Programme

Submission Night (for NOPS 3rd PDI Competition)

Please ensure that you have your PDI's and titles with the competition secretary by 22:00 hrs tonight, unless a otherwise agreed.

Your PDI images muse be sized and titled correctly to comply with competition rules.
All details can be found in the members area of the club website.
If they are incorrect they may be returned for amendment, time permitting or could be withdrawn from competition without notice.

Updated by GLR 29/09/2017

This will be a review of the images taken last week.

As well as seeing if we all managed to find the things from of our group and personal challenge lists from last week, we will be reviewing the images again using the "Getting Your Eye In" information from April this year, to also provide positive critique of any image that individual photographers would like feed back on.

Please ensure that you either send your images in to a designated committee member, collating, (TBC) or bring them on the night on a usb stick.

Updated by GLR on 29/09/2017
Members £1.00 & Non Members £3.00

NOPS Club Competition - 3rd PDI (Open & Themed) LIGHT SCULPTING

Judge - Jacqui Jay GRAFTON

https://jacquijay.com/a-contact-page

Updated by GLR 28/09/2017
Members £1.00 & Non Members £3.00

Tonight is something new.

Working in small groups, you will be given instructions and possibly some props.

Depending on the instructions, and the weather, you may be working inside or out.

As a team and supporting each other, your challenge is to show your creative side and think on the go as to how you can achieve good images in camera.

At the end of the evening, a quick review of the images will be held.

You will need your camera gear, consider reflectors, flash, macro lenses, tripods etc.
You won't know till the night what you're getting.

Costs - Members £1.00 & Non Members £3.00
Updated by GLR on 23/02/18

We are once again being chaperoned around the centre of Nottingham, by Chris HOULDSWORTH, who is going to help up with photographing the buildings and landscape of Nottingham City Centre.

Chris is passionate about architecture and his ability to get great angles, and side step some of the more common issues are evident in his photography. In addition his knowledge of the city, buildings, their designers and former uses, provide an insight in to the social history side of the whole area.

We will be meeting at our usual place, the left Lion on the Market Square.

As you may have noted, the time for the start is set at 19:30 and not 20:00 as per normal, this is to take advantage of the evening light and get as much done as we can. We will all be asked to keep our mobile phones on LOUD so that those who attend later than the 19:30 start, can catch up with the group.

As this is an outside event, possibly going in to twilight hours, please ensure you have tripods and the like if you want to take long shutter speeds, plenty of batteries and memory cards, oh and a camera.

Costs - £0.00 & Non Members £0.00
Updated by GLR on 14/02/2018

We will be reviewing last weeks work and holding one of the practical critique nights.

If you didn't get to last weeks event, but have images that you would like to have critiqued, please bring them on a memory stick on the night and they will be added to the program.

Critique nights are an important part of the club's program as they assist all in developing good techniques as well as looking for "judge bait" mistakes, should an image be good enough for competition and helping members to try new things and develop new skills.

Costs - Members £1.00 Non Members £3.00
Updated by GLR on 14/02/2018

NOPS Club Competition - 3rd Print
(Open & Themed) - Composite Images

Judge - Steve MYALL

Updated by GLR 28/09/2017
Members £1.00 & Non Members £3.00

This is a practical session, and based on comments from judges this year, it's a great opportunity to push our photography in to a very demanding arena. Acceptances in the N&EMPF Exhibition are hard won, but well worth the effort.

Tonight will be a workshop, assisting those with images they want to enter. We will be discussing the process, critiquing the images giving sufficient time to have the author correct any identifiable issues.

There will also be mount board tables, for those with images that are ready, but don't have access to mount board cutting equipment.

Costs £1.00 Members & £3.00 Non Members
Updated by GLR on 06/05/18

We will be meeting at a car park near to the Gunthorpe bridge for a walk and a photo shoot around the area of Gunthorpe weir.

This gives a good location for boats, macros, landscapes, slow water movement, low light sunset and some wildlife.

Please ensure that you bring your gear and a tripod is a must if you want to try the full range of images that can be taken on the night.

This is an outside event and there will be no meeting at the club room.

