Meetings 2023-2024

Photowalk around Saltcoats

The meeting point will be in the car park on Braes Road (Just across from the Non-such Amusements)

Photo themes TBA

Photowalk in Ayr 

Meeting point River Street, Ayr

Photo themes for the evening are: 

• Triangular composition - this ties in with the weekly facebook competition theme for this week. 
  
  
• Street Photography

• Structures - Buildings, bridges, monuments. 

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Chase the Sun - Ayr

There is an epic cycle event finishing on Ayr seafront (near Horizon Hotel as event HQ) on Saturday 22nd June 18:00 - 21:00.

The organisers, “Chase the Sun”, have asked if Irvine Camera Club members can capture the riders finishing their 200+mile cycle from coast to coast, sunrise to try and beat sunset at Ayr!

It’s just about capturing as many of the cyclists as possible - we know you won’t be able to capture...

Photowalk at Dean Castle Country Park, Kilmarnock

Meet in main car park at 7pm

Members: Photo themes -

ICM- Intentional camera movement

A different perspective - Up high, down low etc

Light and shade

if you have never tried ICM before it's not difficult, here's a link to a tutorial to give you a starter https://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-take-creative-landscape-shots-using-intentional-camera-movement/

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Castle Semple & Muirshiel Country Park

Thanks to Andy Tye for researching and coming up with this photowalk.

The 3 themes for this evening are:

• Foreground interest
• Movement
• Water 

Don't forget to upload your 3 chosen images to the competition section on the website by the following Monday evening

Landscape Photography Exhibition at the Smithy Gallery Glasgow  

That Other Landscape is a collaboration between three of Scotland's most prolific, and award-winning, landscape photographers.

Dylan Nardini, David Queenan and Grant Bulloch have emerged onto the photographic arts scene with their own unique style and interpretation of both the intimate and wider landscapes around them. Heavily influenced by their own individual localities, they have come together to create this exhibition which presents a unique perspective of both Scotland and further afield through the...

*****Unfortunately this photo walk is postponed due to adverse weather conditions forecast****

Photowalk at Loudon Hill, near Darvel.

Meet at the car park between 7 and 7:30pm.

Conditions can sometimes be muddy underfoot, so wear appropriate footwear.

There are two routes to the top of the hill, one is reasonable and one is a little more strenuous.

Midge repellent is advisable.

The 3 Photo themes for this evening are:

Foreground interest

Fill the frame

Rule of thirds

Please upload your 3 chosen images (ideally one using each...

Gleniffer Braes Photowalk

Thanks to Fiona Wallace for researching and organising this photo walk

"On Tuesday 30th April we head up to a part of Gleniffer Braes Country Park that is possibly less familiar to non-Buddiesthan the main sections.  

***Update***

We will meet at St Peters Church 154 Braehead Rd, Paisley PA2 8NG between 6:50 and 7pm, to make it easier for everyone to find using the above postcode, before heading up to...

Pollok Country Park is Glasgows largest park.

It is home to Pollok House and also the Burrell Collection Museum.

There is plenty to see and photograph within the park, including Highland Cows and lots of other animals/wildlife.

Parking is available for £5.00 for up to 4 hours, or £10 for all day if you prefer it.

Entry to the Burrell Collection museum is free of charge.

Unfortunately Pollok House is currently closed to the public for refurbishment.

There is a cafe and public toilets in the park

Please upload your 3 chosen images taken on the day to...

Trophy presentation for this seasons winners.

Bring along your own drinks and snacks.

Final raffle of the season, followed by a fun quiz

Photowalk at Buchanan Wharf and the Clydeside in Glasgow.

Meet up at the Tradeston Bridge (Squiggly Bridge) on Clyde Place Quay, just on the opposite side of the River from the Grosvenor Casino.

There is plenty of free parking available at The Quay on Paisley Road, which is a 10 minute walk away.

Alternatively you can travel in by train, Glasgow Central is less than 10 minutes walk from this location.

If anyone would like to car share or requires a lift please let us know.

This Tuesday at the Sports Centre will be our AGM, followed by the concluding part of our Ian Davidson Memorial Knoclout Competition. 

AGM Agenda below:

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
• Welcome from the Chair 
• Register & Apologies 
AGENDA 
• Minutes of Previous AGM & Accounts (2022-23) 
• Approval of Minutes 2023 AGM 
• Matters Arising from Previous Minutes 
• Proposed amendments to the Constitution 
• Chair’s Report 
• Hon President's Report 
• Treasurer’s Report...

Guest speaker Tom Doherty talks about Eric Watts photos of Glasgow, which documented the city from the 1950's to the 1990's

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C7 DPI Panel Judging Evening - With Judge Dave Ferguson 

inter club friendly knockout competition at Levern Camera Club 

Please note - This is a Wednesday 

Another session led by Andy.  Details to be advised.

Another workshop for our beginners group - this time we will be working with 2 light sources to demonstrate how we can add extra interest and depth to our images. 

These sessions will be led by Andy Millar and are for those members who are interested in furthering their experience with working in a studio environment.  

At tonight's workshop, we will be working with one light source to create different lighting patterns.

Alastair Jackson is a photographer originally from Skye, now living in Fairlie  

He has travelled around 42 islands on the West Coast of Scotland and will be providing a presentation, based on his travels.

Alastair will be bringing along copies of his Island Hopping booklet with him. These will be available to purchase for £5, with £1 going to Alzheimer’s Scotland.

Friendly knockout competition hosted by Cumnock Camera Club, Cumnock

Please Note this starts at 7pm

A friendly knockout competition and visit to Beith Camera Club. 

New Year Break

Christmas Break

Award winning photographer, international mountain leader and world traveller George Robertson presents a mix of travel, street, adventure and landscape photography, telling  the story of a mountaineering expedition in the Karakoram mountains.

georgerobertsonphotography.com

A talk from award winning Portrait Photographer Barrie Spence

Barrie specialises in dance & ballet, headshots, commercial and fine-art photography

He was awarded Photographer of the Year and Portrait Photographer of the Year in 2019 by The British Institute of Professional Photography 

Barrie is also an award winning dog photographer 

Friday 3rd November is the last day to visit our exhibition at Irvine Library.

If you haven't had a chance to see it please get along if you can.

C2/3 - Print Competition hand in closes tonight.

We realise that there are several new members who would like to enter the C2 (Mono Print) and C3 (Colour Print) competitons next Tuesday but who are struggling to get their prints mounted.

• To ensure that no one misses out Tracy, Clive, David and Bob will be set up at the back of the room on Tuesday night to mount your prints for you.

• All we need you to do is to bring your competition prints with you on Tuesday and together we will get them mounted on the...

C1 PDI  Open Digital Competition Judging with our guest judge Rob Davis

Our first competition of the season 

Award winning wildlife Photographer Gordon Rae presents his talk - A photographers journey

https://www.gordonraephotography.co.uk/

Committee meeting at Tracy's house

A practical night at the sports centre, where you will have an opportunity to try out some portraiture photography with different lighting set ups and backdrops.

We will also be having mount cutting workshop, where you can learn to cut your own mounts for upcoming print competitions