Print competition 3 of 3, 2024/25
2025-03-05 19:30 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | The Adelaide Hall, Ely College
The final print competition of the season, which will be judged this evening by Penny Reeves.
Please bring your print entries to the College by 7.15pm at the latest to give the judge time to have a look before the competition starts.

Nene Valley Railway event - "Rule Britannia"
2025-03-12 | Nene Valley Railway, Wansford Station, Cambridgeshire, PE8 6LR, United Kingdom
Wednesday 12th March will see BR Standard Class 7 locomotive 70000 ‘Britannia’ hauling demonstration freight wagons on the ‘Rule Britannia’ photo charter – this will be an all day event on the Nene Valley Railway lines.

A poster of the event is available here.

For more information and to book tickets please go to: https://nvr.org.uk/product.php/567/rule-britannia

Presentation - "Winter in Iceland"
2025-03-12 19:30 - 21:30 | ONLINE ZOOM MEETING, United Kingdom
Colin Westgate will be the presenter this evening. As a Fellow Member of the RPS, Colin has decades of experience in landscape photography. Iceland is one of the wonders of the world for any landscape photographer, with winter being particularly challenging. Colin will be showing us some of the images he has taken over many trips to Iceland, sharing his experience, tools and techniques.

EAF Print Championships 2025
2025-03-16 | The Fulbourn Centre, 31 Home End, Fulbourn, Cambs, CB21 5BS, United Kingdom
The EAF are holding their Print Championships at Fulbourn on 16 March this year, and a poster can be viewed here
After lunch there will be a print talk by Roger Reynolds.

Friendly competition against Kings Lynn and District Camera Club
2025-03-17 19:00 - 21:00 | ONLINE ZOOM MEETING, United Kingdom
This evening will be a friendly PDI Zoom competition, and KLDCC are due to host the event which will be judged by Nick Akers. However, Ely will actually run the Zoom session, with Maurice Wright running PhotoEntry and sharing his screen, and KLDCC members joining via the Zoom link sent to them.

Informal member-led print critique evening.
2025-03-19 19:30 - 21:30 | The Adelaide Hall, Ely College
An evening when we can call on some of our own members to contribute some of their skills and knowledge to help others with their photography. We will be looking at some of your prints this evening, with some members introducing theirs, and we can have a chat about them over a coffee. Please bring your prints along for us to have a look at.

Presentation - "Nature in Macro Photography" by Roger Hance
2025-03-26 19:30 - 21:30 | ONLINE ZOOM MEETING, United Kingdom
NB – This talk replaces the one by Ann Miles that was originally planned for this evening.
This talk shows how Roger approaches photographing the wide assortment of butterflies, moths, damselflies, dragonflies and other insects found in the UK. It also covers fungi, wildflowers and orchids, reptiles, amphibians.
In the talk Roger will show the equipment that he uses, and how he goes about tackling each different subject. It covers focus stacking, aperture, depth of field, use of flash, and how to get sharp pictures in windy conditions. It also shows how to find and to get within range of easily scared subjects. In the second part of the talk there is a quiz where the members must pick out which one of 10 images shown was taken under controlled conditions in a studio set up.

PDI Competition 2of 3, 2024/25
2025-04-02 19:30 - 21:30 | The Adelaide Hall, Ely College
The second of our PDI Competitions for this season will be judged this evening by Naomi Saul.

A45 Competition
2025-04-03 19:30 - 21:30 | Newbury Community Centre, Bury St. Edmunds, St Olaves Road, IP32 6RW
The A45 Competition is run by Bury St Edmunds Photographic Society, and up to 10 clubs will be competing. Each club will be submitting 7 prints, which will be judged by Nick Akers.

No meeting
2025-04-09 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-04-16 19:30 - 21:30 | No meeting
No meeting this evening

Presentation - "Seeing- the eye and the evolution of seeing"
2025-04-23 19:30 - 21:30 | ONLINE ZOOM MEETING, United Kingdom
Tony North is this evenings presenter, for a talk with a difference – as photographers, our main sense is our sight, whether we are taking shots, processing them, or appreciating them. This talk ‘focuses’ on our faculty of vision – how we see, and how this all-important ability evolved.
The topics covered are:

The human eye: its anatomy and function (this is the major part of the talk)
How the eye is similar to, and different from, a camera (including focusing, aperture and light detection and processing)
How the brain processes the signals from the retina leading to perception, with a look at several amazing optical illusions which shed light on this process.

Don’t forget to submit your images to PhotoEntry by midnight for the final PDI competition next week.

PDI Competition 3 of 3, 2024/24
2025-04-30 19:30 - 21:30 | Common Room, Bishop Laney building, Ely College, Ely College, Downham Road,Ely, Cambs, CB6 2SH, United Kingdom
The season’s final PDI competition will be judged this evening by Andre Neves. Please Note: This meeting will be held in the Common Room, Bishop Laney building, instead of the Adelaide Hall – take the path to the right of the main building and turn right. Phil will explain more about how to find this nearer the time.

