Sat 4 May 2024 - WCPF Members Exhibition
Opening of the WCPF Mmeber's Exhibition at 1pm and awards at 2pm.
Magelake Hall, Uffculme, EX15 3DP (Near jnc 27 M5)
Mon 29 Apr 2024 - Annual General Meeting and Presentation
The AGM is for everyone to decide what the club does and who helps it to do it, so come and have your say in the club affairs.
This will be followed by the awards for the season's competitions.
Mon 22 Apr 2024 - Guest Speaker Via ZOOM Tracey Lund ~ "Wildlife Photography"
Tracey is one of the most popular and sought after UK wildlife presenters, don't miss this one.
Mon 15 Apr 2024 - Internal Speaker Kevin Leah ~ "My Photgraphy Journey"
One of our more creative members tells us how he worked to get to his distinction levels
Mon 8 Apr 2024 - Inter Club Competition vs Penwith Photo Group
Judge Mark Walker
Mon 18 Mar 2024 - Internal speakers Chris and John Bailey "Sailing the Small Isles"
Club members Chris and John take us around the Inner Hebrides on their sailing boat, dinghy, ketch, Cornish Shrimper? It's not a yacht anyway.
Mon 11 Mar 2024 - Digital Image Of The Year
To be judged by Ian Smith of Launceston.
Hand in for Print of the year.
Mon 4 Mar 2024 - Internal Speaker David Martin "Beyond Jinka, African Adventures"
Our own chairman will take us on an African safari to Zimanga and beyond
Mon 26 Feb 2024 - Guest speaker via ZOOM, Sarah Kellman "10,000 miles of ocean"
Yachstwoman Sarah takes us on an adventure sailing the seven seas, including some wildlife photography too.
Hand in for Digital Image of the year.
Mon 19 Feb 2024 - Inter-Club competition vs St Austell CC
Judge Pam Robertson of Falmouth C.C.
Mon 12 Feb 2024 - WCPF DPIC and Club print championship results
See how the club has fared in the Western Counties Federation competitions.
Plus Amateur Photography magazine competition details
Mon 5 Feb 2024 - Silver and Gold critique evening
Theme "TRIPTYC" a panel of 3 images on one canvas, any subject, colour or mono
Mon 29 Jan 2024 - Guest Speaker Pedro Landers "The USA as a resident"
Pedro will be showing images from his time in New England and the Rockies
Mon 22 Jan 2024 - League Competition 4 THEME ONLY "MOVEMENT" Judge Paul Cooper
The final league competition of the year for the Joanne Payne Trophy
Mon 15 Jan 2024 - WCPF Travelling print show
A selection of prints from the 2023 WCPF Member's Exhibition to show and discuss
Mon 8 Jan 2024 - Guest Speaker via ZOOM Aleks Gjika "In search of the je ne sais quoi"
An intriguing look at what makes successful competition images by the organiser of the Cheltenham International Salon of Photography.
Hand in for the final League Competition 4.
Mon 18 Dec 2023 - International Photo Club Competition ~ IPCC
There will be a 4th Club, Zurich of Switzerland, involved this year, along with TCC, Brisbane Australia, and Boynton Beach, USA.
Results show followed by Christmas social. Unfortunately Zurich were not able to join us, so it will be the usual 3 clubs again.
Mon 11 Dec 2023 - 3 Way inter-club competition vs Falmouth CC & vs Penryn CC
Our turn to host this friendly competition between the 3 clubs, to be judged by Pedro Landers
Mon 4 Dec 2023 - League Competition 3 - Judge Pam Robertson
Open Subject and/or theme "Architecture"
Mon 27 Nov 2023 - Guest Speaker Shannon Moran ~ "Underwater Photography in Cornwall"
Shannon will show us what she has found to photograph in our local waters
Mon 20 Nov 2023 - Silver and Gold TCC Members
Theme TBD.
