Indoor meetings are normally on Wednesdays from 7.30 to 9.30pm, with a refreshment break. Most are in the Lochgilphead Snowdrop/MS Centre, but may be elsewhere, and/or online with Zoom.

We don't all actively participate every evening. But if you want to learn new skills hands-on, or hear comments on your photos (which should be helpful and constructive), the list below suggests what to bring if you can.

We sometimes have outdoor and online meetings - because these are sometimes changed at short notice members are contacted directly about plans by email or phone, and on Facebook. Our programme of events is usually on this page, updated often during the session.

kinds of events	Presentation, by visitors, by members, or on-line
Members' show & tell with ideas exchange	Activity with other groups
Practical workshop - camera, editing ...	Outdoor meeting
Competition	Social evening, AGM

2026 September to December

day	event	speaker, judge or organiser	what to bring if you can
30 Sept	Welcome & Committee outlines their expected activities for the year Also set up a MACC Golden Jubilee Commemorative Year working party	the committee
	Since we last met	members	5 photos taken since March
7 Oct	Mounting your photography for competitions or exhibitions Practical 'hands on' session with mounts & cellophane showing how best to present your work	Ian & Verina	bring prints
14 Oct	Andrew Wallace considers different ways he might approach a specific subject or event he'd been commissioned to photograph	Andrew Wallace (Tarbert)
21 Oct	Portrait Evening In pairs (swap cameras so that your portrait remains in your camera), photograph each other using simple lighting.	Verina starts with 3 setup examples	bring cameras bring entries for 1st competition (including special subject The Canal )
28 Oct	Editing Workshop using submitted home-edited photographs we'll compare techniques & look at various other editing techniques, from the simplest to something a little more adventurous	Malcolm &Verina ?
4 Nov	First Competition results special subject The Canal	judge Graham Tweed
11 Nov	Make Your Own Christmas/Greetings Card or Calendar YouTube presentation
	Reflecting on last year's Frank Walton results	members
18 Nov	Composition Masterclass discuss & then practice Leading Lines, Framing, Rule of Thirds, Negative Space, Balance etc. Use table-top stations. Oooh - Free Gifts!!!	??	Bring your cameras
25 Nov	Seeing The Light How artists look at a subject talk by Zoom	Sue O'Mara	bring/send entries for Second competition (including special subject Colour in The Sky)
2 Dec	Black & White Photography	Verina
	Shoot (or edit) exclusively in monochrome	members	bring cameras Send Verina some mono photos
9 Dec	Second Competition results special subject Colour in The Sky	judge Richard Hunt Smith (Glasgow & Inverary)
16 Dec	Christmas fun night & small buffet What/Where is it Quiz	Ian

2027 January to March

day	event	speaker, judge or organiser	what to bring if you can
6 Jan	Low-light & Night photography Experimenting with long exposures, light trails & tripod techniques [weather permitting we could venture outside]	Malcolm	Bring cameras
13 Jan	Composition - Lighting - Storytelling - Editing .Using photographs submitted for 1st meeting (30th Sept): employing friendly feedback discussion to engage in constructive image critique	Gordon
20 Oct	A Guest speaker to be confirmed
27 Jan	Creative Lighting playtime using flash; LEDS; reflectors, diffusers, gels etc... with various MACC-led stations	members	bring/send entries for Harmony competition - 1 or 2 sets of 3 images of On The Forest Floor
28 Jan	Sudden Death Competition send 5 photos to Ian	judged by members votes
3 Feb	Camera Clubs - How Do You Do Yours? A 1st for MACC: jointly hosted evening with OXFORD C.C.	members
10 Feb	Harmony Cup Competition special subject On The Forest Floor	Mary-Lou Aitchison
17 Feb	Scavenger Hunt Ian to provide the subject 6 photographs per member	send photos to Ian in advance
	[and/or] Swap: Give; Sell & Buy unwanted: upgraded; redundant camera gear.	members	unwanted: upgraded; redundant camera gear
24 Feb	Ideas for Rainy Days [YouTube Video]	members - bring cameras	bring/send entries for Final competition (including special subject On The Shore/Beach)
3 Mar	A Guest speaker to be confirmed
10 Mar	Annual Competition results special subject On The Shore/Beach	judge David Fiddes (Cowal)
17 Mar	Black Light & Biofluorescence Slugs; Bugs & Other Creepy-crawlies	Ian	Bring cameras
WHEN ???	Frank Walton results - in Lochgilphead	judge ????
24 Mar	AGM
31 Mar	Presentation Dinner	Kilmartin Hotel

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