Wednesday 2 December 2015

Tuesday 1st December - Out and About


The first day of December - a crazy time to go out in the evening with our cameras?  Not at all!  Some of us met in Swaffham to investigate their Christmas lights (didn't take long!) but luckily there were other interesting subjects.  Another group joined Francesca at Wells Cole where they tried their hands at Light Painting Orb techniques.  Others took photos in locations such as Watton, Ovington, Kings Lynn on their way in.

We ended up with 43 projected images and Robin got the job of picking the best of the bunch.  Considering the images were straight from the camera with no processing, they looked quite impressive.  The best of the bunch was one of the orb images taken by Diana Graham.  You can see Diana's image and a selection of others below.

PS  For those who missed the Light Painting Orb session and want to have a go at home, Francesca recommends this video on the technique https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXID_HqdmxE&feature=youtu.be.  and camera settings as follows: Manual, ISO 100, aperture between f8 & f22, shutter speed 30s.  Focus first with light on person who will twirl the light.  


ORB by Diana Graham

















Friday 27 November 2015

Tuesday 24th November - Round 1 Print Competition - Open

71 photographs were entered in Round 1 of this season's Print Competition. Judge David Saunders used a wide range of scores and only one 20/20 was awarded in each class.  

Well done to everyone who entered prints.  Here are images which scored 20, 19 and 18.  

Scoring top marks, 20/20, were:

ALCHEMIST by Daphne Lingwood

QUANTOCK SUNRISE by Graham Jackson

STREET FIGHTER by Andy Lowe

Scoring 19/20:

BABBLING BROOK by Elaine Stubbings


MISS SAIGON by Chris Kot

KEZIAH by Elaine Stubbings

FADED GLORY by Francesca Shearcroft

STAMPEDING BISON by Di Jackson


Scoring 18/20


THE COLOUR RANGE by Sarah Pymer

TRIATHLON SWIM by Andy Caws

CHEETAH HUNTING by Robin Orrow


BALANCING ACT by Di Jackson

THE RIVER CAM by Jan Murphy

GET ME OUT OF HERE by Andy Caws





Monday 9 November 2015

Saturday 7th November - Hunstanton Fireworks

 At last ... we made it to a fireworks display with plenty of fireworks and no fog!
Hunstanton Round Table put on a marvellous display of fireworks with an impressive bonfire.  There was also a funfair, live music and food and drink.

After what had been a very wet and windy week we were fortunate enough to have near perfect conditions with just the right amount of wind to create some interesting effects on the fireworks.

See below for some of our images:



By Andy Caws

By Caroline Tillett


By Di Jackson


By Tom Thurston

By Caroline Tillett


By Francesca Shearcroft


By Christine Alcock


By Di Jackson

By Andy Caws


By Tom Thurston


By Francesca Shearcroft


By Di Jackson


By Tom Thurston

By Caroline Tillett


By Francesca Shearcroft

Wednesday 4 November 2015

Tuesday 3rd November - High speed photography

Huge thanks to Robert Hubbard and his wife Bridget for organising an excellent evening of high-speed photography.  With 46 people (most with tripods) jostling in the dark for positions at the bursting balloon or splashing strawberry stations, it was a miracle that most went away with decent photos.  

The pictures below tell the story!



Bursting Balloon by Geoff Lingwood


Pierced by Diana Graham


Big Splash by Heather Ryder

Splash by Jim McConnell

Balloon Burst by Tom Thurston


Ghost Balloon by Ron Wheeler

Heart of the Balloon by Caroline Tillett

Strawberry Splash by Kim Scrivener


Tulip Balloon by Andy Lowe


Bang by Roy Scrivener

We're Forever Bursting Bubbles! by Andy Caws


A Little Tipsy by Jan Murphy

Bursting Balloon by Tim Leonard