Two dates for your diary, via club secretary Jan-Karel Querido: Morton Loch: The date for the Morton Loch/ Birnie Loch outing has been set for Saturday 28th May. For those who wish to do a ‘car share’ it is suggested to meet at the (free) car park beside the ‘Gateway’ building on the outskirts of St […]
Coming up May 7, beginning at 11am, is a fun-filled day devoted to the crafts of St Andrews, past and present, from Baxters and Fleshers to Hammermen and laser cutters. For more information, visit the programme page or Facebook page. The Photographic Society is taking part by helping to document current crafts in the greater St Andrews area.
St Andrews Photographic Society chose two charities — the Blake McMillan Trust, and Bipolar Scotland — to be this year’s recipients of its six different charity night collections, via which members contributed £662 in total. As a result, the club was able to donate £331 to each charity. At a recent meeting of the society, Jenny McMillan, Blake’s mother, thanked the society and explained that […]
Well done to all those members placed in last Wednesdays 4th (and last!) internal competition. Special thanks to the judge, Dave Hunt, who gave us all very useful insights into the work. Here goes with the top rankings: PDIs: First place went to John McNairn with ‘Rachelle S’, Second to David Wallace with ‘Old Press’, Third to Gerry […]
Congratulations to the winners of our third internal competition: PDIs: 3rd, Gerry Priest with ‘Wren’. 2nd, John McNairn with ‘Faith in Red’. 1st, Ron Russell with ‘Going for Gold’. Mono: 3rd, Stan Farrow with ‘A Strange Old Bird’. 2nd, Audrey Peddie with ‘Time’. 1st, Stan Farrow with ‘Surprise, Surprise’. Colour: 3rd, Chris Reekie with ‘Garnet sand, […]
Get ready for this year’s St Andrews District Horticultural Association and Gardening Club’s 2016 show, happening on Sat., Sept. 24, 2016, at the St Andrews town hall. Senior (over 18 years of age) Black/white: Winter in the garden Colour: Blooms in a rockery Colour: Variegated leaf or leaves Colour: A single naturally blue bloom Junior (under […]
The results from the St Andrews Photographic Society’s Kodak Cup competition — which pits the club against local school kids — are in. The winner is Freya McLelland, who’s a Primary 6 student at Lawhead Primary School in St Andrews, who won the Kodak Cup with her image titled ‘Autumn Leaves’, which was displayed as […]
Congratulations to the winners of our second internal competition: PDIs: 1st – ‘Leading Ladies’, Ron Russell. 2nd and 3rd – ‘Faith caught in Red’ and ‘Painterly Lulu’, John McNairn. Mono: 1st – ‘Driftwood 2’, Gerry Priest. 2nd – ‘St Monans Breakwater’, John Drummond. 3rd – ‘Seedheads’, Stan Farrow. Colour: 1st and 2nd – ‘Guardian Angel’ […]
Congratulations to the winners of our first internal competition: Mono: 1st, ‘The Jumper’ and 3rd, ‘This way Mo’ – Ron Russell. 2nd ‘Driftwood’ – Gerry Priest. Colour: 1st, ‘Ebb Tide’ – John Drummond, 2nd, ‘Colourful Dream’ – Chris Reekie, 3rd, ‘Beach Walkers’ – Stan Farrow. PDIs: 1st, ‘Faith in mono’ – John McNairn, 2nd, ‘Working […]
Earlier this month, Premier Inn announced the winners of a photographic competition that they held, to celebrate the opening of a new Premier Inn in St Andrews. The winner was the society’s Gerry Priest, whose winning photograph will be displayed in the hotel reception area. The three runners up also hailed from the society: Chris Reekie, Frank […]
