Welcome to the 2024-25 season of Detling meetings. We would prefer to see you face-to-face but we offer a Zoom link for members who can't get there.

Potential new members, please email InvictaComms@outlook.com or just turn up at Detling on a club night.

INVICTA WELCOMES EVERYONE who is interested in photography, no matter what your level of expertise. We meet at Detling Village Hall, most Thursday evenings between September and May; and our members are all photography enthusiasts from various parts of Kent who meet to share our joint interests.

Invicta is a small friendly club, based on the pleasures gained from taking and viewing photographs and sharing photographic knowledge and skills. We would be pleased to welcome you soon. Just pop along to a Club evening on a Thursday at 7:30 pm for 8:00 pm, and get a feel for what the club is like. Just ask for Ken, Chas, Keith or Andy and they will introduce you to other members.

If you would like any further information please make contact with us by using the "Contact Invicta" selection in the menu above. You will find programmes of our regular meetings, outings and other events under "Info for Members" above. You will find directions to Detling Village Hall (near the A249 north of Maidstone) under "Info for Visitors"

Website last updated 15 December 2024

News

12 December. Members theme evening, with images of "A Winter's Tale", brought some very different interpretations of the theme.

5 December. Competition night- the second round of the Open Leagues, judged by Pat Couder CPAGB BPE1*. Good results for Chas in the prints mean a change at the top of the table. The PDI league is as close as it gets, with Jon, Roger and Mick all on 71 points.

21 November. A Zoom meeting because the hall was not available. Chairman's Challenge, with the theme "It's all in the detail", judged by or own Ken Dickson. Roger first, followed by Tracy and Mick.

8 November. Quiz night at Warren Wood Social Club. QM Alan Bradshaw kept us entertained; The default answer was 'Leeds United'

Next meetings

NB, all meetings are Thursdays at Detling unless otherwise noted. 7:30 for 8:00pm. Zoom is usually switched on by 7:45

19 December Christmas Social, with the ever-popular PDI knockout competition.

9 January 2025. Theme evening, "Food, glorious food"

16 January. Presentation - "Scotland behind the lens" by Stephen Ball

23 January. Theme evening, "Phone images"

30 January. monochrome competition, to be judged by Paul Parkinson ARPS CPAGB BPE3*.

Next hand-ins

PDI entries can be made by email to comp.entries@yahoo.com. Print entries should be placed in the marked Nomad box in Detling VH on hand-in night; please also provide an audience-copy PDI, for the benefit of members attending by Zoom.

Text in italics is quoted from the Club Competition Rules (last modified 2017)

16 January 2025
Monochrome competition. To be judged by Paul Parkinson ARPS CPAGB BPE3*.. Enter up to 3 prints and/or 3 PDIs
Monochrome photographs include all black and white photographs and those which have been modified by the addition of a single tone to the entire image. All other images, including spot-coloured or split-toned are defined as colour images and are not eligible.

23 January
Brian Paxton Natural History Trophy. To be judged by June Sharpe ARPS. Enter up to 3 prints and/or 3 PDIs.
A fairly broad based competition for images of animals or plants. Wild animals may be captive but domestic pets are ineligible. Plants of all types are acceptable, but prepared examples eg. those cut and brought into the studio to be photographed are ineligible.

30 January
Malling PC Print Battle. Please provide up to 6 prints for the selection committee.