Next meeting will take us to Kenya through the images of Pete Shaw, Chair, while member Bob Bray will show us around Oradour-Sur-Glane, a deserted village in France.
At our last meeting, we democratically chose our favourite images from the 10 challenges members took on during the last year to put forward for the forthcoming Tri-Battle Competition. An interesting range of talent was on show and a strong collection from a wide range of members was the outcome.
After Pete amazed us with the multitude of add-ons now available for I-Phones, we looked at the Creative and Nature sections from the 2014 RPS International Images for Screen Exhibition. The Creative section received mixed reactions though the photographers' imaginations were admired; the Nature section was easier to critique though some of our strongest nature photographers could easily match some of the competition submissions.
Members, David Sage and Bob Bray have recently completed a photographic project about Lacock, Wiltshire, in conjunction with the Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre, Chippenham, Wiltshire. The task was to photograph the village and its villagers to compare with images taken by photographer Harold White in 1945. The result of this work is a new book (for sale in a number of outlets in Lacock, the Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre and Chippenham Museum) plus a series of exhibitions (see poster above). A worthwhile project seen through from beginning to end!
Meeting: Thursday March 17 2016
Members will be voting for which of our images to submit for the Tribattle challenge, scheduled for April 21. If time, we will be looking at images from the RPS International Images for Screen Exhibition 2014.
We enjoyed looking at fine landscapes by Allen Lloyd at our last meeting. He shared his thoughts about how and when to take landscapes by showing images of the Brecon Beacons and the Severn & Wye Valleys. He also showed shots from a trip to the winter wonderland of Yellowstone National Park, USA, while reminding us that temperatures can be as low as -48 dec C..... He finished by showing amusing shots of a variety of penguins from a trip to the Falklands. He encouraged us to look for sites on our doorstep that we can easily get to for dawn and sunset shot potential.
We enjoyed looking at fine landscapes by Allen Lloyd at our last meeting. He shared his thoughts about how and when to take landscapes by showing images of the Brecon Beacons and the Severn & Wye Valleys. He also showed shots from a trip to the winter wonderland of Yellowstone National Park, USA, while reminding us that temperatures can be as low as -48 dec C..... He finished by showing amusing shots of a variety of penguins from a trip to the Falklands. He encouraged us to look for sites on our doorstep that we can easily get to for dawn and sunset shot potential.
Meeting: Thursday 3 March 2016
Allen Lloyd is going to give a talk on Landscape Photography, a key interest of many of our members, at our next meeting.
Our last meeting included viewing and critiquing two photographic challenges, 'Contrast' and 'Trace of Smoke'. It's always interesting to see members' interpretations and learn about their techniques and places visited.
Pete Shaw gave a talk on Colour Management which was very well explained and received. It has left us all thinking that we must be more critical of the way we set our cameras up, how we look at images on screen and make our choices for exporting these ready for printing. Much to be learnt!
Meeting: Thursday 18 February 2016
Club members, plus visitors from other clubs, family and friends, all enjoyed a splendid presentation by Tom Way at our last meeting. In just four years from a standing start, Tom has worked hard to achieve success as a fine art wildlife photographer. He now runs workshops and safaris, gives talks, exhibits, is published and has been successful in wildlife competitions. Tom was frank about his failures as well as his successes and certainly shared his passion for his chosen career and Africa in particular. He has been developing his style of animal portraits to become a good commercial success.
Our next meeting will include review of members' images for the topics 'Traces of Smoke' and 'Contrast' and Pete Shaw will talk about Colour Management.
Our next meeting will include review of members' images for the topics 'Traces of Smoke' and 'Contrast' and Pete Shaw will talk about Colour Management.
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