The next few meetings -

Tuesday 26th April is the 4th and final round of our “Photographer of the Year” competition - “Through the Window”. Digital image files have already been handed in, prints and slides can be submitted on the night, but in good time please! There should be some interesting images on display. Things are very close at the top of the rankings, with just half a point between the top four photographers, so come along and see who wins.

Then on 3rd May we have a workshop evening, details to follow. THIS IS ALSO THE CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES FOR THE 2011 ANNUAL EXHIBITION. Don’t miss it! The Competition Group is meeting on this evening. Members who entered work for the EAF Exhibition are invited to bring these images along for frank and constructive discussion.

On 17th May the well known company Permajet will be giving a presentation which will include monitor calibration, colour management etc.

On Saturday 28th May there will be an all-day digital workshop at our usual meeting place.

Details of the other meetings in May will be announced later.

The Exhibition will be in the Hostry at Norwich Cathedral from 3rd to the 17th July 2011, and help would be appreciated on the 3rd and the 17th with putting the exhibition up and taking it down. The Opening Ceremony and presentation of awards will be held at the Hostry on the 4th July - please note this is a Monday.

Tonight (Tuesday 19th April) we have a Special Presentation of the work of Dave Butcher, whose stunning black and white landscapes and city shots have been widely published and are definitely not to be missed. This special event is free for NDPS members. Non-members are welcome to buy tickets at £10 each.

EAF Exhibition 2011 - acceptances

NDPS members achieved 12 acceptances in the EAF Exhibition, including 2 awards and 3 images going forward for PAGB competitions.

Details on the Discussion Forum in the Members' Area.

NDPS Accounts

The accounts, as presented at the recent AGM, are now available in the Members' Area of the Discussion Forum.

NDPS Website Changes

Big changes are coming to the NDPS website in the near future. Andy and Clare have been working for some time now on what is in effect a brand new website. It will go live soon. Watch this space .......

AGM report

The NDPS AGM on 12/4/11 went well. Mostly the Committee remains the same but there have been a few changes. Andy is now Vice-chairman and combines this with the role of Assistant Secretary. Clare takes over from Andy as Secretary. Bryan C. takes over from Simone as Treasurer. There are some vacancies, notably for an Exhibition Secretary as Rudi will stand down after the 2011 Exhibition. More details later. The Treasurer's Report will be put on the Forum in the Members' Area in a few days. There was a debate on the rules of the Photographer of the Year competition which will lead to a few minor changes.

Exhibition Trophies

If you won a trophy at the NDPS 2010 Exhibition and you have not yet returned it, please bring it along to the meeting on Tuesday 12th April and hand it to Rudi, the Exhibition Secretary. Thank you.

Correction to Exhibition rules. AGM minutes.

The maximum size for Exhibition panoramic images was incorrect in the Rules, and this has now been corrected - see the Discussion Forum - Challenges, Exhibitions and Competitions/Annual Exhibitions/Exhibition 2011 page 2. Panoramic prints should be no bigger than 84cm by 30cm.

Also the minutes of the 2010 AGM are now on the Forum in the Members' Area, Annual General Meeting 2011 thread.

NDPS member features in EDP

Mike Trendell, a long-standing NDPS member, featured in a double-page spread in the Eastern Daily Press "Sunday" supplement on Saturday 2nd April 2011. The article includes several images from Mike's FRPS panel, which recently gained him the honour of Fellowship of the Royal Photographic Society . Mike showed all of the images from this panel, together with more of his excellent work, to members at an NDPS meeting 3 weeks ago. Well done, Mike!

The Agenda for the 2011 Annual General Meeting is now available in the Members' Area of the Discussion Forum, in the AGM 2011 thread.

Annual Exhibition Rules and Classes

The Rules for the 2011 Annual Exhibition and a list of the Exhibition classes are now on the Discussion Forum in the Exhibitions section, on Page 2 of the Exhibition 2011 thread. The entry form is also available in the next post in this thread