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"

SAVE THE DATE. Our annual fundraising Quiz Night will be November 8. Watch this space for further details.

Website last updated 27 September 2024

News

26 September. An excellent presentation by Ruth Grindrod on 'Colour, Tone and Texture'. Ruth put over a technical subject in an interesting and enthusiastic way. If it went over a few heads, we all loved the images.

19 September. Our first competition night: 'Best of the Rest', judged by Paul Parkinson ARPS CPAGB BPE3*.. A second chance to see some of the images that didn't quite make the '... of the Year' competition last year. A good evening for Roger (top two prints) and Andy (top two PDIs)

12 September. Our first speaker meeting of the season. Past member George Pearson ARPS DPAGB presented "10 of each", a fascinating and eclectic compilation of his photography, majoring on difficult-to-reach landscapes and astro-photography.

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

3 October. Members themed discussion. "It's a small world"

10 October Competition. Imagination Trophy, judged by Helen Shore ARPS DPAGB BPE3*

17 October. Portrait workshop, including a demonstration of basic single- and two-light set-ups. This meeting is best experienced at Detling (don't forget your camera) but there will be a live webcam so that Zoomers can follow along, and join in the conversation.

24 October. Competition: Brian Paxton Natural History Tropy, to be judged by Sue Green ARPS DPAGB 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)

10 October
Brian Paxton Natural History Trophy
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. Enter up to 3 prints and/or 3 PDIs

17 October
Annual Print Exhibition
We have secured Allington Library again, and the exhibition will hang for the month of November). About 30 prints to be hung, so please submit 6-10 each. Recent work preferred; archives if you must. Everybody entering gets at least one print hung - after that, we go for variety.

24 October
Annual Leagues, round 1
To be judged by Alan Lomakin CPAGB BPE4* AFIAP. Enter up to 3 prints and/or 3 PDIs