SUMMER ACTIVITIES 2015

Hi everyone

With this fabulous spell of fine spring weather I imagine shutters will be clicking away furiously. We will be looking for some great competition entries next season! Stan is already off and running,(so to speak) so if you want to catch the ‘master’ you need to be out and about.  Below is our list of ‘Summer Activities’, although it is hoped there may be some additions during the next four months,  we will keep you posted in due course. Any suggestions are most welcome.

May 23rd - Walk round St Andrews Botanic Gardens (morning/afternoon)

June - Trip to Isle of May (around middle of June. Weather and tide dependent)

June 24th - Garden Party at Abbey Cottage courtesy of Margaret Coull

July 26th - St Andrews Highland Games

Aug 01-09 - Pittenweem Art Festival

Everyone is very welcome to come along. More information closer to the event.

In the mean time can I wish you all a great summer behind the lens.

Chris Reekie

SYLLABUS 2014 - 2015

September 2014

Wednesday 17                        Opening night.

Wednesday 24                        Thomas Hofer. Austrian graduate photographer.

Friday 26                                 Hand-in 6pm, St Andrews Town Hall,
St Andrews Garden Club Competition.

Saturday 27                             Walk about: Meet at Argyll Street Car Park, 10.00am.

October 2014

Wednesday 1                          Andy Hayes “Aviation and Wildlife”

Hand-in 1st Internal.

Wednesday 8                          John McNairn “Nude without Rude”

Wednesday 15                        Practical workshops.

Hand-in SPF Digital Championship entries.

Wednesday 22                        1st Internal Competition.

Wednesday 29                        Dawn White “Myanmar” A photographers paradise / ARPS portfolio.

Hand-in 2nd Internal.

November 2014

Wednesday 5                          Ross Brownlee “Sports and Wedding Photography.

E-mail Sturrock Challenge PDIs to nix.shepherd@btinternet.com

Wednesday 12                        E.Z. Smith “Aerial photography”

                                                Hand-in 4 way Competition.

Sunday 16                               SPF PDI Championship, Stirling.

Wednesday 19                        2nd Internal competition.

                                                Hand-in exhibition prints.

Wednesday 26                        Sturrock Challenge. “My Scotland”. PDI.

Friday 28 to Sunday 30 November

StAPS Members Print Exhibition

December 2014

Wednesday 3                          4-Way competition with Dundee, Perth and Glenrothes hosted by StAPS.

Judges: Sue Hill, Doug Hamilton.

Wednesday 10                        Fergus Gill – Nature Photography.

Hand-in entries for PAGB GB Cup.

Wednesday 17                        Digital Knock Out Night .

                                                Hand-in 3rd Internal.

                                                Hand-in 3 way PDI.

January 2015

Wednesday 7                          Roger Stapleton – Everything on Chips

                                                Hand-in SPF Print Championship entries.

Wednesday 14                        Joint night with Art Club. Kenny Drew

Wednesday 21                        3rd Internal Competition.

Wednesday 28                        Alan Gawthorpe “Namibia”.

Hand-in 4th Internal.

February 2015

Wednesday 4                          Ron Russell - Sports Photography

Thursday 5                              3-Way PDI Battle at Kinross

Judge Dr R.Bingham ARPS, EFIAP.

Wednesday 11                        Father Thomas Brauer “(Extra) Ordinary Photographs”.

Hand-in entries for Kodak Cup (3 x PDI).

Sunday 15                               SPF Print Championship, Stirling,                                                           10:00am.

Wednesday 18                        4th Internal Competition.

Wednesday 25                        Flash Workshop night: Dave Vallis & Mat Schwartz.

Hand-in entries for Inter-Fife Competition.

March 2015

Wednesday 4                          Kodak Cup (Art Club rooms).

Wednesday 11                        Robin Gillanders “The Photographic

                                                Portrait”

Wednesday 18                        Presidents Night.

Hand-in SPF Portfolio entries, Colour, Mono, PDI.

Wednesday 25                        AGM

Sunday 29                               Inter Fife Competition with Cupar, Dunfermline, Glenrothes, and St Andrews Photographic Society. To be held at Cupar Camera Club. Judges: Joan Roy and Colin Stacey.

Hand-in dates for internal and external competitions.

Friday 26 September    Hand-in 6pm, St Andrews Town Hall, St Andrews Garden Club Competition

Wednesday 1/10          1st Internal, prints and PDI.

Wednesday 15/10        SPF Digital Championship entries.

 Wednesday 29/10         2nd Internal, prints and     PDI.

Wednesday 05/11        E-mail Sturrock Challenge PDI’s to

                                      nix.shepherd@btinternet.com

Wednesday 12/11        4 way Competition. Colour, Mono, PDI.

Wednesday 19/11        Hand-in StAPs annual exhibition prints.

Wednesday 10/12         PAGB GB Cup.

Wednesday 17/12         3rd Internal, prints and PDI.

                                      3 way PDI hand-in.

Wednesday 07/01        SPF Print Championship entries.

Wednesday 28/01         4^th Internal, prints and PDI.

Wednesday 11/02        Kodak Cup (3 x PDI).

Wednesday 25/02        Inter-Fife Competition, Colour, Mono, and

                                      PDI.

                Wednesday 18/03         SPF Portfolio Competition entries, Colour,

                                                       Mono, PDI.