Updated by GLR 29/069/2017
Members £0.00 & Non Members £0.00

Submission Night (for NOPS 4th PDI Competition)

Please ensure that you have your PDI's and image titles with the competition secretary by 22:00 hrs tonight, unless a otherwise agreed.

Your PDI images muse be sized and titled correctly to comply with competition rules.
All details can be found in the members area of the club website.
If they are incorrect they may be returned for amendment, time permitting or could be withdrawn from competition without notice.

Updated by GLR 29/09/2017

This evening will be a review of the images taken at Gunthorpe Weir last week.

As well as looking at them on the big screen, in PDI format, if anyone has printed any in the intervening period, we would like to see these also.

Using the check lists from the "Getting Our Eye In" practical held on the 12/04/2018, we will be trying to identify any of those little bits which hold back our images.

For anyone wishing to have specific input on images, then bring along your own laptop with the image on and the software you use so that we can try to help.

Updated by GLR - 01/01/2018
Costs - Members £1.00 & Non Members £3.00

NOPS Club Competition - 4th DPI (Open & Themed) FAMOUS FILM TITLES

Judge - Ken WADE

Updated by GLR 30/01/2018
Members £1.00 & Non Members £3.00

Michael and his wife were one of the first Europeans to travel from the Great Wall of China through India.

This is their journey of discovery, the photography of the people they met, together with the challenges of language, weather and culture that they faced and how they overcame them.

Michael will also advise on the photographic kit that they carried and how in the days when these images were taken, that they vary from todays digital world.

Costs - Members £1.00 & Non-Members £3.00
Updated by GLR on 23/02/2018

We have an opportunity to display and sell our work though the QMC.

This is an alliance with the League Of Friends who take a % of the price you quote for the sale of your images.

In the past this has proven to be a popular location for display and sale if our work.

Full details will be on display in the club notice board and via the committee members.

We have our inter club battle with Sielby, this year being hosted at Sielby.

All members are welcome to take the trip down support the NOPS entrants.

Last year was a close run competition with great set of images from both sides.

To review Sielby's website click on the link attached - http://silebyps.org.uk

Updated by GLR - 01/01/2018

Tonight we have a social gathering with the emphasis on talking about all things photographic.

If any member requires specific input relating to any aspect of photography, due to present itself during the forthcoming year, please speak to the committee members.

Please give as much notice as possible so that research and preparation can be carried out on your behalf.

Costs - Members £1.00 & Non Members £3.00
Updated by GLR on 28/09/2017

NOPS Club Competition - 4th Print (Open & Themed) PORTRAIT

Judge - Phil HOWCROFT

Updated by GLR 26/01/2018
Members £1.00 & Non Members £3.00

As requested, this year we will have a group outing to the Goose Fair.

It's advised that we meet at the main gates of the recreation ground on Mansfield Road, below Rock Cemetery.

Whilst the time has been set at 19:30, anyone wishing to attend earlier is welcome to do so, but please try to meet up with another member and look after each other and your equipment. It's very easy to get distracted and leave something behind.

Don't forget that this could links in with our club competition of ALL THE FUN OF THE FAIR, to be held on Thursday 29th November 2017

There will be no club meeting tonight.

Updated by GLR 28/09/2017

This is a first for the club.

We will be watching a DVD of the British Photo Journalist, Sir Don McCULLIN.

He is will known for his war images, and some are quite harrowing, but as photographers, whilst we may not always find the images palatable, we should be asking the questions, do they get the point across, do they have the right impact and do they tell the story accurately.

These questions can impact on our own photographic skills and abilities.

In a recent article, McCullin states that he is not a fan of the modern digital era, but accepts that in the need for speed and desire, images have to be transferred as fast as possible. It's how he embraces this we should be looking at.

Costs - Members £1.00 Non Members £3.00
Updated by GLR on 14/02/18

Submission Night (for NOPS 5th PDI Competition)

Please ensure that you have your PDI's with the competition secretary by 22:00 hrs tonight, unless a otherwise agreed.

Your PDI images muse be sized and titled correctly to comply with competition rules.
All details can be found in the members area of the club website.
If they are incorrect they may be returned for amendment, time permitting or could be withdrawn from competition without notice.

