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Cranleigh Camera Club

CCC is a small friendly club catering for people of all ages and photographic abilities and is affiliated to the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain through the Surrey Photographic Association.

If you enjoy photography and may be looking to improve your photographic skills, or wish to share your photographic experiences with other like minded people, then please come along to one of our meetings. The "About Us" tab above provides more information about the club and how to find us. You can also find us on the Cranleigh Camera Club Group Facebook page on the internet. (See "Useful Links" on this page to access our Facebook site.)

Roundup of recent club activities

(For a full summary of all previous club meetings go to Activities archive page and select the year.)

5 March - Eddie Hyde FRPS judged the 28 PDIs and 26 mono prints in our 4th PDI and Mono print competitions which also included the Set subject: Dusk to dawn. He gave a good critique of all the images on display and made suggestions for how some of the images could be improved.
In the PDI competition he held back a total of 7 images (5 in the open section and 2 for the set subject) before awarding the amaximum score of 10 to three images in the open section from Ron Boon, Pete Baldrey and Elizabeth Bulley and to two set subject images from Stefan Foryszewski and Tim Cheshire.
In the Mono print competition he held back 9 images (5 open and 4 set subject) before awarding maximum marks to Mike Hall and Jonathan Harrison in the open section and Stefan Foryszewski and Tim Cheshire in the set subject.

PDI Open section:

  
A Different Liverpool by Elizabeth Bulley and Girl with the braids by Pete Baldrey


Becky by Ron Boon

PDI Set subject section - Dusk to dawn


Hove shore front on a miserable morning by Stefan Foryszewski


Sunset - Wildwood Lane by Tim Cheshire

Mono print Open section:


Mountains at Maligne Lake, Canada by Mike Hall

Mono print Set subject section - Dusk to dawn


Medieval bridge at sunset by Tim Cheshire

26 February  - Members brought along their images and completed entry forms for the club's Annual Exhibition which will be held on Saturday 28 March 2026 and judged by Paul Graber ARPS.

19 February - The 4th round of our colour prints competition with the set subject Dusk to dawn was judged by Rob Bonfield. Out of the 36 entries, 18 in the open section and 18 for the set subject, he held back a total of 11 images before awarding the maximum score of 10 to Julian Hall and Angela Karney in the open section and 10 to the image from Anne Ingram for the set subject.

The winning images are:

    
Open section; - Elephants everywhere by Julian Hall and Pink carnation by Angela Karney

Set subject: - End of the day by Anne Ingram

12 February - Our ex-chairman and life member Dave Brooker returned to the club to give a talk about his travel photography. Landscape photography is Dave's preferred genre and he showed us a variety of of his images taken during his travels to many locations far and wide. All his superb images were shown in the form of AV presentations which also had our feet tapping along with his choice of the supporting music accompaniment. During the second half of the evening Dave reviewed various travel photos brought along by club members. All in all a very interesting and entertaining evening.

5 February - Pete Baldrey led an evening devoted to smartphone photography. Members brought along some of their images taken on their phones and these were discussed and commented upon by other members. The discussions were not just about the images but also how to use the phone tools as well as post processing and how the images could possibly be improved in some way. A small albeit representative selection of the many images discussed during the evening are shown below.

29 January - There were 26 PDIs and 28 mono prints entered in the 3rd round of the open colour PDI and Mono print competitions judged by Bogdan Schiteanu. He gave a fair critique of all the images on display with suggestions for how some of the images could be improved.
In the PDI competition he held back 9 images before awarding the amaximum score of 10 to three images from Ron Boon, Pete Baldrey and Julian Hall.
In the Mono print competition he held back 9 images and awarded maximum marks to two images by Stefan Foryszewski and to an image by Tim Cheshire.

PDI Open section:

  
Otter by Ron Boon and Through the Braids by Pete Baldrey

Wild Dog Puppy Stare by Julian Hall

Mono Print Open section:

    
Kane by Stefan Foryszewski and Secret Courtyard - Girona by Tim Cheshire

One sixth of a second by Stefan Foryszewksi

22 January - A presentation by Stephen Ball "Scotland through the lens". Stephen Ball is one of Scotland’s most respected and influential photographers with a body of work that captures the stunning natural beauty Scotland has to offer. Stephen's talk was a captivating journey through the lens of a skilled photographer,showcasing over 180 photographs of Scotland's breathtaking landscapes and finishing with pictures taken as an official photographer during the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. Throughout his talk Stephen not only showed stunning images but also provided valuable insights into the techniques used to capture them. From the field to the processing stage, Stephen's attention to detail was evident as he shared his camera settings, including aperture, shutter speed, and ISO, that brought his images to life as well as delving into the use of filters, composition, and light to create visually striking and emotionally resonant photographs.

Stephen's ability to blend technical expertise with artistic vision made this talk a truly enriching experience for photography enthusiasts and nature lovers alike. A small selection of his pictures, copyright of Stephen Bell, are shown below.

 

15 January - Our 2nd open Colour prints competition of the season was judged by David Hughes DPAGB ARPS BPE2. 37 images were entered for the competition and during a well balanced critique he held back 9 images for further consideration before awarding Stephan Foryszewski, Mike Hall and Angela Karney the maximum score of 10 points for their images, as seen below.

    
Mushrooms by Stefan Foryszewski and Watchful cheetahs by Mike Hall

Kotor, old town by Angela Karney

8 January - The New Year started with a club workshop where members were requested to bring along images for critique. Because of inclement weather the meeting was switched to a Zoom event and Pete Baldrey, the compare for the evening, along with other members suggested possible improvements for each image on display. Pete then used various software, namely Lightroom, Photoshop, Nik and Faststone, in order to make quick adjustments to the photos in real time so that everyone could see how the suggested improvements could be implemented in practice.

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