About The WDCC
Formed in 1984, by two friends, Alan and Chris, who remain members today, we are a small club of keen photographers, based in Warrington, Cheshire UK, who all want to improve our skills behind the Camera Lens. Modern digital cameras are portrayed in glossy adverts and shops as cheap, simple, easy to operate (just 'point and shoot') showing wonderful vibrant pictures that have pin sharp focusing and lovely composition. We enjoy those sorts of pictures and want to be more able, and skilled enough, to get close to that standard.
For some people, the reality of a new camera is nothing like those glossy adverts, the digital camera just becomes the means for taking a lot more poor pictures quicker and cheaper! If you want more than poor pictures from your camera, then we can help point you in the right direction. If you find you want to learn more, then please come back and join us!
We are not 'Camera Snobs' who insist you should have the latest and more expensive cameras. It's the brain and the eye behind the camera that can make the biggest difference. Understand your camera, know how it works, it's limitations, and how to compose photographs, and the results will be extremely pleasing. For that reason, we run a varied programme throughout the year that includes lectures, practical sessions, social nights, competitions and many other activities.
Don't be put off by the thought of 'competitions', it's not mandatory to enter them! However, you can learn a lot from the photos submitted, hear the judges (constructive) comments, and learn from those for your own benefit. So, sit back and just look at the submitted pictures and after a while, you start to think "I understand what they are saying and I could take a photo like that". You've really got the bug then!
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We are fully affiliated with the Lancashire and Cheshire Photographic Union and the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain
So, please browse around the web site and feel free to contact us using the "Contact" page and we hope to hear from you soon.
The Committee
Alan Dean - Chairman
Ian Sprott - Treasurer & Competitions Secretary
Miles J. Turnbull - Secretary & Tech
Bernard Booth - Events
Roksana Oniszczuk - Social Media
Adrian Battersby - Newsletter
Competition Rules
The number of permitted entries shall be determined for each competition and must not be exceeded. Unless otherwise stated this is up to four images per competition.
Digital images to be submitted as Jpeg files, dimensions of 1600 x 1200 px at 72 mp resolution. Any unused areas of the document to be filled in with solid black or grey (as if masking a slide). Files must be named with the author’s name, image title, and the number of preference in the author’s submission e.g. John Smith, Sunset - 3.
Print size must be 7x5 inches (approx 177mm x 127mm) minimum, up to a maximum of 20x16 inches (approx 508mm x 406mm) including mount, unless otherwise stated. Prints can be trade or home processed. Prints must be mounted and clearly labeled on the back with the authors name and the title of the entry.
Entries must be taken for the competition where possible, or have been taken within the last three years.
Technical details to be provided if possible.
Winning images should be made available to the club to submit to other competitions where possible, e.g. other L&CPU annual or multi club competitions
Winning entries (first, second, and third plus very highly commended) are to be excluded from further competitions.
Only bona fide members of the club may submit entries.
Images constructed from or that include royalty/copyright free/AI generated images are not acceptable. Images entered must be entirely the work of the stated photographer.