Tue 24 Jun 2025 - Summer Event - Kelmarsh Tunnel / Walk and Bridge NN6 9JF
A visit to Kelmarsh Tunnels, good walk, plenty of fields, old iron bridge, tunnels and hopefully a good sunset, free car park
Sat 28 Jun 2025 - Sat 28 June - Summer Event - Scooter Racing - NN11 2NH
Brian has kindly organised a day at Whilton Mill - Scooter Racing - NN11 2NH
Practice and qualifying is from 8.30am - 9.30am
Main race starts at 10am for 8 hours, it's on the karting track
The event is free plus the pit area will be open along with other places so good shots to be had
Tue 1 Jul 2025 - Summer Event - Rushden Lakes - A45
Update - No tripods allowed otherwise we will need to carry out risk assessments and have Insurance
A nice walk around Rushden Lakes, take a look at the new beaver enclosure, hopefully snap a few
Tue 8 Jul 2025 - Tue 8 Jul 2025 - Summer Event - Thrapston Lakes - NN14 4LU
A short walk around Thrapston Lakes or Macro photography snapping up those little insects in hedges etc
Free parking is available
Thu 31 Jul 2025 - Exhibition Take Down
Time to pack away. Volunteers needed at the Castle to :-
Take the frames off the wall.
Take the prints out of the frames.
Pack the prints into Print boxes.
Pack the frames into boxes.
Remove fixings from the wall.
Tidy away.
Also, a couple of helping hands to go to the village hall, to pack away the frames & prints.
Tue 2 Sep 2025 - Scotland Behind The Lens - Stephen Ball
First time talking to RDPS, via Zoom
Thu 4 Sep 2025 - Practical Session - Macro Beasties - Macro Photography
Another chance to practice your macro photography on insects.
Bring along your camera, and flash guns, ring flash, macro lens, extension tubes if you have them.
We will suggest the best camera settings for the topic.
Tue 9 Sep 2025 - The Wildlife and Work of the Ol Pejeta Conservancy talk 3 (2022) - Glyn Edmunds
Third Zoom talk by Glyn, last was Mar-24
Tue 16 Sep 2025 - Jim Webb Trophy and Vancliffe Bell Competition, Nature, PIs and prints - Judge David Lowe
Has been to RDPS many times, last judged in Nov-24, this visit will again be in-person
Tue 30 Sep 2025 - Harry Morris Trophy and Chamberlain Trophy Competition, Landscape, PIs and prints - Dave Stewart (was Pauline Martindale)
Thu 2 Oct 2025 - Practical Session - Male Model - Viking, Alchemist etc - Studio Photography using Speed Lights
We have Dave Stewart coming along to model for us in his various guises.
Bring your camera and your ideas!
Tue 14 Oct 2025 - Northern Nature - From Scotland to Iceland - ZOOM talk by Neil Macgregor
Zoom talk
Tue 21 Oct 2025 - Print Battle with Kettering and District Photographic Society (PIs only) - judge Richard Burn
Tue 4 Nov 2025 - Charles Cup Competition, colour prints, theme 'Street' - judge Penny Reeves
Penny will join us in the Hall in-person for this competetion
Thu 6 Nov 2025 - Practical Session - Photoshop Techniques
Bring along an image on a memory stick if you wish. Demostration of a few regular Photoshop techniques.
Tue 18 Nov 2025 - Bayes Cup Competition, monochrome prints, theme 'On The Dark Side' - judge David Steel
Tue 2 Dec 2025 - The Water's Edge - A Celebration of the British Coast - talk by Tony Worobiec
Zoom talk.
Thu 4 Dec 2025 - Practical Session - Christmas Light Painting - Long Exposure
Bring along your camera, tripod, trigger release if you have one, and Christmas ideas