Updated by GLR 29/09/2017

Bring your images from last week and lets see how we all did.

For those in need of post processing advice and support, please provide any images that you would like to have critiqued on the night.

Updated by GLR on 29/09/2017
Members £1.00 & Non Members £3.00

This is the 5th PDI Open & Themed (SPORT)

Judge - David GRIFFIN

David is a professional sports photographer and specialises in cricket as his chosen sport. However, the competition covers all aspects of sport as would be expected. David is a novice judge, hence it will be good to have a new perspective from a pro sports photographers point of view.

Costs - Members £1.00 & Non Members £3.00
Updated by GLR on 17/07/2017

In April you were all provided with a list of 12 subjects.

This list was the same for every participating member and now we will review the outcome.

The boards are 1 (Mount board), containing 12 6x4 images, each imaging representing your interpretation of 1 of the 12 subjects on the list.

And just so that it's all fair and above board, I've secured the unbiased judgement of Kevin Blood =, a competitor and judge from the club that we have borrowed this idea from, Sileby.

It's going to be fun.....

Costs - Members £1.00 Non Members £3.00
Updated by GLR on 07/05/18

We have a guest speaker, Robert PITTAM, speaking on the subject of Wildlife & Bird Photography.

Robert is a new guest speaker to the club, but the subject is well known and as most will attest that have tried it, not as easy to procure a "winning" shot as most would hope.

Costs - Members £1.00 & Non Members £3.00
Updated by GLR on 07/04/2017

This is an inter club competition with Melbourne Photographic Society and as always it's very likely to be a fiercely contested event.

We are away at Melbourne's home venue and as such there is no club night at NOPS, instead we travel and support our away events whenever possible.

We look forward to the competition.

For Melbourne's PS website, please click on the link attached - http://melbournephotographicsociety.org.uk

Updated by GLR 28/09/2017

Submission Night (For NOPS 5th Print Competition)

Whilst this is a print competition, PDI's and image titles are still required to be submitted to the competition secretary as per below.

Please ensure that you have your PDI's with the competition secretary by 22:00 hrs tonight, unless a otherwise agreed.

The physical prints can either be:-
1 - Left in the club box in advance (Please ensure that you tell the comp sec of this)
2 - Arrive at the club on the night of the comp and be submitted, no later than 19:45 to be eligible.

Your PDI's and Print images muse be sized and titled correctly to comply with competition rules.
All details can be found in the members area of the club website.
If they are incorrect they may be returned for amendment, time permitting or could be withdrawn from competition without notice.

Updated by GLR 29/09/2017

We have a visiting lecturer by the name of Erica ORAM from Sheffield with us tonight, Erica has agreed to present a combined digital & print presentation on the subject of "Seeing Opportunity", which when asked, Erica provided the following description of the presentation: - 

"The theme is loosely based around making the most of limited photographic opportunities in perhaps less obvious situations by using a little creativity. Subject matter is a mixture of landscape, details and people pictures".

Erica has a Flickr page which can be reached at the following link: - 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/silverbellsandcockleshells

We look forward to meeting Erica for the first time. 

Updated by GLR - 08/01/18
Costs - £1.00 & Non Members £3.00

NOPS Club Competition - 5th Print (Open & Themed) ALL THE FUN OF THE FAIR

Judge - Malcolm SALES

Updated by GLR 28/09/2017
Members £1.00 & Non Members £3.00

This competition is in memory of one of the founder members David CAWTHAN.

The judge is - Ralph BENNETT

The competition is in the format of a portfolio presentation of members work which consists of 6 prints and/or 6 PDI's.

The portfolio must cover a number of genres.

The images will be displayed as a single portfolio to the judge and although individual images can attract comment and critique, the portfolio will be judged as one item.

This is the a stand alone competition with it's own special rules and conditions.
See the members area of the web site or speak with the committee members if unsure.

Costs - Members £1.00 & Non Members £3.00
Updated by GLR on 17/07/2017

The culmination of our annual toils and the presentation of awards and trophies.

