gallery in Halifax. The exhibition opened on 12th May with a private viewing attended by many club members and runs through until 2nd September. Click on MORE INFO for a link to the What's On @ Dean Clough Gallery web site.
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April 2007 |
Bolton Camera Club hosts the Wirral Slide Exhibition Working in conjunction with Bury Photographic Society, Bolton Camera Club played hosts to the Wirral Slide Exhibition at the Trinity Methodists Church on 28th April. With over 60 attendees, the functions was a real success, bringing credit on both clubs. Many thanks to those from both Bolton and Bury who made the evening such a success.
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