EAF Exhibition 2025
2025-05-03 14:00 - 2025-05-18 17:00 | The Apex,, 1 Charter Square, Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 3FD, United Kingdom
The East Anglian Federation will be holding their 2025 exhibition at a new venue this year, the Apex Centre in Bury St Edmunds, and full details are available on their poster here.
The exhibition will be open daily, 10am to 5pm Monday to Saturday, and 10am to 4pm on Sundays
If any EPC members wish to participate, please see the email that I sent out to all members on 25 November 2024 or contact Nick Bowman.

Shoot and social evening - revised arrangements
2025-05-07 16:00 - 21:30 | Kingfisher Bridge, Stretham Road, Wicken, Ely, Cambs, CB7 5XL, United Kingdom
This evening we were planning to have a practical photo session, followed by a social get-together. However, as we already have a social club outing the day beforehand, (and due to lack of interest in the meal we had suggested), we have now revised the plan for this evening, as follows:
AFTERNOON SHOOT AT KINGFISHER BRIDGE
We will be meeting at Kingfisher Bridge Nature Reserve, CB7 5XL. There is a brown nature sign at the entrance along the A1123 between Wicken and Stretham. Follow the narrow track to a small car park.
We will all be meeting in the car park from 4pm-4.15pm, then going onto the reserve. (If arriving later, the place isn’t vast so you should be able to find us, or ring Chris (07748 381296) for our current location.
FOLLOW-UP PROCESSING SESSION AT THE COLLEGE
We have booked the Adelaide Hall at Ely College from the usual time, so please go to the College anytime from 7.15pm onwards, where John Harvey and Phil Lenney will help you with processing some of the photos you have just taken at Kingfisher Bridge, (or any other photos). As the afternoon shoot above starts early, at 4pm, you may want to bring some food with you to the College! (Teas and coffees will be available as usual). If you have taken some shots at Kingfisher Bridge that you would like help with, we will do our best to show you how to post-process these in Lightroom and Photoshop.
If you have any questions about the evening, please contact Phil.

Presentation - "Creative Photography"
2025-05-14 19:30 - 21:30 | ONLINE ZOOM MEETING, United Kingdom
This evenings presenter will be Barbie Lindsay. With many years of photography experience, Barbie has gained several awards and qualifications and she will take us into her world of creativity.
Don’t forget to submit your PhotoEntry images for both the print and PDI sections of next weeks “Members Choice” competition which will follow the AGM. One PDI and one Print may be entered.

Annual General Meeting
2025-05-21 19:30 - 21:30 | The Adelaide Hall, Ely College
This evening will be holding the club’s Annual General Meeting, followed by the presentation of Award Certificates. The latter part of the evening will then be when we run our annual “Members Choice” competition, when members will have the opportunity to vote for their favourite images and prints of the year.

EAF Advisory Day
2025-08-31 10:00 - 17:00 | Foxton Village Hall, Hardman Road, Foxton, Cambs, CB226RN
EAF Advisory Day 2025 Poster

Upminster CC 70th Anniversary Exhibition
2025-09-06 10:00 - 16:00 | Upminster windmill, 89 St. Mary's Lane, Upminster, RM14 2QL, United Kingdom
All club members are invited to visit Upminster CC’s exhibition marking their 70th anniversary. Visitors are required to register, details are on their poster here
Registrants will get a tour of the recently restored windmill where the exhibition is being held, and refreshments will be available.

Welcome to the 2025/26 season
2025-09-17 19:30 - 21:30 | Common Room, Bishop Laney building, Ely College, Ely College, Downham Road,Ely, Cambs, CB6 2SH, United Kingdom
This first evening of the season will be our usual “Meet and Greet” session for new members to introduce the club and the events we have planned for the coming year, together with another activity such as perhaps critiquing some images submitted by members. We will be in the Common Room, Bishop Laney House, which will be the venue for most of our meetings from now on.

Presentation - "Yellowstone in Winter"
2025-09-24 19:30 - 21:30 | ONLINE ZOOM MEETING, United Kingdom
Paul Radden will be our presenter this evening.
Enjoy a trip through ‘Yellowstone in Winter’. A journey where the weather was extremely challenging not just in terms of freezing temperatures, ice and snow but also the less than desirable weather changeability and poor light conditions. Showing images of wolves, bobcats, foxes and sheep to name just a few of the wildlife battling for survival in such a harsh landscape. A landscape that also gave wonderful opportunities. More info on www.paulandshirleyradden.co.uk

