Tony’s Star Turn…
Photo: Shooting Stars by Tony Coombes Of the 2020 Perseid meteor shower, The Royal Museums of Greenwich, said ‘The Perseid meteor shower is one of the most dramatic things to see in the night sky between July and August.’ And of course, photographers jumped at the chance of the next great challenge! To give us […]
The OPC Thunderball
Every OPC meeting, you’ll see Steve walking around with pen and paper… So what’s he up to?! He’s working hard to raise funds for the Club by seeking shiny one-pound coins for our version of the National Lottery’s Thunderball. Give Steve a pound and if you’re lucky that week, you could turn it in to […]
40th Anniversary Exhibition Summary
Once upon a time… in the late summer of 1977… a group of enthusiasts – including current OPC member, David Isaacs – met at the Overton Community Centre at the very first Overton camera club meeting. Fast forward to our 2017/18 season and all of a sudden we’re celebrating our 40th anniversary! Welcome to our 40th anniversary […]
Exhibition Spotlight: Alan and his Kingfishers
On Sunday evening 27th May, during our 40th Anniversary Exhibition weekend, Alan Willis took centre stage at the Overton Community Centre to give one of his popular talk and slideshows on kingfishers. For ten years, photographer and videographer Alan Willis has been studying the kingfishers that make their homes along Hampshire’s riverbanks. A member of Overton […]
OPC’s 40th Exhibition: Public Vote
At our recent Anniversary Exhibition, visitors were invited to cast a vote for their favourite image on display. We know that Chris Pope came out tops with his fab image, Tunnel Vision, but you might be wondering how the rest of us got on. Well… it’s not scientific, but I’ve tried to make some sense of […]
2017/18 Results: Best of Year
Our ‘My Best of Year’ competition was run on 27 April, 2018, and judged by Tony Oliver. Unlike our League competitions, where each image is given a score out of ten, the My Best of Year competition results in two trophy winners – one for print and one for PDI. As well as the 1st […]
2017/18 Results: JSM Trophy for Natural History
Our Natural History competition was run on 20 April, 2018, and judged again this year by Peter Orr. Unlike our League competitions, where each image is given a score out of ten, the Natural History competition results in two trophy winners – one for print and one for PDI. As well as the 1st place […]
Exhibition: Print Submissions
((Please note: The links in this post no longer function. This post is kept for reference only.)) All members are encouraged to take part in our public exhibition this May over the 26–28th bank-holiday weekend at the Overton Community Centre. You are invited to select up to ten images – preferably in 40 x 50cm […]
Success at Yateley
It’s always nice to have a success story at the Club, and today, at Yateley Camera Club’s annual exhibition we had just that! OPC Chairman, Allan Croombs was on hand to pick up the winners trophy for our success in the 8x8x8 competition. Eight clubs entered the competition with eight printed images from eight separate […]
