

This evening we welcomed John Ashford From Nairn to present his comments and scores for the 1st round of the print competition. John gave very in-depth feed back on all the pictures also giving the members some good advise for things to bear-in-mind for future entries. Congratulations to Mr Lenny Smith FSWPP who’s image titled Storytime was selected as the best in this class.
The 2nd round of the Small Print competition was also judged tonight. Experiencing his first taste of Judging Dafydd Walters presented his results to the members. The Image he selected as best in Class belonged to Debbie McCullock and was titled Young one.
What a fantastic evening at SPG last Night. Michael presented his photography story for the first half of the evening. It was very interesting to see his journey from starting out to where he is now.
For the second half we ventured outside to try our hand at some painting with light. Club member split into to groups. Group one went with Tommy and Dafydd around the pond to try and get some reflections. The other group went with Michael to play with his homemade LED Sticks. Both groups swapped after 20 minutes. There were some fantastic results seen on the night and there were plenty of smiling faces as we departed for the evening. Thank you all for coming and making the evening so enjoyable.
This evening we had the judging of the first round of the Digital print and small print competitions. Congratulations to all that entered. Gordan McGowan judged the digital image. Lenny Smith delivered the judges’ comments, and he was the winner of this round. Tommy Thain judged the small print and expertly delivered his comments and Ann Blackwood was the winner of this round.
First Place Winner of the first round Digital Image. Jumping Jack By Lenny Smith FSWPP
Tonight we welcomed one of our very own, Mr Iain Rollo. He gave a fantastic presentation on all things aurora. From how they are generated, how aurora activity is predicted, how to find out if there is any activity and how to get the best possible pictures. Below you will find links to the websites mentioned throughout his talk. These are for you to utilise in you quest for that elusive aurora picture.
Thank you Iain for another great presentation.
Glendale App https://aurora-alerts.uk/
Space Weather Live https://www.spaceweatherlive.com/
Ovation Modhttps://services.swpc.noaa.gov/images/aurora-forecast-northern-hemisphere.jpgel
Link to the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJfy8acFaOg
Wow what a first night we had at SPG. It was fantastic to see so many returning members and all the new members that joined our fabulous group. A big mention must go to Debbie for her delicious home bakes. They were enjoyed by everyone. Cannot wait to see you all again next week.
SPG had an article published in the Northern Scot regarding the club becoming champions of the Grampian Eye 2022.
Read the full article here – Northern Scot Article
Absolutely delighted that SPG are 2022 Grampian Eye Champions. One of our members, Paul Scott also picked the trophy for the top image.. Excellent result for only our second time entering the Grampian Eye.