Presentation on Drone Photography - "Seven Years Aloft - A Photographers journey with Drones"
2025-10-01 19:30 - 21:30 | Common Room, Bishop Laney building, Ely College, Ely College, Downham Road,Ely, Cambs, CB6 2SH, United Kingdom
The topic for this evening will be drone photography, a talk by club member Roger Newark. Roger has talked to us about this subject before, and his presentation was very popular, with many people asking to see it again.
Roger has provided the following info about the evening:
“Seven Years Aloft: A Photographer’s Journey with Drones”Over the past seven years, I’ve flown drones through shifting technology, changing regulations, and a whole lot of trial and error—all in pursuit of striking aerial imagery. In this talk, I’ll share the lessons I’ve learned, the gear that’s earned its keep, and the mistakes that taught me more than any manual ever could. Expect practical tips, real-world stories, and a few behind-the-scenes glimpses of how drone photography has shaped my creative process.
Thanks to Roger for agreeing to present this talk to the club.
Don’t forget to enter your supporting PDI’s into PhotoEntry by midnight tonight for next week’s first Print competition!

Print Competition 1 of 3
2025-10-08 19:30 - 21:30 | Common Room, Bishop Laney building, Ely College, Ely College, Downham Road,Ely, Cambs, CB6 2SH, United Kingdom
The first of our three print league competitions will now be judged by Paul Radden this evening, as Jim Bennet has had to cancel.

Brandon & District Photographic Club Exhibition
2025-10-11 10:00 - 16:00 | Baptist Church Hall, Brandon, High Street, Brandon, IP27 0AQ, United Kingdom
Brandon and District Photographic Club are holding an exhibition of their work for one day only on Saturday 11th October 2025. For full details please see their poster here.

Presentation - "Music Photography since 1992"
2025-10-15 19:30 - 21:30 | ONLINE ZOOM MEETING, United Kingdom
Peter Millson will be presenting his talk on “Music Photography since 1992” this evening. (This is a correction from our previously advertised talk on Sports Photography).
Peter is primarily a music photographer. He has been contributing portraits to newspapers, magazines, record and book covers around the world for over 30 years as well as delivering class A band/artist promo pics to seasoned stars and shy normal people alike – five years as a regular contributor to the Guardian – he also has six of his portraits in the National Portrait Gallery in London.
Peter’s website is at Music Photography since 1992

Cambridge Photography Show
2025-10-18 09:30 - 16:00 | Granta Place Graduate Hotel, Mill Lane, Cambridge, CB2 1RT, United Kingdom
This major photography event is being run by Campkins Cameras in the new venue of the Graduate Hotel on Mill Lane in Cambridge. Doors open at 9.30am, and for more information please see the attached event poster here
There is a full programme of events running throughout October, for full details of those please scan the QR code on the poster.

Presentation - "This Way, Your Majesty"
2025-10-22 19:30 - 21:30 | ONLINE ZOOM MEETING, United Kingdom
Award-winning Suffolk press photographer Rob Howarth will be sharing his experiences and some images from his time as a journalist this evening.
Rob specialises in press, public relations and commercial photography. He is also an award-winning photographer and a fully qualified CAA approved drone pilot based in Lowestoft, Suffolk. With several areas of expertise, it’s well worth taking a look at his portfolio at: Rob Howarth Photography

Cambridge Camera Club Photographic Exhibition 2025
2025-10-27 - 2025-11-01 | St Andrews Baptist Church, Cambridge, 43 St. Andrews Street, Cambridge, CB2 3AR, United Kingdom
Cambridge Camera Club are launching their Photography Exhibition at 1pm on 27 September, and the event will then run every day from 10am until 5pm.
The event is free, so EPC club members are very welcome to go along and have a look. Cambridge CC will also have a stand at the Cambridge Photography Show on 18 October (see the link here for more info on that).
A poster for the Photography Exhibition can be viewed here.

No Meeting
2025-10-29 19:30 - 21:30 | No meeting
There will be no meeting this evening.
However, you will need to submit your supporting PDI images via PhotoEntry as usual by midnight tonight for next week’s Print competition.

Club outing to Green Farm
2025-11-01 10:30 - 13:00 | Green Farm, Prickwillow, Main Street, Prickwillow, Cambridgeshire, CB7 4UN, United Kingdom
If you would like to have a look around the farm that the club have access to, Green Farm at Prickwillow, which belongs to Tom Clarke and is part of the Ely Nature-Friendly Farming Zone, you have an opportunity to do that on Saturday 1 November, when club members will be meeting outside the Prickwillow Engine Museum at 10.30am.We will be having a walk around the farm, guided by Glynis Pierson, and all club members are welcome to come along.
Please wear suitable footwear and clothing and ensure that you have read the Code of Conduct for farm visits that you have been sent previously. You will need to ensure that you have a fully charged mobile phone with you, with the What3Words app installed.
Please let Glynis or Phil know if you are planning to come along!
