Syllabus 2023 - 2024

IntroVenue: Institute Hall, Ground floor Ayton Hall, Auchterarder. Mondays 19.30 to 21.30hrs.
02/10/23Welcome present members and new, followed by a slide show of last year’s competition winning entries. Continuing the evening with a brief snapshot of members summer photographic capers. (MAX six images) please send digital images to Gordon Shankland (auchterardercameraclub@gmail.com) by 9.00am on 2nd October. Bill Tilstone will then talk on guidelines for printing of images at home or professionally. Please note: Autumn field trip to begin in groups or individually.
08/10/23Perth Photographic Alliance 3way Competition at Civil Services Club, Perth. ACC members are invited to attend. Time TBA.
09/10/23Jackpot Trophy - 3 small prints (max size 7” x 5”) in suitable mounts of any subject colour or mono. Highest scoring image wins. Informal in-house judging. A digital image of the winning image to be sent to Gordon Shankland for inclusion in the website. Second half of the evening is a practical demo about ‘Macro Photography’ by Bill Tilstone.
16/10/23Tom Astbury: Industrial Photography“Reflecting on an Industrial past” Please note: ‘This is Scotland’ Tourist Trophy mounted prints hand in tonight to Gordon. (Competition on 6th November). Shielmill Trophy prints to be handed in on 23rd October (next week). Digital versions of prints to be sent to Gordon prior to competitions.
23/10/23Shielmill Trophy Judging: Up to 3 prints per entrant on any subject, colour or mono. Winners of any of last year’s competitions are not eligible. In-house judging and best image wins. Entries to be handed in on the night.
30/10/23Members' Evening: Logan Steel, Ricky Gladwell and Ken Swa take the evening with their photography (the world is small). Please note: Digital Image entries for Mallis/ Robertson to reach GS by 9.00am. Mallis: 3 digital images of Wildlife/ Robertson: 3 digital images on the theme ‘Ecclesiastical’ (any religious denomination).
06/11/23Tourist Trophy ‘This is Scotland’ Judging: Stewart Dodd. Please note: Autumn Field Trip competition images. Up to 3 digital images to GS by 9.00am 13th November. Also Monochrome competition images to GS by 9.00am 13th November. Up to 3 digital images. Monochrome includes Black & White, Sepia or other single colour tone.
13/11/23Monochrome Competition Judging: In-house, best image wins. Entries of up to three digital images to GS by 9am today. Second half: Autumn Field Trip Judging: In-house, best image wins. Entries of up to 3 digital images to GS by 9.00 am today.
20/11/23Mallis and Robertson Trophy Judging: Roy Robertson
27/11/23Jean Sinclair. Growing up in the Falklands. Please note: Jackson Salver Mobile Phone (images straight off the camera without any editing except cropping allowed). Up to 3 images to GS by 9.00am on 4th December.
04/12/23Jackson Salver Judging: In-house, best image wins. Up to 3 digital images to GS by 9.00am today.
11/12/23Christmas Party and Quiz night. You and a guest are cordially invited to attend the evening. Don’t forget to bring something for the festive table. Please note: Festive period photos to GS by 9.00am on 8th January 2024. Start to explore for Winter Field Trip competition. This is an in-house competition on the 30th January 2024.
08/01/24Festive Period Competition: In-house judging, best image wins. Up to 3 digital images, entries to GS by 9am today. Please note: Chalmers and Insh Prints in 50x40cm mounts to GS by 9am on 15th January.
15/01/24Looking back to our summer ’23 holiday images and talk over by individual members. Please send digital images to GS by 9am today. Please note: Chalmers and Insh prints in 50x40cm mounts to GS by 9am today.
22/01/24Talk by Tom Langlands. Please note:Winter Field Trip images to GS by 9am 29th January. Up to 3 digital images.
29/01/24Winter Field Trip Competition: In-house judging, best image wins. Second Half: Allan Perera.
05/02/24Chalmers and Insh Trophy Judging: Judge TBA. Please Note: AV entries to GS by 12th February.
12/02/24Annual Review and Judging of Young Photographer Images: In-house. Please note: Entries for Ramsay & Dacre to be sent to GS by 9.00am today.
19/02/24TBA
26/02/24AV Trophy: In-house judging by 3 selected judges voting on set guidelines.
28/02/243 Way Competition: Venue Stirling and District Camera Club
04/03/24Ramsay & Dacre Trophy judging: Ian Sturrock, St. Andrews CC
13/03/24AGM
InfoAnnual Dinner and Prize Giving day to be advised in February 2024