Stratford Photo Group

Interclub Battle SPG vs Evesham vs Studley 15 Nov 2016

November 18, 2016 • Leave a Comment

The annual 3-way battle between SPG, Evesham and Studley took place at Bishopton Clubhouse on Tuesday 15 November 2016. There was a good turn out from all three clubs, and the atmosphere was buzzing and friendly. Bob Train LRPS CPAGB judged the competition, and provided a good level of thoughtful comment and constructive criticism throughout. Th...

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Fungi Walk in Oakley Woods 6th November 2016

November 06, 2016 • Leave a Comment

Six intrepid members made their way to Oakley Woods, on a cold but sunny November morning, on a Fungi Walk. Led by Dick Prior, the group comprising Stewart Band, Ken Bound, John Hobson, David Howard and Derek Walton set out with a variety of cameras and macro lenses, tripods, flash units, reflectors and lights to capture the delights of the local...

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Mono Interest Group Presentation

October 29, 2016 • Leave a Comment

The Mono Interest Group showed a variety of projected images at the Club meeting on Tuesday 25th. October 2016. Of particular interest to the audience were the range of conversion processes used and the different images resulting from four members converting each other’s RAW files. From three bracketed landscape images, the following interpretatio...

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Stratford Photo Group: A Personal View by Michael Robertson-Smith

September 01, 2016 • Leave a Comment

My photographic journey started in the early ‘60s when my mother gave me her No. 1 Pocket Kodak, which I still have. I purchased an Olympus OM1 in 1973 and a succession of Olympus point and shoot cameras followed. I went digital with a Nikon Coolpix 4500 in 2002 and was a happy snapper for years. Having acquired a decent DSLR in September 2014, I s...

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Annual Photographic Exhibition 2016 - Visitors' Favourite Image

September 01, 2016 • Leave a Comment

Congratulations to Mary Kirkby, winner of the Visitors’ Favourite Image with her striking print Clean Sweep and to Derek Wood, who came second with Sunbeams. The winner of the draw for the winning print was Carolin Valle from Girona in Catalonia, Spain. A mounted and signed print has been sent to Carolin who is delighted to have won. Our thanks t...

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Memories of Passing Strangers by Dick Prior

August 13, 2016 • Leave a Comment

‘Memories of Passing Strangers’ Welsh International 2016 FIAP Gold Medal for Best Picture in the Experimental Section The Welsh international is one of the biggest international photo exhibitions in the country. Although the full statistics are not yet available, each year the experimental/creative section has seen over 1500 images from over 400...

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