This is the second major social event of the year and will give us the ability to look back over the last 12 months with a presentation of the years images, a social event with food and drink to see us in to the festive period.

We hope as many as possible will attend and make this evening a great social event.

Costs - FREE
Updated by GLR on 17/07/2017

Details as yet to be confirmed as to date and venue.

This evening is our first night back after the festive break.

The chairmans welcome is combined with a quick run through of the 2019 program, with any questions being taken on the night.

We then have a social night, which can be practical as well.

All ideas welcome.

Costs - Members £1.00 & Non Members £3.00
Updated by GLR on 25/02/2018

Tonight we are entertained by Chris UPTON, who will give a lecture on the topic of essential composition.

An emotive subject, which many differing renditions on what makes a good compositional image and the rules, or guidelines, in photography which can be manipulated and when they should be outrightly broken to make a good image better.

We look forward to Chris on the night.

Information on Chris and his photography cane found on the following link.
www.chrisuptonphotographer.com

Cost - Members £1.00 Non Members £3.00
Updated by GLR on 06/06/2018

Tonight is image submission night 

If you are entering the competition this month, your image (PDI) need to be with the competition secretary by 22:00 tonight. 

PDI's are required for all competition entries, irrespective if competition is a PDI or PRINT competition. 
Please make sure that that you refer to the rules, which are situated in the members section of the club website. There are also the special competition rules, information on resizing, correct title formats, submission guidelines, together with the general competition rules.  

PRINTS can be taken to the club in advance, where they can be left in the club print boxes, or brought along on the night of the competition. If you bring the images in advance, please ensure that you tell the competition secretary where they have been left. 

To be eligible for entry they must arrive at the club for no later than 19:45 hrs. Late arrivals, may, be subject to disqualification.

Updated by GLR on 25/02/2018

Tonight we have a DVD being shown on the images of one of the great photographers of all times, Ansel ADAMS.

Renowned for his monochrome of the American National Parks and Landscapes, ADAMS is as influential today as he was in his time.

Costs - Members £1.00 & Non Members £3.00
Updated by GLR on 19/05/2018

This competition will be judged by the members attending on the night. 
The scoring sheets and information will be passed out by the competition secretary at the beginning of the meeting. 

This is a two section competition consisting of Print and DPI. You can enter either or both. 
This is a stand alone competition, with it's own set of rules and is open to paid up members only.
Please access the NOPS website (Members Section) for instructions and rules. 
Visitors are welcome to attend and view the images but cannot take part in the scoring. 

Costs - Members £1.00 & Non Members £3.00
Updated by GLR on 25/02/2018

Tonight we have a talk from our secretary on her travels through China.

Lois was a resident in China for a number of years and took the opportunity to record a great many aspects of of the people and the country whilst there.

We look forward to Lois presentation of her time in the country.

Cost - Members £1.00 & Non Members £3.00
Updated by GLR 06/06/18

We are entertained by Bill ALLSOP from the Midland Counties Photographic Federation, who will provide us with information on Infrared Monochrome Photography.

Whilst Bill uses a dedicated camera for the purpose, he will be covering all aspects, including filters and post processing of the images.

We look forward to his visit.

Costs - Members £1.00 & Non Members £3.00
Updated by GLR on 25/02/2018

Tonight is image submission night 

If you are entering the competition this month, your images (PDI) need to be with the competition secretary by 22:00 tonight. 

PDI's are required for all competition entries, irrespective if competition is a PDI or PRINT competition. 
Please make sure that that you refer to the rules, which are situated in the members section of the club website. There are also the special competition rules, information on resizing, correct title formats, submission guidelines, together with the general competition rules.  

PRINTS can be taken to the club in advance, where they can be left in the club print boxes, or brought along on the night of the competition. If you bring the images in advance, please ensure that you tell the competition secretary where they have been left. 

To be eligible for entry they must arrive at the club for no later than 19:45 hrs. Late arrivals, may, be subject to disqualification.

Updated by GLR on 24/02/2018

Whilst tonight is classed as a Social Night, we would ask that members use these opportunities to get help with any particular issues that that have relating to Lightroom, Photoshop, Camera Settings, Image critique.

