As part of our Centenary celebrations, Dunfermline Photographic Association was delighted to present a special exhibition in the Community Gallery at Dunfermline Carnegie Library. The library holds a unique place in the city’s history as the first library to be donated by Andrew Carnegie, making it a particularly fitting venue in which to celebrate 100 years of photography in Dunfermline. The exhibition ran from 29 May to 29 June, giving visitors a full month to enjoy a selec

We had a very pleasant visit to Drummond Castle Gardens on Monday 15th June. We started off, as tradition demands, with a coffee at the local coffee stop at the Castle. It was perfect weather for a photography trip to the gardens with Cloudy skies and a light breeze. Drummond Castle was built on a rocky outcrop by John, 1st Lord Drummond around 1490. The 2nd Earl, a Privy Councillor to James V1 and Charles 1, succeeded in 1612 and is credited with transforming both the garden

The Bruce Festival once again brought history, music, performance and community spirit to the streets of Dunfermline, and despite being heavily committed to our own Centenary celebrations, Dunfermline Photographic Association was pleased to maintain a presence at the event. Thanks to the generosity of the festival organisers, DPA was provided with a festival tent which served as a base throughout the day. Located beside the historic railway carriage and neighbouring communi

DPA Looks Forward to Its Second Century Following the successful celebration of its centenary, Dunfermline Photographic Association is looking ahead to the next chapter in its history and inviting photographers across Dunfermline and West Fife to help shape its future. Founded in 1926, the Association has witnessed extraordinary changes in photography, from glass plates and darkrooms to digital cameras, drones and mobile phones. Yet the principles that inspired its founders r

The final excursion of our first century proved to be as notable for its company -and its strawberry tarts - as for the bluebells themselves. The final excursion of our first century proved, I think, a most agreeable and fitting commencement to the Summer Season, the object of our journey being the photographing of the Bluebells—though not, as it transpired, our only interest of the day. We assembled at our customary Park & Ride rendezvous and, by means of a well-organised di

As we look ahead to celebrating an incredible 100 years as a club, and wrap up our 2025/26 season, twenty-six members came together for our annual photography dinner at our much-loved Pitbauchlie Hotel. It’s been a year of real renewal for the club, making the evening all the more special. We also took a moment to remember the sad loss of Dunfermline’s renowned wildlife photographer, Doug Allan, whose passing in Nepal was felt by many. Despite this, it was a warm, uplifting n

The story behind the winners of our Annual Competition and, for the first time in our club history, one person has won all four of the annual competitions as well as the league. COLOUR Having a Scratch - By Gillian Temple This is a wildlife shot taken in the a field against a hedge on a very overcast day. I gradually and very slowly made my way towards the Hare stopping every so often until it accepted my presence taking several quick shots before it took off. The image

Thanks to Kirkcaldy Photographic Society (KPS) for joining us for the first of our exchange Evenings (practical /social evening) at the Dell Farquharson Community Centre. Ken Goodfellow gave us an in depth talk on the elements of Macro photography and showed us some of his macro images across the years using a variety of cameras and lighting setups. For the practical session afterwards there were many setups where attendees could practice macro photography. One of the po

An Apple a Day ~ Colour Print by Gillian Temple This was an outdoor model shoot, but I felt the background wasn't appropriate, so I created this composite image with a woodland setting. I added the fog and the wolf. The model was holding an apple, but I included a branch on the tree to make it appear as though she is picking it from the tree. We captured the main elements of the image using my Canon R5 and 24-105mm lens. GT Parc Des Ateliers Arles - Mono print by Linda Coo

Grey Mare - Mono Print by Gillian Temple, scored 20 This is a composite shot taken with my Canon R5 100-500 mm lens at a focal distance of 500mm, F8, 1/4000, ISO 2000. This image was taken at a show and the horse was wearing a bridle, however I felt that it was spoiling the look of the horses head so removed the bridle in Photoshop and removed the background and added a complimentary texture. Cropping the image to a square made it a stronger composition An Drochaid Mono

Mothers Love - colour print by Gillian Temple, scored 20 This image was taken with my Canon R5 and Canon 100-500 mm lens. The image was processed from RAW in Camera Raw then taken into Photoshop where I replaced the background with a texture and a crop. GT Massive Dolomites - colour print by Kathy Haddow, scored 20 I spent some time in the Dolomites last year, walking between refugios which is what the Italians call mountain huts. It meant that I was often out on the tra

Pitlochry was too wet on the day - drizzle at 10am and raining by 11/12 - not the best for Autumn colours. Fife (at the time was to stay dry until 12noon. So the location changed to somewhere in Fife. Options were discussed, In fact we embarked on a mystery tour !!! We set off in the bucketing rain, now forecast for the rest of the day to one of the options selected. Amongst them; Pittencrief park; Kelty woods and lochs, Valleyfield woods, Dollar glen, the Japanese gard

"Too Late"by Kathy Haddow I often take my mum cycling and wanting to explore further afield, we set off from Callander Meadows on a lovely warm day in August, heading for Lochearnhead. Following Cycle route 7 as it meanders along the side of the river Leny, we had not long left behind the log cabins on Loch Lubnaig when we came across this road sign. Given we were on a cycle track it made me wonder why it was placed there? Who were these hapless drivers who managed to squee

Overall & 1st = Colour Winner Bike Racing by Dennis Penny This photograph was taken at Knockhill on Friday 04-07-2025, it was the...

Dunfermline Photographic Association (DPA) enjoyed favorable weather once again during the festival, with another sunny day! We gathered...

Following our success at the Bruce 750th Anniversary Festival last year we entered into a collaboration with the organisers, who provided...

We met at Halbeath Park and Ride to car share as usual then travelled to Perth and had a familiar coffee stop at Dobbies in Perth...

The Scotland Hat Walk organiser's contacted us looking for photos of this event which our team of course duly did. Scotland Hatwalk ...

The not quite penultimate AGM, Dinner & Prize giving What a year! Starting with the many well attended summer trips. It’s been a busy...

The stories behind the winning images of our annual competition. COLOUR PRINTS - No 1. Flowering Beauty - by Gillian Temple Taken with...