Hand in for League Competition 3 on 4th December, Open and theme "ARCHITECTURE"
Mon 13 Nov 2023 - Speakers Margaret Hocking with "The Gambia" and Roy McBryde "Then and Now"
An evenings entertainment with Margaret taking us to The Gambia where she does charitable work, and then Roy will show us some old and new pictures. Donations to their chosen charities tonight, so bring some cash please.
Mon 6 Nov 2023 - League Competition 2 Judge Chris Robins
Open subject and/or theme "Minimalism"
Mon 30 Oct 2023 - Internal Speaker Rob Eschle "Me and Mine"
Club member Rob has an array of successful images from many genres to show us
Mon 23 Oct 2023 - Guest speaker Les Forrester "Challenging Perceptions"
We are very lucky to get Les, who will be ZOOMING in to the Carnon Downs clubroom from Yorkshire to show us his very stylish award winning images.
Hand in for League competition 2 on 6th November, Open and theme "MINIMALISM"
Mon 16 Oct 2023 - WCPF Member's Exhibition 2023
Come and see the prestigious Western Counties exhibition in which several of our members had acceptances and awards, including best nature image
Mon 9 Oct 2023 - Practical Evening TCC Members
Table Top macro and Still Life. Bring cameras, tripods and something to photograph.
Mon 2 Oct 2023 - League Competition 1 - Judge Lorraine Robins
Open subject and/or LANDSCAPE theme
Mon 18 Sep 2023 - Silver and Gold Open Subject TCC Members
Critique evening of members pictures.
Hand in for League Competition 1 on October 2nd .
Open and Theme "LANDSCAPE" this can include seascapes and urban city/town scenes
Mon 11 Sep 2023 - Internal Speaker "Pictures on your doorstep" Bill Hall
The first half of the talk covers pictures taken within a few minutes of Bill's home in Stithians.
The second half ranges a bit further, but all the images were taken within Cornwall.
Mon 31 Jul 2023 - Trelissick Walk
Meet at the wooden hut by the car park at Trelissick Gardens for a walk down through the fields
Mon 24 Jul 2023 - Mylor Harbour
Meet outside Cafe Mylor for a wander around the area
Mon 17 Jul 2023 - No Meeting due to Stithians Show
As this is Stithians Show day, no meeting will be arranged. If anyone is attending the show and wants to meet up, please put a post on the WhatsApp group
Mon 10 Jul 2023 - Dogs on the beach CANCELLED due to weather. We will arrange a new date.
Meet at the bridge on Perranporth Beach to practice your panning skills with the whippets
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Mon 3 Jul 2023 - Carn Brea Castle
Carn Brea Castle - meet at the parking area at Carn Brea Castle (go up the road at the side of the community centre in Carnkie)
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Mon 26 Jun 2023 - Boscowan Park ( Malpas)
Meet at the Boscowan car park. Walk the footpath towards Malpas (Sunny Corner). Lots of flora & fauna in and around the park & along the waters edge
Mon 19 Jun 2023 - Wander through Famouth
A wander through Falmouth town centre . Meet at Events Square (Pizza Express) @ 7.30 p.m
Mon 12 Jun 2023 - Pentire Poppies
Meet at The Bowgie Inn car park @ 7 .30 p.m. Please ensure that you pay for parking. There is additional parking up the hill from the pub in through the field.
Mon 5 Jun 2023 - Wheal Frances / Carn Brea Castle
There are a couple of options here!! You can stay at Wheal Frances or walk up to Carn Brea Castle. The walk is approx 6 miles (round trip) We may even get a nice sunset! For those not able to walk too far, or those wanting a shorter evening, there is parking up at Carn Brea so you could always drive to the top! I have put an ealier start time as the walk is approx 45 mins to 1 hour each way (depending how may times we stop for photos!). The post code to the car park is TR16 6JX - note there are height restrictions at the car park entrance
Mon 22 May 2023 - Tehidy Woods (south)
Meet in the car park at Tehidy Woods South Car Park (the one with the cafe) for a walk around Tehidy. Hopefully some opportunities for wildlife, water, macro, landscape etc
Mon 15 May 2023 - Truro City Centre
Meet outside Hall for Cornwall for a wander around Truro