June 8th 2012Blackburn & District Camera ClubFeniscowles Methodist Church HallPreston Old RoadBlackburnBB2 5EPW ­ www.Blackburncameraclub.co.ukE ­ Secretary@Blackburncameraclub.co.ukXtra now has its own address Xtra@pixelmag.co.uk

This Weeks Cover Image40s By Paul Wright

ContentsClub MeetingsBlackburn CollegeTrips & ActivitiesExhibition

News Events and ActivitiesFrom Blackburn & District Camera ClubTerms and ConditionsPixelXtra and Pixel are the weekly bulletin and monthley magazines of Blackburn & District Camera Club. No part of either documentmay be published, reproduced or stored electronically without permission. The submission of material, unsolicited or requested, istaken as permission to publish in Pixel or PixelXtra e­magazine or print editions worldwide. No remuneration is offered for materialsand any submissions requested or otherwise are provided with the notion of the promotion of the activities of Blackburn & DistrictCamera Club. The editorial staff, committee of Blackburn & District Camera Club and contributors cannot accept liability for purchasesbased on information published in Pixel and/or damage to equipment resulting from articles or recommendations. Opinions expressedin submissions are those of the contributing author and may not be those shared by Blackburn & District Camera Club, its committeeor its members. Readers of Pixel are reminded that locations described in the publication may be remote or difficult to get to andevery precaution should be taken to ensure personal safety. Readers are also reminded that permission must be sought oflandowners when visiting locations. Blackburn & District Camera Club, Editorial Staff and Contributors cannot accept liability for anypersonal injury obtained when visiting the locations described in articles. All work submitted by contributors containing models areassumed to have the models permission for publication. Blackburn & District Camera Club and Editorial Staff cannot accept liability forany image published without the permission of the model.

Editorial StaffPixel Editor ­ Lee JohnsonPixel Xtra Editor ­ Bob SingletonEditorial Assistant ­ Barry NoonBlackburn & District Camera ClubPresident ­ Jim CunninghamVice President ­ Judith MarrPresident Elect/Treasurer ­ John MurraySecretary ­ Bob SingletonCompetition Chair ­ Roy PickeringPublicity & Communication Chair ­ Lee JohnsonProgramme Chair ­ Jim Cunningham

Contact Secretary@blackburncameraclub.co.ukWeb www.blackburncameraclub.co.uk

Next MeetingWe meet each Monday evening(except Bank Holidays) at 7:30pmatFeniscowles Methodist Churchon Preston Old RoadBlackburnBB2 5EP

June 11thJudging and Results, Quarterly Competition ­ FashionJudging and discussion lead by Lee JohnsonThere were not a lot of entrys so after the break we will split into groups toview and discuss the LCPU print folio.This will also give you the opportunity to let us know what you think of thecurrent programme and make suggestions to be considered at theupcomming committee meeting

Coming Soon18thAV Night,Preparation and a presentation of an AV using your imagesThis will be a discussion evening.We will show some amateur work and some professionall AVsTalk about the differences demonstate some of the software usedto mnake AVs and use some of your photographs to construct apresentation.25thPhotobooksWe will look at commercial books and the selection and productionprocess involved in making a book.We will look at some books made by members and talk about thevarious methods of making your own book including software andpublishing options

JuneThis month the programme isall about your work.On the 11th Lee Johnson will review and judge entries tothe quarterly competition theme FashionThe next 2 weeks are then all about presentation.We open with a practical night on the theme AV where youwill get to see some examples of this style of presentationand take part in preparing a presentation on the night.The following week we will look at photobooks. We will seesome examples both commercial and those made bymembers and there will be a discussion and workshop tohelp you make your own.

Club ProgrammeNext MonthWe plan to get out and about and make the most of the light evening and takesome photos

Details are currently subject to changebut we plan to:­2nd July A practical night either in the Town centre or down at BrockholesFurther details next week

9th July Visit to Salford Quays.. Meet 7.30 hopefully for some sun andpossibly go for a drink while waiting for lights to come on about 10.15.

