Tue 3 Nov 2026 - (Christchurch) PDI Competition No 01 - Theme "Leading Lines" Judge: Dave Hipperson
The first PDI Competition of the year. The first part of the evening will deal with images of the chosen topic of "Leading Lines". Images must have been taken on or after 01 January 2026 to qualify for this competition. Up to two images can be entered for this. The second part of the evening will deal with any Open images where there is no restriction on the genre of photography or when it was taken.
The judge for this comptition is the ever popular Dave Hipperson.
Sat 31 Oct 2026 - Day of the Dead - An event in London - Led by club member Rich Goldthorpe
A planned London Photo walk for the new season will be the "Day of the Dead" Parade on the 31st October in Columbia Road. I plan to go, so I'd like to lead the walk. I plan on getting down to London late in the morning. I think the "Day of the Dead" Parade in Columbia Road will be about 1pm with a Mariachi band. Superb event not to be missed!
Come and join us. Further meeting locations later. Nearest stations: Liverpool St or Old St. Trains from Welwyn Garden City go direct to Old St.
Rich Goldthorpe
Tue 27 Oct 2026 - (Christchurch) Members Pratical Night - 02 Topic : TBC
Again another chance for members to do some practical work on a topic that they desire. Group work is recommended.
Tue 20 Oct 2026 - Pub Evening at the Cowper Arms in Digswell, next to North Welwyn Station
This is a very popular evening with members to get together to have a chat about anything in general and about photography in particular. The pub does close at 10pm so if you want to come early, please do so.
Tue 13 Oct 2026 - (Christchurch) Speaker No 2 John Gooday "Sneaking about in the dead of night" (Nature Talk)
Our speaker tonight will be John Gooday with a talk entitled "Sneaking about in the Dead of Night". This will be about how he takes nature images in dark conditions. There will be a few demontrations and perhaps some audience participation. Should be a very interesting talk.
Thu 8 Oct 2026 - Woodland Birds and Harvest Mice
A day with wildlife photographer Paul Sawer at his woodland bird hide photographing woodland birds and harvest mice. Departing WGC at 7.30am returning at approximately 7.30pm. Estimated driving time 2.5hours both ways. The cost for members will be £60 per head. For furher details please contact our Chairman Steve Baldwin.
Tue 6 Oct 2026 - (Christchurch) Print Competition No 1 - Judge : Jonathan Vaines
This is the first print competition of the season and we are delighted to have Jonathan Vaines as our judge.
This will be an Open competition, any subject with no time restrictions. The first half will be colour prints and the second half will be monochrome prints. An email describing the rules of the competition will be issued to members about a week before the competition.
Mon 5 Oct 2026 - Potters Bar: The Ron Harvey competition for Landscape photography
The Ron Harvey competition is competed for by several local photographic clubs and we are one of the competing clubs. Whist this is not a normal club evening, please feel free to attend the event at the Potters Bar Photographic Club and support your own club.
Sat 3 Oct 2026 - WGC Photo Walk
Our scheduled a photo walk unfortunately had to be cancelled due to the intense heat. Re-scheduled, this walk will commence at 2.00pm finish 8.00pm.
The sun will dissapear below the horizon at 6.35pm giving you a chance to shoot at sunset and during dusk.
We want images which are creative and show the essence of WGC. Think about producing different views of familar places. Try reducing images to monochrome to show a more arty impression of the place we live. Try different lenses and different techniques such as long exposures, multiple exposures and ICM....
Thu 1 Oct 2026 - The Four-Way Battle External Club Competition : Judge Jonathan Vaines
The annual 4-way battle between our four local clubs, Welwyn Garden City, Stevenage, Letchworth Gardeen City and H2, will be hosted by H2 Photographic Society.
This will take place on 01 October 2026 starting at 1945 and will be held at
Tue 29 Sep 2026 - (ZOOM) Speaker No 01: Peter Benson on "London Lights"
Our first speaker this season will be on ZOOM and it is Peter Benson on the topic of "London Lights". With Autumn coming up at this time, it's a great time to go down to London and photograph the illuminated buildings at night time. Peter will describe his journey in taking these images, the techniques he used and the locations he stationed himself at to get these photos. This could be a good basis for organising an evening photographic trip to London.
Tue 22 Sep 2026 - (Christchurch) Members' Night No 01: Creative Use of Depth of Field
Steve Baldwin is giving us a talk on depth of field and how to use it creatively.
Including practical exercises so bring your cameras and tripods.
You will be able to take part if you are using a smartphone camera.
If using a DSLR or mirrorless camera then a 24-105mm zoom would be ideal.
There will also be an exercise for using macro lens if you have one.
Please bring prints to be considered for the 4 Way Battle to be held on the 1st October, the Ron Harvey Landscape competition on the 5th October and prints for the 1st Print competition on the 6th October
Tue 15 Sep 2026 - (Christchurch) Start of Season Meetup
After a summer break, where we hopefully have taken lots of great images, this is a chance to meet up together again and discuss what you did. It also gives new members to see what the club is like and to chat to existing members. Any new procedure for the new season will be outlined and ideas exchanged for organising topics for Members Evening and photo outings.