Stratford Photo Group

Malcolm Edward Ranieri FRPS MPAGB BPE5* AFIAP, 15th. Dec 1945 - 12th. Oct 2018

November 03, 2018

A number of Stratford Photo Club members, past and present, attended Malcolm's funeral on 1st Nov at Oakley Woods Crematorium, to pay our last respects in the company of over two hundred of Malcolm's other friends, predominately transport and railway enthusiasts. The funeral cortège was most fittingly led by a traction engine, a 1920 Garrett Tract...

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Midphot Panels Exhibition 2018 by Dick Prior

October 15, 2018 • Leave a Comment

Midphot Panels Exhibition 2018 Most of you will be aware that we are affiliated to the Midlands Counties Photographic Federation (MCPF) which in turn represents us at National level with the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain (PAGB). Both organizations hold exhibitions for their members each year and for us this is Midphot. In the past there...

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SPG Season Starts With A Cracking Merit 1 Competition

October 14, 2018 • Leave a Comment

Derek Walton's 1st in the DPIs with "Summer Plumage Dunlin" There was a good turnout for our first Merit Competition last Tuesday, when John Haines of Great Barr CC judged the competition using the new formula of 2 Prints and 2 PDI's per member. John is well known to us having judged a number of Merit competitions, and giving a commentary on our...

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Birmingham Trip 19 April 2018

June 19, 2018 • Leave a Comment

Six of us went to Brum; Malcolm, Dick, Michael, Paolo, Andrew, and myself. The forecast was for hot weather promising 24C, only weeks after the Beast of the East - Fortunately no-one came in their shorts! We caught the 8.26am train from Stratford and arrived at Moor Street Station ready for action. Having been several times before, we decided to d...

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MCPF Championships 21st. April 2018 by Stewart Band

April 24, 2018 • Leave a Comment

Four of us, Dick, Mary, Michael and myself, had an early start arriving just before 9am for the MCPF Championships at Braunstone (Leicester) on Saturday, to participate in the Print & PDI competitions. The competition is hosted by Leicester Forest CC, and over 100 people were there from various clubs. Alex (the Aussie) from Permajet, who lives in L...

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Interclub Competition vs Banbury 17th April 2018

April 18, 2018 • Leave a Comment

The annual interclub competition with Banbury took place last night at the clubhouse. As usual the competition was close, with SPG leading by 18 points at the break. This lead was pegged back slightly by the end, with SPG winning overall by 16 points. John Haines from Great Barr acted as Judge and provided a helpful commentary on the 24 prints fro...

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