16th July ­ Back at the church hall bring in your best Brockhall/Town/Salfordimages for critique.

CommunicationsSurveyThank you to all who responded to the survey issued with last week's Xtra.There was a general feeling of satisfaction with the current programme but asizeable minority expressed disappointment.This is the mid­point of the year and your committee will be meeting soon todecide on the programme for next year and make plans for the furtherdevelopment of your club.If you would like anything to be put on our agenda please write to mesecretary@blackburncameraclub.co.uk and I will ensure that it is consideredat our meeting.In the survey there was a concensious that we ought to have moreinstructional/practical nights. If you have any suggestions as to how thosenights ought to be structured or what they should contain please write andagain you suggestions will be taken seriously and if possible put into thefuture programme.

These are fast changing times.A short while ago we relied on announcements at meetings to communicatewith you our membership. Now we have our website which is now establishedin its new home www.blackburncameraclub.co.uk and our club forum which isused by some but not all our members.Other clubs have different means of communication.They use Facebook, Flickr, Google+ etc.Our forum is quite active but there are less than 1/2 a dozen regular users outof a membership of more than 50. Would you prefer it if we were to makemore use of facebook?We do have a facebook page but very few members post to it.If you have any suggestions about how we should improve clubcommunications please write.Secretary@blackburncameraclub.co.uk

Blackburn CollegeWe have been contacted by Blackburn College andinformed of a number of workshops and short coursesthey are running.Some or all of these may be of interest to members.Blackburn College has a very good reputation for quallityteaching so we have no hesitation in recommending thesecourses.

Residential LandscapePhotography CourseCourse ItineraryFRIDAY 24TH AUGUST ­ Arrival by 4.00pm

5.30pm Friendly get­together in the Whitewater Hotel conferenceroom.A brief introduction and description of course content over teaand coffee.

6.00pm Walk to nearby location to take photographs with tuition.7.00pm Return to hotel to allow delegates to refresh.7.30pm Dinner with drinks in the conference room.9,00pm Talk on landscape photography techniques by the course

tutor. How to use your camera in Manual Mode to improveexposure, why it is better to use RAW format as opposed toJPEG and how to control depth of field.

10.00pm Finish

SATURDAY 25TH AUGUST6.00am Optional early start ­ Walk to nearby location to take

photographs in early morning light.8.00am Return to hotel for breakfast.9.00am Leave hotel to travel to landscape photography location.9.30am Arrive at Location – gentle walk to Blawith Tarn area, an area

of outstanding beauty providing lots of opportunity forphotography.

5.00pm Conclude photography session.5.30pm Return to the Whitewater Hotel to allow you to download your

images.6.00pm Martyn will discuss some of your images and make

suggestions for improvement.8.00pm Three course dinner, private dining in the Windermere

Suite, discussing the day’s adventures and lessonslearnt.

10.00pm Finish

SUNDAY 26TH AUGUST6.00am Optional early start ­ Walk to nearby location to take

photographs in early morning light.8.30am Return to hotel for breakfast.10.15am Leave hotel for a gentle walk to Haverthwaite and

Lakeside Stream Railway Station.11.00am Arrive at Lakeside – walk to woodland area for

photography session with tuition.1.35pm Depart from Lakeside to travel by steam train to

Haverthwaite station.1.50pm Walk back to the hotel for a group critique of the best

images.Discussion on what we have learnt with an opportunityfor course feedback.

3.30pm Buffet4.00pm Finish

These times are approximate.

Landscape weekend residential Full Details opposite

Tuition/seminarsPhotography critique and discussionHotel accommodation in the Lake District on Friday night and Saturday nightFull breakfast on Saturday and SundayEvening meal on Friday and SaturdayPacked lunch on SaturdayBuffet lunch on SundayTea/coffee during seminars/discussionsJourney on the Lakeside & Haverthwaite Steam RailwayTrip to Blawith TarnUpon Completion a High Quality Image of your workBlackburn College Certificate of Attendance

Please note that any extra drinks/meals other than stated above will be theattendee’s responsibility.

