Programme

Tue 22 Apr 2025 - Lakes and Dales- Roger Reynolds

8:00pm

Second time visiting RDPS in person, first was Sep-23

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Tue 6 May 2025 - The Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, Peru - Stafford Steed

8:00pm

First time talking to RDPS will be in-person

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Thu 8 May 2025 - Practical Session - Making the most of your own Lighting

7:45pm

Bring along your camera, tripod, flash guns, remote triggers, torches,and any other lighting you may use. 

It will be an informal evening on how to best light your subjects with the lighting you have

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Tue 27 May 2025 - Dramatic Landscapes - Andy Page

8:00pm

Second time visiting RDPS, this time via Zoom, first was Jan-24

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Tue 27 May 2025 - Annual Exhibition - Last Chance

8:05pm

As our Annual Exhibition at The Castle Theatre in Wellingborough draws closer, this is the Very Last chance to offer your prints for display. Remember that 400mm x 500mm mounts are perfect for the frames that we have.

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Thu 29 May 2025 - Framing Evening for the Exhibition

8:00pm

We need volunteers to assist in retrieving the frames, mounting the prints into frames, and repacking the boxes ready for moving to The Castle. The more volunteers, the shorter the time it takes! 

NOTE : The start time MIGHT get shifted a little, but the date is confirmed.

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Mon 2 Jun 2025 - Hanging the Exhibition at The Castle Theatre

10:00am

Volunteers needed! If you can spare an hour or two, could you please pop by The Castle, to lend a hand with hanging the Exhibition. The Castle opens at 10:00.

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Tue 3 Jun 2025 - Summer Event - Weekley Church and Grounds Walk - NN16 9UW

6:45pm

Arrival from 18.45 - Postcode - NN16 9UW

Visit to Weekley, Church, Manor and Estate Grounds, wildlife, stream and bridge

Parking is on road side or grass verge

Meet up for a drink at the Star Inn - Geddington - NN14 1AD

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Sat 7 Jun 2025 - Summer Event - Wellend Gliding Club - NN14 3JD

10:00am

A visit to Wellend Gliding Club, they only operate on a Saturday and Sunday, hopefully the weather will be more favourable this year, drinks and refreshments along with sandwiches served at a small additional cost. For a larger cost you can have a trip in a glider

They are happy for us to visit on the Saturday or Sunday, I ask that you arrive before 10am to set up, due to the wind they won't know which side of the airfield they will be operating on

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Tue 10 Jun 2025 - Summer Event - Foxton Locks - LE16 7RA

6:45pm

Arrival from 18.45 - Postcode - LE16 7RA

A visit to Foxton Locks - car park but costs unknown, drink afterwards in the Foxton Inn

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Tue 17 Jun 2025 - Summer Event - Summer Leys - NN29 7TS

6:45pm

A visit to Summer Leys, a good walk around, plenty of hides to sit in, loads of wildlife and hopefully a good sunset.

Drinks at the Woolaston Pub - Nags Head - NN29 7QS - car park available (free)

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Tue 24 Jun 2025 - Summer Event - Kelmarsh Tunnel / Walk and Bridge NN6 9JF

6:45pm

A visit to Kelmarsh Tunnels, good walk, plenty of fields, old iron bridge, tunnels and hopefully a good sunset, free car park

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Sat 28 Jun 2025 - Summer Event - Podington Cricket Club - NN29 7HU - TBC

11:00am

Podington Cricket Club have allowed us to visit their grounds and photograph the match, match starts at midday so please try and arrive earlier, car park available. They only play weekends. Awaiting confirmation for date

Pub TBC

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Tue 1 Jul 2025 - Summer Event - Ramsey Heights Nature Reserve - PE26 2RS (TBC)

6:45pm

Going to visit to check it out and note the times of opening and closing, large nature reserve has many species, dragonflies, grass snakes etc

Pub may be The Admiral at Holme

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Tue 8 Jul 2025 - Tue 8th July - RAF Kings Cliffe Walk - PE8 6XU - TBC

6:45pm

The last outing for club. I've added this as I've been several times to photograph sunrise and sunset

There are a 4 or 5 old RAF buldings to photograph which are highlighted in black on picture, I will bring a rake so we can move the nettles to one side as the buildings can be accessed. This is also great for macro, have come across many butterflies and dragonflies etc

Anything to the right of the white line is private which I found out last time I visited but there are no signs to say. The white circle is an old machine gun battlement which those with a big lens can photograph...

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Thu 31 Jul 2025 - Exhibition Take Down

10:00am

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.

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Tue 2 Sep 2025 - Scotland Behind The Lens - Stephen Ball

8:00pm

First time talking to RDPS, via Zoom

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Thu 4 Sep 2025 - Practical Session - Macro Beasties - Macro Photography

7:45pm

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. 

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Tue 16 Sep 2025 - Jim Webb Trophy and Vancliffe Bell Competition, Nature, PIs and prints - Judge David Lowe

8:00pm

Has been to RDPS many times, last judged in Nov-24, this visit will again be in-person

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Thu 2 Oct 2025 - Practical Session - Male Model - Viking, Alchemist etc - Studio Photography using Speed Lights

7:45pm

We have Dave Stewart coming along to model for us in his various guises.

Bring your camera and your ideas!

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Tue 4 Nov 2025 - Charles Cup Competition, colour prints, theme 'Street' - judge Penny Reeves

8:00pm

Penny will join us in the Hall in-person for this competetion

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Thu 6 Nov 2025 - Practical Session - Photoshop Techniques

7:45pm

Bring along an image on a memory stick if you wish.  Demostration of a few regular Photoshop techniques.

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Thu 4 Dec 2025 - Practical Session - Christmas Light Painting - Long Exposure

7:45pm

Bring along your camera, tripod, trigger release if you have one, and Christmas ideas

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