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WPS ~ 2009/10 Programme

Click the month to jump to the programme

September...... October ... .... November

December..... January ....... February

March......... April.............. May

All evenings start at 7.45pm unless noted otherwise. It is best to arrive by about 7.35pm in order to park, take your seat etc .

SEPTEMBER 2009

Tues 1st

Opening Night - Welcome to Members Old, New and Prospective!

  • An evening to meet the members and catch up with the events of the summer
  • A short talk by Kate Prior-Williams outling the plans for the WPS 125th Anniversary Exhibition
  • accompanied by some excellent digital AV shows

Tues 8th

Peter Gennard MFIAP EFIAP/p "PG Tips - Film to Digital"

  • Suberb print show from one of the masters
  • Entry of DPIs for the Summer Project

Tues 15th

WPS Summer Project "Communication"

  • Prints and DPIs
  • Judge: Dave Deeming LRPS

Tues 22nd

Van Greaves

  • Excellent Landscape AVs

.Tues 29th

WPS Tutorial Evening - Print Critique

  • In-house interactive Print Critique
  • Bring your own work along for comment
  • Entry of DPIs for Round 1

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OCTOBER 2009

Tues 6th

WPS DPI Competition - Round 1

  • Judge - Keith Leatham

Tues 13th

Jon Baker FRPS MFIAP EFIAP/g and Sue Baker "Three R's - Rocks, Ridges and Revelations"

  • Outstanding print show

Tues 20th

Roger Hague DPAGB "Enjoying myself"

  • Excellent print show
  • Entry of print title slips for round 1

Tues 27th

WPS Print competition Round 1

  • Judge: Peter Preece


NOVEMBER 2009

Tues 3rd

Keith Scott FRPS "RPS AV Group - International AVs"

  • Award winning AVs
  • Entry of DPIs for Round 2

Tues 10th

WPS DPI Competition Round Two

  • Judge: John Bissel

Tues 17th

Tont Warton FRPS "The Alps in Flower"

  • Superb Natural History

Tues 24th

Photographing Barn Owls

  • Vince Jones gives us an introduction to the world of the Barn Owl and the Barn Owl Centre
  • Followed by an opportunity to photograph some owls (NO FLASH PLEASE!!!)

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Mon 30th

Chris Packham - "Never Mind the Buzzards"

  • The star of the BBC's "Springwatch" and "Autumnwatch" visits us
  • 50 things you didn't know about wild life - but were too afraid to ask - and probably wished you'd never learned
  • Prnce of Wales Centre - Cannock - 7.30pm (doors open 6.30)
  • Tickets £13.50 for non-members
  • See the web page for more details

DECEMBER 2009

Tues 1st

Five a Side Competition - Prints

  • Judge : Roger Hague DPAGB

Tues 8th

Irene Froy FRPS EFIAP HonPAGB BPE4* "A Passion for Pixels"

  • Sponsored by Permajet.

Tues 15th

WPS Christmas Party

  • Our own special night of fun, food and frolics - well OK, not so much of the frolics....
  • All proceeds to charity - please give generously!
  • This is a TICKET ONLY EVENT - No admission without ticket!!

Tues 22nd

  • No Meeting
  • Merry Christmas to all!!

Tues 29th

  • No Meeting
  • Happy New Year!!

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JANUARY 2010

Tues 5th

John Holt ARPS DPAGB BPE3* "Around the Wold in 80 Prints"

  • An excellent show from our own "globe trotting" member

Tues 12th

Tony Thomas FRPS "Getting my Fingers Wet"

  • mono and Colour darkroom prints
  • Entry of print slips for Round 2

Tues 19th

WPS Print Competition Round Two

  • Judge: Ian Andrews ARPS

Tues 26th

Roy Hawthorne ARPS ABIPP AMIP "Through the Lens - Through the Years"

  • Our very own Secretary takes the floor!
  • a nostaglic show - but presented digitally
  • Let's hope Roy can master the technology!!!

FEBRUARY 2010

Tues 2nd

Print and DPI Battle

  • Tettenhall Wood PS vs WPS
  • This is the photographic equivalent of the Wolves vs The Baggies!!
  • Judge - David Venables CPAGB BPA3*
  • Entry of DPIs for round 3

Tues 9th

WPS DPI Competition Round 3

  • Judge: Tony Dudfey

Tues 16th

Mike Lane FRPS "A Digital lane"

  • Natural History from one the UKs masters of the art
  • Not to be missed!!!

Tues 23rd

WPS Members Digital AV Competition

  • Judge: Brian Jeffs FRPS DPAGB

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MARCH 2010

Tues 2nd

The Annual MCPF Portfolio

  • DPIs and prints from the MCPF touring show
  • Includes some images from our own members!
  • by the way, MCPF = Midland Counties Photographic Federation

Tues 9th

WPS Print Competition Round 3

  • The grand final for our print workers!
  • Judge: Heather Woodhams LBBPA

Tues 16th

Andrew Lound BSc ""The Hubble Telescope"

  • A pictorial tour of the biggest camera in the world (or floating around it anyway)
  • Sure to be a brilliant evening!

Tues 23rd

Hands on Practical Night

  • 4 events in 1 informal night
  • Events to be announced
  • Volunteers are more than welcome!!!

Tues 30th

Interclub Print Battle - Stourbridge vs WPS
  • Sure to be a close thing !!!
  • Judge: Peter Siviter EFIAP

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APRIL 2010

Tues 6th

WPS Best of Season DPI Competition

  • This year the prints and DPIs are on separate evenings
  • Judge: Bob Underhill ARPS AIPF

Tues 13th

WPS Members Evening

  • The "Brains Trust" take the floor
  • bring your questions to our panel - and see them sweating!

Tues 20th

WPS Best of Season Print Competition

    • This year the prints and DPIs are on separate evenings
    • Judge: David McGuire FRPS

.Tues 27th

Geoff Stone FRPS - "The Restaurant at the end of the World"

  • An Atlantic Quest - AV Show

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MAY 2010

Tues 4th

WPS Winter Project - "Portraits" - and The WPS Outings Cup

  • Outings cup for the best image taken at an official WPS outing
  • Judge: Tony Keeley

Tues 11th

WPS Annual General Meeting

  • Your chance to have your say - don't complain later if you don't turn up for this one!!!

Tues 18th

WPS Annual Dinner & Presentation Evening

  • Dinner and presentation evening - always a sell-out.
  • This year at Linden House, Tettenhall Road
  • 7.45pm for 8.00pm sit-down
  • This is a TICKET ONLY EVENT - No admission without ticket!!
  • A perfect end to our season

and don't forget - many of our members meet in the bar at the Albert Lawn Tennis Club during the summer - 8.00pm onwards, each Tuesday.