If you have images that need to adjusted, have a particular aspect of LR or PS that is causing a specific issue, then please discuss this with a member of the committee, who will try to match you up with someone that can assist, in that field. Give as much notice as you can so that these can be arranged on your behalf.

If you have camera issues, or need to have a specific in camera technique that needs to be addressed then bring your camera to the club on the night so that we can assist you with your gear on hand.

If you have images that need to be mounted for up and coming competitions, please give notice as mount board is available from the club, and one of the members will bring along a beveled cutter to practice this skill on the night.

Costs - Members £1.00 & Non Members £3.00
Updated by GLR on 25/02/2018

Around this time each year the N&EMPF AGM is held.
The AGM is held in the morning with representatives of the clubs attending.

In the afternoon, the PDI Knockout Competion is held at the same location and we will be entering.

Full details and confirmation of the venue, will be updated on the website closer to the date.

Returning by very popular demand, we have the return of Peter McCONNACHIE, to give us more information on his passion for street portraiture, as well as bringing us up to date with his latest project on his first book based on images of people in Nottingham. I'm sure that there will be copies of the book available, and if not, a link for purchases to be made.

Costs: - Members £1.00 & Non Members £3.00
Updated by GLR on 06/12/2017

Tonight is image submission night 

If you are entering the competition this month, your images (PDI) need to be with the competition secretary by 22:00 tonight. 

PDI's are required for all competition entries, irrespective if competition is a PDI or PRINT competition. 
Please make sure that that you refer to the rules, which are situated in the members section of the club website. There are also the special competition rules, information on resizing, correct title formats, submission guidelines, together with the general competition rules.  

PRINTS can be taken to the club in advance, where they can be left in the club print boxes, or brought along on the night of the competition. If you bring the images in advance, please ensure that you tell the competition secretary where they have been left. 

To be eligible for entry they must arrive at the club for no later than 19:45 hrs. Late arrivals, may, be subject to disqualification.

Updated by GLR on 24/02/2018

This is the AGM of the club.

It is the most important event of the year as it sets out the agenda, finances and committee
for the forthcoming financial year.

As we always advocate, this is a club that belongs to the membership. If you fail to attend we cannot get your point of view and that is very important to the committee.

We ask all members to attend the event and support the club.

Costs - Members £0.00 (This is a Members Only Event)
Updated by GLR on 25/02/2018

Tonight we will see the PDI presentation of accepted images from the N&EMPF 2019 Exhibition.

The N&EMPF Exhibition is a prestigious event and it's hard gained to get an acceptance in to the event. We will be cheering on any members of the NOPS membership who have managed to achieve this and taking stock of the standard from around the N&EMPF region.

Always a good talking point.

Costs - Members £1.00 & Non Members £3.00
Updated by GLR on 19/05/18

Tonight we will venture in to the world of Smart Phone Photography.
A lecture by a well known visitor to the NOPS arena Malcolm SALES (ARPS, ABIPP).

Malcolm will be displaying some prints and images from his mobile phone and explaining the software he uses to post process these.

Costs - Members £1.00 & Non Members £3.00
Website updated by GLR on 19/05/18

Tonight is image submission night 

If you are entering the competition this month, your images (PDI) need to be with the competition secretary by 22:00 tonight. 

PDI's are required for all competition entries, irrespective if competition is a PDI or PRINT competition. 
Please make sure that that you refer to the rules, which are situated in the members section of the club website. There are also the special competition rules, information on resizing, correct title formats, submission guidelines, together with the general competition rules.  

PRINTS can be taken to the club in advance, where they can be left in the club print boxes, or brought along on the night of the competition. If you bring the images in advance, please ensure that you tell the competition secretary where they have been left. 

To be eligible for entry they must arrive at the club for no later than 19:45 hrs. Late arrivals, may, be subject to disqualification.

Updated by GLR on 24/02/2018

The all new photography - The Art For The Untalented, a lecture being presented by Colin LUSBY. 

An intriguing title with a lot of scope..... we look forward to meeting Colin and hearing this lecture. 

Colin will be talking on a wide selection of prints on many subjects in both colour and monochrome reflecting his interest in photography as a hobby. 

