| Penistone Camera Club was established in 1967 by a group of
people who had the same interest....Photography. Since then the club has gone from strength to strength, with a ever growing membership. The club meets at 7.30pm every Wednesday Evening at the St Johns Community Centre, which is situated on Church Street adjacent to Penistone Church in the middle of Penistone, there is also a large car park. Everybody who turns up at our meetings receive a warm and friendly greeting. There are always varied activities going on each week (click on the diary link). We have a purpose built darkroom, various studio lights and props also digital equipment (including computer, digital projector, camera and A3 printer). There is no need for you to possess a camera to join as the club has a spare camera which new members can try out to gain experience, while they decide to purchase one of their own. It does not matter what type of photography people want to do i.e. traditional, digital, portrait, landscape, natural history or still life as there is always someone on hand to give guidance where necessary. Also the club runs competitions within the club and with other clubs as well. The club has outings to various places of interest as well as guest lecturers to give talks on various subjects. People can come and look at us and see what we do for 4 weeks and we don't charge them anything and after that then a charge of two pounds a week is made along with the yearly subscription of fifteen pounds, what other entertainment could you get for that. So come along and join us |
Competition News
Photographer David Hickey swept the
board at Penistone Camera Club's annual dinner and prize giving - he
collected no less than 10 shields and trophies, plus 14
certificates.
The haul made him the club's undisputed
Photographer of the Year 2008, though second-placed Judi Pennock put
up a strong fight, taking three trophies and 10 second or third
places in the club's monthly competitions throughout the year. Best
newcomer of the year was Ian Moody, who took the Endeavour trophy.
And there was also more good news for
the Hickey family, with David's dad Bill taking third place in the
competition for the best three colour prints of the year.
With the club's competitions last year
covering a wide range of subjects - from natural history and
architecture to speed and abstract - champion photographer David had
to prove his versatility on his way to the title. His winning
pictures included a frosty morning in Sherwood Forest, a close-up of
a feather from a city pigeon, the Selfridges building in Birmingham,
racing cyclists, glass flowers on the ceiling of a Las Vegas hotel,
a mule deer faun and an old Spanish man sitting by the roadside.
The dinner was held at the Strafford
Arms at Stainborough, where guests watched a slideshow of the
winning pictures before club chairman Paul Cartwright presented the
awards. The class winners were:
Pictorial black and white: David Hickey.
Macro: David Hickey. Figure study: Ray Pogson. Architecture and
record: David Hickey. Urban black and white: Brian Parkhurst. Speed:
David Hickey. Landscape: David Hickey. Abstract: Judi Pennock.
Natural history: Harry Wilson. Best black and white print: David
Hickey. Best three black and white prints: Brian Parkhurst. Best
projected image: David Hickey. Best three projected images: Judi
Pennock. Best colour print: David Hickey. Best three colour prints:
David Hickey. Len Barton Shield: Judi Pennock.
Paul Cartwright "Chairman" (L)
presents David Hickey (R) with the
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