| Status: | Active, open to new members |
| Leader: |
David Mogg
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| Group email: | Photography group |
| When: | Monthly on Tuesday afternoons 1:15 pm-3:00 pm Last Tuesday of the month |
| Venue: | Mawdesley Village Hall Annexe |
| Cost: | £3.00 |
Contact DAVID by email using the link on this page
The 2026 programme for Spring is as follows:
Upcoming Meetings:
Usually the last Tuesday in the Month between 13.15-15.00 (with some exceptions):
Tuesday 25th August - 1.15-3.00pm: David (Group Leader) will lead a workshop on: 'Effective Storytelling With Photography'. David will give an overview of its importance and how to instill storytelling elements into your photography. Through a variety of case studies we will examine how camera controls (aperture, shutter speed, white balance etc) , different lenses and post-processing can make a difference in the effectiveness of a image telling a story and capture the attention of the viewer. This exercise is especially relevant in your choice of photographs for the November Exhibition.
Tuesday 29th September : 1.15-3.00pm - A presentation by Paul Williamson from Chorley u3a: 'From Arizona to Alcatraz' is a series of photos taken on a coach holiday in the USA. It begins in the settlement of the Sinagua Indians in the Sonoran Desert. From there we tread in the steps of John Wayne and John Ford to visit Monument Valley, the Grand Canyon, Glen Canyon, Bryce Canyon and Zion Canyon to marvel at the geology of the land. From the sublime peace of Zion Canyon to the ridiculous mayhem of Las Vegas. Finally San Fransisco and a visit to Alcatraz Island (from where Sean Connery escaped in the movie, "The Rock").
Tuesday 3rd November 10.00-11.45am: Bill Soens (Ormskirk & Aughton u3a) presentation on: Ansell Adams (details to follow)
Tuesday 24th November 1.15-3.00pm Setting up the Exhibition
Wednesday 25th November 10.00-11.45 Annual Exhibition in the Annexe at the Hall
Teams meetings: Bi-Monthly u3aEye current theme on the following Fridays between 11.00-12.00:
August and September (submission date: Midday on 24th September 2026) subject is "Disruption".
October and November (submission date: Midday in late November 2026) subject is: "Starting with S"
Next Teams Meeting: Friday 18th September 11am - I'll send out an invitation as usual to Regular attendees. If you wish to join the on-line meeting, please ask David or Bill. Please upload your images to the chat before the meeting, or e-mail them to David or Bill if you are having issues. If you need help with Teams, please ask Bill for help
Forthcoming events
Here's a link to a slideshow of our November 2025 Exhibition Photos:
Thanks to members for entering their images in our Exhibition.
We'll be displaying our Prints at Parbold and Tarleton Libraries in the New Year.
The u3a Eye photos we displayed are in the gallery below
Here's a link to a Slideshow of the images we presented in 2024: https://youtu.be/FEiojM60Hgk
u3aEye continues on a bi-monthly basis- see the link below for current and past 'Themes'.
Photos by members of the Group chosen for a particular theme- click on them to view larger with title and description.
Links
Follow this link to see the presentation about "No such thing as bad weather for Photographers" from our February meeting:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ct5Ihqx__OzCmMGa4xfZIjSjcwWn3OaU/view?usp=sharing
u3a Eye runs a rolling photography project to encourage members to take and submit pictures of their surroundings. They post a different theme bi-monthly and invite members to submit their photo on that topic.
"This is not a competition and it is not only about your photographic skill – they are looking for any interesting photos and interpretations of the theme. Anything which has captured your imagination or caught your eye.
At the end of every deadline, the u3Eye team choose and publish up to 15 photos in the online gallery"
The photos below have been submitted by group members to u3aEye, and selected for publication online