This weekend residential course is priced at £590.00 per person

The College are also offering these othercourses/workshopsThe Digital SLR Camera – Beginnershttp://www.blackburn.ac.uk/course/digital­slr­camera­beginners/The Digital SLR Camera – Portraiturehttp://www.blackburn.ac.uk/course/the­digital­slr­camera­portraiture/The Digital SLR Camera – Landscapehttp://www.blackburn.ac.uk/course/the­digital­slr­camera­landscape­residential/Adobe Photoshop for Photographers – Beginnershttp://www.blackburn.ac.uk/course/adobe­photoshop­for­photographers­beginners/Adobe Photoshop for Photographers – Advancedhttp://www.blackburn.ac.uk/course/adobe­photoshop­for­photographers­advanced/Bookings for all of the above (other than Landscape) can be done online at the links given or via a telephonecall/email to myself and I will send out the necessary enrolment forms. The Landscape course can only bebooked via postal enrolment.

The college are also able to deliver Location Lighting, Ambient, Speedlights & Monobloc as well as DigitalAsset Management (organising digital photographs) however these are subject to demand and no dates will beset until we have enough interest in the courses

For more information contactJanine SmithTraining & Development CoordinatorBlackburn College, The Old Hub, Feilden Street,Blackburn, Lancashire BB2 1LHTel: 01254 29­25­00Fax: 01254 58­06­27Web: www.blackburn.ac.ukOffice Hours: Monday to Thursday 8.30am ­ 5.00pm,Friday 8.30am ­ 4.30pm

If you are interested in the Landscape Weekend please letme know.The college have let me have application forms etc and Iwill email them to you.

Landscape Workshop Glencoe4 DAY WORKSHOPGLENCOE, SCOTLANDPAUL GALLAGHER

Firstly let me introduce myself, my name is Melvin Nicholson and I am a member of PrestonPhotographic Society and I have an opportunity that might just interest you.After creating three very successful weekend workshops for the members of Preston PS, all led byarguably one of the country’s finest professional fine art landscape photographers around PaulGallagher, we have created four more four day work­shops and wish to extend them to members ofother photographic clubs and societies. Paul Gallagher has over 26 years experience in his field aswell being a very experi­enced workshop leader and tutor. He also manages his own workshopcompany Aspect2i as well as running the Epson Print Academy.We require just eight people per workshop to join us for three nights and four days in Glencoe,Scotland. There are four dates to choose from between late September and late November. Theprice has been set at a recession busting £350 and that includes three nights accommodation (nosingle supplement), transport from Preston to Glen­coe and back as well as all transfers onlocation and professional one on one tuition from Paul. These workshops normally cost well overdouble what we’re charging but Paul has a real desire to assist those who have joined aphotography club or society as he has seen first hand the positive experiences with those whoattended from Preston PS.These four day landscape photography workshops have been specially created to give you thevery best opportunity to capture on camera the breathtaking scenery that is on offer in and aroundthe area of Glencoe and Rannoch Moor and to help you create images and memories that will lasta lifetime. All photography takes place entirely on location giving you the opportunity to capture thestunning scenery of Buachaille Etive Mor, Glen Orchy, Glen Etive, the grandeur of Rannoch Mooramongst many other places of beauty.Paul will offer tailored and expert one to one tuition to everybody from the beginner to theadvanced photographer, from a digital DSLR to medium and large format cameras. However it isnot just your photography that we want to help improve, we also want you to really enjoy the trip,witness some stunning scenery, meet some great people and have a fantastic time. After all,photography is meant to be fun!