Colin judged last years Tom Tivey, and provided us all with references to the importance of Haddock to North East Lincolnshire. ( I will never be able to look at a cod in the same way ! ) 

It should be a good and entertaining and relaxing evening. 

Costs Members £1.00 & Non Members £3.00
Website Updated by GLR on 19/05/18

This is a trip in to the field. 
For those who have never been, it's a fun night out. 
You will be working in small groups and you will be given a selection of cards that contain images that you need to find and photograph. In addition, you will pick 3 individual cards which only you have to find and photograph. It's all very much tongue in cheek on the night with the emphasis on fun and friendship, camera skills in the filed, and learning from each other. 

As we are likely to be in a town or city, SOMEWHERE, (location yet to be confirmed), the things that you've been given to find, may or may not exist. It's all a matter of keeping your eyes ope, getting the best from the evening and you never know, there may even be a competition winner in the bag. 

Costs - Members £0.00 & Non Members £0.00
Website updated by GLR on 20/05/2018 

The N&EMPF Knockout Competition.

Date & Venue TBC

Tonight is image submission night 

If you are entering the competition this month, your images (PDI) need to be with the competition secretary by 22:00 tonight. 

PDI's are required for all competition entries, irrespective if competition is a PDI or PRINT competition. 
Please make sure that that you refer to the rules, which are situated in the members section of the club website. There are also the special competition rules, information on resizing, correct title formats, submission guidelines, together with the general competition rules.  

PRINTS can be taken to the club in advance, where they can be left in the club print boxes, or brought along on the night of the competition. If you bring the images in advance, please ensure that you tell the competition secretary where they have been left. 

To be eligible for entry they must arrive at the club for no later than 19:45 hrs. Late arrivals, may, be subject to disqualification.

Updated by GLR on 24/02/2018

We will be reviewing the images from the Treasure Hunt last week.

1 - Please bring your images on a USB stick on the night.
2 - We are looking to see if you managed to get all the images of the joint list and the individual cards.
3 - Did you get what you were hoping for?
4 - If we have time left at the end and there is a requirement, we can open up work stations for post processing of specific images.

Costs - Members £1.00 & Non Members £3.00
Website Updated by GLR on

Following on from the presentation given by Malcolm SALES on 11/04/19, we asked you to take 6 images and using any software required / available, see what you could do with your smart phones only.

Images presented should be in .jpg format and if possible, a before and after image would help to see what you've achieved. In addition, a little feedback on the night on what you were trying to achieve and did it work would help.

Costs - Members £1.00 & Non Members £3.00
Website updated by GLR on 20/05/18

Michael has secured a visit to Bleasby Woodyard, where I am told there are a great number of old and decaying machines.

There may be a small donation to the location as this is privately owned land and we are getting private and exclusive access.

Opportunities, I have no doubt, will be in abundance for various styles, with old decaying wood, will be bugs etc, so macro opportunities should be as plentiful as monochrome and landscape.

Please bring all your gear, including tripods, spare batteries, memory cards, and a flash gun as well as suitable footwear & clothing.

Costs - Members & Non Members - Depending on costs on the night.
Website Updated by GLR on 20/05/18

Tonight is image submission night 

If you are entering the competition this month, your images (PDI) need to be with the competition secretary by 22:00 tonight. 

PDI's are required for all competition entries, irrespective if competition is a PDI or PRINT competition. 
Please make sure that that you refer to the rules, which are situated in the members section of the club website. There are also the special competition rules, information on resizing, correct title formats, submission guidelines, together with the general competition rules.  

PRINTS can be taken to the club in advance, where they can be left in the club print boxes, or brought along on the night of the competition. If you bring the images in advance, please ensure that you tell the competition secretary where they have been left. 

To be eligible for entry they must arrive at the club for no later than 19:45 hrs. Late arrivals, may, be subject to disqualification.

Updated by GLR on 24/02/2018

Practical review of the images taken last week at the Bleaseby Woodyard.

These can either be held as a full room critique and advice, or workstation depending how many people want support.

Costs - Members £1.00 & Non-Members £3.00
Website updated by GLR on 20/05/18