Shallow Depth of Field – Online Competition 13

On the evening of Thursday 18th June, we held our second summer lockdown competition via Zoom. We have two classes, open colour and open monochrome. We are able to submit five images in each section and are limited to just two nature entries per person. As is usually the case with KCC competitions, we had…

During the last few months, a couple of Keyworth Camera Club members have decided to try for FIAP accreditations. This is done by entering competitions/exhibitions worldwide and having to reach certain targets to gain different distinctions. First results have begun to come in with Paul Burrows and Steve Myall gaining seven acceptances each in the…

Matthew Cattell visited Keyworth Camera Club via Zoom on Thursday 17th of March to give us a talk on outdoor photography that covered the natural world in all its beauty, from landscapes to wildlife. Most of Matthew’s photographs are taken in locations local to him and usually involved getting up during the very early hours…

On November 2nd we held another critique evening and members submitted 53 images for assessment. We invited one existing club judge and in addition one member who recently attended a N&EMPF Judges Seminar to provide their opinions on the images. Additionally, every member who was viewing the event had at least one opportunity to add…

The fourth round of our internal competitions were held on February 27th. These were for dpi entries only in the following categories; Monochrome, Colour and Nature. Once again, these competitions attracted a massive entry, so many that we were forced to drop everyone’s third photograph in each section to try and make the task of…

Malcolm Cook EFIAP/p visited KCC this evening to give his presentation Endless Skies. We were treated to a superb selection of landscapes/seascapes beneath a variety of dramatic skies. Malc also included an assortment of water-based sport images for those who didn’t want to see an evening just of endless landscapes. Malc’s enthusiasm for his subject…