Dates:Fri 28th Sept ­ Mon 1st Oct 2012Fri 26th Oct ­ Mon 29th Oct 2012Fri 23rd Nov ­ Mon 26th Nov 2012Fri 30th Nov ­ Mon 3rd Dec 2012

Contact Melvin Nicholson to book yourplace(£50 deposit required)

Mobile: 07813 950378Email: melvinnicholsonphotography@hotmail.com

Photographic Locations:We shall be shootingBuachaille Etive Mor, Glen Orchy, GlenEtive, the grandeur of Rannoch Mooras well as other places of interest.Price:Total cost of the workshop is £350. A deposit of £50 is required is to be madeat the time of booking to reserve your place with full payment to be made nolater than eight weeks prior to attending the workshop. Deposits can be madeeither via cheque or bank transfer and are not refundable should you beunable to attend.Cheques are to be made to Paul Gallagher and posted to Melvin Nicholson, 19Balcarres Road, Ashton­on­Ribble, Preston, PR2 2BT. If you wish to pay bybank transfer, please contact me for the relevant bank details. All bookingsmust have a completed booking form and this can be emailed to you onrequest.What is included in the price?Three nights accommodation at Kings House Hotel, Glencoe (no single roomsupplement), transport to from Pres­ton to Glencoe and between locations.Expert one on one tuition from Paul Gallagher and an evening lecture.

What is excluded?All meals, drinks and travel InsuranceAccommodation:Kings House Hotel, Glencoe. No single room supplement although somepeople will have to share twin rooms. Unless a medical condition dictates thatyou have your own room, names of those who will share twin rooms shall bedrawn out of a hat unless you wish to share with someone specifically. Clickhere for the hotel’s website.www.kingy.comKings House Hotel, Glencoe, Argyll, PH49 4HY; Tel: 01855 851259Transport:Full transport from Preston to Glencoe and back is provided within theworkshop price and transfers between locations at Glencoe. Alternatively youmay find your own way to Glencoe if that is more convenient to you or if youwish to stay on after the workshop ends.Physical Activity:Moderate, some walking will be involved requiring reasonable fitness butnothing too difficult or demanding.

Trips & Outings

Night PhotographyPossible outing to the Ellesmere Port area to try dusk/night photography.There are a number of industrial sites that make graphic subjects.Please let me know if you would be interested.Planned for a midweek evening.If you fancy this one see me on Monday Night and we will chat aboutdates and times.

Now there are those who say we couldn'torganise a P*** Up in a BreweryBut we might if 15 people are keen to give it a go. If you are interestedspeak to Paul Wright. Date and time to be arranged, Spouses/Partnerswelcome

Place Moorhouse's Brewery BurnleyBrewery tours are arranged for parties of 15­30 guests and areconducted on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings,commencing at 7.30pm.The brewery tour starts in the General Scarlett with a short film and apint of award winning ale followed by a tour of the brewery and thenback to the General Scarlett for a second pint, a traditional pie and peassupper, and on departure, a presentation pack containing 2 bottles ofour prize winning beers, all for the cost of £15.50 per head.

Steward EllettNow has a permanent exhibition room at Salmesbury Hall,Salmesbury showing a variety of his work from Wildlife, Landscape,Cityscape and Abstract Photography.It is open 11am ­4pm everyday except Saturdays.

Exhibitions

We hope that by producing Pixel Xtra we introduce you not only to theactivities provided by the club but also to other opportunities to get outand about to take photographs or to see exhibitions or listen tointeresting speakers.However we can only do this if we know what is going on outside theclub.We need input from you to keepPixel Xtra and the calendar up­todate.If you learn of anything which might be of interest to other memberswhether it be somewhere to go or something to see please let usknow. For general events and photo opportunities please email thedetails to our events coordinator Steward Ellett.wildprophotos@yahoo.co.ukFor other stuff please e­mail it to mesecretary@blackburncameraclub.co.ukCover imagesI am sure that there is someone out there who would like to have theirimage on the cover and if you would send me an image you haveevery chance of it being used next week.The image should be about 1500 pixels wide. Pixel Xtra is landscapeformat and therefore landscape images are preferred you will alsonote that type is placed to the bottom right­hand corner so pleasetake that into account when choosing the photograph.